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  • 20 May 2014
  • News

The Price of Wall Street’s Power

  • September 1996 (Revised November 1999)
  • Case

GLSTN 1996

By: James E. Austin, Willis M. Emmons III and David Maue
The Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Teachers Network (GLSTN), which aims to create respect for all within schools regardless of sexual orientation, faces significant challenges stemming from its rapid growth into a 30-chapter national organization. Issues include... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Culture; Problems and Challenges; Leadership; Networks; Policy; Change Management; Nonprofit Organizations; Leadership Development; Growth Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Education Industry
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  • 19 Jun 2019
  • News

Harvard Launches New MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Joint Degree

  • 18 Oct 2017
  • Blog Post

4 Advantages of the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program

two nuclear physicists for grandparents, I grew up in a strongly STEM household.  My family fostered in me a desire to understand how things worked and I latched on to the then-nascent Internet and computer revolution. When it came time... View Details
  • 13 May 2015
  • News

America’s Transportation Infrastructure Needs Entrepreneurs

  • May 2010
  • Article

Loan Syndication and Credit Cycles

By: Victoria Ivashina and David Scharfstein
Cyclicality in the supply of business credit has been the focus of a considerable amount of research. This cyclicality can stem from shocks to borrowers' collateral, which affect firms' ability to raise capital if agency and information problems are significant (Ben S.... View Details
Keywords: Business Cycles; Capital; Credit; Banks and Banking; Financing and Loans; System Shocks; Financial Services Industry
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  • 20 Mar 2012
  • News

Flush With Cash, Apple Plans Buyback and Dividend

  • 03 Sep 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Is It Even Possible to Dam the Flow of Misleading Content Online?

As a polarizing US presidential election nears, moderating controversial content on social media poses a pressing problem for tech giants. But no matter how many employees they hire, lines of code they write, or new content policies they implement, major platforms face... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Information Technology; Technology
  • February 1999
  • Case

Tele-Communications, Inc. (A): Cascading Miracles

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann
John Malone, CEO of Tele-Communications, Inc. (TCI), the largest U.S. cable television company, is in the midst of a strategic and operational turnaround. TCI has been losing market share to direct-to-home satellite broadcasters, and Malone is considering a bold new... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Operations; Television Entertainment; Business Strategy; Volatility; Telecommunications Industry; United States
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  • 29 Nov 2017
  • News

People Like People Who Ask Questions Listen

  • Research Summary

Overview

By: Lakshmi Ramarajan
How do people manage their professional identity alongside other identities traditionally considered outside the domain of work, such as identities stemming from their family roles, personal values, race, class, gender, and nationality? Professor Ramarajan’s research... View Details
  • 2012
  • Book

Venture Capital, Private Equity, and the Financing of Entrepreneurship

By: Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon and Felda Hardymon
Venture Capital, Private Equity, and the Financing of Entrepreneurship stems from a realization that private equity overall—defined in this volume as venture capital and buyouts but excluding hedge funds—has become a vastly more sizable and influential part of the... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Private Equity; Financing and Loans; Entrepreneurship
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  • 02 Apr 2012
  • News

'People Problems' Sink Most Startups

  • 02 Dec 2010
  • News

Harvard Business School Names New Kaplan Life Sciences Fellows

  • Career Coach

Whit Collier

Whit Collier (HBS ’04, Harvard College ’99) advises students on their paths towards alignment and fulfillment in career and life. He guides clients through transitions, challenges and inflection points, bringing a balance of thoughtful and intuitive inquiry, coupled... View Details
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The Supply Chain Economy: A New Industry Categorization for Understanding Innovation in Services

By: Karen Mills
An active debate has centered on the importance of manufacturing for driving innovation in the U.S. economy. This paper offers an alternative framework that focuses on the role of suppliers of goods and services (the “supply chain economy”) in national performance. We... View Details
  • 04 Dec 2019
  • News

Amazon's Expansion In Baltimore

  • October 2020
  • Article

The Supply Chain Economy: A New Industry Categorization for Understanding Innovation in Services

By: Mercedes Delgado and Karen G. Mills
An active debate has centered on the importance of manufacturing for driving innovation in the U.S. economy. This paper offers an alternative framework that focuses on the role of suppliers of goods and services (the “supply chain economy”) in national performance. We... View Details
Keywords: Supply Chain Industries; Business-to-consumer Industries; Services; Innovation; Economy; Framework; Supply Chain; Service Operations; Innovation and Invention; Economic Growth; United States
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  • 21 Oct 2012
  • News

Why There Are So Many Conflicts in Pro Sports (And What to Do About Them)

  • April 2009 (Revised June 2020)
  • Case

Al Capone

By: Tom Nicholas and David Chen
In 1929, Chicago, IL mob boss Al Capone was at the height of his power. As head of the extensive crime organization known as "The Outfit" during most of U.S.'s Prohibition Era (1920-1933), Capone oversaw hundreds of brothels, speakeasies, and roadhouses which served as... View Details
Keywords: Bootlegging; Entrepreneurship; Crime and Corruption; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Business History; United States; Chicago
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