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  • 22 Apr 2020
  • Research Event

How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities

Until a few years ago, climate change’s potential impact seemed abstract for many investors. Now, as sea levels rise, hurricanes intensify, and droughts threaten food supplies, many investors are confronting its financial realities. But it’s not a simple calculation.... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Financial Services
  • January 2010 (Revised February 2010)
  • Case

IFP, Indonesia

By: Roy D. Shapiro
IFP, Ltd. is a Europe-based multinational mining and minerals company contemplating an investment to produce forest products in Indonesia. The primary case decisions are 1) how to assess political and operating risk, 2) how to integrate economic and political risk... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Investment; Geographic Location; Risk Management; Supply Chain Management; Business and Government Relations; Forest Products Industry; Indonesia
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  • 02 May 2013
  • HBS Seminar

Eric Werker, Harvard Business School

  • 2023
  • Book

The State and Capitalism in China

By: Meg Rithmire, Margaret M. Pearson and Kellee S. Tsai
This element explains China's political economic evolution from state socialist economy to a reform era state capitalism model to a more politicized, risk management approach we call "party-state capitalism." We emphasize the internal and external sources of perceived... View Details
Keywords: China's Political Economy; State Capitalism; State-business Relations; State Ownership; Economic Systems; Government and Politics; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business and Government Relations; China
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  • 28 May 2024
  • In Practice

Job Search Advice for a Tough Market: Think Broadly and Stay Flexible

deploy with experience that suits client needs. In this increasingly complex world, there is no shortage of client demands for digital transformation, emerging artificial intelligence (AI) applications, renewable energy, risk mitigation,... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 19 Aug 2021
  • Op-Ed

Don't Ignore Your Employees' Misery—TAKE Control

industries agile enough to meet their professional and personal needs. Employees also have greater agency to demand the working conditions they want. In the past, employers have had the upper hand during times of economic uncertainty, but... View Details
Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson
  • May 2009 (Revised January 2011)
  • Case

Enel: Power, Russia, and Global Markets

By: Rawi E. Abdelal, Richard H.K. Vietor and Sogomon Tarontsi
Although the global trend toward liberalization of electric utilities forced Enel, the largest power company in Italy, to give up some of its assets in its home base, it also opened up many opportunities abroad, including in Russia, one of the largest electricity... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Energy Generation; Foreign Direct Investment; Global Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Business and Government Relations; Utilities Industry; Russia; Italy
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    Jerry R. Green

    Jerry R. Green

    David A. Wells Professor of Political Economy

    John Leverett Professor in the University

    Harvard University

     

    Jerry Green is the John Leverett Professor in the University and the David A. Wells... View Details

    Keywords: aerospace; education industry; insurance industry; professional services
    • 08 Dec 2021
    • News

    The Big Question: Is the World of Work Forever Changed?

    • 06 Sep 2007
    • Working Paper Summaries

    The Excess Burden of Government Indecision

    Keywords: by Francisco J. Gomes, Laurence J. Kotlikoff & Luis M. Viceira
    • Research Summary

    Male Circumcision and HIV/AIDS: The Macroeconomic Effects of a Health Crises (with Eric Werker and Brian Wendell)

    Theories abound on the possible impact of AIDS on economic growth and savings in Africa; yet there have been surprisingly few empirical studies to test the mixed theoretical predictions. In this paper, we examine the impact of the AIDS epidemic on African nations... View Details
    • November 2023
    • Case

    Axie Infinity: Video Game Meets Blockchain

    By: Marco Di Maggio and Wenyao Sha
    The narrative unfolds from the perspective of Sky Mavis's leadership team, facing a high-stakes, rapidly evolving digital frontier. They navigate the exhilarating yet tumultuous journey of Axie Infinity, balancing innovation with sustainability. It explores the game's... View Details
    Keywords: Blockchain; Business Model; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Currency; Innovation and Management; Business Strategy; Video Game Industry
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    • March 2008 (Revised March 2010)
    • Module Note

    Global Capital and National Institutions: Crisis and Choice in the International Financial Architecture

    By: Laura Alfaro
    This module note presents a series of case studies taught in the Harvard Business School course Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the Global Economy (IMaGE). The course addresses the opportunities created by the emergence of a global economy and proposes strategies for... View Details
    Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; International Finance; Globalized Economies and Regions; Macroeconomics
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    • 27 Jun 2005
    • Research & Ideas

    Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?

    leadership. Below is the transcript of his talk, "Leadership Styles in the United States: How Different are They from Asia?" The rapid economic development of Asia in recent decades is one of the most important events in... View Details
    Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
    • 10 Dec 2015
    • Working Paper Summaries

    The Probability of Rare Disasters: Estimation and Implications

    Keywords: by Emil N. Siriwardane; Financial Services; Banking
    • 2016
    • Working Paper

    Credit-Market Sentiment and the Business Cycle

    By: David Lopez-Salido, Jeremy C. Stein and Egon Zakrajsek
    Using U.S. data from 1929 to 2013, we show that elevated credit-market sentiment in year t – 2 is associated with a decline in economic activity in years t and t + 1. Underlying this result is the existence of predictable mean reversion in credit-market conditions.... View Details
    Keywords: Investment; Credit; Macroeconomics
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      Global Supply Chains in a Post-Pandemic World

      The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerabilities in the production strategies and supply chains of firms everywhere. Coupled with a rise in economic nationalism, manufacturers everywhere are going to be under pressure to rethink their sourcing and logistics... View Details

        Dennis Campbell

        Dennis W. Campbell is currently the Dwight P. Robinson Jr. Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. His research and teaching activities focus broadly on how management control systems can be designed to balance short-term strategy execution... View Details

        Keywords: financial services; service industry; hotels ＆ motels; consumer products; restaurant; manufacturing; professional services
        • 18 Dec 2007
        • First Look

        First Look: December 18, 2007

        David Townsend analyze the results of comprehensive interviews they performed with senior risk officers. Prudence in Bargaining: The Effect of Uncertainty on Bargaining Outcomes Author:Lucy White Periodical:Games and View Details
        Keywords: Martha Lagace
        • 29 Nov 2022
        • Research & Ideas

        How Much More Would Holiday Shoppers Pay to Wear Something Rare?

        companies, however, struggle to find the optimal balance. While Farronato’s research shows that producing fewer items allows retailers to charge more for them, if companies produce too few, they also risk losing out on additional sales.... View Details
        Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail