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- 24 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Financial Meltdowns Are More Predictable Than We Thought
Airport in two hours. “It wouldn’t go well,” he says. About the author Danielle Kost is senior editor of Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image: iStock Photo] Related Reading The Entrepreneurs Who Invented Economic Forecasting... View Details
- 21 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
Searching for Better Practices in Social Investing
to worthy applicants, venture philanthropists proactively find opportunities and develop them. "A big part of the model is first seeking out the entrepreneur and the opportunity and then, and only then, figuring out what the capital... View Details
- 14 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance
would stretch the entrepreneur in a direction that, at least at this stage, would not be helpful in building the business. What I like about this approach is that it's very sensitive to building the organization. So you're not applying 50... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 04 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 4, 2008
http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=709011 Marc Abrahams: Annals of an Improbable Entrepreneur Harvard Business School Case 409-013 Marc Abrahams was a media View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 9
created a new market that entrepreneurs rushed to enter, channeled by regulations that aimed to minimize marijuana's access to minors while not stifling the emergent new industry. The case describes Colorado's initial experience with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 18
the management and business history literatures that entrepreneurship needs incorporating more strongly as an explanatory factor. This working paper argues that Koç acted as both a Kirznerian and Schumpeterian entrepreneur to build his... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Manager in Red Sneakers
a contestant who entered a prestigious MIT young entrepreneurs competition. Survey respondents perceived the contestant as having higher status when he used his own presentation layout versus the official MIT layout that other... View Details
- 02 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Secrets to a Successful Social Media Strategy
between two of your friends," he says. "You get social credits with them, such that when you go and ask them for a favor later, they will do what you ask them to. And they will do it fast." American Express's OPEN Forum, a website where View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 05 Dec 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Walmart Defying Economic Gravity?
Managers think of businesses in their portfolios as question marks (too early to tell), stars, cash cows, and dogs. Entrepreneurs "harvest" the spoils of startups once the rapid growth period is nearing its end. This work has... View Details
- 04 Apr 2008
- What Do You Think?
Who Owns Intellectual Property?
consumer who rips you off), same as the old boss (the corporation who ripped you off).'" So many questions, so little time and space. What do you think? Original Article Two Chinese students, entrepreneurs designing a start-up... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 05 Mar 2008
- What Do You Think?
Where Will Management Innovation Take Us?
confined to entrepreneurs (like those above) with little exposure to traditional management concepts? Even so, can we expect a slow but steady change in the list of most-admired organizations in the next few years as Gen X'ers and Y'ers... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 02 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Networked Incubators: Hothouses of the New Economy
proposals floating around, people have less time to consider and evaluate them all. A successful company like Yahoo! is inundated with business proposals from hopeful start-ups. When there is a wealth of opportunities, there is a poverty of access because so many View Details
- 24 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Global Brands: Connecting With Consumers Across Boundaries
panelists at a Global Alumni Conference session addressing the topic "Global Brands: Connecting with Consumers across Boundaries," chaired by HBS associate professor Nancy F. Koehn, a business historian and author of the forthcoming book Brand New: How View Details
Keywords: by James E. Aisner
- 25 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Has Occupational Licensing Outlived Its Usefulness?
competing platforms are better for consumers than a single aggregate platform. About the Author Martha Lagace is a writer based in Boston. [Image: nimis69] Related Reading Is Business Management a Profession? LEED-ing by Example Why View Details
- 22 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Online Banks Fill Funding Needs for Small Business
equipped to perform this role? Reason For Optimism The financial crisis significantly changed the lending landscape in the United States for small businesses, both for owners and entrepreneurs and the institutions that lend to them. As... View Details
- 30 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 30
Crossroads Wayne Ferrari has bridged the gap between being an independent entrepreneur and a "professional manager." After selling his business to a Private Equity (PE) firm, Ferrari takes on the role of CEO and with their... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Dec 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Against the Grain
complex society? But other students rejected this criticism, arguing that one is never fully prepared for the challenges life throws out. Entrepreneurs Tackle Corruption Several other cases from Ramanna's research suggest multiple... View Details
- 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
- 11 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 11
the (A) case. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/417030-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 317-059 United Housing—Otis Gates Otis Gates, the only African-American in his HBS graduating class, is an entrepreneur... 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 private... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne