Business Growth - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Feb 1997
News

Doing It Your Way

employment growth. From 1987 to 1992, the number of women-owned businesses grew by 43 percent, almost double the rate of growth for all firms during that same period.* During that time, employment by... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso (profiles by Linda Goodspeed, Elaine Gottlieb, Nancy O. Perry, and Judith A. Ross)

16 Aug 2017
Research & Ideas

Researchers Use Google Street View to See the Future of Cities

You can see the subtle changes when a neighborhood is on its way up—streets get cleaner, building facades improve, new businesses start moving in. Across an entire city, however, it’s harder to track such changes, to understand in real... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Real Estate

24 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

Reducing Risk with Online Advertising

suppliers; for example, easy tasks like determining whether the supplier is a bona fide business entity, or cross-checking the supplier's street address with its phone number and tax ID number. These very obvious and easy things haven't... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Video Game; Web Services

26 May 2015
First Look

First Look: May 26

2015, Chris Godfrey, founder and CEO of Bloodbuy, has to consider the best path to growth for his young company, which is attempting to disrupt the blood donation industry. Purchase this case:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Dec 2024
News

Clubs Open HBS Doors for Local Leaders; Meet the Club Leaders: HBS PRIDE; Favorite Reads of 2024

To Boost Communities, Alumni Clubs Send Nonprofit Leaders to HBS For one week every summer, nonprofit leaders from across the globe convene on the HBS campus to sharpen their leadership skills and expand their impact through the Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

Profile

Casey Gerald

business schools in the country. Gerald believes in slow growth with a focus on quality rather than numbers. “The idea this year is to get better, not bigger,” he said. “A lot of what we... View Details

12 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting

Report begins with identifying the most important financial and ESG metrics for the company in its given industry and the strategy it is pursuing to achieve its goals. In some cases, revenue growth may be critical; in others, earnings... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

24 Jul 2013
Op-Ed

Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In

departure of high-impact businesses and high-value taxpayers, disputes over dwindling resources, and disabling levels of obligations to pensioners and other contracts. Unfortunately, Detroit isn't alone. Stockton, California, and... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber, Robert C. Pozen, Eric D. Werker & Benjamin Kennedy; Auto

02 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 2

Company Authors:Michael Beer and Magnus Finnstrom Publication:Leadership in Action, November-December 2009 Abstract Traditional leadership development programs often fail to achieve the desired results because they don't focus on learning linked to the company's View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2014
News

The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria

trained in agronomy and business, dispenses advice on everything from best practices to business ethics, while keeping track of growth rates and other performance measures with a smartphone app. This process... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs; John H. Davis; Michael Halse; Crop Production; Agriculture; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

23 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

How Relationships are Building Biotech

firm, and by extension in the emergence of an industry, Higgins writes in her chapter, titled "Careers Creating Industries." "With a significant number of IPOs, what was previously simply a group of young organizations engaged in similar View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Mallory Stark

13 Sep 2019
Blog Post

An Uncommon Summer: Project Management at an Education Non-Profit

This article is a repost from the Social Enterprise Initiative blog. Prior to Harvard Business School, I spent eight years on active duty military service as an Aviation officer and helicopter pilot in the United States Army. My career... View Details

16 Jan 2025
Blog Post

Alumni Career Journey: Sophie Levin (MS/MBA 2022) - How Risk Can Be the Key to a Sustainable Future

for comparison, New York City’s population is around 8.3 million - and much of this growth will happen in Africa. I love meeting founders that are working to transform our cities, making them more sustainable and resilient. Recently, I’ve... View Details

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Past Issues - Alumni

Snapshot: Gary DiCamillo, Polaroid's CEO Complete Table of Contents February 1998 Running Up the Score Growth and Turmoil in the Business of Sports Women at the Top Leaders gain—and demonstrate—strength at... View Details

12 Mar 2007
Research & Ideas

The New Real Estate

diversification and reduce risk. This is the new world of real estate finance which, as my friend Harvard Business School professor Andre Perold will argue, is just catching up with everyone else. Sustainable Development Sustainable... View Details

Keywords: by Arthur I. Segel; Construction; Real Estate

03 Dec 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Against the Grain

of Associate Professor Karthik Ramanna, the Henry B. Arthur Fellow of business ethics at Harvard Business School. In a nutshell, the case goes like this: "Jim" accepts a summer internship as a loan... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Food & Beverage

15 May 2012
First Look

First Look: May 15

its suspension, consistent with the importance of reputation. Larger firms and those with greater growth options were more likely to leave, also consistent with the reputation argument. Read the paper:... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

02 Apr 2013
First Look

First Look: April 2

firms; growth and expansion through organic growth, merger/acquisition, or through lateral hires; and finally, sector mix and client mix/client focus. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/413031-PDF-ENG Harvard View Details