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Ethan Li

time at HBS—in class and out—is valuable. I love the case study method; it helps me relate my prior experience to future goals. For example, we just had a case about the international expansion of a Japanese business—could a similar process work for a View Details

Keywords: Financial Services; Manufacturing/Energy

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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

preeminence is relatively new, and there is no reason to assume that US schools will continue to lead the world a century from now. Indeed, America’s supremacy in higher education is under great stress, particularly at its public universities. Forty years ago, View Details

04 May 2021
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Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS

special or amiss in reading Shakespeare and writing Chinese poems in school, eating Indian and Malay food at school canteens, and watching the English Premier League at Irish pubs. Most of my friends spoke another language apart from... View Details

23 Oct 2012
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First Look: October 23

PublicationsInflection Point: New Vision, New Strategy, New Organization Authors:Nancy O.Andrews and Nicolas P. Retsinas Publication:In Investing in What Works for America's Communities. San Francisco: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, 2012 Abstract An abstract is... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

2014
Book

Can China Lead? Reaching the Limits of Power and Growth

By: Regina M. Abrami, William C. Kirby and F. Warren McFarlan

At the time of the American Revolution, China was the strongest, richest, and most powerful civilization in the world. The Great Qing Empire ruled China and dominated East Asia by a combination of power and cultural prestige. China's economy was the world's largest.... View Details

Keywords: Economic Systems; Leadership; Power and Influence; China

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20 Apr 2021
Book

A Simple Question That Can Guide Companies to Epic Success

companies have the potential to create more value and increase their profits. Even modest advances can have dramatic implications. “If a US company that ranked 50th today jumped to 40th next year, its return on invested capital (ROIC) would increase by 21 percent,” he... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

23 Jun 2010
Working Paper Summaries

The Role of Institutional Development in the Prevalence and Value of Family Firms

Keywords: by Raphael Amit, Yuan Ding, Belén Villalonga & Hua Zhang

11 Oct 2006
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How Do We Respond to the “Dependency Ratio” Dilemma?

burden on the Chinese economy. India, on the other hand, with slower declines in the birth rate, will see its dependency ratio improve as larger numbers of children grow up and enter the work force, where they can support their elders and... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

07 Sep 2012
Working Paper Summaries

IP Modularity: Profiting from Innovation by Aligning Product Architecture with Intellectual Property

Keywords: by Joachim Henkel, Carliss Y. Baldwin & Willy C. Shih

16 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

permanent shift in the ratio of part-time workers to full-time workers across the economy. COVID-19 may yield similar changes. THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS More Business-Related Pandemic Coverage from Around Harvard and Beyond COVID-19 Business Impact Center (Harvard... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

26 Mar 2018
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To Motivate Employees, Give an Unexpected Bonus (or Penalty)

perceptions in a real-world scenario involving an anonymous Chinese company that operates in printing processes. The company, which Cai found while she was home in China on winter break, runs a tournament-style reward scheme for... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Manufacturing

14 Sep 2023
Blog Post

MBAs Accelerate Their Social Enterprise Ventures

distress prevalent among Chinese women. MOONWISE intends to produce bite-sized courses for teenage girls and provide training for teachers and parents. Clockwise from top left: Rea Savla, Sophy Wang, Benjamin Schedl, Teresa Danso-Danquah... View Details

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Augustine Heard & Co.: Building a Family Business - A Chronicle of the China Trade

of the China Trade Introduction Doing Business with China Augustine Heard & Co. The Canton Trade Commodities & Currencies Treaty Ports & Compradors Clippers & Steamships Exploring Trade Links Chinese Competition Expatriate Traders... View Details

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Frequently Asked Questions - Creating Emerging Markets

feel most comfortable. For example, most of our Latin American interviews are in Spanish, and many of our Brazilian interviews are in Portuguese. We currently lack sufficient Chinese language capabilities on our faculty to conduct a full... View Details

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Strategy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

of Virginia. Andy Wu : Winner of the 2017 Industry Studies Association Best Paper in Innovation and Entrepreneurship with Jiamin Zhang for "Entrepreneurial Access to Market and Non-Market Resources: Chinese Venture Capital and High-Speed... View Details

02 Oct 2017
What Do You Think?

Do Bitcoin and Digital Currency Have a Future?

much of it is traded on exchanges in China. Nervous Chinese leaders have threatened to shut down the exchanges, causing the value of the currency to drop about 30 percent instantly. As comedians often ask, “What could possibly go wrong?”... View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett; Financial Services

27 Jun 2019
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Rituals Strengthen Couples. Here’s Why They’re Good for Business, Too

rituals into various categories: Date or leisure activity: This was the most common type of ritual, with 63 percent of respondents engaging in them. Study participants reported things like: "Every Friday night we make popcorn and watch a movie together."" Or, "We drink... View Details