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- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Truth in Lending
approximately $500 million in lending in developing countries such as Kenya, India, Indonesia, and Peru. In all this data, patterns emerge, sometimes challenging a loan officer’s gut instincts: “The typical idea of what makes a great... View Details
Keywords: April White
- Web
Africa - Global Activities 2021
Africa Africa Developing the Skills to Drive Change in Africa Pictured: When disease outbreaks and other macro shocks occur, many African nations run the risk of falling deeper into poverty. As countries... View Details
- 07 Aug 2009
- What Do You Think?
Why Can’t Americans Get Health Care Right?
Freyd); profit-oriented risk managers and payment processors such as insurers (R. MacKenzey, Emre Erkut, and others); specialized service providers (including malpractice lawyers) at various points in the channel (C. J. Cullinane, Michael... View Details
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
Looking for CEOs in All the Wrong Places
the umber of people who can lead the largest organizations in his country is so small that most search consultants can practically recite them by name. By Khurana's reckoning, however, scarcity of CEO talent is hardly the case. When... View Details
- Fast Answer
Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems: Company, Industry, Market and Transaction Research
reports on industries in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and China. Industry risk reports are available. Emerging Markets Information System (EMIS) Select a country from the list. Using the... View Details
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
How to Look at Globalization Now
fixed costs/scale sensitivity on the supply side, are all capable of reducing the equilibrium level of global standardization, as is the ability of local producers to pre-commit costs to particular markets. Convergence of the price of the globally standardized product... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Reinventing Marketing
The following article is the fifth in a series on the activities and research taking place in each academic unit at HBS. "With the time-honored marketing maxim "the customer is king" now reverberating throughout all parts of the firm, the traditional corporate... View Details
- 15 Apr 2017
- News
Bringing Markets to Myanmar
relaxed. And both the military government and Aung San Suu Kyi's populist party were scrambling in fast forward helter-skelter mode towards the election. And both sides actually decided that they had more to gain by collaborating in an unprecedented, high View Details
- 06 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 6
results of additional tests are consistent with the risk of expropriation being a barrier to information disclosure about firm performance. In contrast, we find no evidence that disclosure of government payments is related to proprietary... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Mara Aspinall
these systems, however, access to drugs, devices, or treatments is more limited than we enjoy in the United States. Australia’s system is more specific about linking diagnostics to therapies; the country doesn’t just recommend testing, it... View Details
- 24 Sep 2020
- News
The Race for a Vaccine
accusations of price gouging and calls for generic alternatives. The few big companies still investing in vaccines saw their fortunes take an upward turn in the mid-2010s, as countries with growing economies, like China, expanded... View Details
- 01 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 1, 2007
Micro Insurance Agency (MIA). Building on the experience in 10 countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America of developing products appropriate to the sector and acceptable to risk carriers, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
After the Fall
perspective, he says the 2008 crisis can be seen through the lenses of bad beliefs and bad incentives—the latter being the idea that there was a common understanding of risk in the financial system, but people were motivated to ignore the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Life Lessons
Africa and as a Bain consultant. She is still actively involved with a Johannesburg home for abused children as a member of its management committee. At HBS, as copresident of the Africa Business Club, Mahlare has become interested in how View Details
- 22 Apr 2015
- Op-Ed
Reforming Greece: Myths and Truths
both equity and fixed income claims increased significantly because of country risk premium. In the 2014 World Competitiveness Yearbook Ranking, conducted by the International Institute for Management... View Details
Keywords: by George Serafeim
- 27 Feb 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Development while Decarbonizing - Understanding India’s Agriculture Landscape
across the country. It is no surprise to most that human activities are taking a toll on the composition of Earth’s atmosphere. These changes have been linked to not only adverse reactions in environmental systems, but also significant health View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Q&A: Camille Tang Yeh of the Asia-Pacific Research Office
Both transitions have strategic and competitive implications for firms operating in and out of the region. The current "reconstruction" of Asia offers insights about differentiating systemic from asystemic risks and illuminates possible... View Details
- 07 Apr 2003
- What Do You Think?
Should Global Business Initiatives Be Devalued?
extent should they take responsibility for building the brands of several countries in which they do substantial amounts of business? And just how is this done most effectively? What do you think? Original Article Recently we've been... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 14 May 2024
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - How to Build a Culture of Intrapreneurship
differ from one country to another? Existing research across geographies highlights entrepreneurial thinking as the key to meaningful progress. When applied within the confines of an established company, this outlook can be described as... View Details
- 17 Nov 2011
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Organizational Design
managers still need to seek other drivers of creativity. I Want My Functional Experts To Influence High-level Strategy Moving From Bean Counter to Game Changer New research by HBS professor Anette Mikes and colleagues looks into how accountants, finance professionals,... View Details
Keywords: Re: Ranjay Gulati & Raffaella Sadun