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- 17 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 17
Framework Authors:Herman B. Leonard and Arnold M. Howitt Publication:Chap. 2 in Learning from Catastrophes: Strategies for Reaction and Response, edited by Howard Kunreuther and Michael Useem, 18-41. Wharton School Publishing, 2009 An... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Teaching and studying the role of entrepreneurs in business and society
HBS Professor, Emeritus Howard Stevenson (MBA 1965, DBA 1969) talks about his role in launching the study and teaching of entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School. (Published April 2014) View Details
- Web
Healthy Outcomes - Managing the Future of Work
acknowledge it Ruth Reader 16 Jan 2019 | Fast Company The Caring Company Joseph Fuller & Manjari Raman 16 Jan 2019 | American Enterprise Institute Employers Are Clueless When It Comes To Family Caregiving Howard Gleckman 16 Jan 2019 |... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Building successful businesses in a time of rapid change
HBS Professor, Emeritus Howard Stevenson (MBA 1965, DBA 1969) talks about his role in building successful organizations, including the Baupost Group, the Weather Channel, AutoTrader, and Landmark... View Details
- 05 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
In Praise of Marketing
Editor's Note: Harvard Business School professor John Quelch writes a blog on marketing issues, called Marketing Know: How, for Harvard Business Online. It is reprinted on HBS Working Knowledge. Many dismiss marketing as manipulative,... View Details
- November 1985 (Revised November 1987)
- Case
R&R
Outlines alternative mechanisms for getting into business. Shows the means by which an experienced entrepreneur can gain control over the necessary resources in order to lower the fixed costs of business entry. Provides a mechanism for discussing the role of... View Details
- 13 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 13
case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/910017-PDF-ENG Transforming ASUSTeK: Breaking from the Past Willy Shih, Ho Howard Yu, and Hung-Chang ChiuHarvard Business School Case 610-041 What happens when an original design manufacturer... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Rich or Royal: What Do Founders Want?
What motivates entrepreneurs? Money? Control? In truth, some entrepreneurs are expecting to get rich. Others want to grow and control a new venture. But most would probably answer: "both." The problem, as Harvard Business School assistant View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Bridging the Gap
says HBS professor Jan Rivkin, who developed and leads YALP alongside faculty members Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Karen Mills, and Mitch Weiss; as well as Program Director Manjari Raman. “When we dove into the data, what came screaming back at... View Details
- 20 Dec 2022
- Op-Ed
Employee Feedback: The Key to Retention During the Great Resignation
isolating at home, the remaining workers asked for KN95 masks, better testing protocols, and the right to turn away illegally unmasked customers. These requests were flatly refused—a surprising response from a company whose founder, View Details
Keywords: by Michael Beer
- May 2016
- Case
Seaside Organics
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Alisa Zalosh
This case follows Sara Norton, a soccer player-turned-serial entrepreneur, as she transforms Seaside Organics from a fledgling startup into an $89 million company. Informed by the successes and failures of her first organics venture, WellBar, Norton tries to balance... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Organizational Structure; Personal Development and Career; Entrepreneurship; Personal Characteristics; Business Startups; Business Strategy; Conflict and Resolution; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Stevenson, Howard H., and Alisa Zalosh. "Seaside Organics." Harvard Business School Brief Case 916-526, May 2016.
- 11 Feb 2008
- Research & Ideas
Does Democracy Need a Marketing Manager?
Very little scholarship has been done around the subject of marketing and democracy. In fact, many believe that politics needs less marketing. Harvard Business School professor John A. Quelch and research associate Katherine E. Jocz see... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
An Engine of Innovation
expanded to include a virtual launch lab program for Harvard alumni-founded ventures across the globe, and a wet-lab building for life sciences ventures. It is overseen by Thomas Eisenmann, the Howard H. View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 12 Mar 2021
- News
My Favorite Case
This was my favorite case in my favorite class, Entrepreneurial Management, taught by Professor Howard Stevenson. The protagonist learned the hard way that she had to plan to manage growth and,... View Details
- Web
Leadership - Health Care
Health Care Initiative Leadership 10ms Robert S. Huckman Howard Cox Health Care Initiative Faculty Chair Professor Huckman teaches the second-year course in Operations Strategy and has taught HBS Executive... View Details
- 30 Oct 2019
- Research & Ideas
How to Recover Gracefully After Shutting Down Your Startup
more than 230 creditors, including a bakery owner who held a special bake sale to express her outrage. Did a company that had raised more than $120 million in venture capital need to stiff so many people? Tom Eisenmann, the Howard H.... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- February 2009
- Case
Paresh Patel: Building a Life in the Context of Global Business - October 2007
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Shirley Spence
This case tells the story of Paresh Patel, born in Boston to an Indian immigrant family, as he develops an entrepreneurial career, participates in the Indian diaspora, and builds a family life. It provides background on Paresh's heritage, describes his youth and... View Details
Keywords: Diasporas; Work-Life Balance; Personal Development and Career; Entrepreneurship; Boston; Mumbai
Stevenson, Howard H., and Shirley Spence. "Paresh Patel: Building a Life in the Context of Global Business - October 2007." Harvard Business School Case 809-045, February 2009.
- 13 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Personal Connections: How Shared Experiences Boost Performance
residency, including on metrics such as patients’ likelihood of recommending their specialist, write Maximilian J. Pany, a doctoral candidate at Harvard Business School and MD candidate at Harvard Medical School, and J. Michael McWilliams, Warren Alpert Foundation... View Details
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
David Moss is Rewriting History
standardized test writers, textbook publishers, and students. But lost in these debates is a much more fundamental question: Is history just a series of dates and events? While the debate rages over what to teach students about American history, Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Fellowship Donors and Recipients Honored
Other speakers included honorary guest C.D. (“Dick”) Spangler, Jr. (MBA 1956), and Senior Associate Dean and Director of External Relations Howard H. Stevenson (MBA 1965), whose keynote address drew on his... View Details