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What are the top resources for nonprofit company/sector research?
reference materials and more. Additionally, you may want to search the following databases. We have included some basic search strategies using microfinance as an example:...
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Student Proposed Fellowship Program - Resources for selecting your organization
The following resources can be used to identify nonprofit organizations: Identifying Organizations Search Strategies GuideStar Pro - Information about the missions, programs, and finances of more than 1.7 million nonprofit...
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SME research
business) and (Small to medium-sized enterprises) and (your keywords here) Science Direct Use the Advanced Search feature (link in top right corner) to enter the search View Details
- April 2008 (Revised March 2015)
- Case
TheLadders (A)
By: Peter A. Coles, Benjamin Edelman, Brian J. Hall and Nicole Bennett
Despite strong appeal among job seekers and outside recruiters, TheLadders' corporate job listings seem to lag. Could raising prices help solve the problem? TheLadders considers this strategic paradox.
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Customer Satisfaction;
Price;
Recruitment;
Job Search;
Marketing Strategy;
Employment Industry
Coles, Peter A., Benjamin Edelman, Brian J. Hall, and Nicole Bennett. "TheLadders (A)." Harvard Business School Case 908-061, April 2008. (Revised March 2015.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- 23 Sep 2010
- News
How Did You Spend Your Summer Vacation?
telecom provider. “I helped redesign the strategy for M-Paisa, the country’s first mobile money mechanism,” Keshavjee told the Harbus. “Given that 97 percent of Afghanistan’s population is unbanked, M-Paisa represented a unique mechanism...
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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Brazil
Where can I find country, industry and market information and news about Brazil? Industry and market research Passport Click on Search on the upper left side of the main screen to get started. Locate the industry of interest and then...
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- 27 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Building Businesses in Turbulent Times
when searching for opportunity—look to the marketplace. Think of the economic crisis as a disrupter to the status quo and look for areas of pain. For example, the financial services industry is in shambles, yet pockets of opportunity...
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by Staff
- 03 Jan 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
5 Career-Related New Year’s Resolutions (and 5 Tips for Keeping Them)
professor and Hellman Faculty Fellow at Harvard Business School, and co-author of the paper “It Doesn’t Hurt to Ask: Question-Asking Increases Liking.” “It’s an easy-to-deploy strategy anyone can use to not only be perceived as more...
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by Carmen Nobel
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Entrepreneurial Sales
framework) Reports eMarketer: coverage includes b2b automation, digital ad spending, martech, etc. Gartner: reports on B2B software and marketing/selling strategies Expert Call Transcripts Use Tegus to View Details
- 10 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Long-Tail Economics? Give Me Blockbusters!
you can make money in many creative industries by selling specialized products to niche markets identified via the Internet. For example, the new CEO of GlaxoSmithKline, the pharmaceuticals giant, likens the search for blockbusters to...
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- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Faculty Books
Leadership by Anthony J. Mayo, Nitin Nohria, and Mark Rennella (Palgrave Macmillan) This book examines the evolution of leadership through the story of the American airline industry. Early airline entrepreneurs searched for a viable...
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Rocio Parra
Why was getting a business education important to you? As a consultant, I had the opportunity to work in a variety of industries from pharmaceuticals and medical devices to government and consumer packaged goods. Through these experiences, I became interested in...
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Retail
- 14 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 14
products other than the ones that best fit their preferences. Our analysis yields three key and novel insights regarding search diversion incentives, which have direct implications for platforms' strategies...
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Sean Silverthorne
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Grand Challenges for Entrepreneurs
Multidisciplinary and technology-focused academic literature databases. Very good for searching for research on novel technology: View Details
- October 2000 (Revised March 2001)
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eLance.com: Building a Professional Services Marketplace
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Kristin Kohler
Launched as an eBay for services, eLance promises to leverage the capabilities of the Internet to not only change the way services are bought and sold, but change the fundamental dynamics of the global economy. Building on theories posited in the HBR article by Tim...
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Entrepreneurship;
Technological Innovation;
Job Search;
Business or Company Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Web Sites;
Information Technology Industry;
Service Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Kristin Kohler. "eLance.com: Building a Professional Services Marketplace." Harvard Business School Case 801-224, October 2000. (Revised March 2001.)
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Research - Managing the Future of Work
Hansen, Raffaella Sadun, Tejas Ramdas and Joseph B. Fuller We use a unique corpus of job descriptions for C-suite positions to document skills requirements in top managerial occupations across a large sample of firms. A novel algorithm maps the text of each executive...
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Charles Ellis | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Skip to Main Content HBS Entrepreneurs Collection Profiles About This Collection Contact Us Special Collections Search Paul BaierPurchasingCenter.com/Excara Frank BattenWeather Channel Steven B. BelkinTrans National Group (TNG) Hakeem...
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Thoba Grenville-Grey
Thoba wants to help students interested in investing careers from international backgrounds break into US roles by highlighting the nuances of the process and the potential resources and strengths students can lean into. Having worked in View Details
- 25 Jun 2015
- Blog Post
Partner with a Student Club
started: 1) Go to the Student Club List, add your search filters, and review your customized club list. View the club's website and email the club's presidents to introduce yourself. 2) Request a Student Club Resume Database, and view...
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Financial Management of Smaller Firms - Course Catalog
https://courseware.hbs.edu/video/?v=0_cteitfd6 Course Content and Organization The course first focuses on how to buy a small business. We begin with the case of two HBS MBAs who chose to purchase a small business using a search fund...
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