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- November 2003 (Revised May 2016)
- Case
Weetman Pearson and the Mexican Oil Industry (A)
By: Geoffrey Jones and Lisa Bud-Freirman
Taught in the MBA Evolution of Global Business course, a business history course on the growth of multinationals. Explores the role of the British entrepreneur Weetman Pearson in developing the Mexican oil industry before 1914. Shows this entrepreneur's evolution from... View Details
Keywords: History; Risk and Uncertainty; Non-Renewable Energy; Growth Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Entrepreneurship; Investment; Developing Countries and Economies; Energy Industry; Mexico
Jones, Geoffrey, and Lisa Bud-Freirman. "Weetman Pearson and the Mexican Oil Industry (A)." Harvard Business School Case 804-085, November 2003. (Revised May 2016.)
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About the Project - U.S. Competitiveness
About the Project 09 Aug 2013 Video Dean Nitin Nohria Announces the U.S. Competitiveness Project Video What Is the U.S. Competitiveness Project? 02 Apr 2015 Video An Economy Doing Half Its Job Re: Michael Porter and Jan Rivkin The U.S.... View Details
- May 2025
- Background Note
Social Enterprise in Latin America
By: Brian L. Trelstad and Karina Souza
This research note provides an overview of the social enterprise ecosystem in Latin America, exploring current dynamics across key markets, including country-specific insights on Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, and Central America. In a region characterized... View Details
Keywords: Latin America; Brazil; Mexico; Argentina; Colombia; Chile; Impact Investing; Developing Countries and Economies; Social Entrepreneurship; Emerging Markets; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Ownership; Social Enterprise; Business Strategy; Equality and Inequality; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; Information Technology Industry; Latin America; Brazil; Mexico; Argentina; Colombia; Chile; Guatemala; Central America
- 11 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Branding Sells Cereal, Handbags, and Vacations. Can It Sell a Country?
The 70th anniversary of Israel’s founding last year stirred reflection about the country’s image, values, and position in the world among everyone from former diplomats to Hollywood actors. Despite efforts to portray Israel as modern and safe, the Israeli-Palestinian... View Details
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Professor Begenau’s research agenda is directed at better understanding how financial markets work and how they affect the real economy. She uses quantitative analysis to build both prescriptive and descriptive models concerning financial risk in banking, and she also... View Details
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Online Business Strategy Course | HBS Online
elements of the Good Jobs Strategy 5 hrs Module 5 Mastering Productivity Explore why some companies are more productive than others, the power of economies of scale, and opportunities to share value with your suppliers. Highlights Fixed... View Details
- September 1992 (Revised July 1998)
- Case
Germany in the 1990s: Managing Reunification
By: George C. Lodge and James W. Ragsdale
In October 1990, eastern Germany was incorporated into the Federal Republic of Germany. The German people rewarded the architect of these changes, Helmut Kohl, with an enhanced majority in national elections. But only two years later it was hard to remember these heady... View Details
Keywords: Economy; Inflation and Deflation; Central Banking; Interest Rates; Political Elections; Situation or Environment; Integration; Europe; Germany; Italy; United Kingdom
Lodge, George C., and James W. Ragsdale. "Germany in the 1990s: Managing Reunification." Harvard Business School Case 793-033, September 1992. (Revised July 1998.)
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Matthew C. Weinzierl | About
Matthew C. Weinzierl Senior Associate Dean, Chair, MBA Program Unit Business, Government and the International Economy Contact Phone Bio Matt Weinzierl is Senior Associate Dean and Chair of the MBA Program... View Details
- 28 Mar 2012
- What Do You Think?
Are Factory Jobs Important to the Economy?
sectors of a developed economy cannot. He says, "jobs that create wealth are the absolute foundation for any economy this excludes most of the 'non-tradable' (largely personal service) jobs." While... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Made in Italy
HBS faculty members and students visited Lamborghini’s headquarters in Bologna during the immersion to learn how the company became experts in electric car technology. Photo courtesy Lamborghini IMMERSIVE FIELD COURSES OFFERED AS ELECTIVES IN 2023 Denmark and... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 11 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
A Day in the Life: Ben Hsieh
and International Economy (BGIE) – and we are discussing Korea’s growth story. Our discussion centers around whether government intervention helps economic growth and on the impact of the Chaebols, or large... View Details
- 19 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 19, 2009
California Public Employees' Retirement System (CaIPERS)—the largest public pension fund in the U.S.—had adopted a new principles-based approach to investing in emerging market equities in November 2007. Previously, CalPERS internal and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
here , Jeremy’s other research here , and Adi’s other research here . More Info U.S. monetary policy and emerging market credit cycles By: Falk Bräuning & Victoria Ivashina JUNE 2020 For emerging market economies (EMEs), foreign bank... View Details
- 28 Jan 2008
- Research & Ideas
Billions of Entrepreneurs in China and India
power, the way they deal with each other, and the way the village economy works. In China, the government is often the entrepreneur. It is in many instances a very efficient entrepreneur. Of course there are bankrupt state-owned... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1
structure the background against which business operates. The aim is to develop a plausible framework for managerial decision-making that respects the fact of value pluralism in a global economy and that fosters meaningful criticism of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 16, 2010
economy quietly shifted their focus from market failure to government failure over the second half of the twentieth century, they set the stage for a revolution in both government and markets, the full ramifications of which are still... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 21
communication but also to less experimentation and less information collection. When two firms that are each internally homogenous but different from each other, merge, the above results translate to specific predictions how the change in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Apr 2020
- What Do You Think?
What Are Lessons for Leaders from This Black Swan Crisis?
the past year or two. All of it is now down the drain as 80 percent of the economy shuts down while the other 20 percent operates beyond its supposed capacity. What’s the lesson here? Be careful of how much time is devoted to this kind of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 29 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 29, 2016
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50826 Harvard Business School Case 711-040 The IMF: The Washington Consensus, the Critics, and the New Challenges as China Rises How the International Monetary Fund (IMF) defined and carried... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Video - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Michael E. Porter presents at the Shared Value Leadership Summit on how creating both business and social value makes a company stand out against the competition. 22 JANUARY 2015 Media Mention Divergence Is the Narrative of U.S. Economy... View Details