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The Gift of Global Talent

Research Research The Gift of Global Talent: How Migration Shapes Business, Economy & Society By: William R. Kerr By: William R. Kerr The global race for talent is on, with countries and businesses competing for the best and brightest.... View Details

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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

starting and scaling new information technology businesses, and Managing Networked Business (now called The Online Economy ), which surveys strategies for platform-based businesses that leverage network effects. Professor Eisenmann... View Details

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Events - Business History

(HBS) 10:15AM-10:45AM (EDT), Panel 1: Knowledge and Resources Chair and discussant, Rawi Abdelal (HBS) Alexander Kentikelenis (Bocconi) and Leonard Seabrooke (Copenhagen Business School) Neil Fligstein (Berkeley) and Janna Huang... View Details

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In the News - Creating Emerging Markets

learned by studying business development in South Asia. 05 DEC 2017 HBS Working Knowledge What We've Learned from 101 Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets Harvard Business School’s project exploring the evolution of business leadership in... View Details

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Online Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

Good Jobs Strategy 5 hrs Module 5 Mastering Productivity Explore why some companies are more productive than others, the power of economies of scale, and opportunities to share value with your suppliers. Highlights Fixed and Variable... View Details

02 Apr 2020
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What Are Lessons for Leaders from This Black Swan Crisis?

the past year or two. All of it is now down the drain as 80 percent of the economy shuts down while the other 20 percent operates beyond its supposed capacity. What’s the lesson here? Be careful of how much time is devoted to this kind of... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

14 Mar 2017
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First Look at New Research, March 14

somewhere to stay. Clustering created positive externalities drawing new entrepreneurs into the industry who could also learn from knowledge spillovers. There were downsides to the new industry. The creation of the national image of a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Aug 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1

structure the background against which business operates. The aim is to develop a plausible framework for managerial decision-making that respects the fact of value pluralism in a global economy and that fosters meaningful criticism of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

Unilever: Transformation and Tradition

were not strong enough to prevent the growth of private labels in Europe, but they were sufficient to maintain Unilever's strong position in higher margin products. It was able to leverage knowledge of brands and products between... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products

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Media Coverage - Managing the Future of Work

of AI on the Workforce, Education and the Economy Re: Raffaella Sadun 17 Sep 2024 HBS Working Knowledge Advice for the New CEO: Talk to Your Employees Early and Often Re: Raffaella Sadun 02 Sep 2024 Future... View Details

21 Jul 2022
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Did Pandemic Stimulus Funds Spur the Rise of 'Meme Stocks'?

The US government set out to support consumers and jolt the economy when it issued federal stimulus checks during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. But actually, that money helped propel questionable investments in “meme stocks,”... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

20 Dec 2010
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Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround

operations. The Japanese did not attack the canal, of course, but the knowledge that the Soviet Union could knock the Panama Canal out of operation whenever it wanted meant that the United States needed to maintain a massive two-ocean... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Transportation

02 Aug 2022
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6 Strategies for Building Socially Responsible—and Profitable—Companies

A dozen years ago, Harvard Business School Professor George Serafeim wondered why some companies operated with an eye toward the greater good, while most did not. Back then, he always got the same response: Corporate leaders thought social and environmental practices... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

15 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018

are also shown to be actors in periodic deglobalization waves. This was because their function was to reinforce the gaps in wealth and income rather than disrupt them. Business enterprises proved disappointing institutions for knowledge... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

of this sort could be a valuable addition to many if not most companies in at least five ways: as a source of knowledge and expertise, as a sounding board and constructive critic, as a driver of accountability, as a stimulus for... View Details

10 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Top Scholars Say About Leadership

judge [them] and these judgments are likely to vary widely and depend on the stakeholders' independent values and goals." [ ] It is with some frustration that we have not had much to say about how effective leaders of innovation do what they do. As many leaders... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

20 Oct 2010
Op-Ed

Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic

the current economic and financial crisis, countries around the globe are looking for ways to reignite economic growth. Traditionally, export-led growth has been perceived as one of the most promising pathways to do so. The experience of several waves of Asian View Details

Keywords: by Christian Ketels

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit and the Market Economy: The Rise of Credit Reporting

the 1800s, the American economy embarked on a long, slow transition from a system in which most goods and services were produced for household consumption or local sale to an economy in which commodities... View Details

03 Jun 2022
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In a Work-from-Anywhere World, How Remote Will Workers Go?

first time that the high school has had an African-American debate coach. It’s a win-win for the workers and the community. I expect many towns to try something similar.” Ultimately, Choudhury says, employees, companies, and local View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

01 Nov 2022
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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

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