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Buy Now, Pay Later: Introduction

illegal—has become decidedly public: it is the business of major corporations and the subject of consumer protection regulation that seeks expand access to credit as well as to protect the borrower. Credit has moved from the fringes of the View Details

17 Jul 2023
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Sustainability Career Advice from the Career & Professional Development Office

about energy storage or carbon dioxide removal? Or perhaps the circular economy or changing consumer behavior is better aligned with your interests. Get to know the space, get to know yourself, and enjoy the process of discovery. This... View Details

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Seminars & Conferences - Faculty & Research

Business, Government & the International Economy Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students More Local Events Local Community Events Harvard Wyss institute- upcoming events Berkman Center for... View Details

09 Jan 2020
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Rethinking Business Strategy in the Age of AI

is going to feel it in some way. It’s changed the shopping experience. We don’t interact with humans anymore. Shopping malls are empty because we’re all shopping online. So what will happen to the overall jobs economy? Will this shrink the number of jobs or not? So... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Our Curriculum - Business History

government in the country’s economy are investigated as well. In addition, the course examines the relation between capital market innovation and economic development and surveys the long-term impact of entrepreneurship, technological... View Details

01 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

A Penny for Your Thoughts? For Big-Picture Ideas, the Right Pay Structure Matters

findings are particularly relevant at a time when the economy is clouded by recession concerns and companies in industries across the world are searching for ways to instill a spirit of innovation, with Google expecting employees to spend... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

04 Aug 2003
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Shackleton: An Entrepreneur of Survival

turbulence. There's been change in the stock market; there's an uncertain economy that seems to be recovering—but we're not quite convinced that it's recovering, we're not sure it won't implode again. There's been turbulence in the world... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

05 Jun 2009
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What Does Slower Economic Growth Really Mean?

economy without continued expansion." P. Maxson, assuming also that growth has limits, asked, "will we manage this change, or will we let ourselves be mauled by it?" A more basic question may be whether a stable View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Financial Services; Construction; Real Estate

28 Mar 2012
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Are Factory Jobs Important to the Economy?

not necessarily more of those good "factory jobs" of the past. They may not have the desired results if the goal is to create more jobs. That's some of the wisdom from respondents to this month's column. Gary Higgins argues that the right kind of manufacturing drives... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing

29 Mar 2016
First Look

March 29, 2016

tragedy of the commons at the global scale. Namely, Okada believed the accumulation of debris in near-Earth orbital space posed a serious threat to a vast array of critical satellites and, thereby, both the modern information economy and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Jan 2019
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MBA Curriculum Spotlight: Short Intensive Programs (SIPs)

will force us to price the priceless– our lives and what we’re willing to pay for them. The Business of Artificial Intelligence Steam, combustion engines, PCs. Each of these disruptive forces not only upended entire industries but sent shock-waves through the View Details

10 May 2010
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What Top Scholars Say About Leadership

up the value chain. Established enterprises in the developed economies are discovering with some chagrin that their most formidable competitors are coming from the BRICs. One of our U.S. leaders has developed an innovative response to his... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

29 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018

for firms from industrialized economies and negative effects for firms in other emerging economies, which are less export-intensive and more import-intensive. Motivated by these facts, we build a dynamic model in which real depreciations... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

08 May 2023
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How Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Crushed Crowdfunding for Minority Entrepreneurs

04 Nov 2009
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What is the Role of Government Vis-à-Vis Capitalism?

is purpose: What do we need governments for? as mediators between the different actors of society . What do we need economy for? value creation For those reasons we need laws and a government to enforce them." Edward Hare joined in,... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

27 Feb 2017
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Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets

companies to compete. The reality is much different in developing economies, where the rule of law might be poorly enforced, social anarchy flourishes, or the military runs the government. So, it is quite remarkable when entrepreneurs in developing View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Matthew C. Weinzierl | About

Matthew C. Weinzierl Senior Associate Dean, Faculty Development and Research Unit Business, Government and the International Economy Contact Phone Bio Matt Weinzierl is Senior Associate Dean and Chair of the MBA Program at Harvard... View Details

28 Nov 2005
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Unilever: Transformation and Tradition

from a fast-growing "miracle" economy into one afflicted by recession and inflation. Unilever found itself burdened by low-margin businesses. The growing strength of European retailers and private labels undermined the... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products

23 Dec 2009
Working Paper Summaries

The Global Agglomeration of Multinational Firms

Keywords: by Laura Alfaro & Maggie Chen

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The Role of IT in Firm Scope Choice: Diversification or Specialization?

The use of IT can have two, actually opposing, effects on product diversification depending on how technologies are used by the firm. On the one hand, some uses of IT can increase specialization because they allow customers to research and order products remotely,... View Details

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