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  • 16 Dec 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Reintroducing Intellectual Ambition to the Study of Business History

development of new frameworks. Fierce argument and methodological innovation have moved academic subjects forward, not bland rejections of previous frameworks." An excerpt from the essay, "Business... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones & Walter Friedman
  • 09 Jul 2019
  • News

The Road to Impact

Library (NYPL) and the education initiative accelerator America Achieves, and he currently serves as president and CEO of Education Development... View Details
Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov; Educational Support Services; Educational Services; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance
  • 16 Oct 2019
  • News

The Road to Impact

contribute a lot.” Since then, he’s proved that thesis correct—several times over—in positions at the New York Public Library, at America Achieves, and currently as president and CEO of Education View Details
  • 10 Sep 2013
  • First Look

First Look: September 10

of physical infrastructure and workforce education are the strongest predictors of entry, with labor laws and household banking quality also playing important roles. Looking at the district-industry level,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Sep 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Explaining China's Crash

part from massive outsourcing on the part of companies in developed markets. They were moving production to China in droves because labor was cheap, so the economy grew very, very fast. In the process of... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese; Financial Services

    Angle of Insight

    global empire that became one of the largest and most successful enterprises of its era. That is innovation. Business history has taught me that context matters. It’s one thing to see developed View Details
    • 01 Mar 2007
    • News

    The Plight of the Global Poor

    day or less. The number of people living in poverty at the bottom of the wealth pyramid, versus the relative handful at the pyramid’s peak, represents what is potentially the most explosive socioeconomic challenge facing the world. Now, with markets in the View Details
    Keywords: Garry Emmons; bottom of the pyramid (BOP); Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
    • 31 Jul 2007
    • First Look

    First Look: July 31, 2007

    collection on an American consumer and how credit agencies share the information to determine proper credit risk and worthiness of a consumer. The American system as defined in this note can be contrasted... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 07 Oct 2015
    • What Do You Think?

    What is the Best Immigration Model for the US?

    to return to their countries of origin....” Ben commented that “We have a need for skilled and unskilled labor here (in the U.S.) and we value inclusion View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • 06 Jun 2005
    • Research & Ideas

    Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?

    incorporating some aspects of the open source development model, or else be ready to exit. In fact, the model suggests ways in which the likelihood of OSS winning out can be minimized (see below). If, to the contrary, OSS turns out not to... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology
    • 28 Sep 2010
    • First Look

    First Look: September 28, 2010

    cross-country variation in the intensive margin of adoption accounts for more than 40% of the variation in income per capita. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-026.pdf Medium Term Business Cycles in Developing View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 07 Apr 2003
    • Research & Ideas

    Three Steps for Crisis Prevention

    South Africa over its attempt to reduce the cost of HIV drugs through parallel importation (buying pharmaceuticals in countries with lower prices and then importing them) and... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael D. Watkins & Max H. Bazerman
    • 31 Jan 2017
    • Research & Ideas

    The Dow at 20,000: What's That All About?

    economy in the last hundred-plus years. There was no specific event that brought the Dow over the 20,000 mark last week. Markets exhibit a fairly large degree of short-term volatility, so once you get close to 20,000, normal daily market... View Details
    Keywords: by Jim Aisner
    • 19 Mar 2013
    • First Look

    First Look: March 19

    Electronic Monitoring Authors:Di Tella, Rafael, and Ernesto Schargrodsky Publication:Journal of Political Economy Abstract We study criminal recidivism in Argentina by focusing on the re-arrest rates of two... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 14 Dec 2010
    • First Look

    First Look: Dec. 14

    in a country caught in the midst of rapid economic transformation. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/411067-PDF-ENG The NFL's Digital Media Strategy Anita Elberse, Kelsey Calhoun, and... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 20 Apr 2016
    • News

    Steps to Success

    among all they’ve accomplished.” As remarkable an achievement as Fass Koffe is, it’s but one of several the Oregon-based nonprofit has completed since its founding in 2008 with a mission to empower poor and displaced communities in the... View Details
    Keywords: Jill Radsken
    • 16 Feb 2016
    • First Look

    February 16, 2016

    experience. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50573 2015 Shaping Entrepreneurial Mindsets: Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Leadership Development Design Thinking View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 25 Apr 2018
    • Blog Post

    Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree

    biggest impact in alleviating financing constraints in Africa, developing the local private sector, and ultimately shifting countries away from foreign aid into more... View Details
    Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
    • 01 Dec 2008
    • News

    A U.S. Turnaround?

    electronics industries were developing momentum. We took our leadership for granted, ignored this shift, and became complacent. Our problems became more serious when communism failed in Russia, Chairman Mao... View Details
    Keywords: Byron Wien; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries
    • 10 May 2011
    • First Look

    First Look: May 10

    GUIDES framework for both developed countries (the OECD) and fast-growing emerging markets (the BRINCS countries). Purchase this... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne