Least Developed Countries - Publications - Faculty & Research

30 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

New Paths to Success in Asia

senior researcher in the Global Research Group who has been working recently with a number of faculty members to develop Asian-based cases for the School's curriculum. "There's one Chinese company, for example, that has established... View Details

Keywords: by Alejandro Reyes & Deborah Blagg

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The Section Experience | MBA

introduce innovative ideas and approaches to learning. In turn, students exercise their team-building and management skills to develop protocols for effective learning and shape the distinctive norms and personality of their sections.... View Details

18 Jul 2019
News

A Category Leader

to a couple of strengths. Being attuned to other people and the diversity of their needs came from my childhood traveling with my father, because he interacted with people of all different levels. “Also, developing people is really... View Details

12 Sep 2005
Research & Ideas

The Broadband Explosion: Thinking About a Truly Interactive World

dramatically. Q: If there is agreement that a broadband explosion is generally a desirable thing, what role should government regulators and policymakers play in encouraging it? A: This is one of the major issues in the book, but there is considerable difference of... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Technology; Communications; Telecommunications

25 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Harvard Climate Leaders Program

world and all it’s possibilities and complexities. It was also a moment for me and my wife to understand how we want our family and careers to grow. Now, I wish to continue my work in clean energy and help develop my View Details

November 1999 (Revised April 2003)
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Financing the Mozal Project

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Fuaad Qureshi

It is June 1997, and a team from the International Finance Corp. (IFC) is recommending that the board approve a $120 million investment in a $1.4 billion aluminum smelter in Mozambique, known as the Mozal project. Four factors make the investment controversial: it... View Details

Keywords: Investment; Capital Markets; Emerging Markets; Projects; Financial Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Developing Countries and Economies; Metals and Minerals; Financial Strategy; Government and Politics; International Finance; Infrastructure; Mozambique

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2+2 Program | MBA

for current students, either in college or a full-time master’s degree program, to apply to Harvard Business School on a deferred basis. The 2+2 program is comprised of at least two years of professional work experience followed by two... View Details

27 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

Should I Pay the Bribe?

around the topic of extortion. "The Shakedown" looks at the conflicts faced by the owner of a software development center in Kiev. Pavlo Zhuk, the U.S.-based co-owner, is notified by his partner that their Kiev office has been... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia D. Churchwell

01 Apr 2002
News

"Rising to the Challenge" Program Addresses Post-9/11 Issues

participate in a panel discussion with seven leaders in the field of humanitarian relief and development was handed a packet of oral-rehydration salts. The January 15 panel, one of a series of presentations in the School's "Rising to the... View Details

Keywords: War on Terror; Ronald Levy; Health, Social Assistance

26 Jan 2016
First Look

January 26, 2016

English-language conference calls of non-U.S. firms, we find that the calls of firms in countries with greater language barriers are more likely to contain non-plain English and erroneous expressions. For non-U.S. firms that hire an... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2016
News

Case Study: On the Table

their experience, real estate, and logistics. In exchange, you can expand their product offerings and grow their customer segment. —Cindy Park (PLDA 12, 2013) Here are my quick thoughts based on years of emerging and developed market... View Details

17 Aug 2015
Research & Ideas

Who is Boss in the Sharing Economy?

proposed an intermediate category of workers called "dependent contractors" with some legal protections and benefits without the full perks of employees, similar to classifications in other countries such as Canada and Germany. Hagiu sees... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Service; Technology

25 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

To Pay or Not to Pay: Argentina and the International Debt Market

Rather than stifling investment, the proposed change will hopefully trigger increased focus on equity-type investments, on entrepreneurial activities that actually produce products and services to attract investors, and it will shine a positive light on an emerging... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Alfaro

18 Sep 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018

quality. We develop a structural model of product entry that illustrates how the regulator's standard setting rule affects a firm's product quality decision. Counterfactual simulations illustrate that ratcheting down was prevalent in this... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

Portrait Project

Sadiq Gillani

believe one day the airline industry will make money. It will have happy workers. It will be a pleasure to fly. I am going to devote my life to fixing existing airlines and creating new ones to improve people's lives, particularly in the View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

Unlocking mobile money in emerging markets

buyers and sellers are currently excluded from global commerce. These individuals, because of their collective size, will likely redefine the concept of banking and financial access in the future.” Working in developing View Details

09 Nov 2017
News

Paving the Way for Veterans to Serve in Congress

Barcott explains, “but now there is a surge of more than 100 next-generation veterans planning to run for House seats in 2018.” “We are looking to help veterans who commit to forming a coalition that will put country first over party,”... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

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Nicola Leahy-MacManus

be taking part in the Harvard Leadership Fellows program as Assistant Vice President of Business Development for a Boston non-profit organization. I very much look forward to contributing to this sector while working with the senior... View Details

25 Apr 2014
News

A defining global experience before college can unlock a lifetime of potential

Believing in the importance of a global experience for young people, Abby Falik (MBA 2008) created Global Citizen Year, a nonprofit social enterprise that is forging a new educational pathway for America’s emerging leaders. By immersing a diverse corps of fellows in... View Details

01 Apr 2008
First Look

First Look: April 1, 2008

In 2007 three-quarters of world FDI was located in developed countries. The residual was concentrated in a small number of emerging countries. Large countries with little inward FDI included India and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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