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Werner von Siemens and the Electric Telegraph

By: Geoffrey Jones and Bjoern von Siemens

This case describes the nineteenth century founding by Werner Siemens of the Siemens electrical business in Germany. Werner's dual role as inventor and entrepreneur is explored as he created one of the world's first multinational enterprises, whose growth initially... View Details

Keywords: Business Organization; Family Business; Entrepreneurship; Multinational Firms and Management; Business History; Growth and Development Strategy; Electronics Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Germany

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September 2020
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True North: Pioneering Analytics, Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence

By: Karim R. Lakhani, Kairavi Dey and Hannah Mayer

True North was a private equity fund that specialized in the growth and buyout of mid-market, India-centric companies. The leadership team initially believed that technology was not core to traditional businesses and steered clear of new age technology-oriented... View Details

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Information Technology; Management; Operations; Organizations; Leadership; Innovation and Invention; Business Model; AI and Machine Learning; Computer Industry; Technology Industry

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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

most powerful force humans have ever created. It’s been the source of both enormo... From Learning to Teaching Business and Entrepreneurship Alex Landon Kaitlin Klaustermeier 28 Jun 2018 Five weeks ago on... View Details

20 Nov 2014
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Finalists Announced in Harvard Business School-Harvard Medical School Health Acceleration Challenge

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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

you as well!” I hung up the phone and looked out the window of my company’s conf... We’re All on the Same Team: Reflections from SOCAP17 Yael Gilboa 09 Nov 2017 A few weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to attend breakfasts View Details

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2023 For its 24th edition, more than 500 students, faculty, and practitioners gathered again at Harvar... New MBA Course Asks Students: What’s More Important—Purpose or Profits? Barbara DeLollis 16 Mar 2023 Institute for the Study of... View Details

05 Nov 2019
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Environmental Change and Ground-level Impact

Established in 2010, the HBS Business & Environment Initiative (BEI) works to deepen understanding of the environmental challenges facing View Details

First Quarter 1996
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Electronic Commerce: Building Blocks of New Business Opportunity

By: L. M. Applegate, C.W. Holsapple, R. Kalakota, F.J. Radermacher and A.B. Whinston

Keywords: Internet and the Web; Opportunities

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enables students to apply their classroom training as th... SEI's Growing Focus on Nonprofit Board Leadership Rob Zeaske 25 Aug 2021 As the Social Enterprise Initiative looks to its next twenty-five years of service to HBS View Details

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Your Social Entrepreneurship checklist | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

mailing list Business and Environment Initiative The Digital, Data, and Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard Race,... View Details

22 Jun 2021
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The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients

gain with considerable pain A crucial point to reinforce is that the vast majority of lift outs involve a team moving from one company (OldCo) to its direct competitor (NewCo). Occasionally, a firm goes out of business View Details

Keywords: by Robin Abrahams, Boris Groysberg, and Steven L. Manchel

30 Sep 2022
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News from the Gender Initiative: Q+A with Robin Ely and Colleen Ammerman

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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Curriculum Social Enterprise Student Club Social Entrepreneurship Summer Fellows Technology for Good Transformative Impact Tri-Sector Impact A Call for Tri-Sector Athletes Matt Segneri 06 Apr 2017 Given the complexity of problems facing View Details

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How to Apply | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

case-by-case basis up until the committee meets in early November, and an award is not guaranteed. In submitting your application, please note the reason for the late application. Deadlines 01 OCT 2024 Application deadline for the 2025... View Details

19 Sep 2017
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Senior Lecturer John Macomber Wins Prize for Excellence in Sustainable Business Education

20 Apr 2012
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Why Every Company Needs a CSR Strategy and How to Build It

Keywords: by Kash Rangan, Lisa A. Chase & Sohel Karim

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Filter Results: (228) Submit Author Types Alumni HBS Staff SE Practitioners SEI Faculty SEI Team Students Topics Alumni for Impact Alumni Programs Arts Business for Social Impact Business School Executive... View Details

2020
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Immigration Policy Levers for U.S. Innovation and Startups

By: William R. Kerr and Sari Pekkala Kerr

Immigrants account for about a quarter of U.S. invention and entrepreneurship despite a policy environment that is not well suited for these purposes. This chapter reviews the U.S. immigration policy environment that governs how skilled migrants move to America for... View Details