Small Business - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Aug 2019
Blog Post

Leveraging Academic Opportunities to Attain My Post-HBS Job

of my HBS recommendation letters, was now Plaid’s Head of Finance, so I reached out to him to set up the project. Next, I asked Karen Mills, professor of The Entrepreneurial Manager (TEM), to supervise. As the previous Administrator of the View Details

11 Dec 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018

the business models of traditional incumbents and those of potential innovative MSP entrants. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55341 Oral History and Writing the View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Jan 2011
News

Karen Gordon Mills, MBA 1977

Administrator, US Small Business Administration Download Mills profile (pdf) Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1953 Born, Boston, Massachusetts 1977 Joins General Foods 1981 Joins... View Details

27 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement

Cash Out Josh Lerner and James Mason “In November 2020, the co-founders of DigiPlex study the future growth trajectory of their Nordic data center venture. A critical question was on the agenda: was now finally the right time to sell DigiPlex? Originally a $2.75... View Details

Profile

Meagan Hill

an unparalleled management experience very early in my career," Meagan says. "I love working with small teams and feeling connected to every employee." Through HSA, Meagan connected with HSA alums who had also graduated... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

01 Dec 2023
News

Action Plan: Life Study

Above: photo by Beth Perkins “There’s an artistic spark in everybody,” says Ted Hartley (MMP 4, 1956). “If you can get rid of that left-brain inner critic, you can explore what will open up in the right-brain side in all of us.” Hartley came to painting a little over a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

06 Jan 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Expensing Options Doesn’t Solve the Problem

comprehensive disclosure will protect the investor against disaster. The tensions in the American business model surrounding the way companies measure and track their performance are much less black-and-white than the popular press would... View Details

Keywords: by William Sahlman

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The New Role for Government & NGOs - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

& Melinda Gates Foundation, have begun to see the power of working with businesses to create shared value. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, for example, has formed partnerships with leading global corporations to foster agricultural... View Details

29 Jan 2008
First Look

First Look: January 29, 2008

whom were above median wealth. This finding suggests that an important part of the positive relationship between personal wealth and entrepreneurship may be driven by the fact that wealthy individuals with lower ability can start new View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

30 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Six Steps for Making Your Threat Credible

of Chicken. Both sides make threats in an effort to change their counterpart's behavior or beliefs. You might threaten to take your business elsewhere unless the other side sweetens her offer or pursue litigation if she refuses to address... View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra

17 Jun 2016
Op-Ed

Companies Need to Start Marketing Security to Customers

Recent events in Orlando underscore an important marketing truth: consumer safety and security are mission critical. A popular nightclub, Pulse, known as a safe place for the LGBT community, is put out of business at least temporarily by... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Entertainment & Recreation

13 May 2008
First Look

First Look: May 13, 2008

What Deep Metaphors Reveal About the Minds of Consumers Authors:Gerald Zaltman and Lindsay Zaltman Publication:Harvard Business School Press, 2008 Abstract Why do advertising campaigns and new products often fail? Why do consumers feel... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Feb 2022
Book

When Employees Feel a Sense of Purpose, Companies Succeed

book, Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies, I explore how some leaders embrace “deep purpose” as a generative force that can be a catalyst to achieve both impressive economic results and positive social impact. The book demonstrates how... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

24 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

The Yelp Factor: Are Consumer Reviews Good for Business?

In recent years, consumer review sites including Yelp, Citysearch, and TripAdvisor have become the first stop for recommendations on everything from dinner to dentists. Along the way, they've earned a loyal following from fans, but also the ire of View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage

01 Aug 1998
News

Spangler Family Gift Endows New Campus Center

linked to the Harvard Business School in perpetuity through the building that will bear their name." Speaking briefly, Spangler thanked the Dean for the opportunity to make an investment so closely tied to the quality of student life at... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

December 2023 (Revised February 2024)
Case

21Seeds: Taking Shots at Breakout Growth

By: Elie Ofek, Julian De Freitas, Michael Moynihan and Nicole Tempest Keller

21Seeds, a female-founded flavor-infused tequila startup launched in 2019, had made inroads into the alcoholic beverage industry by focusing on an underserved consumer segment in spirits—women, primarily in their 30s and 40s, many of whom were moms—and by following a... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Distribution Channels; Sales; Food and Beverage Industry

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Purchase

04 Mar 2002
Research & Ideas

Don’t Lose Money With Customers

Investors diligently manage financial portfolios to maximize returns on their assets; yet corporate managers who invariably proclaim their business customers to be "valuable assets" rarely manage their relationships with them... View Details

Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs

31 Jul 2023
News

Striving for Imperfection

conservationist, and a longtime board member and chair of Patagonia. He’s also an investor and co-founder of Monograph Capital, a life-sciences venture firm. From his perspective across so many sectors and industries, Conn sees a business... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

23 Nov 2021
Research & Ideas

The Vinyl Renaissance: Take Those Old Records Off the Shelf

so rapidly over the past 18 months of being home-bound by the pandemic that many of the world’s pressing plants are backed up with orders until 2023. The Harvard Gazette spoke with Caren Kelleher, a 2010 Harvard Business School graduate... View Details

Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Music

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Media Coverage - Managing the Future of Work

Broadcast Retirement Network Your Employees Are Also Caregivers Re: Joseph Fuller 21 Apr 2025 Charter How AI is reshaping HR Re: Joseph Fuller Harvard Magazine The New Gender Gaps Re: Joseph Fuller 19 Mar 2025 Me, Myself, and AI Reskilling the Workforce With AI:... View Details

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