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      • 2023
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      How Resilient Is Venture-Backed Innovation? Evidence from Four Decades of U.S. Patenting

      By: Sabrina T. Howell, Josh Lerner, Ramana Nanda and Richard Townsend
      Despite theoretical predictions to the contrary, corporate innovation is strongly pro-cyclical. In this paper, we compare innovation in the economy as a whole to that of firms backed by venture capital (VC), a source of capital associated with the most impactful young... View Details
      Keywords: Recessions; Venture Capital; Innovation and Invention; Patents; Business Cycles; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation
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      Howell, Sabrina T., Josh Lerner, Ramana Nanda, and Richard Townsend. "How Resilient Is Venture-Backed Innovation? Evidence from Four Decades of U.S. Patenting." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-115, May 2020. (Revised July 2023.)
      • May 2020
      • Article

      The Creation and Evolution of Entrepreneurial Public Markets

      By: Shai Bernstein, Abhishek Dev and Josh Lerner
      This paper explores the creation and evolution of new stock exchanges around the world geared towards entrepreneurial companies, known as second-tier exchanges. Using hand-collected novel data, we document the proliferation of these new stock exchanges that were... View Details
      Keywords: Stock Exchanges; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Initial Public Offering; Capital; Entrepreneurial Finance
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      Bernstein, Shai, Abhishek Dev, and Josh Lerner. "The Creation and Evolution of Entrepreneurial Public Markets." Journal of Financial Economics 136, no. 2 (May 2020): 307–329.
      • March 2020 (Revised September 2020)
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      Board Director Dilemmas—Pushing Senior Management

      By: David G. Fubini, Suraj Srinivasan and Amram Migdal
      This case explores a new board director who wants more detail from the management team than his fellow directors are willing to press for. New board director Sam Pesca is frustrated that CFO Alex Marotta provides only a minimal two-page financial summary at board... View Details
      Keywords: Board Of Directors; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Teams
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      Fubini, David G., Suraj Srinivasan, and Amram Migdal. "Board Director Dilemmas—Pushing Senior Management." Harvard Business School Case 120-084, March 2020. (Revised September 2020.)
      • February 2020 (Revised August 2020)
      • Case

      San Francisco Ballet: On 'Pointe' for the Future

      By: Rohit Deshpandé and Nicole Tempest Keller
      The SF Ballet was regarded as one of the top ballet companies in the world. It had an enviable earned revenue percentage of almost 50% and had an internationally recognized ballet school. However, by 2019 the Ballet faced a number of challenges. Ballet was a European... View Details
      Keywords: Arts; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Demographics; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Strategic Planning; Social Enterprise; Cultural Entrepreneurship; United States; San Francisco
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      Deshpandé, Rohit, and Nicole Tempest Keller. "San Francisco Ballet: On 'Pointe' for the Future." Harvard Business School Case 520-054, February 2020. (Revised August 2020.)
      • November 2019 (Revised February 2020)
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      Starbucks: Reaffirming Commitment to the Third Place Ideal

      By: Francesca Gino, Katherine B. Coffman and Jeff Huizinga
      On April 12, 2018, two African American entrepreneurs had scheduled a business meeting at a Starbucks in Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square neighborhood. They sat without ordering, waiting for a local businessman to show up for the meeting. The store manager called 911... View Details
      Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Values and Beliefs; Prejudice and Bias; Crisis Management; Employees; Training
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      Gino, Francesca, Katherine B. Coffman, and Jeff Huizinga. "Starbucks: Reaffirming Commitment to the Third Place Ideal." Harvard Business School Case 920-016, November 2019. (Revised February 2020.)
      • October 2018 (Revised September 2022)
      • Case

      Stock-Based Compensation at Twitter

      By: Jonas Heese, Zeya Yang and Mike Young
      Olivia Nash, an analyst at leading hedge fund BlueShark Capital Management, had just finished listening to the hour-long earnings call for Twitter’s Q4 2017 results. Was Twitter doing well? That depended on which numbers she chose to believe. According to Generally... View Details
      Keywords: Twitter; Non-GAAP Disclosure; Stock-based Compensation; Earnings Management; Corporate Disclosure; Compensation and Benefits; Stocks; Measurement and Metrics
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      Heese, Jonas, Zeya Yang, and Mike Young. "Stock-Based Compensation at Twitter." Harvard Business School Case 119-032, October 2018. (Revised September 2022.)
      • April 2018
      • Case

      Globalizing Japan's Dream Machine: Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.

