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- 16 Dec 2014
- News
The Power of Market Creation
- 14 Oct 2013
- News
Intelligent Redesign of Health Care
- 07 Sep 2010
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As Pay Falls, Borrowers Lose Ground
- 28 Aug 2020
- News
Subsidising stability: State employment in China
- 03 Apr 2019
- News
Africa rising? A historical perspective
- 20 Sep 2018
- News
Did Entrepreneur Ernesto Tornquist Help or Hurt Argentina?
- 20 Jul 2018
- News
Can Economists and Humanists Ever Be Friends?
- 27 Mar 2014
- HBS Seminar
Joshua Margolis, Harvard Business School
- February 2021 (Revised March 2021)
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AptDeco: Circular Economy Furniture Marketplace
By: Ayelet Israeli and Jamie Merkrebs
AptDeco, a used furniture marketplace, was growing rapidly in the tri-state area. The co-founders were confident that the business model, financial position, and unit economics positioned AptDeco for scaling in the massive $120 billion furniture market, despite its... View Details
Keywords: E-Commerce Strategy; Mobile; Word-of-Mouth; Word-of-mouth Marketing; Word Of Mouth; Internet Marketing; Growth Strategy; Platform; Platforms; Two Sided Markets; Two-sided Market; Two-sided Marketplace; Two-Sided Markets; Two-sided Network; Black Entrepreneurs; Black Leadership; African Americans; Circular; Peer-to-peer Markets; Furniture Industry; Furniture; Growth Hacking; Monetization Strategy; African-American Protagonist; Growth Management; Marketing Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Digital Platforms; Marketing Channels; Digital Marketing; Consumer Behavior; Acquisition; Growth and Development Strategy; Customer Focus and Relationships; E-commerce; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Technology Industry; Web Services Industry; United States; North America; New York (city, NY); New York (state, US)
Israeli, Ayelet, and Jamie Merkrebs. "AptDeco: Circular Economy Furniture Marketplace." Harvard Business School Case 521-069, February 2021. (Revised March 2021.)
- 2014
- Discussion Paper
Do High Feed-in Tariffs for Solar PV Panels Hinder Competition (Japanese)
By: Koji Nomura and Tomomichi Amano
In Japan, feed-in-tariffs (FIT) are a key policy tool that has been deployed to produce the mass diffusion of photovoltaices (PV). In this study, we argue that this policy is unlikely to induce sustainable economic growth, which some use as a justification for FIT. We... View Details
Nomura, Koji, and Tomomichi Amano. "Do High Feed-in Tariffs for Solar PV Panels Hinder Competition (Japanese)." Development Bank of Japan, Research Center on Global Warming Discussion Paper Series, no. 49, April 2014.
- February 2011
- Supplement
Carbon Trading Simulation: Black Cement Inc.
By: Peter A. Coles
This simulation presents students the opportunity to experience firsthand the economics of carbon markets and permit trading. Each student has private role information about a company he or she manages. The student must make decisions about pollution-reducing... View Details
Keywords: Market Design; Pollutants; Investment; Price; Profit; Agreements and Arrangements; Decisions; Service Industry; Energy Industry
Coles, Peter A. "Carbon Trading Simulation: Black Cement Inc." Harvard Business School Supplement 911-053, February 2011.
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IFC Asia: China's Belt & Road Initiative
By: Willy C. Shih
The course objective is to provide students perspectives and insight into one of the major political and economic development programs of China – its Belt and Road Initiative, a strategy that involves infrastructure development and investments in countries spanning... View Details
Keywords: China; Globalization; Trade; Infrastructure; China; Southeast Asia; South Asia; Central Asia
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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research
are grappling with this challenge by pulling together leading-edge insights from some of the world's best researchers as to how organizational change in general—and sustainable change in particular—can be most effectively managed. The book begins by laying out the... View Details
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Non-Financial Incentives
My research shows how firms combine many facets of internal governance to motivate managers. A perspective that underlies much of my research is that managers are not motivated by financial rewards alone: “it’s not just about the... View Details
- October 2008
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Financial Crisis in Asia: 1997-1998 (Abridged)
By: Huw Pill, Rafael M. Di Tella and Jonathan Schlefer
What caused the 1997-98 Asia Crisis: Asian nations' poor economic management, international financial contagion, close "crony" relations between local politicians and capitalists? This case examines how the crisis erupted in Thailand and spread in a chain of events... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Financial Crisis; Ethics; Financial Institutions; Financial Management; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business and Government Relations; Asia
Pill, Huw, Rafael M. Di Tella, and Jonathan Schlefer. "Financial Crisis in Asia: 1997-1998 (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 709-004, October 2008.
- October 2002 (Revised November 2002)
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Welfare State and its Impact on Business Competitiveness, The: Sweden Inc. for Sale?
By: Huw Pill, Petter Johnsson, Ola Nordquist and Ingrid Vogel
The Swedish Model--sometimes presented as a third way between savage capitalism and unrealistic socialism--was much lauded in the 1960s. It was viewed as a strategy that addressed social concerns while supporting economic growth. However, the financial and currency... View Details
Keywords: Economic Systems; Welfare; Government and Politics; Taxation; Competition; Public Administration Industry; Sweden
Pill, Huw, Petter Johnsson, Ola Nordquist, and Ingrid Vogel. "Welfare State and its Impact on Business Competitiveness, The: Sweden Inc. for Sale?" Harvard Business School Case 703-019, October 2002. (Revised November 2002.)
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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research
by Attractive Men By: Alison Wood Brooks , Laura Huang, Sarah Kearney and Fiona Murray Entrepreneurship is a central path to job creation, economic growth, and prosperity. In the earliest stages of start-up business creation, the matching... View Details