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  • July 2020
  • Teaching Note

COVID-19: The Global Shutdown

By: Laura Alfaro and Sarah Jeong
In the first months of 2020, a pandemic overwhelmed the world. COVID-19, commonly known as the coronavirus, spread from China and created a severe public health emergency across countries. While an immediate fear of the disease’s impact on human life permeaacted... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19; Health Pandemics; Trade; Microeconomics; Macroeconomics; Financial Crisis; Economy; Policy; Governance; Economic Systems; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Economic Sectors
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  • 05 Mar 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019

rates of public sector employment, the crown jewel of the Jordanian regime’s patronage. Interviews with over 60 of the surveyed firm owners across four strategically paired districts illustrate that business... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 04 May 2020
  • Blog Post

6 Things You Should Know About the HBS/HKS Joint Degree

views along with everyone’s enthusiasm for being here creates a remarkable group dynamic. This has certainly been a highlight for me so far. Students explore careers in both the private and public sectors... View Details
  • 09 May 2017
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 9

sudden rise of new entrants, especially Germany. The study shows that natural resource endowment is a poor explanatory variable for this geographical skewing. Public policy was a more important factor, although its impact was nuanced. The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Oct 2014
  • First Look

First Look: October 14

  Publications October 2014 Journal of International Economics The Global Agglomeration of Multinational Firms By: Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie Xiaoyang Chen Abstract—The explosion of multinational activities in recent decades is rapidly... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • January 2018
  • Case

Ak Gıda: IPO or Strategic Sale

By: Suraj Srinivasan and Eren Kuzucu
In 2015, Yıldiz Holding, one of the world’s largest producer of confections, biscuits and crackers, was at the end of its divestiture process from Ak Gida, one of the leading dairy companies in Turkey. The company had adopted a dual track process, pursuing an initial... View Details
Keywords: Valuation; Private Sector; For-Profit Firms; Business Model; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Growth and Development Strategy; Value Creation; Decision Making; Growth Management; Mergers and Acquisitions; Initial Public Offering; Business Conglomerates; Business Exit or Shutdown; Family Business; Joint Ventures; Food and Beverage Industry; Turkey
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  • 11 Dec 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018

sector, such as price controls and at the most extreme nationalization, made it nearly impossible for private sector energy players to succeed or for the public sector to... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • Web

Leadership - Health Care

that support faculty research and teaching, educational programs within the MBA and Executive Education curriculum and career support programs, and alumni outreach and engagement. She has spent her career working in the non-profit, government, and higher education... View Details
  • 11 Oct 2023
  • News

Soldier On

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes In November of 2022, 33-year-old Phillip Jones (MPA/MBA 2021) was elected mayor of Newport News, Virginia, where he had spent part of his childhood. The son of two Air Force veterans, he served six years in... View Details
  • 09 Apr 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Marketing a Country: Promotion as a Tool for Attracting Foreign Investment.

promotion. A government can carry out investment promotion itself, but this approach has the disadvantage that the government organization may be unable to acquire skills that are required if the activity is to be managed properly. The required skills may reside in the... View Details
Keywords: by Louis T. Wells & Alvin G. Wint
  • 28 Jan 2020
  • Book

Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking

change that seems perfectly benign. I tell the story of Carol Hallquist, a talented corporate executive with an interest in accelerating improvement in public education so that every school is great. She came to see principals or heads of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Banking System - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

Data Banking Sector Data Download Data Set in Excel Banking Sector Size The total assets of the banking sector, as a fraction of GDP, increased steadily between 1990 and 2008, before plateauing in recent... View Details
  • January 2016
  • Case

Haiti Hope: Innovating the Mango Value Chain

By: Amy C. Edmondson and Jean-François Harvey
This case study examines a market-based approach to economic development through the eyes of NGO TechnoServe's project manager, implementing a US$9.5 million five-year public-private partnership between Coca-Cola, IDB, and USAID. The case ends at the beginning of the... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability; Economic Development; Corporate Social Responsibility; Emerging Country; Teaming; Public-private Partnership; Inter-organizational Relationships; Collaboration; Strategy Implementation; Agricultural Commodity; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Public Sector; Supply Chain Management; Customer Value and Value Chain; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Learning; Partners and Partnerships; Private Sector; Developing Countries and Economies; Social Enterprise; Food and Beverage Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Haiti
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  • 02 Mar 2010
  • First Look

First Look: March 2

distinguished economists who have studied the role of public support in generating innovation in other sectors of the economy. Over the last few years relatively few economists have studied energy innovation... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Oct 1999
  • News

Eight Among Many: Alfred A. Checchi

"and I had always intended to go into public service. In fact, I enrolled at HBS to learn leadership skills to that end." Although his gubernatorial campaign was ultimately unsuccessful, Checchi was able to raise issues he feels are... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
  • 18 Mar 2016
  • Blog Post

What is an IFC?

An IFC (Immersive Field Course) is a class for second year students where the vast majority of content consists of an on-the-ground assignment to learn about and advise on real problems. I enrolled in an IFC focused on building cities because I am deeply interested in... View Details
  • 07 Dec 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Dec. 7

funds; by the end of August 2008, the collective amount represented more than 20% of Chile's GDP. Several critics wanted the funds to be used to improve the poor public education system, income gap, and other impending social issues.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Jun 2024
  • Blog Post

The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

in your industry?This is a no brainer: Public Entrepreneurship with Professor Mitch Weiss. I had previously worked on multiple public/private partnerships, but always on the private side. I saw that the View Details
  • Web

HBS Entrepreneurship Summit - Alumni

Landscape Lynn Schenk, Director, Business and Environment Initiative Rahul Shendure (MBA 2001) Sidney McLaurin, Material Impact Monica Varman (MBA 2016), G2 Venture Partners Entrepreneurial Sales Lou Shipley (MBA 1990), Senior Lecturer of Business Administration... View Details
  • 11 Jul 2006
  • First Look

First Look: July 11, 2006

debt for new securities worth 35 cents on the dollar, with no recognition of all past-due interest. Many holdouts, however, remain outside the deal. Some experts believe that Argentina's stance will have negative consequences for the country's private View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne