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27 Dec 2010
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments

From the problems posed by the Great Recession to the devastation in Haiti and the Gulf of Mexico, from the continuing economic growth of India and China to a cascade of entrepreneurial ventures, the year 2010 offered a wide assortment of accomplishments and... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

1995
Chapter

Financial Infrastructure and Public Policy: A Functional Perspective

By: Robert C. Merton and Zvi Bodie

Keywords: Financial Markets; Financial Institutions; Policy; Government and Politics; Business and Government Relations; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry

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February 1993 (Revised March 2003)
Case

India (A)

By: Richard H.K. Vietor, Waleed J. Iskandar and Max L. Weston

Outlines India's import substitution strategy and its planned development process. The effects of the difficult political and social context on economic development are analyzed. The failure of the system to achieve sustainable growth and improvement leads to attempts... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Ethnicity; Development Economics; Trade; Economic Growth; Policy; Government and Politics; India

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1982
Chapter

Strategies and Mechanisms for Urban and Rural Subsidization: The Case of CONASUPO

By: James E. Austin

Keywords: Strategy; Policy; Rural Scope; Urban Scope; Sovereign Finance; Mexico

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January 1992
Case

Tom Monaghan: In Business for God

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.

Describes the personal history of Thomas Monaghan, the founder of Domino's Pizza, his role in building the company, his strong religious convictions, and the ways those have influenced company policy. The question is when to draw lines between individuals' religious... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Religion; Business or Company Management; Management Teams; Policy; Personal Characteristics; Food and Beverage Industry

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Portrait Project

Rod Norman

responsibility as a "keeper of the dream," I hope to promote entrepreneurship in the US and abroad, change US policies toward developing countries, and create linkages wherever possible among disadvantaged communities. After... View Details

19 Feb 2020
News

Capitol Ideas to Combat Climate Change

(MBA 1997) and the panel On the panel, Sarah Wright (MBA 1997), founder and managing partner of Hull Street Energy, made a strong business case for national environmental laws to address climate change, including in the electricity sector. “There is a vacuum of View Details

Keywords: April White; photos by Jack Conroy

01 Jun 2005
News

Change of Pace

policy and the expression of faith in public life. He will also lend his expertise to nuts-and-bolts issues, such as assessing the financial risks involved in the diocese’s possible support for a housing project in the West Bank city of... View Details

Keywords: GOP; Catholic; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

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2.2 Recruiting Standards of Conduct | MBA

Non-Discrimination & Anti-Bullying Policy Harvard Business School makes its facilities and resources available to recruiting organizations whose practices are consistent with the HBS Non-Discrimination & Anti-Bullying View Details

25 Feb 2020
Research & Ideas

For Migrant Workers, Homesickness Can Reduce Productivity

the senior workers suffered more because they had vacation flexibility earlier in their employment and then lost it, or simply because they did not have it when they were more experienced, Choudhury says. Practice is as important as View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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2.1.3 Classroom Recording, Photography & Social Media | MBA

policy is to clarify the School’s position on capturing (e.g., through photography, audio, video, live streaming and other formats) and/or disseminating (e.g., via the media or use of social media) content, images, or conversations that... View Details

03 Feb 2009
First Look

First Look: February 3, 2009

when compared to defense and healthcare expenditures, not to mention the costs incurred recently rescuing failing banks and automakers, among others. But the picture changes when we consider the long-run consequences of policies that... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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About Baker Library | Baker Library

About Baker Library We advance the mission of the Harvard Business School by providing distinctive information services, resources and expertise so that our community excels. Strategic Plan Policies Staff Directory 1474 Year of... View Details

Portrait Project

Zhongjue (Drew) Chen

English-on issues from the one-child policy to communism. To this day I still remember how petrified I was, surrounded by a completely foreign setting. But somehow, miraculously, I survived and rose to the challenge. As I am ready to... View Details

Portrait Project

Jennifer Tom

still cannot move faster than a speeding bullet or leap even short buildings in a single bound, I have found my own way of fighting that will help save Earth from disaster. Wielding my business education and health policy background, I... View Details

01 Mar 2017
News

Talent: The Best Employee Perk?

The company has no vacation policy and no travel expense policy. Nor does it have formal reviews, which it believes create unnecessary bureaucracy. Instead, Netflix fosters continuous, open, and honest conversations about performance. The... View Details

30 Jul 2024
Blog Post

Alumni Career Journey: Rob Self (MBA 2021) – Integrating Climate into Consulting

agent to solve many of the world’s problems– but only within the framework of the policies in which they operate. I've started to consider if my career path intersects with policy at some point which I... View Details

17 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Entrepreneurship in Asia and Foreign Direct Investment

strong—and mainly Chinese-dominated—business class. In this context, FDI as well as public sector firms proved very valuable in a political sense. Huang stresses that he does not question the political rationale behind those policies that... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

07 Sep 2011
First Look

First Look: Sept. 7

the mouse." Book: http://www.IMovedYourCheese.com Commentary: A View from the East: Trade, Investment, and Economic Reform Author:Regina M. Abrami Publication:In Cuban Economic and Social Development: Policy Reforms and Challenges in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne