Emergent Strategy - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Feb 2005
Research & Ideas

The VC Quandary: Too Much Money

It might be hard for the ordinary business owner or consumer to imagine having "too much" money. But that's exactly where the venture capital industry finds itself: with too much money available for the number of emerging... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette; Financial Services

March 2006 (Revised April 2009)
Case

Tecsis: A Global Cleantech Venture Based in Brazil

Bento Koike, founder and CEO of Tecsis Ltda., is facing a number of important decisions. With ups and downs typical of self-funded start-ups, Tecsis has grown to about 1,500 people and over $50 million in revenues with one major customer. Tecsis, located in Brazil, is... View Details

Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Cost vs Benefits; Diversification; Emerging Markets; Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Volatility; Green Technology Industry; Brazil; United States

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May 2005 (Revised February 2007)
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HNA Group: "A Miracle in Civil Aviation"

By: Cynthia A. Montgomery and Carole Winkler

Chen Feng and three others started Hainan Airlines in China during a historic transformation and privatization of the civil aviation industry. From a small loan from the local province in 1992, Chairman Chen built the company into a conglomerate that, by 2003, owned... View Details

Keywords: Growth Management; Air Transportation; Business Growth and Maturation; Competitive Advantage; Emerging Markets; Business Startups; Air Transportation Industry; China

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29 Oct 2013
First Look

First Look: October 29

Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher, William Ury, and Bruce Patton and the hard-bargaining style of Herb Cohen's You Can Negotiate Anything. Now Michael Wheeler provides a dynamic alternative to one-size-fits-all strategies that don't match... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Feb 2001
News

Books

the very "soul" of e-business in a rapidly emerging e-culture. E-culture, she writes, "involves better ways of leading, organizing, working, and thinking." It is an environment in which individuals must evolve if they are to become... View Details

Keywords: books; research; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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Patrick Chun

engrossed," Patrick says, "with the idea that strategic thinking and business had such a global impact, and where the world is going." Eager to learn more about "how strategy moves," Patrick spent two years with... View Details

22 Nov 2011
First Look

First Look: November 22

Sephora's traditional marketing programs. Importantly, Bornstein needs to begin thinking about a cohesive long-term strategy that clearly identifies the role digital platforms play and how they help Sephora maintain its leadership... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Staff Directory | Baker Library

records and special collections materials throughout the digital stewardship lifecycle. He also collaboratively develops Harvard Library-wide strategy for stewardship of born-digital materials. His research focuses on integrating... View Details

01 Dec 2022
News

December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

their experiences, a primer on ETFs, and Jack Brennan’s Leadership Principles. From the emergence of index funds to the success of exchange-traded funds, Inside Vanguard is a near-Shakespearian drama of individual human struggle and... View Details

January 2018
Supplement

Peak Games: Hiring Priorities in Times of Rapid Growth (B)

By: William R. Kerr and Gamze Yucaoglu

On November 7, 2017, Sidar Şahin, founder and CEO of Peak Games, a Turkey-based global mobile gaming company, had just closed the sale of Peak Games’ card games studio. This sale included three of the company’s top grossing games and half of its team. Sahin was happy... View Details

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Tools of the Trade | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

find myself in these meta-moments where I think I’m the protagonist of an HBS case study—‘What would Shannah do in this moment?’ There are always management and leadership decisions that need to be made.” Before joining BCCS in 2011, Varón worked as a View Details

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A Life’s Work | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

1992 Job Title Founder & CEO, Year Up Location Boston, MA, USA Topics Nonprofit Strategy & Governance Social Entrepreneurship More Impact Stories A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations Mizuho Kanai 2018 While Mizuho Kanai (MBA 2018) was... View Details

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A Broad Spectrum of Opportunities | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

future, I can imagine combining my consulting experience with work for school districts, education companies, or foundations. Jeffrey Shaddix Job Title Principal, The Boston Consulting Group Location Houston, TX, USA Topics K-12 Education Nonprofit View Details

23 Oct 2019
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Preparing Leaders to Leverage Artificial Intelligence

Lakhani, the Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration. He co-wrote the forthcoming book, Competing in the Age of AI: Strategy and Leadership When Algorithms and Networks Run the World. Lakhani believes HBS has an... View Details

Keywords: Intellectual Ambition; Pathbreaking Research; Artificial Intelligence

01 Dec 2005
News

Connecting with Clubs

ideas in three areas: Club Membership Benefits Marketing. This sub-committee, chaired by Jack Nordeman (MBA ’64), will review and recommend strategies to promote, maintain, and grow club membership. Club Resources Web Site Review. Chaired... View Details

Keywords: Peter Cooper; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Jun 2012
News

Think Locally, Act Globally

mobile market in the world, with the lowest tariffs globally, a model that has been adopted elsewhere internationally, Mittal notes. Looking ahead, by diversifying into emerging business areas in India’s booming economy, Bharti’s goal is... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Telecommunications; Information

04 Nov 2008
First Look

First Look: November 4, 2008

Working PapersBarriers to Acting in Time on Energy and Strategies for Overcoming Them Author:Max H. Bazerman No abstract is available at this time. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-063.pdf Fear of Rejection? Tiered... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Global Activities 2020-2021 - Global Activities 2021

Global Activities 2021 REPORT In a year shaped by the pandemic, Harvard Business School’s global presence has enabled the School to be at the forefront of the study of emerging trends. Faculty members draw on the resources and expertise... View Details

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Courses by Faculty - Course Catalog

Management, Strategy Fall 2025 Q2 1.5 Livia Alfonsi Negotiation Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Tomomichi Amano IFC: Japan; Exploring Japan's Innovation Ecosystem Strategy, Marketing January 2026 J 3.0 Innovation... View Details