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- 22 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018
(Abridged) Vikram Akula, CEO of SKS Microfinance, seeks a venture capital investment to fund his firm. SKS, one of the largest and fastest growing microfinance institutions in India, is a profitable, for-profit institution with a social... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 31 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Faculty Reader: Who is Reading What This Summer?
Schlesinger I have just begun Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism by Anne Case and Nobel Prize-winner Angus Deaton. This book represents a well- crafted effort of social science research applied to the urgent matters of life... View Details
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Technology Ventures Entrepreneurial Management Jeffrey Rayport Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change (SESC) General Management Gerald Chertavian , Brian Trelstad Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 The Spiritual Lives of Leaders... View Details
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HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer
across the HBS enterprise. Over time, capital will be invested in talent and tools to advance the transformation. Plans include launching Centers of Excellence to cultivate expertise in areas such as digital marketing and social outreach,... View Details
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Dean Srikant Datar’s 2024 Commencement Remarks | About
Bancel, CEO of Moderna, did during COVID when he developed a platform that helped quickly identify the best ways of making a vaccine and is now using a similar approach to treat cancer. Another alum, Sal Khan, who launched Khan Academy,... View Details
- 09 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
evolution of the organization’s attempts to grow its social impact in Brazil and beyond—including a loose network of sister organizations, social franchising, licensing agreements, and government adoption.... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- July 2024
- Case
Jacqueline Cook at Vendasta: Debating an IPO
By: Reza Satchu, Tom Quinn and Andrew Kosc
In May 2021, after a surge in demand for digital services that prompted high valuations for startups across the Canadian tech sector, Saskatchewan-based Vendasta entered the final stages of the initial public offering (IPO) process. COO Jacqueline Cook had invested her... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Interpersonal Communication; Cost vs Benefits; Forecasting and Prediction; Business Cycles; Entrepreneurship; Fairness; Capital Markets; Private Equity; Investment Banking; Stock Options; Financial Markets; Initial Public Offering; Institutional Investing; Price Bubble; Digital Platforms; Digital Transformation; Internet and the Web; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Managerial Roles; Agreements and Arrangements; Going Public; Ownership Stake; Performance Expectations; Work-Life Balance; Strategic Planning; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Rank and Position; Risk and Uncertainty; Opportunities; Happiness; Reputation; Status and Position; Well-being; Information Technology Industry; Retail Industry; Canada
Satchu, Reza, Tom Quinn, and Andrew Kosc. "Jacqueline Cook at Vendasta: Debating an IPO." Harvard Business School Case 825-037, July 2024.
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Next Level
both in school and the work she’s doing at Xbox is shaping their future worlds. In a recent survey of Gen Z teens, around 30 percent list video games as their preferred entertainment, ahead of social media, television, and movies. And the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Post-Office
remote-work models for years, focusing on what he calls “the geography of work” in organizations as diverse as the US Patent Office and open-source collaboration platform GitLab. In this conversation, he and Chandrasekar discuss the... View Details
- 12 Jul 2020
- Book
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020
Schlesinger I have just begun Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism by Anne Case and Nobel Prize-winner Angus Deaton. This book represents a well- crafted effort of social science research applied to the urgent matters of life... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 15 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019
platform and emphasized his position as a Washington-outsider. He proved to be an unpredictable and incendiary candidate on the campaign trail, garnering much media attention and creating divisions within the traditional Republican base,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Aug 2019
- News
Catalyzing Africa’s Tech Sector
about that?" When you think about the network he has, as a result of those experiences, he's basically able to build a global platform for himself that he can do whatever he wants to do with. That's one example. We have a number of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Reimagining the MBA
will provide students small-group learning experiences that are by design immersive, experiential, and field-based. FIELD complements the School’s case method of participant-centered learning, and creates a rigorous new platform for... View Details
- 19 May 2009
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First Look: May 19, 2009
businesses that have passed through the high growth stage can continue to deliver the resources, capabilities, and platforms needed to fuel the emerging opportunities of the future. This business lifecycle view of innovation requires new... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Lasting Impressions
those in the Class of '71 were destined to earn their MBAs during one of the most turbulent social and political eras of our times. Turbulence within the class, in the form of widely divergent views on the day's events, was also in... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 19 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019
identity-holders away from options they would have preferred in the absence of that appeal. Mitigating the Negative Effects of Customer Anxiety Through Access to Human Contact By: Shell, Michelle A., and Ryan W. Buell Abstract— It is a well-established result in View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Feb 2015
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First Look: February 3
pay to the plan. We document an oppositional reaction: the presence of peer information decreased the savings of nonparticipants who were ineligible for 401(k) automatic enrollment, and higher observed peer savings rates also decreased savings. Discouragement from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts
experience? What would you sacrifice to achieve social justice? Lucky, Not Smart By Michael Coles (MBA 1961) Independently published Most people go to Harvard Business School by way of a first-rate undergraduate college. Michael Coles did... View Details
- 22 Mar 2011
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First Look: March 22
and other forms of innovation. We also propose a research agenda to systematically address the social welfare implications of financial innovation. To complement existing empirical and theoretical methods, we propose that scholars examine... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
India Arrives
who their competitors are around the world, which is a reflection of their own ambitions.” Growing Internet usage and changing social behavior have also created opportunities. WestBridge has invested in Travelguru, an online travel portal... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna