Economic Globalization - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 May 2007
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First Look: May 1, 2007

effect of a unit of FDI on economic growth. However, this is difficult to establish because it is a function of many different country and project characteristics which are often hard to measure. Hence, we differentiate "quality... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Nov 2018
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New Research and Ideas, November 20, 2018

forthcoming Review of Financial Studies Private Equity and Financial Fragility During the Crisis By: Bernstein, Shai, Josh Lerner, and Filippo Mezzanotti Abstract—Do private equity firms contribute to financial fragility during economic... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

10 Jun 2015
Research & Ideas

The Transparency Revolution in Corporate Reporting

growth, but we still have a very poor understanding of the value implications of these kinds of actions. So there's lots of room for improvement. Q: Are there certain companies excelling in this area, or any industries where ESG investments are particularly valuable?... View Details

Keywords: Re: George Serafeim

02 Apr 2010
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Why Are Fewer and Fewer U.S. Employees Satisfied With Their Jobs?

Wegrzyn cited (1) "incredible pressure from the economic side," (2) "incredible instability," and (3) a resulting "dog-eat-dog attitude." Dennis Hopwood said, "In the end, it's all about making the... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

06 Dec 2021
News

HBS Curricula Explore the Complexities of Innovation

degrees in mechanical engineering and economics at Yale and then worked in tech investments at Morgan Stanley and as a project manager at Microsoft. But what Hopkins hoped to learn from the course taught by Shane Greenstein, the Martin... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

28 Oct 2021
News

Capital Considerations for Black Entrepreneurs; Pivoting for Gender Equity

entrepreneurship skills in a “mini MBA-style” academy. “If we want to move the needle and transform lives, communities and our economy, we have to start younger,” says Openshaw. “The ROI is tremendous.” After presenting the data on gender inequality, including the... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Mar 2009
News

Your Taxi Is Waiting

particularly business travelers, will appreciate the efficiency of this scenario. But can “air taxis” really take off in the current economic climate? Will companies economize by placing an even greater... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Air Transportation; Transportation

31 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Why These Business School Professors Oppose Trump's Executive Order on Immigration

globally we will lose deeply. The fact that our innovative workforce depends so heavily on being the best place in the world for global talent to work only exacerbates this sensitivity. The United States... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

13 May 2025
News

If I Knew Then

economic risks. That financial acumen produced results that made it possible for him to act on his real passion. In 1998, he founded the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, a role that often draws on one of his HBS... View Details

Keywords: challenges; failure; advice; experience

01 Oct 1996
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Leading In a New Era

Four 1971 classmates — three who serve on the front lines of corporate leadership in the 1990s and one learned observer of the changing role of the senior executive — comment on the complex task of running a successful company in an economy transformed by View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

16 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 16, 2008

private entities, as well as those whose features may proxy for higher quality. Larger entities are disproportionately targeted in litigation. I discuss how the findings are in large part consistent with the theoretical literature on the View Details

24 Jul 2007
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First Look: July 24, 2007

Working Papers Using By-Product Synergy for Competitive Advantage Author: Deishin Lee Abstract We study how a manufacturer can leverage by-product synergy for competitive advantage. By focusing on the economic impact to the firm and the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 11

cultural narratives around economic mobility, the Australian data closely replicated the United States findings. Misperceptions of wealth inequality as well as preferences for more equal distributions may be common across developed... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Dec 2018
News

Lesson Plan

navigating a range of personalities and egos to ensure “the right information was in the right place, at the right time, for decisions to be made. “Paige has a real commitment to public service, whether it’s global financial policy or... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Chris Sorensen

01 Dec 2010
News

This Is What I Do

York Times, the Financial Times, the Daily Beast, and CNN.com, among others. Through experiences like this in Afghanistan, as well as in Rwanda and Bosnia, Lemmon has become a forceful advocate for the economic and human rights of girls... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; time travel; Health, Social Assistance; Accommodation; Hospitality; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Apparel Manufacturing; Manufacturing

07 Sep 2016
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How Can the Threat of Networks Be Reduced?

created by errors in the original coding or "windows" for hackers intentionally left in the network code by agents hoping to use them later to access and sell information. Ramo describes the active global market for hacked... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

25 May 2016
Research & Ideas

How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health

passionately interested. It has long been appreciated that the way that a society treats its youngest and oldest members says much about its moral maturity. Economic development specialists also attest to the importance of health care in... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Health

23 Mar 2016
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Researchers Prove C-Suite Gender Gap—but Can’t Explain It

nation, Keloharju believes the findings are generalizable to other countries, including the United States. Widely cited for its management practices, Sweden has 24 companies on the Forbes Global 2000 list of largest companies in the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

05 May 2009
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First Look: May 5, 2009

Survive—Thrive: Leading Innovation in Good Times and Bad Authors:Lynda M. Applegate and Bruce Harreld Abstract Battered by contracting markets and frozen credit, many businesses today are fighting for survival. Indeed, the current global... View Details