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2007
Working Paper

Diasporas and Domestic Entrepreneurs: Evidence from the Indian Software Industry

By: Ramana Nanda and Tarun Khanna

This study explores the importance of cross-border social networks for entrepreneurs in developing countries by examining ties between the Indian expatriate community and local entrepreneurs in India's software industry. We find that local entrepreneurs who have... View Details

Keywords: Diasporas; Developing Countries and Economies; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Social and Collaborative Networks; Technology Industry; India

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2006
Working Paper

Democratizing Entry: Banking Deregulations, Financing Constraints, and Entrepreneurship

By: William R. Kerr and Ramana Nanda

We examine entrepreneurship and creative destruction following US banking deregulations using Census Bureau data. US banking reforms brought about exceptional growth in both entrepreneurship and business closures. The vast majority of closures, however, were the new... View Details

Keywords: Business Exit or Shutdown; Market Entry and Exit; Capital Markets; Entrepreneurship; Outcome or Result; Business Startups; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; United States

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November 2006 (Revised March 2008)
Case

The Harvard Stem Cell Institute

By: William A. Sahlman

Describes a set of issues confronting the leaders of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, an innovative cross-university effort to accelerate scientific discovery and translation in the domain of stem cells. Covers a wide range of topics, including understanding how... View Details

Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Higher Education; Entrepreneurship; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Intellectual Property; Research and Development; Genetics; Biotechnology Industry; Health Industry; Massachusetts

September 2006 (Revised February 2011)
Case

Empemex

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Regina Garcia-Cuellar

Studies an entrepreneurial venture in Mexico City. The protagonists, two MBAs from HBS, started a pawn shop chain funded from their private equity office after finishing business school. This is timed at a point where the protagonists have to decide how to grow the... View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Investment; Growth and Development Strategy; Mexico City; United States

11 Aug 2006 - 15 Aug 2006
Conference Presentation

Taking stock: A review essay on institutional entrepreneurship

By: Julie Battilana, B. Leca and E. Boxenbaum

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

1 Jul 2006
Conference Presentation

The Role of Individuals in Institutional Change: When Individuals Act as Institutional Entrepreneurs

Keywords: Change; Entrepreneurship; Identity

Aug 2005 - 2005
Conference Presentation

The Innovative Capacity of Institutional Entrepreneurs: Mechanisms for Generating Alternative Ideas

By: Julie Battilana and E. Boxenbaum

Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Entrepreneurship; Cognition and Thinking

Jul 2005 - 2005
Conference Presentation

Implementing Public Sector Reforms: The Role of Institutional Entrepreneurs

Keywords: Public Sector; Social Entrepreneurship; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms

Jul 2004 - 2004
Conference Presentation

Foundations for a Theory of Institutional Entrepreneurship: Solving the Paradox of Embedded Agency

Keywords: Theory; Entrepreneurship

Apr 2004 - 2004
Conference Presentation

Foundations for a Theory of Institutional Entrepreneurship: Solving the Paradox of Embedded Agency

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Theory

2002
Chapter

Institutions as Barriers and Enablers to Negotiated Agreements: Institutional Entrepreneurship and the Plum Creek Habitat Conservation Plan

By: John G. Troast, Andrew Hoffman, Hannah Riley and Max Bazerman

Keywords: Agreements and Arrangements; Social Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability

2001
Working Paper

Institutions as Barriers and Enablers to Negotiated Agreements: Institutional Entrepreneurship and The Plum Creek Habitat Conservation Plan

By: John G. Troast Jr., Andrew J. Hoffman, Hannah C. Riley and Max Bazerman

October 2000 (Revised November 2000)
Case

Handspring

By: Myra M. Hart and Mary Rotelli

Donna Dubinsky and Jeff Hawkins, founders of Palm Computing, have launched a new venture--Handspring. They are preparing for an IPO in the spring of 2000. When the markets begin to collapse and their investment bankers suggest a significantly lower price, they must... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Investment Banking; Initial Public Offering; Valuation; Business Processes; Computer Industry; Technology Industry

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April 1998 (Revised November 1999)
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Hambrecht & Quist

By: Thomas J. DeLong and Nicole Tempest

Hambrecht & Quist (H&Q), an investment bank headquartered in San Francisco, has a very unique culture relative to its Wall Street counterparts. Firm members and even competitors describe the culture as entrepreneurial, team-driven, non-bureaucratic, and... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Investment Banking; Growth and Development Strategy; Emerging Markets; Organizational Culture; Competitive Advantage; Banking Industry; San Francisco

March 1997 (Revised March 1997)
Case

Business Teams at Rubbermaid, Inc.

By: Teresa M. Amabile and Dean Whitney

Rubbermaid, a consumer-products company widely praised for its innovation, has instituted a company-wide experiment to stimulate innovation even further. The experiment consists of creating small cross-functional business teams within each division, with each team... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Innovation Strategy; Groups and Teams; Innovation and Management; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products Industry; United States

October 1992 (Revised November 1997)
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ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corporation (A): March 1991

By: Josh Lerner

ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corp., a development-stage biotechnology company, is considering making an initial offering of common stock. The diverse perspectives of the entrepreneur, venture capitalist, investment banker, and institutional investor are explored. Problems... View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Banks and Banking; Initial Public Offering; Going Public; Perspective; Valuation; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry