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- 27 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
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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Competitiveness of States & Regions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
all successful and growing economies, and a crucial driver of competitiveness. More about clusters View All Related Resources Regional Studies 10 Apr 2005 A Strategic Plan for South Carolina by Michael E. Porter This report was the culmination of a project assessing... View Details
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Dean Nitin Nohria | About
December 2011 US Competitiveness Project A research-led effort launched to generate ideas and actions that boost the ability of companies in the U.S. to compete in the global economy and raise American living standards. November 2011... View Details
- November 2021 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
The Global Great Depression, 1929-1939
By: Alberto Cavallo, Sophus A. Reinert and Federica Gabrieli
The Great Depression was, by far, the worst economic contraction of the twentieth century, and some of the most important ideas about both fiscal and monetary policy in the second half of the century were developed in response to it. The economic collapse, which... View Details
Keywords: Great Depression; Economic Conditions; Unemployment; Homelessness; Financial Crisis; History; Economy; Policy; Poverty; Social Issues; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation
Cavallo, Alberto, Sophus A. Reinert, and Federica Gabrieli. "The Global Great Depression, 1929-1939." Harvard Business School Case 722-034, November 2021. (Revised January 2024.)
- 29 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
The $1 Trillion Link Between Mental Health and Economic Productivity
In April, the World Health Organization released a groundbreaking study that established a definitive link between mental health and economic productivity. The findings were both depressing and hopeful. On the downside, depression and anxiety disorders cost the world... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Cultivating Prosperity in Afghanistan
Kimberly Jung, pictured in a field of crocuses, returned to Afghanistan to understand how she and her cofounders could import saffron to the United States. Photo courtesy of Kimberly Jung During their first semester at HBS, former United States Army engineer officers... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 20 Nov 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Entrepreneurship and Business Groups: An Evolutionary Perspective on the Growth of the Koç Group in Turkey
Keywords: by Asli M. Coplan & Geoffrey Jones
- 09 Dec 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Mental Health in the Aftermath of Conflict
Keywords: by Quy-Toan Do & Lakshmi Iyer
- 2024
- Book
The Fading Light of Democratic Capitalism: How Pervasive Cronyism and Restricted Suffrage Are Destroying Democratic Capitalism as a National Ideal ... And What to Do About It
What are we to do about declining public trust and confidence in democratic capitalism, which many citizens consider a cornerstone of our national ideology and identity? In this book, I address how we can rekindle the fading light of democratic capitalism as an... View Details
Salter, Malcolm S. The Fading Light of Democratic Capitalism: How Pervasive Cronyism and Restricted Suffrage Are Destroying Democratic Capitalism as a National Ideal ... And What to Do About It. Cambridge Elements, Elements in Reinventing Capitalism. Cambridge University Press, 2024.
- September 2021
- Article
Network Interconnectivity and Entry into Platform Markets
By: Feng Zhu, Xinxin Li, Ehsan Valavi and Marco Iansiti
Digital technologies have led to the emergence of many platforms in our economy today. In certain platform networks, buyers in one market purchase services from providers in many other markets, whereas in others, buyers primarily purchase services from providers within... View Details
Keywords: Network Interconnectivity; Platform Competition; Market Entry; Networks; Digital Platforms; Competition; Market Entry and Exit
Zhu, Feng, Xinxin Li, Ehsan Valavi, and Marco Iansiti. "Network Interconnectivity and Entry into Platform Markets." Information Systems Research 32, no. 3 (September 2021): 1009–1024.
- July 2013 (Revised October 2013)
- Supplement
United Rentals (B)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kathleen Durante
In April 2012, Jenne Britell, the Chairman of the board of directors of United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) was preparing her notes for an upcoming stockholders' meeting. It was a meeting unlike most other meetings she had chaired. Stockholders were about to vote on a... View Details
Keywords: Boards Of Directors; Board Committees; Chairman; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Governance; Construction Industry; North America
Lorsch, Jay W., and Kathleen Durante. "United Rentals (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 414-031, July 2013. (Revised October 2013.)
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William R. Kerr | About
themes and disseminates to broader audiences through platforms like the MFW podcast series . Bill’s recent book is The Gift of Global Talent: How Migration Shapes Business, Economy & Society . It explores the global race for talent and... View Details
Louis T. Wells
Professor Louis T. Wells is the Herbert F. Johnson Professor of International Management at the Harvard Business School. He has served as consultant to governments of a number of developing countries, as well as to international organizations and private firms. His... View Details
- 05 Oct 2020
- Book
Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time
creates a lack of growth avenues at work, and a dearth of social participation. Policy changes could facilitate the changing of social norms. If the United States made paid vacations mandatory, the economy would benefit, fundamentally... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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In the News - Creating Emerging Markets
documented as far back as the Egyptian dynasties. While the World Bank estimates that international bribery exceeds $1.5 trillion annually, the larger and more subtle effects of corruption on economies and populations is incalculable.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
IMG’s Golf Division—a juggernaut he helped build. Economics Reimagined: Nature, Progress, and Living Standards By Rick Teller (MBA 1970) Independently Published What goes on in the economy is important to everyone, yet often baffling. In... View Details
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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog
Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Business, Government & the International Economy Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits Business and Geopolitics Jeremy Friedman Spring 2026 Q3 1.5 Business of Ideas Caroline Elkins Fall 2025 Q2 1.5 Capitalism... View Details
- 01 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Systemic Racism Can Threaten National Security
the single most important public good: defense of national boundaries from external attacks.” Quantifying racism’s toll Economists have looked more frequently at racism’s destructive influence on the US economy in recent years, yet few... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 26 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
How Toyota Turns Workers Into Problem Solvers
small part of the larger whole. To a certain extent, this is because of the advantages of specialization that Adam Smith identified in pin manufacturing as long ago as 1776 in The Wealth of Nations. However, it goes beyond the economies... View Details