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  • 2016
  • Working Paper

Entrepreneurs and the Co-Creation of Ecotourism in Costa Rica

By: Geoffrey Jones and Andrew Spadafora
Between the 1970s and the 2000s, Costa Rica became established as the world’s leading ecotourism destination. This working paper suggests that although Costa Rica benefited from biodiversity and a pleasant climate, the country’s preeminence in ecotourism requires more... View Details
Keywords: Tourism; Latin America; Business History; Sustainable Strategy; Sustainability; Nonprofit; Entrepreneurs; Environment; Entrepreneurship; History; Environmental Sustainability; Tourism Industry; Costa Rica
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  • Web

Asia Pacific - Global

refraining from expropriation. Additional predictions of the framework are tested and supported by the data. June 2025 Case TagHive: Edtech Pricing and Distributor Decisions By: Isamar Troncoso , Frank V. Cespedes and Stacy Straaberg Education technology (edtech) View Details
  • 09 Jun 2003
  • Research & Ideas

The Benefits of “Not Invented Here”

those small companies accounted for over 22 percent of all industrial R&D spending, while the largest companies' share of spending declined to just over 40 percent. These data reflect the changing... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Feb 2001
  • Research & Ideas

The Ten Deadly Mistakes of Wanna-Dots

Increasingly, it seems, there are just two types of companies left in the world: dot-coms and "wanna-dots." The dot-coms, of course, are the pure Internet companies operating on-line businesses.... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
  • Web

MBA Experience - Health Care

visit campus regularly. Meet CEOs from companies such as Eli Lilly, Vertex, Tenet Healthcare, BCBS, Boston Scientific, and Partners In Health, as well as venture capital firms, entrepreneurs, and health care consultants. The Health Care... View Details
  • July 2012
  • Case

Revenue Solutions, LLC

By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Ari Wasserman and Nick Esayian were both dissatisfied with their future prospects in their current careers. Wasserman, who managed an infomercial business for a direct response consumer marketing company, wanted more flexibility and ownership. Esayian was the CEO of... View Details
Keywords: Work-Life Balance; Partners and Partnerships; Small Business; Israel; United States
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  • March 2004 (Revised May 2005)
  • Case

Shurgard Self-Storage: Expansion to Europe

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Indra Reinbergs
Shurgard, a U.S.-based firm that rents storage facilities to consumers and small businesses, is considering financing options for rapid expansion of its European operations. Five years after entering Europe, Shurgard Europe has opened 17 facilities in Belgium, France,... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Valuation; Business Model; Governing and Advisory Boards; Entrepreneurship; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Service Industry; Belgium; France; Sweden; United States; Europe
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  • 07 Jul 2022
  • HBS Case

How a Multimillion-Dollar Ice Cream Startup Melted Down (and Bounced Back)

to fantasize about big ideas,” Smith recalled. “After our first four days, and after we saw such great press and reviews, those dreams started to shape how we thought about the future.” At that juncture, Smith and Cuscuna made a critical mistake that would set their... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
  • 17 May 2010
  • Research & Ideas

What Brazil Teaches About Investor Protection

"levels" for publicly traded corporations according to how protected small investors were: level 1, level 2, and the highest level, New Market. Today, most of the IPOs are for companies that are... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Banking; Financial Services
  • February 2014 (Revised April 2015)
  • Case

Go Beyond Investing

By: Lynda Applegate, Vincent Dessain, Emilie Billaud and Daniela Beyersdorfer
In 2013, Brigitte Baumann, founder of the Pan-European angel investing provider Go Beyond Investing, reflected on the evolution of her venture and the way forward. Her company, which offered deal flow and training to novice and experienced angel investors and ran... View Details
Keywords: Equity; Investment; Business or Company Management; Growth Management; Leadership; Financial Services Industry; Europe; Switzerland
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  • 23 Apr 2014
  • HBS Case

Are Electronic Cigarettes a Public Good or Health Hazard?

health," one health advocate said. Consisting of a small barrel-shaped design that mimics an actual cigarette, the devices vaporize a liquid nicotine solution, which is then inhaled without the tar and carcinogens found in smoke.... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage; Advertising
  • 23 Jul 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: ‘Talk, Inc.’

spirit and in practice, organizational conversation is quite different from corporate communication. The latter function grew naturally out of the command-and-control model. Top-down and one-way in its orientation, corporate communication aptly suited the needs of... View Details
Keywords: Re: Boris Groysberg
  • 04 Sep 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Jumpstarting Innovation: Using Disruption to Your Advantage

Mature companies understand that to compete today they need to innovate. But finding sources of innovation while still paying attention to the current business can be a struggle. The good news, says Harvard Business School professor Lynda... View Details
Keywords: by Lynda M. Applegate
  • 28 May 2024
  • In Practice

Job Search Advice for a Tough Market: Think Broadly and Stay Flexible

industry- or function-specific in focus, while other firms concentrate on small or family businesses, the public sector, and even private equity. By limiting your focus to the major strategic firms, you will significantly decrease the... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • Web

Finance - Faculty & Research

Meyer June 2025 | Case | Faculty Research On January 27, 2025, the head of a relatively small hedge fund named Late Apex Partners sent a highly critical letter to the board of directors of Vail Resorts, the world’s largest ski resort... View Details
  • 17 Feb 2020
  • Sharpening Your Skills

How Entrepreneurs Can Find the Right Problem to Solve

discovery to validate a problem but don’t yet have a product, my follow-up question is: “How do you know people or companies will use your product?” Answers are equally discouraging. More often than not, I hear examples of interest tests,... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin

    Teaming

    New breakthrough thinking in organizational learning, leadership, and change

    Continuous improvement, understanding complex systems, and promoting innovation are all part of the landscape of learning challenges... View Details

    • 01 Aug 2012
    • What Do You Think?

    Should CEOs Worry About ‘Too Big to Succeed?’

    government intervention " Gerald Nanninga was less willing to accept the notion of "too big to succeed," setting forth several ways of scaling up a company to minimize the burden of size on management. As he put it, "... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing; Financial Services
    • Web

    Latin America - Global

    greatly increased the volume of in-depth research and course materials that focus on business management issues specific to Latin American companies. This has also enabled HBS to strengthen its relationships with important companies and... View Details
    • Profile

    Jeremy Andrus

    about. That’s because last year he was named president and CEO of Skullcandy, an edgily hip global company that does business at the intersection of consumer electronics, media, and lifestyle branding. Skullcandy, which Andrus helped... View Details
    Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products; Entertainment / Media