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- 04 Dec 2019
- News
Hollywood Has a New Profit Model: Its Own Scandals
Royce G. Yudkoff
Royce Yudkoff is the MBA Class of 1975 Professor of Management Practice of Entrepreneurial Management at the Harvard Business School and a General Partner and co-founder of ABRY Partners, LLC in Boston, MA. Alongside Professor Richard Ruback, Royce currently... View Details
- April 2000 (Revised June 2000)
- Case
Everdream
Silicon Valley start-up Everdream wants to turn the provision of PCs to small business into a turnkey service including excellent 24/7 support. This case explores what this will take by focusing on the question of what, if anything, Everdream can guarantee. View Details
Keywords: Service Delivery; Information Infrastructure; Business Startups; Computer Industry; Service Industry; California
Hallowell, Roger H., and Christina L. Darwall. "Everdream." Harvard Business School Case 800-251, April 2000. (Revised June 2000.)
- April 1973 (Revised February 1986)
- Case
Harrington Corp.
Four individuals purchase a small company, making heavy use of debt financing. View Details
Moore, Ronald W. "Harrington Corp." Harvard Business School Case 273-129, April 1973. (Revised February 1986.)
- 18 Apr 2013
- News
Boston Bombing Puts Short-Term Losses on Salons to Circus
- 14 Sep 2012
- News
Something for the weekend
- 19 Mar 2012
- News
The push to legalize crowdfunding
Jillian J. Jordan
Jillian Jordan is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration in the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Unit at Harvard Business School. She teaches Negotiations in the MBA elective curriculum.
Professor Jordan’s research investigates moral... View Details
Professor Jordan’s research investigates moral... View Details
- 01 Aug 2022
- News
What Happens When Your Boss Sends You a Friend Request?
- August 2012
- Article
A Darker Side to Decentralized Banks: Market Power and Credit Rationing in SME Lending
By: Rodrigo Canales and Ramana Nanda
We use loan-level data to study how the organizational structure of banks impacts small business lending. We find that decentralized banks-where branch managers have greater autonomy over lending decisions-give larger loans to small firms and those with "soft... View Details
Keywords: Geographic Location; Customers; Financing and Loans; Credit; Organizational Structure; Banks and Banking; Governance Compliance; Competitive Strategy
Canales, Rodrigo, and Ramana Nanda. "A Darker Side to Decentralized Banks: Market Power and Credit Rationing in SME Lending." Journal of Financial Economics 105, no. 2 (August 2012): 353–366.
- 24 Apr 2020
- News
How to Fight Boredom with Curiosity
- December 2020
- Article
The Employment Effects of Faster Payment: Evidence from the Federal Quickpay Reform
By: Jean-Noel Barrot and Ramana Nanda
We study the impact of Quickpay, a federal reform that indefinitely accelerated payments to small business contractors of the U.S. government. We find a strong direct effect of the reform on employment growth at the firm level. Importantly, however, we also... View Details
Keywords: Small Business; Employment; Business and Government Relations; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
Barrot, Jean-Noel, and Ramana Nanda. "The Employment Effects of Faster Payment: Evidence from the Federal Quickpay Reform." Journal of Finance 75, no. 6 (December 2020): 3139–3173.
- 19 Dec 2011
- News
Anthony J. Mayo: An Interview by Bob Morris
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
Honorary Membership in the American College of Physician Executives
- 31 Oct 2018
- News
Dialysis Giant DaVita Defends Itself In Court And At The Polls
- 08 Feb 2012
- News
When Prodded, Restaurant Diners Often Opt for Smaller Portions
- January 2017 (Revised October 2023)
- Case
Classtivity: Payal's Pirouette
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Olivia Hull
A few months after launching a new fitness technology product, the small staff of New York startup Classtivity gathers on a Saturday in April 2013 to take stock. With one successful pivot under its belt, Classtivity is finally generating revenue and enthusiasm among... View Details
Keywords: Product Pivot; Boutique Fitness; Fitness Industry; Market Sizing; Consumer Technology; Bundling; Subscription Model; Two-sided Marketplace; ClassPass; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Business Startups; Transition; Customer Focus and Relationships; Technological Innovation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Customer Value and Value Chain; Marketing Strategy; Failure; Business Strategy; Technology Industry; Health Industry; New York (city, NY)
Bussgang, Jeffrey J., and Olivia Hull. "Classtivity: Payal's Pirouette." Harvard Business School Case 817-002, January 2017. (Revised October 2023.)
The push to legalize crowdfunding
Legislation in Congress could make it easier for everyday people to become investors in small companies. Harvard Business School’s Karim Lakhani and entrepreneur Slava Menn tell Kara why... View Details