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Demographics: population statistics: non-US

Where do I find detailed, non-US population data? See World Population Prospects - global demographic estimates and projections undertaken by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the... View Details

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MOC Network - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

distinctive course platform developed at Harvard Business School by Professor Michael Porter and a team of colleagues at the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness. The course, which is concerned with the determinants of... View Details

April 2007 (Revised June 2007)
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Aid, Debt Relief, and Trade: An Agenda for Fighting World Poverty (A)

By: Laura Alfaro, Eric D. Werker and Renee Kim

At the 2005 Group of Eight summit, world leaders agreed to relieve the world's poorest countries' debt burdens and double aid to Africa by 2010. The announcement raised questions whether debt relief would really help the poor. By examining past aid trends and policies... View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Borrowing and Debt; Capital; International Relations; Nonprofit Organizations; Poverty; Welfare; Africa

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Creating Value in Business and Government (HKS-HBS Joint Degree Seminar) - Course Catalog

environment, or national defense) methods (for example, decision making under uncertainty, project evaluation, performance measurement, or negotiation) or other topics (for example, international trade, technological innovation, economic... View Details

21 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 21

"have nots" in developed countries has widened, with a small proportion of the population reaping an increasingly larger share of a country's economic rewards. This growing View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne

October 1998 (Revised June 2002)
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Austin, Texas: Building a High-Tech Economy

By: Bruce R. Scott and Srinivas Sunder

Members of the community decide to try to diversify the economy of Austin, Texas, by welcoming high-technology firms and by augmenting the electrical engineering faculty at University of Texas--Austin. View Details

Keywords: Development Economics; Diversification; Information Technology; Policy; Government and Politics; Engineering; Technological Innovation; Competitive Advantage; Higher Education; Texas

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John Smith-Ricco

experience got me thinking about the role of industrialization in economic development. The viability of South Africa depends on that development and the equitable distribution of resources." Eager to... View Details

01 Oct 1998
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business? Howard Raiffa, the Frank Plumpton Ramsey Professor of Managerial Economics, Emeritus, at HBS, is a pioneer in the development of decision and negotiations analysis. In Smart Choices: A Practical Guide to Making Better Decisions,... View Details

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Dean LeBaron | Baker Library

Dean LeBaron MBA 1960, Batterymarch Play Video duration: 1:35:29 Dean LeBaron, HBS 1960. Interview conducted in February 2001 Dean LeBaron, HBS 1960, was working for an investment services firm when he became interested in cutting-edge View Details

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Austin Boral

(Founder), McKinsey & Company (Public & Social Sector Practice), New York City Economic Development Corporation (Strategy Department), Andrew Goodman Foundation (Board Member); Cybersecurity and... View Details

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Eric Lin | MBA

Eric Lin Computer Science, Secondary in Economics Quincy 2022 Cohort 3 Discovering an idea is only the beginning. Everything else that goes around the idea -- the team, resources, and product market fit -- is essential for the success of... View Details

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MBA/MPP & MBA/MPA-ID | MBA

Graduates are equipped to tackle today’s most complex challenges—from domestic policy reform to international development and microfinance—by combining the tools of business with a deep understanding of policy, economics, and... View Details

10 Jan 2005
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How to Put Meaning Back into Leading

organizational scholarship—like social science more broadly—turned rather resolutely away from theory toward statistical research and developed an intense preoccupation with narrowly circumscribed empirical studies. When compared to the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

05 Dec 2016
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The Dragon’s Tale

running out. The old low-cost manufacturing-for-export strategy had run out of steam. They were developing a new economic formula based on stimulating consumer consumption. More recently, there was an... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

April 2003 (Revised July 2003)
Teaching Note

Singapore Inc. (TN)

By: Richard H.K. Vietor

Teaching Note for (9-703-040). View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Growth and Development Strategy; Taxation; Industry Clusters; Competitive Strategy; Foreign Direct Investment; Policy; Organizational Culture; Saving; Performance Productivity; Balance and Stability; China; Singapore

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Ryann Noe

A blended course of study is nothing new for Ryann (she/her) - she earned her undergraduate degree in Economics and English at Williams College, and wrote her honors thesis on children’s literature. “That may not appear to be a common... View Details

22 Dec 2009
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First Look: Dec. 22

examine those differences. The data shows that there are significant differences among countries in the size and role of corporate headquarters and strongly suggests the existence of a developing country model, a European model, a U.S.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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John Clayton

engaging external partners within the international development community. Despite the high-quality exposure, John felt a need “for something different, less bureaucratic” and turned toward the MBA “as a platform to transition into the... View Details

01 Sep 2012
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An Intellectual Capital: Some Influential HBS Ideas, at a Glance

The Balanced Scorecard, an influential book on strategic performance management and control. 1997 Robert Merton and Myron Scholes win the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for a new method to determine the value of derivatives.... View Details

Keywords: Professor Elton Mayo: Professor Fritz Roethlisberger; George M. Moffett Professor of Agriculture and Business, Professor Emeritus Ray A. Goldberg; Professor Abraham Zaleznik; Professor Alfred Chandler; Professor Michael Porter; Professor Robert S. Kaplan; Professor Michael C. Jensen; Professor C. Roland Christensen; Professor Robert Menton; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services