Entrepreneurial Organizations - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Apr 2014
News

Helping smallholder farmers feed the world

create the conditions where that doesn't recur.” A native of what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ferrari brings a global perspective and more than 40 years of business and social entrepreneurial experience as head of an View Details

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Courses by Faculty - Course Catalog

Exploring Japan's Innovation Ecosystem Strategy, Marketing January 2026 J 3.0 Alex Chan Negotiation Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Gerald Chertavian Field Course: Investing for Impact View Details

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Courses by Title - Course Catalog

back to top B Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits B2B Sales and Distribution Marketing, Entrepreneurial Management Lou Shipley Spring 2026 Q3 1.5 Building Trusted Organizations General Management Sandra... View Details

01 Mar 2014
News

Social Enterprise Initiative Marks 20th Anniversary

Faculty cochair V. Kasturi (Kash) Rangan, a newly tenured professor when he became the SEI's first head, recalls, "We decided on a broad scope of inquiry. For us, understanding managerial challenges within the non-profit sector was a piece of a bigger puzzle. We wanted... View Details

Keywords: SEI

08 May 2020
In Practice

Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Must Hoard Cash to Hold On

Social Enterprise Initiative at Harvard Business School shared advice for nonprofits facing dire financial challenges. How can donors support social impact organizations through a recession? Michael Chu: Support proven View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

01 Dec 2016
News

HBS Alumni Contribute to Business and Society

Josh Lerner, Head of the Entrepreneurial Management Unit and the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at HBS, recently led a research study aimed at quantifying the economic and social contributions of Harvard University... View Details

25 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

The Country Effect: Does Location Matter?

types of organizations. Highly entrepreneurial organizations are rabbits, emphasizing innovation and risk-taking. And tigers are built around competitive advantage and market superiority. Elephants are, as... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2025
News

Forward Thinking

The tallest animal to roam the land, giraffes cast long shadows on the dry savannas and woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa where they live. But their lands are vanishing, with estimates suggesting that 90 percent of their habitat has already been lost; giraffe populations... View Details

Keywords: Jen Mcfarland Flint; Illustrations by Maria Jesus Contreras; Animal Production and Aquaculture; Agriculture

06 Jun 2013
Op-Ed

How to Do Away with the Dangers of Outsourcing

diminishing the quality and even viability of its offerings. Outsourcing Has Its Costs Just ask Boeing. No firm placed a bigger bet on the virtual organization model. Its new 787 Dreamliner was going to be the UN of manufactured goods:... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati; Manufacturing; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion

01 Oct 1999
News

New Releases

The Entrepreneurial Venture (Second Edition) by William A. Sahlman, Howard H. Stevenson, Michael J. Roberts, and Amar Bhidé (Harvard Business School Press) At least one million new entrepreneurial ventures... View Details

21 Sep 2018
News

HBS Association of Southern California Boosts Support for Startups

Clubs News Clubs News In an effort to bolster entrepreneurial activity and increase participation in the HBS New Venture Competition (NVC) among alumni in the region, the HBS Association of Southern California has launched a series of... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Mar 2003
News

Three Appointed to Endowed Professorships

Paul A. Gompers, Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor of Business Administration Paul Gompers specializes in research on financial issues related to start-up, high growth, and newly public companies. A member of both the Finance and the View Details

Keywords: fellowships; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

06 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

The Growth of the Social Enterprise

governed and operated, which promotes local responsiveness, empowers entrepreneurial managers, and appeals to many nonprofit leaders. Additionally, as our survey data supported, affiliate organizations do... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

30 Sep 2015
News

The Power of Service

serve in more than 280 under-resourced schools across the US, mentoring, tutoring, and organizing before- and after-school activities. “For struggling students in high-poverty neighborhoods,” she stresses, “[City Year corps members] play... View Details

05 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name?

Steiner 2006; Titmuss 1971). Blood, organs, and cadavers are generally thought to be better left untouched by market dynamics. Their sacredness sets them apart from other traded goods. As Philippe Steiner recently reminded us in this newsletter, he began researching... View Details

Keywords: by Michel Anteby; Health

01 Dec 2009
News

The Fab Four

itch. This year, for the first time, the program expands to four individuals whose lives and experiences show what different roads the entrepreneurial journey can take. “Students are hungry for the kind of perspective they can get from... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; contests; Technical and Trade Schools; Educational Services; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Oct 2000
News

Class of 1975 Endows Chair in Entrepreneurship

With the study of entrepreneurial management flourishing at HBS, the challenge to find and support new faculty and to fund curriculum development is more pressing than ever. Recently these needs were recognized by the Class of 1975... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

01 Jun 2010
News

NFLers Tackle HBS

assist players in preparing for life after football. The players cracked cases on a variety of business topics and took workshops on entrepreneurial opportunities and business management. Also from the NFL and now in the MBA Class of 2011... View Details

Keywords: fashion; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations

16 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

Mentoring—Using the Voice of Experience

HBS research associate Brian DeLacey, are studying the processes of mentoring and coaching in entrepreneurial environments. Leonard and DeLacey discuss their findings with HBS Working Knowledge editor Sean Silverthorne.Silverthorne: In... View Details