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- 07 Apr 2017
- News
Transforming the “Misery Towns” of Buenos Aires
mayor notes that early feedback from the electorate has been positive: “At first people had difficulty believing that we were serious about doing this,” he says. “For years there were promises but nothing was ever done.” He believes now that the View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
News in the News Biz
Professor Joseph Bower brought his expertise in management and economics to the newspaper trade in an article titled “News Is Strategic in the Newspaper Business,” which appeared in last fall's issue of Nieman Reports. “If the... View Details
- 1985
- Chapter
Women in Development: A Framework for Project Analysis
By: James E. Austin, C. Overholt, Mary B. Anderson and Kathleen Cloud
Austin, James E., C. Overholt, Mary B. Anderson, and Kathleen Cloud. "Women in Development: A Framework for Project Analysis." In Gender Roles in Development Projects: A Case Book, edited by Catherine Overholt, Mary B. Anderson, Kathleen Cloud, and James E. Austin., 1985.
- 21 Jun 2022
- News
Banquet Brings Latino Alumni Back Together; Dallas Club Marks 75 Years with a Look Ahead
friend of Sheets, is the director of the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative, an adjunct professor of economics at SMU, and leads the Bush Institute’s work on domestic View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 06 Jun 2017
- News
Many Rivers to Cross
highways versus 5 million in the US—is a significant barrier to economic growth. His advocacy for developing a South American Riverways System to facilitate trade and transit in Colombia and neighboring... View Details
- 2017
- Working Paper
Business History, the Great Divergence and the Great Convergence
By: Geoffrey Jones
This working paper provides a business history perspective on debates about the Great Divergence, the rise of the income gap between the West and the Rest, and the more recent Great Convergence, which has seen a narrowing of that gap. The literature on the timing and... View Details
Keywords: Business History; Economics; History; Wealth and Poverty; Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Growth
Jones, Geoffrey. "Business History, the Great Divergence and the Great Convergence." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 18-004, July 2017.
- 09 Oct 2015
- News
Balancing Progress and Preservation
local bakery. On our way home, he’d point out the copper gutters, slate roofs, and other architectural details that identified ‘an Allegue house.’ That’s really what trained my eye and triggered my enthusiasm for the built environment.”... View Details
- 30 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 31, 2006
upfront capital investments. The more developed the local financial markets, the easier it is for credit constrained entrepreneurs to start their own firms. The increase in the number of varieties of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 14
Publications October 2014 Journal of International Economics The Global Agglomeration of Multinational Firms By: Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie Xiaoyang Chen Abstract—The explosion of multinational activities in recent decades is rapidly... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Group Therapy: The Role of Business Groups in Emerging Economies
States, but they sometimes deliver superior value in certain emerging markets, where their scope allows them to leverage their own resources to compensate for deficiencies in the economic support system. Second, Khanna’s work suggests... View Details
- May 1996 (Revised September 1997)
- Supplement
China (A): Supplement
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Eilene Zimmerman
Updates China (A): The Great Awakening. To be handed out in class following discussion of the case. View Details
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Eilene Zimmerman. "China (A): Supplement." Harvard Business School Supplement 796-167, May 1996. (Revised September 1997.)
- Web
Market Perspectives - Course Catalog
people with disabilities, and the like. We explore situations in which businesses’ pursuit of profits both positively and negatively affect their communities, including their employees, local physical and social environments. We use a... View Details
- 22 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Not Your Father’s State-Run Capitalism
the world has many shades of gray." Over the past several decades, thousands of companies have been privatized in both the developed world and emerging markets. While every company in the former Soviet Union was once state-owned, now only... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Cracks in the Foundation
competitiveness-losing out in 8 out of 10 actual cases. Alumni had considered moving their US facilities to a total of 146 countries, clearly showing that America is competing with virtually the entire world, not just a handful of nations. To better understand the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Serving through TechnoServe
Paul and Susan Tierney in Ghana. With a mission to create economic value in Latin America and Africa by supporting local entrepreneurs, TechnoServe uses its $15 million budget and four hundred employees to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Sharing Knowledge of Innovation in India
Naveen Tewari (MBA 2005) When Naveen Tewari (MBA 2005) arrived on campus in 2003, his native India had not yet become the economic powerhouse it is today, a fact reflected in the limited number of HBS cases with Indian protagonists. In... View Details
- 16 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 16, 2007
companies, anti-trust legislation, expropriations, and rising competition from international and local rivals. Focuses on developing a new global strategy for a company that placed a premium on a consensual... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- August 1997 (Revised September 2004)
- Case
South Africa: Getting in GEAR
In 1997, Thabo Mbeki is contemplating South Africa's performance since the end of Apartheid in 1994. The economy has done fairly well, but the government's macroeconomic strategy calls for higher growth and employment creation. The case describes the country's history,... View Details
Vietor, Richard H.K. "South Africa: Getting in GEAR." Harvard Business School Case 798-012, August 1997. (Revised September 2004.)