Publications

07 Jan 2008
Research & Ideas

Pursuing a Deadly Opportunity

for cadavers in medical training, in medical research, and for the development of new medical devices. Given the sometimes uneasy feelings around the topic, it's easy to understand how such entrepreneurial organizations (both for-profit... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Health

21 Oct 2021
Video

Business Opportunities in Climate Adaptation

09 Feb 2017
News

Turning Disorder into Opportunity

Michael Fieldhouse (AMP 177, 2009) ran past the Anderson Memorial Bridge every morning and took note of the sentiments affixed to its parapet: May this bridge, built in memory of a scholar and soldier... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

05 Dec 2005
Research & Ideas

VCs Survey Post-Bubble Opportunities

individuals in any given field," said Hirshland. His advice? Develop the ability to identify opportunities and judge character; over time, you can focus on various specialties and sub-specialties and hone your knowledge View Details

Keywords: by Julie Hanna; Financial Services

December 2008 (Revised March 2009)
Case

Rosetree Mortgage Opportunity Fund

By: Victoria Ivashina and Andre F. Perold

In December 2008, in the midst of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, Rosetree Capital Management was evaluating the purchase of a pool of U.S. residential mortgages. The firm had formed an investment vehicle to acquire troubled residential mortgages... View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Borrowing and Debt; Mortgages; Investment; Housing; Valuation; United States

01 Oct 2018
News

Advancing Opportunities for Others

Carla Harris (MBA 1987) is vice chairman of Morgan Stanley and a 2018 recipient of the HBS Alumni Achievement Award. In this interview she talks about using her stature as an African American business leader... View Details

Keywords: Finance

June 1993 (Revised February 1994)
Case

Three New Opportunities and the Seven Skills of Management

By: Regina E. Herzlinger

Keywords: Opportunities; Management; Management Practices and Processes; Management Skills; Health Industry

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12 Feb 2015
Video

Man of the Year-Up: Creating Opportunity for Young Adults

19 Nov 2014
News

Man of the Year-Up: Creating Opportunity for Young Adults

Keywords: Year Up

19 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

Ground-Floor Opportunities for Retail in India

to the monsoon season that makes shopping indoors an attractive prospect. There's also an entertainment factor, he added—more and more Indians are beginning to see shopping as an enjoyable pastime. Ground Level Opportunity The forecast... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Consumer Products; Retail

Opportunities and Challenges Facing Hybrid Organizations

In partnership with the MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast, Spiranomics presents a conversation with Julie Battilana, Matthew Lee, and John Walker about the opportunities and challenges faced by hybrid organizations. View Details

June 2018 (Revised November 2018)
Case

Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn: The Power of Writing to Launch and Sustain a Movement

By: Julie Battilana, Lakshmi Ramarajan and Michael Norris

In 2018, New York Times writer Nicholas Kristof and his wife, former Times writer Sheryl WuDunn (HBS ’86) who worked in finance, were planning for their next book. The couple’s earlier books had given rise to social movements around gender equity and poverty issues.... View Details

Keywords: Social Movement; Gender Equality; Writing; Social Issues; Gender; Equality and Inequality; Poverty; Books; Change; Leadership

01 Dec 2014
News

Opportunities Realized Through Fellowships

both of her parents had passed away, and Cenat faced a difficult future. But her second-grade teacher urged her to pursue her studies, and she eventually received a college scholarship from the Gates Foundation. Now, Cenat hopes she can... View Details

Keywords: fellowships

Winter 2020
Article

Goodfellows: Men's Role and Reason in the Fight for Gender Equality

By: Debora L. Spar

The essay attempts to make the case for including—even embracing—men in the fight for gender equality. If men believe in equality, then expanding that belief to explicitly include women is not a leap of logic or an act of charity. It is instead a basic extension of a... View Details

Keywords: Gender; Diversity; Equality and Inequality

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October 2000 (Revised March 2003)
Case

Merck & Company: Evaluating a Drug Licensing Opportunity

By: Richard S. Ruback and David B Krieger

This explores the valuation of an opportunity to license a compound before it enters clinical trials. Describes Merck's decision tree evaluation process is presented. Information required to evaluate a specific licensing opportunity is provided, including the costs of... View Details

Keywords: Decision Making; Cost vs Benefits; Opportunities; Valuation; Outcome or Result; Pharmaceutical Industry