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- July 2013 (Revised May 2017)
- Case
European Integration: Meeting the Competitiveness Challenge
By: Michael E. Porter and Christian Ketels
The case discusses the origins and development of the European Integration process from the post-war period up to 2007, focusing particularly on the efforts of the Lisbon-agenda under way since 2000 to enhance Europe's competitiveness. It discusses the different policy... View Details
Keywords: Integration; Globalized Economies and Regions; Competition; Development Economics; Global Range; Policy; Failure; European Union; Europe
Porter, Michael E., and Christian Ketels. "European Integration: Meeting the Competitiveness Challenge." Harvard Business School Case 714-405, July 2013. (Revised May 2017.)
- 19 Oct 2018
Diversity Prospective Student Visit Day
Jointly sponsored by HBS MBA Admissions, the African American Student Union (AASU), Latino American Student Organization (LASO) and the Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP), this event is designed for prospective applicants... View Details
- Web
Harvard Business School
Archival Collections Bibliography Site Credits Visiting the Exhibit More Baker Library Exhibits Baker Library Special Collections The African–American Student Union (AASU) at HBS emerged from the turbulence of the late 1960s, years marked... View Details
- 06 Oct 2017
Prospective Student Diversity Day II
Jointly sponsored by HBS MBA Admissions, the African American Student Union (AASU), the Latino Student Organization (LASO), and the Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP), PSDD is an opportunity for members of these... View Details
- Mar 2012
- Report
A Jobs Compact for America's Future
human capital; how exceptional companies such as Southwest and Kaiser Permanente buck the "maximizing shareholder value" trend with what researchers call "high-road" human resources strategies; and how labor unions and... View Details
- August 5, 2016
- Article
A Definitive Guide to the Brexit Negotiations
By: Deepak Malhotra
In this article I offer an analysis of the negotiation landscape facing UK and EU negotiators, along with advice on how they might navigate the "Brexit" process more effectively. For the record, I have not (at the time of this writing) been asked by either side to... View Details
Malhotra, Deepak. "A Definitive Guide to the Brexit Negotiations." Harvard Business Review (website) (August 5, 2016).
- Web
Impact on Research & Curriculum | Baker Library
quote from “The Afro-American Student Union of HBS: A Salute to the Past, A Challenge to the Future,” 1994. 1 Over the years, HBS case research has fostered new areas of inquiry in ways that have deepened students’ and faculty... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
The Harvard Business School Campaign: Regional Events
Jamie Dinan (MBA 1985), Clifford Press (MBA 1983), (standing) Beth Fascitelli (MBA 1984), Mike Fascitelli (MBA 1982), Elizabeth Miller (MBA 1985), and Elizabeth Sawyer (MBA 1983) at the New York City HBS Couples Dinner held in December at the View Details
- 17 Jun 2014
- News
Shedding light on business issues and opportunities in Asia
development banking at Citibank, Standard Chartered Bank, Swiss Bank Corporation, Union Bank of Switzerland, and the Asian Development Bank. He is currently a member of the HBS Asia-Pacific Advisory Board and other boards. (Published June... View Details
- November 2008 (Revised May 2009)
- Supplement
BMW's Project Switch (B): Importers vs. National Sales Companies
By: Das Narayandas, Kerry Herman and Laura Winig
BMW is faced with potential channel conflicts across several EU country markets. The case concludes the (A) case's exploration of BMW's approach to redesigning the channel in Greece. The case provides details on both headquarter and country head perspective on BMW's... View Details
Keywords: Business Units; Business Headquarters; Marketing Strategy; Distribution Channels; Conflict and Resolution; Auto Industry; European Union
Narayandas, Das, Kerry Herman, and Laura Winig. "BMW's Project Switch (B): Importers vs. National Sales Companies." Harvard Business School Supplement 509-024, November 2008. (Revised May 2009.)
- 2006
- Report
Clusters in the EU-10 New Member Countries
By: Christian H.M. Ketels and Örjan Sölvell
Ketels, Christian H.M., and Örjan Sölvell. "Clusters in the EU-10 New Member Countries." Report, European Commission, Enterprise and Industry Directorate-General, Brussels, July 2006.
- December 1984
- Supplement
Soviet Gas Pipeline, Supplement
By: David B. Yoffie
Keywords: Soviet Union
Yoffie, David B. "Soviet Gas Pipeline, Supplement." Harvard Business School Supplement 385-242, December 1984.
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster
was U.S.-owned, it had a history of stable lifetime employment and a union that enjoyed close relations with management. However, when the plant's first U.S. manager instigated downsizing to enhance returns—even though the plant was... View Details
- Web
Site Credits - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
Printing: Ram Printing, Inc. Lenders to the Exhibition: Cambridge University Press Denver Public Library, Western History Collection Getty Images Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division National Museum of American History, Behring Center, Smithsonian... View Details
- 2009
- Report
State of the Region Report 2009: Boosting the Top of Europe
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
The 2009 State of the Region Report, the sixth in this series of annual evaluations of competitiveness and cooperation across the Baltic Sea Region, provides a perspective on the radical change in the economic climate of the Region over the last year. The Report puts... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- What Do You Think?
How Can We Get Companies to Invest More in Low-Wage Workers?
the lower ranks. One of the causes may well be inequities in the ability of executives and frontline labor to negotiate compensation for their skills. In particular, the declining power of unions and the stickiness of minimum wage laws... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- April 1984 (Revised June 1986)
- Case
Soviet Gas Pipeline
By: David B. Yoffie
Yoffie, David B. "Soviet Gas Pipeline." Harvard Business School Case 384-007, April 1984. (Revised June 1986.)
- February 2021
- Article
Rethinking the Role of the EU in European Competitiveness
By: Christian H.M. Ketels and Michael E. Porter
The aim of this conceptual paper is to delineate the scope and give directives towards higher levels of competitiveness and prosperity for EU members. The EU integration history and challenges are retraced and the EU’s current competitiveness context is presented. In a... View Details
Keywords: Competitiveness; Public Policy; Competitive Advantage; Government Administration; European Union
Ketels, Christian H.M., and Michael E. Porter. "Rethinking the Role of the EU in European Competitiveness." Competitiveness Review 31, no. 2 (February 2021): 189–207.
- June 2021
- Article
Short-Termism, Shareholder Payouts, and Investment in the EU
By: Jesse M. Fried and Charles C.Y. Wang
Investor-driven "short-termism" is said to harm EU public firms' ability to invest for the long term, prompting calls for the EU to better insulate managers from shareholder pressure. But the evidence offered—rising levels of repurchases and dividends—is incomplete and... View Details
Keywords: Short-termism; EU; Payout Policy; Innovation; Investment; Corporate Governance; Investment Return; Acquisition; European Union
Fried, Jesse M., and Charles C.Y. Wang. "Short-Termism, Shareholder Payouts, and Investment in the EU." European Financial Management 27, no. 3 (June 2021): 389–413.
- 2021
- Article
The Sustainable Corporate Governance Initiative in Europe
By: Mark Roe, Holger Spamann, Jesse M. Fried and Charles C.Y. Wang
In July 2020, the European Commission published the “Study on directors’ duties and sustainable corporate governance” by EY. The Report purports to find evidence of debilitating short-termism in EU corporate governance and recommends many changes to support sustainable... View Details
Keywords: Short-termism; Hedge Funds; Shareholder Activism; Securities Regulation; Agency Costs; Political Economy; Payouts; Repurchases; Corporate Governance; Investment Funds; Investment Activism; Research and Development; Investment; European Union
Roe, Mark, Holger Spamann, Jesse M. Fried, and Charles C.Y. Wang. "The Sustainable Corporate Governance Initiative in Europe." Yale Journal on Regulation Bulletin 38 (2021): 133–153.