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Governing the Family-Run Business

Corporate governance can be difficult enough—but what happens when your board of directors is comprised of your cousins? Or when your CEO is your sister? Harvard Business School's John Davis discusses governance issues unique to the family-run business. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

Sam Walton: Great From the Start

by Richard S. Tedlow

Sam Walton’s retailing career began September 1, 1945, in Newport, Arkansas. He paid a princely $25,000 to Butler Brothers to franchise a 5,000-square-foot Ben Franklin’s variety store. In this excerpt from Giants of Enterprise: Seven Business Innovators and the Empires They Built, author and HBS professor Richard S. Tedlow depicts the huge success Walton made of his first store—against all odds. The book is scheduled for publication later this year by HarperBusiness. Excerpted with permission of the author. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part Two

by Martha Lagace

How do you make the jump from leading a small team in the proverbial garage to heading a multibillion-dollar business? HBS professor Nancy F. Koehn has answers. Second of two parts. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part One

by Martha Lagace

What can we learn from the lives of six masterful entrepreneurs from 1759 through the present day? Lots, according to HBS professor Nancy F. Koehn, as she explains in a conversation about her latest book. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part II]

by John S. Rosenberg

People are buzzing about two classes at HBS that showcase the School's new approach to teaching management. Hear from the instructors who lead them and alumni who took the plunge. John S. Rosenberg takes you there in this article from Harvard Magazine. Part two. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

Want to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part I]

by John S. Rosenberg

Visit two classes that showcase HBS's new approach to teaching management, and hear from alumni who took the plunge. John S. Rosenberg sorts it all out in this article from Harvard Magazine. Part one of a two-part series. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

Group Therapy

by Peter Jacobs

By filling gaps in the infrastructure of emerging economies, business groups can both foster and deter entrepreneurship in various ways. Peter K. Jacobs explores the research of HBS associate professor Tarun Khanna in this article from Working Knowledge. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

Digital Designs on the Inner City

by Dina Gerdeman

Bridging the digital divide, at least in inner cities, requires a lot more than computer power — although more computers would certainly be nice. According to business and political leaders who focus their efforts on empowering residents of urban areas, access is only one rung on the ladder. Stated one Harlem entrepreneur, "It's more so about attitude." And attitudes, panelists noted, can be shaped by exposure to the wonders of technology. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

Creating Value Across Borders

by Staff

A conversation with HBS associate professor Walter Kuemmerle provides insight into the entrepreneurial process in a global setting. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

Gurus in the Garage

by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap

A new breed of advisors, known as mentor capitalists, has seeded Silicon Valley with knowledge and expertise. Dorothy Leonard and Walter Swap explain why this new kind of mentoring has flourished in the Valley. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

The Entrepreneurial Venture: A Conversation

by Susan Young

Twenty-five years after graduation, four members of the HBS Class of '75 reflect on the enterprising spirit that has characterized both their generation and their own careers. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

Entrepreneurship in Europe

by Kenneth Liss

Can the entrepreneurial spirit that's thrived in the U.S. and flourished amid the bloom of the dot.com economy make it in Europe and, if so, what will it take? Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

What’s an Internet Business Model? Ask a Health Care Professional

by Martha Lagace

Health care and the Internet are well-matched for each other, quipped one panelist at the IS2K conference, "because no one wants to pay for either." Quips aside, the health care field is emerging as one of the busiest laboratories for exciting new business models—and the stakes are high indeed. In a discussion moderated by HBS Professor Lynda Applegate, experts in this burgeoning realm of Internet activity talked about what their businesses are doing to change the rules, all while trying to fulfill their primary goal of earning patients' trust. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

Market Makers Bid for Success

by Staff

Two CEOs at the forefront of the transformation in the way businesses buy and sell goods—Scott Randall of FairMarket (HBS MBA '87) and Glen Meakem of FreeMarkets (HBS MBA '91—spoke with Professor Bill Sahlman recently about their paths to new business models and what they've learned along the way. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

Entrepreneurship’s Wild Ride

by William Mahoney

Entrepreneurship's rise as a business phenomenon has occurred side-by-side with its emergence as a centerpiece of modern business education. In this conversation with Mike Roberts, Executive Director of Entrepreneurial Studies at HBS, Professor Howard Stevenson reflects on how academic inquiry has affected entrepreneurial practice and how scholars can learn from today's entrepreneurs. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

John H. Patterson and the Sales Strategy of the National Cash Register Company, 1884 to 1922

by Walter A. Friedman

John H. Patterson's sales management techniques built National Cash Register into the dominant force in its industry and had a major impact on the development of modern selling. This excerpt from Business History Review looks at one aspect of the Patterson method. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.