Entrepreneurial Management - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 May 2022
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Bidding Up

entrepreneurial ventures. For example, he figured out quickly that he could make more money selling ice cream to construction workers if he offered whole containers, not just individual bars. He started earning money at a young age. BW:... View Details

01 Jan 2006
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Sir Ronald M. Cohen, MBA 1969

venture capital and private equity. Last year, he stepped down from his management responsibilities to devote all his efforts to social investing in the United Kingdom and the Middle East. "Those who have had a successful career are... View Details

01 Jan 2007
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Sir Martin S. Sorrell, MBA 1968

success in running an established business or entrepreneurial venture." ADVICE TO STUDENTS "Have fun. Try to balance family, career, and society—something that is, in fact, very difficult to accomplish. For those who can do it, the... View Details

27 Mar 2019
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Life Is a Startup

between a passion and analytical thinking. How is it that they managed to pull this off and what can we all learn from that example? Wasserman: I remember observing when I was teaching in HBS’s first-year course in entrepreneurship, that... View Details

01 Mar 2005
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A Primer on Patents

LERNER: Congress won’t address needed patent reforms until CEOs get involved in lobbying for change. Professor Josh Lerner, who holds a joint appointment in the School’s Finance and Entrepreneurial View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2007
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Lighten Up

manager of GoLite Footwear, which is managed out of Timberland’s New Hampshire headquarters. After the deal was done, GoLite’s Brillon tested the shoe for himself. He drove down to Pikes Peak and ran uphill... View Details

Keywords: Kathryn Jones; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores; Retail Trade

01 Apr 2001
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Beyond the Rim: New Paths to Success in Asia

Businesses in the Asia-Pacific region today are caught up in a dizzying swirl of economic, cultural, political, technological, and social change. Enormous opportunities await managers who can harness these powerful currents to drive their... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes and Deborah Blagg; David Lane; Educational Services

01 Jun 1997
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Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference

chief made the projects sound simple enough - nothing that Singaporean efficiency could not solve. Fellow panelist William Liley, managing director of Asian Infrastructure Fund Advisers Ltd., which manages... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

01 Apr 1996
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Technology for Learning's Sake

for classroom discussion. Recently augmented by advances in technology, his concept is leading to a significant shift in the nature of case discussion and classroom dynamics. Starting in 1991, Bhide asked students in his Entrepreneurial... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; photo by David Zadig

01 Sep 2010
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Dean Nohria Looks Ahead

Instead, he applied to the Ph.D. program at MIT’s Sloan School of Management and was accepted. Once at MIT, Nohria realized that in management education he had found his true passion. After completing the... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson

27 Jul 2017
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Seeing a Way Forward

their place, it was not the way I wanted to have an impact,” she says. Leger then shifted her focus to social enterprise and the concept of “business at the base of the pyramid,” realizing that she needed more business knowledge in order to explore the innovative,... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

25 Apr 2014
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Investing in Innovation

On April 25, Harvard Business School launched a campaign that will position the School for leadership in management education in the 21st century. The primary objectives of The Harvard Business School Campaign are to: Inspire... View Details

Keywords: HBS Fund; Educational Services

23 Feb 2015
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Five HBS Faculty Members Win Awards in Global Case Writing Competition

Keywords: Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Dec 2020
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The Camel and the Unicorn

we’re going to examine why Silicon Valley is at risk of losing its startup crown and what that could mean for the future of innovation. READ MORE If you were asked to name some of the greatest entrepreneurial failures in history, you... View Details

01 Dec 2016
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Alumni Books of 2016

Sharma (Berrett-Koehler Publishers) Like other companies, family-run enterprises must develop leadership and entrepreneurial skills. But they must also manage family dynamics. The authors show how... View Details

01 Jan 2005
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Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., MBA 1965

having it deliver to customers integrated technology services that would build and manage all aspects of their IT strategy-even if it meant incorporating products made by IBM's competitors. In an expanding technology market that offered a... View Details

01 Sep 2018
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September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft as well as other leading companies. Entrepreneurial Negotiation: Understanding and Managing the Relationships that Determine Your View Details

01 Apr 1999
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An Eye to the East

with the office's January inauguration. By bringing together nearly sixty business and management academics and about twenty CEOs and managers from across Asia, the forum provided an opportunity for HBS... View Details