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  • 28 Feb 2018 - 1 Mar 2018
  • Other Presentation

Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Africa—Part 1 & Part 2

By: Euvin Naidoo
Part 1: Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Africa with Euvin Naidoo (February 28)

Part 2: Developing Capital Market:A Conversation with Mr. Bola “Koko” Onadele, Managing Director of FMDQ (March 1)
We cordially invite you to an exciting discussion... View Details
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  • July 2013 (Revised June 2014)
  • Case

Collaborating for Growth: Duane Morris in a Turbulent Legal Sector

By: Heidi K. Gardner and Annelena Lobb
By the late 2000s, the law firm Duane Morris had transformed itself from a growing U.S. law firm to a significant global player. The firm's uniquely collaborative organizational culture, which featured a transparent, data-driven compensation system, practice-group... View Details
Keywords: Professional Service Firm; Collaboration; Performance Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Competition; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Structure; Groups and Teams; Organizational Culture; Performance; Cooperation; Globalized Firms and Management; Compensation and Benefits; Volatility; Growth and Development Strategy; Legal Services Industry; United States
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  • 2024
  • Working Paper

The Value of Open Source Software

By: Manuel Hoffmann, Frank Nagle and Yanuo Zhou
The value of a non-pecuniary (free) product is inherently difficult to assess. A pervasive example is open source software (OSS), a global public good that plays a vital role in the economy and is foundational for most technology we use today. However, it is... View Details
Keywords: Valuation; Open Source Distribution; Applications and Software
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    Caroline M. Elkins

    Caroline Elkins is the Thomas Henry Carroll/Ford Foundation Professor of Business Administration in the Business, Government and International Economy unit at HBS. She is also Professor of History and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University, an... View Details

    • February 2023 (Revised March 2024)
    • Case

    Saudi Arabia: A Vision in Progress

    By: Kristin Fabbe, Adel Hamaizia and Tom Quinn
    In 2016, when Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced a long-range economic and social transformation plan called Vision 2030, he faced Western skepticism about how the oil-rich and religiously conservative country would accomplish its ambitious goals.... View Details
    Keywords: Economic Growth; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Globalized Economies and Regions; Government Administration; International Relations; Leading Change; Privatization; Religion; Public Opinion; Saudi Arabia
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    • April 2020 (Revised July 2020)
    • Case

    Unrest in Chile

    By: Vincent Pons, William Mullins, John Masko, Annelena Lobb and Rafael Di Tella
    In 2020, Chileans would head to the ballot box to decide their country’s future. Many international observers credited Chile’s decades of neoliberal governance with turning the country into Latin America’s “Tiger,” a prosperous, diversified economy on its way to... View Details
    Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Macroeconomics; Economy; Political Elections; Public Opinion; Social Issues; Equality and Inequality; System Shocks; Chile; Latin America
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    • December 2011 (Revised April 2013)
    • Case

    Brasil Foods

    By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred
    In mid-2011, the management of Brasil Foods, a leading Brazilian branded foods producer and protein exporter, is evaluating strategies for international and domestic growth. The team has just received approval from Brazil's antitrust authorities to complete the merger... View Details
    Keywords: Global Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Brazil
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    • 14 Dec 2010
    • Op-Ed

    Tax US Companies to Spur Spending

    Recent tax deal-making has relied on conventional instruments of fiscal stimulus. Yet, we live in unconventional times, and more novel approaches suited to the peculiarities of our current economy are required. In particular, the... View Details
    Keywords: by Mihir A. Desai
    • June 2020
    • Teaching Note

    Catalant's Operating System for the Future of Work

    By: Christopher Stanton, William R. Kerr, James Palano and Kendall Smith
    This case touches on the topics of project-based work, agile methodology, and skill and talent management through Catalant's evolution as a company. Catalant’s journey to becoming a software platform and talent marketplace provides context for students to explore new... View Details
    Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Transformation; Business Startups
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    • April 2003 (Revised October 2003)
    • Case

    Banking on Germany?

    Explores the causes and consequences of transforming Germany's bank-oriented financial system into one more oriented to capital markets. The economics of globalization, international accords such as Basel II, EU financial policies, and Germany's own regulatory reforms... View Details
    Keywords: Corporate Governance; Financial Crisis; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; Germany
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    • September 2017
    • Case

    Christine Lagarde

    By: Julie Battilana, Carin-Isabel Knoop, Vanessa Ampelas and Noemie Assenat
    The case covers the youth and career trajectory of Christine Lagarde across her time at Baker & McKenzie, as a minister in the government of France and as the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The case highlights the challenges and opportunities she faced... View Details
    Keywords: Change; Personal Development and Career; Power and Influence; Leadership; Gender; Leading Change
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    • 03 Feb 2021
    • Blog Post

    Faculty Spotlight: Professor Jurgen Weiss

    After more than two decades in consulting, Jurgen Weiss joined the Harvard Business School faculty in 2020 as a member of the Business, Government, and the International Economy Unit. He currently teaches... View Details
    • January 2016 (Revised October 2016)
    • Case

    Saudi Aramco and Corporate Venture Capital

    By: Joseph B. Fuller, Matthew Rhodes-Kropf and Nathaniel Burbank
    Saudi Aramco launched an internal venture capital arm in 2011, which promptly became the world's largest investor in energy related startups. In choosing to proceed, the company's New Business Development unit (NPD) wrestled with a number of challenges. How should the... View Details
    Keywords: Venture Capital; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Energy Industry; Saudi Arabia
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    • 23 Mar 2011
    • Research & Ideas

    China’s 60-Year Road from Revolution to World Power

    Editor's note: On October 1, 2009, the People's Republic of China turned 60 years old. To mark this event, the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University held a conference titled "The People's Republic of China at 60: An View Details
    Keywords: by William C. Kirby
    • 2009
    • Working Paper

    Gray Markets and Multinational Transfer Pricing

    By: Romana L. Autrey and Francesco Bova
    Gray markets arise when a manufacturer's products are sold outside of its authorized channels, for instance when goods designated for a foreign market are resold domestically. One method multinationals use to combat gray markets is to increase internal transfer prices... View Details
    Keywords: Price; Multinational Firms and Management; Demand and Consumers; Distribution Channels; Business and Government Relations; Sales; Competitive Strategy
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    • March 2023
    • Case

    Innovation at Google Ads: The Sales Acceleration and Innovation Labs (SAIL) (A)

    By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Tedards
    In 2018, Ana Owczarzak was appointed to lead Google Ads' new innovation and accelerator team - the Sales Acceleration and Innovation Labs (SAIL). The purpose of SAIL was to offer testing and incubation services for individuals within Google Ads who were developing new... View Details
    Keywords: Innovation Leadership; Innovation Strategy; Organizational Design; Technology Industry; Advertising Industry; Information Technology Industry; United States
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    • October 2005 (Revised February 2006)
    • Case

    ICEX: Making a Market in Iceland

    Examines the impact of increased performance on the international visibility and positioning of the Icelandic Stock Exchange. Allows consideration of various options for stock exchange growth that are created by Iceland's strong economic performance in recent years.... View Details
    Keywords: International Finance; Stocks; Financial Markets; Globalization; Economy; Iceland
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    • 19 Oct 2017
    • HBS Seminar

    Alden Young, Drexel University

    • 23 Mar 2003
    • Research & Ideas

    Globalization: Little Impact on the Continent

    Experts on the African economies say globalization has yet to benefit the continent in a significant way, and that what is really needed is political change and more investment from within its own borders. The comments came during a panel... View Details
    Keywords: by Julie Jette

      David A. Moss

      David Moss is the Paul Whiton Cherington Professor at Harvard Business School, where he teaches in the Business, Government, and the International Economy (BGIE) unit. He earned his B.A. from Cornell University and his Ph.D. from Yale.  In 1992-1993, he served as a... View Details

      Keywords: banking; credit card; federal government; financial services; health care; insurance industry; state government