Publications

01 Mar 2014
News

Faculty and Alumni Books for March 2014

Modern World by Geoffrey Jones (Edward Elgar Publishing) Individual firms have rarely been identified as significant independent actors in the history of globalization and patterns of global wealth and poverty. Professor Jones explores... View Details

01 Oct 2015
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: Goldman Sachs

the summer between their first and second years of business school and we extend full-time offers at the end of the program for when students complete their second year. A substantial number of MBAs start at Goldman Sachs in Investment Banking or Private View Details

Profile

Rawiah Abdallah

businesses in Egypt and from there, throughout Africa. It's an underserved sector where I can make a big impact through funding and consulting. When small businesses are properly financed and advised, they will make large contributions to the View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Other Financial Services

01 Oct 1998
News

Answering the Call

seem out of place in his previous office. And his church's $135,000 annual budget would be small change to his former colleagues. While the contrasts loom large, it is clear from the passion with which Brooks discusses his work that his decision to leave the world of... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

February 2009 (Revised December 2009)
Case

Merck: Global Health and Access to Medicines

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Katharine Lee

The case describes the effort of Merck, a global leader in pharmaceuticals, in making available its medicines to the poor. The challenge for the company (or for that matter, any pharmaceutical company) is how to integrate its business strategy with its corporate social... View Details

Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Health Care and Treatment; Emerging Markets; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Poverty; Business Strategy; Pharmaceutical Industry

22 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients

recruiters, interview with companies, and have private conversations with clients and team members (more on that later). Companies monitor productivity and goals, but in a world where COVID-19 has turned many companies into “federations of remote workplaces,” the View Details

Keywords: by Robin Abrahams, Boris Groysberg, and Steven L. Manchel

1976
Chapter

More or Less Poverty? The Economic Effects of the MNE at Home and in the LDC's

By: L. T. Wells Jr.

Keywords: Poverty; Developing Countries and Economies; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Economies and Regions

13 Jun 2017
Research & Ideas

Why Global Investments Are Still a Good Bet

the wealth around, investors should put their money in places that are familiar—usually their own country. “There is a very well-known phenomenon called home bias,” continues Viceira. “People think they know their own stock market and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

Profile

Suchita Prasad

that I came to HBS was to discover how to make an impact on people and organizations. To be able to achieve my goals, I needed to complement my human capital background with thorough business knowledge. Prior to HBS, I had worked with Unilever India as the HR View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Manufacturing

08 Mar 2004
Research & Ideas

Secret to Success: Go for “Just Enough”

reasoning. But, argues the wise chorus, "from death alone he still cannot escape . . . Limitation is built in to the human condition. You need to bend to higher laws." Limits? Tell that to today's college graduates, more in debt than ever before and with the... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Nash & Howard Stevenson

December 2019
Case

Noiler

By: José B. Alvarez and Natalie Kindred

In 2019, Nigerian entrepreneur Dr. Ayoola (Ayo) Oduntan is accelerating distribution of Noiler, a genetically optimized breed of poultry, to smallholder farmers across Nigeria. The bird was bred to be productive as a source of both meat and eggs and to thrive in the... View Details

Keywords: Social Enterprise; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Poverty; Health; Growth and Development Strategy; Nigeria

January 2007 (Revised February 2018)
Case

Brazil Under Lula: Off the Yellow BRIC Road

By: Aldo Musacchio

Covers President Lula's challenges to reduce "Brazil cost" and grow like other BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, and China). Experts agreed that for Brazil to grow like other BRIC countries, the Brazilian government would have to reduce the cost of doing business... View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Cost; Growth and Development Strategy; Business and Government Relations; Poverty; Equality and Inequality; China; India; Russia; Brazil