Category: Theory and Research

Limited access to capital pushed Cuba to rely on medical expertise, new care models and pharmaceutical research to build capabilities over time. Read more

Scimed Life Systems and Edwards Life Sciences show how established companies can disrupt their own products and customers before competitors do it for them. One of the benefits of achieving “late Read more

Are Entrepreneurs Born or Made: What Research Says

Research finds little support for a fixed entrepreneurial personality and stronger evidence that entrepreneurial thinking and expertise can be learned and developed. Business journalism is filled Read more

Business schools often reward publications and citations more than practical impact. This article argues that entrepreneurs should help shape research priorities. Markets are a strong mechanism that Read more

Indian drug makers moved from reverse engineering generics to world-class R&D after policy and patent reforms changed the incentives for innovation. Emerging economies typically get a boost when Read more

Social entrepreneurs tackle major problems, but too much guidance still rests on anecdotes. Better research can show what actually works and why. Social entrepreneurs have become celebrated members Read more

Intuitive vs Analytical Entrepreneurs: Who Is Better at What

Intuitive founders may excel at launching ventures, while analytical thinkers may be better suited to managing systems, metrics and long-term growth. Nothing turns an entrepreneur’s head faster Read more

A study of more than 300 consumers found that knowing a company was an L3C did not make people more likely to buy its products. In the alphabet soup of corporate structuring, being an “L3C” says Read more

Data analytics can help entrepreneurs spot promising markets, test demand, identify unmet needs and rule out ideas that are too crowded or impractical. Just as space programs must carefully think out Read more

Regulation can be costly and frustrating, but for little-known companies it can also provide something valuable: legitimacy. While many might argue compellingly that regulation protects the public, Read more