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- 06 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
High Hills, Deep Poverty: Explaining Civil War in Nepal
Everest, the hilly regions, and then the Himalayan foothills, which contains most of the good agricultural land. Economically there are huge variations, too. Nepal is a poor country: GDP is only around $270 a year, and right before the...
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by Martha Lagace
- Profile
Jeremy Andrus
customers will be too. We’ve recently brought our product development process in-house, so instead of sourcing products in Asia, we can take a concept from a blank sheet of paper through to finished prototype right here in Park City...
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- 19 Sep 2016
- News
The Real Meaning of Love
people’s awareness of the warning signs of abusive and controlling relationships. “The One Love Foundation in Honor of Yeardley Love was started in 2010 after Yeardley, who was a University of Virginia fourth year, was beaten to death by...
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- 04 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 4
Elfenbein Publication:Journal of Law, Economics & Organization 28, no. 1 (2012) Abstract We explore the relationship between exclusivity and state-contingent control rights using a sample of over 100...
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Carmen Nobel
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Nneka Ezeigwe
background. My current ambition is to be based in Africa, working in a managerial capacity, in a position of control to make meaningful contributions to the economy. A lot of our Africa-focused cases at HBS are sad – about corruption or...
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Manufacturing/Energy
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
Zurich and secured European distribution rights for our products, set up a joint venture with a partner in Mexico to build our brand there, and purchased Astro Gaming, a California-based gaming accessories company. Our office in southern...
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- 21 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Are We Thinking Too Little, or Too Much?
inducing people into believing they can expertly control the ball will affect the way they perceive themselves as business influencers. In fact, Norton spends most of his time thinking about thinking. So it's somewhat ironic that his...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Open Market
cumulative, funded accounts. The steep growth slope has been up and to the right for many years and, on top of that, we’ve had incredible transactional volume with little lead time. It has definitely been the hardest scaling challenge of...
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- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Researching Business and Politics in China and Southeast Asia
Chinese Capitalism, Rithmire examined urbanization, land politics, and property rights in China. She is now exploring how both the government’s goals and the flight of capital figure into China’s increasing global presence. “When we look...
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Ownership (OWN): Define Success, Create Advantage, Build to Last, Engage Effectively - Course Catalog
rather privately held. Or they are publicly traded but privately controlled. For example, in the US, around 50% of publicly traded companies are controlled by founders or their descendants. In both cases, they have a relatively small...
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- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Latin American Conference Highlights Region's Diversity
have them, they have a long-term bond but it's probably the least damaging solution to the problems they are facing right now.” Felipe Monteiro, a senior researcher at HBS's Latin America Research Center (LARC) in Buenos Aires, moderated...
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- 28 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 28, 2008
cash-only offer from Cablevision, and a $15 billion cash-only offer from KKR and Providence. The fact that both Comcast and Cablevision are themselves family-controlled and with a large wedge between the family's ownership and control...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Terry Virts (GMP 11, 2011)
by Virts during his last mission. Favorite aircraft: F-16. “The control stick and throttles are on the side, so your hands are beside your knees. Once you have some experience, the plane is like an extension of you. You can almost make it...
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Julia Hanna
- 14 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Ethics Bots and Other Ways to Move Your Code of Business Conduct Beyond Puffery
may not be illegal, but can cause enormous amounts of reputational damage.” A good code can also help workers do their jobs better. Most employees want to follow the rules and do the right thing, but may not understand how to comply with...
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by Michael Blanding
- 03 Nov 2020
- News
One Paramount Priority
In the four years since the last US presidential election, Diane Hessan (MBA 1977) has been interviewing more than 500 voters, talking about everything from gun control to COVID-19. This years-long project has made clear to Hessan that...
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Government
- 23 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
How to Break the Expert’s Curse
control group offered comments such as, "This player's hand placement is wrong." In contrast, those in the rediscovery group gave more constructive advice; for example, "Have that right hand flowing on the...
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- 24 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 24, 2006
Internasional Harvard Business School Case 207-021 In late 2004, Hilmi Panigoro, CEO of the publicly traded Indonesian oil company Medco Energi Internasional, is striving to regain majority control of the company his brother Arifin...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Mar 2000
- Research & Ideas
Putting Health Care Consumers in the Driver’s Seat
U.S. consumers more power over decisions related to health care. Those who advocate consumer-driven health care—including conference chair Professor Regina E. Herzlinger—believe that shifting control of health-care purchasing decisions...
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- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: Capital Architect
state control to free enterprise in Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe—more than 20 countries in all, including Zambia, Vietnam, and, most recently, Myanmar. “Reforming economic infrastructure and privatizing state corporations are rarely...
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- 13 Jun 2013
- News
Learning Curve
giving the mayor partial control of the city's schools was ruled unconstitutional by a Superior Court judge. Luckily, Tuck was unfazed. "The schools still needed to improve, right?" Tuck says by phone. "So you take a blow, get up the next...
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