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- 2012
- Chapter
Social Entrepreneurs, Socialization Processes, and Social Change: The Case of Sekem
By: Tomislav Rimac, Johanna Mair and Julie Battilana
How can application of a positive lens to understanding social change and organizations enrich and elaborate theory and practice? This is the core question that inspired this book. It is a question that brought together a diverse and talented group of researchers... View Details
Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Social Psychology; Social Issues; Organizations; Business and Community Relations
Rimac, Tomislav, Johanna Mair, and Julie Battilana. "Social Entrepreneurs, Socialization Processes, and Social Change: The Case of Sekem." In Using a Positive Lens to Explore Social Change and Organizations: Building a Theoretical and Research Foundation, edited by Karen Golden-Biddle and Jane E. Dutton. Organization and Management Series. New York: Routledge, 2012.
- 07 Apr 2015
- News
Warrior Spirit
worked as a summer intern at Bain, a position he applied for simply because it paid the most; he used the entire sum to help cover his younger brother’s tuition fees that fall semester at Cornell. Despite the stressful circumstances,... View Details
- Profile
Arjun Goyal
molecular signatures to develop precisely targeted treatments specific to appropriate patient populations. Through the Entrepreneurship Club, Arjun was introduced to Louis Levy, HBS MBA 2014, who has assumed responsibilities for... View Details
- September 2022 (Revised August 2023)
- Case
Audrey Tang: Using Technology to Strengthen Democracy in Taiwan
By: Shikhar Ghosh and Shweta Bagai
Since the early days of the internet, Taiwan had a vibrant community of civic hackers and open-source programmers who engaged with social issues. Audrey Tang was one of them. She spearheaded the 2014 Sunflower Student Movement in Taiwan, where protestors peacefully... View Details
Keywords: Democracy; Internet; Web Technology; Digital Transformation; Digital Platform; COVID; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Governance; Entrepreneurship; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Innovation and Invention; Taiwan; China; Asia
Ghosh, Shikhar, and Shweta Bagai. "Audrey Tang: Using Technology to Strengthen Democracy in Taiwan." Harvard Business School Case 823-048, September 2022. (Revised August 2023.)
- Article
Extending the Role of Headquarters Beyond the Firm Boundary: Entrepreneurial Alliance Innovation
By: Jaeho Kim and Andy Wu
Prior research on corporate headquarters (CHQ) characteristics identifies the impact of CHQ location and composition on the innovation outcomes of internal subsidiaries. However, given that external strategic alliances with high-tech entrepreneurial firms represent a... View Details
Keywords: Alliance; Innovation; Corporate Headquarters; Geographic Proximity; Entrepreneurship; Corporate Strategy; Alliances; Joint Ventures; Innovation and Invention; Business Headquarters; Geographic Location
Kim, Jaeho, and Andy Wu. "Extending the Role of Headquarters Beyond the Firm Boundary: Entrepreneurial Alliance Innovation." Art. 15. Special Issue on Corporate Headquarters. Journal of Organization Design 8 (2019): 1–35.
- Web
General Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Leaders Can Change the World One Smart Innovation at a Time (PublicAffairs, 2020) was selected as a 2020 getAbstract International Book Award Winner. Lynn S. Paine : Received the 2020 Robert F. Greenhill Service Award for continued... View Details
- Profile
Sorina Casian-Botez
Why was earning your MBA here important to you? HBS has an aura of academic and professional excellence in business. I wanted to be part of this culture, knowing that only in such a challenging environment could I develop the skills and experiences necessary to make a... View Details
- 17 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Trial of Elizabeth Holmes: Visionary, Criminal, or Both?
assault. They don’t think the criminal consequences will happen to them; it only happens to that other guy. And that’s one of the challenges with the psychology here. Prosecutors say they’re trying to have this deterrent effect, but a deterrent effect only works if... View Details
- 18 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
After the 'Crypto Crash,' What's Next for Digital Currencies?
