Publications

February 2008 (Revised February 2009)
Case

The International Finance Corporation's Grassroots Business Initiative

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Katharine Lee

Grassroots Business Initiative was set up to financially assist small enterprises engaged in creating social value. Three years later, Harold Rosen, its creator, wished to explore an alternative funding model to provide it with scale and sustainability. View Details

Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Microfinance; Investment Funds; Social Enterprise

February 2001
Case

Mavesa (B): International Strategy and Valuation Concerns

Examines Mavesa's response to economic liberalization. Looks at Mavesa's efforts to expand into neighboring countries. Also looks at efforts to support the firm's stock price. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details

Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Emerging Markets; Global Strategy

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November 1987
Case

International Business Machines: Changes in Marketing Organization

By: Frank V. Cespedes

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Marketing; Computer Industry; Information Technology Industry

1980
Book

Product Innovation and Directions of International Trade

By: L. T. Wells Jr.

Keywords: Product Development; Globalization

1984
Chapter

International Trade: The Product Life Cycle Approach

By: L. T. Wells Jr.

Keywords: Product; Trade

26 Nov 2008
News

Professor Thomas McCraw Honored by International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society

28 Jul 2015
Blog Post

Recruiting in the U.S. for International Students: 101

so for an international student that has never had to go through such a massive job search. The first big thing that struck me about looking for a job in the U.S., compared to Peru, is the concept of “networking”. It’s not that we don’t... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

08 Mar 2019
Blog Post

Reclaiming Feminism: A Celebration of International Women’s Day

In honor of International Women's Day, the Women's Student Association set out to reclaim the word 'feminism'. They reached out to the HBS community to find out what the word means to its members. The result is a portrait project... View Details

January 1999 (Revised September 2004)
Background Note

International Entrepreneurship: Managing and Financing Ventures in the Global Economy - Overview

International Entrepreneurial Finance is the study of allocation of scarce resources by and to entrepreneurs in international settings. This note provides an overview of "International Entrepreneurial Finance," a second-year MBA course developed and taught at Harvard... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Globalization; Finance

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Research Summary

The Evolution of Corporate Structure, Internal Governance, and Leadership

My research documents the evolution of the internal governance of senior management in large US firms over a 20-year period and explores, via multiple methods, the causes and consequences of these changes. My findings suggest that... View Details

18 Nov 2020
Video

College Programs Series: Applying to the 2+2 Program as an International Student

July 24, 2014
Blog Post

How Internal Entrepreneurs Can Deal With Friendly Fire

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Charlie Kiefer

October 1996
Article

International Accounting Standards: Interim Financial Reporting Principles Proposed

By: David F. Hawkins

Keywords: Financial Reporting; Accounting; Standards

May 1997
Article

International Accounting Standards Committee's Accelerated Work Program Update

By: David F. Hawkins

Keywords: Accounting; Standards

1 Jan 2007
Conference Presentation

Language Proficiency as a Stigma in International Work

By: Tsedal Beyene

2005
Chapter

Internal Dynamics and Cultural Intelligence in Multinational Teams

By: P. C. Earley and H. K. Gardner

Keywords: Groups and Teams; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues

September 1988 (Revised November 1989)
Case

Honeywell, Inc.: International Organization for Commercial Avionics (A)

By: Frank V. Cespedes

Keywords: Air Transportation Industry

2003
Working Paper

International Capital Flows When Investors Have Local Information

By: Joshua D. Coval

September–October 2021
Article

Internalization of Advertising Services: Testing a Theory of the Firm

By: Alvin J. Silk, Birger Wernerfelt and Shuyi Yu

In 1956, a group of trade associations representing publishers and independent advertising agencies signed a consent decree aimed at ending a set of trade practices that for half a century effectively precluded advertisers from owning and operating in-house agencies.... View Details

Keywords: Internationalization; Specialization; Theory Of The Firm; Advertising Agencies; Advertising; Organizational Structure; Theory