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The Global Rise of Democracy: A Network Account

By: Magnus Thor Torfason and Paul Ingram
We examine the influence of an interstate network created by intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) on the global diffusion of democracy. We propose that IGOs facilitate this diffusion by transmitting information between their member states and by interpreting that... View Details
Keywords: International Relations; Networks; Society; Transformation; Power and Influence; Country; Globalization
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Business History - Faculty & Research

highlights essential factors for entrepreneurs and corporations to consider when evaluating opportunities in one of Africa’s most dynamic markets. Keywords: Business History ; International Relations ;... View Details
  • 07 Feb 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Digital Transformation: A New Roadmap for Success

or customers when we gathered their data?" "How would I personally feel if my data were used that way?" Digital transformation is more about people than technology While these seven principles might seem obvious to some, we’ve found that few companies have fully View Details
Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards
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HBS - The year in Review

Research Centers Convened The Global Centers, in partnership with External Relations and under the leadership of Professor Debora Spar, brought together close to 100 global leaders from the Global Advisory Boards and Global Leaders Circle... View Details
  • 08 Mar 2021
  • In Practice

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?

A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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  • 17 Jan 2023
  • In Practice

8 Trends to Watch in 2023

As 2023 begins, businesses and employees face an uncertain economy and labor market, as the twin dilemmas of inflation and interest rates weigh on forecasts. Harvard Business School faculty share the top trends that they believe will shape the workplace and markets... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
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Research Services - Faculty & Research

management. Services include fact checking, literature reviews, data source consultation and purchasing as well as data manipulation and analysis. HBS also hosts the world’s preeminent collection of unique Historical Collections related... View Details
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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

Professor Choudhury studies the future of work, in particular how remote work, hybrid work, and work-from-anywhere is changing the geography of work. His talk will cover two related topics: Why organizations should embrace a flexible... View Details
  • April 2006 (Revised October 2006)
  • Case

Chrysanthemum and Dragon: JAFCO Asia in China

By: Rawi E. Abdelal and David Lane
In the autumn of 2002, JAFCO Asia, a subsidiary of JAFCO Co., Ltd., became the first foreign private equity firm to open an office in Beijing's Haidian Science Park. JAFCO was the only Japanese private equity firm operating in China. As such, Managing Director Vincent... View Details
Keywords: History; International Relations; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Government Relations; Expansion; Market Entry and Exit; Performance Effectiveness; Foreign Direct Investment; Business Strategy; Financial Services Industry; China; Beijing; Japan
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  • 2018
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The Trust Imperative

By: Richard Edelman, Stephen A. Greyser, E. Bruce Harrison and Tom Martin
CHAPTER SUMMARY: Successful relationships depend on trust—trust between spouses, trust between parent and child, trust between enterprises and their stakeholders. This chapter focuses on the factors that build trust in organizations, as well as the forces that can... View Details
Keywords: Trust; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Communication
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  • January 2014 (Revised February 2014)
  • Teaching Note

Rana Plaza: Workplace Safety In Bangladesh (A) and (B)

By: John A. Quelch and Margaret L. Rodriguez
On April 24, 2013 the Rana Plaza factory building collapsed in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Over 1,100 people were killed in the worst industrial accident since the Union Carbide plant gas leak in Bhopal, India. Most of the victims worked for garment factories,... View Details
Keywords: Safety; Multinational Firms and Management; Labor Unions; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Working Conditions; Corporate Accountability; Crisis Management; Manufacturing Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Bangladesh
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HBS - The year in Review

Management Seth Neel Technology & Operations Management Charlotte L. Robertson Business, Government & the International Economy Marco Sammon Finance Lumumba B. Seegars Organizational Behavior Faculty Promotions Two faculty members were... View Details
  • 05 May 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Why Companies Raise Their Prices: Because They Can

lens of our paper, is that companies are already realizing this to the extent that they can figure out what price they can charge for their products,” MacKay says. “If you knew your costs were falling, but you didn't have to lower your price, they're already View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 2022
  • Case

Polarizing Government Work: McKinsey & Co. and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

By: Andrew J. Hoffman
When Donald Trump announced his run for president in 2015, he placed immigration front and center in his campaign. He promised to drastically expand U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and build a border... View Details
Keywords: International Relations; Immigration; Public Opinion; Ethics
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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

reward processing in humans. These techniques have revealed that evolutionarily conserved circuits related to affect generate distinguishable appetitive and consummatory signals, and that these signals can be used to predict choice and... View Details
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Automotive Product Development

At present, my primary research focus is studying product development in the auto industry. I am working with Stefan Thomke (HBS) and Takahiro Fujimoto (University of Tokyo) on the 4th Round of the Global Automotive Development Study. The first round of this... View Details

  • June 2010 (Revised February 2013)
  • Background Note

The Precautionary Principle

By: Michael W. Toffel and Nazli Z. Uludere Aragon
This note describes the precautionary principle and its key tenets, highlights challenges associated with its use, and includes many examples of its application, primarily within the realm of regulating activities based on the risk of harm to human health and the... View Details
Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Health Disorders; Business and Government Relations; Safety; Natural Environment; Pollutants; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Chemical Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry
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  • 15 May 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Kids Benefit From Having a Working Mom

To gauge the global effect of working moms, the researchers dug into data from the International Social Survey Programme, a global consortium of organizations that conduct social science research, and studied 2002 and 2012 responses to a... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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Economic Development in Inner Cities - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Development in Inner Cities Economic Development in Rural Areas Cluster Studies International Cluster Competitiveness Profiles Economic Development in ... Economic Development in Inner Cities We believe distressed inner city communities... View Details