Modern Economic Growth - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jan 2006
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Philip L. Yeo, MBA 1976

Chairman, Agency for Science, Technology & Research Former Chairman, Singapore Economic Development Board Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EUDUCATION University of Toronto, 1970 BASc., Industrial Engineering... View Details

01 Mar 2004
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L. Paul Bremer: In His Own Words

and bring steady growth to the economy of Iraq. The legacy of Saddam hangs like a black cloud over every aspect of the lives of the Iraqi people, and that black cloud extends also over the economic future.... View Details

Keywords: National Security and International Affairs; Government

05 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Can Putin Score Olympic Gold?

trouble if they don't go well. Perhaps the brand with the most to gain—or lose—is Mother Russia, which paid a record $51 billion to host the Games, and has a rare opportunity to show it has shaken off its economic and political doldrums... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Sports; Advertising

March 2007 (Revised April 2007)
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Micro Insurance Agency: Helping the Poor Manage Risk

By: Michael Chu and Jean Hazell

The notable success of insurance products for low-income clients of its microfinance network leads Opportunity International to launch the first global specialized microinsurance company, the Micro Insurance Agency (MIA). Building on the experience in 10 countries... View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Cost Management; Microfinance; Globalization; Growth and Development Strategy; Risk Management; Infrastructure; Nonprofit Organizations; Competition; Financial Services Industry; Africa; Asia; Latin America

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17 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: January 17

Markets Authors:Charles Dhanaraj and Tarun Khanna Publication:Academy of Management Learning & Education 10, no. 4 (December 2011) Abstract Economic growth in the Western world increasingly depends on... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Cities, Structures, and Climate Shocks - Course Catalog

the level of individual actors. What are the core tools and skills for analysis of green and healthy buildings, sustainable infrastructure, large project finance, and public private partnerships? How do legacy and new cities realize both View Details

01 Jun 1999
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Where Main Street Meets Wall Street

redeemable shares, affordability, oversight by professional investors, asset diversification, and diminished risk. With these consumer-oriented advantages, with the flourishing postwar American economy, and with the industry's own aggressive marketing campaigns, the... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

22 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 22

Publications August 2013 Modernizing Insurance Regulation Comparative Regulation of Market Intermediaries: Insights from the Indian Life Insurance Market By: Anagol, Santosh, Shawn A. Cole, and Shayak Sarkar Abstract—This book provides... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2001
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"Unheard Voices" Brings to Light Three Centuries of American Women at Work

into the fabric of economic life. It’s really interesting to look back and see in the collections that a number of trends that we consider so modern concerning women in the workplace are not creations of the... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Professor Elton Mayo; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Jun 2004
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Books

University Press) Walter Friedman’s Birth of a Salesman: The Transformation of Selling in America documents the history of salesmanship, from the days of peddlers to the creation of modern sales forces at companies like National Cash... View Details

Keywords: book review; faculty books; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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The Art of American Advertising: 1865 - 1910

“Posting” Brand Name Management A Marketing Revolution “Advertising is a distinct art, as much so as the art of coal mining or of engine building,” noted copywriter and author Nathaniel C. Fowler wrote in 1889. 1 Fowler was referring to View Details

01 Mar 2005
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A Primer on Patents

fifteen years ago, as a doctoral candidate in Harvard’s Economics Department, Lerner was collecting data on the role of VC funding in the biotechnology industry. Before long, he also became intrigued by the concept of intellectual... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

17 Nov 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

How Activist Investors Became Respectable

limits The result has been explosive growth in the activist investing world. More than 500 activist hedge funds managed in excess of $140 billion at the end of June, an increase of 18 percent in just the first six months of this year. The... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Fuller; Financial Services; Banking

19 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

Ground-Floor Opportunities for Retail in India

India's economic growth is an exciting new playing field for the retail industry and for entrepreneurs looking to get in on the ground level, a panel of that country's businessmen agreed. Rising incomes,... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Consumer Products; Retail

01 Mar 2007
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Private Equity under Investigation

the taking of calculated risks based on limited information. Washington must understand that the many benefits private equity provides by facilitating economic growth are unlikely to be sustained if the... View Details

Keywords: Josh Lerner; syndication; antitrust enforcement; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

01 Dec 2010
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Additional alumni books for your consideration.

Profiting from the World’s Economic Crisis: Finding Investment Opportunities by Tracking Global Market Trends by Bud Conrad (MBA ’71) (Wiley) Conrad predicts a rough road ahead, due to economic imbalances... View Details

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

01 Jun 1997
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Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference

spent the better part of the last two years planning and preparing for the early April event. Held in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center and the adjacent Grand Hyatt Hotel, the meeting included two days of intense discussion and debate on China, Hong Kong,... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

09 Dec 2008
First Look

First Look: December 9, 2008

markets, highlighting concerns as China strives to modernize its financial system to meet global competition and support its fast growing economy. Purchase the note: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

Power to the People: The Unexpected Influence of Small Coalitions

modern consumer society: agriculture, retail, pharmaceuticals, and the credit industry in post-World War II Germany, France, Britain, and the United States. In postwar Europe and the United States, the consumer protection idea "emerged... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

27 Feb 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Development while Decarbonizing - Understanding India’s Agriculture Landscape

frictions throughout the value chain. With these structural impediments in mind, we visited WayCool Foods and Pixxel, two innovative companies that are attempting to improve economic conditions for farmers, while lowering the carbon... View Details

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