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- 08 Dec 2015
- Research Event
Research Trends Discussed at India and South Asia Conference
Initiative's Creating Emerging Markets project, in which business leaders in Africa, Asia, and Latin America discuss their experiences growing businesses amid the opportunities and uncertainties of developing markets throughout recent... View Details
- Profile
Ralph Johnson
for you? I’m going to work with McKinsey in Chicago as a generalist. Consulting gives me the flexibility to find where my skills work best and to discover what I’m most interested in. Long-term, I hope I can have an impact on education: maybe in politics? Perhaps... View Details
Keywords: Consulting
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
City of Dreams
planning and implementation for a 15-year, $40 billion initiative with the goal of creating sustainable development and economic revitalization for Colombo and its surrounding provinces, population 5.8... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Alice Carfrae; Sri Lanka; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The End of Cows?
When Senior Lecturer José B. Alvarez was the CEO of Stop & Shop, he heard a recurring complaint from customers: The meat quality, they said, seemed to vary by the day. That’s the nature of meat: Nobody in the supply chain can guarantee consistency. But now, as... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Faculty Books
navigate your company’s complex political environment); and manage a team (forge a high-performing “we” out of all the “I”s who report to you). The Comingled Code: Open Source and Economic Development by... View Details
- 16 Jun 2009
- Research Event
Business Summit: The Future of Market Capitalism
Finance, and Industry; Senior Lecturer, HBSSir Ronald M. Cohen, Chairman, Portland Capital LLP, Portland Trust, Bridges VenturesLawrence H. Summers, Director of the White House's National Economic Council; Charles W. Eliot University... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter
- Student-Profile
Filippo Mezzanotti
I was born in Italy and grew up in a small town called Cesena. I moved to Milan after high school to attend Bocconi University, where I earned my Bachelor and Master of Science in Economics and Social Sciences. During my undergraduate... View Details
- 02 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Curse of Double-Digit Growth
advisable? Would it bring more responsive government, passable roads, fair courts, and a quality education for citizens that the country's leaders desire? The answers to those questions could help not only Liberia but also other countries pursuing rapid View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 28 Oct 2009
- Lessons from the Classroom
HBS Begins Teaching Consumer Finance
financial service firms that serve them, including traditional banks, insurance companies, credit card issuers, and brokers, as well as a host of entrepreneurial ventures in this space. Q: When did you get the idea to develop such a... View Details
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Historical Perspective: Levitt Shaped the Debate
starting with Levitt's prediction of a global marketplace ruled by standardized products sold at low prices. "Everyone says the article is wrong, and everyone reads it twenty years later. Why?" asked Abdelal. Tedlow portrayed Levitt as a gifted View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Student-Profile
Sagar Saxena
While applying for graduate programs, Sagar Saxena (he/him) was unsure about whether he had the right background to pursue a PhD in Business Economics at HBS because he had not taken graduate-level courses in mathematics or economics.... View Details
- October 2015
- Case
The Maine Food Cluster Project
By: Karen Mills and Aldo Sesia
The Libra Foundation is exploring how to grow the food sector in Maine using the strategy of creating a food cluster initiative. Maine is one of the poorest states in the United States and the food sector is one of the largest employers. Multiple efforts in... View Details
Keywords: Development Economics; Food and Beverage Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Maine; Vermont; Oregon; Denmark
Mills, Karen, and Aldo Sesia. "The Maine Food Cluster Project." Harvard Business School Case 316-008, October 2015.
- August 1996 (Revised December 1996)
- Case
Veraguas (B): Engine of Change
By: George C. Lodge
Lodge, George C. "Veraguas (B): Engine of Change." Harvard Business School Case 797-006, August 1996. (Revised December 1996.)
- October 1989 (Revised November 1989)
- Case
Mumias Sugar Co. Ltd.: A Success Story
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Goldberg, Ray A. "Mumias Sugar Co. Ltd.: A Success Story." Harvard Business School Case 590-039, October 1989. (Revised November 1989.)
- 19 Aug 2011
- News
Starting Up America
- 20 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
What’s Next for Japan
Japan's economic recovery. "It is clear that something is wrong in Japan from an economic point of view," Porter stated, as a means of setting the stage. "The persistent depression, recession,... View Details
Keywords: by Hilah Geer
- February 2023 (Revised February 2025)
- Case
Doing Business in New Delhi, India
By: Vikram S Gandhi and Radhika Kak
The case uses the example of Tata Motors to discuss the opportunities and challenges of doing business in India. View Details
Keywords: Business Cycles; Development Economics; Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Growth; Economic Sectors; Economy; Macroeconomics; Business History; India
Gandhi, Vikram S., and Radhika Kak. "Doing Business in New Delhi, India." Harvard Business School Case 323-083, February 2023. (Revised February 2025.)
- 2008
- Chapter
Clusterentwicklung als Element lokaler und regionaler Wirtschaftsentwicklung - internationale Erfahrungen
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Clusterentwicklung als Element lokaler und regionaler Wirtschaftsentwicklung - internationale Erfahrungen." In Cluster in der kommunalen und regionalen Wirtschaftspolitik. 5th ed. Edited by Holger Floeting, 41–54. Edition Difu--Stadt, Forschung, Praxis. Berlin: Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik, 2008, German ed.
- March 2014 (Revised September 2015)
- Case
Doing Business in Peru
By: Alan MacCormack, Gustavo Herrero and Maria Fernanda Miguel
- 29 May 2006
- What Do You Think?
How Important Is the “Service Sector Effect” on Productivity?
extractive industries. In the U.S., for example, fewer than 20 percent of all jobs are in non-services. Other developed economies are approaching this. This raises several questions. For example, just what is the optimal amount of service... View Details