Regional Strategy - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

foods, and cook with 500-year-old recipes. The authors have compiled descriptions of México’s eight gastronomic regions and 32 federal states, with details of local specialties. A Bloody Good Cox: A Story of Courage and Redemption By... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni

founding director of the Risky Business Project, which focused on quantifying the economic impacts of climate change on key US regions and sectors. Gordon has served in senior leadership positions at several nonpartisan think tanks,... View Details

14 Jul 2008
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Reforming New Orleans Schools After Katrina

When Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast region of the United States in August 2005, it destroyed homes and lives. A paradoxical effect, however, is that the storm's aftermath created an opening in New Orleans for school leaders... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Education

2015
Working Paper

Corporate Sponsorship in Culture—A Case of Partnership in Relationship Building and Collaborative Marketing by a Global Financial Institution and a Major Art Museum

By: Ragnar Lund and Stephen A. Greyser

Purpose: This paper examines cultural sponsorship from a partnership and relationship marketing perspective. It studies a case of how a partnership between two international institutions, a bank and a museum, adds value to both in terms of interaction with... View Details

Keywords: Value Creation; Partners and Partnerships; Marketing Strategy; Culture; Banks and Banking

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2007
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Global Competitiveness Report 2007-2008

By: Augusto Lopez-Claros, Michael Porter, Xavier Sala-i-Martin and Klaus Schwab

The World Economic Forum continues its tradition of excellence with the 29th edition of the annual Global Competitiveness Report featuring the latest indicators from the Executive Opinion Survey. The Report assesses over 130 developed and... View Details

Keywords: Globalized Economies and Regions; Strength and Weakness; Competition

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18 Nov 2002
Research & Ideas

Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift

assuming responsibility, adhering to ethical standards, or exercising moral judgment. But abundant evidence shows that companies today are expected to do all these things. In every region I've studied, I've found business leaders who are... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

21 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

From Emerging Economies to the Global Market: The Case of Embraer

what he called "procedural asides" to demonstrate how the case might be taught in a classroom), the Embraer case also illuminated ways that companies might craft a strategy to balance two spheres of influence: market and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Manufacturing

30 Oct 2007
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First Look: October 30, 2007

action by citizens and policy-makers alike: (1) securing the future through innovation strategies suitable for an emerging "white coat economy" that is discovery-based; (2) pursuing happiness by addressing the connection between... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2022
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Full Court Press

vuvuzelas competes with the arena’s mix of American hip-hop and regional hits. It is a distinctly regional take on an iconic American export. The league is a core pillar of NBA Africa, a two-year-old venture... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

unaffected regional and local banks increased small business lending to nearby borrowers and opportunistically expanded their branch networks, dampening the negative effect on small firms during the GFC and its aftermath. See Vitaly’s... View Details

11 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Merchants to Multinationals: British Trading Companies in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Geoffrey Jones A second major influence on the diversification strategies of the trading companies was the boom in commodity prices. Industrialization in Europe and the United States stimulated a worldwide search for new sources of supply... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones

03 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 3

new product (curled metal pile driver pads) that, in field tests, delivers customer benefits that are many times SML's manufacturing costs. Jonathan Lee and Alex Tan of SML's Engineered Products Division are responsible for formulating a View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Dec 2023
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Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem

Clubs News Clubs News Webinar illuminates broad array of business opportunities across Africa On December 5th, the HBS African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA) hosted ‘Doing Business in Africa: From Opportunity to Action’, a webinar panel of HBS alumni who shared... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

10 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know

incorporated, along with evidence that they are considering and including the needs of DACs and groups underserved by the current transit structure.[55] Additionally, $6 billion are directed to surface transportation projects that have “significant national or View Details

07 May 2024
Blog Post

Opportunity to Offset Travel Emissions with Carbon Credits that Meet HBS Criteria

limit climate change now while more comprehensive solutions are developed and implemented. Reducing and removing GHG emissions now is critical, as climate change caused by emissions from human activities is already affecting every region... View Details

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Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Christopher J. Malloy. Victoria Ivashina : Recipient of the Distinguished Referee Award from the Review of Financial Studies in 2016. Elisabeth Kempf : Winner of the AQR Top Finance Graduate Award in 2016. Elisabeth Kempf : Winner of the Cubist Systematic View Details

31 Jan 2012
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First Look: Jan. 31

http://www.hbs.edu/research/facpubs/workingpapers/papers0910.html#wp10-070 When the Name Is the Game Authors:Marco Bertini, John Gourville, and Elie Ofek Publication:Business Strategy Review 22, no. 3 (2011) Abstract In Romeo and Juliet,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel

11 Jul 2019
Blog Post

Meet the MBA Class of 2020

Michael Macfarlane “I WANT TO WORK ON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGY TO SCALE THE BEST IDEAS AS RAPIDLY AND EFFECTIVELY AS POSSIBLE.” HOME REGION Vancouver, Canada UNDERGRAD EDUCATION Middlebury College,... View Details

14 Jun 2010
Research & Ideas

The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact

multiple actors and causal mechanisms that are still poorly understood. In such cases, it can still be useful to try to measure what an organization is doing and whether its strategies are working to influence societal change. But there's... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

19 Jul 2023
Blog Post

A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations

really attracted to its mission to help children grow smarter, stronger, and kinder – especially the kinder part in this current age.” Although she hasn’t discussed specific projects yet, Mizuho will serve as Director of Strategy for... View Details

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