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Wendi Zhang

development policies and analysis in the public sector. Wendi attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she received Bachelor of Science degrees in both Mathematics and Management Science, along with minors in Economics... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products; Entertainment / Media; Entrepreneurship; Angel Investing; Financial Services (All); Venture Capital; Financial Services (All); Real Estate; Social Enterprise; Startup - Founder; Entrepreneurship; Startup - Joiner; Entrepreneurship; Technology

12 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Facing the New World Order

Published since 1979 by the World Economic Forum, the Global Competitiveness Report ranks seventy-five countries and measures the comparative strengths and weaknesses of their economies. At a press conference announcing publication of the... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

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Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the Global Economy - Course Catalog

and economic institutions are able to coordinate private decisions on stable and productive paths. Where institutional development is weak - as seems to be the case in much of the developing world - private actions are poorly coordinated... View Details

08 May 2007
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First Look: May 8, 2007

economic motives behind individual concerns for privacy. Recent theories of privacy demands in commercial contexts have assumed an economically aware and sophisticated consumer, capable of evaluating the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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The new industrial state? | Institute for Business in Global Society

The new industrial state? Global Leadership Roundtable Washington, DC February 2024 In partnership with the NobleReach Foundation More Global Leadership Roundtables The future of American economic policy On February 27, 2024, a gathering... View Details

05 Dec 2016
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The Dragon’s Tale

market-based reforms that have made the country the world’s second-largest economic power. He has helped document that journey as the author of scores of cases, articles, and papers on Chinese business, as well as his recent book, Can... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

13 Nov 2018
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New Research and Ideas, November 13, 2018

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55235 Gifts of the Immigrants, Woes of the Natives: Lessons from the Age of Mass Migration By: Tabellini, Marco Abstract—In this paper, I show that political opposition to immigration can arise even when immigrants bring... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

15 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

The Coming Transformation of Social Enterprise

hot topic lately. Is venture philanthropy a good idea? A: The first generation of venture philanthropy had its roots in the success of venture capital. Investors were carried away by the notion of gaining economic returns on their... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson

01 Dec 2014
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Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2014

theoretical insight and pragmatic tools that address the decisions facing senior managers in multinational corporations. Collis explores the critical differences between domestic and international competition: the heterogeneity of markets in which companies are... View Details

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Adam Smith - Vanderblue Collection | Baker Library

collection was donated by Homer B. Vanderblue, Harvard Business School Professor of Business Economics and Dean of the School of Commerce. Professor Vanderblue was also honorary Curator of Early Economic... View Details

17 Apr 2020
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Decreasing the Wealth Gap

need—took a moment to share his thoughts with NPR’s Morning Edition on how the ever-increasing wealth gap could be addressed as the world’s economies grapple with the social and economic effects of the Coronavirus pandemic. “There’s a... View Details

09 Jan 2019
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Why New England Needs New Ideas

foster economic prosperity. The trio offers the anecdote of Isaac Merritt Singer, a Charlestown-based printing machinery maker who became a sewing machine magnate thanks to a smart business model, a strategic sales approach, and... View Details

Keywords: New England

01 Oct 2000
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Three Promoted to Full Professor

Harvard College, where he majored in biology, Gompers worked for a year as a research biochemist for Bayer Chemical AG before earning a master's degree in economics at Oxford University on a Marshall Scholarship. He completed his Ph.D. in... View Details

25 Oct 2016
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Dimon on the Federal Reserve, Taxes, and his Optimistic Outlook

(Yahoo Finance) (Yahoo Finance) JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon’s (MBA 1982) recent interview at the Economic Club of Washington D.C. earned rave reviews from at least one savvy investor, Yahoo Finance reports. “It was off the charts—one... View Details

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Black Business Leaders and Entrepreneurship | Baker Library

potential target customers including jobs and occupations, educational attainment, employment status, school enrollment, health, housing, and more. Suggested Resources United States Census Bureau Demographic characteristics, total population, social, and View Details

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South Asia - Global Activities 2020

perspective—about the BRI. The connectivity project, which comprises the overland Silk Road Economic Belt and the Maritime Silk Road, involves a vast collection of development and investment projects stretching from East Asia to Europe.... View Details

01 Jun 2002
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Latin American Conference Highlights Region's Diversity

Hausmann on the Argentina: the need for confidence in the midst of crisis and tough economic policies. Photo: Thomas J. Fitzsimmons Business success stories. Aramburuzabala of Grupo Modelo and Grupo Televisa reflects on the challenges... View Details

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Changing Perceptions and Post-Pandemic Monetary Policy

By: Michael D. Bauer, Carolin Pflueger and Adi Sunderam

We document that the Fed’s perceived monetary policy response to inflation shifted materially over the post-pandemic period. In forward-looking policy rules estimated from surveys of macroeconomic forecasters, the inflation coefficient rose significantly after liftoff... View Details

Keywords: Policy; Inflation and Deflation; Interest Rates; Perception; Government Administration

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January–February 2014
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Building a Game-Changing Talent Strategy

By: Douglas A. Ready, Linda A. Hill and Robert J. Thomas

When most of the world's financial services giants were stumbling and retrenching in the aftermath of the 2008 recession, the asset management firm BlackRock was busy charting a course for growth. Its revenues, profits, and stock price all performed consistently... View Details

Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Success; Business Strategy; Financial Crisis; Financial Services Industry

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December 1999 (Revised April 2001)
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Avon Products China (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Jennifer Gui

In April 1998, when the Chinese central government bans all forms of direct selling in China in April 1998, executives at Avon China must decide how to respond. The first direct sales company to enter China after its opening to outsiders, Avon sparked widespread... View Details

Keywords: Crisis Management; Sales; Trade; Business and Government Relations; Government and Politics; Market Participation; China

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