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    How Is Foreign Aid Spent?

    We use oil price fluctuations to test the impact of transfers from wealthy OPEC nations to their poorer Muslim allies. The instrument identifies plausibly exogenous variation in foreign aid. We investigate how aid is spent by tracking its short-run effect on... View Details

    • 2007
    • Working Paper

    How Is Foreign Aid Spent? Evidence from a Natural Experiment

    By: Eric D. Werker, Faisal Z. Ahmed and Charles Cohen
    We use oil price fluctuations to construct a new instrument to test the impact of transfers from wealthy OPEC nations to their poorer Muslim allies. The instrument identifies plausibly exogenous variation in foreign aid. We investigate how aid is spent by tracking its... View Details
    Keywords: International Finance; Energy Sources; Energy Industry; Asia
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    • June 2014 (Revised July 2014)
    • Background Note

    An Overview of Project Finance and Infrastructure Finance—2014 Update

    By: Benjamin C. Esty, Carla Chavich and Aldo Sesia
    Provides an introduction to the fields of project finance and infrastructure finance, and gives a statistical overview of project-financed investments over the years from 2009 to 2013. Examples of project-financed investments include the Kashagan oil field development... View Details
    Keywords: Globalization; Capital Expenditures; International Finance; Data; Financial History; Economic Development; Corporate Governance; Contracts; Industry Analysis; Banking; Capital Investments; Municipal Finance; Project Finance; Infrastructure; Investment; Projects; Trends
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    • 17 Jul 2012
    • First Look

    First Look: July 17

    Moreover, it is unclear whether standard theories about organizational strategy, such as planning, hold true in such environments. We explore these issues using a sample of 730 new ventures in Colombia from 1997 to 2001. We find that... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 11 Mar 2009
    • HBS Case

    The Energy Politics of Russia vs. Ukraine

    post-Soviet era, could be a cruel and dangerous troublemaker. With about one-quarter of the world's reserves of natural gas, Russia was judged to be using its energy resources to beat up on a helpless neighbor and to flex its... View Details
    Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Energy; Utilities
    • May 2020
    • Teaching Note

    Chem-Ecol

    By: Richard S. Ruback, Royce Yudkoff and Ahron Rosenfeld
    Dahra Allen acquired Chem-Ecol, a machine oil recycling business, for C$13.3 million in December of 2012. Allen decided to hire a sales director and the case discussion largely focuses on selecting the sales director from her short-list of five candidates. During the... View Details
    Keywords: Salesforce Management; Selection and Staffing; Sales; Performance Improvement; Canada
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    • 20 May 2019
    • Blog Post

    Makeup: How Kenya Hunt Transformed Her Career Through Cosmetics

    A few years ago, Kenya Hunt, HBS MBA 2019, was working full-time on an offshore oil rig – two weeks on, two weeks off – when she realized that “by eight months in, I knew this wasn’t for me.” Her role really did not fit her particular... View Details
    Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
    • 06 Mar 2007
    • First Look

    First Look: March 6, 2007

      Working PapersUnmasking Manly Men: The Organizational Reconstruction of Men's Identity Authors:Robin J. Ely and Debra E. Meyerson Abstract This paper presents a case study of offshore oil platforms—a workplace that has traditionally... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 13 Apr 2010
    • First Look

    First Look: April 13

    of leadership in political, economic, and symbolic institutions as a result of one of three types of leadership: good leadership, misguided leadership, and evil leadership. This innovative book outlines a framework of human behavior that can be View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • June 1997 (Revised May 1998)
    • Case

    Mobil USM&R (A1)

    By: Robert S. Kaplan
    First of a two-part case on the development and use of a Balanced Scorecard (BSC) at Mobil's US Marketing and Refining Division. Split from the original (A) case to give students an opportunity to suggest objectives and measures for the division's initial BSC, without... View Details
    Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Measurement and Metrics; Restructuring; Corporate Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Teams; Marketing Strategy; Motivation and Incentives; Mining Industry; Energy Industry; United States
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    • 2009
    • Other Unpublished Work

    When Does Industrial Policy Work? Evidence from the Brazilian Ethanol Fuel Industry

    By: Santiago Mingo and Tarun Khanna
    What is the impact of a state-led industrial policy program on entrepreneurial activity, industry evolution, and firm competitiveness? How and when is industrial policy an effective tool to spur the development of an emerging industry? To address these questions, we... View Details
    Keywords: Economic Growth; Entrepreneurship; Policy; Industry Growth; Business and Government Relations; Competition; Energy Industry; Brazil
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    • 06 Sep 2018
    • Blog Post

    How to Thrive in an Unstructured Environment

    “Perfect is the enemy of done.” No experience has helped me internalize this more than my summer at blueground, an international, vc-backed real estate startup. Before business school, I worked at a large oil & gas company, where... View Details
    Keywords: Entrepreneurship
    • June 2009 (Revised June 2009)
    • Case

    VidaGas: VillageReach - The Mozambican Foundation for Community Development Joint Venture

    This case describes the evolution of a liquid petroleum gas (LPG) distributor start-up, incubated by two not-for-profit NGOs to help improve the vaccine cold chain in Northern Mozambique. These NGOs must face the decision whether and how to sell their participation in... View Details
    Keywords: Joint Ventures; Supply Chain; Health Care and Treatment; Investment; Non-Governmental Organizations; Energy Sources; Energy Industry; Health Industry; Mozambique
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    • December 2007
    • Article

    China + India: The Power of Two

    By: Tarun Khanna
    China and India are burying the hatchet after four-plus decades of hostility. A few companies from both nations have been quick to gain competitive advantages by viewing the two as symbiotic. If Western corporations fail to do the same, they will lose their competitive... View Details
    Keywords: Competency and Skills; Economic Growth; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Multinational Firms and Management; Business History; Competitive Strategy; Cooperation; China; India
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    • 03 Nov 2008
    • HBS Case

    Economics of the Ethanol Business

    to corn prices, but at the expense of exposure to the oil market." Risky Bet On Oil With oil prices currently at record levels, that doesn't seem like such a bad tradeoff... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Energy
    • September 1996 (Revised September 1999)
    • Case

    Mobil USM&R (A): Linking the Balanced Scorecard

    By: Robert S. Kaplan
    The CEO of the marketing and refining division of a major oil company is in the midst of implementing a profit turnaround. He transforms the strongly centralized, functionally-organized division into 17 independent business units and 14 internal service companies. The... View Details
    Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Measurement and Metrics; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Design; Balanced Scorecard; Corporate Strategy; Mining Industry; Energy Industry
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    • November 2011
    • Case

    Pacific Grove Spice Company

    By: William E. Fruhan and Craig Stephenson
    Pacific Grove Spice Company is a profitable, rapidly growing manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of quality spices and seasonings. The company's business model requires significant investment in accounts receivable, inventory, and fixed assets to support sales.... View Details
    Keywords: Capital Expenditures; Investments; Acquisitions; Securities Analysis; Debt Securities; Opportunities; Cost of Capital; Valuation; Investment; Capital Budgeting; Business Model; Cash Flow; Financing and Loans; Acquisition; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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    • 22 Apr 2014
    • First Look

    First Look: April 22

    Nava, Diego Aycinena, Claudia Martínez A., and Dean Yang Abstract—While remittance flows to developing countries are very large, it is unknown whether migrants desire more control over how remittances are used. This research uses a... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • Research Summary

    1. When Does Industrial Policy Work? Evidence from the Brazilian Ethanol Fuel Industry

    Joint work with Tarun Khanna (Strategy Unit, Harvard Business School).

    Abstract: What is the impact of a state-led industrial policy program on entrepreneurial activity, industry... View Details

    • March 2024
    • Article

    How Foes Become Allies: The Shifting Role of Business in Climate Politics

    By: Irja Vormedal and Jonas Meckling
    Firms often oppose costly public policy reforms—but under what conditions may they come to support such reforms? Previous scholarship has taken a predominantly static approach to the analysis of business positions. Here, we advance a dynamic theory of change in... View Details
    Keywords: Policy; Environmental Regulation; Business and Government Relations
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