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- 16 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive
business model for small independents is often elusive. So when a crisis of the magnitude of the COVID-19 global pandemic forces restaurants to close, and their revenue drops to zero overnight, things get... View Details
- 09 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/719437-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 619-019 Lexoo: Building a Long-Lasting Platform Daniel van Binsbergen, Lexoo’s CEO, and web developer Chris O’Sullivan, CTO, had set up Lexoo,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 29 May 2020
- Op-Ed
How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents
according to the Nwunelis. Sahel Capital Agribusiness Managers, where Mezuo Nwuneli is the managing partner, provides capital and technical assistance to food and agriculture-focused small- to View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Growing Together
Since its official launch four years ago, the School's Initiative on Social Enterprise has flourished, providing ever-greater support and know-how for HBS students, alumni, and... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry
- 05 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
equalize the distribution of small (or large) tokens rather than equalizing total earnings. When payoffs are comprised of time and money, subjects similarly equalize the distribution of time (or money)... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 31 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 31, 2018
Goldman Sachs: Making an Imprint in Impact Investing Goldman Sachs acquired Imprint Capital Advisors, a small firm that specialized in advising clients on environmental/social/governance (ESG) and impact... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- January 2024 (Revised May 2024)
- Case
Runa
By: Paul Gompers and Carla Larangeira
In early 2022, Courtney McColgan, founder and CEO of Runa, a human resources and payroll Software-as-a-Service platform, faced an unexpected tech market downturn. Founded in 2018, Runa catered to small and medium-sized businesses in Mexico, offering an affordable and... View Details
- 30 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019
2018. Two years earlier, Sussman was behind Nike’s push to acquire Virgin Mega, a startup comprising Faris and his small team, which has since morphed into a studio that plays a pivotal role in Nike’s... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019
bearers of bad news is mitigated when recipients are made aware of the benevolence of the messenger’s motives. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55611 March 2019 Enterprise & Society Oral History View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017
manager at Facebook, founded the start-up Propel to build software for low-income Americans. After conducting in-depth behavioral research, Chen and his small team in New York City began to develop... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- April 2020
- Case
The Board's Role in Refocusing Bahrain Development Bank
By: Paul M. Healy and Alpana Thapar
In March 2016, Bahrain Development Bank’s (BDB) existing board term came to an end and Khalid Al Rumaihi was appointed the new chairman. Determining a need for change, he immediately overhauled the board and replaced BDB’s long-standing CEO. The new board quickly... View Details
Keywords: Board Of Directors; Governing and Advisory Boards; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Banking Industry; Bahrain
Healy, Paul M., and Alpana Thapar. "The Board's Role in Refocusing Bahrain Development Bank." Harvard Business School Case 120-099, April 2020.
Allison H. Mnookin
Allison Mnookin is a Senior Lecturer of Business Administration in the Technology and Operations Management (TOM) Unit at the Harvard Business School. She currently is the co-chair of the first-year MBA Technology and Operations Management course. In addition, she... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019
course of history—and their own lives. The Captain, Linda and the Tiger Shark: Their Love Was His Armor by Carlos M. Lago (MBA 1977) Mill City Press A novel about love almost lost to the sea—and what lurks within. Fintech, View Details
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Las Microfinanzas: Creación simultánea de impacto social y valor comercial
By: Michael Chu
Microfinance is the best known and most successful expression of inclusive business. When the disbursement of financial services in small sizes to enterprising people in the informal sectors of the economy is capable of yielding superior commercial returns, it enables... View Details
Keywords: Microfinance; Economy; Investment Return; Service Operations; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Poverty
Chu, Michael. "Las Microfinanzas: Creación simultánea de impacto social y valor comercial." Debates IESA 15, no. 3 (July–September 2010): 26–30.
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2017
a deep-souled neighbor, they slowly peel back the layers of what is basically a closed society in the wilds of Izard County, Arkansas, and come to relish their new lives in this little lost corner of the world. Recalculating: 97+ Experts... View Details
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The New Role for Government & NGOs - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
participants. This approach recognizes that helping small farmers increase their yields will not create any lasting benefits unless there are ready buyers for their crops, other enterprises that can process... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
schools. We All Leak Eventually: Stories from a Humorously Unbalanced Mind by Larry Castriotta (MBA 1973) (Larry Castriotta) Writing of his life growing up in a small town within a tight, loving family, Castriotta revisits his childhood... View Details
- 01 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
Companies, Cultures and the Transformation to the Transnational
power in a small socio-economic class. Such an environment was less tolerant of the elitism and paternalism found in large, family-dominated companies in Britain. A corporate meritocracy emerged that... View Details
- 15 Jun 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2020
Business School professors Joseph Bower, Herman Leonard, and Lynn Paine argue that while robust governments must play a role, leadership by business is essential. For enterprising companies—whether large... View Details