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- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Necessity became the mother of invention for staffing-firm founder
When she became a new mom, Allison O’Kelly (MBA 1999) wanted to have more flexibility in her life, and realized that other parents did as well. As founder and CEO of Mom Corps, O’Kelly turned a personal challenge into a profession. As a mom of three boys, she leads a...
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- August 2006 (Revised June 2015)
- Background Note
Female Entrepreneurship in Developed and Developing Countries
By: Geoffrey Jones and Alexis Lefort
Examines the extent of and challenges facing female entrepreneurs in developing countries. There are higher rates of female entrepreneurship in developing countries than developed countries, but necessity is often the main driver in lower income countries. Explores the...
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Jones, Geoffrey, and Alexis Lefort. "Female Entrepreneurship in Developed and Developing Countries." Harvard Business School Background Note 807-018, August 2006. (Revised June 2015.)
- 23 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Creative Entrepreneurship in a Downturn
tempered with great caution," says Chakravorti. "The entrepreneurs who can capture the limited resources have the potential to do well. Shortage and adversity are powerful stimuli for focusing the mind." At HBS, Chakravorti teaches and writes on View Details
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by Martha Lagace
- July–August 2021
- Article
Lowering the Bar? External Conditions, Opportunity Costs, and High-Tech Startup Outcomes
By: Annamaria Conti and Maria P. Roche
We assess the heterogeneous impact of economic downturns on individuals’ decisions to bring high-technology ideas to the market in the form of new ventures. We thereby examine how worsening labor market conditions influence individuals’ opportunity costs of starting...
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Necessity Entrepreneurship;
Economic Conditions;
Recessions;
High-tech Startups;
Opportunity Costs;
Entrepreneurship;
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Business Startups;
Information Technology;
Performance;
Labor
Conti, Annamaria, and Maria P. Roche. "Lowering the Bar? External Conditions, Opportunity Costs, and High-Tech Startup Outcomes." Organization Science 32, no. 4 (July–August 2021): 965–986.
- 2009
- Book
Boulevard of Broken Dreams: Why Public Efforts to Boost Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Have Failed and What to Do About It
By: Josh Lerner
In response to the financial crisis, governments are being far more aggressive in intervening to promote economic activity, a trend that shows little tendency of alleviating. This book looks at the experiences of governments in encouraging entrepreneurs and venture...
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Economic Growth;
Financial Crisis;
Entrepreneurship;
Venture Capital;
Policy;
Business and Government Relations
Lerner, Josh. Boulevard of Broken Dreams: Why Public Efforts to Boost Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Have Failed and What to Do About It. Princeton University Press, 2009. (Winner of Axiom Business Book Award. Gold Medal in Entrepreneurship presented by Jenkins Group Inc. Winner of PROSE Award for Excellence in Business, Finance & Management “For Professional and Scholarly Excellence” presented by Association of American Publishers.)
- 22 Mar 2024
- Research & Ideas
Open Source Software: The $9 Trillion Resource Companies Take for Granted
give back to open source in various ways.” These results add substantial weight to the arguments that open source advocates have been making for years, Nagle says: Open source supports the entire modern economy and has become an irreplaceable View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
New Urban Order
expected to grow. Those combined forces present an existential challenge—and a megalopolis-sized opportunity—for entrepreneurs. “As population growth and weather-related pressures increase, the necessity of using our existing resources...
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Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by;
energy;
environment;
sustainability;
entrepreneurship;
Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation;
Transportation;
Water, Sewage and Supply Systems;
Utilities;
Construction of Buildings;
Construction;
Waste Management and Remediation Services;
Corporate Services
- 07 Jan 2008
- Research & Ideas
Pursuing a Deadly Opportunity
markets we want to create, given options of illegal file-sharing and copyright infringement," says Anteby. "Any arena where there are concerns that entrepreneurship would place us in a situation where we're not entirely...
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- 27 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments
Business School professors—former Medtronic chairman and CEO Bill George, economist and entrepreneurship expert Bill Sahlman, and innovation and strategy authority Rosabeth Moss Kanter—to offer their thoughts on some of the year's most...
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by Staff
- 03 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 3, 2009
Why Public Efforts to Boost Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Have Failed—and What to Do About It Author: Josh Lerner Publication: Princeton University Press, forthcoming Abstract In response to the financial crisis, governments are...
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Martha Lagace
- 08 Mar 2021
- In Practice
COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?
A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- Web
Skydeck - Alumni
country's future How Can We Solve the Teacher Shortage Crisis? In this excerpt from Managing the Future of Work, Mallory Dwinal-Palisch (MBA 2015) offers a lesson plan for the American education system Carbon's Second Act A startup employing nature's C02 recycling...
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- Web
The Disruptive Voice - Forum for Growth & Innovation
Zandbergen, Robyn shares insights on several topics related to the role of senior leaders, including the necessity of standing astride the interfaces of mainstream and disruptive growth businesses; the ability to sense when circumstances...
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- Web
Celebrating Socioeconomic Diversity and Inclusion at HBS (Part 1) - MBA
Business & Environment Career Change Career and Professional Development Case Method Clubs Curriculum Digital Entrepreneurship FIELD Financial Aid Health Care Instagram Takeover JD/MBA Leadership Letters to Classmates MBA/MPP & MBA/MPA-ID...
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- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Derek Ferguson
for Daddy’s House and other charities devoted to children’s education.) A broad revenue base is a necessity in a business hammered by illegal Internet downloads. “It’s had a tremendous impact,” Ferguson says, describing the 20 to 30...
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- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Crisis and Creativity
fundamental decisions for any business: where to play, how to deliver, and how to win. Where to Play. Entrepreneurs must target downturn needs such as superior value relative to existing players or provide good substitutes for the View Details
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Bhaskar Chakravorti
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Making Finance Personal
Cook Main article: Where Innovation Rules Necessity may be the mother of invention, but as Scott Cook (MBA 1976) can attest, an unhappy spouse can be a powerful prompter of innovation. Spurred by the complaints of his wife, Signe Ostby...
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- 06 Jan 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is a Stringent Climate Change Agreement a Pot of Gold?
Summing Up Do we even need a stringent climate change agreement? Judging from this month's comments, a question can be raised about the necessity of a climate change agreement, stringent or not, as a catalyst to foster innovation and the...
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- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Camel and the Unicorn
capitalist by day. I teach entrepreneurship with the Middlebury Institute for International Studies. I often ask my students where they think the root of venture capital is. They'll often tell me they think it's Silicon Valley. The...
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Lessons from History - Creating Emerging Markets
watched a short video of Yusuf Hamied discussing the necessity of incremental innovation in the pharmaceuticals industry in the 2000s. Lively discussion then ensued, moderated by HBS Professors Tarun Khanna, Srikant Datar, and Geoffrey...
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