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- 15 Jun 2018
- News
Skydeck Live: The Science of a Meaningful Life
loving, and having more passion because we are crafting meaningful lives instead of just happy ones. Thank you so much for having me. Skydeck is produced by the External Relations department at Harvard View Details
- 06 Sep 2022
- Research & Ideas
Curbing an Unlikely Culprit of Rising Drug Prices: Pharmaceutical Donations
ripple through the balance sheets of businesses and households alike. Indeed, after years of debate, Congress recently took aim at drug prices through provisions in the... View Details
- January 1, 1980
- Article
Strategies of Multinational Firms: New Third World Multinationals
By: L. T. Wells Jr.
- 01 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Hiring a Career Switcher: The Value of the MS/MBA
successful product managers, general managers, startup founders, and CEOs of mature technology companies. Blending technical skills and business management knowledge Like all students in the MS/MBA program,... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 22 Sep 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
The Task and Temporal Microstructure of Productivity: Evidence from Japanese Financial Services
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How One Center of Innovation Lost its Spark
could also explore how differing trajectories of technological development influence the evolution of industrial clusters. It would also be interesting to chart the attempts by many regional development... View Details
- June 2015 (Revised August 2018)
- Case
American Electric Power: Facing the Challenges of Distributed Generation
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Hilary White
American Electric Power, like most utilities in the USA, is currently exposed to distributed generation and the problem of net-metering. Solar installations in particular have been heavily subsidized, by the state and by regulation, which does not allow grid operators... View Details
Keywords: Electricity; Utilities; Electric Power Generation; Net Metering; Distributed Generation; Disruptive Innovation; Energy Markets; Solar Power; Wind Power; Solar; Wind; Subsidies; Legislation; Regulation; Disruption; Energy; Energy Generation; Renewable Energy; Problems and Challenges; Risk and Uncertainty; Information Technology; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Energy Industry; Green Technology Industry; Utilities Industry; United States
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Hilary White. "American Electric Power: Facing the Challenges of Distributed Generation." Harvard Business School Case 716-008, June 2015. (Revised August 2018.)
- April 2012 (Revised March 2013)
- Module Note
State Capitalism and State-Owned Enterprise Reform
By: Aldo Musacchio
The note examines state capitalism in the twenty-first century. It introduces a series of topics and cases related to state capitalism, such as the debate about the causes of inefficiency in state owned enterprises, possible ways of turning them around, as well as a... View Details
Keywords: State Capitalism; State-owned Enterprises; Business Government Relations; Political Economy; Turnarounds; Economic Systems; State Ownership; Business and Government Relations
Musacchio, Aldo. "State Capitalism and State-Owned Enterprise Reform." Harvard Business School Module Note 712-028, April 2012. (Revised March 2013.)
- 19 Jul 2021
- Blog Post
Building a Powerful Network of Talent at American Tower
microsite, and donations instead of swag. Linder looks forward to moving into a hybrid environment that includes some on campus presence and continued collaboration with student clubs, but the focus will remain on making it easy for great... View Details
- June 2012
- Class Lecture
Why You're Not Buying Venezuelan Chocolate: The Provenance Paradox
By: Rohit Deshpandé
A product's country of origin establishes its authenticity. This is the provenance paradox. Consumers associate certain geographies with the best products: French wine, Italian sports cars, Swiss watches. Competing products from other countries - especially developing... View Details
Keywords: Global Business; Branding; Strategic Planning; Strategic Positioning; Emergent Countries; Consumer Perception; Developing Markets; Brands and Branding; Geographic Location; Globalized Markets and Industries; Perception; Emerging Markets; Product Positioning; Global Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Venezuela
Deshpandé, Rohit. "Why You're Not Buying Venezuelan Chocolate: The Provenance Paradox ." Harvard Business School Class Lecture 512-703, June 2012.
- 11 Sep 2007
- Working Paper Summaries
Bond Risk, Bond Return Volatility, and the Term Structure of Interest Rates
Keywords: by Luis M. Viceira
- January 26, 2017
- Article
Executives and Salespeople Are Misaligned—and the Effects Are Costly
By: Frank V. Cespedes and Christopher Wallace
This article discusses the results of a survey of senior executives, middle managers, and sales people from companies across a variety of industries. The survey focused on questions about how well their companies’ strategies informed six critical elements of their... View Details
Cespedes, Frank V., and Christopher Wallace. "Executives and Salespeople Are Misaligned—and the Effects Are Costly." Harvard Business Review (website) (January 26, 2017).
- August 2023 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
Jake Becraft and Strand Therapeutics: The Making of an Entrepreneur
By: Satish Tadikonda, William Marks and Ananya Zutshi
Jake Becraft, a PhD student at MIT disillusioned in pursuit of his dreams of becoming an academic, serendipitously finds himself discussing the potential commercial applications of his work with Tasuku Kitada, his former postdoctoral research mentor. The two decide to... View Details
Tadikonda, Satish, William Marks, and Ananya Zutshi. "Jake Becraft and Strand Therapeutics: The Making of an Entrepreneur." Harvard Business School Case 824-046, August 2023. (Revised January 2024.)
- 2009
- Article
Corporate Social Responsibility and the Priority of Shareholders
By: Nien-he Hsieh
Hsieh, Nien-he. "Corporate Social Responsibility and the Priority of Shareholders." Journal of Business Ethics 88, no. 4 (2009): 553–560.
- 1973
- Chapter
Effects of Foreign Joint Ventures on Developing Countries
By: L. T. Wells Jr.
Wells, L. T., Jr. "Effects of Foreign Joint Ventures on Developing Countries." In Micro Aspects of Development, edited by Eliezer B. Ayal. New York: Praeger, 1973.
- 01 Jun 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
The First Deal: The Division of Founder Equity in New Ventures
Keywords: by Thomas F. Hellmann & Noam Wasserman
- 2025
- Working Paper
Public Displays of Alignment: Firm Speech in Autocratic Regimes
By: Joris Mueller, Jaya Y. Wen and Cheryl Wu
Political speech by firms is increasingly common around the world. This paper
examines the government as an important, yet understudied, audience for
such speech, focusing on how Chinese firms rhetorically align with the state.
We introduce novel, general, and... View Details
Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Economic Systems; Power and Influence; Government Administration; Policy; China
Mueller, Joris, Jaya Y. Wen, and Cheryl Wu. "Public Displays of Alignment: Firm Speech in Autocratic Regimes." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-064, June 2025.
- Research Summary
Overview
A growing body of strategy and management literature emphasizes the importance of non-market strategy, not only as a stand-alone strategy but also as a part of integrated strategy in dealing with frequent regulatory change and political/regulatory actors and agencies.... View Details