International Economy - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 21, 2009

businesses outperform both single-unit firms and multi-unit firms composed of unrelated businesses. Explanations for this relationship between focus and firm performance have largely centered on economies of scope achieved by sharing... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

How Systemic Racism Can Threaten National Security

the single most important public good: defense of national boundaries from external attacks.” Quantifying racism’s toll Economists have looked more frequently at racism’s destructive influence on the US economy in recent years, yet few... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

05 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019

case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/718063-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 718-033 Business, Government, and the International Economy (BGIE) No abstract available. Purchase this... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

25 Oct 2010
HBS Case

Tesco’s Stumble into the US Market

from the United States. Wal-Mart tripped up badly in Germany. Tesco's international forays have hitherto been successful—with the possible exception of Japan. Tesco intelligently elected to concentrate on fast-growing, emerging View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

06 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

The Problem with Hedge Funds

that. When the market gains a lot on a day, they look at the overall upward direction of the economy and attribute it to that. When the market stalls and seems to move aimlessly, they say the American View Details

Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills

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Philipp Schäelli

year, I could really push myself academically. Due to the large share of international students and the two years spent together, I was able to really expand my network of friends and business contacts. How has your overall HBS experience... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity; Financial Services

23 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Why White-Collar Crime Spiked in America After 9/11

cutbacks Previous studies have delved into the fact that the threat of prison time and fines can deter white-collar criminals from committing crimes that can greatly harm corporations, investors, and consumers alike, not to mention financial markets and the View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

11 Mar 2024
News

In Harmony

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, my name is Julia Hanna; I’m an associate editor at the HBS Alumni Bulletin. Last November I flew to Seoul, South Korea to interview Michael Kim (MBA 1990) of MBK Partners. Often referred to as one of... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photograph by Jun Michael Park

01 Dec 2014
Research & Ideas

The Big Influence of Small Countries in the United Nations Secretariat

associate professor in the Business, Government and the International Economy unit at Harvard Business School, asks in a new working paper, Who Runs the International System?... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

09 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019

proposals, and quality evaluations for more than 12,000 evaluator-proposal pairs. The analysis shows that solicitations offering a personal reward for top submissions boost participation rates without affecting submission quality. We show that this is due to workers... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Oct 1999
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Eight Among Many: Peter G. Harf

only for building an international beauty empire but also for the ginger-lily shower gel he is using these days. As head of the New Yorkbased firm that makes popular scents such as Jovan and Stetson as well as numerous prestige brands,... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Sep 2023
News

Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley The Happiness Handbook By Landon Carter (MBA 1967) Marshall and McClintic Publishing Have you ever wished you had the instruction manual for being a happy human on planet Earth? This book will answer some of life’s fundamental questions: Who am... View Details

22 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 22

integration and degree of structural differentiation together affect a firm's ability to explore and exploit. We suggest that the senior team's ability to attend to and deal with contradictory internal architectures is a crucial... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Our Mission & Team | Institute for Business in Global Society

taught courses that include Business, Government and International Economy and Managing International Trade and Investment. A prolific writer, Spar's books including Ruling the... View Details

01 Jun 2023
News

Cultivating Prosperity in Afghanistan

Special Forces units while serving in Afghanistan. Saffron currently sells for $2,500 per kilogram because its harvesting and processing are so labor intensive. During the summer after their first year at HBS, Miller served as a brand marketing View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

09 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

When Benchmarks Don’t Work

for very long. After all, an outsourcer of these services enjoys economies of scale that virtually no internal support unit can hope to match. An outsourcer can shift operations to the lowest-cost regions of... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan; Service

01 Jun 2001
News

Alejandro Ramirez: A Very Good Time for Mexico

environment drastically. Suddenly, we found ourselves facing international competition.” Although he felt “a little bit torn,” Ramirez returned to Mexico. “My family had always been there for me, so I wanted to help in whatever way I... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; World Bank; United Nations; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

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Marketing Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Bombay. Isamar Troncoso : Selected as an INFORMS Doctoral Consortium Fellow in 2019. Shunyuan Zhang : Runner up for the 2019 Nunamaker-Chen Dissertation Award from INFORMS Information Systems Society (ISS) for “A... View Details

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In the News - Creating Emerging Markets

documented as far back as the Egyptian dynasties. While the World Bank estimates that international bribery exceeds $1.5 trillion annually, the larger and more subtle effects of corruption on economies and... View Details

02 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Not All M&As Are Alike—and That Matters

acquisitions and geographic roll-ups consolidate businesses, they can be difficult to tell apart except on a case-by-case basis. However, they vary in some fundamental ways. For one thing, their strategic rationales differ. Roll-ups are designed to achieve View Details

Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower

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