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- July 2018
- Teaching Plan
Joan Bavaria and Multi-Dimensional Capitalism
By: Geoffrey Jones and Valeria Giacomin
This Teaching Plan accompanies the case HBS No. 317-028, “Joan Bavaria and Multi-Dimensional Capitalism.” It provides guidelines for class discussion, as well as a board plan. The case traces the origins of sustainable finance and investor activism through the career... View Details
- Nov 2016
- Panel Discussion
Cluster Governance and Shifts in Cluster Boundaries: Plantation Economy in Late-colonial Malay(si)a
By: Valeria Giacomin
- Mar 2017
- Conference Presentation
The Role of Singapore in the Southeast Asian Plantation Cluster
By: Valeria Giacomin
- Sep 2013
- Panel Discussion
Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs in Southeast Asian Commodity Markets: An Overview
By: Valeria Giacomin
- 2017
- Article
Negotiating Cluster Boundaries: Governance Shifts in the Palm Oil and Rubber Cluster in Malay(si)a (1945–1970 ca.)
By: Valeria Giacomin
Keywords: Cluster Governance; Institutional Change; Agency Houses; Palm Oil; Rubber; Malay(si)a; Decolonization; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Southeast Asia
Giacomin, Valeria. "Negotiating Cluster Boundaries: Governance Shifts in the Palm Oil and Rubber Cluster in Malay(si)a (1945–1970 ca.)." Management & Organizational History 12, no. 1 (2017): 76–98.
- 13 Mar 2018
- First Look
March 13, 2018
multidivisional enterprises that have diversified into related product lines. The present book aims to fill in this gap in the literature by adopting a coherent approach to this elusive subject. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 2021
- Article
Internment as a Business Challenge: Political Risk Management and German Multinationals in Colonial India (1914–1947)
By: Christina Lubinski, Valeria Giacomin and Klara Schnitzer
Internment in so-called “enemy countries” was a frequent occurrence in the 20th century and created significant obstacles for multinational enterprises (MNEs). This article focuses on German MNEs in India and shows how they addressed the formidable challenge of the... View Details
Keywords: Internment; Political Risk; International Business; Multinational Firms and Management; Employees; War; History; Outcome or Result; India; Germany
Lubinski, Christina, Valeria Giacomin, and Klara Schnitzer. "Internment as a Business Challenge: Political Risk Management and German Multinationals in Colonial India (1914–1947)." Business History 63, no. 1 (2021): 72–97.
- 2018
- Working Paper
Countering Political Risk in Colonial India: German Multinationals and the Challenge of Internment (1914-1947)
By: Christina Lubinski, Valeria Giacomin and Klara Schnitzer
Internment in so-called “enemy countries” was a frequent occurrence in the 20th century and created significant obstacles for multinational enterprises (MNEs). This article focuses on German MNEs in India and shows how they addressed the formidable challenge of the... View Details
Lubinski, Christina, Valeria Giacomin, and Klara Schnitzer. "Countering Political Risk in Colonial India: German Multinationals and the Challenge of Internment (1914-1947)." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 18-090, March 2018.
- Summer, 2018
- Article
The Transformation of the Global Palm Oil Cluster: Dynamics of Cluster Competition between Africa and Southeast Asia (c. 1900–1970)
By: Valeria Giacomin
Giacomin, Valeria. "The Transformation of the Global Palm Oil Cluster: Dynamics of Cluster Competition between Africa and Southeast Asia (c. 1900–1970)." Journal of Global History 13, no. 3 (November 2018): 374–398.
- Jun 2015
- Panel Discussion
The Evolution of the Palm Oil Industry in Malaysia and Indonesia in the 20th Century
By: Valeria Giacomin
- Jun 2015
- Conference Presentation
The Evolution of the Palm Oil Industry, 1900–1980s: Malaysia and Indonesia in Comparative Perspective
By: Valeria Giacomin
- October 2017 (Revised October 2017)
- Teaching Plan
Opium and Entrepreneurship in the Nineteenth Century
By: Geoffrey Jones and Valeria Giacomin
Teaching Plan for HBS No. 805-010. View Details
- November 2017
- Teaching Plan
Goldfinger: Charles W. Engelhard Jr. and Apartheid-era South Africa
By: Geoffrey Jones and Valeria Giacomin
- Mar 2014
- Conference Presentation
Making Sense of Sino-Burmese SME Internationalization: A Theory Driven Inquiry
By: Valeria Giacomin and Jinsun Bae
Giacomin, Valeria, and Jinsun Bae. "Making Sense of Sino-Burmese SME Internationalization: A Theory Driven Inquiry." In Small and Medium Enterprises and Value Creation in Southeast Asia. Paper presented at the Symposium on Southeast Asian Studies, University of Oxford and Project Southeast Asia, Oxford, UK, March 2014.
- 2019
- Working Paper
Why Does Business Invest in Education in Emerging Markets? Why Does It Matter?
By: Valeria Giacomin, G. Jones and Erica Salvaj
This working paper examines why a significant number of businesses have made non-profit investments in education in emerging markets between the 1960s and the present day. Using a sample of 110 interviews with business leaders from an oral history database at the... View Details
Keywords: Philanthropy; CSR; Oral History; Emerging Markets; Education; Reputation; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business History
Giacomin, Valeria, G. Jones, and Erica Salvaj. "Why Does Business Invest in Education in Emerging Markets? Why Does It Matter?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-039, October 2019.
- January 2017 (Revised April 2019)
- Case
The Olmos Project: Value Creation and Value Capture
By: John Macomber, Fernanda Miguel, Laura Urdapilleta and Valeria Moy
Private investment in public infrastructure can be encouraged when there are multiple avenues to capture and to share the value created by such a project. Gains in the market value of land adjacent to projects are not customarily channeled back into defraying the... View Details
Keywords: Value Capture; Infrastructure; Decision Making; Agribusiness; Value Creation; South America; Peru
Macomber, John, Fernanda Miguel, Laura Urdapilleta, and Valeria Moy. "The Olmos Project: Value Creation and Value Capture." Harvard Business School Case 217-052, January 2017. (Revised April 2019.)