Jealousy Of Trade - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2007
News

Ali Allawi

Allawi Illustration by Jack Unruh After spending much of his adult life in opposition to Saddam Hussein’s brutal regime, London-based businessman Ali Allawi (MBA ’71) couldn’t say no to an old friend who called to offer him a... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; National Security and International Affairs; Government

10 Apr 2006
Research & Ideas

American Auto’s Troubled Road

the United States was a highly protected market," declares HBS professor Malcolm Salter, who has tracked the auto industry for decades. "That wasn't because of trade barriers but because gasoline... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Manufacturing; Transportation; Auto

15 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

Going Green Makes Good Business Sense

and strategy with an emphasis on environmental management, Reinhardt recently shared his expertise with HBS alumni during reunion weekend. His talk, titled "Down to Earth: Applying Basic Business Principles to Environmental Management," is also the title... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

Web

From Concept to Product | Baker Library

eye-catching advertisements and easy-to-read user manuals, and the company distributed cameras and films through dealers and in exhibitions, trade shows, conventions, and theme parks. Polaroid demonstrations took place where cameras were... View Details

10 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

Homers: Secrets on the Factory Floor

I can answer that question. This research also raises the issue of gray zones in organizations. The trading of mutual funds once the market has officially cleared, the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Manufacturing

17 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 2/5

agencies in facilitating the drug trade in Black communities and disproportionately criminalizes Black men relative to type of crime and criminal history. It is a response to the long-standing health... View Details

01 Apr 2000
News

Getting the Message

Amazon books on its site. The affiliate then receives a commission for books Amazon sells through these links. Barter exchanges, also called link exchanges, entail the trading (with no money exchanged) of... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

Fast Answer

Global Climate Change

can provide a good sense of what has been done in a topical area including both practically and theoretically. These three databases are useful for that purpose. They covers various topics in areas of... View Details

01 Sep 2005
News

Making History, Starting Over

younger brother grew up speaking French and a smattering of Arabic. Cohen’s father, whose family traces its roots to the Syrian trading center of Aleppo, started a successful... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

01 Jun 2000
News

Books

how individuals can capitalize on the new, equal-opportunity economy and all of its exciting possibilities. Davis and Meyer describe a world in the not-so-distant future in which we will trade everything... View Details

07 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

How to Help Small Businesses Survive COVID's Next Phase

small-business owners trying to survive. Strict safety protocols haven’t been enough to get customers through the door for some small businesses, and many owners—crushed by inventory and overhead costs—are grappling with hard choices. “This is the worst small-business... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Food & Beverage; Service

02 Nov 2020
Blog Post

WE RISE

make more money.” The data back up that philosophy. A 2016 survey of publicly traded companies from the Peterson Institute for International Economics found that the presence View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Other Financial Services; Venture Capital / Private Equity

19 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Unlocking Your Investment Capital

There are, however, important structural offsets: oversight and interventions by government and industry overseers, and most importantly, collateral posting. As we know, in the case of contracts traded on... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

30 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Vanguard, Trian And The Problem With 'Passive' Index Funds

governance and compensation issues 75 percent and 92 percent of the time, respectively. Vanguard has also met with some 1,000 executives from companies it invests in. In 2015, CEO Bill McNabb signaled his recognition View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

27 Jun 2007
Lessons from the Classroom

Learning to Make the Move to CEO

You're a successful senior executive with 20, 25 years of experience under your belt. You've made your mark and stand just 1 or 2 rungs from the position of CEO. Now what? As faculty chair View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education

20 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

Are Company Founders Underpaid?

founders are faced with having to trade off financial gains (from building a valuable venture) versus control. In quantitative analyses of 454 start-ups, I show that there is a significant Rich versus King... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Financial Services; Technology

Profile

Deborah A. Farrington

back in the 1960s. “Growing up, I had an exposure to Wall Street, which I found really fascinating,” Farrington recalled. “I went onto the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange when... View Details

17 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Entrepreneurship in Asia and Foreign Direct Investment

in terms of a looming competitor for the same FDI they try to attract, whereas firms based in Taiwan and Hong Kong view a rising China as representing an enormous investment and trading opportunity. The... View Details