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- September 1970
- Case
Classic Greek Explosives Co. (B)
By: Richard F. Meyer
Meyer, Richard F. "Classic Greek Explosives Co. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 171-046, September 1970.
- August 2013
- Case
Desi Shack: Location Choice in the Big Apple
By: William R. Kerr and Alexis Brownell
Desi Shack is a “fast casual” restaurant, started by two HBS alumni, that serves Indian and Pakistani cuisine in midtown Manhattan. The founders are looking to expand into a second location and also plan to hire a COO, and there is very little room for error in the...
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Keywords:
Restaurant;
New York City;
Location Choice;
Entrepreneurship;
Food;
Geographic Location;
Food and Beverage Industry;
New York (city, NY)
Kerr, William R., and Alexis Brownell. "Desi Shack: Location Choice in the Big Apple." Harvard Business School Case 814-012, August 2013.
- 1994
- Article
The Role of Location in Competition
By: M. E. Porter
Porter, M. E. "The Role of Location in Competition." Journal of the Economics of Business 1, no. 1 (1994).
- December 1991 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
Morlan International, Inc.
By: Krishna G. Palepu and G. Peter Wilson
Keywords:
Global Range
Palepu, Krishna G., and G. Peter Wilson. "Morlan International, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 192-075, December 1991. (Revised February 2000.)
- July 1988 (Revised October 1992)
- Case
CFS Site Selection at Shell Canada Ltd.
Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "CFS Site Selection at Shell Canada Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 189-026, July 1988. (Revised October 1992.)
- Article
Multinationals and the Developing Countries
By: Louis T Wells Jr
Keywords:
Global Range
Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Multinationals and the Developing Countries." Journal of International Business Studies 29, no. 1 (First Quarter 1998): 101–114.
- 1980
- Article
Third World Multinationals
By: L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords:
Global Range
Wells, L. T., Jr. "Third World Multinationals." Multinational Business 1 (1980).
- February 2010
- Teaching Note
SEWA Trade Facilitation Center: Changing the Spool (TN)
By: Mukti Khaire
Teaching Note for [810044].
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- 2023
- Working Paper
Detecting Structural Breaks in Inflation Trends: A High-Frequency Approach
By: Alberto Cavallo and Gaston Garcia Zavaleta
We combine standard structural-break methods with high-frequency data to identify shifts in inflation trends. We use this approach to study the inflation dynamics of 25 countries from January 2022 to April 2023 and find evidence of a broad-based slowdown in about half...
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Cavallo, Alberto, and Gaston Garcia Zavaleta. "Detecting Structural Breaks in Inflation Trends: A High-Frequency Approach." Working Paper, May 2023. (Preliminary draft.)
- January 2019
- Case
King Abdullah Economic City: Population Drivers and Cash Flow
By: John D. Macomber
CEO of high profile new economic city in Saudi Arabia must decide how to allocate limited investment funds across projects under duress. Issues include understanding core economic drivers; planning infrastructure investment and return; attracting multinationals; and...
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Keywords:
Urban Development;
Infrastructure;
Project Finance;
Resource Allocation;
Decision Making;
City;
Real Estate Industry;
Saudi Arabia
Macomber, John D. "King Abdullah Economic City: Population Drivers and Cash Flow." Harvard Business School Case 219-079, January 2019.
- May 2018 (Revised October 2018)
- Case
Urban Us
By: Mitchell Weiss and Phoebe Peronto
Shaun Abrahamson and Stonly Baptiste aimed to invest in what they called "urbantech superheroes." At Urban Us, the seed-stage urban technology-focused venture capital firm the two started in 2012, they looked for startups innovating around the future of cities. By...
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Keywords:
Public Entrepreneurship;
Govtech;
Urbantech;
Seed Investing;
Urban Us;
Shaun Abrahamson;
Stonly Baptiste;
Remix;
One Concern;
Starcity;
SeamlessDocs;
Venture Capital;
Public Sector;
City;
Urban Development;
Entrepreneurship;
Miami;
San Francisco;
New York (city, NY)
Weiss, Mitchell, and Phoebe Peronto. "Urban Us." Harvard Business School Case 818-115, May 2018. (Revised October 2018.)
- April 2012
- Article
Retail Doesn't Cross Borders: Here's Why and What to Do about It
By: Marcel Corstjens and Rajiv Lal
Most companies assume that the easiest way to grow is by investing overseas and that the developing world offers the best opportunities for boosting revenues and profits today. However, success abroad varies widely, and research shows that it's often tough to...
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Keywords:
Operations;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Globalization;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Local Range;
Retail Industry
Corstjens, Marcel, and Rajiv Lal. "Retail Doesn't Cross Borders: Here's Why and What to Do about It." Harvard Business Review 90, no. 4 (April 2012).
- June 2010 (Revised December 2013)
- Supplement
Hang Lung Properties and the Chengdu Decision (B)
By: John D. Macomber, Michael Shih-Ta Chen and Keith Chi-Ho Wong
Second phase of auction for a prime retail development parcel in Chengdu, China. Competition forces the firm to revisit all of its land purchase criteria. Hang Lung Properties is known for rigorous due diligence, for discipline in buying property, and for good...
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Keywords:
Geographic Location;
Auctions;
Bids and Bidding;
Infrastructure;
Competitive Strategy;
Valuation;
Real Estate Industry;
Chengdu
Macomber, John D., Michael Shih-Ta Chen, and Keith Chi-Ho Wong. "Hang Lung Properties and the Chengdu Decision (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 210-092, June 2010. (Revised December 2013.)
- Article
Technology Diffusion and Postwar Growth
By: Diego A. Comin and Bart Hobijn
In the aftermath of World War II, the world's economies exhibited very different rates of economic recovery. We provide evidence that those countries that caught up the most with the U.S. in the postwar period are those that saw an acceleration in the speed of adopting...
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Keywords:
Hardware;
Country;
Business Cycles;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
Economic Growth;
Welfare or Wellbeing;
War;
Technology Industry;
United States;
Japan;
Europe
Comin, Diego A., and Bart Hobijn. "Technology Diffusion and Postwar Growth." NBER Macroeconomics Annual 25 (2010): 209–259.
- December 2004
- Article
A Multinational Perspective on Capital Structure Choice and Internal Capital Markets
By: Mihir A. Desai, C. Fritz Foley and James R. Hines Jr.
Desai, Mihir A., C. Fritz Foley, and James R. Hines Jr. "A Multinational Perspective on Capital Structure Choice and Internal Capital Markets." Journal of Finance 59, no. 6 (December 2004): 2451–2488. (Revised version of NBER Working Paper 9715.)
- March 2003
- Article
Creditor Rights, Enforcement, and Debt Ownership Structure: Evidence from the Global Syndicated Loan Market
By: Benjamin C. Esty and William L. Megginson
Esty, Benjamin C., and William L. Megginson. "Creditor Rights, Enforcement, and Debt Ownership Structure: Evidence from the Global Syndicated Loan Market." Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 38, no. 1 (March 2003): 37–59.
- 10 Jan 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Can Miguel McKelvey Build the ‘Culture Operating System’ at WeWork?
Keywords:
Re: Jeffrey F. Rayport
- Forthcoming
- Article
Proximate (Co-)Working: Knowledge Spillovers and Social Interactions
By: Maria P. Roche, Alexander Oettl and Christian Catalini
We examine the influence of physical proximity on between-start-up knowledge spillovers at one of the largest technology coworking hubs in the United States. Relying on the exogenous assignment of office space to the hub’s 251 start-ups, we find that proximity...
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Keywords:
Knowledge Integration;
Coworking;
Microgeography;
Business Startups;
Technology Adoption;
Diversity;
Interpersonal Communication;
Knowledge Sharing;
Geographic Location
Roche, Maria P., Alexander Oettl, and Christian Catalini. "Proximate (Co-)Working: Knowledge Spillovers and Social Interactions." Management Science (forthcoming). (Pre-published online February 14, 2024.)
- 2023
- Chapter
Discussion of Geoeconomic Fragmentation and the Future of Multilateralism
By: Laura Alfaro
Keywords:
Global Range;
Economics;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
Globalization;
International Relations;
Policy
Alfaro, Laura. "Discussion of Geoeconomic Fragmentation and the Future of Multilateralism." Chap. 2 in Geoeconomic Fragmentation: The Economic Risks from a Fractured World Economy, by Shekhar Aliyar, Andrea Presbitero, and Michele Ruta, 19–25. Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), 2023.
- 2008
- Article
Industrial Specialization and Regional Clusters in the Ten New EU Member States
By: Orjan Solvell, Christian H.M. Ketels and Goran Lindqvist
Purpose—The purpose of this paper is to provide an analysis of regional concentration patterns within ten new European Union (EU) member states, EU10, and make comparisons with EU15 and the US economy.
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Keywords:
Geographic Location;
Policy;
Employment;
Industry Clusters;
Industry Structures;
European Union;
United States
Solvell, Orjan, Christian H.M. Ketels, and Goran Lindqvist. "Industrial Specialization and Regional Clusters in the Ten New EU Member States." Special Issue on Macro and Micro Level Competitiveness Competitiveness Review 18, nos. 1/2 (2008): 104 – 130.