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- May 2012 (Revised August 2014)
- Case
McKesson
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Natalie Kindred
McKesson, a large, diversified drug distribution and health care IT company, is considering development of new business offerings to help private practice physicians remain independent. The company, with $122 billion in 2010 revenues, just made its first foray into...
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Keywords:
Health Care Industry;
Health Care Policy;
Organizational Transformations;
Health Services;
Health Care and Treatment;
Business Model;
Service Operations;
Change Management;
Corporate Strategy;
Information Technology;
Policy;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Health Industry;
United States
Herzlinger, Regina E., and Natalie Kindred. "McKesson." Harvard Business School Case 312-002, May 2012. (Revised August 2014.)
- Web
Video: Inspirational Women in Business - MBA
Government Health Care / BioTech Manufacturing Private Equity Real Estate Retail Social Enterprise Technology Venture Capital Audiences Audiences FirstGen+ College Diverse Perspectives International LGBTQ+...
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- Web
Introducing LivelyHood, A Volunteer Nonprofit Founded in Response to COVID-19 - MBA
Government Health Care / BioTech Manufacturing Private Equity Real Estate Retail Social Enterprise Technology Venture Capital Audiences Audiences FirstGen+ College Diverse Perspectives International LGBTQ+...
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- August 2021
- Case
Apax Digital
By: Jo Tango and Alys Ferragamo
The Apax Digital team faced important decisions as they contemplated raising a second fund. Apax Digital Fund I was a $1.1 billion vehicle focused on mid-market growth equity and growth buyouts in the technology sector. The fund had performed well, and the Managing...
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Keywords:
Growth and Development Strategy;
Acquisition;
Investment Portfolio;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Venture Capital;
Technology Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Tango, Jo, and Alys Ferragamo. "Apax Digital." Harvard Business School Case 822-016, August 2021.
- 28 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'
directed, allow significant numbers of businesses to avoid bankruptcy. There are also massive amounts of private sector capital potentially available to support businesses in need. Bank balance sheets are generally sound, and hedge funds...
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- November 2017 (Revised October 2018)
- Case
Brandless: Disrupting Consumer Packaged Goods
By: Jill Avery
Brandless, an online direct-to-consumer seller of upscale private-label consumer packaged goods, offered consumers a limited assortment of values-conscious products delivered directly to their homes with the simplicity of one fixed $3 price point that promised an...
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Keywords:
Brand;
Brand Management;
Retailing;
Retailing Industry;
Private Label;
Direct To Consumer Marketing;
Ecommerce;
Digital Marketing;
Consumer Packaged Goods;
Startup;
Marketing;
Marketing Strategy;
Disruption;
Food;
Product Marketing;
Marketing Channels;
Consumer Behavior;
Brands and Branding;
Venture Capital;
E-commerce;
Consumer Products Industry;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Retail Industry;
United States;
North America
Avery, Jill. "Brandless: Disrupting Consumer Packaged Goods." Harvard Business School Case 518-044, November 2017. (Revised October 2018.)
- 06 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on HBCUs
Fitzhugh Conference and the first Black Tech Master Series. It was here that I learned about the diversity in the entrepreneurship and venture capital ecosystem from Black women investors like Jewel Burks...
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- 04 Oct 2022
- What Do You Think?
Have Managers Underestimated the Need for Face-to-Face Contact?
Fridge No More, Buyk, and JOKR have either gone bankrupt or suspended operations in the US in spite of $4 billion in venture capital investment last year. This brings to mind the failed investments in fast...
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by James Heskett
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When Ideas Become Reality: Entrepreneurship at HBS - MBA
Government Health Care / BioTech Manufacturing Private Equity Real Estate Retail Social Enterprise Technology Venture Capital Audiences Audiences FirstGen+ College Diverse Perspectives International LGBTQ+...
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- 01 Jan 2011
- News
Karen Gordon Mills, MBA 1977
the factory floor," she recalls, "I felt like I was back at the family dinner table." Her professional DNA includes a consulting role at McKinsey & Company, a stint at General Foods, and considerable venture View Details
- February 1993 (Revised November 1998)
- Case
Statements of Cash Flows: Three Examples
By: William J. Bruns Jr. and Julie H. Hertenstein
This case introduces the statement of cash flow through three examples of multi-year statements of cash flows from three unidentified companies.
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Keywords:
History;
Venture Capital;
Financial Management;
Activity Based Costing and Management;
Investment;
Financial Statements;
Cash Flow;
Financing and Loans;
Accounting Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Bruns, William J., Jr., and Julie H. Hertenstein. "Statements of Cash Flows: Three Examples." Harvard Business School Case 193-103, February 1993. (Revised November 1998.)
- 08 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017
The bootstrapped company had explored raising funds, met with venture capital firms, and was presented with a term sheet. The cofounders believed the financing would allow them to scale up quicker, but they...
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Sean Silverthorne
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My HBS Student Loan Story: Gorick Ng (MBA 2018) - MBA
Government Health Care / BioTech Manufacturing Private Equity Real Estate Retail Social Enterprise Technology Venture Capital Audiences Audiences FirstGen+ College Diverse Perspectives International LGBTQ+...
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Kent Bennett
Kent Bennett is a Managing Partner in Bessemer’s Cambridge office focusing on consumer products and services as well as software sold to consumer-facing verticals. Before his career in venture capital, Kent was a creative executive for an...
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Venture Capital
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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Boost Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Have Failed and What to Do About It (Princeton University Press, 2009). Josh Lerner: Elected a Fellow of the European Corporate Governance Institute in 2010. Josh...
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- 01 Sep 2023
- News
End Game
impact became incompatible with growing the company, as Professor Geoffrey Jones writes in the book Deeply Responsible Business: A Global History of Values-Driven Leadership. “It’s one of the challenges of our time,” Jones explains. “In order to grow, you need capital;...
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- 20 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 20
mentors can―and should―play in cultivating and sharing juniors' career narratives. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/413122-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 313-111 Venture Philanthropy: Its Evolution and Its Future This note...
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Anna Secino
- March 2022
- Case
The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program: 2009-2021
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Julia Kelley
In December 2021, more than a decade after its founding, Goldman Sachs’s 10,000 Small Businesses program was still going strong — and the firm now needed to evaluate potential program modifications to reach a wider group of small business owners. Launched in the...
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Keywords:
COVID-19 Pandemic;
Small Business;
Business Education;
Curriculum and Courses;
Government and Politics;
Knowledge;
Knowledge Dissemination;
Labor;
Employment;
Human Capital;
Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Organizations;
Mission and Purpose;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Programs;
Networks;
Social Enterprise;
Society;
Strategy;
Demographics;
Diversity;
Financial Services Industry;
North and Central America;
United States;
New York (city, NY);
New York (state, US)
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Julia Kelley. "The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program: 2009-2021." Harvard Business School Case 322-052, March 2022.
- July 2020
- Supplement
Instabeat—Crossing the Finish Line
By: Shikhar Ghosh, Nicole Tempest Keller and Alpana Thapar
Lebanese entrepreneur Hind Hobeika was just 21 years old when she launched her startup, Instabeat, which had developed the first real-time bio-feedback device for swimmers to monitor and improve their performance. It had been an extremely testing 10-year journey to...
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Keywords:
Start-up;
Wearables;
Entrepreneurship;
Business Startups;
Information Technology;
Information Infrastructure;
Strategy;
Operations;
Management;
United States;
Lebanon
Ghosh, Shikhar, Nicole Tempest Keller, and Alpana Thapar. "Instabeat—Crossing the Finish Line." Harvard Business School Supplement 821-012, July 2020.
- 20 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business and Environment
while producing robust returns. Emily's role prior to HBS was a Commercialization Manager at RXBAR. Mike Kelly (MBA 2022, Section I), Summer Internship: Summer Associate, Climate Tech Fund at Fifth Wall Fifth Wall is the largest venture...
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