United States - Publications - Faculty & Research

2010
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The Agglomeration of U.S. Ethnic Inventors

The ethnic composition of US inventors is undergoing a significant transformation - with deep impacts for the overall agglomeration of US innovation. This study applies an ethnic-name database to individual US patent records to explore these trends with greater detail.... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Geographic Location; Patents; Ethnicity; City; Innovation and Invention; United States

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14 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Time that Government Reopens for Business

Gridlock has unfortunately become a way of political life in the nation's capital. But as of midnight on September 30, things went from bad to worse with the shutdown of funding for the federal government. And as if that weren't unsettling enough, more trouble lies... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

Harvey H. Lamm

Lamm created the only publicly traded car importer in the United States through the founding of Subaru of America. He introduced the United View Details

Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

Profile

Kevin S. Rollag

Kevin Rollag came with his family from Panama to the United States when he was fourteen. Although his Tacoma, Washington community respected education, the prevailing assumption, Kevin says, "is that... View Details

13 Dec 2011
News

Harvard Business School Launches US Competitiveness Project

and actions that boost the ability of companies in the United States to compete in the global economy and raise American living standards. The announcement included the introduction of a new digital forum... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

12 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

Power to the People: The Unexpected Influence of Small Coalitions

in the United States and Europe. Within this new scenario, three groups play unique roles: policymakers who identify and use groups for support; companies that understand the interests of diffuse groups and... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

01 Mar 2005
News

Venture Capital’s Comeback

great ideas abroad and bring them to the United States to launch. That approach works for Domain Associates in Princeton, New Jersey, which invests exclusively in life sciences companies. “We try to license... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

Debra J. S. Fields

Capitalizing on the trend of upscale home baked goods, Fields began the company with one store in California in 1977 and, by 1984, had expanded to 160 stores in the United States and four international... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

Profile

Matthew Wyble

the group’s understanding If ranking 7th in the United States can be considered a failure, Matt “failed” and indeed, he did not make the Olympic team. But the experience ultimately strengthened him.... View Details

13 Sep 2016

MBA2U Milan

Meet HBS alumni and Admissions staff at this event brought to you by The MBA Tour and the MBA2U Initiative. The event will feature top MBA programs in the United States and Europe. View Details

15 Nov 2020
News

How Scholarships Helped One Student Achieve Many Firsts

of State as a Fulbright Scholar to Silicon Valley to HBS. Keung immigrated to the United States when she was three years old and grew up in Los Angeles, where she helped her... View Details

George A. Hughes

Hughes developed the electric range, the first in-home stove to use electricity. Hughes was among the first to tap into the true potential of electricity, which he promoted by traveling across the United View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

22 Feb 2022
News

Q&A: The Post-Pandemic Path

published by the Brookings Institution in the fall of 2020, predicted that business bankruptcies in the United States could increase as much as 140 percent that year, clogging courts and causing confusion in... View Details

Keywords: April White

10 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis

When Standard & Poor's Rating Services lowered its long-term sovereign credit rating on the United States from AAA to AA+ on August 5, it was a shot heard 'round the world. Stock markets plummeted,... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

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Kresge Way | About

Foundation, the philanthropic organization established by his father, Sebastian S. Kresge. The elder Kresge was a legendary retailing entrepreneur who founded a chain of five-and-ten-cent stores in the United View Details

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Julio Cedeno

Julio Cedeno was born in Texas just months after his mother and father (originally from Mexico and Venezuela respectively) arrived in the United States from Venezuela. As the oldest among a generation of... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy

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Clarissa Quintanilla

As a dual United States and Mexican citizen, Clarissa Quintanilla made a long road trip with her family each Christmas from St. Louis, where she and her twin brother, Pablo, attended high school, to her... View Details

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The Coming of Managerial Capitalism - Course Catalog

defined by how business leaders and other stakeholders operate. Course Content and Organization This course offers students an opportunity to explore the historical development of the United States as the... View Details

20 Sep 2014

MBA2U Brussels

Meet HBS alumni and staff at this all-day event brought to you by The MBA Tour and MBA2U initiative. The event will feature top MBA programs in the United States and Europe. View Details

December 2012
Background Note

Jefferson County: Specific Swap Detail

Jefferson County, Alabama, faces an EPA mandate requiring sewer system upgrades. How will they finance the upgrades? What consequences will follow? View Details