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16 Sep 2014
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Harvard Business School’s Rock Center for Entrepreneurship to Host Peter Thiel

February 2014 (Revised March 2014)
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Red Star Furniture Group Co. Ltd.

Founded in 1986, Red Star had become the leading department store in China for furniture and home equipment products (bathroom, lamps, textiles complements, etc.). The business model of Red Star was to provide adequate space for vendors (that rented the space) in good... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship In Emerging Markets; Growth Strategy And Execution; Growth and Development Strategy; Retail Industry; China

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10 Jul 2018
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Embracing Entrepreneurship & the Asian American Community

How I incorporated my experience in the Asian American community at HBS into co-founding Fish Sauce. Wilson Kyi (MBA '18) graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering and worked... View Details

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Specialization in entrepreneurship and innovation RECOMMENDED LEARNING PATHWAYS Do you want to dive deeper into entrepreneurship and innovation to advance your career? By... View Details

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From the Technology Cycle to the Entrepreneurship Dynamic: Placing Dominant Designs in Social Context

By: J. Murmann and M. Tushman

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Information Technology; Organizational Design

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Middle East & North Africa - Global Activities 2021

Professor Victoria Ivashina, faculty chair of the Middle East and North Africa Region, interviewed Madame Ouided Bouchamaoui, the co-laureate of the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize and a board member of Hédi Bouchamaoui Group, who is also active... View Details

10 Dec 2020

Geographic Regions Webinar Series: Alumni Perspectives from North Africa

Join the HBS Middle East & North Africa (MENA) Research Center as they moderate a panel of fellow alumni discussing their MBA experiences and the incredible HBS network in North Africa. View Details

September 2015
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Kaweyan: Female Entrepreneurship and the Past and Future of Afghanistan (B)

By: Geoffrey Jones and Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

This (B) case takes up the story of the Afghan female entrepreneur Kamila Sidiqi between 2009 and 2015. The case opens with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry praising her achievements at a State Department dinner in March 2015 for the newly elected President of... View Details

Keywords: Business or Company Management; Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Gender; Afghanistan

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10 Oct 2018
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6 Lessons Learned from a Summer of Entrepreneurship

As an unknown liquid dripped down my head and onto my face, I tried to keep my composure and continue our customer interview in Central Park. Melissa, my co-founder, helped me wipe my face as I wrapped up the interview. Our first day... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

22 Apr 2018
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Immigrant Entrepreneurship in America: Evidence from the Survey of Business Owners 2007 & 2012

Keywords: by Sari Pekkala Kerr and William R. Kerr

11 May 2017
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Industry Veteran Peter Barrett To Lead Harvard Business School's Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship

24 Jan 2012
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Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness: Implications for Saudi Arabia

By: Michael E. Porter

This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's articles and books, in particular, The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press, 1990), "Building the Microeconomic Foundations of Competitiveness," in The Global Competitiveness Report... View Details

Keywords: Economics; Saudi Arabia

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23 Nov 2021
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A Day in the Life

Keywords: work-life balance; entrepreneurship; leadership

28 Feb 2014
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Doing Business in Afghanistan

Keywords: terrorism; risk; entrepreneurship; Telecommunications; Telecommunications; Information

October 2016 (Revised July 2017)
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The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra: Cultural Entrepreneurship

By: Rohit Deshpande and Annelena Lobb

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (LA Phil), under the leadership of Deborah Borda, had enjoyed great successes in the 2000s and 2010s, even as other U.S. orchestras faltered. The architecturally acclaimed Walt Disney Concert Hall had opened its doors. The... View Details

Keywords: Product Positioning; Arts; Music Entertainment; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Growth and Maturation; Cultural Entrepreneurship; Music Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Los Angeles

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15 Feb 2023

Webinar for College Students: From Africa to the MBA

Join a panel of current students and alumni to learn about the HBS MBA experience. Whether you are just considering next steps in your academic and professional career or already know an MBA is in your... View Details

01 Jun 2023
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In Full Flower

At Bloom & Wild, delivering a joyful experience that fits through a letter-box door slot (Courtesy of Bloom & Wild Group) When Aron Gelbard (MBA 2009) cofounded London-based Bloom & Wild in 2013, he did so with a specific goal: to make... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; florist; marketing; supply chain management; Personal Services

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Pathways to Inclusive Entrepreneurship - Race, Gender & Equity

across three topics: the state of inclusive entrepreneurship; the perspectives from capital creators; and the founders themselves. In each episode, Sanchez speaks with a wide range of players, including key educators, funders, and... View Details