Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition - Publications - Faculty & Research

16 Jul 2020
News

Accounting for Real Change

prioritize environmental or social benefits in addition to profit, he writes. “Yet investors, as well as consumers and employees, lack transparency on the impacts companies make through their products, employment, and operations.” The... View Details

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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Curriculum Social Enterprise Student Club Social Entrepreneurship Summer Fellows Technology for Good Transformative Impact Tri-Sector Impact The Upswell Forum for Social Entrepreneurs Working in Communities of Color 22 Jan 2024 In... View Details

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Tiffany Pham

What’s the story behind MOGUL? “When I first moved to America, I did not know a word of English, but it was by watching films, reading books, and listening to the radio that I ended up learning how to speak the language. Through that... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurship

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Giuseppe Morgana

What’s the one thing you’re most excited about learning at HBS? The number-one thing is the ability to participate in different entrepreneurial ventures. Since coming to HBS, I’ve been able to fulfill that passion through a combination of... View Details

Keywords: CPG; Financial Services

06 Dec 2019
Blog Post

Moving to the States with My Daughter to Pursue an MBA and Switch Careers

only because it has always been my dream school, but because of the case method approach of teaching. Having been through lecture-based classes in Asia for most of my education, I wanted to experience what a case method class felt like,... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

Improving the lives of underprivileged children in rural India

Through the Bharti Foundation, which was launched in 2000, Sunil Bharti Mittal (OPM 27, 1999), founder and chairman of Bharti Enterprises, advances his belief that quality education is the most important tool for social and economic... View Details

20 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

Are Company Founders Underpaid?

are the opposite of what we'd expect based on large-company compensation patterns. Q: Can you explain the difference between stewardship theory and agency theory? How do these theories apply to new venture firms? A: Agency theory is the standard lens View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Financial Services; Technology

01 Oct 2000
News

Linda B. Kanner: All in the Family

healthy perspective during her recent initiation into the topsy-turvy world of start-ups, as cofounder of Boston-based edu.com. "If I was able to get through HBS under those circumstances, I figured I could handle anything," Kanner... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

27 Nov 2017
Blog Post

Joining a Start-up: 10 Lessons Along the Way

favorite customer research call began with a pointed, "Aren't you guys killing my business? Why should I even be taking this call right now?" He's now on our advisory board. Going through the HBS Start-up Bootcamp prepared me... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurship

24 Apr 2014
News

SHE builds confidence, promotes education, and creates jobs

countries, including Rwanda, where they miss up to 50 days of school or work per year because women lack access to these basic necessities. Through her work at SHE, Scharpf has created the enterprise’s first initiative, SHE 28, a... View Details

01 Dec 2020
News

New News

going through the process of pricing discovery over time and optimizing for the best LTV to CAC [customer lifetime value to customer acquisition cost] ratio, which brings you to questions of scale. As of... View Details

Keywords: entrepreneuship; digital media; startups; news; business models; young alumni; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

08 May 2019
Blog Post

In the Business of Flexibility

skills, but also through the missions to make sure that are a good fit.” Business-Backed Recruiting Prokanga brings a deep talent bench that includes many HBS alumni. Whether a company is a complex hedge fund, marketing agency startup, or... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurship

18 Apr 2017
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: CRC Companies LLC

for MBAs to see all parts of our business—from acquisitions through execution. Our intern MBAs work within multiple business units to help determine where their real estate interests lie and gain broad... View Details

Keywords: Real Estate

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Impact Stories | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Filter Results: (52) Submit People Alumni Executive Education Faculty MBA Students Topics Business for Social Impact Impact Investing K-12 Education Nonprofit Strategy & Governance Public Sector Social Entrepreneurship Format Text Video... View Details

Kenneth Salas

Kenny Salas is a fintech entrepreneur and operating executive, currently at the helm of nuDesk, which helps companies scale through AI-driven solutions and dedicated talent hubs in Mexico. As a Partner at Cintar Group, he actively invests... View Details

04 Jan 2021
Blog Post

The First Alumni of the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program

Network. In effect, the Alumni Network nearly doubled overnight. Students have always been able to interact with the Alumni Advisors within the core MS/MBA curriculum. Advisors present to students on technology topics through the... View Details

25 Apr 2005
Research & Ideas

New Learning at American Home Products

capabilities in maintaining and upgrading product portfolios through acquisition and divestiture. Acquisitions were financed almost wholly out of retained earnings and income... View Details

Keywords: by Alfred D. Chandler Jr.; Chemical; Health; Manufacturing; Pharmaceutical

December 2004 (Revised July 2006)
Case

Celtel International B.V.

By: G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon

Mo Ibrahim, chairman of Celtel International, the largest provider of cellular services in sub-Saharan Africa, must decide on his company's future. After an amazing six years that took it from minority positions in three countries to nearly $1 billion in revenues and... View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Initial Public Offering; Business Growth and Maturation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Entrepreneurship; Wireless Technology; Telecommunications Industry; Africa

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September 2024
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National Public Broadcasting (B)

By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff

Pre-abstract: Instructors should consider the timing of making videos available to students, as they may reveal key case details.
Abstract: This (B) case supplement is designed for use by faculty only to support classroom instruction in conjunction with... View Details

Keywords: Financial Strategy; Financial Management; Media; Ownership; Strategy; Advertising; Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Journalism and News Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States