Regional Strategy - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Jan 2018
News

Living and Learning in a Local Context

As executive director of the Pine Mountain Settlement School in Kentucky, Geoff Marietta (MBA 2007) is incorporating local Appalachian culture into the education and daily lives of the rural community the school serves. In this interview, he talks how this hyper-local... View Details

01 Mar 2015
News

Ask the Expert: Inside the Fed

The Fed’s structure The Federal Reserve System is overseen by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, an independent agency with seven members who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The system is composed of 12 View Details

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

23 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

How One Center of Innovation Lost its Spark

process stalled in reverse. This study suggests opportunities for future empirical research. Future studies could analyze the evolution of once-comparable clusters such as the financial centers in Paris and London or shoemaking districts in different View Details

Keywords: by Donald Sull; Manufacturing; Transportation; Auto

06 May 2014
First Look

First Look: May 6

http://www.palgraveconnect.com/esm/doifinder/10.1057/9781137294678.0461 August 2013 Journal of Economics & Management Strategy Delegation in Multi-Establishment Firms: Evidence from I.T. Purchasing By: McElheran, Kristina Steffenson... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Apr 2014
News

A Family Investment

Reunion. “I wanted to help HBS continue to have an impact on people,” says Özyeg in of his gift, which will support the School’s new research center in Istanbul. “Turkey is a region ripe for study,” he observes. “I have no doubt that... View Details

10 Aug 2017
News

Into the Light

these small villages, Poindexter has seen both simple inconveniences and economic hardship that result from the lack of power. Although cocoa farming, which is prevalent in the region where Energicity launched, doesn’t require... View Details

Keywords: April White; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

08 Apr 2008
First Look

First Look: April 8, 2008

Working PapersNone this week Cases & Course MaterialsAT&T v. Microsoft (A): IP Litigation Strategy Harvard Business School Case 608-080 This case examines a hard fought litigation over a patent that originated at Bell Labs. It... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2015
News

Clubs Hopping

Reaching Out The first annual HBS Latino Alumni Association Southern Dinner, held in Dallas last fall, was more than a social occasion for outgoing club president Al Suarez (MBA 2005) and event organizer Eric Calderon (MBA 2013)—it was also a successful trial of the... View Details

Keywords: April White; Health, Social Assistance

01 Sep 2018
News

An SUV Built for African Roads—by African Workers

Motor Vehicle Manufacturers—the lack of manufacturing deprives the region of an important source of jobs and economic growth. “It is critical for economies in this region to diversify beyond the usual... View Details

Keywords: Amy Yee

11 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Adding Time to Activity-Based Costing

professor Robert S. Kaplan and Acorn Systems founder and chairman Steven R. Anderson (HBS MBA '95) introduce a system that calculates product, customer, and regional or branch P&Ls quickly and inexpensively. The work marries the... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

01 Dec 2022
News

Flying High

type-rated captain, he occasionally pilots Aero flights in addition to his duties as CFO: “Historically, the most successful models are low-cost airlines; we’re flipping that model on its head.” Aero purchases regional jets previously... View Details

Keywords: April White; aviation; airlines; entrepreneurship; leadership; innovation; Air Transportation; Transportation

01 Sep 2015
News

Ink

strategy and assessing your place in the competitive landscape. Tool 15, “Taming Co-opetition,” helps one determine the risks and rewards of sleeping with the enemy. Essentially, the advice is, don’t. “With few exceptions, being in... View Details

01 Oct 2001
News

Q&A: Orin Smith

people-watching, and the general ambience, it was extremely attractive to customers. Also, a key aspect of our strategy is to be preemptive; we get there ahead of the competition, and if we're a little late, we accelerate our development.... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Hospitality; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

09 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

Warring Algorithms Could Be Driving Up Consumer Prices

competition. The study focuses on algorithms that are predicated on rival pricing and does not examine those that target pricing for specific regions or consumer groups. Online retail pricing algorithms, whether developed in-house or... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Retail

2025
Working Paper

Turning Away from the State: Trade Shocks and Informal Insurance in Brazil

By: Paula Rettl

How does economic globalization affect vote choices? Conventional wisdom holds that voters who lose from economic integration support parties that propose expanding the welfare state. However, in the Global South, where the state is frequently weak or under-resourced,... View Details

Keywords: Global Strategy; Globalized Economies and Regions; Governance; Government Administration; Political Elections; Voting; Latin America; Brazil; South America

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02 Apr 2013
First Look

First Look: April 2

Procafecol's innovation program. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/513090-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 713-474 The Basque Country: Strategy for Economic Development The Basque country, with a population of 2.1 million and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Big Companies, Big Opportunities—Big Questions

& Gamble Aguirre said the company followed several guiding principles in setting its Latin American strategy. It focused on strong global and regional brands, on global product development efforts, and also followed a View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette

01 Mar 2013
News

Sizing Up Social Impact

Ebrahim notes, organizations view performance measurement the wrong way around, allowing what they can measure and communicate easily to drive strategy; instead, the organization's strategy should drive what it measures. "Many nonprofits... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Crop Production; Agriculture; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities

Profile

Abena Nyantekyi-Owusu

Abena’s top choice. “It’s a super-global brand, especially in Africa; its network and available support in the region is unequalled.” The case method also appealed to her. “You can get more and go further than with traditional learning.... View Details

30 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

Tuning Jobs to Fit Your Company

Executives must adjust the span of control for each key position and unit on the basis of how the company delivers value to customers. Consider Wal-Mart, which has configured its entire organization to deliver low prices. Wal-Mart's View Details

Keywords: by Robert Simons

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