Small Business Administration - Publications - Faculty & Research

16 Nov 2017
News

The Business of Social Justice

A born adventurer with a passion for social justice, Heidi Brooks (MBA 2003) uses her business savvy to effect social change. Since 2014 Brooks has served as chief operating officer of the Schott Foundation for Public Education, a... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

23 May 2012
News

Harvard Business School DBA Candidate Ryan Buell (MBA’07) Wins First Doctoral Programs Dean's Award

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Online Business Analytics Course | HBS Online

key business discussions and drive strategic decision-making with this free guide. Access your free e-book Upskill Your Team, Transform Your Organization Whether you represent a large multinational corporation or a View Details

November 6, 2017
Article

The Common Traps of Working in Your Family's Business

By: Josh Baron

When your family’s name is on the door, you will never just be one of the gang — and everything you do could be fodder for the office rumor mill. Your actions are amplified because of your status in the company, and even seemingly small gestures can unintentionally... View Details

Keywords: Family Business; Attitudes; Behavior; Personal Development and Career; Mission and Purpose

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Online Business Strategy Courses | HBS Online

Administration and Registration Analyst Global Business Disruptive Strategy has given me confidence and clarity in my decisions, and I can already see the material impact of applying this model and mindset... View Details

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Black Business Leaders and Entrepreneurship

and by survey/frequency. United States Census: County Business Patterns - Annual economic data by industry in small areas of the country. Tables and maps that include industry-wide or regional... View Details

02 Apr 2015
Research & Ideas

Digital Initiative Summit: The Business of Crowdsourcing

work with us, and yet we have never missed a delivery." That's largely because people truly want to be part of crowdsourcing projects, said HBS Associate Professor of Business Administration Karim Lakhani.... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

19 Sep 2023
Blog Post

2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

What are the career opportunities in business and environment? In Summer 2023, over 100 MBA students found internships at the intersection of business and the environment. This post provides a sample of some... View Details

01 Oct 1998
News

A Business World Gone Global

Today, even small firms dare to think globally and invest accordingly - closing deals in Dubai has become almost as commonplace as doing business in Dubuque, thanks to quantum leaps in travel and transport,... View Details

16 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

buell) is the Finnegan Family Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Technology and Operations Management Unit. Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury: Remote work will become strategic I’ve been... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

10 Mar 2017
News

The Business of Lego Batman

weekends in a row. He spoke with associate editor Julia Hanna about everything from his approach to a film’s business plan, to the challenges of managing internal growth on his teams—and how the Lego Movie is like The Avengers. READ MORE... View Details

Keywords: LEGO; Lego

14 May 2008
Research & Ideas

Getting Down to the Business of Creativity

business world. Yet any entrepreneur can attest to the creative power required to build an organization where none existed before. "Look, I made a hat /Where there never was a hat," sings Georges Seurat in the musical Sunday in... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Entertainment & Recreation

03 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Business of Animal Protection Club

limited concentration at Harvard Business School? That issue is animal protection. The change in attitude towards animals is undeniable. Animal welfare ballot initiatives receive bipartisan support across red and blue states. Roughly... View Details

11 Aug 2014
HBS Case

The Business of Behavioral Economics

choices, those efforts should be enough to change your behavior. If you know the consequences but still get fat, you must want to be overweight. “Losing $100 is more painful than gaining $100 is pleasurable” Of course not, say Leslie John and Michael Norton, professors... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage; Health

06 Feb 2013
News

Want to Use Business to Make a Difference? Get Experience (But Not Too Much)

19 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy

academics are uniquely suited to play, says Karen Mills, former administrator of the US Small Business Administration (SBA) and now a senior... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

20 Jul 2021
Research & Ideas

Bankruptcy Spells Death for Too Many Businesses

the 2019 Small Business Reorganization Act seeks to make it easier for small businesses to reorganize under Chapter 11—something smaller... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

21 Mar 2016
Blog Post

MBA/MPA-ID: The Intersection of Policy and Business

I often get asked if I could choose between the Kennedy School and Business School, which one would I choose? I often respond, “You are asking a parent to point out their favorite child.” Although my friends laugh it off, I really think... View Details

23 Jun 2009
Research Event

Business Summit: Global Environment-Transformed Organization

Editor's Note: This is a summary of an HBS Business Summit presentation. View a full summary and video of the event on the HBS Centennial Web site linked below. Date of Event: October 14, 2008 Moderator: Clayton M. Christensen, HBS... View Details

13 Oct 2022
Other Presentation

4 Business Ideas That Changed the World: Disruptive Innovation

By: Amy Bernstein, Rita McGrath, Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Derek van Bever

A roundtable conversation takes stock of Clayton Christensen’s influential theory. This first in a series of roundtable conversations assessing the origins and impact of four breakthrough ideas.

In the 1980s, Clayton Christensen cofounded a startup that... View Details

Keywords: Disruptive Innovation