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  • 25 Apr 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Adjusting the Fit for Government

Berlin-based nonprofit that supports "national integrity systems" to help curb corruption, Ezekwesili told the HBS audience that it's not enough for African governments to aspire to macro- and microeconomic stability. "We saw the View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 08 Apr 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Will the Japan Disaster Remake the Landscape for Green Energy in Asia?

speaking on the current movement in Asia to shift to green and renewable energy sources. The event, moderated by HBS professor Ramana Nanda, was cosponsored by the student-run HBS Asia Business Club, Harvard Asia Law Society, and HKS East... View Details
Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Energy; Utilities
  • 22 Aug 2006
  • First Look

First Look: August 22, 2006

of widths and eschewing celebrity endorsement of its products—and discusses New Balance's operations decisions to support that strategy. These include significant use of domestic manufacturing at a time when nearly all other competitors sourced finished shoes from... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Aug 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Does Market Capitalism Have a Future?

also cause political reactions harmful to capitalism. Other possible disruptions to the operation of capitalism were seen in the following: the global financial system, viewed by some as overly opaque, leveraged, interconnected, and therefore vulnerable to shocks;... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
  • 08 Mar 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Solving an Economic Mystery Surrounding Argentina and Chile

experience has been a mixed blessing. In Argentina, liberalization and opening to the world in the 1990s first produced growth, and then instability as the Asian financial crisis impacted the country. At the turn of the century a... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Mar 2013
  • First Look

First Look: March 5

emerging Asian markets. Paper: http://www.asiabusinessinsights.com/articles.html#sub_articles_E-commerce_in_Asia Issuer Quality and Corporate Bond Returns Authors:Greenwood, Robin, and Samuel G. Hanson Publication:Review of Financial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Sep 2016
  • First Look

September 20, 2016

Abstract—We study the effect of staggered boards on long-run firm value, using a natural experiment: a 1990 law that imposed a staggered board on all firms incorporated in Massachusetts. We find a significant and positive average increase... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Mar 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Entrepreneurship and Multinationals Drive Globalization

policy and other measures. Of course this is not necessarily a policy prescription: other Asian countries with low levels of inward foreign direct investment, like Pakistan, Myanmar, Cambodia, and North Korea, did not flourish. Q: The... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics; Manufacturing; Consumer Products; Pharmaceutical
  • 14 Jan 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Thriving in the Turbulence of Emerging Markets

growing. If you take that then you don't do anything," said Sabancı. The Power Of Good Citizenship Manu Chandaria In his interview, Manu Chandaria discussed the challenges faced by Comcraft, a business started by his Asian immigrant... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Manufacturing; Auto
  • 14 Dec 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Dec. 14

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-055.pdf Marketplace Institutions Related to the Timing of Transactions Author:Alvin E. Roth Abstract This paper describes the unraveling of transaction dates in several markets, including the labor markets for new lawyers hired by... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Jan 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Gurus in the Garage

and growth. That triumph can be attributed to the Valley's distinctive geography, history, and culture. Why The Triumph Viewing the valley from the flight approach to San Francisco International, one is struck by how small the region is. As Venture View Details
Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap
  • 31 Jul 2007
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First Look: July 31, 2007

Asian Currency Crisis led to the collapse of agreements Indonesia had negotiated for private electric power only a few years earlier. The ensuing struggle meant bad publicity and several hundred million dollars in costs for Indonesia. As... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 17 Jun 2014
  • First Look

First Look: June 17

the Program on Negotiation, an interuniversity consortium of Harvard, MIT, and Tufts that is based at the Harvard Law School. Summaries of several of Koh's negotiations are presented in order to stimulate further research and analysis.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Feb 2009
  • First Look

First Look: February 10, 2009

differentials. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-089.pdf The Bloody Millennium: Internal Conflict in South Asia Author:Lakshmi Iyer Abstract This paper documents the short-term and long-term trends in internal conflict in South View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 05 Nov 2009
  • Research & Ideas

A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name?

of the cadaver trade somewhat skirt this taboo. Indeed, the law basically says cadavers cannot be bought and sold; however, the services surrounding their procurement can be reimbursed. More precisely, the 1987 Uniform Anatomical Gift Act... View Details
Keywords: by Michel Anteby; Health
  • 25 Feb 2014
  • First Look

First Look: February 25

the recipient of the 2014 Great Negotiator Award, presented by the Program on Negotiation, an interuniversity consortium of Harvard, MIT, and Tufts that is based at the Harvard Law School. Summaries of several of Koh's negotiations are... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Dec 2011
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First Look: Dec. 6

Matter Authors:Rosabeth M. Kanter Publication:Alabama Law Review (2011) Abstract The "rational person" standard, based on assumptions of economic self-interest, has long prevailed in legal reasoning. But understanding of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Mar 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Risky Business? Protecting Foreign Investments

foreigners. In the somewhat special case of Indonesia, the political crisis accompanying the Asian Currency Crisis meant that no increases in rates were granted; thus the state-owned power distributor simply could not pay what had been... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Energy; Utilities
  • 02 Sep 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Explaining China's Crash

economies where this shift has taken place before — such as the Asian Tigers — it was generally associated with lower growth since relying on endogenous progression of domestic demand is not as powerful as relying on an exogenous inflow... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese; Financial Services
  • 20 Feb 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018

large-scale corporations and free competition, American Fair Trade argues that trade associations of independent proprietors lobbied and litigated to reshape competition policy to their benefit. At the turn of the 20th century, this widespread fair trade movement... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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