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After the Opium War: Treaty Ports and Compradors - A Chronicle of the China Trade

“Acting as a middleman between two worlds, [the comprador] played a strategically important role in modern China’s economic growth, social change, and general acculturation,” historian Yen- P’ing Hao writes. 24 Over time compradors also... View Details

11 Jun 2001
Research & Ideas

E-Commerce Unplugged

In this excerpt, Nohria and Leestma outline the challenges and rewards awaiting businesses that target the mobile-commerce customer. The best place to start? Develop a thorough knowledge of consumer behavior.The race for dominance in... View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria & Marty Leestma

17 Nov 2020
In Practice

How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other

American retailers are heading into a holiday shopping season unlike any other as the spiraling COVID-pandemic and limp economy threaten consumer spending. We asked Harvard Business School faculty members—in particular, authors of recent... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Retail

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Esteves Hall | About

so in particular in Brazil. I am delighted that Esteves Hall will play an important role in the education of new generations of business leaders for years to come, and that it will help raise the visibility... View Details

05 Sep 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 5, 2017

urban and rural, the new urbanization does not upend China’s longstanding duality between those categories. The central goals of the new urbanization are to manage urbanization so as to generate domestic demand and reorganize agricultural... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Dec 2001
Research & Ideas

Healthcare Conference Looks At Ailing Industry

proteins at work in the business of life. "The book of life" that made dramatic headlines last year—and was really a first draft of the human genome sequence—is destined to change and challenge medicine, ethics, and View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

01 Jan 2011
News

Seth Klarman, MBA 1982

ourselves on mutual respect," he says. "If someone comes in and is on their Blackberry and is too busy to say hello to the receptionist, that's not okay." That level of compassion can be seen in all aspects of Klarman's life. A devoted... View Details

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Greenhill House | About

global engagement is even more critical today, when more than 30 percent of the MBA class is international, and 31 percent of alumni live and work outside the United States. The Greenhills’ generous endowment supports a broad range of... View Details

23 Dec 2014
First Look

First Look: December 23

gap discourages research effort directed towards clean technologies. Carbon taxes and research subsidies may nonetheless encourage production and innovation in clean technologies, though the transition will typically be slow. We characterize certain View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

05 Feb 2019
News

The First Five Years: Karan Shah (MBA 2016)

of the largest camshaft manufacturers in the world, serving marquee customers like GM, Ford, Daimler, Porsche, Toyota, and others. “In the two years that I have been at PCL—first as a business development executive and now as executive... View Details

28 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

Microfinance: A Way Out for the Poor

for someone to get off the ground: enough to buy inventory, rent space, and begin to generate an income in order to feed, clothe, and shelter a family. A legal loan of that amount from a real bank is also the difference between paying... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

21 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

What Health Care Managers Need to Know--and How to Teach Them

to greater learning in this area, the academics generally cited shortage of faculty who understood health care and could teach business skills; lack of case materials and familiarity with case method... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Guttry; Health; Education

17 Oct 2023

First-Gen Forward: Student Journeys and Reflections

Please join us for a virtual panel discussion highlighting first generation college students who are currently attending Harvard Business School (HBS). Hear about their different paths to HBS, their HBS... View Details

02 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

Foreign Multinationals in the U.S.: A Rocky Road

What can companies today take away from the experience of myriad multinationals in the United States? A lot, says HBS professor Geoffrey G. Jones, a specialist in business history and international business. In the following e-mail... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston & Martha Lagace

04 Jun 2018
Research & Ideas

Think of it as Professors in Cars Having Coffee

I’ve heard many ideas for reducing gun violence in the United States, but this was a new one on me. Mihir Desai, a finance professor at Harvard Business School, noted in a recent podcast that stock prices of gun manufacturers are severely... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Education; Entertainment & Recreation

19 Jan 2021
In Practice

Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm

likely to generate business benefits by leading effectively through and beyond the multiple pandemics facing America. President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris are likely to ensure that strong... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

08 Jan 2007
Research & Ideas

Who Rises to Power in American Business?

doors. During this time, education as a prerequisite for success in business was more ornamental than practical. Education generally further showcased one's social standing, especially for those attending... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

09 Apr 2024
Research & Ideas

When Climate Goals, Housing Policy, and Corporate R&D Collide, Social Good Can Emerge

For almost four years, Omar Asensio and his colleagues have been studying the impact of federal energy programs on low-income neighborhoods. The intersection of technology—artificial intelligence, in particular—and public policy has long been an area of focus for... View Details

Keywords: by Glen Justice

2013
Working Paper

Punctuated Generosity: How Mega-events and Natural Disasters Affect Corporate Philanthropy in U.S. Communities

By: Andras Tilcsik and Christopher Marquis

This article focuses on geographic communities as fields in which human-made and natural events occasionally disrupt the lives of organizations. We develop an institutional perspective to unpack how and why major events within communities affect organizations in the... View Details

Keywords: Natural Disasters; Situation or Environment; Balance and Stability; Organizations; Business and Community Relations; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; United States

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13 Apr 2016
Research Event

What Does 'Diversity' Really Mean?

Many male business leaders have the right intentions when it comes to tackling the sticky issue of gender inequality in the workplace. But try as they might to be more sensitive and inclusive with their language, men are quite simply... View Details