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  • 31 Mar 2011
  • Research & Ideas

From SpinPop to SpinBrush: Entrepreneurial Lessons from John Osher

John Osher is one of those casually and spectacularly successful people who make serial entrepreneurship look like a cakewalk. He began racking up wins at an early age—starting and selling both a vintage clothing store and an earring... View Details
Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Consumer Products
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Business Fundamentals Course - CORe | HBS Online

you represent a large multinational corporation or a small local business, we have a solution for your learning and development needs. Learn More Our Difference The Most Engaging, Interactive Way to Master Business Essentials Get hands-on... View Details
  • 09 Jun 2024
  • Blog Post

The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

I. She will join Ayala Corporation, the oldest conglomerate in the Philippines, as a corporate strategy manager, where she’ll be charged with active portfolio management across its business units and investments. During your EC year, what... View Details
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Invention of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership... View Details
  • 08 Jan 2008
  • First Look

First Look: January 8, 2008

Financing Constraints, and Entrepreneurship Authors:William R. Kerr and Ramana Nanda Abstract We study how US branch-banking deregulations affected the entry and exit of firms in the non-financial sector using establishment-level data... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 03 Mar 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Top Ten Legal Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs

faced by entrepreneurs in starting and running a business, including securities and intellectual property law issues. Bagley's teaching and research focus on legal aspects of entrepreneurship and corporate... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • November 2019 (Revised December 2019)
  • Case

Marcus by Goldman Sachs

By: Rory McDonald, Samir Junnarkar and David Lane
Five years on from the 2008 financial crisis, Goldman Sachs remained wounded. Revenues at the global investment bank had stagnated below pre-crisis levels, and the firm had yet to rebound from a substantial decline in securities-trading revenues. Marcus by Goldman... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Banks and Banking; Innovation Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Organizational Culture; Financial Services Industry; United Kingdom
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  • 01 Oct 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Organizing the Family-Run Business

way to organize and provide a voice for the shareholders. Shareholder meetings I believe should be annual, brief and rather formal, focusing on the election of board members and auditors and updating corporate by-laws. While these... View Details
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Business Insights Blog | HBS Online

Strategy Dynamic Teaming Economics for Managers Entrepreneurial Marketing Entrepreneurship Essentials Financial Accounting Global Business Launching Tech Ventures Leadership Principles Leadership, Ethics, and View Details
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The Idea of Instant Photography - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership... View Details
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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog

State (CATS) (also listed under General Management) Debora L. Spar Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Capitalism: Past, Present, Future Sophus A. Reinert Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Creating the Modern Financial System David Moss Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 View Details
  • October 2018
  • Case

Zenefits Board of Directors (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
In early 2018, the time seemed right for Zenefits investor and director Lars Dalgaard to reflect on whether Zenefits had the right board of directors to shepherd the company through its next stages of growth. For the company whose name combined the words “benefits,”... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Business Model; Corporate Accountability; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Governance; Crisis Management; Entrepreneurship; Human Resources; Leadership; Risk Management; Venture Capital; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Information Technology Industry; United States; California
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  • December 2006 (Revised January 2007)
  • Case

Chief Timothy Adeola Odutola and Nigeria's Manufacturing Sector

By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony Mayo, Foluke Otudeko and Mark Benson
Chief Timothy Adeola Odutola was an important contributor to Nigeria's manufacturing sector, creating a multimillion-dollar conglomerate including three factories, a retail franchise, a cattle ranch, a 5,000-acre plantation, a sawmill, and an exporting business before... View Details
Keywords: History; Business Conglomerates; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Success; Leadership Style; Business History; Market Entry and Exit; Personal Development and Career; Business Startups; Manufacturing Industry; Nigeria
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  • January 2003 (Revised May 2005)
  • Case

Zipcar: Refining the Business Model

By: Myra M. Hart, Michael J. Roberts and Julia Stevens
Zipcar is a start-up organized around the idea of "sharing" car usage via a membership organization. This case describes several iterations of the Zipcar business model and financial plan. These iterations include a very early version and a version developed just prior... View Details
Keywords: Service Operations; Renting or Rental; Business Model; Business Plan; Entrepreneurship; Economic Growth; Management Skills; Transportation; Business Startups; Financial Strategy; Corporate Finance; Growth and Development Strategy; Transportation Industry; Service Industry
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Design Thinking Course | HBS Online

This course is part of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation track. Introduction to Design Thinking and Innovation ENROLL NOW No application needed for our certificate programs. Start your journey today! Design Thinking and Innovation $1,850... View Details
  • 25 Jan 2022
  • Cold Call Podcast

How Footwear Startup Allbirds is Decarbonizing Fashion

Keywords: Re: Michael W. Toffel
  • June 2015
  • Article

The Organization of Enterprise in Japan

By: Tom Nicholas
Recent research reveals that the joint stock corporation was not a superior form of business organization in many countries historically. In Japan, however, it played a more fundamental role. Between 1896 and 1939 joint stock enterprises accounted for 44 percent of... View Details
Keywords: Japan; Legal Form; Enterprise; Modernization; Business Organization; Entrepreneurship; Japan
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Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Corporate Governance Institute in 2010. Josh Lerner : Winner of the 2010 Global Award for Entrepreneurship, given by the Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum, the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth,... View Details
  • 01 Sep 2023
  • News

Made in Italy

HBS faculty members and students visited Lamborghini’s headquarters in Bologna during the immersion to learn how the company became experts in electric car technology. Photo courtesy Lamborghini IMMERSIVE FIELD COURSES OFFERED AS ELECTIVES IN 2023 Denmark and... View Details
Keywords: April White
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The Gift of Global Talent

continues to grow, the three core approaches taken by corporations so far offer a playbook for companies that find themselves outside the action in today’s concentrated innovation geography. How can companies most effectively harness the... View Details