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- 28 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Improving Accountability at the World Bank
House of Representatives on September 10, 2009. The subject of the hearing: "The World Bank's Disclosure Policy Review, and the Role of Democratic Participatory Processes in Achieving Successful Development Outcomes." [Webcast]... View Details
Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim
- 02 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 2
such rifts, language training must include cross-cultural education. Publisher's link: http://hbr.org/2014/09/whats-your-language-strategy/ar/1 September 2014 Journal of Environmental Economics and Management Government Green Procurement Spillovers: Evidence from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Europe Wrote the Rules of Global Finance
flows. The hyperbole was striking: The language of religion—orthodoxy, heresy, dogma—seems for some reason to pervade policy discussions of international monetary and financial issues. And the prevailing... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 05 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
How ‘Political Voice’ Empowers the Powerless
amendment meant to broaden the scope and accessibility of democracy called for the creation of directly elected local councils at the district, intermediate, and village levels, and mandated that one-third of all council seats be filled by women. The amendment is an... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- Profile
Elsa Sze
stressed, worried about how I would help a CEO make another five-million dollars that day. That’s not why I want to get up in the morning.” Appreciating the power of business and government together Elsa's work at the International View Details
- 25 Aug 2015
- News
Sunset in the East?
population doubled from 500 million to 1 billion. There was and is—in terms of quality of property—still some catch-up to do. It’s said that China is in a better position than the developed world to elongate the business cycle using fiscal and View Details
- 29 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 29, 2015
policy with two key features: (i) the central bank has private information about its long-run target for the policy rate and (ii) the central bank is averse to bond-market volatility. In this setting,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: Sept. 7
network to carry out GBSN's mission. The case asks, what is the best way to accomplish this objective? Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/412044-PDF-ENG Steering Monetary Policy Through... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Feb 2024
- Blog Post
Harvard Students Reflect on COP28
around the world. Harvard Business School students attending COP28 take a selfie in Dubai. Abdullah Al-Sharkarchi, Harvard Business School “As someone actively working in early stage climate tech, this presented great opportunities to meet thought leaders, View Details
- 01 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 1, 2008
Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=308009 Kinyuseisaku: Monetary Policy in Japan Harvard Business School Case 708-017 Toshihiko Fukui, Government of the Bank... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Sep 2019
- What Do You Think?
Are Overlooked Forces Shielding the US from Severe Economic Downturns?
peterhowell Summing Up: Is the Current US Economic Expansion Primarily in the Hands of the Fed? New applications of technology and the expansion of the service economy may contribute to prolonged economic expansion. But they represent just two of many other influences.... View Details
- 01 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 1
problems associated with the profit measures by directing managerial attention to activities that have longer-term consequences on firm performance. Publisher's link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1911-3846.2012.01178.x/abstract August 2013 Journal of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Are Management Consulting Firms Failing to Manage Themselves?
firms ushered in increasingly accommodating policies to attract and retain staff. Turnover rates steadily decreased, while compensation expectations increased. This has fundamentally challenged the long-standing “up or out” model: As... View Details
- 14 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 14
state court ruled that the Board of Health did not have the authority to implement such a policy, it remains a legally viable option for governments and a voluntary option for restaurants. However, there is very limited empirical data on how such a View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 7
making by high-affinity syndicates post investment. Taken together, our results suggest that non-ability-based "birds-of-a-feather-flock-together" effects in collaboration can be costly. Download the paper: http://papers.nber.org/papers/W18141 View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
Globalization: Little Impact on the Continent
Lagos Business School-Pan African University. Robin Kibuka, an adviser in the Africa Department of the International Monetary Fund, said, "Globalization is a force for development, but clearly it is a force for development that will... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
- Web
Digital Archival Resources - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
specifications, and monetary value of Edwin Land's new instant photography system that would be commercially released in 1948. Memorandum to Polaroid Company: Submitted by George Albert Smith, Jr. and John G. McLean, 1945-1946. Land,... View Details
- 26 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Behind India’s Economic and Political Woes
rupiah and the Brazilian real. A common cause of these price movements is shifts, or expected shifts, in US monetary policy. The United States is still the big gorilla in the global currency field, and when View Details
Keywords: by Zeenat Potia
- 15 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 15, 2007
Africa by 2010. The announcement raised questions whether debt relief would really help the poor. By examining past aid trends and policies of multilateral institutions, such as the International Monetary... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Hansjörg Wyss, MBA 1965
Chairman, Synthes, Inc. Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EDUCATION Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 1959 M.S., Civil & Structural Engineering LIFELONG LESSON FROM HBS "I learned so much in C. Roland Christensen's Business View Details