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- 03 Oct 2005
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Future of Globally Organized Labor?
Summing Up Globalization could spur organized labor to rethink its premises, objectives, and strategies. But the prospect for that is not clear, according to respondents to this month's column. As Arun Joshi put it, "Now that the View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 20 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers Value Global Brands
that people associate with global brands. Then we surveyed 1,800 people in twelve nations to measure the relative importance of those dimensions when consumers buy products. A detailed analysis revealed that consumers all over the world... View Details
- 04 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 4, 2018
literature on political risk in business and economic history by examining both new perspectives (risk encountered by companies domestically, rather than risk for foreign investors) and new settings (emerging markets economies in Latin... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Mar 2015
- What Do You Think?
Can a Laissez-Faire Approach Fix Labor Market Inequality?
Walmart's actions, or rather reactions, are proof it is necessary for government to act if change is to be expected. "Question the value of training programs and apprenticeships? The power of the German economy is the only example... View Details
- 02 Dec 2009
- What Do You Think?
Should Immigration Policies Be More Welcoming to Low-Skilled Workers?
Gupta commented that responses to the question of whether immigration policies should be more welcoming to low-skilled workers assumed that the issue was limited to the United States. Gupta reminds us that it could just as well have applied to India. But Gupta... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 10 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 10
of physical infrastructure and workforce education are the strongest predictors of entry, with labor laws and household banking quality also playing important roles. Looking at the district-industry level, we find extensive evidence of agglomeration View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Something Ventured, Something Gained: A European View of Venture Capital
1946, when the late Georges Doriot, a long-time and legendary member of the HBS faculty, founded American Research and Development as a willing and able source of financing for the new ventures that were coming to life just after World... View Details
- 11 Mar 2009
- HBS Case
The Energy Politics of Russia vs. Ukraine
Abdelal explains. Russia, he adds, also views Gazprom revenues as a means to make its economy less dependent on the energy sector in the long term. Abdelal notes that because natural gas is much cleaner than oil or coal, Europe will... View Details
- 08 May 2020
- In Practice
Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Must Hoard Cash to Hold On
survey by the Charities Aid Foundation of America. A staggering 97 percent of respondents expect their funding to decline during the next 12 months as the struggling economy and social distancing hurts fundraising efforts. What can... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 13 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 13, 2010
Nyende, Claire Ashton-James, and Michael I. Norton Abstract This research provides the first support for a possible psychological universal: human beings around the world derive emotional benefits from using their financial resources to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Steve Jobs Legacy
News of the death this week of Steve Jobs reverberated around the world. And the Harvard Business School campus was no exception. Everyone felt a keen sense of loss for a man who was an iconic figure in the worlds of technology,... View Details
- 02 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
George C. Lodge
prolific outpouring of twelve books as well as a host of cases and articles (including two McKinsey Awards for best article of the year in Harvard Business Review). In addition, he was one of the chief architects of Business, Government, and the International View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 20 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 20
illustrates that in a gray market setting, the transfer price that maximizes a multinational's profits may also be the same one that maximizes the social welfare of the domestic economy that houses it. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Apr 2000
- Research & Ideas
Financial Services 24/7
likes to look at this complicated new world in terms of what is changing and what is staying the same. A longtime observer of technology's impact on business, McFarlan has been intrigued by recent developments in the financial services... View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
Japan. An entire system of governance was blown away. In 1911, an imperial tradition of more than 2,000 years ended. After the subsequent disasters of world war and Maoist utopianism, China was an impoverished third View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Nov 2016
- First Look
First Look - November 1, 2016
with key players from the frontlines of digital change, The Content Trap aims to reorient strategy and offers lessons for businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals trying to figure out what to do next. Companies that flourish in a digital View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Oct 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Leadership an Increasingly Difficult Balancing Act?
advantage in a world of impatient investors, restive employees, and demanding customers? Do they require leaders who have fewer answers, more questions, and a bias for testing and quick action? Are investors, employees, and customers... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 21 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Europe Wrote the Rules of Global Finance
developing countries. His article, "Writing the Rules of Global Finance: France, Europe, and Capital Liberalization," appeared in the Review of International Political Economy in February 2006. Ann Cullen: How did you become... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 20 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 20
http://icc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/dtq013?ijkey=WB7zzaO3bsqcw4t&keytype=ref Pension Fund Design in Developing Economies Author: Luis M. Viceira Publication: In Evaluating the Financial Performance of Pension Funds,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency
investors and he’s the “flag,” the name. Given that case, that would inform a world view that has a high sensitivity to perceptions in what we call in real estate “the real economy.” Are the rooms full, and in which locations? Hotel... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese