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- 22 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Immigrant Technologist: Studying Technology Transfer with China
Assistant Professor William R. Kerr teaches the required first-year MBA course, The Entrepreneurial Manager, in addition to Executive Education courses at Harvard Business School. One of his core research areas is the role of immigrant... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Q & A: Bain & Company's Thomas J. Tierney
practice designed to "bridge" the gap between the seemingly disparate worlds of corporate management consulting and nonprofit organizations worldwide. Tierney, who serves on the Board of Directors of the Associates at HBS, is also at work... View Details
- 10 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
HBS Summer Fellows Focus on Racial Equity and Justice
those same forces. HOW HAS YOUR MBA SKILLSET PREPARED YOU TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE? Brian Hollins: More than anything else, my MBA has unlocked the entrepreneurial bug in me! I have had the idea of this Fellowship for 3+ years, but... View Details
- 25 Jul 2024
- News
Mentorship Program in Singapore is Still Lighting the Way to Success
date, about 150 HBS alumni mentors have helped more than 1,500 mentees develop skills like networking, entrepreneurial thinking and defining personal success. For six months of their penultimate college year, cohorts of six students meet... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 02 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Women, Work, and the "M" Word
health issues. The fact they continued to do so into my adult life was not lost on me. These experiences highlighted for me the gaps in women’s health, and women’s rights overall. Eventually, they shaped my trajectory to become a founder... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
A Life by Design
here’s your process for innovation.” Ross thinks she has the answer — simple in its expression but profound in its implications: “It’s all about reinventing the way we work together.” Back to the Drawing Board Since January, Ross has been spreading her ideas about... View Details
- 21 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 21
assignment frictions, which appear to be more severe in lower-income regions. The productivity loss generated by inefficient assignment is equal to 13% of the productivity gap between high- and low-income countries in our sample. Download... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
China’s 60-Year Road from Revolution to World Power
After a rather halfhearted attempt at a mixed economy under the slogan of "new democracy," early PRC leaders followed the road of high Stalinism. They believed that land-owning farmers and entrepreneurial businessmen were not... View Details
Keywords: by William C. Kirby
- 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.... View Details
Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap
- 05 Jan 2017
- Blog Post
Crossing the River: The HBS/HKS Joint Degree Program
I often felt like my routine crossing the river symbolized efforts to bridge the gap between the distinct social, cultural, and intellectual communities. While I initially sought to resolve these contrasting worldviews, I now appreciate... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
An Rx for Small Business Recovery
organizations, all of which are consumer-facing. “It’s a chance for them to understand firsthand the challenges these companies face right now and what it will take to keep this critical segment of our unique entrepreneurial culture on... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 21 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 21
intermediaries in the market for ideas. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1966530 Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 814-005 Non-Equity Financing for Entrepreneurial Ventures No abstract available.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Group Therapy: The Role of Business Groups in Emerging Economies
consequences of group affiliation in Asia and Latin America for several years, often with HBS professor Krishna G. Palepu. His current research focuses on several important aspects of business groups: their effect on entrepreneurial... View Details
- Student-Profile
Talia Gillis
policies, made me aware of the gap that often exists between the theory and actual impact of law. Studying economics has provided me with the empirical tools need to closely evaluate the actual effects of policies. I also have a strong... View Details
- 03 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 3
the economic consequences of clusters. We identify and discuss policies that are being pursued in the United States to encourage local entrepreneurship and innovation. While arguments exist for and against policy support of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Funding Innovation: Is Your Firm Doing it Wrong?
labs and venture capital-backed firms, you see that there are both very real strengths and some serious limitations," Lerner says. "Much of the motivation for writing this book was to bridge the gap between the two models."... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Vision: To Go-Go
return to consulting afterward. But Izquierdo, who spent six months at an Italian culinary institute after high school, had long wanted to open her own eatery as a side venture. In the meantime, Azuero had been mulling entrepreneurial... View Details
- 26 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Why Great Ideas Get Stuck in Universities
considering the average likelihood of finding an acquisition partner is 8 percent. No more or less likely to go through an IPO. Landing funding and finding a buyer are considered key milestones of entrepreneurial success, making those... View Details
- 20 Feb 2006
- HBS Case
Oprah: A Case Study Comes Alive
idea for using Winfrey as the basis for one of HBS' hallmark case studies began simply enough. In the spring of 2002 when Koehn was teaching the first-year MBA course, The Entrepreneurial Manager, student Mia Mends approached Koehn... View Details
- 29 Apr 2020
- Book
The Key to Powerful Social Change: Small Villages
Who will solve the great problems facing humanity, a list of critical issues that only begins with the current pandemic? In the interview below, Rosabeth Moss Kanter discusses her recent book, Think Outside the Building, and her view that solutions are most likely to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman