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- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
Restoring a Global Economy, 1950–1980
balance of trade in the 1960s, and the devaluation of the U.S. dollar and the end of its convertibility into gold in 1971, provided symbolic signs of the ending of an era. There remained many restrictions on the flow of capital, trade,... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones
- 04 Oct 2022
- What Do You Think?
Have Managers Underestimated the Need for Face-to-Face Contact?
consumers missing a sense of community? The number of “dark store” fulfillment centers for 10-minute delivery in New York City is declining, according to one report. The Instacart home grocery delivery service was devalued by 40 percent... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Big Companies, Big Opportunities—Big Questions
portfolio managers and we're going to have to leverage our local knowledge with our partners." Cash Not On Hand But financial partners are becoming increasingly difficult to find, particularly after the devaluations of the last... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
- 06 Jun 2012
- What Do You Think?
Is Something Wrong with the Way We Work?
commented that this mindset "leads to poor morale and burn out," as well as a loss of effective communication skills. Gerald Nanninga added that "it is destroying the art of pondering" and "by valuing work as a 24/7 activity we are View Details
- 06 Dec 2011
- Op-Ed
Greater Fiscal Integration Best Solution for Euro Crisis
take a grim view. The EMU has had no fiscal solidarity, no fiscal discipline, and no lender of last resort. To regain a level of competitiveness comparable to Germany's, weaker European economies would have to suffer through a painful internal deflation, since a... View Details
Keywords: by Dante Roscini
- 24 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 24, 2006
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807029 SUN Brewing Harvard Business School Case 207-022 The Khemka family of India, founders, managers, and majority owners of Russia-based SUN Brewing, faces a difficult decision in 1998. Following the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Explaining China's Crash
After more than a decade of nearly can’t-miss growth, China’s stock market began a precipitous summer slide that has spooked investors worldwide. In July, the Shanghai composite index dropped 15 percent from June, prompting the People’s Bank of China to View Details
- 16 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 16, 2010
be to a devaluation of the Bolivar? Purchase this supplement:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/111020-PDF-ENG Cosmeticos de Espana, S.A. (C) David F. HawkinsHarvard Business School Supplement 111-021 third case in the Cosmeticos de... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
To Pay or Not to Pay: Argentina and the International Debt Market
that triggered economic chaos in that nation. Along with Argentina's current struggles—the sharp devaluation of its currency, rampant inflation, and civil unrest—past financial problems remain unresolved and much on the minds of its... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Alfaro
- 20 Jun 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Fame, Faith, and Social Activism: Business Lessons from Bono
but it is hard to criticize him because his political achievements are very real." Ultimately, the other members believed in what he was doing. "There was a sense that (the political activism) could demystify and devalue U2," Bono has... View Details
- 18 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 18
inflation with a devalued currency, despite massive capital inflows and a huge current account deficit. At home, the government has carefully managed between Islamicization, democracy, and secularism. And abroad, it deals with a difficult... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 12 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
‘Let the Buyer Beware’ Doesn’t Protect Investors
some PowerPoint slides—a process that Bill Burnham, a former CSFB Internet analyst, calls 'the competitive devaluation of underwriting standards.' But nowhere did the wall between research and banking fall so completely as in Quattrone's... View Details
Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
- 07 Apr 2003
- What Do You Think?
Should Global Business Initiatives Be Devalued?
these comments when he said, "Global initiatives should not be devalued but should be re-evaluated with some new criteria." Respondents raised an interesting concept of the importance of a "national brand." This... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 24 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 24
experience increases in interest rates, a devaluation of the currency, and, eventually, a restructuring of the country's debt. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/212091-PDF-ENG Fighting Corruption at Siemens Paul... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 03 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Competitive Advantage of Global Finance
Chemical's expansion in Argentina and its performance subsequent to the devaluation demonstrates how multinational firms can access worldwide product markets and capital markets when local firms are most disadvantaged, as described in... View Details
- 05 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
What Companies Should Not Do in the Next Banking Crisis
to the short-term ones.” Steinwender points out that their findings only apply to companies in the wake of a financial crisis brought on by a banking crash—and don’t necessarily apply to crises brought on by demand shock or currency View Details
- 21 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 21
must stabilize its operations at home, where a devalued peso, economic uncertainty, and political instability still linger from the devastating financial crisis. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Apr 2019
- HBS Case
How Entrepreneurs Can Turn Lead Into Gold
legal contract. Yet, those relationships are rarely studied by academic researchers and are often devalued by entrepreneurs themselves in favor of more formal arrangements. The combination of these three attributes—proactive networking,... View Details
- 05 Nov 2014
- What Do You Think?
Are We Entering an Era of Neuromanagement?
that people tend to devalue long-term returns in relation to short-term gains. They tend not to buy and sell according to self-set rules. A person willing to pay up to $200 for a ticket to a sporting event is not, once he owns it, willing... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 12 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 12, 2007
arises from a major economic, social, and institutional breakdown that jeopardizes the subsidiary's existence. Argentina defaulted on it sovereign debt and devalued the peso by over 200%, but it differentiated the treatment of the FX rate... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace