Modern Economic Growth - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

Meeting China’s Need for Management Education

the "experts" in this field. While full-time MBA programs are growing, the greatest growth is in executive MBA programs (part-time) and in Executive Education. Particularly in China, much of the current generation of senior... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Education

January 2011
Teaching Note

Online Pet Supply Retailing (TN)

By: Tom Nicholas

Teaching Note for 809-117. View Details

Keywords: Economic Growth; Internet and the Web; Business Startups; Failure; Information Technology; Market Entry and Exit; Decisions; Retail Industry; United States

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16 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Researchers Contribute Globalization of Markets Papers

new opportunities. Empires of Profit: Commerce, Conquest and Corporate Responsibility Author Daniel Litvin presented his evidence that modern companies find it difficult to operate on foreign soil. Big companies, in spite of their wealth,... View Details

Keywords: by Working Knowledge editors

01 Sep 2010
News

Fair Trade

uses were bound by age-old religious and cultural beliefs. Yet somehow these delicate flora became the foundation of a global industry made strong by a century of virtually uninterrupted growth that not even View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Chemical Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Health and Personal Care Stores; Retail Trade

01 Dec 2000
News

Stevenson Named Director of External Relations

"Technological change is enabling and driving globalization," he says. "In order to meet the challenges of rapid growth and change, companies are forming alliances, building a sense of community, and recognizing their role as both View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Sep 2018
News

September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

facing new and terrifying challenges, is torn apart more than ever, increasingly unstable and adrift. Creating Mindful Leaders: How to Power Down, Power Up, and Power Forward by Joe Burton (PMD 75, 2000) Wiley Mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and resilience are the... View Details

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Can Private Equity Reach Regular People? One Company’s Mission | Working Knowledge

you’re not able to invest there.” Moonfare’s story offers insights for any company seeking new growth opportunities as its target market matures. While PE returns have outpaced stock market gains in the past, PE fundraising slowed last... View Details

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Harvard Business School and Polaroid - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

consolidation, and growth of the Polaroid Corporation. The company, which continued to produce a unique product offered by no other competitor, reached, at its height, annual net sales of more than $2 billion. 88 Concurrently another... View Details

01 Dec 2008
News

Business at the Summit

challenge ahead is to create a system that maintains and shares stable prosperity and economic growth equitably and globally. “Today,” he said, “we are being reminded of Keynes’s famous insight, that the... View Details

Keywords: leadership; alumni events; Centennial; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Finance; Management

16 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 16, 2018

Design Rules, Volume 2: How Technology Shapes Organizations: Chapter 5 Complementarity By: Baldwin, Carliss Y. Abstract—The purpose of this chapter is to relate the theory of task networks and technology set forth in previous chapters to theories of firm boundaries... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

28 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Six Lessons from Mobile Money Ventures in Developing Countries

Mobile money operators struggle A growing number of companies are seeking to provide a level of financial access that is considered key to lifting people out of poverty and driving economic growth. A few have seen success, including... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Financial Services; Telecommunications

22 Jan 2007
Research & Ideas

The Immigrant Technologist: Studying Technology Transfer with China

immigrant scientists, entrepreneurs, and engineers in the United States helps facilitate faster technology transfer from the United States, which in turn aids economic growth and development. This is... View Details

Keywords: Re: William R. Kerr; Technology; Computer

01 Jun 2007
News

Up from the Ashes

Schumpeter (pronounced “SHOOMpayter”) to the study of economic behavior was to humanize it. In part because of his own turbulent life, he came to understand that mathematical certitude could not always prevail where “indeterminate human... View Details

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

01 Apr 2002
News

Pamela Thomas Graham

inclusive, merit-based society," she recalls. As a Harvard undergraduate, Thomas- Graham majored in economics and briefly considered entering the Ph.D. program, but realized she was most intrigued by law and business issues. The joint... View Details

Keywords: Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

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IFC: Japan; Exploring Japan's Innovation Ecosystem - Course Catalog

simultaneously creating economic and societal value. Through project work with a diverse range of business partners, from established corporations to burgeoning startups, students will have an opportunity to gain practical insights into... View Details

18 May 2010
First Look

First Look: May 18

Economists: A Market Design Perspective Authors:Peter A. Coles, John Cawley, Phillip B. Levine, Muriel Niederle, Alvin E. Roth, and John J. Siegfried Publication:Journal of Economic Perspectives (forthcoming) Abstract This paper provides... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 1996
News

Four Professors to Retire

Among the classes Christenson taught at HBS were Managerial Economics and Control in the MBA Program's required curriculum, Management Control in the Owner/President Management Program, and a doctoral seminar on the Theory of the... View Details

Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb and John Prestage

06 Jul 2009
What Do You Think?

Are You Ready to Manage in an Irrational World?

proved that each generation perceives its actions as rational but to (the) next it may appear irrational. This is the path to growth and development of civilization." Frances Pratt said, "What is normal and rational is framed by... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

20 Jan 2010
First Look

First Look: Jan. 20

Abstract Often considered one of the major forces behind economic growth and development, the entrepreneurial firm can accelerate the speed of innovation and dissemination of new technologies, thus... View Details