Regional Industry - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

How Many U.S. Jobs Are ‘Offshorable’?

The controversial topic of offshoring U.S. jobs may have been shoved out of the headlines by recent events, but it remains front and center for senior business leaders operating in an increasingly global, competitive economy. To give MBAs a deeper understanding of this... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

01 Apr 2001
News

Beyond the Rim: New Paths to Success in Asia

Businesses in the Asia-Pacific region today are caught up in a dizzying swirl of economic, cultural, political, technological, and social change. Enormous opportunities await managers who can harness these powerful currents to drive their... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes and Deborah Blagg; David Lane; Educational Services

01 Mar 2009
News

Your Taxi Is Waiting

was witnessing the inaugural flight of Blink, a European air-taxi service they had first conceived of while students at the School. The scene didn’t offer much drama — just another small plane taking off from the thousands of regional... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Air Transportation; Transportation

January 2001
Background Note

Country Analysis in a "Global Village"

By: Bruce R. Scott

Substantially rewritten to establish the relevance of countries in the global context. It does so in terms of their differing economic performance in recent decades, and also by contrasting those that have "converged" toward the rich country norm (as theory would... View Details

Keywords: Globalized Economies and Regions; Macroeconomics; Trade; Business Strategy; Performance Evaluation; Industry Growth; Currency; Policy; Development Economics

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01 Apr 2001
News

Student Conferences Tackle Business Issues

Business, along with members of the Greater Chicago/Midwestern high-tech business community, into closer contact with industry leaders at the HBS conference. “The volatility of the Nasdaq over the last year has not been lost on the... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

26 Feb 2007
Research & Ideas

The Power of the Noncompete Clause

important for regional development as well: "Given the many and mostly unsuccessful attempts to recreate Silicon Valley in various areas, understanding whether noncompetes play a role could be of help to policymakers," he adds.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

10 Jun 2014
First Look

First Look: June 10

Convergence, and Economic Performance By: Delgado, Mercedes, Michael E. Porter, and Scott Stern Abstract—This paper evaluates the role of regional cluster composition in regional View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 May 2014
News

The Sky's the Limit

possibility. "The industry needs more women in it. Women are very detail-oriented and, when it comes to flying, tend to have a delicate touch, but aren't over-controlling," she says. Noting that "there is a ton of scholarship money out... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; women's issues; avaition; Air Transportation; Transportation

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Banking industry: overviews & statistics

Institution Directory listing top US Backs going back to 1992. S&P NetAdvantage has industry survey on multinational banks, regional banks, and consumer finance. Also available in Capital IQ under... View Details

06 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

Where Do Workers Go When the Robots Arrive?

Economics researchers have long studied how local workers respond when an industry such as steel manufacturing is squashed by obsolescence or competition. Is the region able to regenerate with new View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Manufacturing

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Emerging markets: news sources

Where can I find news sources with an emerging markets focus? EMIS (multilingual) Enter search terms into the main search box. Filter results by expanding Regions & Countries, click Clear selections, then add countries of... View Details

01 Dec 1997
News

Making Real Progress in the Middle East: The Bottom-Up, Economic Solution

regional and global markets, and, most important, enhance their productivity. All this can be done far more efficiently in the region than with far-off partners. Whole new View Details

Keywords: Michael Porter, Yagil Weinberg, and Noreena Hertz

01 Mar 2018
News

March 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

industrial wage workers; and the production of knowledge, including the idea of the economy, among other topics. Together, they suggest emerging themes in the field: a fascination with capitalism as it is made by political authority, how... View Details

2004
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Interpreting Interdependence: National Security and the Energy Trade of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus

By: Rawi Abdelal

Keywords: Energy; Trade; International Relations; National Security; Globalized Economies and Regions; Globalized Markets and Industries; Energy Industry; Russia; Ukraine; Belarus

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14 Apr 2020
News

COVID-19, Global Markets, and Global Macroeconomic Policy Responses

01 Dec 2018
News

Trade Off

consequences of distribution. DR: There is no doubt that there is an overall gain. But the question is, who gains? Who loses? The concentrated interests affected negatively by free trade in some industries or View Details

02 Oct 2000
Research & Ideas

The Dubious Logic of Global Megamergers

Williams had nearly $8 billion in sales. The oil industry is becoming more competitive in part because of such cast-off purchases by companies like Williams. Stay Home. For many companies, it still makes a lot more sense to grow... View Details

Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat & Fariborz Ghadar

15 Mar 2022
News

History’s Future

Courtesy Amr AlMadani Millennia ago, the AlUla region in northwestern Saudi Arabia was a thriving commercial and cultural center, a stop on the trade routes that connected the spices, silks, and other luxuries of Arabia and the East to... View Details

Keywords: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment

06 Dec 2021
News

Truth Be Told

state or another industry to find a job, and they may not find a job at the same level. But when we expanded to a longer term, looking at a variety of consequences over time, we found that the amount of money whistleblowers get seems to... View Details

Keywords: April White; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices

01 Jun 2020
News

Inside Out

becomes even smaller. Just as we pointed out earlier in the context of how much time modern people spend indoors, once again the building industry discussion has missed the key 90 percent—the impact of the big expense, the people.... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices

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