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  • 2013
  • Book

The Political Economy of Empire in the Early Modern World

By: Sophus A. Reinert and Pernille Røge
This volume recasts our understanding of the practical and theoretical foundations and dynamic experiences of early modern imperialism. The imperial encounter with political economy was neither uniform across political, economic, cultural, and religious constellations... View Details
Keywords: Political Economy; Early Modern Imperialism; Economy; Government and Politics
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  • 14 Jun 2023
  • Op-Ed

Every Company Should Have These Leaders—or Develop Them if They Don't

We’ve long known that organizations require so-called flexible leaders to respond to rapid market fluctuations; the last couple of years have only emphasized that necessity. The environment we operate in—shaped by the pandemic, social justice issues, war, and View Details
Keywords: by Hise Gibson
  • 06 Jun 2024
  • Research & Ideas

How Younger Immigrants Gain an Edge in American Business

Administration at Harvard Business School. Those who arrived between the ages of 14 and 17 fared better than their 18- to 21-year-old counterparts in education, language fluency, careers, and economic well-being over the following... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • Web

Strategy - Faculty & Research

11,853 firms founded and funded within 2010-2019, we find that early-stage startups that take longer to obtain first funding are more likely to use unique technological combinations to build their product after the funding event. However, startups that receive larger... View Details
  • March 2012 (Revised October 2012)
  • Case

Hayman Capital Management

By: Robin Greenwood, Julie Messina and Jared Dourdeville
In late December 2011, Hayman Capital founder and portfolio manager Kyle Bass was reviewing Japanese government budget projections for 2012. The projections appeared contrary to Hayman Capital's views on Japan, where the fund had built a bearish position. Japan had the... View Details
Keywords: Investment Management; Speculative Bubbles; Japan; Government Policy; Financial Management; Price Bubble; Credit; Financial Strategy; Behavioral Finance; Government and Politics; Macroeconomics; Financial Services Industry; Japan
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  • 14 Feb 2007
  • Op-Ed

Tata-Corus: India’s New Steel Giant

profitable, if not the most profitable, steel companies in the world, and is acquiring from a position of strength amid a boom in the world steel market. This will buy it valuable experimenting time and learning space. Third, there was... View Details
Keywords: by Tarun Khanna
  • Research Summary

Overview

The Information Age has introduced well-received opportunities to track performance. Fitbits and Fuelbands allow individuals to track their own performance; companies like Uber and leading hospitals help you choose a driver or a doctor based on how others rated... View Details

Keywords: Management Accounting; Disclosure; Performance Measurement; Incentives; Control; Education; Education Industry; Health Industry; Transportation Industry; Energy Industry; Auto Industry; United States; Japan; India
  • Web

Africa - Global

stakeholders to gain insights into the local business environment. The HBS Africa Research Center in collaboration with the HBS Business and Environment Initiative hosted an in-person Alumni event on Climate Adaptation and Urban Economic... View Details
  • 2019
  • Chapter

Monetary Policy—‘Whatever It Takes within Our (New?) Mandate’

By: Huw Pill
This paper discusses whether the UK's monetary policy framework needs to be reviewed in the light of experience during and in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. It concludes that, while the inflation targeting framework has generally proved robust, the Bank... View Details
Keywords: Monetary Policy; Money; Policy; United Kingdom
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  • 07 Jul 2020
  • Blog Post

The JD/MBA Seminar: The Perfect Practice Ground

As fourth years in our final year of the JD/MBA program, we have found that one of our favorite aspects of our HBS and HLS experiences has been the JD/MBA seminar. We looked forward to Tuesday nights last year as a time to meet, learn,... View Details
  • 2023
  • Working Paper

Can Evidence-Based Information Shift Preferences Towards Trade Policy?

By: Laura Alfaro, Maggie X. Chen and Davin Chor
Amid public skepticism about trade, we investigate whether evidence-based information--a concise statement of a research finding--can shape preferences towards trade policy. Across survey experiments conducted over 2018-2022 on U.S. general population samples, we... View Details
Keywords: Evidence; Preference; Trade Policy; Information; Trade; Policy; Attitudes
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  • 20 Feb 2007
  • First Look

First Look: February 20, 2007

conglomerate Tata & Sons, played a significant role in building India's economic infrastructure. Under his guidance, Tata & Sons built locomotives, steel refineries, airlines, chemical plants, and technology-based enterprises.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 26 Oct 2009
  • Lessons from the Classroom

The New Deal: Negotiauctions

known, unknown, and potential competitors. In February 2010, Subramanian will publish Negotiauctions: New Dealmaking Strategies for a Competitive Marketplace, a book that draws on his experience studying and advising on complex corporate... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
  • 28 Mar 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, March 28

change its strategy in order to keep up with India's changing social, political, and economic landscape? Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/516116-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case PEL-079 Uncommon Schools... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Online Business Courses & Certifications | HBS Online

Featured Program 7 Courses Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business (CLIMB) CLIMB enables new and experienced leaders to ignite their careers with a combination of vital and forward-looking business skills, self-reflection, and an immersive... View Details
  • July 2013 (Revised May 2017)
  • Case

European Integration: Meeting the Competitiveness Challenge

By: Michael E. Porter and Christian Ketels
The case discusses the origins and development of the European Integration process from the post-war period up to 2007, focusing particularly on the efforts of the Lisbon-agenda under way since 2000 to enhance Europe's competitiveness. It discusses the different policy... View Details
Keywords: Integration; Globalized Economies and Regions; Competition; Development Economics; Global Range; Policy; Failure; European Union; Europe
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  • 01 Jul 2014
  • Working Paper Summaries

Creating Reciprocal Value Through Operational Transparency

Keywords: by Ryan W. Buell, Tami Kim & Chia-Jung Tsay
  • Teaching

Overview

Ryann has extensive teaching experience in varied instructional settings. She was appointed the Qualitative Advisor for the Harvard University Sociology Department senior thesis writers in 2015-2016, and supervised two senior thesis writers in prior years. She served... View Details
  • 16 Nov 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Turning One Thousand Customers into One Million

Airbnb in shaping its offering, it wasn’t enough for Gebbia and cofounder Brian Chesky. In order to uncover more opportunities for improvement, they made the unusual move of using their own services, envisioning a perfect experience and... View Details
Keywords: by Thales S. Teixeira and Michael Blanding; Retail; Transportation; Accommodations
  • Research Summary

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By: Boris Vallee
Professor Vallée focuses on financial innovation, investigating it from different angles. This research thread has led him to relate the methods and insights of corporate finance and banking with those of other subfields, including household finance, public finance,... View Details