Informal Economy - Publications - Faculty & Research

August 2007 (Revised September 2008)
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Marketing the "$100 Laptop" (A)

By: John A. Quelch and Carin-Isabel Knoop

In 2002, Professor Nicholas Negroponte, a successful venture capitalist, author, and co-founder and chairman emeritus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab, announced his intention to build a PC so cheap as to make it possible to provide... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Internet and the Web; Information Technology; Product Development; Technological Innovation; Nonprofit Organizations; Marketing Strategy; Information Infrastructure; Developing Countries and Economies; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Cambridge

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01 Mar 2015
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Ask the Expert: Inside the Fed

suspect that the economists at the Boston Fed might say that a weaker EU economy suggests somewhat weaker US growth, since many US exporters depend on sales to the EU region. The oil price outlook matters, too, because it affects both the... View Details

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance

15 Oct 2019
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Engaging More Deeply with Business in Africa

While meeting with representatives of the Kenya Ports Authority at the Port of Mombasa, faculty members toured a bulk carrier ship off-loading grain commodities to Grain Bulk Handlers, one of the companies HBS faculty visited during the immersion. (photo by Shikhar... View Details

23 Apr 2014
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Providing Advantage and Opportunities for Disadvantaged Youths

Gerald Chertavian (MBA 1992), founder and CEO of Year Up, sees inner-city youths as critical components of the US economy and competitiveness. In this video, he explains the challenge and the opportunities. “Many people in this country... View Details

01 Dec 2011
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EiR: A Baker’s Dozen

invaluable knowledge and insights to students who are eager to develop innovative products and services and create value for both the economy and society.” EiRs serve in a part-time capacity, advising MBA students interested in starting... View Details

01 Jun 2006
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HBS Annual Report Details Strong Financial Growth

HBS closed the books on fiscal 2005 with more revenue and lower expenses than expected. Total revenues reached a new high of $331 million, $9 million more than forecast, and operating expenses totaled $307 million, $5 million less than forecast. A robust global View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2003
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These Are the Good Old Days

Selectric typewriter. But soon desktop computers were introduced, and they revolutionized the way business was done, helping the economy evolve from a manufacturing base to one driven by services and information. The View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Case Study: Gazelle's New Predators

(MBA 1994) "For a pioneering intermediary like Gazelle, there are in principle two ways (not mutually exclusive) to sustain its advantage over the late but numerous entrants. One is to create network effects by moving to a marketplace intermediation model. The other is... View Details

Keywords: ecommerce; Kathy Korman Frey; Information; Information; Information; Information; Information

01 Sep 2024
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From the Classroom to Casablanca

interviews with students in Casablanca, which informed the team’s extensive design thinking process. During their final presentation to their project partner, the HBS students proposed that rather than introduce a digital product, the... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Dec 2014
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Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2014

Publishing) With Murder You Get Sushi: A Miss Information Technology Mystery by Diane Davidson (MBA 1980) and Mary Ann Davidson, collaborating as Maddi Davidson (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform) Destiny’s Child: Memoirs of a... View Details

November 2001
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Global Approaches to Anti-Corruption

By: Joseph Hinsey, Guhan Subramanian and Michelle Kalka

In the 1970s, a series of unpleasant revelations about corporate conduct, culminating in the public disclosure about unsavory business practices abroad by more than 400 U.S. corporations, jarred popular perceptions concerning business ethics. Congress responded by... View Details

Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Globalization; Developing Countries and Economies; Laws and Statutes; Ethics; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Information Industry; United States

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01 Dec 2005
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Campaign Ends, Exceeds Expectations

Participant-Centered Learning (CPCL) has brought more than 250 faculty from top business schools in emerging economies to HBS to learn about case-method instruction, and the School is now hosting versions of this program for faculty from... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

30 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

India’s Ambitious National Identification Program

India's economy is enjoying robust growth with an expanding middle class. But the country, which has 22 official languages, also has its share of huge challenges: widespread poverty with 75 million homeless people, insufficient access to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Mar 2013
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Faculty Books

from choosing experiences over stuff to spending money on others. They describe new research revealing that luxury cars often provide no more pleasure than economy models and that commercials can enhance the enjoyment of watching... View Details

Profile

Mariama Keita

was the case method. "For someone like me without a lot of business experience," Mariama explains, "it's a great way to practice real management skills." Information that empowers Mariama grew up in Cote d'Ivoire, a... View Details

01 Mar 2003
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Three Appointed to Endowed Professorships

Business Administration An expert in business-government relations and the politics of international commerce, Debora Spar joined the HBS faculty in 1991 and presently chairs the Business, Government and International Economy (BGIE) unit.... View Details

Keywords: fellowships; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Business conditions in countries worldwide

How can I find out about business conditions in countries worldwide? Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU): Country Commerce reports provide information on business practices and regulations such as setting up a business, human... View Details

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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Rwanda

Where can I find country, industry and market information and news about Rwanda? Country information and economic data Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU): Useful for: in-depth country View Details

01 Apr 2000
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Sign of the Times: General Management Course Evolves

companies to be formed, and the capital markets have been more than willing to finance the competitive onslaught," Kester observed. "These changes in the economy are being led by our graduates and are also reflected in our students'... View Details

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