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- 16 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Weighing Digital Tradeoffs in Private Equity
about their interest in digital opportunities as they weigh whether to sell. As generative AI and other new technologies emerge, that question may become increasingly relevant to success, the researchers say. You Might Also Like: How... View Details
- 08 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
Who Rises to Power in American Business?
opportunities for women and minorities. While there are no real guarantees, being born as an insider increases the odds and likelihood of success. In our research, we saw education supplanting religion,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
In America, Immigrants Really Do Get the Job Done
School Professor William R. Kerr. “Nationalistic policies have gained strength all around the world,” Kerr says, pointing to Brexit in the UK and strains caused by the refugee crisis in Europe as indicators... View Details
- 29 Jun 2019
- News
Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Africa
business owners are working in the informal sector. “So this, for us, represents an untapped opportunity. And we believe that by equipping those women entrepreneurs with the right skills, the right know-how,... View Details
- 20 Sep 2017
- News
Lessons from Yelp’s Empirical Approach to Diversity
- November 2016 (Revised February 2017)
- Case
BrightStar Care: The Evolution of a Leadership Team
By: Boris Groysberg, Colleen Ammerman and John D. Vaughan
BrightStar Care was a rapidly growing franchise of home health care agencies. Founded by husband and wife team JD and Shelly Sun as a single agency near Chicago in 2002, BrightStar had opened nearly 300 franchises across the United States by 2016, generating over $300... View Details
Keywords: Health Care Services; Entrepreneurs; Board Of Directors; Boards Of Directors; Health Care Industry; Growth Strategy; Organizational Change; Brand Positioning; Entrepreneurial Organizations; Entrepreneurial Management; Franchising; Family-owned Business; Home Health Care; Managing Growth; Management Styles; Organizational Development; Talent Management; Women Executives; Women And Leadership; Business Startups; Family Business; Small Business; Talent and Talent Management; Governing and Advisory Boards; Health Care and Treatment; Human Capital; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Management Skills; Management Style; Management Succession; Management Systems; Management Teams; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Strategy
Groysberg, Boris, Colleen Ammerman, and John D. Vaughan. "BrightStar Care: The Evolution of a Leadership Team." Harvard Business School Case 417-020, November 2016. (Revised February 2017.)
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Case Study: Up in the Air
on IT services in 2018, and the direction of global tech trends, the shortage isn’t going away quickly. Berendt cofounded Talent Alpha in 2018 to fill that gap. The... View Details
- 17 Apr 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Poverty and Crime: Evidence from Rainfall and Trade Shocks in India
Keywords: by Lakshmi Iyer & Petia Topalova
- December 2016
- Article
Social Network Utilization and the Impact of Academic Research in Marketing
By: Stav Rosenzweig, Amir Grinstein and Elie Ofek
The forces that drive the impact of academic research articles in the marketing discipline are of great interests to authors, editors, and the discipline’s policy makers. A key understudied driver is social network utilization by academic researchers. In this paper, we... View Details
Keywords: Social Networks; Academic Reserach; Human Capital; Country Of Origin; Scientometrics; Social and Collaborative Networks; Research; Marketing; Gender; Human Resources; Social Media
Rosenzweig, Stav, Amir Grinstein, and Elie Ofek. "Social Network Utilization and the Impact of Academic Research in Marketing." International Journal of Research in Marketing 33, no. 4 (December 2016): 818–839.
- 10 May 2018
HBS Women’s Information Session in London
Join us for an information session designed for prospective students who want to learn about the community of women at HBS and the MBA Program. The event is designed for women, but all are welcome. The event will include an admissions... View Details
- 04 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Finding My Passion in the Startup Space
crazy pace of tech developments and feel the intense energy around you. Unfortunately, the company I worked for eventually shut down. I decided to take a few weeks off and head to Greece on vacation. I felt the uncertainty that comes... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
There’s a New Class in Town
Members of the MBA Class of 2010 (900 in all) reported for duty in September. Selected from a pool of 8,661 applicants, the group is 38 percent women and 33 percent... View Details
- 05 Aug 2015
HBS Women’s Information Session in Boston
This event is designed for prospective women applicants to learn more about the MBA program at Harvard Business School. The event will include an admissions presentation and the opportunity to ask questions to alumnae. Registration for... View Details
- 16 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
Finding my Passion in the Startup Space
Valley, work and learn from amazing people, and launch and manage new product lines in the home services space. For someone who is passionate about startups, living in Silicon Valley is extremely exciting.... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Family Dynamic
battles for traction and respect. “We’ve made progress in Indonesia when it comes to gender equality, but we still have so much work to do,” she says, adding that entrepreneurship is one avenue for achieving equity. Kamdani, who founded... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Advance Racial Equity in the Office
in our approach to diversity and inclusion when the commitment isn’t there,” Rice observes. Assign accountability. Five years ago, the tech sector experienced a racial awakening, realized it wasn’t doing... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Case Study: Moment in the Sun
173, 2007) Go big or go home. Instead of competing against the “heavies” in a “land grab,” Ario should position itself as a target for acquisition or as a partner. The heavies and the IPO market value innovative View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
Understanding Business Firsthand in South Korea
Town, and Helsinki. Mike Lim (MBA 2020), one of the students on the Choco Pie team, says, “Our assignment was to determine how to target millennial women with the new product . . . driving sales at their specialty kiosks and shops.” The... View Details
- September 2023
- Article
Measuring Time Use in Rural India: Design and Validation of a Low-Cost Survey Module
By: Erica Field, Rohini Pande, Natalia Rigol, Simone Schaner, Elena Stacy and Charity Troyer Moore
Time use data can help us understand individual labor supply choices, especially
for women who often provide unpaid care and home production. Although
enumerator-assisted diary-based time use data collection is suitable for
low-literacy populations, it is costly and... View Details
Field, Erica, Rohini Pande, Natalia Rigol, Simone Schaner, Elena Stacy, and Charity Troyer Moore. "Measuring Time Use in Rural India: Design and Validation of a Low-Cost Survey Module." Journal of Development Economics 164 (September 2023): 103105.
- 19 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Ground-Floor Opportunities for Retail in India
India's economic growth is an exciting new playing field for the retail industry and for entrepreneurs looking to get in on the ground level, a panel of that country's businessmen agreed. Rising incomes, increased advertising, and a jump... View Details