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- May 2021 (Revised November 2024)
- Case
Colombia: An Economic Premium to Peace?
By: Richard Vietor
Colombia, once the fastest growing country in Latin America, continues to struggle with productivity. Both labor productivity and total factor productivity have been low for the past decade, despite economic growth of 4.7% annually. Many factors contribute, which... View Details
Keywords: Productivity; Productivity Growth; Conflict; Labor Force Participation; Labor Market; Competitiveness; Dutch Disease; Security; Peace; Informality; Labor Laws; Total Factor Productivity; Labor Productivity; COVID-19 Pandemic; Economics; Development Economics; Economic Growth; Economy; Macroeconomics; Conflict Management; Competitive Advantage; Infrastructure; Negotiation; Inflation and Deflation; Non-Renewable Energy; National Security; Government Administration; Latin America; Central America; Colombia; South America
Vietor, Richard. "Colombia: An Economic Premium to Peace?" Harvard Business School Case 721-053, May 2021. (Revised November 2024.)
- 2013
- Book
Entrepreneurship and Multinationals: Global Business and the Making of the Modern World
By: Geoffrey Jones
This book examines the history of entrepreneurship and multinationals in the making of the modern world. In recent years economists, historians, and political scientists have written extensively on the history of globalization and patterns of global wealth and poverty,... View Details
Keywords: FDI; Economic History; Business History; Industrial Organization; Chinitz; Agglomeration; Clusters; Cities; Mines; Globalization; Entrepreneurship; Government and Politics; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Africa; Asia; Europe; Latin America; Middle East; North and Central America; South America
Jones, Geoffrey. Entrepreneurship and Multinationals: Global Business and the Making of the Modern World. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2013.
- January 1999 (Revised March 1999)
- Case
Merck & Co., Inc.: Corporate Strategy, Organization and Culture (B)
By: Michael Beer and James Weber
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: United States
Beer, Michael, and James Weber. "Merck & Co., Inc.: Corporate Strategy, Organization and Culture (B)." Harvard Business School Case 499-046, January 1999. (Revised March 1999.)
- Research Summary
Of Measurement and Mission: Accounting for Performance in Non-Governmental Organizations
By: Debora L. Spar
As members of civil society NGOs would seem to have a built-in proclivity towards representation: towards working on behalf of some group of people, or toward some specific goal. Yet in practice such moments of accountability are rare. Unlike other social agents,... View Details
- 12 Aug 2013
- Research & Ideas
‘Hybrid’ Organizations a Difficult Bet for Entrepreneurs
Consider two organizations with the same noble purpose: to solve the problem of poor eyesight in developing countries. The first, the Centre for Vision in the Developing World, follows a traditional nonprofit model, soliciting donations... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 9 AM – 9 AM EDT, 09 Oct 2018
HBX Economics for Managers
Gain the knowledge and skills to craft successful business strategy, whether you are an aspiring marketing professional, strategy consultant, or entrepreneur, preparing for an MBA, or just looking to contribute more to business decision making. Program Dates: October... View Details
- 1997
- Book
Handbook of Experimental Economics
By: J. H. Kagel and A. E. Roth
Keywords: Economics
Kagel, J. H. and A. E. Roth, eds. Handbook of Experimental Economics. Princeton University Press, 1997.
- 21 Jun 2016
- Other Presentation
Defining Innovative Approaches to Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth
Nestle's CSV global forum entitled 'Investing in Sustainable Development in Africa,' brought together business, civil society and government leaders from Africa and beyond to discuss a range of key topics affecting the African continent. This video clip highlights some... View Details
Keywords: Society; Africa; Shared Value; Côte D'Ivoire; Civil Society or Community; Environmental Sustainability; Economic Growth; Africa
Porter, Michael E. "Defining Innovative Approaches to Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth." In Investing in Sustainable Development in Africa. Creating Shared Value Global Forum, Nestlé, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, June 21, 2016. (Video clip.)
- Article
Of Measurement and Mission: Accounting for Performance in Non-Governmental Organizations
By: Debora Spar and James Dail
Spar, Debora, and James Dail. "Of Measurement and Mission: Accounting for Performance in Non-Governmental Organizations." Chicago Journal of International Law 3, no. 1 (Spring 2002): 171–181.
Fairness, Efficiency and Flexibility in Organ Allocation for Kidney Transplantation
We propose a scalable, data-driven method for designing national policies for the allocation of deceased donor kidneys to patients on a waiting list, in a fair and efficient way. We focus on policies that have the same form as the one currently used in the United... View Details
- 2011
- Introduction
Community as an Institutional Order and a Type of Organizing
By: Christopher Marquis, Michael Lounsbury and Royston Greenwood
Marquis, Christopher, Michael Lounsbury, and Royston Greenwood. "Community as an Institutional Order and a Type of Organizing." Introduction to Communities and Organizations. Vol. 33, edited by Christopher Marquis, Michael Lounsbury, and Royston Greenwood. Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Emerald Group Publishing, 2011.
- March 1986 (Revised February 1987)
- Case
Air Canada: Organizing for Public Relations and Media Relations (A)
By: Stephen A. Greyser and Roy V. Eales
Greyser, Stephen A., and Roy V. Eales. "Air Canada: Organizing for Public Relations and Media Relations (A)." Harvard Business School Case 586-144, March 1986. (Revised February 1987.)
- 01 Dec 1981
- Conference Presentation
Social Indicators of the Changing Relationship of Individuals and Organizations
By: R. M. Kanter
- December 2017
- Course Overview Note
Managing Change and Transformation: Adapting Leadership for 21st Century Organizations
Syllabus for Managing Change 2018 EC Course View Details
- December 2016
- Course Overview Note
Managing Change and Transformation: Adaptive Leadership for 21st Century Organizations
Syllabus for Managing Change 2017 EC Course View Details
- February 1990 (Revised February 1990)
- Case
Clerical and Technical Workers Organizing Campaign at Harvard University (A)
Heckscher, Charles C. "Clerical and Technical Workers Organizing Campaign at Harvard University (A)." Harvard Business School Case 490-027, February 1990. (Revised February 1990.)
- November–December 2021
- Article
Successfully Implementing TDABC in Health-Care Provider Organizations
By: Susanna Gallani and Gregory Sabin
This article describes some of the common obstacles that challenge the success of TDABC implementation in health-care provider organizations and suggests potential remedies and preventive measures. View Details
Keywords: Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing; Implementation; Health Care and Treatment; Activity Based Costing and Management
Gallani, Susanna, and Gregory Sabin. "Successfully Implementing TDABC in Health-Care Provider Organizations." Cost Management 35, no. 6 (November–December 2021): 29–33. (Commissioned Article.)
- 2008
- Other Unpublished Work
Leadership, Learning, and Organization Designs: On Exploring and Exploiting in IBM's Microelectronics Division
By: George Westerman, Wendy Smith, Robert Chapman Wood and Michael Tushman
- 2020
- Working Paper
To Infinity and Beyond: Scaling Economic Theories via Logical Compactness
By: Yannai A. Gonczarowski, Scott Duke Kominers and Ran I. Shorrer
Many economic-theoretic models incorporate finiteness assumptions that, while introduced for simplicity, play a real role in the analysis. Such assumptions introduce a conceptual problem, as results that rely on finiteness are often implicitly nonrobust; for example,... View Details
Gonczarowski, Yannai A., Scott Duke Kominers, and Ran I. Shorrer. "To Infinity and Beyond: Scaling Economic Theories via Logical Compactness." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-127, June 2019. (Revised November 2020.)