Prosperity - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 May 2018
News

Creating Opportunity for Indian Entrepreneurs

NFTE program for India, dubbing it I Create. Aruna interviewed dozens of Indian entrepreneurs, seeking role models for Indian youth, and used 12 of their stories to write the book Everyday Entrepreneurs: The Harbingers of Prosperity and... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

25 Sep 2012
First Look

First Look: September 25

policymakers, academics, and innovators alike, Producing Prosperity provides the clearest and most compelling account yet of how the American economy lost its competitive edge-and how to get it back. Publisher's Link: View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Global Poverty Needs a Global Answer

and beyond to Indonesia and the Philippines are one half the global average. Poverty in Central Asia is increasing as it is in many countries of Latin America, even those that are relatively prosperous like Mexico and Brazil. The key to... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

01 Mar 2023
News

March 2023 Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books Invisible Trillions: How Financial Secrecy Is Imperiling Capitalism and Democracy—and the Way to Renew Our Broken System By Raymond W. Baker (MBA 1960) Berrett-Koehler Publishers Over the last half century, capitalism has created... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

11 Sep 2006
Research & Ideas

Negotiating When the Rules Suddenly Change

judgment or tactical execution. Having a metric in place that rates your priorities and weighs tradeoffs will enable you to make good decisions on the fly. Axiom #3: Learn And Adapt Bolstering your capacity to sense and respond is key to View Details

Keywords: by Michael Wheeler; Sports

21 May 2001
Research & Ideas

From Tigers to Kaleidoscopes: Thinking About Future Leadership

of its own; it reflects only the collective outcome of a relentless pursuit of individual gain. "A company prospers by creating a broader sense of purpose which allows individuals to align their interests and engage in collective action."... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Commencement 2019 Address | About

Faced with troubles that seem to be getting worse every year, people are losing trust in existing institutions and their leaders. Capitalism, a system that has brought prosperity to so many, over such long periods of time, across so many... View Details

03 Jan 2007
First Look

First Look: January 3, 2007

it can survive and prosper in the coming market correction. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807006 Centre Partners—American Seafoods 2003 Harvard Business School Case 207-077 Centre... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Sep 2013
Research & Ideas

The Curse of Double-Digit Growth

great promise. "Long-run prosperity is by no means assured. The legacy of the war itself is a challenge," he says. "You are working with a displaced population, grievances remain across ethnicities, and there are high and... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

17 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Can China Maintain Its Economic Power?

center of the country and to move goods from the factory to customer. The prosperity that began on the coast spread inland in the first decade of the new century. Q: What were the first red flags that indicated to you that China’s economy... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg

01 Jul 2008
First Look

First Look: July 1, 2008

is at the heart of the CEOs job. The firms they lead are at once economic organizations whose survival and prosperity depends on delivering superior value in an unforgiving global market place and social institutions that profoundly shape... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2018
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018

few natural resources, a small, destroyed manufacturing base, and income per capita less than a quarter of Britain’s to one of the most prosperous nations on Earth. By 2015 its GDP per capita was over 40% higher than Britain’s. How did... View Details

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Manuscript Collections - A Chronicle of the China Trade

sailed to China in 1831 to serve as agent for the New Bedford whaling firm Messrs. Hathaway, and was Vice-Consul at Canton for much of the time he lived there. He later formed the house of Nye, Parkin & Co. and prospered until the firm... View Details

20 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

How an Order Views Your Company

requires much careful thinking and management initiative. Q: Do you see the current trend of intense customer focus continuing? Shapiro: We believe that an increasing focus on customers is absolutely critical for companies to survive and View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston

01 Dec 2010
News

Innovation Takes Center Stage

‘How well prepared is this great American institution to be a leader in this new global century?’” However you define inflection point, the times clearly call for change, said Nohria. “Strong institutions continue to prosper because they... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson

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Commencement 2020 Address | About

We will need to come up with ideas that will save our planet, create more opportunities for those who see none, foster unity instead of discord, rebuild society’s trust in capitalism, and increase prosperity and the quality of life for... View Details

26 Jul 2010
Research & Ideas

Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn

are better off emulating Odysseus—the sailor who sought prosperity closer to home—in the pricing opportunities inherent in their current business mix. Q: What do successful performance pricers understand? Ben Shapiro: They have a strategy... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail; Consumer Products

06 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

How South Africa Challenges Our Thinking on FDI

foreign business—without experience in that type of environment—to enter and to prosper in. The crime rate is certainly one of the highest in the world, to the extent that it affects the everyday lives of people and managers. The HIV... View Details