Least Developed Countries - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 May 2008
Research & Ideas

Global Change in the Built Environment

career advice and placement for our students. Our core Real Property survey course is in the fall of the second year. We also have two new winter courses on Emerging Real Estate Markets and Design, Development and Construction. In... View Details

Keywords: by Arthur Segel; Construction; Real Estate

01 Sep 2016
News

@Soldiers Field

the piece, they are encouraged to contemplate what it means to inhabit their own speech and beliefs.” The installations will be on view until April 2017. Nearly 500 students from more than 20 countries gathered in May for HBX ConneXt,... View Details

05 Dec 2016
News

The Dragon’s Tale

(photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty) When F. Warren McFarlan and a small group of HBS colleagues arrived in Beijing in July 1979, they stepped off the plane into a country struggling for a toehold in the 20th century. “They brought ladders up to... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

03 Aug 2016
What Do You Think?

How Can We Hold the “Leadership Industry” Accountable?

profit for shareholders and directors. Pfeffer is also tired of seeing so-called leadership development services offered in a sanitized vacuum by a “leadership industry” under “brands” such as authentic leadership and servant leadership,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

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IFC India 2025: From Gray to Green: A Glimpse of the Future of Green Hydrogen in India - Blog - Business & Environment

Rising Climate Stories Clubs Courses & Curriculum Creating Emerging Markets Entrepreneurship Event Faculty Faculty Research IFC Decarbonization & Sustainable Production 2023 IFC Decarbonization & Sustainable Production 2024 IFC India 2024 - View Details

01 Mar 2009
News

Repurposing Leaders to Attack Social Problems

difference.” IBM’s Hans Ulrich Maerki, a Swiss native, commented, “I hope that when we talk about leadership, we talk about globalized leadership between countries and generations.” He added, “Maybe I can bring something to the table, but... View Details

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

01 Oct 1998
News

Value Added

regardless of location. "A handful of senior consultants will go out and open a new office," he says. "They hire the best talent available in that country and train them to assume total responsibility from their mentors within five to ten... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

07 Apr 2011
What Do You Think?

When Should the Public Sector Take Over in a Meltdown?

While C.J. Cullinane recommends that government "at least monitor the situation," he offers little hope that government intervention can be any more effective than private sector responses. Richard Oxford agrees, noting that... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Energy; Utilities

01 Sep 2020
News

Wide Angle

deeper-seated reforms—if we're going to be able to get the economy back strongly on track. [Franklin Delano] Roosevelt is someone who's been on my mind a lot recently. In a moment of great crisis, Roosevelt—at least as the short version... View Details

10 Feb 2016
News

Putting Faith in a Good Education

“The lack of access to good education in developing countries is one of the greatest problems in the world today,” says Chris Crane (MBA 1976), who founded and leads Edify, a nonprofit that furnishes... View Details

17 Dec 2014
News

Facilitating an understanding of business and society in Turkey and the surrounding region

As executive director of HBS’s Istanbul Research Center, Esel Çekin (AMP 184, 2013) serves as a bridge between the business world in Turkey and, more frequently, the broader Middle East with HBS faculty, alumni, and students. The Istanbul native’s deep knowledge of her... View Details

24 May 2004
Research & Ideas

The Watsons: IBM’s Troubled Legacy

pavilions and exhibits clustered around the "Court of Peace" on the fairgrounds. Every major country was represented save Germany. New York's mayor, Fiorello H. La Guardia, had suggested in 1937 that a "Chamber of... View Details

Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow

25 Apr 2018
Blog Post

Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree

biggest impact in alleviating financing constraints in Africa, developing the local private sector, and ultimately shifting countries away from foreign aid into more sustainable sources of financing.... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

26 Jan 2004
Research & Ideas

How Women Can Get More Venture Capital

landscape look like for women? Myra Hart: Let's start with, "Who do women entrepreneurs know and who knows them?" In spite of the fact that women are very good at networking, the reality is that they don't know many people in the financial community. My... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2004
News

Himalayan Journey

independent Buddhist country and destination of the HBS alumni travel program in October. “Visions of Bhutan,” a twelve-day trip that originated and concluded in Bangkok, brought together eighteen alumni, family, and friends spanning six... View Details

Keywords: Janet Sanders; Hospitality

01 Jun 2022
News

'Rooted' In Innovation

in 2019 that is already creating jobs and expanding economic opportunities in his home country of Cameroon. In May, CassVita was honored with a Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge Award funded by the Bertarelli Foundation. Cassava is... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Dec 2015
News

Accelerating Research in China

Campaign supports HBS activities and outreach in the country and recognizes “what the Dean has said to all of us—that we, the alumni, are the School,” says Plummer. “Our group takes that message seriously, and we’re working from abroad to... View Details

06 Mar 2012
First Look

First Look: March 6

productive. The authors have studied when 161 countries adopted 104 technologies over the past 200 years, and they conclude that profound economic advantages-as measured by per capita income-accrue to early adopters of technology. Read... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

January 2025
Case

PayJoy: Financing for the Next Billion

By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott

PayJoy, an impact-driven financial technology company founded in 2015, provides smartphone financing and other financial products to customers who lack access to traditional credit products. As of early 2025, PayJoy had issued $2.5 billion in loans to 13 million... View Details

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01 Dec 2015
News

Truth in Lending

approximately $500 million in lending in developing countries such as Kenya, India, Indonesia, and Peru. In all this data, patterns emerge, sometimes challenging a loan officer’s gut instincts: “The typical... View Details

Keywords: April White

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