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2014
Working Paper

Who Runs the International System? Power and the Staffing of the United Nations Secretariat

By: Paul Novosad and Eric Werker

National governments frequently pull strings to get their citizens appointed to senior positions in international institutions. We examine, over a 60 year period, the nationalities of the most senior positions in the United Nations Secretariat, ostensibly the world's... View Details

Keywords: International Relations; Global Range; Power and Influence

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Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors Course Number 2010 Baker Foundation Professor Lynn Paine Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits 27 Sessions Exam Click here for a sample syllabus for this course Who should take the... View Details

2005
Other Unpublished Work

Value-Added Taxes and International Trade: The Evidence

By: Mihir A. Desai and James R Hines Jr.

Keywords: Taxation; Trade; Globalized Firms and Management

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Health App Policy: International Comparison of Nine Countries' Approaches

By: Anna Essén, Ariel Dora Stern, Christoffer Bjerre Haase, Josip Car, Felix Greaves, Dragana Paparova, Steven Vandeput, Rik Wehrens and David W. Bates

An abundant and growing supply of digital health applications (apps) exists in the commercial tech-sector, which can be bewildering for clinicians, patients, and payers. A growing challenge for the health care system is therefore to facilitate the identification of... View Details

Keywords: Digital Health; Apps; Health Care and Treatment; Internet and the Web; Policy; Global Range; Applications and Software

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International Differences in Entrepreneurship (National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report)

Often considered one of the major forces behind economic growth and development, the entrepreneurial firm can accelerate the speed of innovation and dissemination of new technologies, thus increasing a country's competitive edge in the... View Details

August 23, 2010
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Disaster Politics: International Politics and Relief Efforts

By: Eric D. Werker

Keywords: Government and Politics

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September–October 2021
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Internalization of Advertising Services: Testing a Theory of the Firm

By: Alvin J. Silk, Birger Wernerfelt and Shuyi Yu

In 1956, a group of trade associations representing publishers and independent advertising agencies signed a consent decree aimed at ending a set of trade practices that for half a century effectively precluded advertisers from owning and operating in-house agencies.... View Details

Keywords: Internationalization; Specialization; Theory Of The Firm; Advertising Agencies; Advertising; Organizational Structure; Theory

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20 Aug 2018
Blog Post

Summer Snapshot: Interning for the City of Philadelphia

in city government in my hometown of Philadelphia. After decades of economic decline there are signs of a resurgence. My work this summer has been to help create a government strategy that supports and... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

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Creating Trust in International Joint Ventures in Asia: An Empirical Comparative Study

In the wake of the currently ongoing financial crisis in Asia, we anticipate a rapid increase of international joint ventures between Asian and Western firms. However, so far, the sources of success in international joint ventures have not been well understood. Why do... View Details

2015
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Thirty Years of Evolution in the Roles of Institutional Investors in Corporate Governance

By: John C. Coates

This chapter presents evidence that shifts in the composition and roles of institutions have been at least as important, if not more so, than aggregate increases in institutional ownership. Over the past 30 years, institutions have come to play more varied roles in... View Details

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28 Jul 2015
Blog Post

Recruiting in the U.S. for International Students: 101

my eyes to infinite career possibilities, providing a support system, tons of resources and a vast network to make sure I am well informed and equipped to get the right job. Most importantly, HBS gave me a structure to find my way in a... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

Nonprofit Strategy & Governance | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Expanding its early focus on helping nonprofits operate more efficiently to the emerging space of social enterprises and the challenges of measuring social impact, our faculty have developed a body of knowledge that encompasses leadership, strategy, and View Details

2002
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Contributions of Applied Systems Analysis to International Negotiation

By: Howard Raiffa

Keywords: Negotiation; International Relations; Mathematical Methods

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June 2016 (Revised March 2017)
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Global Wine War 2015: New World Versus Old

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Sarah McAra

This case contrasts the tradition-bound Old World wine industry with the market-oriented New World producers in the battle for the Chinese wine market in 2015. China’s wine consumption growth presented a large and fast-growing export target that was extremely... View Details

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International Competitiveness in High Technology and Science Based Sectors

By: Gary P. Pisano

This research project examines shifts in competitive capabilities of companies and countries in high technology and science based businesses. It is particularly concerned with the potential loss of such capabilities in various industrial sectors in the... View Details

2022
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Polarizing Government Work: McKinsey & Co. and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

By: Andrew J. Hoffman

When Donald Trump announced his run for president in 2015, he placed immigration front and center in his campaign. He promised to drastically expand U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and build a border... View Details

Keywords: International Relations; Immigration; Public Opinion; Ethics

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October 2012 (Revised August 2013)
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Russia and China: Energy Relations and International Politics

By: Rawi Abdelal and Sogomon Tarontsi

Russia and China are neighbors with complementary needs: Russia has an abundance of energy resources, which China needs to fuel its industry. The case analyzes the evolution of the China-Russia energy relations in the post-Cold War period, with an emphasis on the... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; International Relations; Energy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Globalized Markets and Industries; Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry; China; Russia

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30 May 2018
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Should Intellectual Property be Protected in International Trade?

Summing Up Does IP Ownership Belong in International Trade Deals? Intellectual property (IP) regulation remains an active issue in trade negotiations between the China and the United States. The most straightforward element of the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

2010
Casebook

Global Capital and National Institutions: Crisis and Choice in the International Financial Architecture

By: Laura Alfaro

All managers face a business environment in which international and macroeconomic phenomena matter. International capital flows can significantly affect countries' development efforts and provide clear investment opportunities for businesses. During the 1990s and early... View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Capital; International Finance; Globalized Economies and Regions; Policy; Government and Politics; Business and Government Relations

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