Developing Countries And Economies - Publications - Faculty & Research

31 May 2017
What Do You Think?

Can Amazon Do What Walmart Couldn’t, Stop the 'Wheel of Retailing'?

Developments in the Postwar Period,” in A. B. Smith (ed.), Competitive Distribution in a Free High Level Economy and Its Implications for the University (Pittsburgh: University... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail

April 1992 (Revised October 1996)
Supplement

Reconstruction of Zambia, Supplement--1992

By: Richard H.K. Vietor

Outlines new government economic plans and first actions after election. To be handed out in class after discussion of main case. View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Zambia

Citation

Purchase

Web

US Business Immigration Overview - Alumni

a substantial amount of capital in a US enterprise. Eligibility Open to citizens of countries with which the United States maintains a treaty of commerce Must carry on substantial trade, principally between the United States View Details

14 Feb 2007
Op-Ed

Tata-Corus: India’s New Steel Giant

was to supplement the customer-facing front-end in the developed markets, with a lower-cost back-end in an emerging market. That is, TCL was trying to buy a sales and marketing structure View Details

Keywords: by Tarun Khanna

March 2024
Article

Human Capital Affects Religious Identity: Causal Evidence from Kenya

By: Livia Alfonsi, Michal Bauer, Julie Chytilová and Edward Miguel

We study how human capital and economic conditions causally affect the choice of religious denomination. We utilize a longitudinal dataset monitoring the religious history of more than 5,000 Kenyans over 20 years, in tandem with a randomized experiment (deworming) that... View Details

Keywords: Religion; Human Capital; Developing Countries and Economies; Welfare; Kenya

Citation

Read Now

Purchase

Web

Relocating to Boston with Your Partner - MBA

Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA... View Details

10 Apr 2012
First Look

First Look: April 10

Corstjens and Rajiv Lal Publication:Harvard Business Review 90, no. 4 (April 2012) Abstract Most companies assume that the easiest way to grow is by investing overseas and that the View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

04 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

The Real Cost of Bribery

takers who had dealt with corruption worked for firms based in countries infamous for rampant bribery, including Russia, Ukraine, and South Africa. But there were also on-the-take reports from firms based in... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

04 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Maersk’s Journey to Decarbonize Shipping

rather than just those in countries like Denmark where it is already a priority. In fact, Maersk’s government affairs director expressed disappointment in the fact that shipping was not included in the Paris Climate Agreement, which he... View Details

17 Apr 2012
First Look

First Look: April 17

urbanization occurring in the informal sector suggests that urbanization policies that contain inclusionary approaches may be more successful in promoting local development and managing its strains than... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Oct 1997
News

High Fives

learned at HBS: “I developed a sense of confidence in myself and in my ability to go out and compete in the business world.” Inspirations & role models: “As a woman, there were... View Details

04 Nov 2015
What Do You Think?

Why Does Gender Diversity Improve Financial Performance?

across a number of countries is a small sample. Although gender and financial data are straightforward, they are not always easy to obtain with complete accuracy. And, like many studies, these correlate... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

Web

Ellen Desmarais | About

products and offerings, including the flagship Harvard Business Review. HBP’s annual revenues exceed $300 million and its offerings reach nearly 13 million faculty, students, View Details

12 Mar 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

Managing the Family Business: Firing the CEO

generation and passed the business to him. The company stayed in the family and continued to be well run. Eventually the strained family relationships healed. Factor 3: Do You Have Good Options? Of course,... View Details

22 Feb 2024
News

GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit

government, and NGOs, sharing insights on a range of issues including health care, national talent, food security, and sustainability. They also talked about the role of the private sector in meeting goals... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Aug 1998
News

High Honors

a wide assortment of consumer durables. Two years later, Barford took Beatty into the big time, buying up a larger competitor, General Steel Wares, Inc. (GSW). As head of the new concern, Barford reorganized GSW and View Details

Web

Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Capability Development at the Federal Bureau of Investigation” with Tiona Zuzul, Ryan Raffaelli, and Jan Rivkin. Ranjay Gulati : Winner of the 2019 Strategic Management Society (SMS) Annual Conference Best... View Details

Web

HBS - The year in Review

surged Learning Tracks Launched HBS Online saw a surge of interest in online learning as a result of the pandemic. In May 2021, the group launched Learning Tracks to enable professionals to specialize in a particular subject area and... View Details

Person Page

Press / Media

By: Karim R. Lakhani

Can America Invent Its Way Back?

BusinessWeek, by Michael Mandel, 12 Sept. 2008

Today, researchers are focusing on ways to make those... View Details

22 Jan 2007
Research & Ideas

The Immigrant Technologist: Studying Technology Transfer with China

relevant to other countries as well? China is at a tipping point for entrepreneurship on an international scale. A: Yes, I have extended my empirical work to include over thirty industries and nine... View Details

Keywords: Re: William R. Kerr; Technology; Computer

Publications