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  • Research Summary

Overview

By: Debora L. Spar
My work focuses generally on the intersection between technological change and societal structures, and on the many areas in which business both shapes and is shaped by societal norms. View Details
Keywords: Technological And Scientific Innovation; Technological Change: Choices And Consequences; Business ＆ Government Relations; Business And Community; Capitalism; Reproduction; Technological Innovation; Government and Politics; Gender; Business History; Business and Government Relations; Education Industry; United States; Europe; Africa; Asia
  • October 2011 (Revised March 2015)
  • Case

SKS and the AP Microfinance Crisis

By: Shawn Cole and Yannick Saleman
SKS, India's leading microfinance firm, is challenged when politicians declaim microfinance as exploitation of the poor and severely restrict business practices. View Details
Keywords: Microfinance; Government Administration; Policy; Capital Markets; Crisis Management; Poverty; Financial Services Industry; India
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  • 09 Mar 2022
  • Research & Ideas

War in Ukraine: Soaring Gas Prices and the Return of Stagflation?

policy decisions. So the question is, ‘What drives those policy decisions?’ Those will be driven by the geopolitics. If we want to make sense of what happens next with financial markets, energy markets,... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman; Energy
  • 22 Apr 2015
  • Op-Ed

Reforming Greece: Myths and Truths

attract FDI, I believe two of them were the primary determinants: Political uncertainty. Lacking strategy and vision the country has floated with no sense of direction. View Details
Keywords: by George Serafeim
  • 06 Sep 2006
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Mixing Students and Scientists in the Classroom

integrated-circuit testing, admits it was anything but inevitable that he would end up at HBS. "I was interested in science and technology policy at the Kennedy School, View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Education
  • 2023
  • Working Paper

Do Third-Party Guarantors Reassure Foot Soldiers?

By: Natalia Garbiras-Díaz, Michael Weintraub, Leopoldo Fergusson, Juana Catalina Garcia Duque and Laia Balcells
Since the end of the Cold War, international third parties such as the United Nations (UN) have become frequent guarantors of peace agreements. Existing studies document that third parties provide assurances that help maintain peace, yet these studies nearly... View Details
Keywords: United Nations; Colombia; Peacemaking; Peace Process; Peace; Civil Unrest; Civil Society; Political Leadership; Policy; Civil Society or Community; Governance; Government and Politics; Economy; Economic Growth; Latin America; South America; Colombia
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  • 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM EST, 11 Jan 2017
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Problems Unsolved and a Nation Divided

Five years of research from Harvard Business School's US Competitiveness Project, as well as the findings from the 2016 surveys on US competitiveness, present a sobering picture of the deep structural challenges facing the United States. The US needs a national... View Details

    Gunnar Trumbull

    Gunnar Trumbull is the Phillip Caldwell Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.

    Professor Trumbull’s primary area of expertise in political economy, with a focus on consumer and regulatory politics. His book Strength in... View Details

    Keywords: agribusiness; consumer products; credit card; financial services; food; food processing; grocery; microfinance; retail financial services; retailing
    • 17 Nov 2016
    • Op-Ed

    What's Behind the Unexpected Trump Support from Women

    marginalized in our country will be harmed if the positions Trump has taken are translated into policy during his administration: Immigrant families, LGBTQ citizens, African Americans, Muslims and others are... View Details
    Keywords: by Laura Morgan Roberts and Robin Ely
    • 10 Jan 2005
    • Research & Ideas

    Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance

    Aminta Ocampo, public relations manager of Danone Mexico, explained how "Danone's social policy consists of what we call the 'double project': our social and economic objectives cannot be... View Details
    Keywords: by James Austin, Ezequiel Reficco & SEKN research team
    • February 2016
    • Case

    Debt and Democracy: The New York Constitutional Convention of 1846

    By: David Moss and Dean Grodzins
    On September 23, 1846, delegates to New York State's constitutional convention prepared to vote on a proposal that its principal proponent, Michael Hoffman, conceded would be “a serious change in our form of government.” The proposal would place tight restrictions on... View Details
    Keywords: Sovereign Finance; Governance; Laws and Statutes; Government and Politics; History; New York (state, US)
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    • April 2025
    • Case

