Developing Countries And Economies - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

Steer Clear of the Blind Spots That Derail Experiments

tests in virtually every part of the business. Booking.com Chairwoman Gillian Tans has said that the nimbleness that comes with a testing culture helps companies engage employees and develop better products.... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

15 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

A Mass Crisis Can Overwhelm Health Care. Liberia Found a Solution.

test people, then process the tests and take them to a waiting area.” When Ebola began ravaging the country in 2014, Liberia’s government came knocking on Last Mile Health’s door. The organization helped the... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health

30 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

Use the Psychology of Pricing To Keep Customers Returning

in the subsequent periods. Pricing in installments is one way they can do this. In the case of the country club, I might advise that dues be billed in the middle of the winter when the ability and desire to... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Mahoney

21 May 2018
HBS Case

How Would You Price One of the World's Great Watches?

company executives debating how to set the price for its latest innovation, the Richard Lange Jumping Seconds watch. The CEO, head of production, and head of product development all had an equal say in... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Fashion

26 Apr 2011
Op-Ed

HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day

Earth Day focuses the world's attention on the both the dangers and opportunities facing the planet. But sustainability and the intersection between business and the environment are issues that need to be addressed all the time, as cities grow, resources diminish, and... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Energy; Utilities

07 Jun 2017
Research & Ideas

How an African History Scholar Became a Modern Righter of Wrongs

settlement and formally apologizes on behalf of the British government, June 2013 Shortly thereafter, John Hart, the movie producer behind Boys Don’t Cry and Revolutionary Road, bought the rights to View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

07 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

The Quest for Better Layoffs

could have on families who didn't have a lot of resources at their disposal," says Elana Silver, now a talent development consultant at State Street, a Boston-based financial services company. "For most of my classmates, View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing

14 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

The Big Money for Big Projects

alone needs $2 trillion of infrastructure investment over the next ten years to maintain its current standard of living. Yet most developing countries lack the necessary capital View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

16 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

The Unfulfilled Promise of Educational Technology

over the last three decades, educational performance in the United States has shown only marginal improvement, and lags that of other developed countries in Europe View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education

20 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

What’s Next for Japan

for clues into the developing stance of the government. Added Ezra F. Vogel, Harvard professor and former director of Harvard's Fairbank Center for East Asian Research, "A lot of deregulation is really... View Details

Keywords: by Hilah Geer

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