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- 13 Dec 2019
- Blog Post
All Is Well in Texas: How Julia Cheek Founded Her At-Home Lab Testing Startup, EverlyWell
Julia Cheek’s time at HBS was nothing short of inspirational. In fact, two unicorn startups, Coupang, and Grab-Taxi all came out of her section alone! When she started at HBS in 2009, many of her classmates, regardless of previous experience, were interested in View Details
- 21 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 21
can account for secular changes in how payouts were made over the last 30 years, during which repurchases have replaced dividends as the prime vehicle for corporate payouts. Other payout motives such as changes in compensation practices...
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Sean Silverthorne
- November 1999 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
Granny's Goodies, Inc.
By: Das Narayandas and Katherine B. Korman
The young entrepreneurs of Granny's Goodies, Inc., a corporate gift package specialist, face the challenge of finding ways to create consistent revenue streams and reduce sales costs. Outside of a few long-term contracts, the two founders have had to work very hard for...
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Budgets and Budgeting;
Customer Relationship Management;
Entrepreneurship;
Cost Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Design;
Problems and Challenges;
Sales;
Segmentation;
Service Industry
Narayandas, Das, and Katherine B. Korman. "Granny's Goodies, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 500-049, November 1999. (Revised February 2000.)
- August 2014 (Revised May 2016)
- Case
Husk Power
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Sid Misra
In late 2013, Husk Power Systems found itself falling further and further behind plan. The founding CEO had decided to resign. His co-founder is faced with the decision of quitting his corporate job in the US to head to India and help form a new management team. Husk...
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Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Business Model;
Business Startups;
Energy Generation;
Renewable Energy;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Foreign Direct Investment;
International Finance;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Crime and Corruption;
Employee Relationship Management;
Independent Innovation and Invention;
Employment;
Leadership Style;
Leading Change;
Management Practices and Processes;
Management Style;
Management Succession;
Management Skills;
Emerging Markets;
Social Psychology;
Culture;
Business Strategy;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Energy Industry;
Green Technology Industry;
Utilities Industry;
Africa;
India;
United States
Lassiter, Joseph B., III, and Sid Misra. "Husk Power." Harvard Business School Case 815-023, August 2014. (Revised May 2016.)
Elizabeth A. Keenan
Elizabeth is visting Boston University Questrom School of Business for the 2023-24 academic year.
Elizabeth Keenan is an assistant professor of business administration in the Marketing Unit. She teaches the Purpose-Driven Marketing...
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- Web
Courses | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
disciplines. The Required Curriculum incorporates social enterprise cases and topics in several courses ranging from finance to entrepreneurship. As a result, all students learn about social enterprise related topics and considerations from various functional...
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- March 2010 (Revised January 2012)
- Case
Microsoft's IP Ventures
By: Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Microsoft's IP Ventures program, through which Microsoft spun out promising but unused technologies into new companies, is a new approach to corporate venture capital. The program provides "IP for equity" and has proven very successful in achieving its main...
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Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Venture Capital;
Equity;
Financing and Loans;
Investment;
Intellectual Property;
Rights;
Software;
Washington (state, US)
Lerner, Josh, and Ann Leamon. "Microsoft's IP Ventures." Harvard Business School Case 810-096, March 2010. (Revised January 2012.)
- 17 Jan 2023
- In Practice
8 Trends to Watch in 2023
As 2023 begins, businesses and employees face an uncertain economy and labor market, as the twin dilemmas of inflation and interest rates weigh on forecasts. Harvard Business School faculty share the top trends that they believe will shape the workplace and markets...
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by Avery Forman
- 2017
- Chapter
Getting Started with Ambidexterity
By: Andrew Binns and Michael Tushman
This paper demonstrates the value of thinking about ambidexterity as having three distinct moments—ideation, incubation, and scaling—that share common features for success, such as the role of the senior team, and that also have distinct disciplines. Incubation is a...
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Binns, Andrew, and Michael Tushman. "Getting Started with Ambidexterity." Chap. 4 in Advancing Organizational Theory in a Complex World, edited by Jane Qiu, Ben Nanfeng Luo, Chris Jackson, and Karin Sanders, 60–73. Routledge Studies in Management, Organizations and Society. London, UK: Routledge, 2017.
- Web
Employment Data Trends
Function 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Business Development 9% 5% 6% 7% 6% Consulting 22% 26% 25% 26% 26% Finance 29% 32% 33% 33% 33% Corporate Finance 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% Investment Banking / Sales & Trading 3% 3% 4% 3% 3% Investment Management /...
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- 22 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 22
adequately support many online publishing businesses, and riddled with complex relationships that hinder accountability. Download the paper: http://www.sigecom.org/exchanges/volume_9/1/EDELMAN.pdf Constraints and Entrepreneurship...
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Martha Lagace
Leslie A. Perlow
Leslie Perlow is the Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Leadership in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School. She recently launched a second year elective, Crafting Your Life: The First 10 Years Post MBA. This course encourages students to... View Details
- March 2021
- Case
Founders Factory
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and James Barnett
In January 2020, Founders Factory (FF) Executive Chairman Brent Hoberman and CEO Henry Lane Fox were considering FF’s expansion strategy. FF operated as a venture capital (VC) fund built around an accelerator and incubator, and organized around sectors within...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Markets;
Planning;
Expansion;
Global Range;
Business Model;
Talent and Talent Management;
Experience and Expertise;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Global Strategy;
Innovation Strategy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Management Teams;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Partners and Partnerships;
Internet and the Web;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Technology Industry;
Africa;
South Africa;
Johannesburg;
Europe;
France;
Paris;
United Kingdom;
England;
London;
United States;
New York (city, NY)
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and James Barnett. "Founders Factory." Harvard Business School Case 821-009, March 2021.
- July 2008
- Course Overview Note
The Devil Wears Prada (HBS Version) (TN)
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Shirley Spence
The Devil Wears Prada is used to facilitate a discussion of the role of communities in people's lives. It is used in a second year MBA elective at HBS called Building a Business in the Context of a Life (BBCL). BBCL is primarily designed for students who plan to be...
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- 14 Aug 2023
- Blog Post
Crossing the Bridge: A Reflection on the HKS/HBS Joint Degree Program
decide to pursue an MBA and your other degree program, and why? I was blessed to have a dynamic career before pursuing my dual master's degrees. I climbed the corporate ranks as a consultant, dabbled in View Details
- November 2009
- Case
An Entrepreneur's Journey: Simi Nwogugu
By: John A. Davis and Shirley Spence
This multimedia case follows Simi Nwogugu's life from childhood in Lagos, Nigeria to Mount Holyoke and Wall Street, back to Lagos to found a chapter of Junior Achievement, through marriage and HBS to motherhood and disenchantment with opportunities for mothers in the...
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Entrepreneurship;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Work-Life Balance;
Customization and Personalization;
Business Ventures;
Nigeria;
United States
Davis, John A., and Shirley Spence. "An Entrepreneur's Journey: Simi Nwogugu." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 810-701, November 2009.
- Web
Japan - Global
suffered from the disaster for a weekend. This year, Professor Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Assistant Professor Tomomichi Amano and led 47 students to Japan for 10 days for the 11th Japan IFC. The theme was “Japan; Rising Sun Ventures: Exploring View Details
- 24 Oct 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Startup or Established Company? Which Is Best for You?
people to hire to run them so once the flywheel is moving and cash is in hand, they can get momentum quickly. “Earlier in my career, I hired a small team within a large corporation that was scrappy and had entrepreneurial mentality. At my...
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by Julia B. Austin
- 07 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 7, 2007
influence portfolio choices by exploring the response to the distinctive treatment of foreign dividends in the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (JGTRRA). JGTRRA lowered the dividend tax rate to 15% for American equities and extended this tax relief only to...
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Martha Lagace
- Web
Online Business Courses for Organizations | HBS Online
Subjects Why Us Learning Model Programs Request Info Harvard Business School Online offers certificate and credential programs that help your employees master essential business concepts. Whether you represent a large multinational View Details