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  • 23 Mar 2003
  • Research & Ideas

AIDS in Africa—What’s the Solution?

illneses take a financial and emotional toll on businesses operating in Africa. "This is not just a disease we're talking about. This is a disease that has the power to destroy economies," said Harvard Business School Professor View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
  • 20 Sep 2004
  • Research & Ideas

How Consumers Value Global Brands

by the victors. A focus-group participant in Russia told us: "The more people who buy [a] brand the better quality it is." A Spanish consumer agreed: "I like [global] brands because they usually offer more quality and... View Details
Keywords: by Douglas B. Holt, John A. Quelch & Earl L. Taylor
  • 15 Oct 2020
  • News

Have Technology And COVID-19 Accelerated Social Changes?

  • Book Review

Leaning in Without Falling Over

By: Debora L. Spar
Deborah L. Spar reviews "What Works for Women at Work: Four Patterns Working Women Need to Know," by Joan C. Williams and Rachel Dempsey, who explore workplace sociology as it pertains to the needs, goals and difficulties faced by women in the workforce. View Details
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  • 11 Sep 2020
  • News

Two Books Wonder: How Long Until You Fall in Love With a Robot?

  • 25 Apr 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Adjusting the Fit for Government

"This takes people with initiative, commitment and training." "Be fighters against corruption," Ezekwesili told the students. "We've got to look at our continent beyond the telescope which others use." Panel moderator View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 16 Aug 2024
  • In Practice

Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?

undergird democracy There are several things businesses can do to strengthen democracy. Here are four of them. Encourage voter participation by providing employees with paid time off to vote, thereby addressing the barrier created View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • November 2007
  • Class Lecture

The Baby Business (FSS)

By: Debora L. Spar
In vitro fertilization and genetic screening are possible with the advent of biotechnology. International adoptions, surrogacy, and other approaches to family planning are on the rise. But few rules govern these measures, medical costs can be prohibitive, and... View Details
Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Demand and Consumers; Business and Government Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Genetics; Societal Protocols; Commercialization; Biotechnology Industry; Health Industry
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Press / Media

By: Debora L. Spar

I'll have a girl, please

American Public Media [Marketplace], 12 September 2006

DR. DEBORAH SPAR: "The ability to choose gender is really only the first... View Details

  • Research Summary

Wonder Women: Sex, Power, and the Quest for Perfection

By: Debora L. Spar

In this book, Spar explores how American women’s lives have—and have not—changed over the past fifty years. Armed with reams of new research, she details how women struggled for power and instead got stuck in an endless quest for perfection. The challenges... View Details

  • Research Summary

Ruling the Waves: Business and Politics along the Technological Frontier

By: Debora L. Spar
There are certain periods of time when technological innovation pushes at the frontiers of government and law; when technology undermines state authority and opens massive loopholes for entreneneurs to exploit. During these critical junctures, rules disappear and... View Details
  • Research Summary

Managing International Trade and Investment

By: Debora L. Spar
Introduced by Debora Spar in 1995, Managing International Trade and Investment is an elective course that prepares students to deal with the distinct set of management challenges that face cross-border businesses. Building on experience that suggests that what works... View Details
  • 03 Oct 2006
  • First Look

First Look: October 3, 2006

L. Bower and Clark Gilbert Abstract Research from a set of studies conducted over thirty-five years shows that actual strategy rather than words on paper at corporate is crafted step by step as company... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Jun 2023
  • News

Martine Rothblatt: Making Implausible Dreams Reality

  • May–June 1996
  • Article

Ruling the Net

By: D. L. Spar and Jeffrey J. Bussgang
The Internet promises a radical new world of business. But for many companies, it has yet to deliver. Although doing business in cyberspace may be novel and exhilarating, it can also be frustrating, confusing, and even unprofitable. Debora Spar and Jeffrey Bussgang... View Details
Keywords: Information Services; Online Technology
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  • 21 Oct 2022
  • Research & Ideas

People Trust Business, But Expect CEOs to Drive Social Change

Public trust in business remains relatively unshaken amid economic turbulence and a lingering pandemic, even as faith in the media and government falters, but leaders could do more to address social issues, a new global opinion survey shows. However, not everyone... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
  • 30 Oct 2019
  • News

From the playing field to the boardroom

  • 27 Dec 2019
  • News

The Rise of Fertility Startups

  • 23 Mar 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Globalization: Little Impact on the Continent

own. Africa has still not played the role we'd expect it to play in this messy phenomenon of globalization.— Debora Spar "I think the perception is that globalization is creating more losers than... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
  • 24 Mar 2002
  • Research & Ideas

The Trick of Balancing Business and Government

Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University chose business and government ethics and a good infrastructure for attracting business; while a third panelist selected civil society. Discussion and debate ensued among the five panelists, led View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace