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Lourdes Long

International development, economic progress, global security, environmental integrity – the very baseline of human prosperity. Nothing is more challenging than the complex and evolving realities of the energy sector, and I will... View Details

23 Aug 2010
Research & Ideas

The Drive to Acquire’s Impact on Globalization

of mercantilist system was, with a short time lag, a winner for all Japanese citizens, who were all able to raise their living standards; the income gap between the upper and lower quintiles was actually reduced to only 3.4 percent, the lowest among all the View Details

Keywords: by Paul R. Lawrence

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Mina Kazanlieva

but the experience was also greatly rewarding. Mina's economics team reached the finals in a Federal Reserve competition, and she enjoyed playing volleyball on the varsity team. She was admitted to Princeton University, where she studied... View Details

09 Jul 2008
Research & Ideas

Starbucks’ Lessons for Premium Brands

prices. Third, opening new stores and launching a blizzard of new products create only superficial growth. Such strategies take top management's eye off of improving same store sales year-on-year. This is the heavy lifting of retailing, where a View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Retail

21 Jul 2009
First Look

First Look: July 21

the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-002.pdf Culture Clash: The Costs and Benefits of Homogeneity Author:Eric Van den Steen Abstract This paper develops an economic theory of the costs and benefits... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

03 Aug 2020
News

A Clean Start

ultimately lies not on the R&D or the tech itself, but rather in the scale of the business. “Unlike most of the chemical or energy industry, where you have to build mammoth plants in order to be economically viable, we want to become... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

24 Apr 2014
News

The power of storytelling can be a catalyst in advocating for the rights of women

Khana and a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations’ Women and Foreign Policy program, Lemmon uses this power to make the case that investing in women is an economic, security and development imperative. “I want to reshape the... View Details

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Kiernan Schmitt Archives | Social Enterprise

Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details

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Alex Huang Archives | Social Enterprise

Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details

May 2008
Article

Why Doesn't Capital Flow from Rich to Poor Countries? An Empirical Investigation

By: Laura Alfaro, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan and Vadym Volosovych

We examine the empirical role of different explanations for the lack of capital flows from rich to poor countries—the "Lucas Paradox." The theoretical explanations include cross country differences in fundamentals affecting productivity and capital market... View Details

Keywords: International Finance; Wealth and Poverty; Development Economics; Income; Capital Markets; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Australia; Peru

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01 Dec 2008
News

NYC Club Hosts Nonprofits

accountability and governance, and development and marketing. Professor Kash Rangan, who cochairs the School’s Social Enterprise Initiative, reviewed his research on nonprofit trends. Professor John Quelch, a marketing expert, focused on... View Details

27 Jun 2007
Lessons from the Classroom

Learning to Make the Move to CEO

macroeconomic view of world regions so that participants have a clear sense of how various economic and sociopolitical factors will affect their businesses. The heart of the program, however, centers on strategy formation and... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education

30 Mar 2021
Blog Post

Africa Rising: Understanding Business, Entrepreneurship, and the Complexities of a Continent with Professor Hakeem Belo-Osagie

students take away a sense of the major forces that will determine the business and economic future of the African continent. I hope the gain a sense of the opportunities and a sense of how to exploit these opportunities, informed by the... View Details

04 Feb 2008
Research & Ideas

Putting Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector

interest in developing social entrepreneurship courses, and last but not least, practitioners themselves, who are seeking to achieve mission impact as effectively, efficiently, and sustainably as possible. Q: What do you mean by social... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

16 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

HBS Center Focuses on Europe

The Europe Research Center (ERC) is the newest of Harvard Business School's Global Initiative research centers, having opened its doors in July 2002. With the political and economic currents now affecting relations between the United... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

27 Aug 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

Learning From Japan’s Remarkable Disaster Recovery

chrysanthemum producer to a provider of closures for families who have lost their loved ones. It was memorable to hear him talk about how his mission in life was developed and how he had redefined his business." “Post-disaster... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Energy; Utilities; Retail

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Past Issues - Alumni

an Economic Strategy to Put Innovation Back on Track James McNerney Jr. Chairman, President, & CEO, The Boeing Company The Rankings Game You have to know how it’s played to make sense of how leading publications evaluate business schools... View Details

September 2001 (Revised October 2018)
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DIENA

By: Robert Simons and Indra Reinbergs

Requires students to draw a new organization structure diagram for a rapidly evolving business. A/S DIENA is a newspaper publisher founded during Latvia's 1990/91 struggle for independence from the USSR with a clear social mission to support democracy. With the help of... View Details

Keywords: Employee Ownership; Organizational Design; Marketing Strategy; Managerial Roles; Growth and Development; Economic Systems; Publishing Industry; Journalism and News Industry; Latvia