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- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Knowledge Coach
selling his company, Excelan, to Novell in 1989, Rekhi put his newfound wealth and entrepreneurial skills to work helping other ambitious South Asians. Two of his beneficiaries were K.B. "Chandra" Chandrasekhar and B.V. Jagadeesh, View Details
Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap
- 20 Feb 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018
date. For further growth, the founder and CEO is contemplating three strategies: further expansion in Spain, international expansion, or the creation of new restaurant concepts. Abridged version of HBS No. 899-080. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017
Endeavor Entrepreneur Guillermo Jaime was the founder and CEO of Mejoramiento Integral Asistido (MIA), a for-profit company providing affordable housing to low-income Mexicans living at the base of the pyramid (BOP). This case tells the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 12, 2016
lines every week. Based in the United Kingdom, ASOS shipped products to 240 countries and territories, and international sales represented more than 50% of total revenues. But when new CEO Nick Beighton took over from founder Nick... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 18, 2009
School Case 809-098 This case describes how Alex Wolf, the founder of a small architecture and urban planning firm based in Portland, Oregon, decides to offer partnership to two trusted colleagues, and then how strains develop in their... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times
customers, community, and society—not just shareholders. These CEOs operate from deep beliefs and values. Their purpose is to leave a legacy of a great firm. Some were founders but most had arrived in the CEO role much later in the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 22 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 22, 2016
Wikipedia, there are aspects, such as NPOV, that the community does not always achieve successfully. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50783 March 4, 2016 Harvard Business Review (website) Startups Can’t Revolve Around Their View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 5, 2010
this difficult period. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/411048-PDF-ENG B Lab: Building a New Sector of the Economy Christopher Marquis, Andrew Klaber, and Bobbi ThomasonHarvard Business School Case 411-047 The View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 5, 2007
founders faced new internal and external pressures; particularly worrisome was the entry of auction giants Christie's and Sotheby's into the market. The Vaziranis' main challenge now is to consolidate their leading position in the market... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
How Can Start Ups Grow?
Agencies then often stumble when the founder leaves. I was interested in understanding how firms, whose chief competitive assets are their founders' talents or skills, scale their operations and grow. Heavy dependence on individuals'... View Details
- 26 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 26, 2008
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=608038 Excerpts from Interview with Jim Triandiflou, Founder of Ockham Technologies Harvard Business School Case 808-088 Describes the issues facing a founder-CEO regarding... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 15
case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/311061-PDF-ENG Go Mobile: The Phirbol Franchise Rajiv Lal and Natalie KindredHarvard Business School Case 510-020 To grow Phirbol, a telecom retail franchise chain in Delhi, India's underdeveloped markets, its View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019
founder and CEO of Ribbon Home, had to decide on the next steps for the company. Ribbon had introduced a program that backs consumers with cash offers without creating a loan structure in order to help them compete with iBuyers, such as... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 24, 2009
service firm, this compensation model is only used in Shang's practice. The founder and CEO, Chenyao Wu, has his own version of an "A-B-C-D Model," and discussions are taking place about what the firm should be doing about... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why These Business School Professors Oppose Trump's Executive Order on Immigration
engineering, technology and mathematics (STEM), and they have equivalent contributions in outcomes like granted patents and entrepreneurial firm starts. These contributions are increasing, up from 10%-15% just a couple of decades ago. And yes, over half of Silicon... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 04 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 4
development process undertaken by Gauri Nanda, the founder and CEO of Nanda Home, as she ventures to innovate beyond her initial product launches. Having achieved commercial success with her first product Clocky, a roll away alarm clock... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 25 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 25, 2016
startup whose founders are considering changes to spur growth. The options include changes to the product line, to pricing, and to sales management practices. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/817006-PDF-ENG... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy
academic circles; others are working more quietly behind the scenes to effect change. “The university is a nonprofit institution. It has a charter from the state, and it exists in large part to serve society,” says David A. Moss, the Paul Whiton Cherington Professor of... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 03 Nov 2009
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First Look: Nov. 3
never change. Since its founding in 1911, the company operated under a set of principles articulated by founder Thomas Watson and became known for a strong culture and a commitment to fairness and social responsibility. As IBM entered its... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 9, 2008
http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=708414 Mixi Harvard Business School Case 709-413 Kasahara, the founder and CEO of mixi, the most successful Japanese on-line social network, is deciding... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne