• 18 Jul 2023
• News

The First Five Years: Brooke Biederman (MBA 2019)

I’ll think, what commercial IP products could a project generate? It's a hybrid business-creative Mad Libs I love. What was your favorite class at HBS? A three-way tie between Arts & Cultural Entrepreneurship, Brand Strategy, and The Moral Leader. Arts & Cultural View Details

Keywords: Robert Bochnak

Lauren H. Cohen

Lauren Cohen is the L.E. Simmons Professor in the Finance & Entrepreneurial Management Units at Harvard Business School and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is an Editor of the Review of Financial... View Details

Keywords: asset management; brokerage; financial services; federal government; investment banking industry; state government

• Web

Latin America - Global

expanding equity ownership, poverty alleviation, and fostering deeper community collaborations. October 2024 EVENT Entrepreneurship Event in Mexico City LARC hosted a breakfast in Mexico City, bringing together a diverse group of View Details

• 20 Jun 2019
• News

What Tech Pioneers Can Learn From Emerging Markets

• August 2010 (Revised September 2011)
• Case

Driving Sustainability at Bloomberg L.P.

By: Christopher Marquis, Daniel Beunza, Fabrizio Ferraro and Bobbi Thomason

Describes the addition of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance indicators to the Bloomberg terminal. The initiative grew out of Bloomberg's broader sustainability initiatives and is an example of how committed employees can create positive social... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Knowledge Dissemination; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Culture; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Publishing Industry; New York (city, NY)

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Marquis, Christopher, Daniel Beunza, Fabrizio Ferraro, and Bobbi Thomason. "Driving Sustainability at Bloomberg L.P." Harvard Business School Case 411-025, August 2010. (Revised September 2011.)

• 17 Jan 2023
• In Practice

8 Trends to Watch in 2023

As 2023 begins, businesses and employees face an uncertain economy and labor market, as the twin dilemmas of inflation and interest rates weigh on forecasts. Harvard Business School faculty share the top trends that they believe will shape the workplace and markets... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

• 06 Jun 2016
• Research & Ideas

Skills and Behaviors that Make Entrepreneurs Successful

Related Reading: Social Networks, Ethnicity, and Entrepreneurship Government’s Positive Role in Kick-Starting Entrepreneurship Don’t Just Survive—Thrive: Leading Innovation in... View Details

Keywords: by HBS Working Knowledge

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Connect with Clubs - Recruiting

gmissakian@mba2026.hbs.edu Club Email hbsee@studentclubs.hbs.edu Entertainment & Media Club Co-Presidents Greg Pera gpera@mba2026.hbs.edu Sri Nimmagadda snimmagadda@mba2026.hbs.edu Club Email emcl@studentclubs.hbs.edu Entrepreneurship... View Details

• October 2014 (Revised January 2015)
• Background Note

Advanced Leadership in Public Education: Tools for Tackling Change from Outside the Building In

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Pamela Yatsko

If you want to create change in public education but are not a school principal or other traditional public education leader, what do you need to do? This long, integrated background note examines the inspiring models and stories of individuals who are improving... View Details

Keywords: Education Reform; Advanced Leadership Initiative; Social Issues; Social Entrepreneurship; Education; Leadership; Education Industry; United States

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Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Pamela Yatsko. "Advanced Leadership in Public Education: Tools for Tackling Change from Outside the Building In." Harvard Business School Background Note 315-019, October 2014. (Revised January 2015.)

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Podcast - Business & Environment

impact investing is agriculture is helping smallholder farmers build climate resilience. Jacqueline shares insights from two decades of investing in poverty alleviation that includes climate resilience and adaptation social enterprises... View Details

• December 2018 (Revised February 2020)
• Case

Fishbowl: Scaling Up

By: Leslie K. John

Fishbowl is a social media app that allows professionals to connect with other relevant professionals both within their company and across industry. Unlike many other social media apps, on which users typically present idealized portraits of themselves, on Fishbowl,... View Details

Keywords: Communication Technologies; Customer Value; Value Chain; Interpersonal Communication; Talent and Talent Management; Customer Value and Value Chain; Entrepreneurship; Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Advertising; Product Marketing; Digital Platforms; Consumer Behavior; Network Effects; Emotions; Motivation and Incentives; Trust; Applications and Software; Technology Adoption; Social Media; Communications Industry; Employment Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; United States

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John, Leslie K. "Fishbowl: Scaling Up." Harvard Business School Case 919-013, December 2018. (Revised February 2020.) (Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.)

• 06 Jun 2024
• Research & Ideas

How Younger Immigrants Gain an Edge in American Business

opportunities,” says Kerr. That kind of legal support mattered “rather significantly,” he says. “Likewise, the placement of younger arrivals into the US school systems was very important for their education and social integration.” Kerr... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

• March 2010 (Revised October 2010)
• Case

The Huffington Post

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Toby E. Stuart and David Kiron

In Feb. 2010, management of the Huffington Post, a fast-growing but not-yet-profitable Internet newspaper that aggregates blog posts from unpaid contributors and excerpts of stories originally published by other news sites, faces a number of decisions about its growth... View Details

Keywords: Networks; Business Model; Cost vs Benefits; Internet and the Web; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Publishing Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry

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Eisenmann, Thomas R., Toby E. Stuart, and David Kiron. "The Huffington Post." Harvard Business School Case 810-086, March 2010. (Revised October 2010.)

• 16 Nov 2016
• Research & Ideas

Turning One Thousand Customers into One Million

of experimentation. Taking all these factors into account, a startup can create dozens of ads within just a few days, and learn quickly and cheaply what is most effective to attract suppliers. Uber, for instance, made extensive use of online advertising in various... View Details

Keywords: by Thales S. Teixeira and Michael Blanding; Retail; Transportation; Accommodations

• February 2021 (Revised June 2023)
• Case

Henry Ford: Changing the World

By: Robert Simons and Max Saffer

This case traces the rise of Henry Ford from a small farm in Michigan to the controlling shareholder of the Ford Motor Company. The case describes how Ford, as young man, acquired engineering skills and the risks he took as he built and marketed one of the first... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Entrepreneurship; Personal Characteristics; Business Startups; Management; Success; Values and Beliefs; Technological Innovation; Personal Development and Career; Auto Industry; United States; Michigan

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Simons, Robert, and Max Saffer. "Henry Ford: Changing the World." Harvard Business School Case 121-063, February 2021. (Revised June 2023.)