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    Krishna G. Palepu

    KRISHNA G. PALEPU is the Ross Graham Walker Professor of Business Administration, and has served previously as Senior Advisor to the President of Harvard University, and Senior Associate Dean... View Details

    Keywords: accounting industry; banking; financial services; information technology industry; pharmaceuticals; retailing
    • 12 Mar 2018
    • Op-Ed

    Op-Ed: Why BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Is Not a Socialist

    companies must serve a social purpose. “Society is demanding that companies, both public and private, serve a social purpose,” Fink wrote. “To prosper over time, every company must not only deliver financial performance but also show how... View Details
    Keywords: by Bill George; Banking
    • 2024
    • Working Paper

    Pitfalls of Demographic Forecasts of U.S. Elections

    By: Richard Calvo, Vincent Pons and Jesse M. Shapiro
    Many observers have forecast large partisan shifts in the US electorate based on demographic trends. Such forecasts are appealing because demographic trends are often predictable even over long horizons. We backtest demographic forecasts using data on US elections... View Details
    Keywords: Mathematical Methods; Voting; Political Elections; Trends; Forecasting and Prediction; Demographics
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    • June 2024 (Revised August 2024)
    • Case

    Cementos Argos in the U.S.: Go Big or Go Home?

    By: Jorge Tamayo, Ruth Costas, Pedro Levindo and Karina Souza
    In April 2011, Colombian group Cementos Argos had to decide on whether to double down its business in the U.S., amidst the U.S. cement industry’s lowest performance in 30 years. Argos— Colombia’s leading cement producer and one of the “jewels” of Grupo GEA, the... View Details
    Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Organization; Business Subsidiaries; Talent and Talent Management; Decision Making; Cost vs Benefits; Financial Crisis; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Strategy; Construction Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Latin America; South America; North and Central America; United States; Colombia
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    • 2012
    • Discussion Paper

    Labor Productivity and Quality Change in Singapore: Achievements in 1974-2011 and Prospects for the Next Two Decades

    By: Koji Nomura and Tomomichi Amano
    Labor productivity growth in Singapore that has grown at a rate of over 3.0 percent per year since 1970s considerably slowed down to 0.5 percent on average per annum in the latter half of the 2000s. The purpose of this paper is to ask, first, to what extent Singapore’s... View Details
    Keywords: Labor; Performance Productivity; Quality; Economic Growth; Singapore
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    • 2003
    • Other Unpublished Work

    The Development of the Cluster Concept—Present Experiences and Recent Developments

    By: Christian H.M. Ketels
    This review presents an overview of the current research on clusters and cluster-based economic development. It is organized in three parts: First, it takes a look at the conceptual foundations of the cluster approach, discussing the definition of clusters, the... View Details
    Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Industry Clusters; Development Economics; Performance; Framework; Knowledge Sharing; Policy
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    • 19 Feb 2019
    • First Look

    New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019

    forthcoming Journal of Political Economy CEO Behavior and Firm Performance By: Bandiera, Oriana, Stephen Hansen, Andrea Prat, and Raffaella Sadun Abstract— We measure the behavior of 1,114 CEOs in six countries parsing granular CEO diary... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 13 Oct 2011
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Market Competition, Government Efficiency, and Profitability Around the World

    Keywords: by Paul M. Healy, George Serafeim, Suraj Srinivasan & Gwen Yu
    • 02 Oct 2012
    • First Look

    First Look: October 2

    Publications Corporate Social Responsibility and Access to Finance Authors: Beiting Cheng, Ioannis Ioannou, and George Serafeim Publication: Strategic Management Journal (forthcoming) Abstract In this paper, we investigate whether superior View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

      Debora L. Spar

      Debora Spar is the Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and Senior Associate Dean for Business and Global Society. Her current research focuses on issues of gender and technology, and the interplay between... View Details

      Keywords: biotechnology; broadcasting; communications; entertainment; federal government; health care; information; internet; music; pharmaceuticals
      • 19 Jun 2007
      • First Look

      First Look: June 19, 2007

      relationship between FDI and growth. We use 'quality' to mean the 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... View Details
      Keywords: Martha Lagace
      • October 2010 (Revised August 2012)
      • Supplement

      Harvest: Organic Waste Recycling with Energy Recovery (B)

      By: Deishin Lee, Baris Ata and Mustafa H. Tongarlak
      This case describes the waste management industry and a clean technology solution for landfill diversion and renewable energy production. The (A) case focuses on the operational characteristics of waste management and waste to energy, and the characteristics of the... View Details
      Keywords: Framework; Wastes and Waste Processing; Management; Operations; Social Issues; Problems and Challenges; Energy Generation; Renewable Energy; Quality; Industry Structures; Energy Industry
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      • October 1997 (Revised March 1998)
      • Case

      Daewoo's Globalization: Uz-Daewoo Auto Project

      By: John A. Quelch
      The top management at Daewoo is reviewing its close relationship with the Uzbekistan government, focusing especially on the performance of Uz-Daewoo Auto, a strategic alliance to manufacture and market passenger cars. View Details
      Keywords: Globalized Economies and Regions; Alliances; Developing Countries and Economies; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Uzbekistan; South Korea
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        Michael Beer

        MICHAEL BEER

        Mike Beer is the Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School and author Fit to Compete: Why Honest Conversations About Your Company’s... View Details

        • 22 Apr 2015
        • Op-Ed

        Reforming Greece: Myths and Truths

        recession are not part of an optimal economic policy, this view is deeply naïve because it ignores the political realities of Greece. The track record of Greek politicians is one of populism, corruption, and fiscal irresponsibility. (See... View Details
        Keywords: by George Serafeim
        • 07 Jul 2008
        • Research & Ideas

        Innovation Corrupted: How Managers Can Avoid Another Enron

        noticeably lacking at Enron. These processes include: Liberating evaluation processes by adding qualitative judgment to whatever standard quantitative measures of performance that business plans may require Designing and implementing... View Details
        Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Energy; Utilities
        • Research Summary

        Overview

        By: Boris Vallee
        Professor Vallée focuses on financial innovation, investigating it from different angles. This research thread has led him to relate the methods and insights of corporate finance and banking with those of other subfields, including household finance, public finance,... View Details

          Linda A. Hill

          Linda A. Hill is the Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School and Faculty Chair of the Leadership Initiative. Hill is regarded as one of the top experts on leadership and innovation. Hill is... View Details

          • April 2011
          • Case

          Felipe Calderón: Leading with Light and Power (A)

          By: J. Bruce Harreld and David Lane
          This sequence of cases explores how leaders get their team focused on framing, analyzing, and ultimately acting upon complex decisions. The A case provides an inside look as President of Mexico, Felipe Calderon, works with his cabinet ministers to decide how to... View Details
          Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Decisions; Public Sector; Leadership; Conflict and Resolution; Power and Influence; Urban Development; Welfare or Wellbeing
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          • October 2006
          • Background Note

          China's Financial Markets: 2006

          By: F. Warren McFarlan, Li Jin and Tracy Manty
          Provides an overview of capital markets in mainland China, evaluating the up-to-date performance of key components of the markets, highlighting concerns as China strives to modernize its financial system to meet global competition and support its fast growing economy. View Details
          Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Capital Markets; Financial Markets; Financial Strategy; Global Strategy; Markets; Competition; China
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