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Entrepreneurship, innovation and growth
Transformations for profitable growth
Corporate innovation and venturing
High-skilled immigration and the structure of US firms
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Summer 2019
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The Plight of the Graying Tech Worker

If you’re in tech and over 40, your experience is probably underappreciated. A global talent pool complicates matters. View Details

Keywords: Employees; Age; Personal Development and Career; Immigration; Policy; Technology Industry; Computer Industry

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2020
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The Gift of Global Talent: Innovation Policy and the Economy

Talent is the most precious resource for today’s knowledge-based economy, and a significant share of the U.S. skilled workforce in technology fields is foreign born. The United States has long held a leading position in attracting global talent, but the gap to other... View Details

Keywords: Global Talent Flows; Talent and Talent Management; Global Range; Immigration; Policy; Economy

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Private Strategy, Public Policy

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Harnessing the Best of Globalization

2017
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U.S. High-Skilled Immigration, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship: Empirical Approaches and Evidence

High-skilled immigrants are a very important component of U.S. innovation and entrepreneurship. Immigrants account for roughly a quarter of U.S. workers in these fields, and they have a similar contribution in terms of output measures like patents or firm starts. This... View Details

Keywords: Innovation; Diaspora; Diasporas; Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention; Immigration; United States

2015
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International Migration and U.S. Innovation: Insights from the U.S. Experience

March 2013
Module Note

Launching Global Ventures: Location Choices

February 2013
Teaching Note

Blink Booking (TN)

February 2013
Teaching Note

Home Essentials: Building a Global Service Business with Local Operations (TN)

2011
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01 May 2010
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Clusters and Start-Up Location Choice

Keywords: Industry Clusters; Decision Choices and Conditions; Geographic Location

2009
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Heterogeneous Technology Diffusion and Ricardian Trade Patterns

This study tests the importance of Ricardian technology differences for international trade. The developed panel includes both emerging and advanced economies, and particular attention is devoted to the variation exploited in empirical tests. The elasticity of export... View Details

Keywords: Trade; Immigration; Competitive Advantage; Integration; Technology; United States

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Disclosure of potential conflict of interests

This is a voluntary disclosure of potential conflicts of interest. This is recommended but not currently required of faculty members at Harvard Business School.

During the past three years, I have worked with the following organizations in advisory, board of... View Details

2010
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Breakthrough Inventions and the Growth of Innovation Clusters

This report provides a comprehensive look at the role of innovation in promoting economic and social development. It examines the impact of innovation on the economic growth of developing countries and the future role of technological innovation in international... View Details

Keywords: Technological Innovation; Developing Countries and Economies; Society; Growth and Development; Climate Change; Social Issues; Industry Clusters; Business and Government Relations