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- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The $4 Billion Question
alternative, quadrupling the size of the average deal wouldn’t require many internal changes (a big deal requires about the same amount of work as a small deal) but Yudkoff isn’t convinced that the economies of View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
An SUV Built for African Roads—by African Workers
Motor Vehicle Manufacturers—the lack of manufacturing deprives the region of an important source of jobs and economic growth. “It is critical for economies in this region to diversify beyond the usual sectors, such as agriculture,... View Details
Keywords: Amy Yee
- 19 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Tata Power - Trombay Thermal Power Plant Takeaways
emissions is to shut it down. That is a difficult proposition in the context of India’s rapidly expanding economy where demand for stable, uninterrupted power is growing. Mumbai, like much of India, has a fast-growing population with... View Details
- 29 Apr 2008
- Research Event
Venture Capital
U.S. economy and policy. Among the major points of discussion: The importance of right-hand tail companies. Distribution of returns and the tensions between limited and general partners. Human capital: where is it coming from now, and... View Details
- 21 May 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: From Trash to Treasure: Inside a Waste Management Site in Mumbai
in 2020, Dalmia Polypro recycled approximately 19,000 metric tons of waste, with plans to scale to 80,000 metric tons by 2025 . Their innovative approach not only streamlines the process but also creates a network of smaller businesses... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Alumni Take Action to Improve US Competitiveness
When HBS launched the US Competitiveness Project in 2011, the American economy was struggling to recover from the Great Recession, Washington was in gridlock, and the nation was caught in the hype of a presidential election. Against this... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Around the World
classroom represents the latest step in a two-decades-long journey that could be called “Building a Global Curriculum at HBS.” What began on a modest scale in the mid-1990s has more recently, under Dean Nitin Nohria, taken on greater... View Details
- 29 May 2006
- What Do You Think?
How Important Is the “Service Sector Effect” on Productivity?
Summing Up Do increases in social sector productivity, which seem to prevail at least in the U.S., benefit consumers at the expense of workers? Or is the scale weighted in favor of the latter who may benefit two ways, in terms of both an... View Details
- 13 Jan 2021
- News
Silicon Valley’s “Detroit Moment”
easily outsource the work. But this choice that BulkWhiz was forced to make because of the ecosystem they were operating in—it actually put them in a better position to meet the demands of 2020. Rashad: Most startups that have created View Details
- Web
Israel - Global Activities 2021
Government, and the International Economy Unit John D. Black Professor of Business Administration The case presents Netafim’s new CEO, Gaby Miodownik, in 2019 as he considers expanding the firm from a supplier of precision drip irrigation... View Details
- 23 Jul 2024
- In Practice
The New Rules of Trade with China: Navigating Tariffs, Turmoil, and Opportunities
When former President Donald Trump slapped sweeping tariffs on Chinese imports in 2019, the economic dynamics between the world’s two biggest economies forever shifted. American businesses hoping President Joe Biden would return to... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Rapid Response: Inside the Retailing Revolution
years of extensive study, including a comprehensive database compiled under the aegis of the Harvard Center for Textile and Apparel Research (HCTAR). The keys to success in an age of product proliferation, the authors found, are no longer View Details
- 13 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Diagnosing the Public Health Care Alternative
five European economies and correspondingly low cancer survival rates. To read more: Regina Herzlinger, Who Killed Health Care? America's $2 Trillion Medical Problem-and the Consumer-Driven Cure, McGraw-Hill, 2007 Robert Huckman,... View Details
- 30 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Do Social Movements Sway Voters? Not Really, Except for One
time and the large number of protesters who took to the streets may have been factors. “Clearly the scale of the protest matters, but it cannot just be that.” “If you ask anyone to cite important [protests] that took place in the US in... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jan 2018
- First Look
January 30, 2018
through partner institutions, then chose to also pursue field building roles. KaBoom! reached scale by “giving away” its model online, before shifting its focus to working with municipal governments to expand capacity. Generalizing from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
Climate Finance SIP
climate risk as an asset owner, measuring climate risk and using metrics in portfolio construction, incorporating physical climate risk into portfolio analysis. The last day turned to financing innovation with a focus on early stage venture, catalytic, and tough tech... View Details
- 30 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
India’s Ambitious National Identification Program
you can't prove who you are.” The scope and scale of the project, and its progress so far in already enrolling 200 million people, make this the largest-scale project of its kind in the world, says Harvard Business School Professor Tarun... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Global Poverty
of people living in poverty at the bottom of the wealth pyramid, versus the relative handful at the pyramid's peak, represents what is potentially the most explosive socioeconomic challenge facing the world. Now, with markets in the developed View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 18 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Identify Emerging Market Opportunities
be able to raise money locally sooner rather than later. Openness. CEOs often talk about the need for economies to be open because they believe it's best to enter countries that welcome direct investment by multinational... View Details
- 21 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets
with the challenges of scaling up as well as huge opportunities in managing rapid growth. These countries also provide an innovation platform to justify tailoring and inventing products and services just for them. Khanna: Think about... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace