Publications

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13 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

Does Business Get Done the Same Way in Emerging and Developed Countries?

countries. The Creating Emerging Markets project is sponsored by Harvard Business School’s Business History Initiative. We spoke with Oberholzer-Gee, who conducted both interviews in early 2015, to discuss... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

20 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Changing the Face of Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital at Harlem Capital

entrepreneurship and investing over the next two years and beyond. The Early Days and Success of Harlem Capital The Harlem Capital story begins well before that first day on campus. In 2015, Pierre-Jacques and Tingle first joined forces... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurship

January–February 2023
Article

External Interfaces and Internal Processes: Market Positioning and Divergent Professionalization Paths in Young Ventures

By: Alicia DeSantola, Ranjay Gulati and Pavel Zhelyazkov

We explore how the initial market positioning of entrepreneurial ventures shapes how they professionalize over time, focusing specifically on the development of functional roles. In contrast to existing literature, which has presumed a uniform march toward... View Details

Keywords: Market Positioning; Professionalization; Scaling; Entrepreneurship; Strategy; Business Startups; Growth and Development; Organizational Structure

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19 Sep 2022
Video

Behind the Scenes of Writing a Case Study: How can start-ups in emerging markets compete against established global giants?

Web

Online Entrepreneurship & Innovation Courses | HBS Online

Marketing What Will You learn in an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Course? Entrepreneurship and innovation are crucial to staying ahead. By studying View Details

March 2013
Teaching Note

Vale: Global Expansion in the Challenging World of Mining (TN) (A) and (B)

By: Tarun Khanna and Aldo Musacchio

Keywords: Globalization; Brazil; Emerging Markets; Mining; Mining Industry; Brazil; South America

2016
Working Paper

Who Should Be Running Ahead? The Roles of Two Types of Entrepreneurship in China's Contemporary Economy

By: Ying Zhang and André van Stel

One of the most important transitions of China from a centrally planned economy to a market-based economy was the emergence of entrepreneurship in two different forms of private enterprise, viz. getihu and siyingqiye. Using a unique database of 31 Chinese regions over... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; China

SSRN

28 Feb 2024
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on Entrepreneurship

support emerging talents, I quit my job and embarked on another entrepreneurial journey. I co-founded Meridian Ventures—an early-stage venture capital firm investing in enterprise SaaS startups. At Meridian, we have invested in 36 B2B... View Details

March 1996
Case

Erox Corporation: Leverage Marketing

Erox Corp. is a biotechnology start-up that creates products containing synthetic human pheromones. It was founded in 1989, went public in 1993, and brought in a turnaround team in 1994. Sales ramped from $110,000 in 1993 to over $1 million in 1994, with prospects for... View Details

Keywords: Marketing Communications; Entrepreneurship; Biotechnology Industry

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Entrepreneurship in Life Sciences - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Entrepreneurship in Life Sciences Course Number 1777 Senior Lecturer Satish Tadikonda Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits 28 sessions Paper Career Focus Life Sciences ventures face high levels of scientific, clinical and commercial... View Details

17 Aug 2015
News

HBS Names 2015-2016 Blavatnik Fellows in Life Science Entrepreneurship

September 2012 (Revised September 2015)
Case

Doing Business in Argentina

By: Rawi Abdelal, Amy C. Edmondson, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Gustavo A. Herrero and Regina Garcia-Cuellar

An imaginary oil company is invited to participate in a potentially lucrative investment in a large oil field just as the Argentine government is taking actions that seem to jeopardize private property rights within its borders. This case highlights the risks and... View Details

Keywords: Business Evaluation; Fieldwork; Emergent Countries; Emerging Market Finance; Emerging Markets; Business Ventures; Strategy; Argentina

Educators

June 2007
Article

Business Groups in Emerging Markets: Paragons or Parasites?

By: Tarun Khanna and Yishay Yafeh

Keywords: Groups and Teams; Emerging Markets

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Strategic Marketing for Driving Growth

marketing principles and strategies that enable you to build and sustain a leading edge in your industry—and catapult your business to the next level. You will emerge with the advanced skills needed to... View Details

2011
Other Unpublished Work

Military Ties, New Ventures, and Political Risk Management in Emerging Economies

By: Shon R. Hiatt and Wesley Sine

New ventures in emerging economies face a number of challenges such as political instability, corruption, and uncertain property rights that can severely hinder their ability to grow and survive, yet little is known about how startups can mitigate such risk. Using data... View Details

Keywords: Risk Management; Business Startups; Government and Politics; Developing Countries and Economies; Latin America

May 2009 (Revised January 2011)
Case

HubSpot: Inbound Marketing and Web 2.0

By: Thomas J. Steenburgh, Jill Avery and Naseem Ashraf Dahod

This case introduces the concept of inbound marketing, pulling customer prospects toward a business through the use of Web 2.0 tools and applications like blogging, search engine optimization, and social media. Students follow the growth of HubSpot, an entrepreneurial... View Details

Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Entrepreneurship; Price; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing Communications; Social and Collaborative Networks; Segmentation; Web

Educators

2010
Chapter

Business Groups in Emerging Markets: Paragons or Parasites?

By: Tarun Khanna and Yishay Yafeh

Keywords: Business Ventures; Groups and Teams; Emerging Markets; Developing Countries and Economies

2017
Book

Global Marketing Management: A Casebook

By: John A. Quelch

During the last quarter century, international business was shaken by a revolution in global competition unlike any previously experienced. As companies move through the twenty-first century, they need to be aware of the range of powerful, dynamic, and often... View Details

Keywords: Marketing; Management; Globalization; Competitive Strategy

2017
Working Paper

A Historical Approach to Clustering in Emerging Economies

By: Valeria Giacomin

Clusters are defined as geographically concentrated agglomerations of specialized firms in a particular domain. The cluster concept in its broader meaning of industrial agglomeration has been the focus of longstanding debates in the social sciences. This working paper... View Details

Keywords: Industry Clusters; Research; Theory; Developing Countries and Economies; History; Analysis; Globalization