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- 29 May 2006
- What Do You Think?
How Important Is the “Service Sector Effect” on Productivity?
manufacturing. . . . To that extent service sector workers are persuaded, by their own concern for self-respect and appreciation, to perform optimally." Several trends are clear. As economies develop, they generate proportionately... View Details
- 07 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 7, 2006
Ruhr [The Future of the Past: German Capitalism from the Viewpoint of the Rhine and Ruhr] Author:Jeffrey Fear Publication:In Uberschreitungen. Das Wechselspiel von Wirtschaft und Kunst im 19. Jahrhundert [Crossings: The Interaction between View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Additional alumni books for your consideration.
The Corporate Lattice: Achieving High Performance in the Changing World of Work by Cathleen Benko (MBA ’89) and Molly Anderson (Harvard Business Review Press) The authors argue that a lattice model rather than the corporate ladder is... View Details
- 09 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Entrepreneurs Who Invented Economic Forecasting
should, intervene to control economic fluctuations when economies got stuck in a suboptimal rut. In decades after World War II, econometric and policy-oriented forecasting came to dominate the field. Q: What... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Creating the Shopping Experience of the Future
More Retail Revolutions Sharing Designer Labels Rent the Runway, from Jenn Hyman and Jenny Fleiss (both MBA 2009), brings the sharing economy to the world of fashion, offering big-name dresses—and now... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Start Me Up
generated more than $190 million in revenue, launching hundreds of new companies that employ thousands of people. "There's a lot of pessimism out there about the economy and where society's going," says Nigam, "so I love being surrounded... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
BOOK: Ruling the Waves
explicitly rejected." While acknowledging that the state or various societal groups also clamor for order, Spar declares that, in general, "rules get created because private firms want them." And she observes that what's true for many of the world's poorest View Details
- 03 Apr 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 3, 2018
2018 London: Bloomsbury Academic Global History, Globally: Research and Practice Around the World By: Beckert, Sven, and Dominic Sachsenmaier, eds. Abstract— In recent years historians in many different parts of the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Aug 2015
- News
Sunset in the East?
Illustration by Daniel Bejar The Chinese economy seems to have finally hit the brakes. Thanks to stalling real estate and export markets, this year China reported first and second quarter growth rates of 7 percent—its lowest numbers in... View Details
- 25 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
China’s Economic System has Difficult Road Overcoming its Political System
One need only look as far as the bookshelf to see the optimism attached to China's ascension as a world economic and political power. Titles like The Dragon Awakes; The Rise of China; and When China Rules the View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 15 Oct 2019
- News
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
- 01 Oct 2013
- News
Banking on Africa's Future
development." "I want to demonstrate that in Africa we're no different from anybody else in any fundamental way," Lawani elaborates. "We're just at a different point in our development. There's no reason that we can't apply to Africa the tools that have gotten the rest... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A U.S. Turnaround?
electronics industries were developing momentum. We took our leadership for granted, ignored this shift, and became complacent. Our problems became more serious when communism failed in Russia, Chairman Mao died, and reforms that were started in China and India began... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Banishing Balkan Ghosts
It's past midnight and the Minister of Finance and Economy is home early from work, fumbling around in the kitchen of his spartan apartment, trying to find something to eat. He's two years into the job, but meals and sleep still occur... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 03 Apr 2006
- What Do You Think?
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
- Portrait Project
Astghik Poladyan
I believe harmony improves lives. Classical piano performance was my life's first passion. Growing up in Armenia, I spent countless hours practicing masterpieces by Bach, Mozart, Chopin Pursuing a music career was a privilege I committed to with vigor and love. Even... View Details
- 02 Jun 2011
- What Do You Think?
Is it Time for a National Bankruptcy?
involved a developed economy, "That would (suggest) a new type of fourth world country, a developed economy which just turned into a developing one." Should world... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- Fast Answer
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
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Ask the Expert: A Fair Share
supporting the sharing economy—to answer your questions. With the increased reaction among incumbent businesses, how can sharing economy services (especially car and home) best get around the barriers represented by regulations? —Derek... View Details
- 05 Dec 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is Growth Good?
growth targeted. In fact, many kinds of growth offer great returns while requiring little or none of the world’s resources, therefore having seemingly few limits. Fran Henry makes the case for economic growth when she says, "According to the View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett