Publications

03 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty on Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa

is changing at an astounding pace in this region. Although tempting, the US response should be less focused on addressing the "current" state of affairs and more attuned to the various potential trajectories View Details

Keywords: Re: Deepak Malhotra; Energy; Utilities

November 2000
Case

WARDA: Leading a Rice Revolution in West Africa

By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis

The West Africa Rice Development Association, along with various national and international partners, was developing and transferring new rice technologies to farmers throughout West and Central Africa. While production in West Africa was growing faster than any other... View Details

Keywords: Private Sector; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Government and Politics; Technological Innovation; Leadership; Performance Effectiveness; Problems and Challenges; Research and Development; Nonprofit Organizations; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Africa

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22 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

Advertising: It’s Not ‘Mad Men’ Anymore

PR, media buying, marketing research, etc.) captured by firms controlled by the four largest holding companies has remained a stable 25 percent for the past decade. This figure is roughly half the estimates often reported in the trade... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Advertising

29 Mar 2016
First Look

March 29, 2016

2016 Boston: Cengage Learning Management: An Integrated Approach By: Gulati, Ranjay, Anthony Mayo, and Nitin Nohria Abstract—The goal of Management: An Integrated Approach, 2nd ed., is to prepare students for leadership positions in 21st... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

September 2004 (Revised January 2005)
Case

Brazil's WTO Cotton Case: Negotiation Through Litigation

By: Ray A. Goldberg, Robert Lawrence and J. Katherine Milligan

Brazil has just won a case action against the U.S. cotton agriculture program at the World Trade Organization. What does this mean for future agricultural programs in the United States? For future trade policies of the United States, Brazil, and others in the global... View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Trade; Globalized Markets and Industries; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Lawsuits and Litigation; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Types; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States; Brazil

January 2002 (Revised March 2006)
Background Note

Democracy

By: Rawi E. Abdelal

Surveys scholarship on democracy and democratization. Describes the relationship between democracy and the environment of business, including capitalist economic institutions, economic growth, economic reform, and international relations. View Details

Keywords: Economic Systems; Situation or Environment; Business and Government Relations; Economic Growth; International Relations; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms

Profile

Angela R. Hicks Bowman

Most would-be entrepreneurs realize their startup dream after finishing their MBA. But for Angie Hicks, the founder of Angie’s List, the road to successful entrepreneurship began well before she headed to HBS. In 1995, Hicks arrived in... View Details

March 2012
Article

Subprime Foreclosures and the 2005 Bankruptcy Reform

By: Donald Morgan, Benjamin Iverson and Matthew Botsch

This article presents arguments and evidence suggesting that the bankruptcy abuse reform (BAR) of 2005 may have been one contributor to the destabilizing surge in subprime foreclosures. Before BAR took effect, overly indebted borrowers could file bankruptcy to free up... View Details

Keywords: Mortgages; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Borrowing and Debt; United States

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03 Dec 2007
Research & Ideas

Authenticity over Exaggeration: The New Rule in Advertising

control," Deighton says. "In the 1950s, Dove's advertising approach was similar to a World War II military campaign with a heavy bombardment of 30- and 60-second messages with very strong, functional content. It was all delivered with... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Publishing; Advertising

29 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 29, 2007

development as a means of raising the lives of previously disadvantaged South Africans. By 1999, the company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, making 36-year-old Surve the youngest CEO View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

28 Jul 2009
First Look

First Look: July 28

report, new CEO Hank McKinnell discusses Pfizer's performance goals and its acquisition of Pharmacia, which gave it control of the anti-arthritis drug Celebrex. In the 2005... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Dec 2006
First Look

First Look: December 12, 2006

context in which they operate; to determine which CSR initiatives they should address; and to find the most effective ways of doing so. Perceiving social responsibility as an opportunity rather than as damage View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

05 Sep 2012
First Look

First Look: September 5

supplement:http://hbr.org/search/710023-PDF-ENG Home Nursing of North Carolina Richard S. Ruback and Royce YudkoffHarvard Business School Case 212-120 Ari Medoff's (HBS '11) goal was to control his own... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

Web Services

Movie buffs may recall that "plastics" was the whispered tip to Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate; if the movie were remade today, "Web services" might replace that advice. An overflow audience already seemed to know this, crowding a Hawes Hall... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Service

December 1999 (Revised April 2012)
Background Note

Earnings Per Share

By: David F. Hawkins

Discusses accounting rules for earnings per share measurement. The U.S. approach is described in detail and non-U.S. practices are briefly covered. A rewritten version of an earlier note. View Details

Keywords: Business Earnings; Stock Shares; Profit; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Measurement and Metrics; United States