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    California Fair Trade: Antitrust and the Politics of 'Fairness' in U.S. Competition Policy

    In the decades before World War II, U.S. antitrust law was anything but settled. Considerable pressure for antitrust revision came from the states. A perhaps unlikely leader, Edna Gleason, organized California's retail pharmacists and coordinated trade networks to... View Details

      Richard H.K. Vietor

      Professor Vietor is Baker Foundation Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. He teaches courses on the international political economy. Before coming to the Business School in 1978, Professor Vietor held faculty appointments at Virginia... View Details

      Keywords: energy; oil ＆ gas; petroleum; railroad; shipping
      • January 2007 (Revised February 2010)
      • Case

      Afghanistan 2006: Building a Brand New State

      By: Noel Maurer, Debora L. Spar and J. Gunnar Trumbull
      In 2006, Afghanistan remains a country in turmoil. It has a newly elected democratic government, a rebounding economy, and considerable economic potential. But the country is still torn by rival factions and dominated by the opium trade. Explores how Afghanistan has... View Details
      Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Growth; Policy; Government and Politics; Political Elections; Organizations; Outcome or Result; Afghanistan
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      The Early Evolution of Business Groups: A Study of Diversification and Spinoffs by Vietnam's First Generation of Entrepreneurs

      This study, done in collaboration with the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Central Institute for Economic Management, examines the experience of 95 successful Vietnamese entrepreneurs first surveyed in 1999.  The project aims to build and analyze... View Details
      • 01 Mar 2012
      • News

      Enriching the Ecosystem

        Malcolm P. Baker

        Malcolm Baker is the Robert G. Kirby Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, where he teaches the required course in finance and a short immersive program on investing in life sciences.

        His research is in the... View Details

        Keywords: asset management; biotechnology; financial services; high technology; investment banking industry; pharmaceuticals; private equity (LBO funds); shipping; transportation
        • 22 Feb 2017
        • HBS Seminar

        Juliet Schor, Boston College

        • 21 May 2024
        • Research & Ideas

        What the Rise of Far-Right Politics Says About the Economy in an Election Year

        institutions in times of need, such as organized crime, churches, and family networks. In my research, I find evidence that when these non-state institutions are politicized, such as is the case with many... View Details
        Keywords: by Rachel Layne
        • October 2018 (Revised January 2019)
        • Case

        The Financial Crisis: Timothy Geithner and the Stress Tests

        By: Samuel G. Hanson, Robin Greenwood, David Scharfstein and Adi Sunderam
        In February and March 2009, the U.S. economy was in the midst of a terrifying financial and economic crisis. Between the beginning of 2008 and early 2009, four of the 25 largest U.S. financial institutions had failed, and nine of these 25 institutions had taken... View Details
        Keywords: Bailout; Regulation; Stress Test; Financial Crisis; History; Economy; Policy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Decision Making; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; Real Estate Industry; United States
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        • 08 Feb 2010
        • News

        Professor Josh Lerner Wins Major Entrepreneurship Prize

        • 15 Nov 2018
        • Book

        Can the Global Food Industry Overcome Public Distrust?

        JamesBrey Food is the largest segment of the global economy. It is also widely recognized as more critical for human health than any pharmaceutical drug on the planet. But significant changes in the industry are making people lose trust in many institutions involved in... View Details
        Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Agriculture & Agribusiness
        • 2008
        • Report

        State of the Region Report 2008: Sustaining Growth at the Top of Europe

        By: Christian H.M. Ketels
        The 2008 State of the Region Report is the fifth edition in this series of annual evaluations of competitiveness and cooperation across the Baltic Sea Region. The Report is organized into three parts: Part A of the Report describes the economic, political, and... View Details
        Keywords: International Relations; Performance Evaluation; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Cooperation; Baltic Countries; European Union
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        • 08 Jan 2009
        • News

        Harvard Professor Robert C. Merton to Receive MIT’s Muh Award

          Ana Antolin

          Ana Antolin is a doctoral candidate in the Strategy unit at Harvard Business School. She received her B.S. in Quantitative Economics and International Relations from Tufts University. Prior to joining Harvard, she worked as a full-time research assistant in... View Details

          • April 2009 (Revised March 2011)
          • Case

          Dave and Millie: A Tale of Two Entrepreneurs

          By: G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
          Two entrepreneurs have just been told by their venture capital backer to prepare a list of possible cuts to help them weather the 2008–2009 economic downturn. The impact on each firm is very different: one is a later-stage company with revenues in excess of $100... View Details
          Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Crisis; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Cost Management; Growth and Development Strategy
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            Willis M. Emmons

            WILLIAM (WILLIS) EMMONS is Senior Lecturer and Director of the C. Roland Christensen Center for Teaching and Learning at Harvard Business School, a position he has held since 2004.  As Director of the Christensen Center, Emmons oversees programs to... View Details

            Keywords: airline; infrastructure industry; pharmaceuticals; telecommunications; utilities
            • March 2002 (Revised March 2002)
            • Case

            Note on Regulatory Choices

            For many firms, government interaction is expansive, influencing the conduct of firms and industry structure. The visible hand of government, in the form of a regulatory scheme, plays a role in firm affairs along with the invisible hand of market forces. Deregulation... View Details
            Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Governance Compliance
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              Eva Ascarza

              Eva Ascarza is the Jakurski Family Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Marketing Unit.  She is the co-founder of the Customer Intelligence Lab at the D^3 institute at Harvard Business School. She teaches the Marketing core in the MBA required... View Details

              Keywords: telecommunications; e-commerce industry; entertainment; financial services; retailing
              • 02 Dec 2005
              • News

              A New Agenda for Business Schools

                Frank Nagle

                Frank Nagle is an assistant professor in the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School. Professor Nagle studies how competitors can collaborate on the creation of core technologies, while still competing on the products and services built on top of them - especially... View Details