small businesses - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Women Leading Business: A New Kind of Conversation

called a "forum" rather than a "course"? Hart: Yes. Our focal points are leadership issues and contemporary concerns such as international expansion, or the impact of the Internet. Our participants need to stay abreast of the very latest research,... View Details

Keywords: Re: Myra M. Hart & Cynthia A. Montgomery

08 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

Knowing What Your Boss Earns Can Make You Work Harder

were recently published in How Much Does Your Boss Make? The Effects of Salary Comparisons, co-written by Zoë B. Cullen, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School, and Ricardo Perez-Truglia, an assistant professor at UCLA’s... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Disruptive Innovation Online Course | HBS Online

innovation to develop winning, executive-level strategy and position your business for growth. 6 weeks 5-6 hours per week 5 modules Self-Paced with regular deadlines This course earns you a Certificate of Completion from HBS Online. What... View Details

27 Apr 2010
First Look

First Look: April 27

PublicationsRethinking the MBA: Business Education at a Crossroads Authors:Srikant M. Datar, David A. Garvin, and Patrick Cullen Publication:Harvard Business Press, 2010 Abstract : "Business Schools... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

04 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

When Founders Recruit Friends and Family as Investors

his new book, The Founder's Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup, Harvard Business School Associate Professor Noam Wasserman tells readers how to anticipate, avoid, and, if necessary, recover from the... View Details

Keywords: by Noam Wasserman

02 Aug 2011
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First Look: August 2

PublicationsThe Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work Authors:Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer Publication:Harvard Business Press, 2011 Abstract The... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

How Leaders Can Navigate Politicized Conversations and Inspire Collaboration

interested in improving their conversation styles to create higher quality collaboration. Francesca Gino, the Tandon Family Professor at Harvard Business School and author of Rebel Talent, began researching the conversation styles of... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

Activity & Cash Flows Consolidated Balance Sheet Supplemental Financial Information Supplemental Financial Information Revenues HBS funds its operations with cash from three primary sources: MBA tuition and fees; earned income from Harvard View Details

22 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

Can Amazon Remake Health Care?

deploy to buy another company. So, this is actually a very small acquisition for Amazon—very, very small. This aside, the idea behind the business model of One Medical is twofold: to make health care easier... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Health

02 Dec 2019
News

Championing the HBS Fund

small Cambridge consulting firm before coming to HBS. Impressed by the Harvard Community Earning his MBA, he says, was “all I expected it to be and more.” His section experience was particularly meaningful. “I met people from all over the... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

10 Jan 2022
Research & Ideas

How to Get Companies to Make Investments That Benefit Everyone

Regulators often punish companies for bad behavior—for instance, by fining them if they pollute the environment. But instead of focusing on what business leaders are doing wrong and constantly slapping their hands, government officials... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

27 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Working to Change the Food System

believed I was best positioned to drive innovations in business models and strategies, and bring new, world-changing technologies to market. I came to HBS to get exposure to people from different backgrounds and have time and space to... View Details

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Investor - Entrepreneurship

(TEM) SUMMER Intern with a VC firm and serve as a Rock Summer Fellow. FALL Take EC Courses applicable to VC/Investing: Venture Capital and Private Equity Private Equity Finance Financial Management of Small Firms Launching Technology... View Details

16 Jul 2013
First Look

First Look: July 16

http://hbr.org/search/613053-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 413-107 Ibrahim Dabdoub at the National Bank of Kuwait Ibrahim Dabdoub, the group chief executive of the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), reflects on his past 30 years at the... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

01 Jan 2013
News

André R. Jakurski, MBA 1973

he explains, "We had our best year ever. We borrowed in US dollars and invested in Brazilian reais. It was incredible." By 1997, the once small Pactual had grown into a large institution. When his business... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

23 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019

U.S. market, U.S. consumers, and GEA's employees. This case describes GEA's efforts to do that as a member of the Haier Group. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/319044-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 319-005 Goldman... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

06 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

Strategic Intelligence: Adapt or Die

disease; but the time it starts to show it's often too late. Q: How can strategic business components help companies be more flexible in their strategies? A: For many years, companies have recognized that View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

07 Feb 2019
Book

How Big Companies Can Outrun Disruption

project fails, you probably go out of business and lose your job. Just putting people into small teams, cool spaces, and allowing them to dress any way they want does not recreate a startup environment. The... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

Portrait Project

Phil Black

compassionate family is no small accomplishment. HBS's mission is to train business leaders who "contribute to society's well-being," but mine will start at home, where Accounting, Negotiations,... View Details

28 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Supply Chain Risk: Deal With It

capacity, shelf life, and customer demand. Such risks aren't new. In fact, "the underpinnings of problems today started two decades ago," says Craig Holmes, director of business continuity planning for Aon Risk Consultants,... View Details

Keywords: by David Stauffer

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