Professor Scott Duke Kominers spoke to the Harvard Gazette about why the crypto market has plunged in value recent months and how a tide of upcoming international regulation could affect the market. The interview has been edited for... View Details
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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Cohen : Winner of the 2022 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Master's World Powerlifting Competition Championship (83kg). Lauren H. Cohen : Winner of the 2022 Best Paper Award on Finance in Management Science from the Finance... View Details
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Student Spotlight: 2023 HCC Co-Presidents Reflect on Their Time at HBS and the Current Health Care Systems - Blog: Health Supplement
Practitioners Topics Topics Biotech/pharma Care Delivery Clinical Trials Digital Health Global Health Health Care Entrepreneurship Health Care Innovation Health Care Investment Health Care at HBS Insurance/payor Medical... View Details
- 22 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 22
adequately support many online publishing businesses, and riddled with complex relationships that hinder accountability. Download the paper: http://www.sigecom.org/exchanges/volume_9/1/EDELMAN.pdf Constraints and Entrepreneurship... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Launching Tech Ventures | HBS Online
This course is part of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation track. Introduction to Launching Tech Ventures START NOW HBS Online now offers this course on-demand, allowing you to begin your learning anytime. No application needed—start your... View Details
- 21 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 21, 2009
participation decisions. Based on our experimental results, we suggest preliminary lessons for improving the design of household risk management contracts. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-116.pdf Where Is the Pharmacy to the World? View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- November 2018 (Revised June 2019)
- Case
ofo
By: Mitchell Weiss
Dai Wei and his co-founders grew Beijing-based ofo from a school-based startup to a bike-share behemoth in a matter of months, topped an all-out market-share battle fueled with almost $1 billion in venture capital, provided 2 billion bicycle rides, soaked up the... View Details
Keywords: Ofo; Bikeshare; Scale; Platforms; Government As A Platform; Platform Mechanics; Dai Wei; Dockless Bikes; Mobike; Bike-share; Online-to-offline; Mobility; Digital Platforms; Infrastructure; Transportation; Bicycle Transportation; Growth and Development Strategy; Bicycle Industry; China; Beijing
- September–October 2016
- Article
Growing New Corporate Businesses: From Initiation to Graduation
By: Sebastian Raisch and Michael Tushman
Large companies initiate many new businesses, but few of them reach scale. The ambidexterity literature describes how companies create exploratory businesses, but says little about how they subsequently scale these businesses. The strategy literature uses real option... View Details
Keywords: Ambidexterity; Comparative Case Study; Corporate Venturing; Exploration; Organization Design; Real Option Theory; Organizational Design; Corporate Strategy; Corporate Entrepreneurship
Raisch, Sebastian, and Michael Tushman. "Growing New Corporate Businesses: From Initiation to Graduation." Organization Science 27, no. 5 (September–October 2016).
- March 2021
- Case
Founders Factory
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and James Barnett
In January 2020, Founders Factory (FF) Executive Chairman Brent Hoberman and CEO Henry Lane Fox were considering FF’s expansion strategy. FF operated as a venture capital (VC) fund built around an accelerator and incubator, and organized around sectors within... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Markets; Planning; Expansion; Global Range; Business Model; Talent and Talent Management; Experience and Expertise; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Global Strategy; Innovation Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Teams; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Partners and Partnerships; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Technology Industry; Africa; South Africa; Johannesburg; Europe; France; Paris; United Kingdom; England; London; United States; New York (city, NY)
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and James Barnett. "Founders Factory." Harvard Business School Case 821-009, March 2021.
- 05 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
Marijk C. van der Wende Abstract— Recent geopolitical events, such as Brexit and the retreat from multilateral trade and cooperation by the USA, have created waves of uncertainty, especially in the field of higher education, regarding View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- Profile
Nneka Ezeigwe
Nneka Ezeigwe (MBA 2015) is looking to make an impact in her native Nigeria through entrepreneurial ventures and work in the public sector. View Details
- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Bridging Business and Engineering
of the MS/MBA program, Perelson hopes to pursue an interest in real estate and tech. He got a taste of that during the summer of 2019 while working as an intern at Davidson Kempner Capital Management. “I want to stay in the US for a while... View Details