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- 06 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Bringing Music to the HBS Classroom: My Journey as a Nontraditional Student in the Summer Venture in Management Program
work for Universal Music Group’s internal creative solutions team as a Strategic Partnerships Representative and aspire to pursue a Master of Business Administration within the next few years with the long-term goal of pursuing View Details
- February 2010
- Case
Shurgard Self-Storage: Expansion to Europe (Abridged)
Shurgard, a U.S.-based firm that rents storage facilities to consumers and small businesses, is considering financing options for rapid expansion of its European operations. Five years after entering Europe, Shurgard Europe has opened 17 facilities in Belgium, France,... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Business Growth and Maturation; Multinational Firms and Management; Logistics; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Trade; Equity; Corporate Finance; United States; Europe
Hamermesh, Richard G. "Shurgard Self-Storage: Expansion to Europe (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 810-102, February 2010.
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Judges - Alumni
Laboratory. Brandon received a B.A. in Economics and International Relations from Stanford University. He helped run BASES (Stanford’s leading entrepreneurship organization) and was awarded Pac 12... View Details
- Profile
Tuce Zengin Van den Eynde
the broad connections of international field work. In her internship, Tuce will work with a Colombian non-profit that connects MBA students with small or start-up companies looking for expert advice. “I was in India in January and am... 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
- 06 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on HBCUs
Before HBS, I worked in tech as a Product Marketing Manager on the YouTube Ads Marketing and Google for Startup teams. I also interned as a summer Investment Analyst at Obvious Ventures, an early-stage venture firm, where I focused on... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Derek Ferguson
within the next seven years. He sees growth potential in international sales, a new line for women, and licensing categories such as fragrance and footwear. Other ventures that fall under his purview include Justin’s restaurants, with... View Details
- 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
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
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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
- 19 Apr 2024
- News
Alumni Host Energy CEO Summit in Houston; Austin Club Co-Hosts SXSW Reception
“Harvard@SXSW 2024,” a happy hour mixer co-hosted by the HBS Rock Center for Entrepreneurship and the Harvard Innovation Labs. Held on March 10 at Ember Kitchen in downtown Austin, the reception took advantage of the fact that many alumni... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
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Online Business in Society Courses | HBS Online
your purpose, make the case for corporate social responsibility to internal stakeholders, further your education, and help enact change. Access Your Free E-book Free Business in Society Flowchart Which HBS Online Business in Society... View Details
- 24 Nov 2015
- Research & Ideas
Developing Your Next CEO for the Family Business
your next CEO. These internal candidates with some outsider views have a more objective and independent view about how your company needs to change and adapt. Executives with the right mix of Insider and Outsider attributes, Bower claims,... View Details
- May 2019 (Revised September 2019)
- Case
Mobike and ofo: Dancing with Titans (A)
By: Shikhar Ghosh and Haibo Zhao
This case address pacing issues – how fast does a company need to scale? It also examines the role of investors in determining company strategy and exit.
Mobike and ofo were two dominant players in China’s emerging dockless bike-sharing market, that allowed users... View Details
Mobike and ofo were two dominant players in China’s emerging dockless bike-sharing market, that allowed users... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Competition; Value Creation; Governance; Economics; Business Startups; Strategy; Business Exit or Shutdown; Entrepreneurship; Infrastructure; Transportation; Bicycle Transportation; China
Ghosh, Shikhar, and Haibo Zhao. "Mobike and ofo: Dancing with Titans (A)." Harvard Business School Case 819-135, May 2019. (Revised September 2019.)
- 06 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017
understanding the lack of diversity in entrepreneurship and the venture capital industry. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52704 Cellophane, the New Visuality, and the Creation of Self-Service Food... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Understanding Entrepreneurial Opportunity in Kazakhstan - Global Activities 2020
underserved and operating under so many constraints—there is a lot of entrepreneurship in sectors such as banking,” she explains. “In the US economy or in Europe, these areas are dominated by traditional players, but that’s not the case... View Details
- 08 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Ashley Zumwalt-Forbes (MBA 2017)
paired student teams with technologies developed at the University, alongside an experienced industry mentor. The student teams were responsible for developing a commercialization strategy for the inventor and advancing the business plan. It immediately gave me the... View Details
- 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.
- 18 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 18
Quarterly (forthcoming) Abstract Socialization theory has focused on enculturating new employees such that they develop pride in their new organization and internalize its values. Drawing on authenticity research, we propose that the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
systematic underpayments and overcharges. This wealth was wrongfully accumulated using many forms of the abuse of dominance. Accounting for Colonialism provides estimates that will be helpful to understanding the growing debate on reparations; it also contributes to... View Details