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Economic reports

Forecasting Service (Economist Intelligence Unit) U.S. Economy at a Glance (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)) See also Survey of Current... View Details

07 Apr 2003
What Do You Think?

Should Global Business Initiatives Be Devalued?

that in the global village the villagers drive the economy should be more successful." Flavius Chircu said that "... business leaders should get together with political leaders and figure out where and how to compete."... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Dec 2016
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Ask the Expert: Energy’s Next Era

nation like Nigeria provide affordable renewable energy in a depressed economy so dependent on fossil fuels? —Tonye Cole (AMP 186, 2014) KORTENHORST and KORMI: The world of fossil fuels is a volatile one,... View Details

25 Jan 2018
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Living and Learning in a Local Context

sustainability and farm work. We bring thousands of students from all over the world on three- to five-day courses and retreats to learn about how humans impact the earth. We have lots of adult workshops. We run an early-childhood program... View Details

01 Jun 1999
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Conference Brings Global Perspective to Cape Town

growth that South Africa is leading in the region." The Burden of Geography Economist Jeffrey D. Sachs, director of the Harvard Institute for International Development, delivered the first keynote address, a captivating presentation titled "Developing Nations in the... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Sep 2003
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Globalization Revisited

today, Levitt’s article caused a minor sensation when it first appeared. Apart from its insightful specifics, its language (“globalization” was a novel term) and expansive vision offered a hopeful alternative to the grim reality of a View Details

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

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Entrepreneurship by country

related to entrepreneurship collected for dozens of countries. Navigate directly to the Data section to run custom reports for variables across countries over time. World Bank Entrepreneurship Database: data relating to business... View Details

01 Jun 2012
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Faculty Books

Teaming: How Organizations Learn, Innovate, and Compete in the Knowledge Economy by Amy C. Edmondson (Jossey-Bass) The Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management, Edmondson says that organizations thrive, or fail to thrive, based on... View Details

Keywords: Professor Amy C. Edmonson; Professor Boris Groysberg; Professor Josh Lerner; Teaching Fellow Ann Leamon; Professor Leslie A. Perlow; Professor of Management Practice Felda Hardymon;; social media; Finance

23 Oct 2007
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First Look: October 23, 2007

Download the paper (purchase from NBER required: $5): http://papers.nber.org/papers/w13470 Accountability in Complex Organizations: World Bank Responses to Civil Society Authors:Alnoor Ebrahim and Steve Herz Abstract Civil society actors... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Capitalism: Past, Present, Future - Course Catalog

journey to explore the past, present, and future of various forms of capitalisms, globally and beyond, introducing them to theories and frameworks to help make sense of the world in which they live, and where it might be headed. The View Details

08 Dec 2015
Research Event

Research Trends Discussed at India and South Asia Conference

Scholars from around the world discussed the history and current business trends in India and Southeast Asia at Harvard Business School. The Business History of India and South Asia: Recent Trends in Research conference covered topics... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education

01 Sep 2004
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Promise & Perils

deputy minister and as the country’s chief World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiator. After three decades of communist central planning, “China’s economy was on the brink of bankruptcy,” he told a first-day... View Details

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

15 Oct 2019
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Examining Climate Change From a Business Perspective

Assistant Professor Vincent Pons discussed the case he wrote, “Climate Change: Paris, and the Road Ahead,” with students in a Business, Government, and the International Economy class in spring 2019. (photo by Kavita Pillay) Assistant... View Details

19 Dec 2014
Research & Ideas

China’s Complicated Relationship With Mother Nature

pursue economic development, and rewarding officials on that basis, the country as a whole has been transformed into an entrepreneurial and industrial powerhouse. Case in point: China's economy enjoyed a sustained growth rate of 10... View Details

Keywords: Re: William C. Kirby; Manufacturing

03 Apr 2006
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Has Globalization Reached Its Peak?

global basis . . . nothing short of dismantling the global economy could reverse the trend." Nari Kannan commented, "Clamping down on globalization by any country or company will ensure its own demise that much quicker."... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Globalization and Emerging Markets - Course Catalog

Brazil, Russia, India, and China, in today’s “frontier” markets that are only beginning to attract the attention of mainstream investors, and some are purposefully historical in order to give insight into the evolution of the world View Details

24 Mar 2016
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A Fitness Industry Innovator Powers On

Monthly dues and 24-hour club access are nothing unusual in the world of fitness—but when Leonard Schlemm bought the San Francisco Bay Area Nautilus club in 1983 for $45,000, members were required to sign 3-year contracts and could only... View Details

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

Tackling Climate Change Will Cost Less Than We Think

change? Harvard Business School faculty share their thoughts. Most importantly, there are good reasons to think that the world will surprise us , and that once we put our mind to addressing climate change the costs will be significantly... View Details

Keywords: by Rebecca Henderson; Energy; Utilities

01 Dec 2000
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Looking to the East

studied at Tokyo University, is president and CEO of Fanuc India, an arm of Japan-based Fanuc, a world leader in factory automation and robots. Kulkarni was invited by the Indian government to participate in the meeting because of his... View Details

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Sustainability in VCPE & Investing

This is a part of Baker Library's Sustainability Research Guide. Background Readings Private Equity and Venture Capital’s Role in Catalyzing Sustainable Investment A paper from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the View Details

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