Conflict of Interests - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2012
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Inspiration Is Not Enough

According to venture capitalist Jeffrey Harris (MBA 1981), there are entrepreneurs, and then there are transformative entrepreneurs. The former group includes Richard Branson, who has created many great products and services but not one that changed the world. Harris... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

25 Oct 2018
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Bringing the Background into Focus

Édouard Manet, “La négresse (Portrait of Laure),” 1863. Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli, Turino Édouard Manet, “La négresse (Portrait of Laure),” 1863. Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli, Turino... View Details

01 Jun 2013
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The Long View

questions that meet five criteria: Will pursuit of the question facilitate research that would not have otherwise been done? Does it focus on an important problem in the world? Can it attract the interest... View Details

01 Apr 2002
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Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City

thirty-year resident of Boston's inner-city Dorchester neighborhood, has long been interested in the revitalization of urban areas. "I have personally witnessed the challenges... View Details

Keywords: Paul Grogan; Peter Tufano; David Crockett; Diana Barrett; Real Estate

01 Jun 1997
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Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference

entrepreneurship is imbedded in the structure of the family." Cherie Nursalim, manager in the corporate strategy and planning division of her family's Gaja Tunggal Group, a major Indonesian conglomerate with... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

01 Apr 1997
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Guitar Hero

Berry and the Everly Brothers in rock. The company certainly fit with my love of music and was an interesting business challenge." Gibson's new owners set out to revive the company with a complete makeover -... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

10 Mar 2021
News

New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts

money out there looking for interesting new businesses. On the face of it, it’s a match made in heaven, with lots of positives; but beware the negatives. Those investment... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Oct 1999
News

Eight Among Many: Robert F. Diromualdo

and has led a Borders initiative to launch superstores in Great Britain, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand. DiRomualdo is keenly interested in incorporating the advantages of the Internet into Borders'... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

25 Aug 2022
News

Open Market

product that you launched to allow a new group of investors to get in, but I’m interested in how else you think about developing products for underrepresented groups. How do you actively seek out their... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustration by Keith Negley; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

01 Dec 2000
News

Latin America's Decade

benefited from investor interest in the Internet in Latin America. Through two rounds of funding, they have secured $60 million from foreign investors. Says Oxenford, "In our sector, U.S. financial... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Julia Hanna; Latin America; research; infrastructure; Hospitality; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Jun 2003
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Strategic Networking

seeking a job change, but are interested in exploring their options. For those in this casual, information–gathering stage, Sullivan recommends the “inside–out” approach of beginning with contacts closest to... View Details

Keywords: Networking

01 Feb 1998
News

Innovative Course Brings Students and Alumni Together

implement change in an existing large organization," notes Garvin, "for the entrepreneur, staffing is everything. That insight surprised students and led to an interesting discussion." The thirty alumni who were able to come to campus for... View Details

Keywords: Meg Gardner; photo by Joshua Lavine

01 Feb 1998
News

C.D. Spangler, Jr.: A Leadership Role in Business and Academe

father of two daughters educated in North Carolina public schools, Spangler has long been interested and involved in the state's educational system. He first took an active role in education as a member... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry; photo by Ann Hawthorne

01 Feb 1997
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Conversing in Cyberspace: Students and Alumni Talk Management

Does a new general manager who delegates decisions run the risk of appearing indecisive? Is an "open-door" policy a good way for a general manager to get information, or a terrible waste of time? What... View Details

Keywords: Daniel Penrice

01 Dec 2018
News

Engaging with Students to Share Insights About Africa

Harvard Law School. During Elkins’s visit, the idea for the course began to germinate. Professor Caroline Elkins, Vice President of Nigeria Oluyemi Oluleke Osinbajo, and Hakeem Belo-Osagie (MBA 1980) (photo by Russ Campbell) “We thought... View Details

01 Dec 1997
News

1997 Placement Data Reflect January Cohort's Success

As with any new endeavor, the School's recent introduction of a year-round calendar - with two entry dates, September and January, for each MBA class - posed some unique challenges and uncertainties. One issue View Details

01 Oct 1997
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New Course for General Managers Broadens Managerial Scope and Builds Confidence

As general managers advance through their careers, they are often asked to bring their skills to bear on a new level of responsibilities. For the recently appointed country or business-unit manager of a... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

01 Oct 1997
News

Terence P. Stewart

working with his father, Eugene, at the firm the elder Stewart had founded in 1958. Now under Terry Stewart's leadership, the firm operates globally, with a special interest in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. "Unfortunately,... View Details