International Investment Barriers - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2011
News

Faculty Books

presents research from outside Latin America, illustrating the broad range of approaches that have been fruitful in studying crime in developed nations. The People’s Republic of China at 60: An International Assessment edited by William... View Details

Keywords: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities; Finance; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

01 Sep 2003
News

Hail to the Chief

Not along ago, consultant Alison Sander (MBA ’86/JD ’87) was invited to evaluate the potential for sustainable investment opportunities in Ecuador’s rain forests, where petroleum reserves were being parceled out to View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

25 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

Will Machine Learning Make You a Better Manager?

have to be, say, United Airlines to take advantage of these tools. Managers can now purchase off-the-shelf products that can mine Twitter or Yelp and develop a detailed analysis of how sentiment is changing in real time. “It has basically reduced the View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Information Technology

01 Dec 1998
News

Faculty Retirements

Samuel Hayes and Hugo Uyterhoeven, two longtime HBS faculty members, retired in June. Summaries of their distinguished careers follow. Samuel L. Hayes, III, the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking, joined the HBS faculty in... View Details

01 Jun 2014
News

Case Study: A Souped-Up Strategy

our business works very well in a particular kind of medium-sized city. And in those cities, we can invest in the market to bring it to saturation. But many would argue that we should tackle the biggest cities immediately, particularly... View Details

21 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

Faculty Research Looks to Latin America

discuss research possibilities in more depth. Below are snapshot summaries of their presentations. Globalization And Fdi A native of Costa Rica, Professor Laura Alfaro teaches the Business, Government and the International Economy... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

Bert S. Cross

Cross spent over 40 years with 3M and was known as a “builder of businesses.” He successfully commercialized several new product lines including Scotchlite and Thermo-Fax copying machines. During his tenure, 3M expanded its international... View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

30 Apr 2018
Blog Post

HBS Grad Drives Lori Systems to Success

"how can we change the system to prevent refugee crises in the first place?" That insight pushed Josh to "look for a systems-wide, macro-level shift I could be a part of." Eschewing the Peace Corps path, he chose a career in View Details

Ewing M. Kauffman

Using his middle name as his company’s name, Kauffman built a fledging pharmaceutical business initially housed in his basement into a $1 billion operation by the time he sold Marion Labs to Merrell Dow. Kauffman built his business by licensing products produced by... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare

01 May 2013
News

Lynn Thoman, MBA 1979

culture. The Medical School has been able to use the funds to invest in R&D across HMS and the affiliated hospitals, thereby bringing all the institutions closer together and leveraging the strength of the entire network.” Thoman’s... View Details

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CFO Letter - Annual Report 2017

strategic priorities and investing in core programs and activities, while ending the year with a stronger-than-expected balance of unrestricted reserves. One of our financial goals is for HBS to serve as a living example of a well-run... View Details

08 Apr 2021
News

Real Talk

questions on the sensitive topic of race,” says Henderson. “They admitted their ignorance and expressed their desire to make a positive difference in their organizations and their communities." Seeing the value of sharing personal stories in this conversation—how those... View Details

19 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

Why Innovations Sit on the Shelf

business strategy, its capabilities, and the market realities it faced weren't accessible to him or, ultimately, to the organization at large. The problem that Ludwig faced—leading an organization that didn't have the ability to conduct candid conversations about View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer, Russell Eisenstat & Derek Schrader

2013
Working Paper

What Makes the Bonding Stick? A Natural Experiment Involving the U.S. Supreme Court and Cross-Listed Firms

By: Amir N. Licht, Christopher Poliquin, Jordan I. Siegel and Xi Li

On March 29, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court signaled its intention to geographically limit the reach of the U.S. securities antifraud regime and thus differentially exclude U.S.-listed foreign firms from the ambit of formal U.S. antifraud enforcement. We use this legal... View Details

Keywords: Crime and Corruption; International Finance; Investment; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Courts and Trials; Legal Liability; United States

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28 Feb 2024
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on Entrepreneurship

internal diverse talent. What has been the highlight of your HBS experience thus far? One of the highlights of my HBS experience has been the abundance of opportunities to hear from incredible guest speakers. Within my first month on... View Details

01 Dec 1997
News

The World's Banker

was named chairman of Salomon Brothers International and remained with Salomon until 1981, when he opened his own Wall Street investment banking boutique, James D. Wolfensohn, Inc. From 1980 to 1986, in... View Details

01 Jun 2015
News

The Military and the MBA

their peers,” he says. For Army Colonel Everett Spain (DBA 2014), who served in Kosovo and Iraq, it’s equally clear why military veterans are attracted to business school: “In business, you can continue to be a leader of character in an View Details

Keywords: National Security and International Affairs; National Security and International Affairs; National Security and International Affairs; National Security and International Affairs

17 Dec 2013
First Look

First Look: December 17

power, hard and soft, to protect American investments all around the globe. Why did the United States get into the business of defending its citizens' property rights abroad? The Empire Trap looks at how modern U.S. involvement in the... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

27 Feb 2007
First Look

First Look: February 27, 2007

pricing, and that reinsurers' high costs of capital appear to play an important role. Institutional Portfolio Flows and International Investments Authors:K. A. Froot and T. Ramadorai Periodical:Review of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog

Roscini January 2025 J 3.0 Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the Global Economy Vincent Pons Spring 2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Managing International Trade and Investment Meg Rithmire Fall 2024 Q1Q2 3.0 The Role of... View Details

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