      By: Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta
      Recruit Holdings, an advertising media, staffing, and business support conglomerate was founded in 1960 by Hiromasa Ezoe. Recruit was built on the principle that the company should add value to society. To do this, it hired young and talented employees and created a... View Details
      Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Culture; Crime and Corruption; Transition; Globalization; Japan
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      Sucher, Sandra J., and Shalene Gupta. "Globalizing Japan's Dream Machine: Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 318-130, April 2018.
      • January 2018 (Revised September 2023)
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      Giving Birth to Ovia Health

      By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Julia Kelley
      In late 2016, Paris Wallace, the CEO of Ovia Health, and the rest of the company’s co-founders faced a difficult decision about the best way to grow Ovia Health’s revenue. Founded in 2012, Ovia Health specialized in mobile and web applications in the women’s health... View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry
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      Bussgang, Jeffrey J., and Julia Kelley. "Giving Birth to Ovia Health." Harvard Business School Case 818-004, January 2018. (Revised September 2023.)
      • November 2016 (Revised April 2018)
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      reMarkable: e-Writing the Future

      By: Elie Ofek and Curtis Hsu
      Magnus Wanberg is the creator of reMarkable, a breakthrough e-writer device set apart from similar products on the market by having solved the frustrating “slow ink” problem typically experienced on pen-based electronic devices, thus providing a “pen and paper” like... View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurial Marketing; Innovation Management; Go To Market Strategy; Marketing Plan; Target Market; Digital Devices; Consumer Electronics; Forecasting; Information Technology; Marketing Strategy; Innovation and Management; Marketing Channels; Entrepreneurship; Forecasting and Prediction; Product Marketing; Product Development; Electronics Industry
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      Ofek, Elie, and Curtis Hsu. "reMarkable: e-Writing the Future." Harvard Business School Case 517-018, November 2016. (Revised April 2018.)
      • November 2016 (Revised December 2017)
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      Blake Sports Apparel and Switch Activewear: Bringing the Executive Team Together

      By: Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly Baden
      Cameron (Cam) Barker, founder and CEO of Blake Sports Apparel and Switch Activewear, manufacturers and distributers of sports apparel and accessories, was facing a challenge with his executive team. Their inability to work together on seemingly simple issues was a... View Details
      Keywords: Team Dynamics; Team Management; Team Effectiveness; Team Performance; Executive Leadership; Groups and Teams; Leadership; Performance Effectiveness; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United Kingdom
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      Groysberg, Boris, and Katherine Connolly Baden. "Blake Sports Apparel and Switch Activewear: Bringing the Executive Team Together." Harvard Business School Case 417-048, November 2016. (Revised December 2017.)
      • October 2016 (Revised March 2019)
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      Carrum Health: Scaling Bundled Payments

      By: Robert S. Huckman and Sarah Mehta
      Founded in 2014, Carrum Health helped self-insured employers located in three markets (San Diego, California; Seattle, Washington; and San Francisco, California) save money on their employees’ planned surgeries. It did so by contracting directly with top-quality... View Details
      Keywords: Health Financing; Health Insurance; Value-based Healthcare Reimbursements; Bundled Payments; Innovation; Scale; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Cost Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions; Health Industry; California; San Francisco; San Diego; Seattle
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      Huckman, Robert S., and Sarah Mehta. "Carrum Health: Scaling Bundled Payments." Harvard Business School Case 617-017, October 2016. (Revised March 2019.)
      • October 2016
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      Supercell

      By: William R. Kerr, Benjamin F. Jones and Alexis Brownell
      Supercell is a young Finnish smartphone game company with an unusual team structure and company philosophy. It is already one of Finland’s most valuable companies, and despite being only six years old, it has put up some impressive numbers: as of 2016, it has released... View Details
      Keywords: Supercell; Finland; Video Games; Firm Structure; Startups; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Groups and Teams; Video Game Industry; Finland
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      Kerr, William R., Benjamin F. Jones, and Alexis Brownell. "Supercell." Harvard Business School Case 817-052, October 2016.
      • September 2016 (Revised January 2020)
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      Pebble: Wearables Pioneer

      By: David Yoffie and Allison Ciechanover
      In the summer of 2016, wearables “wunderkind” and Pebble founder and CEO, Eric Migicovsky, was pleased with the young startup’s success in the five years since its founding. The Silicon Valley–based company had recently shipped its two millionth smartwatch; held the... View Details
      Keywords: Competition; Strategy; Innovation Strategy; Product; Information Technology; Technological Innovation; Business Startups; Technology Industry; United States; California
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      Yoffie, David, and Allison Ciechanover. "Pebble: Wearables Pioneer." Harvard Business School Case 717-414, September 2016. (Revised January 2020.)
      • September 2016 (Revised April 2020)
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      Dwyane Wade

