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Drivers of Competitiveness - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Macroeconomics Competitiveness Sound Monetary & Fiscal Policies Human Development & Effective Political Institutions Endowments Productivity ultimately depends on improving the microeconomic capability of the economy View Details
- 1997
- Chapter
Intercultural Connections and Chinese Development: External and Internal Spheres of Modern China's Foreign Relations
By: William C. Kirby
Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; International Relations; Developing Countries and Economies; Globalized Economies and Regions; China
Kirby, William C. "Intercultural Connections and Chinese Development: External and Internal Spheres of Modern China's Foreign Relations." In China's Quest for Modernization: A Historical Perspective, edited by Frederic Wakeman and Wang Xi, 219–248. Berkeley: University of California, Berkeley, Institute of East Asian Studies, 1997. (published first in Zhongguo xiandaihua wenti [Issues of Chinese modernization] (Shanghai: Fudan daxue chubanshe, 1994))
- 26 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Behind India’s Economic and Political Woes
Institute at Harvard University and Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at Harvard Business School, offers some insights into the causes and conditions at play. Zeenat Potia: Can you give some context around the... View Details
Keywords: by Zeenat Potia
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Stages of Development - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Investment-Driven Stage In the Investment-Driven Stage, efficiency in producing standard products and services becomes the dominant source of competitive advantage. Economies at this stage concentrate on... View Details
- 21 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets
"We've wanted to learn about the challenges of the process and the challenges of companies in those markets trying to compete on a global platform. We are also curious how international companies have been... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- January 2018 (Revised March 2019)
- Teaching Note
Jumia Nigeria: from Retail to Marketplace (A) and (B)
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman
Founded in 2012, Jumia Nigeria, a startup effort by Germany-based Rocket Internet, aimed to become an African Amazon. The company entered the nascent market and immediately enjoyed an uptick in consumer spending fueled by the strength of Nigeria’s oil-based economy. By... View Details
- March 2011 (Revised December 2017)
- Background Note
The IMF: The Washington Consensus, the Critics, and the New Challenges as China Rises
By: Rafael M. Di Tella, Natalie Kindred and Monica Baraldi
How the International Monetary Fund (IMF) defines and carries out its mandate has evolved considerably since 1944, when it was founded to serve a vital but narrow function in maintaining the global foreign exchange system and thus enabling international trade. This... View Details
Keywords: History; International Finance; Globalized Economies and Regions; Trade; Financial Institutions; Macroeconomics; Financial Services Industry
Di Tella, Rafael M., Natalie Kindred, and Monica Baraldi. "The IMF: The Washington Consensus, the Critics, and the New Challenges as China Rises." Harvard Business School Background Note 711-040, March 2011. (Revised December 2017.)
- 26 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017
world FDI in developing countries sharply decline, and it has remained far below pre-1914 levels during the second global economy beginning in the 1980s. This working paper... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Overview
Professor Fabbe’s research interests center on modernization, identity politics, social resilience and cohesion, historical institutionalism, and the political economy of development. Her regional expertise is in the greater Mediterranean region, including southeastern... View Details
- 06 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018
(B2C) industries (i.e., those that sell primarily to consumers). We find that the supply chain economy is a distinct and large segment of the economy, with a mix of manufacturers View Details
- 26 May 2020
- News
US And China Spare Over Coronavirus
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Speakers Share Triumphs and Challenges
continued M&A activity among companies seeking economies of scale and scope and attempting to take full advantage of political liberalization, globalization, View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 05 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
Is the Business World Finally Ready for the Wisdom of Shibusawa?
Eiichi Shibusawa continues to gain influence in Japan—even though he died almost a century ago. Japan’s government announced earlier this year that the 19th century business leader would be the face on 10,000 yen ($90) bank notes—the highest value denomination in... View Details
- 24 May 2021
- Op-Ed
Can Fabric Waste Become Fashion’s Resource?
COVID-19 has broken fashion’s supply chain. As a result, an already wasteful industry has become more wasteful. Even before the pandemic, the global apparel industry was producing about 92 million tons of textile waste a year. That’s about one garbage truck’s worth of... View Details
- February 2012
- Article
Management Practices across Firms and Countries
By: Nicholas Bloom, Christos Genakos, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen
For the last decade we have been using double-blind survey techniques and randomized sampling to construct management data on over 10,000 organizations across 20 countries. On average, we find that in manufacturing American, Japanese, and German firms are the best... View Details
Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Competency and Skills; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Organizations; Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Sectors; Performance; Business and Shareholder Relations; Private Equity; Multinational Firms and Management; United States; Germany; Japan; China; India
Bloom, Nicholas, Christos Genakos, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen. "Management Practices across Firms and Countries." Academy of Management Perspectives 26, no. 1 (February 2012): 12–33.
- Fast Answer
Historical and forecasted economic statistics
drop-down. In Step 2, choose the region or country and click View Details
- 11 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research, July 11
Management Proceedings Affective, Cognitive and Behavioral Trajectories of Change Recipients in Global Organizations By: Reiche, B.S., T.B. Neeley, and N. Overmeyer... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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U.S. Cluster Mapping Project - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Strengthening U.S. Competitiveness The U.S. Cluster Mapping Project aims to strengthen U.S. competitiveness by helping clusters and regions understand and improve their... View Details
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Black Business Leaders and Entrepreneurship
education, and veteran status. See list of survey subjects. United States Census: Business View Details
- 14 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
You're Right! You Are Working Longer and Attending More Meetings
Work-from-home employees whose days seem longer, with more meetings and emails than ever before, may find a new Harvard Business School study validating. An analysis of the emails and meetings of 3.1 million... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost