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- May 2018
- Article
Using Online Prices for Measuring Real Consumption Across Countries
By: Alberto Cavallo, Erwin Diewert, Robert C. Feenstra, Robert Inklaar and Marcel P. Timmer
We show that online prices can be used to construct quarterly purchasing power parities (PPPs) with a closely matched set of goods and identical methodologies in a variety of developed and developing countries. Our results are close to those reported by the...
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Keywords:
Purchasing Power Parity;
International Economy;
Online Prices;
Billion Prices Project;
Economics;
Macroeconomics;
Price;
Internet and the Web;
Spending;
Economy;
Global Range;
Measurement and Metrics
Cavallo, Alberto, Erwin Diewert, Robert C. Feenstra, Robert Inklaar, and Marcel P. Timmer. "Using Online Prices for Measuring Real Consumption Across Countries." AEA Papers and Proceedings 108 (May 2018): 483–487.
- June 1999 (Revised October 1999)
- Case
Eli Lilly, 1998 (B): Emerging Global Organization
By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Thomas W. Malnight
Examines major issues faced by Eli Lilly as it evaluates the appropriateness of a focused matrix organization with extensive use of cross-functional teams.
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Geography;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Growth and Development;
Knowledge;
Management Teams;
Product;
Organizations;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Yoshino, Michael Y., and Thomas W. Malnight. "Eli Lilly, 1998 (B): Emerging Global Organization." Harvard Business School Case 399-174, June 1999. (Revised October 1999.)
- 2015
- Report
The Global STEM Paradox
By: Mark R. Kramer, Kate Tallant, Amanda Oudin Goldberger and Flynn Lebus
Despite increasing numbers of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) graduates worldwide, STEM jobs remain unfilled in developed and developing countries. Through an exploration of the root causes of this global STEM paradox, FSG offers an answer to this...
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Keywords:
STEM Labor;
Science;
Information Technology;
Engineering;
Jobs and Positions;
Global Range
Kramer, Mark R., Kate Tallant, Amanda Oudin Goldberger, and Flynn Lebus. "The Global STEM Paradox." Report, FSG, 2015.
- December 2018
- Case
The Global-Local Tension: Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao Leading with 'International Values and Local Roots' (A)
By: Tsedal Neeley
Vittorio Colao, CEO of telecommunication giant Vodafone, must respond to reports of disturbing accounting practices at two of Vodafone’s operating companies. In one case, €60 million have been misreported due to a series of failures to check manual accounting...
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Keywords:
GLOBAL-LOCAL;
Organization Culture;
Global Identity;
Local Identity;
Accounting Discrepency;
Globalization;
Leadership;
Trust;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Design;
Organizations;
Identity;
Local Range;
Global Range;
Values and Beliefs;
Accounting Audits
Neeley, Tsedal. "The Global-Local Tension: Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao Leading with 'International Values and Local Roots' (A)." Harvard Business School Case 419-031, December 2018.
- October 2016
- Supplement
Moshe Kahlon: Telecommunications Reform and Competition in Israel's Cellular Market (B)
By: Joshua Margolis, Amram Migdal and Kerry Herman
The case complements “Moshe Kahlon: Telecommunications Reform and Competition in Israel’s Cellular Market (A),” HBS case number 417-017, which addresses reforms to regulations in Israel’s telecommunications industry initiated and implemented under the leadership of...
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Keywords:
Market Reform;
Political Leadership;
Industry Regulation;
Regulatory Reforms;
Economic Sectors;
Private Sector;
Public Sector;
Values and Beliefs;
Ethics;
Geography;
Geopolitical Units;
Country;
Government and Politics;
Government Administration;
Government Legislation;
Leadership;
Leadership Style;
Leading Change;
Market Design;
Market Participation;
Duopoly and Oligopoly;
Supply and Industry;
Industry Structures;
Telecommunications Industry;
Communications Industry;
Public Administration Industry;
Israel
Margolis, Joshua, Amram Migdal, and Kerry Herman. "Moshe Kahlon: Telecommunications Reform and Competition in Israel's Cellular Market (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 417-018, October 2016.
- June 1990 (Revised August 1990)
- Case
Sun Microsystems, Inc.--1987 (A)
An integrated sequence of three cases on the financing of a technical workstation manufacturer. This case focuses on Sun's competitive strategy which requires an inordinately high rate of growth (over 20% per quarter) and commensurate amounts of working capital....
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Keywords:
Cash Flow;
Competitive Strategy;
Financing and Loans;
Capital;
Financial Strategy;
Public Equity;
Corporate Finance;
Information Technology Industry
Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Sun Microsystems, Inc.--1987 (A)." Harvard Business School Case 290-051, June 1990. (Revised August 1990.)
- 06 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
How South Africa Challenges Our Thinking on FDI
More than one decade after the fall of apartheid, and despite ambitious economic reforms by the ANC government, foreign direct investment flows into South Africa averaged around two-thirds less than...
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by Martha Lagace
- 11 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 11
theoretical and empirical investigation of the risks of globally diversified portfolios of stocks and bonds and of optimal intertemporal global...
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- December 2009
- Article
Media Markets and Localism: Does Local News en Español Boost Hispanic Voter Turnout?
By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Joel Waldfogel
Since the dawn of broadcasting, and especially in the past decade, Americans have turned their attention from local to more distant sources of news and entertainment. While the integration of media markets will raise the private welfare of many consumers, critics of a...
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Keywords:
Voting;
Ethnicity;
Behavior;
Local Range;
Journalism and News Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
United States
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, and Joel Waldfogel. "Media Markets and Localism: Does Local News en Español Boost Hispanic Voter Turnout?" American Economic Review 99, no. 5 (December 2009).
- August 2013
- Case
Desi Shack: Location Choice in the Big Apple
By: William R. Kerr and Alexis Brownell
Desi Shack is a “fast casual” restaurant, started by two HBS alumni, that serves Indian and Pakistani cuisine in midtown Manhattan. The founders are looking to expand into a second location and also plan to hire a COO, and there is very little room for error in the...
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Keywords:
Restaurant;
New York City;
Location Choice;
Entrepreneurship;
Food;
Geographic Location;
Food and Beverage Industry;
New York (city, NY)
Kerr, William R., and Alexis Brownell. "Desi Shack: Location Choice in the Big Apple." Harvard Business School Case 814-012, August 2013.
- 16 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16
Flows By: Horton, John, William R. Kerr, and Christopher Stanton Abstract—Digital labor markets are rapidly expanding and connecting companies and contractors on a global basis. We review the environment in which these markets take root,...
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Re: Multiple Faculty
- April 2022
- Article
Demand Interactions in Sharing Economies: Evidence from a Natural Experiment Involving Airbnb and Uber/Lyft
By: Shunyuan Zhang, Dokyun Lee, Param Singh and Tridas Mukhopadhyay
We examine whether and how ride-sharing services influence the demand for home-sharing services. Our identification strategy hinges on a natural experiment in which Uber/Lyft exited Austin, Texas, in May 2016 due to local regulation. Using a 12-month longitudinal...
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Keywords:
Airbnb;
Uber;
Natural Experiment;
Geographic Demand Dispersion;
Sharing Economy;
Transportation;
Demand and Consumers;
Geographic Scope
Zhang, Shunyuan, Dokyun Lee, Param Singh, and Tridas Mukhopadhyay. "Demand Interactions in Sharing Economies: Evidence from a Natural Experiment Involving Airbnb and Uber/Lyft." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) 59, no. 2 (April 2022): 374–391.
- Spring 2024
- Other Article
Introduction: International Innovation & American Challenges
By: William C. Kirby
While the United States remains a leader in higher education, the largest systems of higher education today are in India and China, and new colleges and universities spread across the world have become the leading sites of ambitious experimentation.
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Kirby, William C. "Introduction: International Innovation & American Challenges." Special Issue on Advances & Challenges in International Higher Education edited by Wendy Fischman, Howard Gardner & William C. Kirby. Daedalus 153, no. 2 (Spring 2024): 7–20.
- July 2006 (Revised May 2007)
- Case
Dubailand: Destination Dubai
Under the leadership of the al-Maktoum family, Dubai, a member of the United Arab Emirates, invested heavily in its infrastructure to reduce national dependence on oil and gas reserves. As an established international destination for shipping, business initiatives, and...
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Keywords:
Geographic Location;
Entertainment;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Projects;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Dubai
Goetzmann, William N., and Irina Tarsis. "Dubailand: Destination Dubai." Harvard Business School Case 207-005, July 2006. (Revised May 2007.)
- 19 Jan 2022
- In Practice
7 Trends to Watch in 2022
considerably more than one-off diversity trainings or publicity campaigns that too often tokenize women and people of color. It requires changing the practices that dictate who power flows to in...
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by HBS News
- 06 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 6
examine how the quantity of information generated about firm prospects can be improved by splitting a firm's cash flow into a "safe" claim (debt) and a "risky" claim (equity). The former,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- November 2007 (Revised April 2022)
- Case
Control Data Corporation and the Urban Crisis
By: Tom Nicholas and Laura Gaie Singleton
Control Data Corporation is considering its response to the assassination of renowned civil rights activist Martin Luther King. Four months prior, William Norris, president of the Minneapolis-based computer firm had already committed to building a plant in a low-income...
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Keywords:
Urban Development;
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Urban Scope;
Computer Industry;
District of Columbia;
Minneapolis
Nicholas, Tom, and Laura Gaie Singleton. "Control Data Corporation and the Urban Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 808-096, November 2007. (Revised April 2022.)
- December 2011 (Revised May 2014)
- Case
ReSource Pro
By: Lynda M. Applegate, William R. Kerr, Elisabeth Koll and David Lane
Matt Bruno, founder and general manager of ReSource Pro, left his job working for a New York City-based insurance program shortly after the World Trade Center bombing and arrived in China. Initially he planned to teach English, but soon the entrepreneurial spirit of...
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Keywords:
Geographic Location;
Talent and Talent Management;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Insurance Industry;
Service Industry;
China
Applegate, Lynda M., William R. Kerr, Elisabeth Koll, and David Lane. "ReSource Pro." Harvard Business School Case 812-031, December 2011. (Revised May 2014.)
- 02 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
Four Companies that Conquered America
retailer, to enter the U.S. market with the new Fresh & Easy chain of discount grocery stores. Avoiding geographies where Wal-Mart is entrenched, Tesco has so far opened 50 stores in the growth markets...
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by John Quelch
- November 2011
- Article
Ownership Structure and Financial Constraints: Evidence from a Structural Estimation
By: Chen Lin, Yue Ma and Yuhai Xuan
This article examines the impact of the divergence between corporate insiders' control rights and cash-flow rights on firms' external finance constraints via generalized method of moments estimation of an investment Euler equation. Using a large sample of U.S....
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Keywords:
Ownership;
Social Enterprise;
Reputation;
Cash Flow;
Annuities;
Investment;
Investment Funds;
Financial Reporting;
Accounting Audits;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Lin, Chen, Yue Ma, and Yuhai Xuan. "Ownership Structure and Financial Constraints: Evidence from a Structural Estimation." Journal of Financial Economics 102, no. 2 (November 2011): 416–431.