      By: Anita Elberse and Jennifer Schoppe
      In July 2016, while on his annual China tour to help promote the sportswear brand Li-Ning, basketball superstar Dwyane Wade and his long-time business manager, Lisa Joseph-Metelus, face a decision regarding one of his other business partnerships—that with the American... View Details
      Keywords: Branding; Fashion; Superstar; Celebrity Endorsement; Innovation; Creative Industries; Talent; General Management; Sports; Entertainment; Brands and Branding; Marketing; Management; Strategy; Personal Development and Career; Consumer Products Industry; Fashion Industry; Sports Industry; China
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      Elberse, Anita, and Jennifer Schoppe. "Dwyane Wade." Harvard Business School Case 517-035, September 2016. (Revised April 2020.)
      • May 2016 (Revised June 2016)
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      A Succession as the Engine for Success

      By: Jay Lorsch, Emily McTague and Rosa Maria Fite
      Francisco J. Riberas sat in his office reflecting on his first summer working at the family business, in 1989. Growing up, Francisco Riberas had learned about the company through conversations with his father, Francisco Riberas Pampliega, over the dinner table and in... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Alignment; Organizational Behavior; Corporate Governance; Family Business; Family-owned Business; Succession; CEO Mentoring; Spain; Family and Family Relationships; Management; Leadership; Auto Industry; Europe; Spain
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      Lorsch, Jay, Emily McTague, and Rosa Maria Fite. "A Succession as the Engine for Success." Harvard Business School Case 416-060, May 2016. (Revised June 2016.)
      • February 2016 (Revised May 2016)
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      Dinr: My First Start-up (A)

      By: Shikhar Ghosh and Kristina Maslauskaite
      In May 2012, a young employee at Google's London office, Markus Berger, was thinking whether he should quit his job and go after his dream of becoming an entrepreneur. Berger's idea was to create Dinr, a company that would offer an upscale food ingredient delivery... View Details
      Keywords: Exit Strategy; Startup; Start-up; Business Exit or Shutdown; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Food
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      Ghosh, Shikhar, and Kristina Maslauskaite. "Dinr: My First Start-up (A)." Harvard Business School Case 816-080, February 2016. (Revised May 2016.)
      • February 2016 (Revised February 2017)
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      Alvogen

      By: Daniel Isenberg and William Kerr
      Alvogen is a young Icelandic generic pharmaceutical company, whose CEO believes that his global strategy will give them an edge in this competitive industry.
      Robert Wessman, Alvogen’s CEO, was also previously the CEO of Actavis, another Icelandic generics... View Details
      Keywords: Pharmaceutical Companies; Generic Drugs; Entrepreneurship; Globalization; Risk and Uncertainty; Pharmaceutical Industry; Iceland
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      Isenberg, Daniel, and William Kerr. "Alvogen." Harvard Business School Case 816-064, February 2016. (Revised February 2017.)
      • 2015
      • Other Teaching and Training Material

      Entrepreneurship Reading: Launching Global Ventures

      By: William R. Kerr
      Core Curriculum in Entrepreneurship is a series of Readings that cover fundamental course material in Entrepreneurship. Readings include Interactive Illustrations which help students master complex concepts quickly.
      Global ventures are those that weave... View Details
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      Kerr, William R. "Entrepreneurship Reading: Launching Global Ventures." Core Curriculum Readings Series. Harvard Business Publishing 5277, 2015.
      • June 2015 (Revised November 2015)
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      Akbank: Options in Digital Banking

      By: Rajiv Lal and Esel Çekin
      This case discusses the digitalization strategies of a leading bank in Turkey, Akbank, and how to position its digital banking products going forward. The Turkish banking industry was undergoing a transformation prompted by the demands of the country's digitally savvy,... View Details
      Keywords: Marketing; Banking; Emerging Market; Regulations; Channels; Digitization; Information Technology; Competition; Brands and Branding; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Emerging Markets; Distribution Channels; Banks and Banking; Digital Transformation; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; Turkey
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      Lal, Rajiv, and Esel Çekin. "Akbank: Options in Digital Banking." Harvard Business School Case 515-115, June 2015. (Revised November 2015.)
      • February 2015 (Revised June 2017)
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      Intrapreneurship at DaVita HealthCare Partners

      By: Joseph B. Fuller, David J. Collis and Matthew G. Preble
      Josh Golomb, president and general manager of DaVita Rx (Rx), was about to meet with Kent Thiry, CEO of Rx's corporate parent, DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc. (DaVita), in August 2013. The two would discuss whether Golomb should lead a new DaVita venture, Paladina... View Details
      Keywords: Intrapreneurship; Entrepreneurial Organizations; Startup Management; Startup; Strategic Positioning; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Corporate Strategy; Business Startups; Strategic Planning; Competitive Strategy; Health Industry; United States
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      Fuller, Joseph B., David J. Collis, and Matthew G. Preble. "Intrapreneurship at DaVita HealthCare Partners." Harvard Business School Case 315-046, February 2015. (Revised June 2017.)
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