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17 Dec 2013
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activity. Moreover, CDVC is likely to be in earlier-stage investments and in industries outside the venture capital mainstream that have lower probabilities of successful exit. Even after we control for this unattractive transaction mix,... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

09 May 2017
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New Research and Ideas, May 9

a sovereign default may affect the economy. 2017 Green Capitalism? Business and the Environment in the Twentieth Century Entrepreneurship, Policy, and the Geography of Wind Energy By: Jones, G. Abstract—This study examines the geography of the global wind energy View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Oct 2015
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October 13, 2015

James Heppelmann looked at how this shift is changing the structure of industries and forcing firms to rethink their strategies. In this companion article, the authors look at the effects inside firms, examining the impact that smart,... View Details

31 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 31

consider the benefits and risks of different performance evaluation strategies and their implications for a firm's performance, culture, and employee morale. Are there certain types of firms or industries for which such systems are more... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Apr 2002
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aside $10,000 to be matched with alumni donations, the club also distributed $20,000 to three local charities assisting families of WTC victims; in addition, it set up a speakers' program featuring individuals involved in the city's... View Details

Keywords: 9/11; NYC; New York City; Government

07 Dec 2009
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Government’s Positive Role in Kick-Starting Entrepreneurship

believe that these extraordinary times call for massive public funds to be used for economic interventions, shouldn't these efforts be at least partially designed to promote new enterprises? Second, in many nations the venture industry is... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

08 Jun 2009
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The Return of the Salesman

included some mention of peddlers and drummers in his 1977 book, The Visible Hand: The Managerial Revolution in American Business. He discussed them, though only briefly, within the larger context of the rise of mass distribution and mass... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

23 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 23

other sources of entrepreneurial influence: we find that peer influences are strongest for those who have less exposure to entrepreneurship in other aspects of their lives. Family Control of Firms and Industries Authors: Belén Villalonga... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Sep 2015
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First Look -- September 1, 2015

is subject to isomorphic pressures, which cannot be completely explained by industry affiliation or peer group membership. Inter-firm professional network connections, such as board interlocks and compensation consultants, provide means... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Feb 1997
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Doing It Your Way

activity pales in comparison to what's happening today on the Internet," says Sahlman. "Whereas in the early days of the microprocessor, for example, it was expensive and complicated to buy computers, develop software, and break into the View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso (profiles by Linda Goodspeed, Elaine Gottlieb, Nancy O. Perry, and Judith A. Ross)

14 Mar 2017
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First Look at New Research, March 14

somewhere to stay. Clustering created positive externalities drawing new entrepreneurs into the industry who could also learn from knowledge spillovers. There were downsides to the new industry. The creation of the national image of a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

November 2019
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Edita: Making Choices in Uncertain Times

By: Caroline M. Elkins, Juan Alcácer, Alpana Thapar and Youssef Abdel Aal

After 15 years of steady growth and expansion, Edita, a leading Egyptian snack producer, faced a series of challenges in the wake of the Arab Spring. In January 2011, the Egyptian Revolution sparked political and economic turmoil that reflected the waves of protest and... View Details

Keywords: Decision Making; Developing Countries and Economies; Economy; Business or Company Management; Price; Crisis Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Distribution; Risk and Uncertainty; Business Strategy; Expansion; Currency; Food and Beverage Industry; Egypt; Africa; Middle East

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20 Jan 2017
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Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency

the military — in the last 40 or 50 years. Today, businesses and other enterprises are flatter, much less hierarchical, and much more diverse than the companies that first grew to great scale and came to define the modern industrial... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese

09 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 9, 2008

interest in a concept of competitive strategy more closely grounded in industrial organization economics; and third, with the development of a new course in entrepreneurial management more closely linked to business policy's concerns with... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 1996
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kitchen to a larger production facility in Vermont. Over the next few years, he and his family orchestrated the creation of an entire line of nationally distributed condiments and pasta sauces. In 1995, his natural foods company, Uncle... View Details

08 Jul 2014
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First Look: July 8

retirement crisis in the wake of the dot-com crash, when companies in major industries went bankrupt in large part because of their inability to meet their pension obligations. The result was an acceleration of America's shift away from... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

May 25, 2016
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How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health

By: John A. Quelch

Healthcare and education are two issues in which citizens around the world, rich and poor, are passionately interested. It has long been appreciated that the way that a society treats its youngest and oldest members says much about its moral maturity. Economic... View Details

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21 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 21

significant NPE pass-through to end innovators, nor of a positive impact of NPEs on innovation in the industries in which they are most prevalent. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=47648... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Dec 2022
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December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

industry and provides a comprehensive look at investor-centric marketing and fundraising strategy. Whether you work in hedge funds, private equity, or are aspiring to be part of one, you’ll gain invaluable insights into understanding... View Details

12 Jul 2010
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Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide

appropriate staffing, and store layout. Everyone in retailing knows this, but basics are boring, and it's easy to lose sight of them. The U.S. automotive industry offers a cautionary tale of the perils of not tending to the basics. The... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Retail; Auto

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First Look: December 17

New Research and Ideas, May 9

October 13, 2015

First Look: July 31

Back in Business

Government’s Positive Role in Kick-Starting Entrepreneurship

The Return of the Salesman

First Look: March 23

First Look -- September 1, 2015

Doing It Your Way

First Look at New Research, March 14

Edita: Making Choices in Uncertain Times

Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency

First Look: December 9, 2008

Class Acts

First Look: July 8

How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health

First Look at New Research: February 21

December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide