Local Economic Development - Publications - Faculty & Research

13 Dec 2006
Research & Ideas

Improving Public Health for the Poor

low cost or a business providing goods or services that end or reduce respiratory ailments. Bringing together public healthcare and market forces "could have huge impact," says Chu. That feeling was underscored by Chu's own extensive experience in... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

03 Sep 2020
Op-Ed

Why American Health Care Needs Its Own SEC

companies must provide accurate, relevant data about the economics of corporations. Independent analysts would use these data to rate providers—similar to how private businesses such as Morningstar rate mutual funds. The SEC works well.... View Details

Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger; Health

24 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Building ’Brandtopias’—How Top Brands Tap into Society

American ideology that had emerged. Once again, Holt traces this brandtopia from beginning to end and finds that it too melts down, this time in the early '90s as widescale economic restructuring led to new ideals of success broadcast... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

02 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

Where Does Apple Go From Here?

generated during the boom, and since that time, they've continued to lose share. The second problem is related to the underlying economics of one of the core components in the Macintosh—the operating system. The last generation of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

24 Jul 2007
First Look

First Look: July 24, 2007

expansion for future generations. A rewritten version of an earlier case. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=605047 Nestle's Milk District Model: Economic View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

The Organizational Model for Open Source

a company to develop new productivity software was a complete non-starter. No sane VC would or should fund a venture to compete with the Microsoft monopoly." Even though his project is in the early stages, over 33,000 people... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

08 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Europe Lags in Pharmaceuticals and Biotech

the preferred testing ground for Phase 1 clinical trials of new drugs, the benefits of massive R&D spending and economic throw-offs are being enjoyed elsewhere, primarily in the United States and in an increasingly competitive Asia.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Biotechnology; Health; Pharmaceutical; Technology

25 Apr 2019
Research & Ideas

Incubators Take Notice: Your Entrepreneurs Are Networking with the Wrong People

Past research suggests that nearby peers are more likely to influence performance than those far away, which explains why scientists work side-by-side at lab benches. But can entrepreneurs expect the same benefit at the networking programs to which cities and... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

06 Jan 2012
Op-Ed

Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail

carbon credits are created through Clean Development Projects in China under the United Nations' Kyoto Protocol). News Corporation's carbon neutral quest was "about changing the DNA of our business," stated its chief executive... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler; Information; Publishing

26 Sep 2024
HBS Case

If a Car Can Drive Itself, Can It Make Life-or-Death Decisions?

some companies hard-code ethical values—for example, the numerical value of a human life—into an algorithm. Others set up self-teaching AI to “learn” what risks the AV can take. Countries often want automated systems to adhere to local... View Details

Keywords: by Tom Quinn; Auto; Technology

09 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

Rebuilding Commercial Real Estate

that jobs virtually dried up. "Real estate development companies were rescinding offers to classmates of mine." When the job market for commercial real estate tanked, so did MBA student interest. Today, MBA students again are... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Construction; Real Estate

16 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

Marketing Wine to the World

may not be experts on wine. Italian wineries also have begun to develop effective marketing and consumer education efforts for the U.S. market. The French, in particular, have not been as effective; consequently, their export performance... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage

23 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

The Gulf: It’s a Family Affair

struggled to get twenty-five people to the conference. At that conference the academics and consultants came together and created a professional society called the Family Firm Institute (FFI) to develop professionals in the field. Now,... View Details

Keywords: by Wendy Guild & Andrea Schulman

06 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

Sorting Out the Patent Craze

include bodies as varied in scope as the Financial Accounting Standards Board on one end to the DSL Forum on the other. On the tech side, SSOs work both with technology sponsors and users to develop a set of standards for products to... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Technology

27 Sep 2011
First Look

First Look: September 27

and provocative, this book is an essential resource for all teams seeking to strengthen their innovative prowess. Publisher's link: http://hbr.org/product/the-innovator-s-dna-mastering-the-five-skills-of-d/an/14946-HBK-ENG?referral=00215&cm_mmc=email-_-news View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

One Quarter of Entrepreneurs in the United States Are Immigrants

It’s hard to say who’s right, however. Outside of a few high-profile examples like Brin, there have been virtually no data to gauge the level at which immigrants create companies and jobs. Kerr has sought to remedy that problem with a new National Bureau of View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

14 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society

for a new enterprise logic that will fundamentally alter the orientation, purpose, and economics of commerce. The Support Economy is intended to contribute to that search as it invites discussion of a new enterprise logic that we call... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

24 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

With Millions of Workers Juggling Caregiving, Employers Need to Rethink Support

than it’s ever been in real dollars. If you’re paying $1,200, $1,300 a month for full-day childcare, for an average American job, that would be equal to the average after-tax, discretionary income that a worker is left with at the end of the month. So, View Details

Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette

28 Apr 2015
First Look

First Look: April 28

mistakes. But there is another approach: alter the environment in ways that encourage people to make decisions that lead to good outcomes. Publisher's link: https://hbr.org/2015/05/leaders-as-decision-architects April 2015 American View Details