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  • 01 Sep 2016
  • Blog Post

Reflecting on the HKS/HBS Joint Degree Program

year in the MBA program at HBS. This fall I will start the third year of the joint degree program, which combines courses at both schools.  Prior to coming to Harvard, I worked for McKinsey & Company in Mexico and India, and then with the McKinsey Center for View Details
  • 14 Sep 2010
  • First Look

First Look: September 14, 2010

this case examines how Singapore has achieved such stellar success throughout its history, from independence through 2008. The case discusses the different policy choices the Singaporean government has made... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Working with City Leadership to Leverage Technology | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

innovation policy advisor in the Mayor’s office, Henry’s 2017 Fellowship year drew him into “ambitious tech projects solving big challenges in the city. This is not tech for tech’s sake, but to address issues like housing, transportation,... View Details
  • Web

Doing Business with China 2035: Navigating Uncertainty - Course Catalog

private firms, the regulatory environment, and the role of the government in business activities. Furthermore, as relations between the world's two largest economies, the U.S. and China, deteriorate further, companies must find creative... View Details
  • 16 Feb 2012
  • Op-Ed

Nitin Nohria: Why US Competitiveness Matters

economic inequality worrisome. They see that US corporations are skittish about making investments in a time of uncertainty about government policy, taxes, and regulations. They hear too many American CEOs talk about choosing to postpone... View Details
Keywords: by Nitin Nohria
  • 06 Aug 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Are the Olympics a Catalyst for China Reforms?

earlier pledge to give reporters covering the Olympics unfettered access to the Web. At the same time, it accused the Bush administration of politicizing the Games after the United States criticized China's policies on human rights. We... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • Profile

Mariama Keita

to bring to market, what prices to set." The Business, Government and International Economy (BGIE) course has been "life changing," says Mariama. "There can be a pessimistic attitude in Africa. But learning about... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2001
  • News

Donella Rapier to Head External Relations

an audit senior manager in Boston. In that position, Rapier developed materials and conducted courses on a variety of accounting and auditing topics. This interest led in 1995 to a part-time faculty appointment, teaching accounting at Harvard’s Kennedy School of View Details
Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
  • 08 Jan 2014
  • What Do You Think?

Do Productivity Increases Contribute to Social Inequality?

once was considered thinking and will increasingly do so." Bill Barker agreed, in the process offering his solution: In the past, he wrote, the portion of the working population employed in agriculture dropped from 50 percent to less... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 20 Dec 2011
  • First Look

First Look: December 20

technological development offered by the Royal Agricultural Society of England at annual competitions between 1839 and 1939. We find that the effects of prizes on competitive entry are large, and we also detect an impact of the prizes on... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 16 Dec 2020
  • Blog Post

Faculty Books Published in 2020

fixing market capitalism? Business—not government alone. The spread of capitalism worldwide has made people wealthier than ever before. But capitalism's future is far from assured. Pandemics, income inequality, resource depletion, mass... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 2019
  • Report

U.S. Nuclear Energy Leadership: Innovation and the Strategic Global Challenge

By: Joseph B. Lassiter III
Throughout 2018, the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center convened a “Task Force on US Nuclear Energy Leadership,” which comprised civilian and military experts in foreign policy, defense, and nuclear energy. Senators Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)... View Details
Keywords: Nuclear Energy; Environment; Energy Sources; Energy; Energy Generation; Energy Conservation; Energy Policy; Global Range; Energy Industry
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  • Web

Trade Catalogs - The Art of American Advertising

technological innovations that improved the efficiency and speed of work in agriculture, manufacturing, communications, and transportation as well as advances in newly developing fields in science and medicine. From agricultural catalogs,... View Details
  • October 1998 (Revised June 2002)
  • Case

Austin, Texas: Building a High-Tech Economy

By: Bruce R. Scott and Srinivas Sunder
Members of the community decide to try to diversify the economy of Austin, Texas, by welcoming high-technology firms and by augmenting the electrical engineering faculty at University of Texas--Austin. View Details
Keywords: Development Economics; Diversification; Information Technology; Policy; Government and Politics; Engineering; Technological Innovation; Competitive Advantage; Higher Education; Texas
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  • February 1992 (Revised April 1995)
  • Case

Pfizer: Global Protection of Intellectual Property

By: Lynn S. Paine and Michael Santoro
Top officials at Pfizer are assessing their strategy for improving protection of Pfizer's patents around the world. The outcome of the Uruguay Round of the GATT negotiations is uncertain, and it is not clear whether an acceptable intellectual property protection... View Details
Keywords: Patents; Trade; Policy; Government and Politics; Business Strategy; Agreements and Arrangements; Alliances; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States; Japan; Europe
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  • 06 Sep 2005
  • What Do You Think?

What are the Lessons of New Orleans?

"Perhaps there's too much policy and procedure in place and not enough thinking." For David Brewster, lessons included the "failure of strategic planning to consider the small, frontline detail . . . a matter of getting... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 01 Mar 2023
  • News

The Latest Model

was booming: The price of bitcoin had surged to nearly $20,000; governments were beginning to recognize the cryptocurrency as legal tender; and industries from fintech to pharma were launching blockchain-related projects. (Though best... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; blockchain; cryptocurrency; economic models; innovation; consulting; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • 01 Mar 2007
  • News

Daniel Vasella

years” in a Financial Times poll of 4,000 executives. He recently spoke about the public policy and business challenges ahead. U.S. consumers complain loudly that prescription drugs cost too much. What’s your response? We have a... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; multinational pharmaceutical company; prescription drugs; vaccines; Medicare; generics business; Health, Social Assistance
  • Article

We Have a Rare Opportunity to Create a Stronger, More Equitable Society

By: Shai Davidai, Martin Day, Daniela Goya-Tocchetto, Oliver Hauser, Jon M. Jachimowicz, M. Usman Mirza, Nailya Ordabayeva, L. Taylor Phillips, Barnabas Szaszi and Stephanie Tepper
Income inequality in the United States was at historic levels before the coronavirus hit. Now, as the disease—and the social and economic implications it brings—spread across the country, it is likely to create even deeper fissures between the poor and rich. View Details
Keywords: Socioeconomic Status; Coronavirus; Inequality; Work; Income; Equality and Inequality; Health Pandemics; Gender; Money; Policy; Race; Society
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  • 14 Nov 2019
  • Book

Lifting the Lid on Turkey's Hidden Business History

Turkey’s economic development story has always been something of a black box for scholars to understand, perhaps in part because many of the most successful business enterprises there have been in family hands and largely closed to public scrutiny. The authors of a new... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne