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  • July 2019
  • Teaching Note

Arlan Hamilton and Backstage Capital

By: Laura Huang
Teaching Note for HBS No. 419-029. Frustrated by an inability to convince existing venture capital firms to invest in companies led by women, people of color, and LGBT founders, Arlan Hamilton started her own firm, Backstage Capital, in 2015. Hamilton understood the... View Details
Keywords: Black Leadership; LGBTQ; People Of Color; Entrepreneurship; Mission and Purpose; Venture Capital; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Identity; Personal Characteristics; Prejudice and Bias; Social Issues; Diversity; Gender; Race
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  • 10 Apr 2007
  • First Look

First Look: April 10, 2007

  Working PapersNone this week.   Cases & Course MaterialsAscent Media Group (A) Harvard Business School Case 607-064 Ascent Media races to adapt to the changes resulting from increasing digitalization of its business, from creative... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 18 Mar 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Want to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part I]

whole lot less ambiguity." In the lessened "ambiguity" of the Palm-to-Handspring story lay many of the lessons Hart hoped her second-year students would hear as their teams raced toward end-of-semester classroom... View Details
Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg
  • 06 Mar 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Winners and Losers at the Olympics

cable channels were aimed at ardent fans who wanted live, beginning-to-end, daytime coverage, from cross-country ski races to early rounds of the hockey tournament. And then there were the real fanatic fans and new media aficionados who... View Details
Keywords: Re: Stephen A. Greyser; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation; Sports
  • 23 Jun 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS

Pharmaceutical Industries, to be published by The Free Press in 2004]. It includes a chapter on biotechnology, the next industry that will create a sea change in our lives. Spar: And biotechnology will go through the same pattern of development we've discussed. The... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
  • 17 Apr 2007
  • First Look

First Look: April 17, 2007

http://www.e-elgar.co.uk/Bookentry_Main.lasso?id=4045 Colorblindness and Diversity: Conflicting Goals in Decisions Influenced by Race Authors:Michael I. Norton, Joseph A. Vandello, Andrew Biga, and John M. Darley Periodical:Social... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 20 Jan 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Fixing Corporate Governance: A Roundtable Discussion at Harvard Business School

important in the U.S. system. There is extraordinary freedom for business and other actors to race ahead, while at the same time, a range of stakeholders can question, claim their share, or put up guardrails around that headlong rush... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
  • November 2024
  • Case

Demond Martin and WellWithAll

By: Hise Gibson, Archie L. Jones and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
This case study chronicles the transformative entrepreneurial path of Demond Martin, co-founder and CEO of WellWithAll, a health and wellness startup. Motivated by a pivotal life experience and deep concern for racial health inequities, Martin transitions from a... View Details
Keywords: Customers; Diversity; Ethnicity; Race; Health; Recruitment; Leadership Style; Management Style; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Product Positioning; Organizational Culture; Mission and Purpose; Relationships; Trust; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Investment; Business Startups; Transition; Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products Industry; Retail Industry; Health Industry; United States; Chicago; Boston; Atlanta; North Carolina; District of Columbia
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  • September 2021
  • Case

Brown Capital Management

By: Luis M. Viceira, Emily R. McComb and Sarah Mehta
Set in July 2021, this case looks at several growth strategies under consideration at Brown Capital, the second-oldest Black-owned asset management firm in the U.S. Since its 1983 founding, Baltimore-based Brown Capital has specialized in small company growth... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Growth and Development Strategy; Diversity; Race; Finance; Equity; Public Equity; Stocks; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Investment; Investment Portfolio; Employee Stock Ownership Plan; Recruitment; Retention; Selection and Staffing; Employee Ownership; Strategy; Financial Services Industry; United States; Maryland; Baltimore
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  • 15 Oct 2008
  • First Look

First Look: October 15, 2008

difference facilitates performance. Though older children exhibit superior performance on a race-neutral version of the task, their tendency to avoid acknowledging race hinders objective success when race is... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • September 2024
  • Case

The Health Equity Accelerator at Boston Medical Center

By: Susanna Gallani, Mary Witkowski and Katie Sonnefeldt
This case describes how Boston Medical Center, a hospital and safety net organization, changed its strategic approach to health equity after realizing that previous efforts were not sufficient to address the health disparities among their patients. In 2021, the Health... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Health Disorders; Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Innovation Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Decisions; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Diversity; Race; Ethnicity; Urban Scope; Local Range; Equality and Inequality; Health Industry; Boston
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  • 25 Jul 2006
  • First Look

First Look: July 25, 2006

Case 806-124 Dick Berggren, well-known FOXTV announcer for NASCAR races and executive editor of Speedway Illustrated magazine, considers how to grow the business he founded and balance his time, energy, and commitments to his wife.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Apr 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019

LGBTQ rights and race relations. In the first study of this phenomenon, we implement two framed field experiments to provide evidence on how CEO activism can influence public opinions about government policies and consumer attitudes... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 01 Jul 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Crowdfunding a Poor Investment?

crowdfunding will shake up the world of traditional VC financing. One venture capitalist Nanda interviewed for a case study expressed fears that it might lead to a kind of arms race among investors. "A lot of companies that probably... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services
  • 15 Jan 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019

Business School Case 718-005 Populism in America: Fake News, Alternative Facts and Elite Betrayal in the Trump Era During the 2016 U.S. election, long-time politician Hillary Clinton, a Democrat, and celebrity billionaire Donald Trump, a Republican, faced off in a... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 04 Jun 2013
  • First Look

First Look: June 4

race tracks, interactive tombstones, and stride-changing running shoes. These four products form the basis to assess the drivers of new product adoption. In particular, one of the critical tasks in marketing new innovations is predicting... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 30 Mar 2010
  • First Look

First Look: March 30

disproportionately affected by international financial integration. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-012.pdf Nominal versus Indexed Debt: A Quantitative Horse Race Authors:Laura Alfaro and Fabio Kanczuk Abstract The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Mar 2010
  • Research & Ideas

One Strategy: Aligning Planning and Execution

and align capabilities to drive its execution. Planning is central to the One Strategy approach. But the planning process we describe is going to surprise many executives. It's not the usual top-down, rigid, budget-style race for... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services
  • 29 Oct 2007
  • HBS Case

Marketing Maria: Managing the Athlete Endorsement

endorsers. Formula 1 racing, golf, tennis, and soccer account for the lion's share of endorsers with global appeal. In the United States, football, basketball, baseball, and NASCAR racing probably account for the largest share of... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Sports
  • 21 Dec 2010
  • First Look

First Look: December 21

through which reliability and validity are enhanced for organizational learning Race at the Top: How Companies Shape the Inclusion of African Americans on Their Boards in Response to Institutional Pressures Authors:Clayton S. Rose and... View Details

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