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  • 22 Jan 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019

and Galanz, which has brought microwave ovens to millions of Chinese consumers previously considered too poor to buy such an appliance. What’s more, the essentials of development can be “pulled in” by market-creating innovators—and over time, View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 08 May 2020
  • In Practice

Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Must Hoard Cash to Hold On

and missed opportunities that could be addressed.  This is also a time to strengthen partnerships with other organizations in a similar space. Rather than compete, you can find ways to multiply your impact by working together. You can... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
  • 15 Mar 2011
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First Look: March 15

  PublicationsDo Strong Fences Make Strong Neighbors? Authors:Mihir Desai and Dhammika Dharmapala Publication:National Tax Journal 63 (December 2010) Abstract Many features of U.S. tax policy towards multinational firms—including the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Sep 2004
  • Research & Ideas

How Consumers Value Global Brands

In 2002, we carried out a two-stage research project in partnership with the market research company Research International/USA to find out how consumers in different countries value global brands. First, we conducted a qualitative study... View Details
Keywords: by Douglas B. Holt, John A. Quelch & Earl L. Taylor
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Michael R. Bloomberg

Bloomberg Philanthropies works to improve lives by focusing on the arts, education, the environment, government innovation, public health, and accelerating the pace of Black wealth accumulation. In 2017, together with Harvard Kennedy... View Details
  • 03 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 3, 2009

having two buildings built with significant leaning away from vertical. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=209052 Purchase this supplement: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=209094 Creating... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 23 Jan 2008
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First Look: January 23, 2008

a question related to whether the poor should be helped by the government or if they should help themselves, while the measure of luck is the share of the oil industry in the state's economy multiplied by the price of oil. The correlation... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 17 Nov 2020
  • In Practice

How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other

and gift certificates for post-pandemic gatherings. Large businesses and state and local governments need to make small business contracting a priority. Biden administration policymakers and mayors from the Bloomberg Harvard City... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Retail
  • 01 Jun 2013
  • News

Lesson Plans

honest." —Michael Horn (MBA 2006) Education Executive Director, The Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation, San Mateo, California Carl Christopher (MBA 2006) Director of School Operations, Partnership for LA Schools... View Details
Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services
  • 26 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019

record health worker attendance and patient adherence to protocol, and they automatically prompt follow-up treatment. We combine data from surveys, independent field visits, and government registers to identify impacts on TB-control... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • May 2024 (Revised May 2025)
  • Case

Hakluyt: From Corporate Intelligence to Trusted Advisors

By: Joseph B. Fuller and Lena Duchene
Established in 1995 by a group of ex-British intelligence officers, Hakluyt & Company (Hakluyt) was a corporate advisory firm that generated insights by leveraging a unique blend of internal expertise and a global network of well-connected individuals. Since 2019, the... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Talent and Talent Management; Capital Structure; Cash Flow; Corporate Finance; Equity; Stock Shares; Corporate Governance; Business History; Compensation and Benefits; Recruitment; Leadership Style; Growth Management; Management Succession; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Networks; Partners and Partnerships; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Transformation; Consulting Industry; Europe; United Kingdom; England; London
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  • 18 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 18, 2009

Chairman and CEO of KPMG, the firm made a number of changes in compensation, governance, and culture in order to address the underlying reasons for actions that occurred prior to him becoming CEO that led to the accounting giant paying $456 million to the federal View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 02 Feb 2016
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February 2, 2016

The aversion is equally strong whether tax revenue goes to the U.S. government or back to the experimenter (a “laboratory tax”). We discuss the implications of our results for the relationship between labor supply and taxation.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Apr 2023
  • Blog Post

Harvard Climate Leaders Program

The Climate Leaders Program for Professional Students at Harvard is a student-led, faculty-advised program for Masters and professional students across all Harvard graduate schools, developed in partnership with the Harvard University... View Details
  • 01 Jun 1997
  • News

Blockbuster Deals

systems and nonfunctional governance systems." "In the 1980s," says Jensen, "there were many more takeovers, mergers, leveraged buyouts, and restructurings intended to create efficiency and value. While some of this is happening now,... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry
  • 26 Jul 2004
  • Research & Ideas

A Better Way to Negotiate: Backward

be its strongest regional ally. Yet because Israel's formal membership might have kept numerous Arab states from joining the coalition, the U.S. government pointedly excluded the Israelis, starting negotiations elsewhere. Careful... View Details
Keywords: by James K. Sebenius
  • 01 Dec 2000
  • News

Latin America's Decade

a report on the HBS Latin America Research Center), Latin America is an evolving, untapped market of vast potential, formidable challenges, and many fascinations. MORE A Latin American Vision: New HBS Research Center Opens In the 1980s, democracy-oriented View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Julia Hanna; Latin America; research; infrastructure; Hospitality; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • 08 Apr 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Women’s Summit Celebrates ‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuit’

Harvard President Drew Faust herself noted at the start of the conference, women are still underrepresented at the top levels of government and business, both in the United States and abroad. Only 4 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs are women;... View Details
Keywords: by Katie Koch & Harvard Gazette
  • 13 Apr 2010
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First Look: April 13

evolved from the original vision of Lewis and Hutchinson to radically transform the construction industry to a go-to-market partnership model using the real estate as a "showroom" for evolving sustainable urban technology—a $3... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 19 May 2009
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First Look: May 19, 2009

partnership in rural northern Minnesota between 14 different organizations, which worked together through an advisory board, governing board, and leadership team in order to deliver coordinated early... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace