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  • November 2013 (Revised February 2016)
  • Case

A Long, Bumpy and Unfinished Road: Education Reform in Memphis, Tennessee

By: Allen Grossman, J. Puckett and Nithya Vaduganathan

In 2010 the Memphis City School District merged with the neighboring Shelby County School system under the supervision of a single board of education and superintendent. It promised much more than just administrative synergies—it was an opportunity to change a... View Details

Keywords: Education Reform; Public Education; Business Engagement; Public Sector; Education; Business and Community Relations; Education Industry; Tennessee
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  • 09 Apr 2021
  • Blog Post

Reflections on Student Conferences in 2020

for informal discussions as well as explore the Exhibition Hall, where organizations set up virtual information booths. In addition, the Startup competition showcased cutting edge energy entrepreneurs and... View Details
  • March 2023 (Revised April 2023)
  • Case

Shelly Sun at BrightStar Care: The Evolution of a Leader

By: Boris Groysberg, Colleen Ammerman and Sarah L. Abbott
Shelly Sun had founded BrightStar Care, a home health care and medical staffing agency, 20 years earlier and had grown the business to over 300 franchised locations and $654 million in annual system-wide sales. Sun had spent years working to get “the right people in... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneur; Family Business; Franchising; Health Care; Women-owned Businesses; Growth And Scaling; Organization; Franchise Ownership; Entrepreneurship; Work-Life Balance; Growth and Development; Health Industry; United States
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  • Article

Resources and Relationships in Entrepreneurship: An Exchange Theory of the Development and Effects of the Entrepreneur-Investor Relationship

By: Laura Huang and Andrew P. Knight
We develop a theoretical model, grounded in exchange theory, about the process through which relationships between entrepreneurs and investors develop and influence the growth of new ventures. Our theory highlights the multifaceted relationships that entrepreneurs and... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Relationships; Business Startups; Business and Shareholder Relations; Theory
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  • 15 Dec 2015
  • News

The Year in Ideas 2015

announced plans to roll out the program commercially in 2016 and signed an agreement with Sri Lanka to put all of that country online. The NextGen Angels are all under 45, and most are entrepreneurs... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna, Christine Lejeune, Dan Morrell, and April White
  • Web

Transforming an Entrepreneur's Journey in OPM

In the Owner/President Management (OPM) program, you have the opportunity to come together with a diverse and driven group of entrepreneurs to discuss and debate the disruptions business owners face today.... View Details

    Risks, Opportunities, And Investments In The Era Of Climate Change (ROICC)

    The MBA course on "Risks, Opportunities, and Investments in an Era of Climate Change" is ideal for students who aspire to become entrepreneurs by starting their own company or joining a start-up that is driving innovation and solving challenges posed by climate change.... View Details
    • Web

    In the News - Entrepreneurship

    In the News Every successful entrepreneur knows that the big idea is only as good as his/her ability to execute it. Access to the right knowledge at the right time is often the linchpin to a successful... View Details
    • November 2013 (Revised December 2013)
    • Case

    Endeavor: Miami Heats Up

    By: William A. Sahlman, Ramana Nanda, David Lane and Lisa Mazzanti
    Endeavor Global was a nonprofit that for 15 years had worked to nurture entrepreneurship in emerging markets by selecting local high-impact entrepreneurs for mentoring and aid in scaling up their businesses from committed local business leaders. In summer 2012,... View Details
    Keywords: Social Enterprise; Entrepreneurs; Scaling; Emerging Market Entrepreneurship; Not For Profit; Entrepreneurial Finance; Mentoring; Business Networks; Hybrid Nonprofit Funding; Mission and Purpose; Nonprofit Organizations; Social Entrepreneurship; Emerging Markets; Problems and Challenges; Finance; Miami
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    • 2020
    • Article

    Immigrant Entrepreneurship in America: Evidence from the Survey of Business Owners 2007 & 2012

    By: Sari Pekkala Kerr and William R. Kerr
    We study immigrant entrepreneurship in 2007 and 2012 using the Survey of Business Owners. First-generation immigrants create about 25% of new firms in America, but this share exceeds 40% in some states. Immigrant-owned firms tend to create fewer jobs than native-owned... View Details
    Keywords: Job Creation; Employee Benefits; Owner Demographics; Exports; Outsourcing; Immigration; Entrepreneurship; Ownership; Demographics; Jobs and Positions; Compensation and Benefits; United States
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    • 01 Jun 2001
    • News

    Modupe Akinola: Outreach In Africa

    student clubs, Akinola cochaired this year’s Africa Business Conference, which brought more than five hundred people to campus to discuss entrepreneurial ventures in Africa. She is also writing a case study on a female View Details
    Keywords: Deborah Blagg; UNICEF; Educational Services
    • September 2013
    • Teaching Note

    Gary Hirshberg and Stonyfield Farm

    By: Nancy F. Koehn and Nora N. Khan

    Gary Hirshberg and Stonyfield Farm is the story of one entrepreneur's vision and journey to create a market-leading, environmentally responsible business founded on the principles of product quality, organizational alignment and sustainability. A former... View Details

    Keywords: Development Stage Enterprises; Entrepreneurs; Experimentation; Management By Objective; Technology; Values; Leadership; Entrepreneurship; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States
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    • 04 Feb 2008
    • Research & Ideas

    Putting Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector

    Social entrepreneurs who have innovated using network approaches are in many ways ahead of the curve, even relative to leaders in other fields. Q: Despite the growing magnitude... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
    • 23 Oct 2020
    • Video

    Entrepreneurship Opportunities in a Post-COVID World: The Future of Travel, Mobility and Hospitality

    • 2020
    • Chapter

    Immigrant Networking and Collaboration: Survey Evidence from CIC

    By: Sari Pekkala Kerr and William R. Kerr
    Networking and the giving and receiving of advice outside of one's own firm are important features of entrepreneurship and innovation. We study how immigrants and natives utilize the potential networking opportunities provided by CIC, formerly known as the Cambridge... View Details
    Keywords: Immigrants; Networking; Advice; Entrepreneurs; Inventors; Start-up Employees; Venturing; Co-working; Agglomeration; Immigration; Entrepreneurship; Networks; Innovation and Invention; Social and Collaborative Networks
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    • Web

    Doing Business in a Divided World - Alumni

    Doing Business in a Divided World: The Changing Role and Responsibilities of the American Firm A Conversation with Harvard Business School’s Institute for the Study of Business in Global Society The Madison... View Details
    • 2022
    • Working Paper

    Category Kings or Commoners? Marketing Shaping and Its Consequences in Nascent Categories

    By: Rory McDonald
    For a new market category to materialize, someone must actively bring it into existence. Yet it remains a mystery how entrepreneurs, whose resources are stretched thin, can accomplish this task. Prior research emphasizes the importance of market-shaping... View Details
    Keywords: Nascent Markets; New Categories; Innovation; Qualitative Methods; Emerging Markets; Strategy; Cultural Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention
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    • 01 Dec 2001
    • News

    Navigating Success in Volatile Times

    The theme of this year's annual HBS African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA) conference, "Navigating Success in Volatile Times," seemed particularly apropos after the incidents of September 11. "Like many organizations with events... View Details
    Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner; Finance
    • 24 Mar 2021
    • News

    Clubs Reaffirm Equity in Community Partners Work; Alumni Angels Invest in Member Education

    movement surged in the last year, 75% of VCs now believe they can invest in founders of color and have outsized returns.” With 11 companies in their latest cohort, Harris and... View Details
    Keywords: Margie Kelley
    • 30 May 2025
    • News

    Galas in NYC and Mexico City; NFL Coach Shares Leadership Insights in Charlotte

    HBS Club of Mexico Celebrates Connection with Gala Dinner The HBS Club of Mexico joined the Harvard Club of Mexico in celebrating the latter’s 75th anniversary with the Harvard Gala Mexico, held on May 12 at the Club de Industriales in Mexico City. Approximately 275... View Details
    Keywords: Margie Kelley