Globalization - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2018
News

A Strong Foundation: Message from Dean Nohria

called upon to play in improving society and addressing the challenges it faces. READ MORE HBS Campaign Impact Tomorrow, Transformed READ MORE HBS Campaign Impact Tomorrow, Transformed Forces such as technology and globalization have... View Details

01 Sep 2005
News

London Forum Highlights the Best of HBS

The 2005 HBS Global Leadership Forum in London proved to be a unique experience in ways that were planned — and even in some that were not — for nearly 600 alumni, faculty, and guests. By day, alumni listened to and learned from... View Details

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

04 Dec 2013
Research & Ideas

The Fantastic Horizon: How to Invest in a New City

to 2 million people by 2020. Is this private model needed at all? Why can't cities take the time to grow organically, like London or Jakarta? Here's why I believe we need to go faster and better, with seven steps toward how. My research looks at the intersection of... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Construction; Real Estate

01 Apr 2001
News

Beyond the Rim: New Paths to Success in Asia

Voice of Experience A lot of people think that dot-coms in Asia are just taking U.S. technology and replicating the same business models. That may have been a valid criticism in the past, but things are really changing.” The speaker is David Lane, an HBS senior... View Details

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

01 Dec 2010
News

Innovation Takes Center Stage

to American management practices with the increasingly global nature of business. Today, there’s a clear sense that this will be a global century in which economic activity and business innovation will be... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson

15 Nov 2016
News

Uncovering The Secrets of Mittelstand Success

companies prevalent in German-speaking countries—has long captured the attention of global business practitioners and scholars. Why are these firms so competitive globally, particularly in emerging markets, and how have they managed to... View Details

02 May 2016
News

Creating Common Ground in Communities of Conflict

Umaimah Mendhro (MBA 2009) was visiting her native village in Pakistan in 2007 when she got the idea to found the Dreamfly, a global initiative designed to educate, expose, and empower people living in communities of conflict. “We connect... View Details

01 Mar 2003
News

Brazil Banks on Experience

Ranked among the world’s largest economies, Brazil and the left-leaning government of newly elected President Lu íz In ácio Lula da Silva soothed wary financial markets by selecting Henrique Meirelles (93rd AMP), former head of global... View Details

Keywords: Finance

01 Dec 2011
News

Reimagining the MBA

Issue Focus: Leadership Illustration by Craig Frazier What HBS Learned from West Point The Evolving Case Method Issue Focus Li & Fung's Global Footprint Making the Leadership Case Related Faculty Research What Top Scholars Say about... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; FIELD program; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

18 Apr 2022
News

Home Grown

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes With InMobi and now Glance, Naveen Tewari (MBA 2005) is at the forefront of a growing trend of global consumer technology companies created in Asia from the ground up. Growing... View Details

January 2003 (Revised June 2005)
Case

Multinationals as Engines of Growth?

By: Geoffrey G. Jones

Reviews the issues surrounding estimating the impact over time of multinationals on host economies. Uses a series of short historical case studies, including the role of United Fruit in the "banana" republics of Central America, oil and banking in Iran before the... View Details

Keywords: Business History; Multinational Firms and Management; Trade; Growth and Development; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Globalized Economies and Regions; Iran; United States; Malaysia; Japan

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December 1999
Case

Avon Products China (B)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Jennifer Gui

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Business Ventures; Ethics; Government and Politics; Globalization; Global Strategy; China

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12 Jun 2007
Working Paper Summaries

Public Action for Public Goods

Keywords: by Abhijit Banerjee, Lakshmi Iyer & Rohini Somanathan

25 Jul 2006
Working Paper Summaries

A Gentler Capitalism: Black Business Leadership in the New South Africa

Keywords: by Linda A. Hill & Maria Farkas; Communications; Telecommunications

27 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

Should I Pay the Bribe?

At Harvard Business School, one of professor Rafael Di Tella's areas of study is how political corruption and common crime can be controlled in a variety of contexts. So it was only natural that Di Tella would be asked to comment when the editors of Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia D. Churchwell

04 Apr 2000
Research & Ideas

The Right Way to Restructure Conglomerates in Emerging Markets

Western corporate strategies have long been held up as role models for businesses in emerging markets. The reaction to recent financial crises in Asia and Latin America has only served to reinforce this practice. The multilateral financial institutions, consultants,... View Details

Keywords: by Tarun Khanna & Krishna Palepu