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Paper - Stretching the Inelastic Rubber: Taxation, Welfare and Lobbies in Amazonia, 1870-1910 (Job Market Paper)
This paper examines the effect of government intervention via taxation on domestic welfare. A case-study of Brazilian market power on rubber markets during the boom years of 1870-1910 shows that the government generated 1.3% of GDP through an export tax on rubber... View Details
- 18 Apr 2002
- Other Presentation
Basque Competitiveness
Regional competitiveness presentation in Bilbao, Basque Country.
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Porter, Michael E. "Basque Competitiveness." Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Bilbao, Spain, April 18, 2002.
- 18 Feb 2011
- Other Presentation
Prosperity for Colombia: Creating Shared Value
Regional competitiveness and CSV presentation, Bogotá
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Porter, Michael E. "Prosperity for Colombia: Creating Shared Value." Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Bogotá, Columbia, February 18, 2011.
- December 1997 (Revised October 1999)
- Case
Citibank: Performance Evaluation
By: Robert L. Simons and Antonio Davila
Citibank has introduced a new, comprehensive performance-scorecard system. A regional president struggles with a tough decision: how to evaluate an outstanding branch manager who has scored poorly on an important customer satisfaction measure. This case provides a...
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Keywords:
Performance Evaluation;
Balanced Scorecard;
Business Strategy;
Customer Satisfaction;
Performance Expectations;
Decisions;
Motivation and Incentives;
Quality;
Banking Industry
Simons, Robert L., and Antonio Davila. "Citibank: Performance Evaluation." Harvard Business School Case 198-048, December 1997. (Revised October 1999.)
- Jan 2014
- Case
Rethinking Cities: Chicago on the Move
It is impossible to discuss national competitiveness without considering cities and the regions they anchor. Cities are transportation hubs, centers of commercial exchange, and the locus of lives. They thrive by the ways they connect to...
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- 2001
- Other Unpublished Work
Clusters of Innovation Initiative: San Diego
The study contains a conceptual framework for assessing the competitiveness of regional economies, an analysis of the San Diego region overall, as well as detailed assessments of two representative clusters—biotechnology/pharmaceuticals and communications. The report...
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Keywords:
Clusters;
Economics;
Industry Clusters;
Economy;
Growth and Development;
Biotechnology Industry;
Communications Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
San Diego
Porter, Michael E. "Clusters of Innovation Initiative: San Diego." Council on Competitiveness, Washington, DC, May 2001. (Report.)
- July 1994 (Revised August 1994)
- Case
Pacific Bell: Centrex Reengineering
Describes the redesign and rollout of the new order-fulfillment process for a flagship product at Pacific Bell. Pacific Bell is one of the Regional Bell Operating Companies comprised of seven regional business units. Rather than implement the new process, roles, and...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Change Management;
Information Technology;
Order Taking and Fulfillment;
Telecommunications Industry
Stoddard, Donna B., and Sirkka Jarvenpaa. "Pacific Bell: Centrex Reengineering." Harvard Business School Case 195-098, July 1994. (Revised August 1994.)
- October 1986
- Supplement
Colonial Foods: Performance Appraisal Interview (Abridged), Video
An in-depth interview by a regional vice-president and a district manager. This video is in black and white.
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van Dissel, Bart J. "Colonial Foods: Performance Appraisal Interview (Abridged), Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 887-512, October 1986.
- 2001
- Other Unpublished Work
Clusters of Innovation Initiative: Wichita
This study contains a conceptual framework for assessing the competitiveness of regional economies, an analysis of the Wichita region overall, as well as detailed assessments of two representative clusters—aerospace vehicles and defense and plastics. The report...
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Keywords:
Clusters;
Economics;
Industry Clusters;
Economy;
Growth and Development;
Industrial Products Industry;
Aerospace Industry;
Kansas
Porter, Michael E. "Clusters of Innovation Initiative: Wichita." Council on Competitiveness, Washington, DC, October 2001. (Report.)
