Bilateral Foreign Aid - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Apr 2010
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First Look: April 27

is, as more jurisdictions with economic ties to a given country adopt IFRS, perceived benefits from lowering transactions costs to foreign financial-statement users come to outweigh institutional differences (e.g., auditing technology)... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

22 Jan 2007
Research & Ideas

The Immigrant Technologist: Studying Technology Transfer with China

followed by people who are 100 miles away, and so forth in concentric circles. My research on ethnic networks suggests this channel facilitates faster knowledge transfer and faster adoption of foreign technologies. For example, if the... View Details

Keywords: Re: William R. Kerr; Technology; Computer

26 Sep 2016
Blog Post

An Interview with Corporate Relations Director, Kurt Piemonte

Tell us about your role at HBS. There are two main aspects of my role at HBS — one is to assist MBA students with their job searches and career planning, and the other is to aid companies in their recruiting efforts. I focus on... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

02 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

Investor Protection: The Czech Experience

Second, the emphasis on local laws as being all-important may be misplaced given the large role of foreign investment in emerging economies and the ability of these investors to avail themselves of nonlocal laws. The web of View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Media & Broadcasting; Entertainment & Recreation

17 Sep 2024
Blog Post

The International Experience at HBS: Zoe Sun (MBA 2024)

and the investing world. However, having grown up in mainland China, studied in the US and Europe, and gained an undergraduate degree in Foreign Service, I firmly believe that there is a bigger world out there, and that I should venture... View Details

Fall 2019
Article

Du « défi américain » à l’expansion européenne: Les relations économiques transatlantiques des années cinquante aux années soixante-dix

By: Grace A. Ballor

Economic histories of post-war transatlantic relations have focused on two predominant narratives: US aid for European reconstruction through the Marshall Plan, and the threat of American business investment in Europe. But little research has linked these two elements.... View Details

Keywords: Multinational Corporations; Economic History; International Relations; Business History; Foreign Direct Investment; Multinational Firms and Management

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The Canton Trade and The Hong Merchants System - A Chronicle of the China Trade

Related Collections Site Credits The system devised by the Chinese for carrying on the foreign trade was a masterpiece of wisdom. In no part of the world could operations of such magnitude be carried on with so much ease. The only... View Details

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as well as aid your personalized experience on the alumni website. How do I change my visibility preferences? The Edit Profile page allows you to set your level of visibility in the Directory and on the map, including your full address,... View Details

08 Aug 2022
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Building an 'ARMY' of Fans: Marketing Lessons from K-Pop Sensation BTS

the product of heavy government investment to create a unique cultural export. Music agencies built acts using an idol system that managed all aspects of stars’ lives and trained them in singing, dance, and even foreign languages.... View Details

Keywords: by Shalene Gupta; Media & Broadcasting; Music

22 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

Restoring a Global Economy, 1950–1980

industries. Europe and Japan had to spend the immediate postwar decade undergoing extensive reconstruction, heavily dependent on official aid from the United States, yet over time Europe and Japan closed the technological and productivity... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones

25 Jan 2021
Book

In a Nutshell, Why American Capitalism Succeeded

How did the United States become the world’s center of business growth following its founding in 1776? Surely a number of nations had powerful natural resources, stable financial and legal institutions, and dynamic entrepreneurs over that same span. Why was American... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Manufacturing

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Eligibility | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

following: US federal student aid (e.g., Perkins, GradPLUS, Stafford) US state programs (e.g., MEFA, VSAC, etc.) Foreign national, state, and provincial educational loan schemes Educational loans from a bank... View Details

20 Dec 2010
Research & Ideas

Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround

head counsel of the French company as their foreign minister. (He was not Panamanian and in fact lived in New York.) The lawyer drafted a treaty that gave Panama a far lower share of the canal revenues than the United States could have... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Transportation

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Breaking the Code of Change

academics from different fields frame research questions in a way that will lead to an integrative theory of change. Such a theory would clarify the trade-offs between different approaches to change and would aid in defining choices and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer & Nitin Nohria

04 Feb 2022
Book

Beyond the Cold War: Reinventing Socialism in 5 Countries

Although many view socialism through the rigid lens of Soviet orthodoxy, it has always been a work in progress and an evolving and adaptable ideology on a global scale, says Harvard Business School Marvin Bower Associate Professor Jeremy Friedman. In his new book, Ripe... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA - Alumni

Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Sanctions; or to individuals identified by name, or related to or connected with anyone on the Specially Designated Nationals List. TAX TREATMENT: GO Fellowship awards are reportable to... View Details

29 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Delving Deeper into Development with the MBA/MPA-ID Program – a Q+A with Zainab Raji (MBA/MPA-ID 2022)

African countries. I feared that during and after the outbreak populations living in poverty would be much worse-off and new populations would fall into poverty because the outbreak was taking away lives, sources of income, foreign... View Details

03 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Dealing with the ‘Irrational’ Negotiator

however, was different. Mindful of escalating budget deficits, Congress had decided that the only way to increase foreign food aid was to purchase the food more cheaply—not from American farmers but from... View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra & Max H. Bazerman

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Charts & Statistics - Leadership

Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century Charts & Statistics Birthplace Education Gender & Ethnicity Tenure Birthplace of Leaders Foreigners Gain CEO Access After Mid-Century Pre-1950 Founder 73% Family Business 2% Other CEO... View Details

18 Sep 2012
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First Look: September 18

accelerate the diffusion of new environmental standards that require coordinated complementary investments by various types of private adopters. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/13-030.pdf The Political Economy of View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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