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  • August 2023 (Revised October 2023)
  • Case

Beyond the Barricades: Chile 2023

By: Debora Spar, Willis Emmons, Leonard A. Schlesinger and Ruth Costas
Chile, often considered among Latin America's greatest economic success stories, suffered a shocking wave of protests in October 2019, as its citizens demanded reforms across healthcare and education systems, and protested inequality and rising costs of living. As... View Details
Keywords: Government Administration; Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Growth; Social Issues; Wealth and Poverty; Public Opinion; Equality and Inequality; Public Administration Industry; Chile; Latin America; South America
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  • March 2003 (Revised November 2005)
  • Case

Botswana: A Diamond in the Rough

By: Laura Alfaro, Debora L. Spar, Faheen Allibhoy and Vinati Dev
In the years since independence, tiny, landlocked Botswana has gone from being one of the world's poorest nations to becoming a stable, prosperous state, blessed with the highest sustained growth rate in the world. This case highlights the role that foreign direct... View Details
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Growth and Development Strategy; Economic Growth; Natural Environment; Developing Countries and Economies; Botswana
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  • 01 Dec 2022
  • News

Program Catalyzes New Streams of Research

critical issues such as racism in business technologies, inclusion in organizations, bias in legal policies, and the effect of incarceration on employment and entrepreneurship,” says Debora Spar, the Jaime... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
  • 01 Apr 1999
  • News

Short Takes

contribute to their own commercial interests, says HBS associate professor Debora L. Spar in her article "The Spotlight and the Bottom Line," which appeared last spring in Foreign Affairs. Citing high-profile cases in which large U.S.... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
  • 24 Mar 2002
  • Research & Ideas

The Trick of Balancing Business and Government

Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University chose business and government ethics and a good infrastructure for attracting business; while a third panelist selected civil society. Discussion and debate ensued among the five panelists, led by moderator View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 21 Mar 2024
  • News

OC Alumni Get Clarity on AI; Inequality and Climate Change Explored in DC

climate and inequality, featuring HBS Professor Debora Spar, Senior Associate Dean for Business in Global Society, and Audrey Choi (MBA 2004), the Former Chief Sustainability Officer at Morgan Stanley. The... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • December 2024
  • Supplement

Northvolt: Building Batteries to Fight Climate Change (B)

By: George Serafeim, Debora L. Spar, Peter Tufano, Hugo Etchegoyhen and Emilie Billaud
The (B) case explores Northvolt’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing on November 21, 2024, highlighting the company’s struggles to scale operations amid a global EV market slowdown and internal production challenges. While the (A) case detailed Northvolt’s ambitious... View Details
Keywords: Batteries; Electric Vehicles; Climate Change; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Energy; Green Technology; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Investment; Technological Innovation; Risk Management; Failure; Business and Government Relations; Business and Shareholder Relations; Transportation; Green Technology Industry; Europe; Sweden
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  • 24 Apr 2023
  • News

Cold Call: Celebrating 200 Episodes

  • 02 Feb 2022
  • News

Cold Call: Black Business Leaders Series 2022

  • 30 May 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Health Care Under a Research Microscope

learning a new surgical technique. Recent books by faculty have also challenged how we understand the health care system. Within the last three years Herzlinger authored Consumer-Driven Health Care and the new Who Killed Health Care? Gary Pisano authored Science... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health; Biotechnology
  • 01 Sep 2020
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2020

taking shape along the New Silk Road and what difference it will make, if any, in the global higher education landscape. Work Mate Marry Love: How Machines Shape Our Destiny by Deborah L. Spar, MBA Class of 1952 Professor of Business... View Details
  • 19 Jul 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Political Turmoil and Mexico’s Economy

analyze current overseas interventions. In addition, many of the findings will go into an HBS case by Debora Spar, Gunnar Trumbull, and myself." NATO's efforts in Afghanistan, says Maurer, superficially... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
  • 12 Mar 2021
  • News

Cold Call: Women's History Month

  • 01 Dec 1998
  • News

Africa's Way

will look at how South Africa's financial institutions, long shielded from outside competition, are quickly adjusting to gain a competitive global advantage. Panelists will highlight problems and opportunities inherent in this metamorphosis. Associate Professor View Details
Keywords: Susan Young and Garry Emmons