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- February 2007 (Revised November 2007)
- Case
Latvia: Economic Strategy after EU Accession
By: Michael E. Porter and Christian H.M. Ketels
Describes the economic development of Latvia, a small eastern European country on the shores of the Baltic Sea, from regaining independence in 1991 to European Union (EU) accession in 2004 and is set on May 1st, 2004, the day Latvia became an EU member. Latvia had... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Growth; Policy; Business and Government Relations; European Union; Latvia
Porter, Michael E., and Christian H.M. Ketels. "Latvia: Economic Strategy after EU Accession." Harvard Business School Case 707-515, February 2007. (Revised November 2007.)
- March 2007
- Teaching Note
Latvia: Economic Strategy after EU Accession (TN)
By: Michael E. Porter and Christian H.M. Ketels
Teaching note to 707515. View Details
- October 2019 (Revised July 2020)
- Case
Serbia at a Crossroads
By: Sophus A. Reinert, Federica Gabrieli and Jyotika Banga
In the fall of 2018, Serbia found itself at a crossroads yet again. Following the Balkan Wars of the 1990s and the collapse of Yugoslavia, the country had embarked on a slow and arduous process of accession to the European Union (EU). This had been further hampered by... View Details
Keywords: Geopolitics; EU Accession; Economic Systems; Government and Politics; War; Social Issues; Serbia
Reinert, Sophus A., Federica Gabrieli, and Jyotika Banga. "Serbia at a Crossroads." Harvard Business School Case 720-004, October 2019. (Revised July 2020.)
- December 2006 (Revised March 2008)
- Case
The European Union in the 21st Century
Focuses on the challenges facing the European Union in 2006. Following the French and Dutch referendums in 2005, the fate of the European Constitution is in jeopardy. Ten new accession countries have just joined the EU, with Turkey in the beginning stages of the... View Details
Keywords: Economic Growth; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Government Administration; European Union
Trumbull, J. Gunnar. "The European Union in the 21st Century." Harvard Business School Case 707-021, December 2006. (Revised March 2008.)
- January 2021 (Revised March 2022)
- Case
Brigad: The Future of Work
By: Nien-he Hsieh, Elena Corsi and Daniela Beyersdorfer
In 2019 Florent Malbranche, CEO and co-founder of the French tech startup Brigad, pondered the next growth steps. Founded in 2015, Brigad’s objective was two-fold: to help restaurants and bars find qualified staff for punctual shifts, and to make it easier for... View Details
- April 1999 (Revised June 1999)
- Case
1-800 Buy Ireland
By: Willis M. Emmons III, Adele S. Cooper and J. Richard Lenane
After decades of poor economic performance, the Irish government adopted major changes in economic policy in 1987. By the end of the 1990s, Ireland's real GDP growth rate of almost 10% per year exceeds that of all member nations of the European Union (EU). A key... View Details
Keywords: Integration; Development Economics; Supply and Industry; Policy; Foreign Direct Investment; Growth and Development Strategy; Macroeconomics; Republic of Ireland
Emmons, Willis M., III, Adele S. Cooper, and J. Richard Lenane. "1-800 Buy Ireland." Harvard Business School Case 799-132, April 1999. (Revised June 1999.)
- 02 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018
being questioned. A substantial improvement in economic conditions and the messy reality of the Brexit process in the UK have since then led to a significant recovery in sentiments about the EU’s future. A majority of citizens in all but three View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Aug 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
The International Politics of IFRS Harmonization
- 17 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 17
access. Second, an open platform may lead to higher investment than a proprietary platform. Third, opening one side of a proprietary platform may lower incentives to invest in platform quality. Fourth, the structure of access prices of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Feb 2024
- Research & Ideas
How to Make AI 'Forget' All the Private Data It Shouldn't Have
private data verbatim, exposing that data to third parties interacting with the model. Even if the model does not “memorize” the data exactly, our recent work shows that an attacker who gains access to the model can in some cases extract... View Details
- 21 May 2024
- Research & Ideas
What the Rise of Far-Right Politics Says About the Economy in an Election Year
dissatisfaction. In Italy, it’s a matter of scarce resources. In Brazil, it is the perception of or actual corruption. How do both create openings for far-right movements? Rettl: In the Italian case, there is a perception that you can't increase the amount of public... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 04 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Navigating Consumer Data Privacy in an AI World
Layne: The EU and US landscapes are so different. What should businesses think about when they’re working on privacy matters in these different regions? Ascarza: Indeed, these two regions have a very different approach. In Europe, the... View Details
- Web
Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research
access pushes decisions down, as it allows for superior decentralized decision making without an undue cognitive burden on those lower in the hierarchy. Better communication pushes decisions up, as it allows employees to rely on those... View Details
- 13 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk
world, you should have access to this vaccine because it is a global pandemic. And my view is unless all of us are safe, none of us are safe. I mean, when you think about the world that we live in with climate change, with ecosystem... View Details
- 28 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 28, 2010
stockholder gave them privileged access to bank finance. When bank lending practices changed in the middle of the century, this access-to-credit advantage associated with owning bank stock largely disappeared. Third, investors typically... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
The War Within
tied to Ukraine’s social, economic, and democratic stability. Creating access to such services is a daunting task during wartime, when infrastructure is crippled and underfunded and while tens of millions of Ukrainians have been... View Details
- 19 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?
who deemed his work “excessively applied.” “It’s surely true that many academics hesitate to prepare research that is relevant to, and accessible to, practitioners,” he says. “Junior academics have to consider journal priorities in light... View Details
- Fast Answer
Pharmaceuticals: Pipeline
- Information on drug pipelines and global trials, drug sales, drug prices, pharma deals, companies, and patents. Our subscription includes the content of Cortellis Competitive Intelligence (base) and Cortellis Clinical Trials. View Details
- 09 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
The UK Needs a Bold Strategy Around Competition to Survive Brexit
reason that the UK has been able to attract top Japanese and German company investment is that it is both a relatively efficient place to do business and one with access to the broader EU market. Companies... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 23 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
Brexit: Should Britain Stay or Go?
that the rest of the countries in the EU are Britain’s largest market – countries to which it needs unimpeded access. Foreign firms and banks invest in Britain because it is a business-friendly platform for View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones & Dante Roscini