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  • March 2006 (Revised November 2006)
  • Case

The Market and the Mountain Kingdom: Change in Lesotho's Textile Industry

By: Rawi E. Abdelal, Regina M. Abrami, Noel Maurer and Aldo Musacchio
In Maseru, the capital of the Kingdom of Lesotho, the stirrings of industrialization and modernization were promising, and more than 50,000 workers, mostly women, were employed in the textile sector; the figure reflected more than a threefold increase in just a few... View Details
Keywords: History; Labor Unions; Trade; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Financial Crisis; Globalized Markets and Industries; Business and Government Relations; Decision Choices and Conditions; Foreign Direct Investment; Developing Countries and Economies; Fashion Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Lesotho
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  • 06 May 2024
  • Research & Ideas

The Critical Minutes After a Virtual Meeting That Can Build Up or Tear Down Teams

practice,” Perlow says. “But there was much more of an attitude of, ‘We want to work with you’ and a sense of feeling more appreciated by the leader of the other team.” As a result, the Chinese team began to... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding

    John A. Quelch

    John A. Quelch is Executive Vice Chancellor and Distinguished Professor of Social Science at Duke Kunshan University. He is also John DeButts Professor at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business.  Between 2017 and 2023 he was the Leonard M. Miller University... View Details

    Keywords: advertising; broadcasting; consumer products; e-commerce industry; fashion; fast food; federal government; financial services; food; food processing; health care; high technology; marketing industry; media
    • 23 Dec 2008
    • First Look

    First Look: December 23, 2008

    high-skilled immigrants on U.S. technology formation. Specifically, we use reduced-form specifications that exploit large changes in the H-1B visa program. Fluctuations in H-1B admissions levels significantly influence the rate of Indian and View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • Web

    Browse All Articles, Research, & Case Studies - HBS Working Knowledge

    Case What Wartime Service Taught These Historic Leaders by Avery Forman What can corporate leaders learn from executives who served their country during wartime conflicts? Drawing on a series of case... View Details
    • 06 Dec 2011
    • First Look

    First Look: Dec. 6

    gain strength from vulnerability: putting the past behind us and seeking honest feedback. Packed with practical advice and inspiring stories, Flying Without a Net is an invaluable resource for all leaders seeking to thrive in this age of... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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      2000-2005 Selected

       

      Chiu, C-y, Morris, M.W., Hong, Y-y, & Menon, T. (2000).  Motivated cultural cognition: The impact of implicit cultural theories on dispositional attribution varies as a function of Need for Closure.... View Details

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      Senior Executive Leadership Program—China

      to tackle challenges in the Chinese market, such as copycat competitors, labor costs, and other factors that can slow growth. Taught in a series of modules offered in Boston and China, this China senior executive leadership program helps... View Details
      • 05 Jun 2007
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      First Look: June 5, 2007

      competition by moving quickly into new cities, balancing the buying power of multinational retailers who were also purchasing merchandise for export, leveraging Beijing Hualian's understanding of the rapidly changing domestic market, accessing capital for expansion,... View Details
      Keywords: Martha Lagace
      • 14 Aug 2007
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      First Look: August 14, 2007

      This, in turn, had an impact on De Beers' reputation and consumer confidence in the diamond as a product that represented integrity, love, and commitment. In 2000, De Beers' sustainability depends on the ability of its leaders to shift... View Details
      Keywords: Martha Lagace
      • 19 Feb 2019
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      New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019

      algorithm uncovers two distinct behavioral types: "leaders" and "managers." Leaders focus on multi-function, high-level meetings, while managers focus on one-to-one meetings with core functions. Firms with View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
      • 09 Feb 2016
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      February 9, 2016

      will often delay efforts to change "who we are." Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50565 Urbanization with Chinese Characteristics? China’s Gamble for Modernization By: Looney, Kristen, and... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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      South Asia - Global

      business issues, helping to build intellectual capital on this important region. Further, the IRC is home to an HBS style classroom, allowing for regional business leaders to experience our faculty and the hallmark case study method in... View Details
      • 17 May 2024
      • Blog Post

      Blending Heritage and Innovation: Lisa Yan (MBA 2025)

      dreams at Harvard Business School. “For me, being Chinese American means blending old heritage with new meaning. My middle name is also my Chinese name, Mintao (敏涛), meaning ‘clever wave’. In View Details
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      Asia Pacific - Global

      tensions over trade between the U.S. and China. By choosing India to diversify away from China, the founders now had to tackle the challenges that they once experienced in their Chinese factory more than two decades ago when China had not... View Details
      • 27 Jun 2005
      • Research & Ideas

      Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?

      business leaders adopted already, and which styles are likely to be most successful in the future? In a talk in Kuala Lumpur on June 15 at the invitation of The Star/BizWeek publication and the Harvard Club of Malaysia, Mills explained... View Details
      Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
      • 28 May 2013
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      First Look: May 28

        Publications 2006 Journal of Organization Design The Strategic Fitness Process: A Collaborative Action Research Method for Developing Organizational Prototypes and Dynamic Capabilities By: Beer, Michael Abstract—Organizations underperform and sometimes fail because... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
      • 12 Dec 2023
      • Research & Ideas

      COVID Tested Global Supply Chains. Here’s How They’ve Adapted

      2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the paper notes. Government policy has played a leading role. The Biden Administration has continued former President Trump’s tariff policies aimed at Chinese goods, while also offering... View Details
      Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
      • 31 Mar 2009
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      First Look: March 31, 2009

        PublicationsInnovator's Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care Authors:Clayton M. Christensen, Jerome H. Grossman M.D., and Jason Hwang M.D. Publication:McGraw-Hill, 2009 Abstract A groundbreaking prescription for health care reform—from a legendary... View Details
      Keywords: Martha Lagace
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      Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research

      100 artists and designers to present 87 art exhibitions and 1,826 public programs to over 1.8 million visitors, including many important leaders from all over the world. Given the context of the economic and political environment in the... View Details