Publications

December 2000 (Revised January 2001)
Background Note

Promise of Functional Foods, The

By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Laure Mougeot Stroock

This case presents a definition of functional foods or nutraceuticals (food or food ingredients that could provide a health benefit beyond the traditional nutrients they contain), a description of some of the major obstacles to their commercialization and... View Details

Keywords: Food; Private Sector; Public Sector; Health; Product Development; Production; Commercialization; Food and Beverage Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry

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03 Feb 2009
First Look

First Look: February 3, 2009

Deborah L. Soule and Lynda M. Applegate Abstract This paper examines virtual team learning in new product development situations. New product development activities manifest novelty, uncertainty and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

March 2006 (Revised April 2010)
Case

China: To Float or Not To Float? (A)

By: Laura Alfaro, Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel

On July 21, 2005 China revalued its decade-long quasi-fixed exchange rate of approximately 8.28 yuan per U.S. dollar by 2.1% to 8.11 and, at the same time, introduced a more market-based exchange rate system. Many analysts and economists were disappointed with what... View Details

Keywords: Macroeconomics; Trade; Currency Exchange Rate; Governance Controls; Policy; Growth and Development Strategy; China

01 Apr 2002
News

Insights into Business in Islamic World

Bridging differences in political and economic systems has always been one of the challenges of international business. Where religious beliefs influence those systems heavily, as is increasingly the case in Islamic countries, the... View Details

Keywords: Islam; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

02 Apr 2014
What Do You Think?

Has the Post-Capitalist Economy Finally Arrived?

Things some businesses will disappear, but new ones will appear." Dennis Hopwood said that "Capitalism periodically destroys and reconfigures previous economic orders through 'creative destruction' The tide goes out and the tide... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Service

18 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

Identify Emerging Market Opportunities

framework—that lets executives map the institutional contexts of any country. Economics 101 tells us that companies buy inputs in the product, labor, and capital markets and sell their outputs in the products (raw materials and finished... View Details

Keywords: by Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu & Jayant Sinha

24 Apr 2014
News

SHE builds confidence, promotes education, and creates jobs

Elizabeth Scharpf (MBA/MPA 2007) founded a business that improves the health and hygiene of millions of women. But her goal is much bigger: empowering women by fostering entrepreneurship. Sustainable Health Enterprises (SHE) brings affordable sanitary pads to millions... View Details

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Career Outcomes | Research Associates

Research Analyst Economic Research Consultant Vice President of Finance Consultant Decision Scientist Product Manager Research Lab Manager Professional development put into practice. “As an RA, I came into... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

Teaching kids lessons in making choices and tradeoffs

Nan Morrison (MBA 1987) is CEO of the Council for Economic Education, based in New York City. In this video, conducted prior to the W50 celebration of women in the full-time MBA Program at HBS in 2013, she explains how her organization... View Details

28 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

Why Manufacturing Matters

manufacturing capabilities. Thompson: You talk about China having a national strategy for economic development. Does the United States need one? Shih: One of the issues in developing a national View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Manufacturing

15 Nov 2020
News

Exploring China’s Belt & Road Initiative

Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The culmination of an immersive field course, the trip brought the students’ classroom learning to life and offered insight into one of China’s major political and economic View Details

01 Mar 2003
News

Post-Soviet Purpose

of Slavic Studies. The book describes how national identities influence the world economy and explains patterns of economic disintegration and reintegration among Russia and the other fourteen states that composed the Soviet Union View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

08 Aug 2024
Blog Post

Leading With Curiosity: Mayowa Kuyoro (MBA 2015)

Exploration Kuyoro spent her childhood in Nigeria before continuing schooling in the UK. After completing her degree in Engineering at the University of Warwick, she was eager to continue her education and study the intersection of View Details

07 Sep 2011
First Look

First Look: Sept. 7

the mouse." Book: http://www.IMovedYourCheese.com Commentary: A View from the East: Trade, Investment, and Economic Reform Author:Regina M. Abrami Publication:In Cuban Economic and Social Development:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2017
News

@Soldiers Field

Understanding how the brain’s cognitive system relates to social and economic phenomena—including financial markets—was the focus of an April workshop on Belief Formation and Prediction, sponsored by the Behavioral Finance and Financial... View Details

01 Apr 2001
News

The Natural Advantage

farm in Dorset, England. As he worked the property, Heeks realized that principles of sustainable development and sound organic farming could be applied to the successful management of an organization, according to an article in The... View Details

Keywords: Crop Production; Agriculture; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

July 2001 (Revised February 2004)
Case

Gerdau (A)

By: Joseph L. Bower, Luiz Felipe Monteiro and Sonja Ellingson Hout

Gerdau Group is a family-controlled Brazilian manufacturer and distributor of long steel products. Describes the evolution of the company's strategy, organization, and smart management, making it the No. 2 steel producer in Brazil. The company must decide whether to... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Family Business; Decision Choices and Conditions; Developing Countries and Economies; Globalization; Competitive Strategy; Steel Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Brazil; United States

November 1985 (Revised August 1997)
Case

Harnischfeger Corp.

By: Krishna G. Palepu

Presents an analysis of Harnischfeger's quality of earnings, and the investment potential of the company's stock in light of the company's turnaround strategy. View Details

Keywords: Financial Condition; Revenue; Stock Shares; Profit; Economic Growth; Financial Reporting; Growth and Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Safety; Utilities Industry