Business Growth - Publications - Faculty & Research

September 2019 (Revised May 2020)
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Keroche (D): Transforming the Core Business

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Pippa Tubman Armerding

This case describes Keroche co-founder Tabitha Karanja’s decision to exit the wine business following the Kenyan government’s 2007 increase in excise taxes on wine. In August 2007, Keroche introduced the vodka drink Viena Ice as a replacement for its fortified wines,... View Details

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Global Business Course | HBS Online

Alternatives Long-Term Growth Featured Exercises The Median Voter Theorem Sources of Long-Term Growth 6-8 hrs Module 4 Business and the Interconnected World Understand how... View Details

14 Jul 2009
Research & Ideas

Business Summit: China in the Global Economy

business in China will face challenges such as an underdeveloped infrastructure, unfamiliar business structures, and limited skills among middle- and upper-level managers. Despite these obstacles, the... View Details

Keywords: Re: William C. Kirby

06 Sep 2024
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Harvard Business School Announces 2024 Goldsmith Fellows

HR&A Advisors, he crafted policies promoting housing development and economic growth for historically underinvested neighborhoods. Danno said, “HBS provides the opportunity to turn my vision for community-driven urban development into... View Details

01 Oct 2001
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Barbara Bry: Business is Blooming

Photo courtesy of Barbara Bry The words connection and communication define Barbara Bry's career, from her student days to her current position as vice president for business development at Proflowers.com, the largest... View Details

Keywords: Thomas Frick; Arts, Entertainment

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Policy - Business & Environment

with my students – and to learn what would persuade business leaders to support what is clearly in their interest.” Rebecca Henderson MBA 1985 Professor, Harvard Business School Bill Eacho & Walt Minnick HBS... View Details

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Transportation - Business & Environment

Battery costs for electric vehicles have dropped 85% since 2010. [38] Challenge Globally, transportation is the fastest-growing source of GHG emissions. Reducing GHGs from this sector is difficult because economic growth usually requires... View Details

March 2011
Teaching Note

Calveta Dining Services, Inc.: A Recipe for Growth? (Brief Case)

By: James L. Heskett and Patricia Girardi

Teaching Note for #4261. View Details

Keywords: Corporate Vision; Employee Empowerment; Service Management; Family Businesses; Growth Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Family Business; Employee Relationship Management; Communication; Organizational Structure; Operations; Growth and Development Strategy

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19 Sep 2023
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2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

What are the career opportunities in business and environment? In Summer 2023, over 100 MBA students found internships at the intersection of business and the environment. This post provides a sample of some... View Details

27 Dec 2010
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments

From the problems posed by the Great Recession to the devastation in Haiti and the Gulf of Mexico, from the continuing economic growth of India and China to a cascade of entrepreneurial ventures, the year 2010 offered a wide assortment of... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

17 Nov 2003
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The Business Case for Diabetes Disease Management

What should business people in particular know about the pros and cons of attempts to treat and control diabetes—or indeed other chronic diseases? That was the focus of a lively case-study discussion among some fifty participants led by... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

2019
Working Paper

The Young Venture Lifecycle Revisited: Stage-Contingent Benefits of Technical, Commercial and Process Activities

By: Ranjay Gulati, Alicia DeSantola and Pavel Zhelyazkov

Keywords: Organizational Growth; Business Growth and Maturation; Entrepreneurship

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About | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Cortney worked at the Rustandy center for Social Sector Innovation at the Chicago Booth School of Business and then in Community Relations at the Chicago Bulls. In both roles she launched programs to help leaders in social impact maximize... View Details

2015
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Advanced Leadership Pathways: John Dubinsky and the St. Louis Contractor Loan Fund

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone

In May 2015 prominent leaders in St. Louis were celebrating the launch of the Contractor Loan Fund (CLF), a $10 million revolving loan fund meant to help area minority and women-owned construction contractors grow their businesses. John Dubinsky, the leader behind the... View Details

Keywords: Minority-owned Businesses; Women-owned Businesses; Financing and Loans; Growth and Development; Leadership; Construction Industry; Banking Industry

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Historical Data & Sources - Business History

values given for: Czech Republic and Slovakia. Download Data Set in Excel Natura Cosméticos Geoffrey Jones and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho, "Natura: Global Beauty Made in Brazil," Harvard Business School Case 9-807-029, October 20, 2012... View Details

January 2020 (Revised July 2020)
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MoviePass: The 'Get Big Fast' Strategy

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel Fisher

In August 2017, MoviePass dramatically lowered its subscription price from $50 per month to just $10 for up to one movie per day. The idea was to rapidly scale the business to the point where they could generate incremental revenue streams form related businesses... View Details

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20 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How Small Businesses Can Survive the Coronavirus Outbreak

lost.” About the Author Danielle Kost is senior editor at Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image: wundervisuals] Related Reading How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Service; Food & Beverage

22 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

Online Banks Fill Funding Needs for Small Business

access capital” Historically, this segment of the market has been small compared to the $700 billion in small business bank credit assets. But since the onset of the financial crisis, and particularly during the economic recovery, there... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills; Banking; Financial Services

March 2024 (Revised February 2025)
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Doing Business in São Paulo, Brazil

By: Laura Alfaro, Hise O. Gibson, Leonard A. Schlesinger and Pedro Levindo

The case gives readers an overview of key factors of doing business in Brazil, including Brazil’s economic transformation since its colonial years until 2023, when leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in for his third term, after the most polarized... View Details

Keywords: Business Cycles; Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Growth; Economic Sectors; Economy; Macroeconomics; Business History; International Relations; Political Elections; Taxation; Consumer Behavior; Brazil; Latin America; Sao Paulo

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May 2012
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Westlake Lanes: How Can This Business Be Saved?

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Alisa Zalosh

Shelby Givens, a new MBA, is the general manager of Westlake Lanes, a near-bankrupt bowling alley that her grandfather founded decades earlier. Givens has been given one year to turn a profit; if the goal is not met Westlake will close. During the first few days on the... View Details