    Techint: Strategic Choices for Community Impact

    By: Lauren Cohen, Virak Prum, Kenneth Charman, Pedro Levindo and Mariana Cal
    In early 2024 Erika Bienek, Chief Community Relations Officer at Techint, had to decide whether to invest in a new company-owned and operated technical school in Veracruz, Mexico, or invest instead in strengthening the city’s public education system. Techint, a global... View Details
    Keywords: Technical Institutes; Community Relations; Social Impact; Argentina; Mexico; Brazil; Conglomerate; Stakeholder Management; Government And Business; Community Impact; Philanthropy; Business Conglomerates; Business Subsidiaries; Business Headquarters; Family Business; Decision Making; Private Sector; Public Sector; Education; Curriculum and Courses; Middle School Education; Secondary Education; Teaching; Training; Learning; Energy; Engineering; Construction; Values and Beliefs; Geography; Global Range; Local Range; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Globalized Firms and Management; Government Legislation; Recruitment; Innovation and Invention; Disruptive Innovation; Knowledge; Resource Allocation; Industry Clusters; Infrastructure; Family Ownership; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Business and Community Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Business and Government Relations; Creativity; Reputation; Social and Collaborative Networks; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Poverty; Strategy; Education Industry; Education Industry; Education Industry; Education Industry; Education Industry; Education Industry; Europe; Italy; Latin America; North and Central America; Mexico; North America; United States; South America; Argentina; Buenos Aires; Brazil
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    • 09 May 2017
    • First Look

    New Research and Ideas, May 9

    adoption of feed-in tariffs, subsidies, and tax credits in the 1980s. However the poor technological capabilities of U.S.-based firms meant that it was Danish and other foreign companies that benefitted... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 2025
    • Working Paper

    Tax Planning, Illiquidity, and Credit Risks: Evidence from DeFi Lending

    By: Lisa De Simone, Peiyi Jin and Daniel Rabetti
    This study establishes a plausible causal link between tax-planning-induced illiquidity and credit risks in lending markets. Exploiting an exogenous tax shock imposed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on cryptocurrency gains, along with millions of transactions in... View Details
    Keywords: Cryptocurrency; Taxation; Financial Liquidity; Credit; Financing and Loans; Financial Markets
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    • 01 Dec 2020
    • News

    The Camel and the Unicorn

    children for modern American startup success—lost $10 billion between January and October of 2020. There’s also been huge social and political pushback against some of the tech... View Details
    • 03 Oct 2023
    • Research Event

    Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips

    politics is downstream from culture. And culture is downstream from psychiatry and theology and all kinds of things. But what what do you think... View Details
    Keywords: by HBS Staff
    • July 1986
    • Case

    Nicaragua and the U.S. Trade Embargo

    By: James E. Austin
    Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Trade; Policy; International Relations; Nicaragua; United States
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    • Web

    Health Care Curriculum - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

    professional education programs for health professionals around the world, consists of conceptual frameworks and actual in-depth case studies of numerous health care provider organizations, health plans,... View Details
    • October 2007 (Revised March 2009)
    • Case

    Engineering a Renaissance: The Launch of the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

    Dean Venky of the newly launched School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is faced with a range of opportunities and challenges as he presides over the launching of a new school of engineering at Harvard University. His opportunities include an ample endowment, a... View Details
    Keywords: Higher Education; Engineering; Leading Change; Product Launch; Service Operations; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Alliances; Competitive Strategy
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    • 19 Dec 2012
    • Research & Ideas

    Affordable Housing: Israel and the United States

    more from shopping malls, they have shown little interest in building affordable apartments. Government policies have favored home ownership, and today's interest rates are low. Finally, the rising... View Details
    Keywords: by Nicolas P. Retsinas, John H. Vogel & Charles S. Laven; Construction; Real Estate