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- 24 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
Why Brexit is a Big Deal
The consequences of yesterday's vote by the British people to leave the European Union will be far-reaching, but there is no reason for global markets to panic. Brexit is a vote against the European Union. Once heralded as the engine of a one-for-all and all-for-one... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 02 Nov 2010
- News
Commanding Officers
Jefferson’s résumé confirms that if he’d opted to remain in the private sector, he would be making some serious money based on his leadership skills alone. Case in point: A West Point graduate and Green Beret, Jefferson was on a classified View Details
- 11 Apr 2018
- News
Pushing the Next Generation Forward
On any given day in his job as COO of the Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ), Kwame Owusu-Kesse (AB 2006, MBA/MPP 2012) might find himself analyzing funding sources with the nonprofit organization’s CFO, lunching with a student mentee,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Letters to the Editor
special interests, particularly as they corrode the tax code? Unless both sides of the equation, revenue and expense, are questioned on the issue of fairness, I’m digging my tax heels in. Brian Mullen (MBA 1980) Lawrence, NY Investors... View Details
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Historical Perspective: Levitt Shaped the Debate
starting with Levitt's prediction of a global marketplace ruled by standardized products sold at low prices. "Everyone says the article is wrong, and everyone reads it twenty years later. Why?" asked Abdelal. Tedlow portrayed Levitt as a gifted View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Fast Answer
Real Estate Prices by City
How to find office & residential rental prices by major city worldwide. You may begin with: Moody’s Analytics CRE - Search millions of real estate data points that cover every commercially zoned property in the U.S.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Sorry, We’re All Out of Chilean Sea Bass
places our food comes from and us the consumers. And that’s part of the problem. Do you think it was worth spending millions of taxpayer dollars and endangering lives to pursue the fishing vessel? The economic incentives for this kind of... View Details
- 02 Jun 2011
- What Do You Think?
Is it Time for a National Bankruptcy?
experience ratios ranging from 155 percent to 302 percent in 2035, depending on assumptions regarding growth. Euro zone nations, where some action already has been taken, would experience lower ratios. Emerging economies would experience... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- Web
Collections | Working Knowledge
Collections Featured Topics Economics and Global Commerce Insights on global economics: debt, trade with China, microfinance, and politics' impact on commerce and growth. Career and Workplace Get expert insights on workplace challenges... View Details
- Web
Israel - Global Activities 2021
Israel Israel Addressing Water Scarcity with Precision Irrigation Pictured: Drip irrigation funnels water and nutrients directly to the root zones of plants and the slow flow ensures uniform delivery. With climate change making water... View Details
- 14 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 14
Publications October 2014 Journal of International Economics The Global Agglomeration of Multinational Firms By: Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie Xiaoyang Chen Abstract—The explosion of multinational activities in recent decades is rapidly... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Daniel Serna
marketing projects. To learn more about agriculture itself, he studied at Yale. "Most people don't think of Yale as a big 'aggie' school," Dan explains. "But it has a long history in environmental and agricultural economics... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Intellectual Debate: The Business of Business
Leadership, Ethics, and Corporate Responsibility initiative. Professors Thomas R. Piper and Lynn Sharp Paine emphasized the importance of both ethics and economics for outstanding organizations. They argued that the only View Details
- 03 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Business History around the World
driving the wealth of nations. It also demonstrates that there has never been a single model for successful or unsuccessful capitalism. To give only one example, business and economic historians have often taken a skeptical view of the... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 04 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Fantastic Horizon: How to Invest in a New City
seven key lessons: New cities must have a purpose: There must be a reason to exist. For both of these endeavors, it's to provide jobs; either in a special export zone or in a new seaport. The struggles of... View Details
- 07 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
Dividends from Schumpeter’s Noble Failure
reviews, and three books, including the brilliant Theory of Economic Development (1911; English translation, 1934).1 Schumpeter struggled mightily with the research and writing of Business Cycles. As he told his friend and fellow cycle... View Details
Keywords: by Thomas K. McCraw
- 03 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Marketing Your Way Through a Recession
Must-have features of yesterday are today's can-live-withouts. Trusted brands are especially valued and they can still launch new products successfully, but interest in new brands and new categories fades. Conspicuous consumption becomes less prevalent. 2. Focus on... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
The Great Priority Reset
future, airlines will have to make some major operational moves, from reconfiguring cabins to examining the economics of certain routes. Those traveling for pleasure, meanwhile, aren’t waiting—and they are driving change at the airport.... View Details
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Ralph Johnson
Why did you want the MBA? After graduating from Hampton University, I went to work with Accenture—I thought I could work across different functions and industries to find my calling. But I ended up working exclusively in healthcare, and I felt I was View Details
Keywords: Consulting
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Hayling Price
sector "that would enable economic opportunity and mobility in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty." But while his career experiences in the nonprofit sector were rewarding, they were also limiting. "I found that... View Details