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- 28 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Six Lessons from Mobile Money Ventures in Developing Countries
business strategy 101 for most entrepreneurs, so why have so many mobile money service offerings failed? It’s a question being studied by Rajiv Lal, the Stanley Roth, Sr. Professor of Retailing at Harvard View Details
- 18 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
GM’s IPO: Back to the Future
bankruptcy reorganization on June 1, 2009. What are some of the key issues the company faces? Three Harvard Business School faculty members--Joseph Bower, an authority on general management; Vineet Kumar, a marketing expert; and Dante... View Details
- 24 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 24, 2008
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-102.pdf Cases & Course Materials (None this week.) Publications Managing Up Author: Linda A. Hill Publication: Boston, Mass.: Harvard Business School Press, forthcoming Abstract Managing up is not... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 20
http://www.people.hbs.edu/rgreenwood/shipsIA.pdf Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 513-703 Tyra Banks: Personal Branding No abstract available. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/513703-PDF-ENG Harvard View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 08 May 2025
- Blog Post
Startup Roots and Engineering Ambitions: Lizzie Matusov (MS/MBA 2022)
and I spent our summers building businesses so we could buy Starbucks beverages or movie tickets without asking for money from our parents. Our most successful endeavor was a dog-walking business—we had rewards programs, fancy... View Details
- 29 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Inventing Products is Less Valuable Than Inventing Ideas
origins of one of the most successful companies on the planet, but are also a commentary on the origins of any invention. "Anytime you invent something, you have really invented two things—the thing itself, and an idea," says Harvard View Details
- 25 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cyber-Marketing: Scouting the Digital Communications Frontier
becomes evident that digital communications will fundamentally reshape the way businesses market, and often deliver, goods and services. The current communications revolution is hardly the first to be encountered by marketers. Prior... View Details
Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs
- 05 Mar 2020
- News
Green Light
business in 2004, starting Chalsys, an investment and advisory practice that helps large companies avoid the pitfalls of corporate venturing. And it was through this company that she met a German investor who would become an initial... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Leslie Gold
weeknights on www.shovio.com, with podcasts at www.radiochick.com. Tell us about life before RadioChick. I grew up in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where my dad ran a construction-related business, which is probably how I got business in my... View Details
- 23 May 2011
- Op-Ed
Leading and Lagging Countries in Contributing to a Sustainable Society
Editor's note: Please see related story, Corporate Sustainability Reporting: It's Effective. To what extent companies contribute to a sustainable society is a question increasingly important, not only to the companies themselves, but also to investors, the countries... View Details
Keywords: by Robert G. Eccles & George Serafeim
- 13 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Market for Babies
"It is difficult to conceive of a child as commerce," writes Harvard Business School professor Debora L. Spar in her new book, The Baby Business: How Money, Science, and Politics Drive the Commerce of Conception. In fact, baby... View Details
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Leading Change and Organizational Renewal | HBS Online
change and effectively inspire and lead your team. "This was an excellent course with concepts that were immediately applicable to my consulting business." Kerri Roche Owner and Strategic Planner, Sift Strategic Planning at Sift Strategic Planning Master of View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
In the Blood
Chimneys for a fee of $100,000. “We’re nothing more than glorified farmers here, but it’s a fun business, and there’s a little bit of glamour to it,” says Clay, who grew up in the small town of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky. His family was in... View Details
- 06 Apr 2017
- Blog Post
3 Lessons I Learned as a Social Enterprise Summer Fellow
working with nonprofit entrepreneurs, engineers, small business owners, government leaders, or graduate students from different schools at Harvard, there are many ways to work with non-MBAs while at HBS. ... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 23 Feb 2018
- Blog Post
How to thrive as an Introvert at HBS
Diamond Richardson is a first-year student at HBS (class of 2019). She is the co-founder of Thrive, a community designed to support women of color who are pursuing MBAs and careers in business and tech. Here,... View Details
- 30 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 30
people believe the risk decreases (negative recency) but at the same time exhibit more cautious behavior (positive recency). The rest of the difference is consistent with two well established mechanisms: judgment error and the use of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jul 2021
- Blog Post
Building a Powerful Network of Talent at American Tower
microsite, and donations instead of swag. Linder looks forward to moving into a hybrid environment that includes some on campus presence and continued collaboration with student clubs, but the focus will remain on making it easy for great candidates to get to know the... View Details
- 05 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
Solving Climate Change Starts with an Idea
the pressure of work or classes get in the way? I needn’t have worried. People were fired up. When I asked participants to write down what their priorities were, I could see the notebooks and pencils moving, with pauses to think. And at the end of every session we had... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Sam Hayes
their industry and not be seduced in the short term by the extreme competitiveness of the investment banking and securities marketplace. I've seen firsthand how that competitiveness can undermine the best intentions of high-ranking industry executives. In 1995, I... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 30 Jul 2024
- News
Reddit’s Rise
business model—where it’s a really open canvas where it has to become a business and that’s going to be your remit. That’s really, really fun. So I felt really lucky and excited, but I knew that I would have... View Details