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- November 2007 (Revised March 2018)
- Case
Maidenform Bras
By: Tom Nicholas
Uses Ida Rosenthal's entrepreneurship in brassieres to explore how economic, social, and demographic changes reshaped gender and business enterprises in early- to mid-20th century America. It shows the importance of timing and geography to Rosenthal's new firm in New...
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Keywords:
Geographic Location;
Marketing;
Entrepreneurship;
Gender;
Change;
Apparel and Accessories Industry
Nicholas, Tom. "Maidenform Bras." Harvard Business School Case 808-095, November 2007. (Revised March 2018.)
- October 2018
- Case
African Bank Investments Limited (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
Less than a year after joining the board of African Bank Investments Limited (ABIL), the newest director finds himself in difficult discussions with other directors about removing the struggling company’s CEO. The case is set in South Africa in mid-2014 as shares in...
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Keywords:
Ethics;
Personal Finance;
Corporate Accountability;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Corporate Governance;
Crisis Management;
Insurance;
Leadership;
Management;
Risk Management;
Banking Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Insurance Industry;
Africa;
South Africa
Paine, Lynn S., and Will Hurwitz. "African Bank Investments Limited (A)." Harvard Business School Case 319-052, October 2018.
- 10 Apr 2012
- News
Heroic vs. Homegrown Entrepreneurs?
William R. Kerr
William Kerr is the D’Arbeloff Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Bill is Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Research, co-director of Harvard’s Managing the Future of Work initiative, and faculty chair of the... View Details
- 07 Sep 2017
- News
HBS Names 2017-2018 Entrepreneurs-in-Residence
- 09 Jan 2014
- News
Setting out the store
- 25 Nov 2014
- Blog Post
Checking out Dublin's Tech Scene
Career & Professional Development recently spent a week in Dublin at the 4th annual Web Summit. It was evident from the attendance and energy at the conference that the technology and entrepreneurship...
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- Career Coach
Jon Puz
Jon (HBS ’08) draws on his healthcare, technology and entrepreneurship experiences to help students and alumni. As an entrepreneur and executive, Jon has served in leadership roles with companies ranging...
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- Research Summary
Entrepreneurial Finance and International R&D Management
Walter Kuemmerle's research and teaching interests fall within the domain of knowledge and capital management in a global economy. His research focuses on international entrepreneurship and venture capital. He studies venture capital systems and entrepreneurship in...
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- 07 Mar 2016
- HBS Seminar
Scott Stern, MIT Sloan School of Management
Lakshmi Ramarajan
Professor Ramarajan is the Anna Spangler Nelson and Thomas C. Nelson Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School. Her research examines the management and consequences of identities in... View Details
Keywords:
nonprofit industry
- September 2020 (Revised November 2020)
- Case
d.light
By: Michael Chu, Krishna G. Palepu and Dilyana Karadzhova Botha
Kenyan off-grid-solar pioneer d.light can power entire homes in rural Africa but must now decide how to fund the growth of its asset-heavy business model. Ned Tozun and Sam Goldman founded d.light in 2006 to transform lives through solar solutions enabling access to...
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Keywords:
Alternative Energy;
Business Model;
Capital;
Emerging Markets;
Expansion;
Financial Strategy;
Renewable Energy;
Strategy;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Energy Industry;
Africa;
Kenya;
India
Chu, Michael, Krishna G. Palepu, and Dilyana Karadzhova Botha. "d.light." Harvard Business School Case 321-069, September 2020. (Revised November 2020.)
- 29 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Announces the 2022-2023 Blavatnik Fellows
Harvard Business School (HBS) has named its 2022-23 Blavatnik Fellows and the program’s ninth cohort. Launched in 2013, the Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science View Details
- March 2015 (Revised December 2016)
- Case
American Well: The DTC Decision
By: Elie Ofek and Natalie Kindred
In late 2013, telehealth company American Well, which developed a digital platform that allowed patients to conduct online medical consultations with physicians, is considering pursuing a direct-to-consumer (DTC) strategy. Founded in 2006, American Well had, to date,...
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Keywords:
Health Care;
Telehealth;
Telemedicine;
American Well;
Schoenberg;
Boston;
Israel;
Technology;
Online Care;
Direct-to-consumer;
DTC;
Health Insurance;
Affordable Care Act;
Health Care Reform;
Accountable Care Organizations;
Technology Change;
Innovation & Entrepreneurship;
Digital Marketing;
Strategy;
Competition;
Information Technology;
Marketing;
Technological Innovation;
Technology Adoption;
Entrepreneurship;
Marketing Strategy;
Health Industry;
Technology Industry;
Boston;
Massachusetts;
United States;
Israel
Ofek, Elie, and Natalie Kindred. "American Well: The DTC Decision." Harvard Business School Case 515-032, March 2015. (Revised December 2016.)
- 13 Dec 2018
- Video
Learn more about Research Associates at HBS
- 13 Dec 2018
- Video
Learn more about Research Associates at HBS
- 13 Oct 2017
- News
So, You Want to Join a Startup
- April 2006 (Revised April 2012)
- Case
Ghana: National Economic Strategy
By: Michael E. Porter and Kjell Ke-Li Carlsson
Set in the year 2001, as President John Kufuor contemplates a national economic strategy following his election in the first democratic transfer of power in Ghana's history. Focuses on Ghana's long history of poor economic performance and intractable poverty,...
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Keywords:
History;
Economic Growth;
Government Administration;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Ghana
Porter, Michael E., and Kjell Ke-Li Carlsson. "Ghana: National Economic Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 706-497, April 2006. (Revised April 2012.)
- 12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 20 Sep 2016
- Webinars: Career
Become an Entrepreneur Without Leaving Your Day Job
What if there was a way to pair the stability of a day job with the excitement and upside of entrepreneurship? Using proven strategies and a range of case studies, author and serial "10% Entrepreneur" Patrick J. McGinnis (MBA 2004) will explain how you can integrate...
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