Private Sector - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Alfred Chandler on the Electronic Century

of the coming of private networking systems for corporations and other institutions and the coming of the public Internet. Those developments enabled the Japanese to become and remain effective challengers to the U.S. industry. In the... View Details

Keywords: by Alfred D. Chandler, Takashi Hikino & Andrew Von Nordenflycht; Computer; Consumer Products; Electronics; Manufacturing; Technology

17 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance

skills that are embedded in the workforce, competitors, suppliers, customers, cooperative R&D ventures, and universities and often support multiple industrial sectors. Although industrial commons are largely supported by private... View Details

Keywords: by Gary P. Pisano & Willy C. Shih; Manufacturing

13 Feb 2024
Blog Post

Harvard Students Reflect on COP28

sector involvement. While some viewed the private sector’s presence with skepticism, I saw it as a crucial moment of convergence between policy and practice. The green zone was a showcase of corporate... View Details

01 Jun 2018
News

Case Study: Tip the Scale

center-based, on-demand childcare company, was in search of unique funding models to fuel its expansion beyond two existing locations. Too small for private equity, in a sector that doesn’t attract VCs, and... View Details

01 Jun 2000
News

Going Public: Raymond M. Jefferson

public policy, and then came to HBS to broaden his understanding of the private sector and how it can collaborate with government and nonprofits to achieve social improvements. Jefferson has distinguished... View Details

Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner

01 May 2007
First Look

First Look: May 1, 2007

(along with personal relations), laws and regulations can evolve to facilitate real estate investments. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=207090 The Convention on Biological Diversity: Engaging the View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Feb 2016
HBS Case

Bigbelly's Big Bet on the Digital Trash Can

customers notorious for labyrinthine procurement processes and glacial sales cycles. At the same time, Weiss reasons, if approached in the right way, selling to the public sector can amount to a huge opportunity for the right business.... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Energy

22 Feb 2022
Research & Ideas

When Will the Hot Housing Market Finally Start to Cool?

Harvard Gazette spoke with Nori Gerardo Lietz, a senior lecturer who teaches real estate private equity at Harvard Business School, about what’s going on and whether rising interest rates may offer some relief. The interview has been... View Details

Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette

23 Oct 2019
News

A Bid for the Future

make an impact at the intersection of the public and private sectors. “I wanted to envision a future state and bring it to life,” he says. A dream job, he wrote, would be secretary of economic development in Louisiana. Less than a decade... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

01 Dec 2014
News

Case Study: Growing the Family Business

center the company remodeled, is expected to cost about $200,000 to break even.) The sector is not of interest to venture capital or many angels. The company is too small for private equity. There is not... View Details

Keywords: childcare; Finance

15 Jan 2020
News

The Business of Access

take Lisle’s business know-how—she had led revenue generation and growth opportunities in the private sector at companies like Oracle, Zefer, and Wellbourne International—and apply it to nonprofits rooted in... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

18 Feb 2021
Blog Post

SIPs in 2021

innovation comes from that mix; you want the same thing in the classroom,” said Weinzierl. Topics over the four days covered the basics of how the space sector works, how private and public View Details

14 Nov 2007
First Look

First Look: November 14, 2007

sectors beyond the original bath soap category. The development causes the brand team to take a fresh look at the clichés of the beauty industry. The result is the controversial Real Beauty campaign. As the campaign unfolds, Unilever... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

25 Feb 2020
News

Beyond the Plastisphere

these problems on their own; the private sector would need to step up as well. Kauss paid attention. “I actually talked to the professor after the presentation and told him how inspired I was,” she recalls.... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing; Manufacturing

28 May 2019
News

Case Study: Building the Base

the founders made personal loans to the brand to launch a vanilla shake, which made Sneakz a more legitimate contender in the consumer products space, Philp says. For a longer term capital solution, they ultimately connected with a View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

20 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

US Competitiveness at Risk

policies that a great majority of those in the private sector agree are necessary. They defy labels—they're not Republican or Democratic, not liberal or conservative policies. Almost everybody agrees we've... View Details

Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter & Jan W. Rivkin

Web

Policy - Business & Environment

economy. Business networks confronting climate change Spotlights Rebecca Henderson MBA 1985 Professor, Harvard Business School “Every private sector leader should be advocating for effective climate policy,... View Details

14 Jun 2016
First Look

June 14, 2016

Starting in 1997, Mohammad Alabbar, Chairman of Emaar, has been largely associated with Dubai's most renowned real estate projects: the world's tallest building, largest mall, and biggest fountain show. Emaar's pioneering success attracted a large number of View Details