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  • 2021
  • Chapter

Multinationals' Need for State Protection: The Creation of the Swiss Investment Risk Guarantee in the 1960s

By: Sabine Pitteloud
This chapter focuses on the role of Industrie-Holding, the Federation of Swiss Industrial Multinational Companies, in the introduction of an investment risk guarantee during the 1960s. The chapter therefore contributes to a) the growing body of literature on how... View Details
Keywords: Investments; Multinational Companies; Political Risk; Business ＆ Government Relations; Investment; Multinational Firms and Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Business and Government Relations; Switzerland
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  • 06 Nov 2007
  • First Look

First Look: November 6, 2007

understands his side's massive advantages in the process. With the economic fate of Welz's newly public smaller firm in the balance, Welz and his team must figure out how to handle some very tough tactics by Spitzer and his minions aimed... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • May 2004 (Revised November 2005)
  • Case

Turkey: Securing Stability in a Rough Neighborhood

By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Emily Thompson
After suffering years of volatility and crises, Turkey desperately sought macroeconomic and political stability in an ever-worsening region of the world. In the short term, Turkey had to repay its debt, which amounted to more than 80% of GDP. By January 2004, Turkey... View Details
Keywords: Public Sector; Inflation and Deflation; Macroeconomics; Borrowing and Debt; Banks and Banking; International Finance; Privatization; Religion; Turkey; European Union
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  • 21 Oct 2022
  • Research & Ideas

People Trust Business, But Expect CEOs to Drive Social Change

Public trust in business remains relatively unshaken amid economic turbulence and a lingering pandemic, even as faith in the media and government falters, but leaders could do more to address social issues, a new global opinion survey shows. However, not everyone... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
  • 23 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 23

Publications Blind Ethics: Closing One's Eyes Polarizes Moral Judgment and Discourages Dishonest Behavior Authors: E. M. Caruso and F. Gino Publication: Cognition (forthcoming) Abstract Four experiments demonstrate that closing one's eyes... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • November 2002 (Revised June 2003)
  • Case

China's Rural Leap Forward

By: Bruce R. Scott and Jamie Matthews
Collectively owned township and village enterprises (TVEs) played a pivotal role in China's rapid growth during the 1980s and 1990s. Although they originated in the policies and institutions of the Maoist era, TVEs thrived only after Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms... View Details
Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Public Sector; Public Ownership; Development Economics; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Macroeconomics; Emerging Markets; China
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  • 17 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 17, 2009

in Austria, China, and India. Students can explore strategy transformation, geographic expansion, the process of introducing new measurement approaches, alignment of activities with strategic goals, and issues in leading change both within a company and across an... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Web

Topics - HBS Working Knowledge

Design (14) Product Development (14) Product Launch (5) Product Marketing (33) Product Positioning (5) Production (8) Product (30) Profit (8) Programs (1) Project Finance (3) Projects (2) Property (1) Public Equity (1) View Details
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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research

prosperity. Recent Publications Educating Students and Professionals on the Business Implications of Climate Change By: Michael W. Toffel 2025 | Article | EFMD Global Focus As climate change poses unprecedented challenges and... View Details
  • 09 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 9, 2010

selling direct to consumers; and managing the social impact of negative public perceptions on the business once the company turns profitable. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/511057-PDF-ENG Crisis and Reform in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Private Capital Project

Private equity has become an integral part of the financial landscape, gaining increasing relevance over time. Today, the global private equity sector has surpassed $4.5 trillion. Harvard Business School's broader missions are... View Details
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Leadership Fellows | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

The Leadership Fellows program offers nonprofit and public sector organizations the opportunity to leverage the experience, energy, and analytical skills of MBAs for one year. In addition to the salary... View Details
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Courses | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

(Spring Q3Q4) Associate Professor Christopher Stanton Power and Influence for Positive Impact (Fall Q1) Professor Julie Battilana; Senior Lecturer Deborah Winshel Public Entrepreneurship (Fall Q1Q2) Professor Mitchell Weiss Reimagining... View Details
  • 01 Sep 2023
  • News

Money Does Grow on (Family) Trees

For 17 years, Andre Kearns (MBA 1999) has been tracing his family tree. One by one, he has added branches, grounding himself in a long and sometimes complicated lineage. Through family stories, forgotten heirlooms, and vital records, Kearns has traveled back through... View Details
Keywords: April White; Illustrations by Fabio Consoli; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information
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Data - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

this space as we will be regularly updating our data page with new datasets as we make progress. Last Data Update: March 2022 Themes Measuring Sentiment & Expectations Sentiment & Expectations Data Global Crises Data By Country Global Crises Data Size & Growth of the... View Details
  • February 2015 (Revised December 2016)
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Poseidon Carlsbad: Desalination and the San Diego County Water Authority

By: John Macomber
Extreme drought conditions in California have significant impacts on the ability of the San Diego County Water Authority to provide adequate water for current users. Water shortfalls also could curtail the economic development of one of the fastest growing regions in... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Partners and Partnerships; Resource Allocation; Public Sector; Private Sector; Environmental Sustainability; Policy; Infrastructure; Green Technology Industry; Utilities Industry; California
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General Management - Faculty & Research

damage co-created by business and governments. As globalization resumed from the 1980s, renewed economic growth and consumerism resulted in mountains of waste in increasingly polluted cities. However ecological horror stories also created opportunities for a cohort of... View Details
  • 24 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 24

Lakshmi, Xin Meng, Nancy Qian, and Xiaoxue Zhao Abstract—This paper studies the policy determinants of economic transition and estimates the demand for labor in the infant private sector in urban China. We show that a reform that untied... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
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About - Business & Environment

Sustainability Manager for HBS where she was responsible for engaging students, staff, and faculty in sustainability initiatives across the HBS campus. Prior to working at Harvard, Courtney worked in both the private and public View Details
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Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research

driver of wealth creation and economic growth. Partnerships to foster the translational processes from public research organizations, such as universities and hospitals, to private firms are a policy tool that has attracted increased... View Details