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- 29 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Entrepreneurial Venture: A Conversation
to be a good listener. Entrepreneurs are egocentric, type A personalities; they will express themselves but need to think things through. A good VC will be both a sounding board and a whipping post. He or she should open doors, make... View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
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2016 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Fast: The struggle to create resilient caregiving organizations published by Routledge in 2005.) His recently published book is entitled The Ostrich Effect: Solving destructive patterns at work (Routledge, 2016). Bill has won several teaching awards and is a member of... View Details
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Online Digital Marketing Strategy Course | HBS Online
Learner types an answer in the discussion board in response to a peer's question Immerse yourself in real-world, case-based examples brought to life by industry-leading experts from companies like e.l.f. Cosmetics, OOFOS, L’Oréal, Adobe,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
How Sports Should Use Its Timeout
That this has been a period that's also been helpful for them. How is that so? Make that case. Angela: Well, innovation happens usually out of necessity. We're seeing that across the board with every business, with every industry—and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
To The Rescue
losses, at EMRI’s quarterly board meetings he focuses on the organization’s very human bottom line. “We track the number of lives saved. It’s like our earnings per share for the quarter,” Palepu explains. “It’s a very inspiring statistic... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
and staying engaged in some way are intrinsic to sustaining both confidence and opportunities. Serving on meaningful nonprofit boards that deal with serious business issues is one good route. Part-time projects and consulting is another.... View Details
- 27 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 27
year. But suddenly, she hits political roadblocks-the local Democratic mayor, facing a tough reelection and urged by the local taxi association, calls for more regulation of her business. Erin's board urges her to actively back the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
A Company’s Evolving View of Gender Equity
intentions, such structure increases accountability and ensures that practices are implemented in ways that are useful, relevant, and effective within the organization." As a result, several women were appointed to the company's View Details
- 08 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 8, 2010
case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/810141-PDF-ENG Whole Foods Acquires Wild Oats (A) Michael D. Kimbrough, Sudhakar Balachandran, Madhav Srinivasan, and Rachel GordonHarvard Business School Case 109-029 Examines the implications of Whole Foods' CEO's anonymous... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 18
four-plus years and has come into conflict with the company's founder. Should the Board's nominating committee re-nominate the VC investor, and should the board go along with the VC's push for a stock buy-back in the midst of the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Why Home Construction Has Slumped for Decades | Working Knowledge
policymakers, the regulations, the boards that they have to go through differ significantly from town to town. This builder doesn't find it worth his time to navigate that in more settings than one. So consequently, he's been limited to... View Details
- Career Coach
Juan Leung Li
Juan draws on his own career journey and his experience supporting tech entrepreneurs and executives to coach students. Most career paths look like a straight line in hindsight -- those cases are rare. In reality, discovering fulfilling jobs and leading impactful... View Details
- 10 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018
personal interests (at the expense of public shareholders) and bail out Tesla. Concerns were raised over possible conflicts of interest, given that Musk owned over 20% of the stock, and sat on the board of directors of both companies. The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Dec 2016
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December 13, 2016
Harvard Business School Case 217-016 Financial Services at Falabella (A) In 2010, the board and senior management team of Falabella, a leading retailer with operations throughout Latin America, faced choices about what to do with its... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 31 Jan 2012
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First Look: Jan. 31
2006 shows that leader characteristics at both the senior management and director levels affect corporate philanthropic contributions. We also find that organizational structure constrains the philanthropic influence of board members but... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel
- 03 Sep 2018
- News
Moving Pictures
to get people to understand your vision.” It’s a process that begins with Singer outlining an overall treatment of the story. “That allows executives, producers, and the director to get on board with your battle plan, even if it’s going... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
New Ventures New Gains
In the course of conducting research, each team can apply for and receive a grant of $1,000 to defray expenses — the telephone bills, plane tickets, and office supplies incurred by any budding start-up. Faculty advisors provide an early sounding View Details
- 25 Jun 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
FIELD Trip: Conquering the Gap Between Knowing and Doing
boarded a bullet train, headed west as far as they could, and exited in a village to start asking people what would make them buy a computer. What they discovered surprised them. Wandering to an impoverished part of town full of... View Details
- 21 Jul 2009
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First Look: July 21
evolution of audit committees, and the laws and regulations that have affected their role over time. Purchase this case: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=409016 Target Corporation: Ackman versus the Board Harvard... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Manuscript Collections - A Chronicle of the China Trade
available as networked resources: George Heard, Diary on board the U.S.S. Hartford , 1860. (v. JP-2) John Heard, An Account of His Life and the History of Augustine Heard & Co., 1891. (v. FP-4) Augustine Heard, Jr., Old China and New ,... View Details