Least Developed Countries - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2019
News

The Race Against Resistance

warning that antibiotic resistance presents one of the greatest threats to health, food security, and development worldwide. And according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year in the United States at View Details

Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov

20 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Gender-Diverse Companies Thrive Only Where Diversity is Embraced

usual methodology of studying organizations in a particular industry or geography, Zhang went wide and deep. He developed a longitudinal sample of 1,069 leading public firms in 35 countries and 24... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

19 Aug 2019
Blog Post

Investing in Breakthrough Technologies to Lead the Energy Transition

the global population still lacks access to electricity. Developing new technologies and investing in infrastructure are imperative to reduce CO2 emissions, increase access to electricity, and enable economic prosperity. My previous... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing; Technology

01 Sep 2012
News

Case Study Pioneer

HBS’s first director of case development, Andrew Towl (MBA 1936), whose three-decade career at the School was instrumental in establishing the influence of the case method worldwide, died in June at the age of 101. Towl conducted case-writing workshops and programs in... View Details

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

05 May 2020
News

“Walking a Tightrope”

In this episode of Skydeck, contributor April White speaks to WuDunn about what led to the fragile economic conditions of blue-collar America, what solutions are being developed to address those issues, and how the current COVID-19 crisis... View Details

24 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Linking the Globe: The Role of Media and Communications

number of very sharp and very important junctures." Critical Junctures The first critical juncture was the invention of the printing press, which made it possible to have a media industry to begin with. The second major juncture occurred with the rapid View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss; Information; Publishing; Journalism & News; Media & Broadcasting

17 Apr 2017
News

Panera-bred Leaders Have Risen Throughout the Restaurant Industry

quality across the country and across many independent franchisees, and being willing to respond to changing consumer tastes. One Shaich-schooled leader, John Maguire (AMP 180, 2011), left Panera in 2012 to take on the challenge of... View Details

Keywords: Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

12 Aug 2002
Op-Ed

Using Big Business to Fight Poverty

will require a new institution that can harness the capabilities of global corporations and, helped by loans from development agencies, directly attack the root causes of poverty. The need for corporate involvement in the fight against... View Details

Keywords: by George C. Lodge

22 Aug 2019
News

Catalyzing Africa’s Tech Sector

cosmopolitan than people think, and it's got this vibrant, just hustle if you will. Everyone is moving and trying to get somewhere, and people are migrating from different parts of the country and different parts of the continent just to... View Details

18 Mar 2008
First Look

First Look: March 18, 2008

between the structure of a development organization and the architecture of the products that this organization produces. Specifically, products are often said to "mirror" the architectures of the organizations from which they... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Web

U.S. Healthcare Strategy - Course Catalog

challenges and associated strategic considerations. While the learnings are applicable to various countries and regulated industries, the discussions and institutional details emphasize the U.S. market, with limited discussion of... View Details

01 Sep 2004
News

Books

Advantage outlines a framework that goes beyond maximizing internal competencies to leveraging the collective competencies of one’s entire network for competitive advantage. Confidence by Rosabeth Moss Kanter (Crown Business) Taking on the elusive quality of... View Details

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

01 Jun 2016
News

Ink

it, a country can use it. Every organization has two conflicting tasks: One is to optimize what you have today; another is to create what will give you leadership 10 years from now. That’s not a job you can wait 10 years to do. The future... View Details

14 Jan 2022
Blog Post

Embracing Activism for Social Change

first post-HBS year managing the pilot. Resolving Crisis Situations Mendu and other members of the partnership developed a three-part initiative informed by the best practices they gathered from local stakeholders and officials across the... View Details

12 Mar 2013
First Look

First Look: March 12

technology is revolutionizing the global banking and payment industry. It offers new opportunities for banks to provide added convenience to their existing customers in developed countries and reach a large... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2009
News

Robert McNamara Dies at 93

New York Times wrote (July 6, 2009), “McNamara became president of the World Bank and devoted evangelical energies to the belief that improving life in rural communities in developing countries was a more... View Details

May 2024
Case

SofMedica Group: Managing Growth

By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott

SofMedica Group had expanded from its origins as a medical equipment distributor in Romania to a holding company with four business lines operating in six countries. This expansion had been driven by SofMedica’s mission: to make cutting edge medical technology... View Details

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March 1997
Case

Stone Container in Honduras (C)

By: James K. Sebenius and Hannah Bowles

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Negotiation Preparation; Negotiation Types; Environmental Sustainability; Conflict of Interests; Globalized Firms and Management; Developing Countries and Economies; Government and Politics; Manufacturing Industry; Pulp and Paper Industry; Honduras; Chicago