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- October 2001
- Supplement
R&R
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Amy Blitz
Outlines alternative mechanisms for getting into business. Shows the means by which an experienced entrepreneur can gain control over the necessary resources to lower the fixed costs of business entry. Provides a mechanism for discussing the role of experience,... View Details
- November 2000
- Case
SATELLIFE: Bridging the Digital Divide
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Howard Reitz
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Howard Reitz. "SATELLIFE: Bridging the Digital Divide." Harvard Business School Case 501-020, November 2000.
- October 1998
- Case
N2K, Inc.
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Howard Reitz
Bradley, Stephen P., and Howard Reitz. "N2K, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 799-017, October 1998.
- July 1990
- Background Note
Note on Acquiring Bank Credit
By: Amar Bhide and Howard H. Stevenson
Outlines the issues and alternatives faced by start-up businesses in attracting bank credit. The topics covered are how to lay the groundwork for establishing a banking relationship, selecting a bank, preparing an application, and negotiating a loan. View Details
Bhide, Amar, and Howard H. Stevenson. "Note on Acquiring Bank Credit." Harvard Business School Background Note 391-010, July 1990.
- 31 May 2017
- Sharpening Your Skills
10 Harvard Business School Research Stories That Will Make Your Mouth Water
Starbucks Reinvented Nancy Koehn's case study on the rebirth of Starbucks under Howard Schultz "distills 20 years of [her] thinking about the most important lessons of strategy, leadership, and managing in turbulence." How... View Details
- 19 Jul 2013
- News
All in Good Time
governor in 2006—Silbert responds, "It's not something I'd rule out. But how would it fit in my life? I like the balance I have now." While she graduated over 20 years ago, Silbert values the new HBS contacts she's made—none of whom she'd known as an MBA... View Details
- 20 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Activist CEOs Are Rising Up—and Their Customers Are Listening
When former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced earlier this year he was thinking about running for president of the United States, it wasn’t a new idea. Past CEOs seeking the White House have included Carly Fiorina, Ross Perot, Herman... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- Article
Sustainability, Business, and Health
By: George Serafeim, Amanda M. Rischbieth and Howard K. Koh
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has demonstrated that response demands involvement from every sector of society. As a major example, some businesses have stepped up in ways previously unimaginable. Garment companies have repurposed production to face... View Details
Keywords: COVID; COVID-19; Sustainability; Health And Wellness; Corporate Social Responsibility; Health Pandemics; Health; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Corporate Accountability; Health Care and Treatment
Serafeim, George, Amanda M. Rischbieth, and Howard K. Koh. "Sustainability, Business, and Health." JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association 324, no. 2 (July 14, 2020): 147–148.
- September 2010
- Case
Quanta Research Institute: Rainforest or Hothouse?
By: Willy C. Shih, Jyun-Cheng Wang and Ho Howard Yu
Barry Lam, the CEO and founder of Quanta Computer (the largest notebook computer manufacturer worldwide), has recognized for many years that he had to transform the company to decrease its dependence on producing commodity hardware for other global brands and move the... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Leading Change; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Development; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Research and Development; Computer Industry; Taiwan
Shih, Willy C., Jyun-Cheng Wang, and Ho Howard Yu. "Quanta Research Institute: Rainforest or Hothouse?" Harvard Business School Case 611-024, September 2010.
- 2007
- Book
Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector
"Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector provides an excellent overview of the many tools available to... View Details
Wei-Skillern, Jane, James Austin, Herman Leonard, and Howard Stevenson. Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector. SAGE Publications, 2007.
- September–October 1998
- Article
The Hidden Traps in Decision Making
By: John S. Hammond, Ralph L. Keeney and Howard Raiffa
Keywords: Decision Making
Hammond, John S., Ralph L. Keeney, and Howard Raiffa. "The Hidden Traps in Decision Making." Harvard Business Review 76, no. 5 (September–October 1998): 47–+.
- Web
Real Estate Private Equity - Course Catalog
presentations. The course guests have historically included some of the leading private investors in the world, including Howard Marks, Barry Sternlicht, John Grayken, Ken Caplan, Mike Fascitelli, and Karsten Kellwig, among many others.... View Details
- March 8, 2004
- Article
Secret to Success: Go for "Just Enough"
By: Laura Nash and Howard Stevenson
Keywords: Success
Nash, Laura, and Howard Stevenson. Secret to Success: Go for "Just Enough". Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (March 8, 2004).
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Field Course Helps Nascent Entrepreneurs Connect with Customers
Frank Cespedes (photo by Neal Hamburg) Frank Cespedes (photo by Neal Hamburg) “Every entrepreneur is selling all the time—to customers, investors, employees, and strategic partners,” observes Thomas Eisenmann, the Howard H. Stevenson... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Alumni Luminaries Discuss Careers, Values with HBS Students
businesses, assisting entrepreneurs, and helping companies bring new products and jobs to the U.S. economy. Its principals include Howard E. Cox, Jr. (MBA ’69), general partner; William Elfers (MBA 3/’43), founding partner; Daniel S.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
A Remarkable Life Story
and pushing her toward HBS. Fitzhugh first mentored Lambert at Howard University, where he was a professor and she a student. “I came to appreciate the shrewdness in his approach to me,” she relates. “Just as in his teaching of the case... View Details
- 07 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Intellectual History of Harvard Business School
history informs the faculty, which in turn develop materials which allow for an in-depth exploration of organizational dynamics. The “starbursts” session provided brief yet in-depth looks at five unique figures in HBS history: John Lintner, View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Turning Point: Makeover
After HBS, I went to Starbucks where I loved the company and it showed. My work was featured in the press and Howard Schultz had me present to his board. Yet my male manager gave me a “meets expectations” review for weakness in... View Details
- January 1984 (Revised June 1984)
- Case
Wilson Cabinet Co.
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts
Keywords: Forest Products Industry
Stevenson, Howard H., and Michael J. Roberts. "Wilson Cabinet Co." Harvard Business School Case 384-166, January 1984. (Revised June 1984.)
- June 1984 (Revised July 1999)
- Background Note
Securities Law and Private Financing
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts
Describes the issues an entrepreneur faces in the process of raising private funds, and the securities laws which impact the process. Based in part on a note by R.E. Floor of the law firm of Goodwin, Procter & Hoar. View Details
Stevenson, Howard H., and Michael J. Roberts. "Securities Law and Private Financing." Harvard Business School Background Note 384-164, June 1984. (Revised July 1999.)