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  • 2014
  • Chapter

Firms and Global Capitalism

By: Geoffrey Jones
This chapter forms part of the two-volume Cambridge History of Capitalism, a definitive new reference work that traces the history of capitalism from its origins to the present day. The chapter focuses on the role of business enterprises as powerful actors in... View Details
Keywords: Political Economy; American History; Economic History; Business History; Labor History; Slavery; Numeracy And Quantification; Science And Technology Studies; History Of The Book; International Investment; International Business; International Marketing; Globalization; History
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  • 18 Oct 2018
  • News

What Will Trump Do Next With Chinese Student Visas?

  • 22 Aug 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Restoring a Global Economy, 1950–1980

in mining and petroleum. During the first global economy, much of the growth had been driven by the exchange of manufactured goods made in the developed world for the resources found elsewhere. The emergent new global economy was driven... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones
  • October 2004
  • Article

FDI and Economic Growth: The Role of Local Financial Markets

By: Laura Alfaro, Areendam Chanda, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan and Selin Sayek
The purpose of this paper is to examine the various links among foreign direct investment, financial markets and growth. We model an economy with a continuum of agents indexed by their level of ability. Agents have two choices: they can work for the foreign company in... View Details
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Financial Markets; Economic Growth; Cost; Wealth; Investment Return; Knowledge
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  • 24 Sep 2015
  • News

Global Teams That Work

    The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth

    Conquer the most essential adaptation to the knowledge economy

    The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth offers practical guidance for teams and organizations who... View Details

      Reshmaan N. Hussam

      Reshmaan Hussam is an associate professor of business administration in the Business, Government and International Economy Unit, a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and a faculty affiliate at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty... View Details

        Amy C. Edmondson

        Amy C. Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School, a chair established to support the study of human interactions that lead to the creation of successful enterprises that contribute to the betterment of... View Details

        Keywords: health care; nonprofit industry; professional services; consulting
        • 05 Mar 2009
        • What Do You Think?

        How Frank or Deceptive Should Leaders Be?

        the authors, "how the economy really works" as opposed to the way that classical economics views it. They cite the importance of economists understanding the impact of such things as "confidence, fairness, corruption and... View Details
        Keywords: by Jim Heskett
        • 18 Jun 2024
        • Research & Ideas

        Central Banks Missed Inflation Red Flags. This Pricing Model Could Help.

        Stagflation? Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: Illustration created by HBSWK using images from AdobeStock/wachiwat and AdobeStock/WP! View Details
        Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services; Banking
        • 03 Jan 2011
        • Research & Ideas

        Most Popular Articles of 2010

        dispersed around the globe. But the one theme that has attracted the most HBS Working Knowledge readers over our 11-year history is how to improve personal leadership skills. A third of the articles on this page relate to improving work... View Details
        Keywords: by Staff
        • 28 Jun 2022
        • Book

        The Moral Enterprise: How Two Companies Profit with Purpose

        How can government and business work together in this fractious political moment, when finding solutions to pressing problems like inequality and climate change are more urgent than ever? Rebecca Henderson, Harvard University’s John and Natty McArthur University... View Details
        Keywords: by Avery Forman
        • 18 Jul 2018
        • Research & Ideas

        No More General Tso's? A Threat to 'Knowledge Recombination'

        further recombined by locals,” he says. “If H1-B was scrapped, or Europe stopped admitting skilled migrants, the knowledge production of the global economy would suffer.” One vivid example of this innovation... View Details
        Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health; Food & Beverage; Accounting

          Magie Cheng

          Mengjie (Magie) Cheng is a Ph.D. student in Marketing at Harvard Business School. She received her B.S. in Finance from Chu Kochen Honors College at Zhejiang University and M.S. in Management Science and... View Details
          • August 2020
          • Article

          Machine Learning and Human Capital Complementarities: Experimental Evidence on Bias Mitigation

          By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Evan Starr and Rajshree Agarwal
          The use of machine learning (ML) for productivity in the knowledge economy requires considerations of important biases that may arise from ML predictions. We define a new source of bias related to incompleteness in real time inputs, which may result from strategic... View Details
          Keywords: Machine Learning; Bias; Human Capital; Management; Strategy
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          • March 2022 (Revised April 2023)
          • Case

          Pittsburgh: A Successful City?

          By: Karen Mills, Caroline Elkins, Vikram Gandhi, Gabriella Elanbeck and Zeke Gillman
          Pittsburgh, PA, was once the crown jewel of American heavy industry. During the 19th and 20th centuries, the city was an undisputed leader in steel production, boasting some of the largest companies and wealthiest individuals in the world. Its abundance of... View Details
          Keywords: Economic And Social Disparities; Economic Development; Local Economic Development; Contextual Intelligence; Contextual Knowledge; Context; City Growth; City Innovation; City Leadership; Pittsburgh; Local Government; Local Stakeholders; Business And Community; Business And Community Relations; Community Engagement; Community Relations; Cross-sector Collaboration; Innovation; Innovation Economy; Innovation Clusters; Innovation Ecosystems; Shared Prosperity; Equality Of Opportunity; Equity; Inclusion; Business And Government; Business ＆ Government Relations; Business And Government Relations; Business And Society; Neighborhoods; Race And Ethnicity; Innovation ＆ Entrepreneurship; Diversity; Ethnicity; Race; Household; Income; Economic Growth; Economic Sectors; Economics; Local Range; Urban Development; Urban Scope; City; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Government and Politics; Government Administration; Growth and Development; History; Leadership; Goals and Objectives; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Society; Civil Society or Community; Culture; Human Needs; Public Opinion; Public Sector; Social Issues; Poverty; Equality and Inequality; Manufacturing Industry; Steel Industry; Education Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Technology Industry; United States; Pittsburgh; Pennsylvania
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          • 2015
          • Working Paper

          Moving to the Adjacent Possible: Discovering Paths for Export Diversification in Rwanda

          By: Ricardo Hausmann and Jasmina Chauvin
          How can Rwanda, which currently has one of the lowest levels of income and exports per capita in the world, grow and diversify its economy in presence of significant constraints? We analyze Rwanda's historical growth and trade performance and find that Rwanda's high... View Details
          Keywords: Export Diversification; Industrialization; Economic Complexity; International Trade; Rwanda; Diversification; Trade; Transportation; Developing Countries and Economies; Rwanda
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          • 22 Feb 2011
          • Research & Ideas

          Most Popular Articles, Papers of the Decade

          HBS Working Knowledge readers want it all, judging by our all-time most popular articles. Here you'll find stories on everything from maintaining a professional image to writing a business plan, from how to market on social media to why... View Details
          Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
          • 2011
          • Working Paper

          Organizations in the Shadow of Communities

          By: Siobhan O'Mahony and Karim R. Lakhani
          The concept of a community form is drawn upon in many subfields of organizational theory. Although there is not much convergence on a level of analysis, there is convergence on a mode of action that is increasingly relevant to a knowledge-based economy marked by porous... View Details
          Keywords: Knowledge Sharing; Organizational Culture; Civil Society or Community; Boundaries; Information Technology; Theory; Value Creation
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          • Article

          A Case for Contextual Intelligence

          By: Tarun Khanna
          In this perspective, I make a case for entrepreneurs and academics alike to focus on what I have referred to elsewhere as Contextual Intelligence, the ability to understand the limits of our knowledge, and to adapt that knowledge to a context different from the one in... View Details
          Keywords: Contextual Intelligence; Institutional Voids; Entrepreneurship In Emerging Markets; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Situation or Environment; Developing Countries and Economies; Entrepreneurship
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