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Podcast - Business & Environment
Impact Advisory, draws upon his experience in global engineering and professional services firms to share how consulting and advisory companies can help their clients assess their risks and take actions to become more resilient to climate...
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- 03 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why a Failed Startup Might Be Good for Your Career After All
the VC firm risk supporting an entrepreneur with a questionable track record? A recent paper might contain the answer. Entrepreneurs coming off an initial VC-backed failure often see their careers accelerate in their follow-on job, as...
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by Sean Silverthorne
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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
in the social or public sectors, or pursuing entrepreneurial endeavors. Işik Keçeci Aşur (MBA 1997) and Mustafa Aşur Fellowship The Işik Keçeci and Mustafa Aşur Fellowship was established through the generosity of Işik Keçeci Aşur (MBA...
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- 06 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
Skills and Behaviors that Make Entrepreneurs Successful
What makes a successful entrepreneurial leader? Is it the technical brilliance of Bill Gates? The obsessive focus on user experience of Steve Jobs? The vision, passion, and strong execution of Care.com’s Sheila Lirio Marcelo? Or maybe...
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by HBS Working Knowledge
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Strategy Execution Online Course | HBS Online
initiatives Evaluate and elevate your team’s management of the core tensions of strategy execution, including how to balance growth, profit, and control Design measurement systems for every dimension of business performance Identify and manage View Details
- 30 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 30
people believe the risk decreases (negative recency) but at the same time exhibit more cautious behavior (positive recency). The rest of the difference is consistent with two well established mechanisms: judgment error and the use of...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 19 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 19, 2009
lives and the very structure and power dynamics of industries can't be managed as "silos," tucked away in corporate, university, or government research labs, in incubators, or within venture capital-funded entrepreneurial...
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Martha Lagace
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Entrepreneurship Course Online | HBS Online
This course is part of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation track. Introduction to Entrepreneurship Essentials Entrepreneurship Essentials $1,850 Next 4-week session starts July 17th Apply Master a proven framework for building and financing new ventures, and make your...
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- September 2011
- Article
Global Capitalism at Risk: What Are You Doing About It?
Market capitalism, a system that has proven to be a remarkable engine of wealth creation, is poised for a breakdown. That sounds dire, and it is. Increasing income inequality, migration, weaknesses in the global financial system, environmental degradation, and...
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Keywords:
Disruption;
Economic Systems;
Globalization;
Corporate Governance;
Markets;
Risk and Uncertainty
Bower, Joseph L., Herman B. Leonard, and Lynn S. Paine. "Global Capitalism at Risk: What Are You Doing About It?" Harvard Business Review 89, no. 9 (September 2011).
- 06 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
Updating a Classic: Writing a Great Business Plan
uncertainty in the market, investors become quite risk averse. They will only back proven entrepreneurs with truly compelling ideas. People make the numbers, not conversely. So, I still think the people making the forecasts are more...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- October 2014 (Revised June 2015)
- Case
Quiet Logistics (A)
By: Robert Simons and Natalie Kindred
This two-part case focuses on how to identify and manage strategic uncertainties in an innovative, entrepreneurial start-up company. In the (A) case, students learn about Quiet Logistics, an e-commerce fulfillment company working with high-end apparel retailers such as...
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Keywords:
Strategy Execution;
Strategic Uncertainty;
Disruptive Change;
Managing Growth;
Robotics;
Disruptive Technology;
Managing Start-ups;
Management Control Systems;
Performance Measurement;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Disruption;
Entrepreneurship;
Disruptive Innovation;
Crisis Management;
Risk Management;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
E-commerce;
Distribution Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States
Simons, Robert, and Natalie Kindred. "Quiet Logistics (A)." Harvard Business School Case 115-001, October 2014. (Revised June 2015.)
- 28 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 28, 2009
managing risk in early-stage ventures. The case also addresses issues such as diversification and options preservation as well as the importance of trust and long-term relationships in decision making in View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 22 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution
inoculate the business against this risk. As we will see, the trick is in setting clear boundaries. Controlling strategic risk is the fourth implementation imperative. Strategic boundaries—which are always stated in the negative—ensure...
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by Robert Simons
- 07 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Fail—and How Their Founders Can Bounce Back
success, even though he has a .650 failure rate. But in entrepreneurial management, there's a tendency to see things in black and white, rather than looking at the whole picture. And while VCs are likely to recruit an executive with...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 1
Rory Abstract—Prior research examines how firms compete effectively in established markets. This study investigates new markets and traces how entrepreneurial rivals in such a market search for a successful strategy. Through an in-depth,...
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Sean Silverthorne
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Latin America - Global
Colombia, Argentina, and Chile enjoyed this unique interaction. AUGUST 2023 EVENT Professor Paul Gompers's Visit to Latin America In August 2023, Professor Paul Gompers travelled to Latin America with the primary objective of exploring the region's View Details
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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
esports, and more industry consolidation? Drawing on dozens of recent case studies, Professor Elberse walked participants through the likely future of the entertainment industry and outline the most effective business strategies and biggest View Details
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Reflections on My First Semester Teaching at HBS - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year...
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- October 2014
- Supplement
Quiet Logistics (B)
By: Robert Simons and Natalie Kindred
This two-part case focuses on how to identify and manage strategic uncertainties in an innovative, entrepreneurial start-up company. In the (A) case, students learn about Quiet Logistics, an e-commerce fulfillment company working with high-end apparel retailers such as...
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Keywords:
Strategy Execution;
Strategic Uncertainties;
Managing Growth;
Disruptive Change;
Robotics;
Disruptive Technologies;
Managing Start-ups;
Management Control Systems;
Performance Measurement;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Disruption;
Entrepreneurship;
Disruptive Innovation;
Crisis Management;
Risk Management;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
E-commerce;
Distribution Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States
Simons, Robert, and Natalie Kindred. "Quiet Logistics (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 115-003, October 2014.
- December 2017 (Revised January 2018)
- Case
Alltech
By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred
Alltech was a Lexington, Kentucky–based producer of supplements for animal feed, with revenues of over $2 billion (projected to reach $3 billion in 2018), sales in 120 countries, 5,000 employees, and 100 manufacturing plants worldwide. For nearly four decades, Alltech...
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Keywords:
Alltech;
United States;
Agribusiness;
Agriculture;
Animal;
Animal Agriculture;
Animal Feed;
Livestock;
Family Business;
Vertical Integration;
Strategy;
Growth;
Feed Additives;
Feed Supplements;
Kentucky;
Growth Strategy;
Family Businesses;
Animal-Based Agribusiness;
Acquisition;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Model;
Change Management;
Trends;
Governance;
Entrepreneurship;
Growth and Development;
Intellectual Property;
Leadership;
Management;
Markets;
Organizational Culture;
Private Ownership;
Science;
Quality;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Research;
Sales;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
United States;
Kentucky;
Brazil;
China
Bell, David E., and Natalie Kindred. "Alltech." Harvard Business School Case 518-001, December 2017. (Revised January 2018.)