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  • 2022
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‘American Management’ vs ‘Swiss Labour Peace’. The Closure of the Swiss Firestone Factory in 1978

By: Sabine Pitteloud
This article focusses on the closure of the Firestone’s Swiss subsidiary in 1978. It contributes to the existing literature dealing with the ‘nationality’ of multinational companies and the impact of U.S. management style on local capitalist systems. Drawing on a... View Details
Keywords: Americanization; Capitalism; Corporate Nationality; Industrial Relations; Multinational; Narratives; Multinational Firms and Management; Nationality; Economic Systems; Labor and Management Relations; Switzerland
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Pitteloud, Sabine. "‘American Management’ vs ‘Swiss Labour Peace’. The Closure of the Swiss Firestone Factory in 1978." Special Issue on International Business, Multi-Nationals, and the Nationality of the Company. Business History 64, no. 9 (2022): 1648–1665.
  • 2012
  • Working Paper

Brides for Sale: Cross-Border Marriages and Female Immigration

Every year, a large number of women migrate as brides from developing countries to developed countries in East Asia. This phenomenon virtually did not exist in the early 1990s, but foreign brides currently comprise 4 to 35 percent of newlyweds in these developed Asian... View Details
Keywords: Immigration; Gender; Developing Countries and Economies; Education; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; East Asia; Japan; South Korea; Taiwan; Singapore
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Kawaguchi, Daiji, and Soohyung Lee. "Brides for Sale: Cross-Border Marriages and Female Immigration." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-082, March 2012.
  • December 2008
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The Political Economy of 'Natural' Disasters

By: Charles Cohen and Eric D. Werker
Natural disasters occur in a political space. Although events beyond our control may trigger a disaster, the level of government preparedness and response greatly determines the extent of suffering incurred by the affected population. We use a political economy model... View Details
Keywords: History; Demographics; Natural Disasters; Policy; Economy; Government and Politics
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Cohen, Charles, and Eric D. Werker. "The Political Economy of 'Natural' Disasters." Journal of Conflict Resolution 52, no. 6 (December 2008): 795–819.
  • 02 Nov 2021
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The Road to Racial Equity

CEO of Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT), a national nonprofit that fights racial and economic inequities by empowering the next generation of leaders. Since 2002, MLT has been working with high-achieving Black, Latinx, and Native... View Details
Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management
  • 22 Jun 2021
  • News

Looking at Losses in Gender Equity in Post-COVID Canada

Michelle Banik, Heather Stark (MBA 1999), Penny Collenette, and Jen Lee Koss (MBA 2008) When the World Economic Forum’s 2021 Global Gender Gap Report came out at the end of March, the news was grim. The significant View Details
  • 01 Sep 2015
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Opening Minds Through Expanded Learning Opportunities

their financial knowledge to highlight economic dimensions of the debates." Moskowitz, who is interested in someday entering politics, says it was "extraordinary to push beyond finance, operations, and strategy and have the chance to... View Details
  • 01 Sep 2004
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Clay Christensen (MBA 1979)

turning point in my life has put me on an unexpected path. I came to HBS as a student after serving in Korea as a missionary for the Mormon Church. That experience had left me eager for a career that would have an impact on global View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • 15 Mar 2022
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History’s Future

for the historic region, a plan that will include archeological exploration, ecological conservation, and economic development—all with a commitment to inclusivity. The old city of AlUla may be abandoned, but more than 40,000 people live... View Details
Keywords: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment
  • 04 Aug 2020
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How Business Can Advance Racial Equity

alumni, the pledge asks business leaders to promise that they will pursue anti-racist initiatives in the areas of policing reform; safe ballot access and civic participation; and economic inclusion. Among the alumni authors of the pledge... View Details
  • 23 Aug 2004
  • Research & Ideas

New Challenges for Long-Term Investors

spending needs as well as economic factors such as rising interest rates that affect different assets in different ways. Viceira's research analyzes asset allocation strategies for personal and institutional investors. He teaches... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
  • March 2024
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Negotiating the Gift of Life (A)

By: Alex Chan
Describes a negotiation where lives are truly at stake, where key lessons on persuasion and the role that identity might play in a negotiation are on display through an effort by a frontline negotiator from OneLegacy, the US's largest organ procurement organization. As... View Details
Keywords: Economics; Negotiation; Communication; Diversity; Nonprofit Organizations; Emotions; Health Industry
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  • February 2014
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Gender Differences in Willingness to Guess

By: Katherine Baldiga Coffman
We present the results of an experiment that explores whether women are less willing than men to guess on multiple-choice tests. Our test consists of practice questions from SAT II subject tests; we vary whether a penalty is imposed for a wrong answer and the salience... View Details
Keywords: Behavioral Decision Making; Microeconomic Behavior; Education Systems; Behavior; Decision Choices and Conditions; Gender; Economics
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Coffman, Katherine Baldiga. "Gender Differences in Willingness to Guess." Management Science 60, no. 2 (February 2014): 434–448.
  • 2013
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Inequality and Decision Making: Imagining a New Line of Inquiry

By: David Moss, Anant Thaker and Howard Rudnick
The substantial increase in inequality in the United States over the past three decades has provoked considerable debate, with some analysts characterizing rising inequality as among the greatest threats facing the nation and others dismissing it as little more than a... View Details
Keywords: Equality and Inequality; Income; Decision Making; Government and Politics; Economics; United States
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Moss, David, Anant Thaker, and Howard Rudnick. "Inequality and Decision Making: Imagining a New Line of Inquiry." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 13-099, June 2013.
  • 25 Aug 2014
  • News

Gerald Chertavian, MBA 1992

resilience,” says the son of a dentist who grew up in working-class Lowell, Massachusetts. Chertavian’s philosophy is at the core of Year Up, the extraordinary nonprofit he founded that helps economically disadvantaged young adults gain... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
  • 01 Oct 2001
  • News

Fourth Annual African-American Alumni Association Conference

leadership roles in a quickly changing economic environment. Planned speakers include Tom Jones, chairman and CEO of Citigroup's Global Investment Management and Private Bank Group; Lloyd Trotter, president and CEO of GE Industrial... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 01 Sep 2003
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Andrea Silbert

we are doing really counts.” With a mission “to empower women to become economically self-sufficient and prosperous through entrepreneurship,” CWE provides education, training, technical assistance, and access to capital to women who want... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • 19 Mar 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Handicapping the Best Countries for Business

deficit that drives up interest rates. She cares if we have a huge current account deficit and import everything from elsewhere. Her own business might erode to the point of failure. Finally, the American cares because our economic... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • March 2003 (Revised November 2003)
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Resourcery, Ltd.

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Feyi A. Boroffice
Recounts the story of how a successful Nigerian entrepreneur has expanded his systems integration/networking business. He now faces the problem of raising growth capital in a developing country. View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Growth Management; Expansion; Race; Entrepreneurship; Developing Countries and Economies
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Hamermesh, Richard G., and Feyi A. Boroffice. "Resourcery, Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 803-148, March 2003. (Revised November 2003.)
  • May 2008
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Why Doesn't Capital Flow from Rich to Poor Countries? An Empirical Investigation

By: Laura Alfaro, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan and Vadym Volosovych
We examine the empirical role of different explanations for the lack of capital flows from rich to poor countries—the "Lucas Paradox." The theoretical explanations include cross country differences in fundamentals affecting productivity and capital market... View Details
Keywords: International Finance; Wealth and Poverty; Development Economics; Income; Capital Markets; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Australia; Peru
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Alfaro, Laura, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, and Vadym Volosovych. "Why Doesn't Capital Flow from Rich to Poor Countries? An Empirical Investigation." Review of Economics and Statistics 90, no. 2 (May 2008): 347–368.
  • 01 Sep 2020
  • News

3-Minute Briefing: Mark Mason (MBA 1995)

health crisis that has produced severe economic shocks and has shined a light on the longstanding issues around racial equality. Citi too is a very different firm than we were during the financial crisis more than a decade ago. Not only... View Details
Keywords: April White; Photo by: Michael Bucher; banking; diversity; COVID-19; leadership; African American; career advice; Finance
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