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- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Social Enterprise Start-Ups Recognized for Bold Ideas
Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death and disability in the developing world, affecting nearly 250 million people worldwide. Yet most can’t afford the blood glucose monitoring needed to manage their condition. For a target group... View Details
Robert E. Price
Price, along with his father, founded the first discount-shopping club. Initially targeting small businesses, the Price Club opened up memberships to individuals and other organizations who could benefit from bulk/warehouse purchasing... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 03 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 3, 2015
employment regulation. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50041 November 2015 Accounting Review The Effect of Target Difficulty on Target Completion: The Case of Reducing Carbon... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
J. Basil Ward
Ward presided over a period of dramatic growth and development for Addressograph. Through careful acquisitions and targeted investments, he enabled the company to stay at the forefront of the printing and typesetting industry. Under his... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
- 03 Dec 2015
- Op-Ed
How "New Nuclear" Power Could Save the Planet—If Regulators Would Allow It
Leaders from some 150 nations have convened in Paris this week for the COP21 conference with a singular goal: to fight the global threat of climate change. Each of them have brought to Paris their own national plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that drive... View Details
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Early-Stage Feedback | New Venture Competition
document or powerpoint format: (Recommended: 3–6 written pages) What will your venture do or make? What pain points will your venture address? What is your value proposition? Describe your target segment and the size of your addressable... View Details
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Scams | Information Technology
Scams There are various scams and tactics that cybercriminals use to target us everyday. Learn more about common tactics they may use and steps you can take to minimize your risk. Be alert for suspicious messages Cyberattacks often begin... View Details
Benjamin Ha
Master of Engineering from MIT, and an MBA from Harvard University. Areas in which I can support startups: Fundraising and financial management strategies Team formation and motivation strategies Target market assessment and... View Details
- 18 Nov 2014
- Blog Post
Company Information Day Recap
recruiting. Connect with students through targeted recruiting events including receptions, coffee chats and dinners. Attend an upcoming student-led club conference to connect with students interested in your organization industry,... View Details
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Frequently Asked Questions | MBA
Frequently Asked Questions MD / MBA If I am interested in pursuing the MD/MBA Program, when do I apply? When should I take the GMAT or GRE? Is one test preferred over the other? Is there a target test score? Do I need to have prior... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Protecting conservation land while turning a profit
Like any private equity firm, The Lyme Timber Company seeks attractive financial returns for its investors. But Jim Hourdequin (MBA 2005), managing director at Lyme, considers a second audience—the public—when making decisions about his company’s timber and... View Details
- 06 Jan 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Should Management Deal With “Anonymous”?
possible. Next time the target may not be Iran.) Getting back to my misstated question, none of you aimed your criticism at the technology, even lauding it, as Mark O'Connor did, as the "great equalizer." In Bev Stehn's words,... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett
- 24 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
Stimulus Surprise: Companies Retrench When Government Spends
R&D spending, reduce employment, and experience lower sales. The results show up throughout the past 40 years, in large and small states, in large and small firms, and are most pronounced in geographically concentrated firms and within the industries that are the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Case Study: Up in the Air
in central and eastern Europe, each employing five to 500 software engineers, are often locked out of larger enterprise deals. What’s more, their target clients and projects are relatively small, which means valuable resources are left on... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Case Study: Sneak Peak
1,000 retail outlets, including Target and Toys “R” Us. Revenue has grown rapidly with just one flavor, but after multiple discussions with venture capital groups, it became clear that investors were looking for companies that had reached... View Details
Jon M. Huntsman
of chemicals and plastics with revenues exceeding $7 billion. Huntsman grew his operation through a series of targeted acquisitions and effective cost containment. View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Staying Afloat
foreign investors or foreign capital. In 1991, due in large part to defaults on payments by customers in the Soviet Union and other crumbling communist economies, the shipyard found itself $260 million in debt, hounded by five thousand angry creditors, and View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Fixing What Ails the Drug Industry
medicine, which targets individuals with shared traits. Identifying such traits would be good for both patients and the pharmaceutical industry. —Sarah Auerbach View Details
- 21 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 21
evolution of audit committees, and the laws and regulations that have affected their role over time. Purchase this case: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=409016 Target Corporation: Ackman versus the Board Harvard... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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SME research
to limit your search to "Business, Management and Accounting". This will identify more targeted results for your search. Additional resources: Small Business Administration (SBA) Research:... View Details