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- 04 Nov 2016
- News
The Competitiveness of Lost Causes
in a remote area of Tunisia, near the border with ISIS-occupied territory in Libya. “We’re coaching civil servants there on developing agriculture—the production of cork and essential oils—for international markets. “Identifying assets that have been given by nature,... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
As the Future Catches You
wealth disparity between the richest and the poorest nations will soon be 1,000:1. In an age of super-technologies, knowledge will be key and will enable tiny, well-educated nations to prosper while the View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Rethinking the MBA
and being or a sense of purpose and identity. Ever since the seminal Carnegie and Ford reports in 1959, MBA curricula have emphasized knowledge and analytics, grounded in economics, statistics, applied mathematics, and social psychology.... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Books
within an industry, its outcome is competitive convergence and eventually decreased profitability. The authors conclude that for Japan to succeed, "the missing link is strategy. Strategy rests on choosing a unique position by offering a different mix of value than... View Details
- 17 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 17, 2007
Periodical:Review of Economics and Statistics (forthcoming) Abstract This study explores the importance of knowledge transfer for international technology diffusion by examining ethnic scientific and entrepreneurial communities in the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Oct 2022
- News
Lebanon Alumni Host US Ambassador for Dinner and Discussion
Lebanon Ingea introduced Ambassador Shea, and noted her broad knowledge of the region and career path starting at the State Department and including multiple postings in the Middle East. Ambassador Shea summarized the situation in... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 28 Jul 2015
- Blog Post
Nairobi Love: Heading Home
available from my own classmates running review sessions, tutoring through Student Services, office hours with professors, et cetera, has been wonderful. I thrived in classes like The Entrepreneurial Manager, and Business and Government in the International View Details
- Web
South Asia - Global Activities 2021
offering designed to help senior executives in India, one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, elevate their leadership skills and drive success in this competitive market. Since then, some 300 business leaders have participated... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
The Changing Nature of Research
for Research HBS funds research internally. By freeing faculty members from the constraints of seeking grants for their work, the School continues its century-long tradition of problem-focused research that is the foundation of a dynamic cycle of scholarship, teaching,... View Details
- 03 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 3, 2018
to be depleted in “bad” times. Instead, issuing domestic debt while accumulating reserves acts as a hedge against external shocks. A quantitative exercise of the Brazilian economy suggests this strategy to be effective for smoothing... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 28 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Why Manufacturing Matters
industries in the host countries have benefited from the semiconductor manufacturers' capabilities. It's no coincidence that the entire flat-panel display industry emerged from semiconductor industry capabilities. The people who built the factories to make... View Details
- Profile
Tony He
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? Prior to business school, I studied biomedical engineering and worked in health economics research. I learned useful technical skills, but I looked to expand my thinking. Business school was a chance for me to study the... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 21 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 21
Economy No abstract available. Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/716073-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 716-068 In the Name of Democracy? The Rise and Decline of India's Congress Party In 1950 it looked... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Shenaz Hossein Associate Professor of Global Development, University of Toronto Scarborough Dr. Caroline Shenaz Hossein is Canada Research Chair Tier 2 of Africana Development & Feminist Political Economy and Associate Professor of Global... View Details
- 09 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 9
concentrated industry activity creates pools of skilled labor and specialized suppliers and increases opportunities for knowledge spillovers. The strategic value of these agglomeration economies may vary by... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018
Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54860 July–August 2018 Organization Science Learning by Contributing: Gaining Competitive Advantage Through Contribution to Crowdsourced Public Goods By: Nagle, Frank Abstract—As the View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Ideas: Books
The loss of these “deep smarts” will become more urgent as baby boomers retire and the economy recovers. Professor Emerita Leonard and her coauthor, her husband, discuss how deep smarts are developed and expressed, how they can be... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
India Arrives
says. “Now manufacturing is back. We can compete with the best in the world because we tightened our belts during a difficult time.” “The economy has truly opened up,” Mittal remarks. “The main challenge of operating in India today is to... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 13 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 13
experienced counterparts on the market-specific tradeoff between service capacity costs and customer sensitivity to service times. Overall, our results demonstrate both the importance of local knowledge as an input in service operations... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
A Boomtown's Echo
Beyond the Boom Senior Lecturer John Macomber The oil boom has lowered the unemployment rate in Williston, North Dakota, to less than 1 percent. “With respect to the city, if you want to diversify the economy and make it attractive to... View Details