- 11 Mar 2014
- Interview
The Looming Challenges of US Competitiveness: Implications for Philadelphia
The third installment of the Fox School's Innovation Leadership Speaker Series featured Professor Michael E. Porter, William Lawrence University Professor, Harvard Business School. Dr. Porter addressed the factors driving innovation and competitiveness in a given...
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Porter, Michael E. "The Looming Challenges of US Competitiveness: Implications for Philadelphia." Innovation Leadership Speaker Series, Temple University, Fox School of Business, Philadelphia, PA, United States, March 11, 2014.
- 2009
- Working Paper
Stretching the Inelastic Rubber: Taxation, Welfare and Lobbies in Amazonia, 1870-1910
By: Felipe Tamega Fernandes
This paper examines the effect of government intervention via taxation on domestic welfare. A case-study of Brazilian market power on rubber markets during the boom years of 1870-1910 shows that the government generated 1.3% of GDP through an export tax on rubber but...
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Keywords:
Government Legislation;
Taxation;
Business and Government Relations;
Welfare or Wellbeing;
Rubber Industry;
Brazil
Fernandes, Felipe Tamega. "Stretching the Inelastic Rubber: Taxation, Welfare and Lobbies in Amazonia, 1870-1910." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-032, October 2009.
- Article
Pre-colonial Ethnic Institutions and Contemporary African Development
By: Stelios Michalopoulos and Elias Papaioannou
We investigate the role of deeply rooted pre-colonial ethnic institutions in shaping comparative regional development within African countries. We combine information on the spatial distribution of ethnicities before colonization with regional variation in contemporary...
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Michalopoulos, Stelios, and Elias Papaioannou. "Pre-colonial Ethnic Institutions and Contemporary African Development." Econometrica 81, no. 1 (January 2013): 113–152.
- 04 Apr 2016
- Blog Post
Meet the Middle East & North Africa Club
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Club at HBS aims to strengthen the ties between MENA club members and increase awareness about the MENA region on campus. In addition, the club strives to connect MENA members with alumni and to...
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- 19 Oct 2018
- News
7 projects win Harvard Global Institute grants
- Profile
March Bishop
social value simultaneously and even symbiotically. HBS has opened my eyes to the whole world of Shared Value and Social Enterprise and in this I have found what looks to be the beginning of a career. I'm excited to pursue economic development through the private...
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- 28 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Spotlight: Cissy Chen (MBA 2019)
Cissy Chen (MBA 2019) reflects on her how experience at HBS shaped her career and inspired her to make a difference in her home region of Asia through impact investing. How has your education at HBS helped to shape your career in impact...
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- 2016
- Working Paper
Who Should Be Running Ahead? The Roles of Two Types of Entrepreneurship in China's Contemporary Economy
By: Ying Zhang and André van Stel
One of the most important transitions of China from a centrally planned economy to a market-based economy was the emergence of entrepreneurship in two different forms of private enterprise, viz. getihu and siyingqiye. Using a unique database of 31 Chinese regions over...
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Zhang, Ying, and André van Stel. "Who Should Be Running Ahead? The Roles of Two Types of Entrepreneurship in China's Contemporary Economy." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-086, February 2016.
- February 2008 (Revised April 2010)
- Case
The Globalization of East Asian Pop Music
By: Jordan Siegel and Yi Kwan Chu
This case on the globalization of East Asian pop music is useful for teaching concepts of regional business strategy and also of cultural arbitrage. Music companies in the case must examine why certain markets are clearly more profitable than others. They must also...
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Keywords:
Profit;
Globalization;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Business Strategy;
Expansion;
Music Industry;
East Asia
Siegel, Jordan, and Yi Kwan Chu. "The Globalization of East Asian Pop Music." Harvard Business School Case 708-479, February 2008. (Revised April 2010.)
- Jul 2010
- Article
Clusters and Entrepreneurship
Industries located in regions with strong clusters (i.e. a large presence of other related industries) experience higher growth in new business formation and start-up employment.
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Mostafa Terrab
Mostafa Terrab, Chairman and CEO of Morocco-based OCP Group, contextualizes the company’s activities in the Western Sahara region and addresses criticisms on the subject.
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