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- March 2011
- Background Note
Pitching Business Opportunities
By: Lynda M. Applegate, William R. Kerr and Alexis Brownell
This note can be used to develop a business plan pitch for a new venture. View Details
Keywords: Business Plan; Business Startups; Spoken Communication; Competency and Skills; Entrepreneurship
Applegate, Lynda M., William R. Kerr, and Alexis Brownell. "Pitching Business Opportunities." Harvard Business School Background Note 811-086, March 2011.
- Article
Highways and Spatial Location within Cities: Evidence from India
By: Ejaz Ghani, Arti Grover Goswami and William R. Kerr
We investigate the impact of the Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) highway project on the spatial organization and efficiency of manufacturing activity. The GQ project upgraded the quality and width of 3,633 miles of road in India. We use a difference-in-difference estimation... View Details
Ghani, Ejaz, Arti Grover Goswami, and William R. Kerr. "Highways and Spatial Location within Cities: Evidence from India." World Bank Economic Review 30, Suppl. 1 (March 2017): S97–S108.
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
From Das’s Desk
written and the insights and lessons they offer. The Disruptive Voice – A series that looks at examples of disruptive innovation being explored by academics, researchers, and practitioners who were inspired View Details
- June 2022
- Teaching Note
Katie Couric Media: Landing the First Client
By: N. Louis Shipley, William R. Kerr and Paige Boehmcke
Developed for teaching Entrepreneurial Sales, the Katie Couric Media case supports class discussion on client selection, sales strategy, and scaling a startup media firm. View Details
- Article
Risk Attitudes and Personality Traits of Entrepreneurs and Venture Team Members
By: Sari Pekkala Kerr, William R. Kerr and Margaret Dalton
Personality distinctions between entrepreneurs, nonfounder CEOs/leaders, and inventor employees have received limited attention, especially in innovative settings where they are working together. We surveyed these groups, along with other employees of innovative firms,... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurs; Inventors; Innovation; Risk; Personal Characteristics; Innovation and Invention; Risk and Uncertainty; Attitudes
Kerr, Sari Pekkala, William R. Kerr, and Margaret Dalton. "Risk Attitudes and Personality Traits of Entrepreneurs and Venture Team Members." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116, no. 36 (September 3, 2019): 17712–17716.
- Web
ARD - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
34 Doriot first served as chairman of the board of advisors of ARD and in December 1946 assumed the role of President of the company, by which time he had left active duty in the army. 35 William E. Barbour,... View Details
- 2009
- Working Paper
Clusters of Entrepreneurship
By: Edward L. Glaeser, William R. Kerr and Giacomo A.M. Ponzetto
- 15 Nov 2020
- News
Podcasts Engage New Audiences with HBS
Sahlman discusses how Khan Academy, a global online education nonprofit, strives to balance founder Sal Khan’s (MBA 2003) vision with the need to focus and scale. Prediction: How AI Will Affect Business, Work, and Life Bill Kerr speaks... View Details
- Web
Global Activities 2020-2021 - Global Activities 2021
Arrived: Integrating Refugees in Sweden” examines how job matching platforms in Sweden, Germany, and Italy have sought to address the challenging refugee crisis in their countries. Podcast Explores Unilever’s Digital Transformation In an HBS podcast, Professor View Details
- October 2022
- Background Note
Note on Cyberattacks and Regulatory Regimes
Describes common types of cyberattacks on enterprises and their costs, as well as the fragmentary regulatory regimes through which U.S. states and regulatory agencies at the start of 2021 attempted to encourage disclosure of cyberattacks and to pursue enforcement... View Details
Keywords: Regulations; Regulatory Agencies; Cyberattacks; Governance; Corporate Disclosure; Cybersecurity; Information Industry; Information Technology Industry; Health Industry; Financial Services Industry; United States
Nagle, Frank, George A. Riedel, William R. Kerr, and David Lane. "Note on Cyberattacks and Regulatory Regimes." Harvard Business School Background Note 723-392, October 2022.
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Faculty News
Nancy F. Koehn, a member of the Entrepreneurial and Service Management unit and an authority on business history, has been named a full professor. Honored in 1998 by the HBS Student Association for her classroom excellence, Koehn... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
countries. The Gift of Global Talent: How Migration Shapes Business, Economy & Society by William R. Kerr Stanford Business Books The global race... View Details
- Web
Buy Now, Pay Later: The Secondary Credit Market
the Uniform Small Loan Law, legalizing thousands of small lenders and providing some measure of consumer protection for their clients. 30 25 William R. Simpson and Florence Simpson, with Charles Samuels,... View Details
- 12 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 12
Performance of Indian Manufacturing By: Ghani, Ejaz, Arti Grover Goswami, and William R. Kerr Abstract—We investigate the impact of the Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) highway... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015
eventually drew the interest of all of Switzerland and neighboring countries to Holderbank, which suddenly became famous for more than cement and concrete. Small Victories: One Couple’s Surprising Adventures Building an Unrivaled Collection of American Prints View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Alumni Books
presidential portrayal. Next Generation Management Development: The Complete Guide and Resource by Robert D. Cecil (MBA ’68) and William J. Rothwell (John Wiley & Sons) This book contains a comprehensive... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
University Elections
Harvard Business School alumni are invited to participate in Harvard University’s elections for both the Board of Overseers and the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA). The elections will determine five new Overseers and six new HAA Directors. Ballots will be mailed View Details
- 07 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 7
Working Papers Growth Through Heterogeneous Innovations By: Akcigit, Ufuk, and William R. Kerr Abstract—We study how external versus internal innovations promote economic... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Manuscript Collections - A Chronicle of the China Trade
correspondence with Russell & Sturgis, another prominent China trading firm. Cushing, eager to return to Massachusetts, made arrangements to dissolve Perkins & Company by merging with Russell & Co in 1831. View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2020
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The Book of Esports: The Definitive Guide to Competitive Video Games by William Collis (MBA 2011) RosettaBooks Almost overnight, esports—or... View Details