Publications

2023
Working Paper

Learning by Investing: Entrepreneurial Spillovers from Venture Capital

By: Josh Lerner, Jinlin Li and Tong Liu

This paper studies how investing in venture capital (VC) affects the entrepreneurial outcomes of individual limited partners (LPs). Using comprehensive administrative data on entrepreneurial activities and VC fundraising and investments in China, we first document that... View Details

Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Investment; China

June 4, 2001
Article

What Can Europe Learn from the US?

By: Christian H.M. Ketels and Geoffrey Owen

Keywords: United States; Europe

26 Jun 2018
Blog Post

6 Lessons I learned from HBS Peek

one of the most challenging parts of the program. I learned how to use the Case Method in a variety of ways for each scenario. 2. Embrace our Differences This is is a must have at Harvard Business School. My first case was about Beyoncé.... View Details

25 Jul 2022
News

What Leaders Can Learn From Great Teachers

01 Mar 2022
News

Regrets Are Inevitable. Start Learning From Them.

22 May 2020
News

What Hospitals Overwhelmed by Covid-19 Can Learn From Startups

14 Sep 2017
News

Political failure through a business lens

08 Jul 2019
News

What the U.S. can learn from Germany on drug prices

November 7, 2007
Editorial

Wall Street Must Learn from the Boss's Downfall

By: A. Zelleke

Keywords: Stocks; Financial Institutions; Learning; Management

20 Jan 2022
Blog Post

Lessons Learned from My HBS Career Journey in Environmental Sustainability

Lessons Learned from My HBS Career Journey in Environmental Sustainability I began my HBS admissions application essay with the following sentence: “I aspire to help build organizations that are advancing... View Details

15 Nov 2018
News

Learn business strategy from Bill Gates, Steve Jobs & Andy Grove

September–October 2013
Article

Learning from Customers: Individual and Organizational Effects in Outsourced Radiological Services

By: Jonathan R. Clark, Robert S. Huckman and Bradley R. Staats

The ongoing fragmentation of work has resulted in a narrowing of tasks into smaller pieces that can be sent outside the organization and, in many instances, around the world. This trend is shifting the boundaries of organizations and leading to increased outsourcing.... View Details

Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Medical Specialties; Health Care and Treatment; Customer Focus and Relationships; Learning; Customer Satisfaction; Health Industry

12 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Can Religion and Business Learn From Each Other?

learn from business? I think there's a lot of room for cross-learning here. One of the things I think the religious community can learn from the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

2005
Conference Presentation

Learning from Samples of Millions or More: Overcoming Organizational Barriers to Inferential Learning

By: Ranjay Gulati

2022
Chapter

Lessons Learned from Support to Business during COVID-19

By: Gabriel Chodorow-Reich, Benjamin Iverson and Adi Sunderam

The authors survey the new federal subsidies and loans provided to businesses in the first year of the pandemic—including the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, and aid targeted at specific industries such as airlines... View Details

Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Small Business; Government Legislation; Policy

September 2003 (Revised June 2005)
Case

Learning from LeapFrog: Creating Educational and Business Value

By: Lynda M. Applegate, Christopher Dede and Susan Saltrick

Explores the success factors leading to one's company's rise to the number three ranking in the aggressively competitive toy industry. LeapFrog has made the strategic decision to exploit its educational model in two industry sectors: consumer toys and educational... View Details

Keywords: Transformation; Decisions; Education; Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention; Growth Management; Media; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Research; Value Creation