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  • 14 Jan 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Thriving in the Turbulence of Emerging Markets

could move from one country to another without any customs duties on them." As the global economy and many emerging markets appear to be entering a new moment of political and economic turbulence, these and... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Manufacturing; Auto
  • Teaching Interest

Development Economics (PhD)

By: Shawn A. Cole

This course, intended for second-year PhD students in economics and related fields, is taught by Michael Kremer, Phillippe Aghion, and Shawn Cole.

Part I (Kremer) of the course will cover macro-economic topics including aggregate and non-aggregate growth... View Details

  • 02 Mar 2018
  • Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Trump’s Tariffs Could Harm Allies as Much as Opponents

investors perceive as a move that will have more disadvantages than benefits for the economy as a whole. Uncertainty ahead More broadly, Trump’s actions pave the way for much uncertainty ahead, since the long history of trade... View Details
Keywords: by Dante Roscini; Steel; Manufacturing
  • February 2023 (Revised March 2024)
  • Case

Saudi Arabia: A Vision in Progress

By: Kristin Fabbe, Adel Hamaizia and Tom Quinn
In 2016, when Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced a long-range economic and social transformation plan called Vision 2030, he faced Western skepticism about how the oil-rich and religiously conservative country would accomplish its ambitious goals.... View Details
Keywords: Economic Growth; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Globalized Economies and Regions; Government Administration; International Relations; Leading Change; Privatization; Religion; Public Opinion; Saudi Arabia
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  • 22 Nov 2015
  • News

Ruling From the Shadows

    Nien-he Hsieh

    Nien-hê Hsieh is the Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration in the General Management Unit at Harvard Business School. His research and teaching aims at helping business leaders and organizations determine and deliver on their responsibilities. He... View Details

    • News

    How France’s Brand of Populism Differs from What Drove Brexit and Trump

    • Research Summary

    Renovating Democratic Capitalism

    By: Malcolm S. Salter

    This in-process work focuses on how best to address the declining public trust and confidence in democratic capitalism, which many citizens consider to be a cornerstone of our national ideology and identity? While the answer to this question is not entirely clear, I... View Details

    • 19 Oct 2017
    • HBS Seminar

    Alden Young, Drexel University

    • November 2019 (Revised January 2025)
    • Case

    Russia: A Drama In Three Acts

    By: Rawi Abdelal, Rafael Di Tella, Galit Goldstein, Sogomon Tarontsi and Lavinia Teodorescu
    The collapse of central authority in the Soviet Union in 1991 ushered in a period of revolutionary transformations for the states that emerged in its wake. The leaders of Russia, the USSR's successor, struggled to reestablish central authority while also seeking to... View Details
    Keywords: Government Policy; Policy Change; Policy Making; Economic Systems; Economics; Globalization; Emerging Markets; Privatization; Non-Renewable Energy; Governance; Global Strategy; Corporate Governance; Policy; Business History; Lawfulness; Problems and Challenges; Business and Government Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Strategy; Change Management; Developing Countries and Economies; Russia; Moscow
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    • 2016
    • Working Paper

    Diversified Business Groups in the West: History and Theory

    By: Asli M. Colpan and Takashi Hikino
    This working paper examines the historical origins, evolutionary paths, and long-term resilience of diversified business groups in contemporary developed economies of Western Europe, North America, and Oceania. It aims to come up with a new theoretical understanding of... View Details
    Keywords: History; Diversification; Business Divisions; Theory; Oceania; North America; Europe
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    • 1999
    • Chapter

    Multinational Cross-Investment between Switzerland and Britain 1914-1945

    By: G. Jones
    This chapter examines multinational cross-investment between Switzerland and Great Britain between 1914 and 1945. While Great Britain and Switzerland were both major home economies for multinationals,few companies from either country were interested in investing in the... View Details
    Keywords: History; Multinational Firms and Management; International Relations; Investment; Great Britain; Switzerland
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    • January 2010 (Revised February 2010)
    • Case

    IFP, Indonesia

    By: Roy D. Shapiro
    IFP, Ltd. is a Europe-based multinational mining and minerals company contemplating an investment to produce forest products in Indonesia. The primary case decisions are 1) how to assess political and operating risk, 2) how to integrate economic and political risk... View Details
    Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Investment; Geographic Location; Risk Management; Supply Chain Management; Business and Government Relations; Forest Products Industry; Indonesia
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    • 19 Jan 2016
    • First Look

    January 19, 2016

    China's land institutions share "complementarities" with fiscal and financial institutions and benefit powerful political actors while imposing costs on marginal ones. Download working paper:... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 06 Dec 2010
    • Sharpening Your Skills

    Sharpening Your Skills: Doing Business in Emerging Markets

    politically sensitive? If so, will the country continue to need my participation in the project? What Are The Best Ways To Leverage Local Resources? Porter's Perspective: Competing in the Global Economy... View Details
    • 02 Sep 2013
    • Research & Ideas

    The Curse of Double-Digit Growth

    Double-digit long-term growth might justify bragging rights for any country. But a turbocharged GDP comes at a price, says Eric D. Werker, an associate professor in the Business, Government and International Economy unit at Harvard... View Details
    Keywords: by Kim Girard
    • 20 Jan 2017
    • Research & Ideas

    Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency

    Donald J. Trump brings business experience to the White House. Source: BasSlabbers Donald John Trump, the 45th president of the United States, will be the first to go straight from the boardroom to the Oval Office without any political... View Details
    Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese
    • 05 Dec 2017
    • Research & Ideas

    What We've Learned from 101 Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets

    Azmi, famous actress and political activist; Shinta Kamdani, CEO of Indonesia’s Sintesa Group; and Dr. Manu Chandaria, chair and CEO of the Kenyan-based steel and aluminum group Comcraft. Young Indian woman sorting red chilli peppers,... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
    • TeachingInterests

    Senior Executive Leadership Program - Middle East (SELPME)

    By: Stefan H. Thomke

    Change is everywhere in the Middle East today, as many countries seek to diversify their economies and encourage new industries. While the region's complexity includes distinct political and economic conditions in each country in addition to an uncertain global... View Details

    • 13 Oct 2015
    • Research & Ideas

    Does Business Get Done the Same Way in Emerging and Developed Countries?

    markets. Sean Silverthorne: When we think of developing economies or countries, instability is often seen as a negative. Should you build a business in a place where the rule of law is suspect? But Hamdi Akın seemed to have thrived in the... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne