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- 01 Sep 2023
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Hands-on Learning About Global Markets
A certificate of appreciation was presented to Ellie Care representatives Francisco Garcia Zavaleta (COO) and Gervasio Videla Dorna (cofounder and CEO), at left, and to Patricio Alba (cofounder and CIO), far right, by HBS students Maxwell... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 19 Oct 2022
- Op-Ed
Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup
mean you are “dating more than one person at a time,” but you’ll be far clearer about fit through this series of conversations. NOTE: Finding a half-dozen candidates may not be easy. Tap into your network, ask prospective investors,... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 10 Feb 2020
- In Practice
6 Ways That Emerging Technology Is Disrupting Business Strategy
monetizing their offerings in very different ways. The fact that many of these digital firms are based on a ‘platform’ business model—a term that only applied to railroads a few decades ago—only goes to show how far the new technologies... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 13 Dec 2019
- Blog Post
All Is Well in Texas: How Julia Cheek Founded Her At-Home Lab Testing Startup, EverlyWell
routinely returns to Boston to attend the Rock 100, a biennial event that HBS holds for start-up alums in entrepreneurship, and feels “it is by far the most helpful event put on my HBS. It’s a world-class resource for alums. HBS has been... View Details
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Bankruptcy | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
rate of return on a fixed schedule) but not its toxic real estate assets, and Nomura announced its purchase of the firm’s Asian and European operations. Leadership Transitions Global Impact of the Collapse [16 ] Erin Callan Montella, Full Circle: A Memoir of Leaning in... View Details
- March 2006
- Module Note
Managing Innovation in an Uncertain World: Module 4: Sensing Opportunity
Describes the fourth module of the 30-session Harvard Business School elective course Managing Innovation in an Uncertain World. The course helps students understand the challenges that uncertainty implies for innovation and how to overcome them. The course emphasizes... View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Management; Problems and Challenges; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Projects; Opportunities; Risk and Uncertainty; Perspective; Value Creation; Networks; Alignment
MacCormack, Alan D. "Managing Innovation in an Uncertain World: Module 4: Sensing Opportunity." Harvard Business School Module Note 606-104, March 2006.
Boulevard of Broken Dreams: Why Public Efforts to Boost Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Have Failed--and What to Do About It
Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tel Aviv—the global hubs of entrepreneurial activity—all bear the marks of government investment. Yet, for every public intervention that spurs entrepreneurial activity, there are many failed efforts that waste untold billions in taxpayer... View Details
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Eduardo Avalos
Coming to HBS is like... Experiencing everything, everywhere, all at once. It can be overwhelming, challenging, fast-paced, but deeply inspirational and rewarding. Most importantly, as a student with dreams far greater than the... View Details
- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
Restoring a Global Economy, 1950–1980
richest and most developed countries maintained very high levels of protection for agricultural products, far higher than before 1913.3 The advent of floating exchange rates permitted a huge explosion in international finance markets from... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones
- 13 Dec 2022
- Research & Ideas
The Color of Private Equity: Quantifying the Bias Black Investors Face
of the reason minority-owned funds face higher bars to success is because of discrimination, Lerner says that “easy solutions are few and far between.” Even so, he believes a publicly available resource listing minority-owned funds would... View Details
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Breaking the Code of Change
strategy and to learn from actions taken about the effectiveness of changes made. Its focus is on the development of a high-commitment culture. Its means consist of high involvement, and consultants and incentives are relied on far less... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Beer & Nitin Nohria
- 30 May 2024
- News
How to Have Effective Conversations
with another person. But as we've been having this conversation, I realize just how far reaching these implications are, how important it is for us to have good conversation. So tell me how this knowledge has helped you approach... View Details
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The Role of Leaders - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
employees and shareholders look at the company. In many companies, leadership has degenerated into orchestrating operational improvements and making deals. But the leader’s role is broader and far more important. General management is... View Details
- 13 Jan 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Private Equity and Industry Performance
- December 2009
- Article
Negotiation? Auction? A Deal Maker's Guide
What's the best way to buy or sell an asset? Should you hold an auction and accept the most attractive offer? Or should you identify the most likely prospects and negotiate with them privately? Auctions became increasingly popular after the internet opened wide the... View Details
Keywords: Assets; Auctions; Market Transactions; Negotiation; Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions
Subramanian, Guhan. "Negotiation? Auction? A Deal Maker's Guide." Harvard Business Review 87, no. 12 (December 2009).
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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship
information to the income statement. Moreover, there are far more serious issues in accounting and governance that warrant attention including the level and structure of executive compensation, other liability and asset accounting... View Details
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Curriculum - Business & Environment
these solutions confront a number of challenges that are distinct from those faced by more mainstream startups. This course has been built from the ground up to dig deeply into these challenges and to provide impactful and actionable frameworks which build on all the... View Details
- May 21, 2020
- Editorial
Primary Care Is Hurting: Why Aren't Private Insurers Pitching In?
By: Leemore S. Dafny and J. Michael McWilliams
Primary care clinicians are the front line for patients with suspected infection. We rely on them to diagnose, triage, and manage patients with potential or confirmed COVID infections. They are also responsible for keeping non-COVID medical conditions under control... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19; Primary Care; Health Pandemics; Health Care and Treatment; Financial Condition; Insurance
Dafny, Leemore S., and J. Michael McWilliams. "Primary Care Is Hurting: Why Aren't Private Insurers Pitching In?" Health Affairs Blog (May 21, 2020).
- May 2007
- Article
Inner Work Life: Understanding the Subtext of Business Performance
By: Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer
Anyone in management knows that employees have their good days and their bad days and that, for the most part, the reasons for their ups and downs are unknown. Most managers simply shrug their shoulders at this fact of work life. But does it matter, in terms of... View Details
Amabile, Teresa M., and Steven J. Kramer. "Inner Work Life: Understanding the Subtext of Business Performance." Harvard Business Review 85, no. 5 (May 2007).
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Curb Appeal
dumping its waste directly into the ocean. The ensuing shift to landfills and incinerators led to mounting environmental concerns, which the city off-loaded by sending its trash to be buried or burned in places as far afield as... View Details