Publications

21 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

How Europe Wrote the Rules of Global Finance

developing countries. His article, "Writing the Rules of Global Finance: France, Europe, and Capital Liberalization," appeared in the Review of International Political View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

14 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

The High Cost of the Slow COVID Vaccine Rollout

officials took steps to speed vaccine development last year, the United States and other countries could have paid to build manufacturing infrastructure View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

October 2001 (Revised January 2002)
Case

OAO YUKOS Oil Company

By: Malcolm S. Salter and Joshua N. Rosenbaum

This case presents the history and current position of Russia's second-largest oil company, YUKOS, as it seeks listing on the NYSE as an ADR and attempts to rid itself from a punishing "governance discount" by the capital markets. This is a company with a history of... View Details

Keywords: Stocks; Capital Markets; Corporate Governance; Developing Countries and Economies; Energy Sources; Energy Industry; Russia

04 Apr 2000
Research & Ideas

The Right Way to Restructure Conglomerates in Emerging Markets

leaders and governments do instead? We believe the answer is to encourage business groups in the short term to pursue alternative internal reforms that improve their performance and their ability to... View Details

Keywords: by Tarun Khanna & Krishna Palepu

01 Mar 2014
News

Faculty Q&A: The Future of Foreign Aid

worked for the Millennium Challenge Corporation. Is the MCC development model an effective one? The MCC, a US agency established in 2004, is viewed by many as a success, in part because it aims to depoliticize aid. To be eligible for MCC... View Details

Keywords: foreign aid; Government

2001
Other Unpublished Work

Clusters of Innovation: Regional Foundations of U.S. Competitiveness

By: Michael E. Porter

Competitiveness has tended to be seen primarily from a federal perspective, and national policies and circumstances surely affect the prosperity of our economy. However, the Clusters of Innovation Initiative was undertaken with the realization that the real work of... View Details

Keywords: Clusters; Economics; Industry Clusters; Economy; Growth and Development; United States

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December 2011
Article

EXEMPLARY CONTRIBUTION: Transforming Mental Models on Emerging Markets

By: Charles Dhanaraj and Tarun Khanna

Economic growth in the Western world increasingly depends on meaningful engagement with emerging markets such as Brazil, China, India, South Africa, and Turkey. Business schools are responding with increased attention to these markets in their research and curricula.... View Details

Keywords: Emerging Markets; Business Model; Economic Growth; Developing Countries and Economies; Research; Business Education; Learning; Financial Institutions; Framework; Transformation; Perspective; India; China; Brazil; South Africa; Turkey

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2009
Chapter

The Global Competitive Position of the Baltic Sea Region

By: Christian H.M. Ketels

Keywords: Globalized Economies and Regions; Competition; Trade; Baltic Countries

March 2024
Case

Doing Business in São Paulo, Brazil

By: Laura Alfaro, Hise O. Gibson, Leonard A. Schlesinger and Pedro Levindo

The case gives readers an overview of key factors of doing business in Brazil, including Brazil’s economic transformation since its colonial years until 2023, when leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in for his third term, after the most polarized... View Details

Keywords: Business Cycles; Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Growth; Economic Sectors; Economy; Macroeconomics; Business History; International Relations; Political Elections; Taxation; Consumer Behavior; Brazil; Latin America; Sao Paulo

08 Mar 2017
Blog Post

Education Sector Opportunities at HBS

Education Network, the Gates Foundation, New Schools Venture Fund, and the Harlem Children's Zone have in common? Our HBS friends work there. The education sector needs talent and expertise from a variety... View Details

07 Aug 2019
Research & Ideas

Big Infrastructure May Not Always Produce Big Benefits

of incumbents so there can be better investments and so we can learn about broader economic phenomena. This is particularly true and interesting in developing View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Construction

15 Oct 2019
News

Engaging More Deeply with Business in Africa

Administration—of the trip. “There is so much excellence, ingenuity, innovation, and ideas that we can tap into,” Datar notes. The two professors are not new to the region: They serve as co-chairs of the School’s Senior Executive... View Details

20 May 2013
Research & Ideas

The Long-Term Fix to US Competitiveness

16-to 24-year-olds with a high school education are out of school and out of work, he said. Yet, "Thirty percent of jobs in this country are middle-skilled jobs, which means you need a high school... View Details

Keywords: by Stephanie Schorow & Harvard Gazette

October 1986
Supplement

Americana (B)

A completely unexpected telephone call comes from the Jamaican Prime Minister. The government's position provides an interesting look into government-business relationships, especially in third-world nations. View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Business and Government Relations; Jamaica

14 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Time that Government Reopens for Business

Competitiveness Project. Titled "Government Debt and Competitiveness," the paper asserts that "The United States federal government's current and projected fiscal deficits are not sustainable.... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

March 2009 (Revised July 2010)
Case

IBM: The Corporate Service Corps

By: Christopher Marquis and Rosabeth M. Kanter

Describes the conception, development, and implementation of the Corporate Services Corps (CSC), an international community service assignment for high-potential IBM employees. The year 2008 was the pilot year of the CSC program, and 100 of IBM's best global employees... View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Global Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Structure; Partners and Partnerships; Non-Governmental Organizations

01 Mar 2014
News

The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria

admissions office to develop and implement new strategies for attracting more students from the continent. Both always knew they would ultimately return to their home country... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs; John H. Davis; Michael Halse; Crop Production; Agriculture; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

April 2010 (Revised September 2011)
Case

Malaysia: People First?

By: Diego A. Comin and John Abraham

On March 30, 2010, Prime Minister Najib Razak presented his new economic model (NEM) for Malaysia. With the goal of raising per capita income to over $15,000 by 2020 from the current level of $6,634, the plan included measures to improve human capital, reduce migration... View Details

Keywords: Globalized Economies and Regions; Problems and Challenges; Crime and Corruption; Developing Countries and Economies; Development Economics; Emerging Markets; Transformation; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Wealth and Poverty; Equality and Inequality; Malaysia