Nationalism - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Linking the Globe: The Role of Media and Communications

he said, for a number of reasons. First, the 'Net removes the "tyranny of distance." "Life is not limited by national boundaries on the Internet, nor is it limited by how far a van can travel in the night to deliver a... View Details

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

21 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 21, 2008

Cases & Course MaterialsBMW's Project Switch (A): Importers vs. National Sales Companies Harvard Business School Case 509-023 BMW is faced with potential channel conflicts across several EU country markets. The case highlights BMW's... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Global Poverty Needs a Global Answer

gap in that architecture. The organizations we examined included governmental and intergovernmental organizations—foreign aid agencies, development banks, the United Nations and its specialized agencies, regional organizations like the... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

27 Apr 2021
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New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement

Crisis or Opportunity? Psychological Science Ayse Yemiscigil, A.V. Whillans, and N. Powdthavee “Does retirement lead to an existential crisis or present an opportunity to experience a renewed sense of purpose in life? In a nationally... View Details

05 Nov 2012
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What Wall Street Doesn’t Understand About International Trade

staff's ethnic makeup, the research team had to look at other related factors. For starters, Cohen, Malloy, and Gurun had access to ethnicity data of US metropolitan areas (from the Census Bureau and the American Communities Project at Brown University). They also were... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

31 Jan 2011
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Taking the Fear out of Diversity Policies

empowering its black affinity network led to a sevenfold growth on the continent of Africa in seven years. He also is researching the dynamics that lead to blacks being chosen as chief executives—focusing on the corporate structure of the View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

30 May 2007
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Health Care Under a Research Microscope

including Bohmer, a physician; Bill George, former chairman and CEO of Medtronic; Raymond Gilmartin, former chairman, president, and CEO of Merck & Co.; Robert Huckman, a former health care consultant and now Faculty Research Fellow in the health care program of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health; Biotechnology

28 Jun 2004
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Microfinance: A Way Out for the Poor

poor can pay for what they need, and scale is not a challenge but a friend. In 2003 it had over one million clients, said Chu. Microfinance was not the purview only of ACCION, however. In 1992, Bolivia's Bancosol, he said, became the first commercial bank regulated by... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

20 Mar 2000
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No Place Like Home: America’s Housing Crisis and Its Impact on Business

it has with education and health care, using its influence, creativity, and resources to help address the issue. Decent, affordable, and stable housing is a basic human necessity; it is also a prerequisite for maintaining a productive View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Construction; Real Estate

21 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 21

spurred concerns about its potential impact on the economy more generally. This analysis looks across nations and industries to assess the impact of private equity on industry performance. Industries where private equity funds have... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne

08 May 2012
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First Look: May 8

2005, China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO) announced it would join the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC). At that time, COSCO initiated sustainability reporting practices in line with the UNGC, and over the next six years these... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

03 May 2016
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First Look, May 3, 2016

America’s foremost firms, illustrate alternatives to America’s largely laissez-faire approach. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51000 in press Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Nov 2014
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Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes

troubles, HBS's Paul M. Healy, the James R. Williston Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Research, saw a unique opportunity to examine an elephant in the room in the business world. The United Nations estimates that roughly a... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

06 Feb 2012
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Kodak: A Parable of American Competitiveness

world's richest and largest economy," Shih says. "But at some point we need to have a discussion on the national agenda about what kinds of capabilities are important for the United States in the twenty-first century, and we... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Manufacturing

05 Nov 2009
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A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name?

family's wishes, and the need to balance users' needs with donors' wishes. Another key principle governing this commerce, however, seems to be the freedom of interstate commerce that permits entrepreneurial ventures to grow and operate on a View Details

Keywords: by Michel Anteby; Health

12 Jul 2006
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Competition the Cure for Healthcare

unfortunately, we are left with how to deal with it. Q: Fifteen years ago during the first Clinton Administration there was a national appetite for some kind of major healthcare reform. Do you see any such window reopening given five... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Health

21 Sep 2016
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Shabana Azmi: Leveraging Bollywood Fame into Social Good

Parliament: “I was an independent member and every time I wanted to speak on an issue I was allowed to speak. So whether it was on framing the national slum policy or whether it was the domestic violence against women act or whether it... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Motion Pictures & Video

08 Jan 2016
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Is it Worth a Pay Cut to Work for a Great Manager (Like Bill Belichick)?

Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots is one of the highest-paid coaches in the National Football League; Forbes in 2013 estimated his salary as $7.5 million. His track record helps explain the high compensation: Belichick is the... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg & Abhijit Naik; Sports

25 Nov 2014
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First Look: November 25

https://hbr.org/product/venture-capital-at-the-harvard-management-company-in-historical-perspective/815047-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 415-021 McKinsey & Co.-Protecting Its Reputation (A) On Tuesday, March 15, 2011, all 1,200 global Partners of McKinsey... View Details