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The Effects of Financing Opportunities and Bankruptcy on Entrepreneurial Risk Bearing

July 2013 (Revised October 2014)
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Value Retail: Opportunities for European Expansion

Scott Malkin, CEO of Value Retail, a developer and operator of European outlet villages serving luxury brands, is planning on developing a 18,503 m2 open-air outlet village to be built 98 kilometers south of Milan on land he was about to acquire for 7.26 million lira.... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Investment; Risk and Uncertainty; Expansion; Retail Industry; Milan

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03 Apr 2019
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Fintech's Game-Changing Opportunities for Small Business

challenges and opportunities facing small businesses, the rise of fintech innovation, and the policy implications for regulation. Martha Lagace: How do you define small business? Karen Mills: Small... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Banking; Financial Services

16 Jul 2020
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VC Perspectives on Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Today's World

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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA - Alumni

analyzed on a case by case basis. The final determination of whether or not a payment can be made rests solely with HBS. CHANGES IN EMPLOYMENT : Funding is provided to the recipient for a specific View Details

December 2005 (Revised December 2008)
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SchoolNet: Pursuing Opportunity beyond Federal Mandates

Settling into his seat on the train bound for New York, CEO Jonathan Harber reflected on the evolution of SchoolNet's position in the educational technology market and its important relationship with Philadelphia. Specifically, how could it transition from a project to... View Details

Keywords: Customers; Education; Performance Improvement; Partners and Partnerships; Expansion; Technology Adoption; Philadelphia

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January 2025
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Creating Value by Splitting Aster: Can One Minus One Equal Two?

By: V.G. Narayanan and Kairavi Dey

Aster DM Healthcare (Aster), founded by Dr. Azad Moopen in 1987, is a prominent healthcare conglomerate with operations spanning hospitals, clinics, retail pharmacies, and diagnostic centers across India and the GCC. After its 2018 listing on India’s National Stock... View Details

Keywords: Governance; Corporate Governance; Corporate Accountability; Leadership; Change Management; Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Industry; Asia; India; Middle East; United Arab Emirates

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01 Sep 2015
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Opening Minds Through Expanded Learning Opportunities

History by the Case Method Professor David Moss David Moss knew his proposal to develop a history course for Harvard College students might take Dean Nitin Nohria by surprise. But it was Nohria who surprised Moss when he suggested that his History View Details

08 Jun 2018
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The homecoming of H-1B rejects is turning India into a new land of opportunity

25 Aug 2011
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An Opportunity to Learn Something New

Keywords: Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Retail Trade

03 Jun 2015
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For U.S. Manufacturing, Opportunities and Challenges

01 Mar 2014
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Everything Old Is a New Opportunity

seniors' money by offering a caregiver-managed debit card account with personalized spending controls and extra protection from fraud and scams. Johnston likens the growing opportunities in aging to the old high school science lesson... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; Health, Social Assistance; Personal Services

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Confronting Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities

searching for: climate risk and opportunities "business models" Statista - Find quick statistics, studies, infographics and more. Browse... View Details

03 Apr 2019
News

Fintech's Game-Changing Opportunities for Small Business

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How Much (More) Should CEOs Make? A Universal Desire for More Equal Pay

By: Sorapop Kiatpongsan and Michael I. Norton

Do people from different countries and different backgrounds have similar preferences for how much more the rich should earn than the poor? Using survey data from 40 countries (N = 55,238), we compare respondents' estimates of the wages of people in different... View Details

Keywords: Inequality; Justice; Wage; Cross-cultural; Wages; Equality and Inequality; Fairness; Income; Employees; Management Teams; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues

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12 Jun 2009
Research Event

Business Summit: Lawrence Summers on Market Capitalism’s Historic Opportunity

University Professor, Harvard University In this keynote address, former Harvard president Lawrence Summers shared his view of the challenges facing America at a time of financial and economic turmoil, and... View Details

22 Sep 2017
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Turning a Disorder into an Opportunity

the Department of Human Services and Specialisterne, a Danish social enterprise organization, the initiative taps into the talents common among those on the autism spectrum, including attention to detail, highly focused concentration,... View Details

16 Jul 2020
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24 Apr 2014
News

Building schools to create new opportunities

Joe Schell (MBA 1973), a former investment banker, talks about his leadership role in education for several not-for-profit boards. (Published April 2014) View Details