Collective - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Feb 2018
Book

The New History of American Capitalism

reach other actors in the political economy, including shoppers, businesspeople, financiers, and traders. Thus Liz Cohen, in her Consumer’s Republic, looks at the ways consumers helped construct a new kind of political economy—through both individual preferences and... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

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Polaroid Timeline - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections MORE EXHIBITS HOME RESEARCH LINKS POLAROID FILMS SITE CREDITS Resources Baker Library | Bloomberg Center Harvard Business Review Harvard Business Review (LEFA login for full access.)... View Details

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Hamilton Hall | About

the Revolutionary War and a delegate to the Constitutional Convention that adopted the US Constitution in 1787, Hamilton was also a renowned financier. During his tenure as treasury secretary from 1789 to 1795, Hamilton established a strong, centrally controlled... View Details

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Research Design - Impact Investments

investments. For each impact investor, we have recorded the portfolio company names listed by each of our sources. In addition, to verify and augment our list of portfolio companies, we have reviewed impact investor websites and have View Details

24 Jun 2013
Working Paper Summaries

The Entrepreneurial Gap: How Managers Adjust Span of Accountability and Span of Control to Implement Business Strategy

Keywords: by Robert L. Simons

2020
Working Paper

Anchors Aweigh: Analysis of Anchor Limited Partner Investors in Impact Investment Funds

By: Shawn A. Cole, T. Robert Zochowski, Fanele Mashwama and Heather McPherson

This note describes results from a survey of “anchor investors” in impact funds. Anchor investors are described as “generally the first investor to make a substantial capital commitment to a fund,” (according to the Global Impact Investing Network, “GIIN”) and their... View Details

Keywords: Impact Investment Funds; Anchor Investors; Investment; Surveys; Analysis

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2014
Working Paper

The Triumph of the Humble Chief Risk Officer

By: Anette Mikes

This paper tracks the evolution of the role of two chief risk officers (CROs), and the tools and processes they have implemented in their respective organizations. While the companies are from very different industries (one is a power company, the other is a toy... View Details

Keywords: Risk Management; Managerial Roles

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11 Feb 2019
HBS Seminar

Peter Belmi, University of Virginia Darden School of Business

15 Dec 2023
News

Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem

Plastic Bank, a global network of micro-recycling markets that empower the poor to transcend poverty by getting paid to collect plastic waste in their communities. The Plastic Bank is an ecosystem that provides an opportunity for the... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Morgan Hall | About

Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and served as its president from 1904 to 1913. At the time of his death, Morgan’s art collection was valued at $50 million. View Details

22 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Bringing ‘Lean’ Principles to Service Industries

"waterfall" method in which each step of the process is completed in turn by a separate worker. By sharing mistakes across the process, the customer and project team members benefit individually and collectively from increased... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Computer

10 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Top Scholars Say About Leadership

Moss Kanter discussed in a preface to a collection of Follett's works, Follett was way ahead of her time. She was admittedly a utopian and romantic, but she had a profound appreciation for human relations and was one of the earliest... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

25 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles

Collaborating with a friend, Nouf, Fatima launched Jonnah, a nonprofit that would help women with sewing skills get the materials, space, and services necessary to run a garment business. By August 2018, they had successfully launched their first View Details

16 Oct 2015
Blog Post

HBS and the Arts

public school students from all over New York City would meet to discuss one or two works of art from the collection in depth. The conversation was moderated by a wonderful museum educator named Rika Burnham, who had a talent for allowing... View Details

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Case Method | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Resources Credits HBS & the Case Method - Message From the Director HBS & the Case Method Site Credits Special Collections Search Exhibition Business Education & The Case Method The General Shoe Company, 1921 Case Writing & Industry... View Details

01 Mar 2024
News

Elevator Pitch: Banking On It

Fuse has secured over $10 million in venture capital funding. Its strategic collaborations include leading US lenders that collectively hold more than $600 billion in assets. View Details

Keywords: fintech; finance; entrepreneurship; Finance

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Becoming an Entrepreneur - Alumni

momentum, startups typically demonstrate proof of concept by developing the most basic version of their ideas to test their viability, collect data and make adjustments, and attract the interest of investors. Legal structure of company... View Details

03 Oct 2017
Sharpening Your Skills

7 Effective Ways to Lead Teams

Affirmation Improves Team Performance Why are teams often unable to capitalize on their collective potential? Research Paper: Diversity and Team Performance in a Kenyan Organization Does team diversity lead to better results? What do you... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2024
News

Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books You Got This! A Straightforward, No-Nonsense Playbook for Crushing 130+ Workplace Challenges By Heidi Abelli (MBA 1993) Palmetto Publishing Stepping into the corporate world can feel like navigating a labyrinth, especially when... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

17 Feb 2022
Book

When Employees Feel a Sense of Purpose, Companies Succeed

free-for-alls in which anything goes in the name of “being yourself.” Rather, they clear space for individuality alongside conformity. They even adopt a somewhat paradoxical stance, seeking to generate collective alignment and ensure a... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

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