Publications

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Rapid Response: Inside the Retailing Revolution

Once upon a time, suppliers held all the cards. Henry Ford's dictum that consumers could have any color car they wanted as long as it was black proved wrong in the extreme, but for years manufacturers in this country kept their hands... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Consumer Products; Manufacturing; Retail

03 Jun 2014
First Look

First Look: June 3

Publications August 2013 University of Chicago Press Innovation Policy and the Economy By: Lerner, Josh, and Scott Stern Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Jan 2012
What Do You Think?

Income Inequality: What’s the Right Amount?

children to school and get them vaccinated. For whatever reason, the concentration of wealth is much lower in Brazil than in Chile. But these countries represent two of the few bright spots among the world's... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

16 May 2016
Blog Post

Career Resources for International Students

The student body at HBS is incredibly diverse. 34% of the Class of 2017 is international (by citizenship), and over 64 countries are represented. While some international students plan to return to their... View Details

21 May 2013
First Look

First Look: May 21

knowledge spillovers. The strategic value of these agglomeration economies may vary by firm, depending upon the relative value of each economy, and upon firm and agglomeration... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Dec 2013
First Look

First Look: December 17

developed economies (N) tend to have large and persistent effects on developing countries (S). We study the... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

December 1988
Case

Venezuela 1988

By: Bruce R. Scott

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

Find at Harvard

November 2001 (Revised November 2001)
Supplement

Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Project

By: Benjamin C. Esty

Spreadsheet to (9-201-068). Download only. View Details

Keywords: International Finance; Emerging Markets; Developing Countries and Economies; Energy Industry

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

2010
Chapter

Is Decentralization Helping the Lagging Regions?

By: Lakshmi Iyer, Ejaz Ghani and Saurabh Mishra

Keywords: Government and Politics; Local Range; Welfare or Wellbeing; Developing Countries and Economies

05 Apr 2016
Blog Post

Summer Internships in the JD/MBA Program

My name is Charlie Hernandez. I grew up in Los Angeles, California, where I attended Loyola High School, a Catholic, all boys high school located in downtown LA. I attended Harvard College, and after graduating in 2011, I worked in... View Details

September 2011 (Revised July 2013)
Case

Pakistan: Is Foreign Aid Helping or Hindering Development?

By: Aldo Musacchio, Ada Chu, Shahnawaz Nawabi, Jonathan Schlefer and Emil Staykov

Keywords: Development Economics; Developing Countries and Economies; Foreign Direct Investment; Pakistan

11 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Group Therapy

have important implications for leaders in three distinct areas. First, he points out, it is inappropriate for managers in developing countries to assume they can simply transfer American concepts View Details

Keywords: by Peter Jacobs

March 2010 (Revised May 2013)
Case

Chile's Copper Surplus: The Road Not Taken (A)

By: Laura Alfaro, Dante Roscini and Renee Kim

In 2008, Andres Velasco, Chile's Finance Minister, was under mounting criticisms over his fiscal policy. As the world's largest copper producer, Chile was benefiting from the rise in copper prices, which had more than tripled since 2003. Copper revenues translated into... View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Growth; Metals and Minerals; Investment Funds; Policy; State Ownership; Wealth; Chile

February 2007 (Revised September 2007)
Case

Chile: The Conundrum of Inequality

By: Bruce R. Scott and Jessica Leight

Following the violent overthrow of the Allende regime, Chile embarked on economic reforms that emphasized free markets. These reforms were followed by rising inequality as well as growth. In 2005, business leaders speak out on the necessity of reducing the... View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Systems; Equality and Inequality; Government and Politics; Markets; Chile

16 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Peeling Back the Global Brand

moment.) Why detergent? Why Europe? In Europe, consumers in individual countries may cling to a long-standing loyalty to certain beloved products: so-called heritage brands. In Europe, sometimes the same product is offered in different... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Consumer Products; Retail

February 2000 (Revised March 2001)
Case

Alphatec Electronics Pcl

By: Stuart C. Gilson, C. Fritz Foley and Perry Fagan

The newly appointed CEO of an important high-technology company in Thailand must lead the company through a complicated debt restructuring. Due to the collapse of the Thai currency, the company's debt burden, like that of most Thai companies, has skyrocketed because it... View Details

Keywords: Currency Exchange Rate; Valuation; Management Teams; Restructuring; Laws and Statutes; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Developing Countries and Economies; Borrowing and Debt; Technology Industry; Electronics Industry; Thailand; United States