Publications

25 Feb 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

Scholars and Students Unpack the Digital Business Revolution

focuses on the economics and strategy of digital: how organizations need to adapt and change in this new environment, and the individual skills... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education; Technology

15 Jan 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019

case. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/719020-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 719-043 Saudi Arabia: A Brief Background This note provides a brief overview of the history of Saudi Arabia as well as the economic... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

23 Jun 2010
Working Paper Summaries

The Role of Institutional Development in the Prevalence and Value of Family Firms

Keywords: by Raphael Amit, Yuan Ding, Belén Villalonga & Hua Zhang

30 Oct 2015
News

Study: Stressful Jobs Make Life Shorter

01 Dec 2022
News

Educating, Connecting, and Mobilizing Around Climate Change

building a more sustainable economy. She focuses particularly on how firms can safeguard economic growth and long-term profitability by addressing challenges like climate change View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Aug 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1

rate is relatively higher, leading to lower economic growth. Our findings have implications for policy setters. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52971 Rethinking Measurement of Pay View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Aug 2022
News

September 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

disruption, and social change, the book explores key influences on the development and commercialization of the sport industry. It examines themes such as governance, the View Details

April 2007 (Revised March 2008)
Case

Dr. Iqbal Survé at Sekunjalo Investment Group (A)

By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Stecker

Dr. Iqbal Surve, a self-described "medical doctor, philanthropist, and social entrepreneur," was born in 1963 and grew up in poverty, like virtually all non-white South Africans during apartheid. During the 1970s and 1980s, he served in leadership positions in the ANC,... View Details

Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Social Entrepreneurship; Investment; Leadership; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Partners and Partnerships; South Africa

20 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business and Environment

DBL Partners DBL Partners invests in companies that can deliver top-tier venture capital returns and enable social, environmental and economic benefits. They invest in View Details

27 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement

Policy for Social Mobility Scott Duke Kominers, Jeff Huizinga, and Allison M. Ciechanover “Opportunity Insights—a non-profit that researches drivers of economic opportunity... View Details

June 2002 (Revised August 2002)
Case

"One Country, Two Systems"? Italy and the Mezzogiorno (A)

By: Bruce R. Scott and Jamie Matthews

GDP per person in northern Italy caught up with average incomes in Britain, France, and Germany in the 1970s, but incomes in southern Italy (the Mezzogiorno) fell further behind. This was partly due to cultural and societal differences that dated to the Renaissance,... View Details

Keywords: History; Development Economics; Crime and Corruption; Social Issues; Economy; Government and Politics; Macroeconomics; Italy

06 Jun 2013
Working Paper Summaries

Do Strict Capital Requirements Raise the Cost of Capital? Banking Regulation and the Low Risk Anomaly

Keywords: by Malcolm Baker & Jeffrey Wurgler; Banking; Financial Services

02 Sep 2016
Op-Ed

The Twitter Election

vote on Election Day in every precinct.Paid television advertising, the air war, can give a candidate broad coverage and control of the message but is expensive. Similarly, the ground war requires an expensive investment in personnel.... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch and Thales Teixeira

August 2008 (Revised July 2009)
Supplement

Gazprom (C): The Ukrainian Crisis and Its Aftermath

By: Rawi E. Abdelal, Sogomon Tarontsi and Alexander Jorov

The case describes the resolution to the January 2006 gas crisis, precipitated by the decision of Gazprom, the largest natural gas producer in the world, to cut off gas supply to Ukraine because of disagreement on the terms of future trade. The case also narrates the... View Details

Keywords: Trade; Non-Renewable Energy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Conflict Management; Reputation; Energy Industry; Russia; Ukraine

29 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and Organizations of the Future

littered with early failures. Study incentives and disincentives to creativity. Study novel business models. Study business-based, executable solutions to social and View Details

Keywords: by Teresa M. Amabile & Mukti Khaire

July 2005 (Revised August 2011)
Case

Jesse Holman Jones and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation

By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony Mayo and Bridget Gurtler

Jesse Holman Jones is regarded as one of the most influential men in reviving the American economy from the Great Depression. With only an 8th grade education, he rose to the top of the banking, real estate, and lumber industries, as well as the upper echelons of... View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Financial Strategy; Business History; Leading Change; Managerial Roles; Business and Government Relations; Power and Influence