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- 08 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Building the Bridge from Nonprofit to VC with Joshua Mbanusi (MBA 2021)
2021) prove not only is this goal attainable, but also that experience outside of investing can be highly transferable and valuable to the field. Mbanusi’s Road to HBS When sharing the story of his path to HBS and venture capital, Mbanusi... View Details
- 15 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Free Software
vendors like IBM and Oracle on the open source community. Why are proprietary firms diving into open source? The answer (it's good for business) is hardly shocking. But the line from investing in OSS to profiting from a product is not as... View Details
- 02 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
‘Retail Revolution’ Excerpt: The Scale of the Ecommerce Threat
threat is different from what retailers have faced in the past. Although Walmart took an enormous amount of market share in a diverse set of categories, many retailers were able to respond to and effectively co-exist with Walmart. Related... View Details
- 21 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
Don’t Get Buried in Customer Data—Use It
top players' market share declined more than 10 percent. Not surprisingly, many executives' faith in CRM has waned. In a 2001 Bain & Co. survey of the 25 most popular management tools, CRM was ranked near the bottom. In a follow-up... View Details
Keywords: by Jean Ayers
- 20 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 20, 2015
profit than a constant emissions price under an emissions tax, which contradicts popular arguments that the greater uncertainty under cap-and-trade will erode value. We further show that two operational drivers underlie this result: i)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Unfulfilled Promise of Educational Technology
game-changer. Programs are developing that allow teachers to share lesson plans and streamline grading. On a district level, technology can help pair teachers and students. "Currently, nearly 80 percent of school funding is spent on... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
One-on-One with Peter Cuneo
event” and “radical change” for the company, Marvel has secured $525 million of nonrecourse debt (its film characters serve as collateral) to produce ten motion pictures. With Paramount as its distributor, Marvel will oversee all other aspects of the films and enjoy... View Details
- 21 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Is a Gap in Small-Business Credit Holding Back the American Economy?
access to public institutional debt and equity capital markets and the uncertainty of small business profits makes retained earnings a necessarily less stable source of capital. About 48 percent of business owners report a major bank as... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Building Bridges: New Dimensions in Negotiation
establish a demilitarized buffer zone under the Egyptian flag rather than continue a vain zero-sum search over where to draw the boundary line in the sand. Although shared interests matter, Sebenius says, skilled two-dimensional... View Details
Keywords: by Anita M. Harris
- 27 Oct 2016
- News
Paying It Forward
profit margins, so getting rid of that problem can mean retailers make their profit, or even double it. “It’s been motivating to create something out of nothing, and make a step change in things, as opposed to just optimizing what’s... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Student Conferences, at a Glance
group of successful entrepreneurs who shared their experiences of launching and sustaining a minority-owned business. “Start planning early. Save money. And go back to your community,” said L. Londell McMillan, president and CEO of L.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Educating, Connecting, and Mobilizing Around Climate Change
year as a research-based platform to address topics of worldwide import to business, BiGS integrates and amplifies work currently underway at HBS and sparks new avenues of inquiry. In the case of climate change, that means exploring ways to View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 02 Aug 2021
- What Do You Think?
Can Companies with Remote Management Succeed?
branches as well as the internet, but not through employees managing from home. Mat Ishbia, president and CEO of UWM Holdings, shares the sentiment. As he puts it in the same report, “We are better together. If you have an amazing... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Our Godrej Site Visit
across the country. If we must, we will adaptPrevention would be more apt Enlightened citizen participation,Enables mangrove conservation. These were wise—and catchy—words shared to our IFC India class by the Chairman of the Board at... View Details
- 29 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 29
such a way that talent is developed along with the business. Publisher's link: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/esm/doifinder/10.1057/9781137294678.0085 August 2013 International Journal of Industrial Organization Information and Two-Sided Platform View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
The Race Against Resistance
Waltham, Massachusetts, suggests two main reasons why so few new antibiotics are in the pipeline. First, antibiotics are used for relatively short courses and, as a result, aren’t as profitable as chronic-care medicines. Second, in the... View Details
Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov
- 26 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 26, 2007
subsidies by permitting them to use Foreign Sales Corporations to exempt a fraction of export profits from taxation. Share prices of American exporters fell sharply on this news, and its implication that the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 May 2018
- HBS Case
How Would You Price One of the World's Great Watches?
Underprice an innovation, and you leave profit on the table. Overprice an innovation, and you may not be able to sell it. Price discipline is another critical issue. “It’s very difficult to start with a high price and then go down because... View Details
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Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details
- 06 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018
developing products that created shared value, defined as those that both generated profits and created positive social impact. One of the primary ways the company advanced such products was through... View Details