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Entrepreneurial Finance (Q2) - Course Catalog
employee, advisor or investor. However, the course is also appropriate for students interested in gaining a broader view of the financing landscape for young firms, going beyond the basics View Details
- 17 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
How ‘Hybrid’ Nonprofits Can Stay on Mission
the number of active borrowers plummeted, and the profit margin dropped, too. "They basically had to deal with conflict that became intractable," Battilana says. Los Andes's launch in 1995 came three years... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 12 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Operations and the Competitive Edge
Obstacles facing companies in today's hyper-competitive global markets are seemingly more complex than ever, to the point that managers must rethink many of the basic principles View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Andrew H. Tisch, MBA 1977
four children were old enough to do basic math, Tisch set up a fund for each of them that was to be used for charity. “Rather than spend money on another iPod,” says Charlotte, 17, Tisch’s youngest daughter,... View Details
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What are the top resources for nonprofit company/sector research?
target="new">Chronicle of Philanthropy: Our subscription to the online product includes access to articles, a jobs section, and interactive features. A Facts and Figures section includes data on donors, charities & foundations,... View Details
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DEC - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
Equipment Corporation (DEC) that would change the course of computer technology. DEC was the brainchild of Kenneth H. Olsen and Harlan Anderson. A US Navy veteran, Olsen was... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Get Ready for Saudi Oil Shock
resource. All sorts of smart people will state categorically that $60 oil will basically destroy the world economies. Give me a break! It would be a good thing for oil prices to go up? It would be a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faster, Bigger, Stronger: Supersizing the NFL
aware of the potential ramifications if the player-safety issue is not resolved satisfactorily. "At the NFL level, it's a priority to make the game better and safer through rule and equipment improvements," O'Reilly declares. He speaks... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Steve Schwarzman
still some of that today. A lot of investors were not as familiar with private equity, so we needed to basically spend time just trying to explain what was going on.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
HBS Grads Make Their Mark in India
Group CEO Abhi Shah (MBA ’06) Clutch Group is a global provider of legal support services, working with corporate legal departments and major law firms. Founded in 2006, based in Washington, D.C., with... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
The Same the World Over: Focusing on Customers and Innovation Brings Success
achievement-oriented culture," Deshpandé notes. Would this hold true among Asian firms? For the purposes of the Asian study, the researchers labeled four basic culture types - Tigers, Rabbits, Monkeys, and... View Details
Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Empowering Entrepreneurially Minded Students
In 1947, Professor Myles Mace, a pioneer in the study of entrepreneurship and corporate governance, introduced a unique offering into the MBA curriculum called The Management View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 10 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
High Note: Managing the Medici String Quartet
tremendous analogies here to corporate innovation. Q: The case describes tension between a driving creative passion and the lure of easy work. How did Paul Robertson and the group manage that conflict? A:... View Details
- 04 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
RealNetworks, CNET, and Judo Strategy
active medium. Larger ads become part of the user's experience, because they allow for much richer information delivery." Glaser: Surfers Will Pay RealNetworks, which achieved ubiquity on personal computers around the world by giving... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 24 Aug 2017
- News
Unlocking Potential
Reset is focused on a couple of basic truths about most people in prison, Anderson says. First, prisoners will get out someday. The majority of US inmates are serving sentences... View Details
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Polaroid Films - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
photographs A Basic Demonstration A demonstration of polarizing discs Annual Christmas Message to Employees of Polaroid Corporation, 1946 At the annual staff Christmas party in... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Books
reenergized by strategic thinking and new competitive approaches, the United States will be forced to reexamine some of its own weaknesses, such as a poor education system, adversarial approaches to problem solving, a declining commitment... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Andrea Silbert
Photo courtesy Andrea Silbert As a child growing up in Brookline, Massachusetts, Andrea C. Silbert (MBA/MPA 1992) never hesitated when asked what she was going to be when she grew up. Like her parents, she and her three siblings expected to be doctors. But things... View Details
- 15 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Going Green Makes Good Business Sense
and strategy with an emphasis on environmental management, Reinhardt recently shared his expertise with HBS alumni during reunion weekend. His talk, titled "Down to Earth: Applying Basic Business Principles to Environmental... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 13 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
Managing the Support Staff Identity Crisis
Last year, Harvard Business School professor Ranjay Gulati met with the marketing department of a large American corporation and posed a seemingly simple question: What do marketing people actually do?... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel