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- 28 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 28
http://hbr.org/product/the-lego-group-envisioning-risks-in-asia-b/an/114048-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 714-003 Qatar: Energy for Development Despite being the richest country in the world on a per capita basis, for analysts... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Dec 2016
- News
An Environmental Epiphany
were the largest foreign investors in the country. We were also, the only foreign investors in the country. Bulgaria was at the bottom of the list of countries that people were pursuing after the fall of the Wall. Hungary, Poland, the... View Details
- 15 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 15
over 100 technologies in more than 150 countries since 1800. The data is available for download at http://www.nber.org/data/chat. We discuss the main aim of CHAT, its scope and limitations, as well as several ways in which we have used... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Fast Answer
Digital Innovation and Transformation: Resources useful for Course Assignments
black; width:534px; padding:0in 7px 0in 7px; border-top:none; border-right:1px solid black; border-left:none" valign="top"> Global market reports on a broad range of industry sectors from diverse research firms. Also covers some company information, View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Camel and the Unicorn
book, I take you to places as far as Pyongyang, which you might say very developing country, and very little if any startup ecosystem. But also countries like Zambia, and Lusaka, its capital, as well. There's places like Bangalore, which... View Details
- 02 Oct 2000
- What Do You Think?
What Lies Beyond NAFTA?
to satisfy the U.S. demand?" Devdip Ganguli asks, "... will neighboring countries be justified in considering it their right that the privileges be extended to them as well?" It's hard to argue with his conclusion that... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Is Market Capitalism Headed for Trouble?
disparity of wealth and income in many countries and across regions. In turn, they thought these gaps could lead to populist politics that would adversely affect the conduct of capitalism. A second major concern was that our productive... View Details
- August 2016
- Teaching Note
Mahindra Lifespace Developers' Venture into Affordable Housing
By: Joseph B. Fuller and Monica Baraldi
Mahindra Lifespace Developers Limited (MLDL) was the infrastructure and real estate arm of the Mahindra Group, an Indian conglomerate with revenues of $16.5 billion in 2014. Employing 400 experts in land acquisition, design, project management, sales and marketing, and... View Details
Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Business Startups; Development Economics; Developing Countries and Economies; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Housing; Emerging Markets; Business and Government Relations; Human Needs; Social Issues; Urban Development; Real Estate Industry; India
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Big Companies, Big Opportunities—Big Questions
capital from the outside. It's been coming down tremendously," he said. "And capital is very expensive, on average, the spread is 700 basis points," he said. Investors have also grown weary of putting money into supposedly quickly View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2014
Gunnar Trumbull Cambridge University Press This book traces the historical emergence of modern consumer lending in America and France. Comparison of the two countries reveals that America's love affair with... View Details
- 06 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 6
is related to higher UK CEO pay; however, the effect is similar when UK firms have a listing in any foreign country implying a foreign listing effect not unique to the U.S. Product market relationships measured by the extent of sales in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Victory Lap: Frazier, Olympics COO, Reviews the Games
countries won medals than ever before, befitting the record number of athletes and nations that took part. What were the problem areas? For an event of this magnitude, perfection is elusive. Transportation delays were inevitable,... View Details
- Profile
Sheila Marcelo
at an Internet technology company and using the yellow pages to try to figure out how to find care for my family.” That contradiction was not lost on the budding entrepreneur. Marcelo’s family emergency shed light on a market need that... View Details
- 29 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
3 Insights from My First Year at HBS
(and everyone there is to meet) it’s no wonder that HBS students can suffer from FOMO. Here’s a little snapshot of what I got up to this year. I read and discussed 250+ case studies with 94 section-mates I built 10+ Discounted Cash Flow models for finance classes I... View Details
- Fast Answer
Social Entrepreneurship & Systems Change
38,000 active international organizations from 300 countries and territories - including intergovernmental (IGOs) and international non-governmental organizations (INGOs). Capital IQ - profiles of public and private... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Model Patient
world in life expectancy, at 77.9 years. Half the U.S. population does not receive standard preventive care such as cancer screening, blood pressure checks, or vaccinations. A 2007 McKinsey study found that compared with the average for the thirty View Details
- 29 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Helping Women in Mexico to Live Fulfilled and Healthy Lives
women’s health investment thesis for this fund, focused on emerging countries mainly in Southeast Asia. This experience opened a whole new universe of FemTech and really inspired me. I also had experience at... View Details
- 12 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Untold Story of ‘Green’ Entrepreneurs
it's really very important to document how they emerged, often ahead of public opinion, to try and solve the emergent environmental challenges faced by our world." In addition to studying wind pioneers and those in other alternative... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 30, 2008
behind using reserves as a means to avoid the negative effects of crisis: why don't sovereign countries reduce their sovereign debt instead? To study the joint decision of holding sovereign debt and reserves, we construct a stochastic... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Investor Protection: The Czech Experience
not just in (what is now) the Czech Republic, but also in any country that lacks strong institutions and investor protections. As HBS professor Mihir A. Desai and the Monitor Group's Alberto Moel explain in the Review of Finance, in their... View Details