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- 18 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018
eventually a federation of many specialized companies. As they seldom committed to administrative centralization, their efficiency gain as a business organization remained marginal. The chapter first looks at the appearance and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 20, 2007
Working PapersNone this week. Cases & Course MaterialsFemale Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries Harvard Business School Note 807-018 Examines the extent of and challenges facing female entrepreneurs in developing countries.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
One Man Crime Wave
a textile mill, and issues of whether or not to keep or sell the mill, protect the employees and community, and maintain or forfeit personal integrity. In these, and in his thrillers, MacDonald clearly prefers small and family-owned View Details
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cable TV: From Community Antennas to Wired Cities
a business opportunity. Walson charged two dollars a month for this service, and by the middle of 1948 had 727 customers. He and other entrepreneurs soon began setting up similar "Community Antenna Television" systems in rural... View Details
- 04 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 4
interim manager that Tham had assigned. The client, Wong Lung, ran a family-owned garment manufacturing business along with his younger brother, as well as his two overseas-educated children. While Wong... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 28, 2010
Verlag, 2010 Abstract From small start-ups to global corporations, family-owned businesses were the main pillar of West Germany's economic growth after World War II. They continue to shape the corporate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month at HBS
few years, my father was managing multiple family-owned businesses and as a result, we lived a comfortable lifestyle. However, our lives changed dramatically amid the 2001 recession. My father’s... View Details
- 19 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 19, 2007
Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-036.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsAcademia Barilla Harvard Business School Case 507-001 Barilla, the world's largest pasta company, has introduced a new high-quality, high-priced... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 22, 2007
existing products as well as exploring into architectural and/or discontinuous innovation. Based on in-depth, longitudinal data on 13 business units and 22 innovations, we investigate the consequences of organization design choices on... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 24, 2007
processes were already equipped for the challenge. Successful firms, by contrast, developed an explicit strategy for collaboration and made organizational changes to aid performance in these efforts. Ultimately, these actions allowed them to identify and exploit new... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Merging the Worlds of Finance, Investing, and Environmental Impact
Established in 2010, the HBS Business & Environment Initiative (BEI) works to deepen understanding of the environmental challenges facing business leaders and inspire new ideas and practical, effective... View Details
- 12 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 12
reciprocity measured after surprising an employee with a raise is fundamentally different from that posited to explain persistent above-market wages. Download working paper: http://people.hbs.edu/mluca/Papers%20on%20RIS/oDesk.pdf Cases & Course Materials Harvard... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Uncovering The Secrets of Mittelstand Success
companies prevalent in German-speaking countries—has long captured the attention of global business practitioners and scholars. Why are these firms so competitive globally, particularly in emerging markets, and how have they managed to... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Generation Next
Family-owned companies account for more than two-thirds of all business around the globe. In fact, most of the world's largest and most influential business organizations are... View Details
- 26 Mar 2015
- News
Improving the environment through green spaces and commercial buildings
Daniel M. Gilbane (MBA 2005), senior vice president of Gilbane Building Co., a family-owned commercial construction company, is helping Houston become a greener city. “We in the commercial construction View Details
- 28 Mar 2017
Peek Weekend Webinar II
Open to current college sophomores, juniors and seniors, Peek Weekend 2017 will be held June 9-11th on the HBS Campus. If you attend a women’s college, are majoring in a STEM discipline or come from a family-owned View Details
- 21 Feb 2017
Peek Weekend Webinar I
Open to current college sophomores, juniors and seniors, Peek Weekend 2017 will be held June 9-11th on the HBS Campus. If you attend a women’s college, are majoring in a STEM discipline or come from a family-owned View Details
- 30 Mar 2016
HBS Peek Weekend Preview Webinar
Open to current college sophomores, juniors and seniors who either attend a women’s college, are majoring in a STEM discipline or who come from a family-owned business background, Peek Weekend 2016 will be... View Details
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Demystifying the Family Enterprise - Course Catalog
E-mail: mtolsdorf@hbs.edu Career Focus This course is designed for students who are pursuing a career in businesses that are family owned - i.e. the majority shareholders are family, investment roles in family offices, or students that... View Details
- 03 Feb 2016
HBS Peek Weekend Preview Webinar
Open to current college sophomores, juniors and seniors who either attend a women’s college, are majoring in a STEM discipline or who come from a family-owned business background, Peek Weekend 2016 will be... View Details