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Pre-colonial Ethnic Institutions and Contemporary African Development
By: Stelios Michalopoulos and Elias Papaioannou
We investigate the role of deeply rooted pre-colonial ethnic institutions in shaping comparative regional development within African countries. We combine information on the spatial distribution of ethnicities before colonization with regional variation in contemporary...
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Michalopoulos, Stelios, and Elias Papaioannou. "Pre-colonial Ethnic Institutions and Contemporary African Development." Econometrica 81, no. 1 (January 2013): 113–152.
- 2011
- Chapter
The Embeddedness of Social Entrepreneurship: Understanding Variation across Local Communities
By: Christian Seelos, Johanna Mair, Julie Battilana and M. Tina Dacin
Social enterprise organizations (SEOs) arise from entrepreneurial activities with the aim to achieve social goals. SEOs have been identified as alternative and/or complementary to the actions of governments and international organizations to address poverty and...
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Seelos, Christian, Johanna Mair, Julie Battilana, and M. Tina Dacin. "The Embeddedness of Social Entrepreneurship: Understanding Variation across Local Communities." In Communities and Organizations. Vol. 33, edited by Christopher Marquis, Michael Lounsbury, and Royston Greenwood, 333–363. Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Emerald Group Publishing, 2011.
- March 1998
- Article
Internal Financing of Multinational Subsidiaries: Debt vs. Equity
By: Bhagwan Chowdhry and Joshua D. Coval
Chowdhry, Bhagwan, and Joshua D. Coval. "Internal Financing of Multinational Subsidiaries: Debt vs. Equity." Journal of Corporate Finance 4, no. 1 (March 1998).
- March 2010
- Article
The Role of Independent Invention in U.S. Technological Development, 1880-1930
By: Tom Nicholas
Why did independent inventors account for over half of US patents by 1930 and more than three times the number granted to R&D firms? Using new data on patents and historical patent citations, I show that independents supplied high quality innovations to a...
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Keywords:
History;
Technological Innovation;
Patents;
Urban Scope;
Independent Innovation and Invention;
Research and Development;
United States
Nicholas, Tom. "The Role of Independent Invention in U.S. Technological Development, 1880-1930." Journal of Economic History 70, no. 1 (March 2010).
- December 2011
- Class Lecture
Impacting Global Health
By: Nava Ashraf
Ashraf, Nava. "Impacting Global Health." Harvard Business School Class Lecture 912-702, December 2011.
- 13 Oct 2008 - 14 Oct 2008
- Conference Presentation
Future of Market Capitalism: Global Growth
By: Joseph L. Bower
- fall 1995
- Article
Stakeholder Negotiations over Third World Natural Resource Projects
By: James K. Sebenius and Hannah Riley
Sebenius, James K., and Hannah Riley. "Stakeholder Negotiations over Third World Natural Resource Projects." Cultural Survival Quarterly 19, no. 3 (fall 1995): 39–43.
- February 1969
- Article
Test of a Product Cycle Model of International Trade: U.S. Exports of Consumer Durables
By: Louis T Wells Jr
Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Test of a Product Cycle Model of International Trade: U.S. Exports of Consumer Durables." Quarterly Journal of Economics 83, no. 1 (February 1969): 152–62. (Also reprinted in Wells, The Product Life Cycle and International Trade.)
- spring 1991
- Article
Designing Negotiations toward a New Regime: The Case of Global Warming
Sebenius, James K. "Designing Negotiations toward a New Regime: The Case of Global Warming." International Security 15, no. 4 (spring 1991): 110–148.
- 1994
- Other Unpublished Work
The Value Choices in State and Local Spending: A Workbook
By: Dutch Leonard and Monica Friar
- Web
Introduction - New Directions: Building Baker Library's Collections
comprehensive and diverse historical collections. Built over time with a consistent focus on the evolution of business and industry, the depth and scope of these collections are exceptional. Since the establishment of Harvard Business...
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- January 2018
- Article
Big Data and Big Cities: The Promises and Limitations of Improved Measures of Urban Life
By: Edward L. Glaeser, Scott Duke Kominers, Michael Luca and Nikhil Naik
New, "big" data sources allow measurement of city characteristics and outcome variables at higher frequencies and finer geographic scales than ever before. However, big data will not solve large urban social science questions on its own. Big data has the most value for...
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Glaeser, Edward L., Scott Duke Kominers, Michael Luca, and Nikhil Naik. "Big Data and Big Cities: The Promises and Limitations of Improved Measures of Urban Life." Economic Inquiry 56, no. 1 (January 2018): 114–137.
- March 2021 (Revised May 2021)
- Case
ALDDN: Advancing Local Dairy Development in Nigeria
By: Meg Rithmire and Debora L. Spar
In 2020, Ndidi Nwuneli, founder and CEO of Sahel Consulting in Nigeria, faced a thorny set of problems. Her firm partnered with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in a large project to develop the local dairy industry as a way to facilitate equitable growth and...
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Keywords:
Animal-Based Agribusiness;
Food;
Rural Scope;
Growth and Development;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Business and Government Relations;
Equality and Inequality;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Consulting Industry;
Nigeria
Rithmire, Meg, and Debora L. Spar. "ALDDN: Advancing Local Dairy Development in Nigeria." Harvard Business School Case 721-026, March 2021. (Revised May 2021.)
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Scott P. Mason Remembered
work of the School's Global Financial System (GFS) study. A multiyear research project involving a number of HBS faculty and some fifteen financial institutions from around the world, the GFS project ranges in scope from policy-oriented...
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- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Global Leadership Initiative's Director Focuses on Technology
legacy of leadership beyond the scope of the School's MBA and Executive Education Programs. "The idea is to reach out to alumni and to the world at large, deploying innovative technology to leverage traditional and nontraditional...
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- March – April 2002
- Article
The Local and Variegated Nature of Learning in Organizations: A Group-Level Perspective
By: Amy C. Edmondson
Edmondson, Amy C. "The Local and Variegated Nature of Learning in Organizations: A Group-Level Perspective." Organization Science 13, no. 2 (March–April 2002): 128–146.
- 2007
- Book
Our Communities, Our Homes: Pathways to Housing and Homeownership in America's Cities and States
By: Henry G. Cisneros, Jack F. Kemp, Nicolas P. Retsinas and Kent W. Colton
In Our Communities, Our Homes: Pathways to Housing and Homeownership in America's Cities and States, Henry Cisneros, Jack Kemp, Kent Colton, and Nicolas Retsinas put political views aside to address the impediments to housing and homeownership at the state and local...
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Cisneros, Henry G., Jack F. Kemp, Nicolas P. Retsinas, and Kent W. Colton. Our Communities, Our Homes: Pathways to Housing and Homeownership in America's Cities and States. Harvard University, Joint Center for Housing Studies, 2007.
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
How Many Jobs Are ‘Offshorable’?
In an exercise overseen by seventeen HBS faculty members, nearly 900 members of the MBA Class of 2009 looked at more than 800 occupations in the United States. They found that it’s not just low-skill jobs that can be readily performed for less overseas. With continuing...
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- March 2007 (Revised June 2007)
- Case
Wal-Mart, 2007
By: David B. Yoffie and Michael Slind
In 2007, Wal-Mart faced challenges to its historically high growth rate. Lagging same-store sales and setbacks overseas led the company to consider strategic shifts. Wal-Mart was the world's largest retailer, but competition had become particularly acute as the company...
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Keywords:
Competition;
Management Practices and Processes;
Rural Scope;
Human Resources;
Problems and Challenges;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Growth Management;
Urban Scope;
Retail Industry;
United States
Yoffie, David B., and Michael Slind. "Wal-Mart, 2007." Harvard Business School Case 707-517, March 2007. (Revised June 2007.)
- 12 Mar 2018
- Working Paper Summaries