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25 Aug 2022
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Clean Slate

be able to plug right in. Massport will also use its facilities to generate as much renewable energy as possible on-site and invest in carbon offsets to make up the difference, among a host of other initiatives to reduce its footprint.... View Details

04 Jan 2016
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Taking Time Out for a Challenge

hit the small African nation in 2014. “Having watched Sierra Leone and its neighbors make great strides over the last decade to consolidate peace, grow their economies, and invest in public services, I knew they remained among the poorest... View Details

Keywords: ebola; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

12 Nov 2008
Research & Ideas

The Marketing of a President

polling places on election day. This policy of inclusion meant that voting records were set in the general election and the primaries. Fifth, his advertising messages and his tone and demeanor throughout the campaign consistently... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

01 Sep 2005
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Making History, Starting Over

knighthood, recognizing his contributions to the venture capital industry.) Out of that study came a series of policy recommendations aimed at creating a sustainable system for investments in deprived areas,... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

01 Sep 2012
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Rebel with a Cause

As a junior Episcopal minister, Bob Massie (DBA 1989) infuriated church leaders by revealing to his congregation that its $9 million endowment was secretly invested in a number of unchurchly entities, including military contractors,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; social activism; Health, Social Assistance; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

24 Jul 2014
Op-Ed

Reform Tax Law to Keep US Firms at Home

facilitate the expatriation of US corporations. Such transactions reflect the effects of policies and of the changing structure of multinational firms. From a policy perspective, the transactions highlight... View Details

Keywords: by Mihir Desai; Pharmaceutical

01 Oct 2000
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Three Promoted to Full Professor

foreign direct investment and the impact of investment on human rights and labor standards. Spar is the author of The Cooperative Edge: The Internal Politics of International Cartels and coauthor of Beyond... View Details

February 1998
Case

Creating the International Trade Organization

By: David A. Moss, George R. Appling and Andrew D Archer

In the late 1940s, officials at the U.S. State Department began campaigning for the creation of an International Trade Organization (ITO). This new organization would oversee global negotiations on trade liberalization, foreign direct investment, cartels, and commodity... View Details

Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Trade; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Globalized Economies and Regions; Agreements and Arrangements; Foreign Direct Investment; Economic Systems; International Relations

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24 Jun 2019
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Chloe Ho, MBA 2019: Data-Driven and In Demand

immediate one of financial services. This highlighted the need for me to gain data fluency and competency—to invest in building out my data and analytics skillset for the sake of my career.” When Ho decided to explore different career... View Details

Keywords: Technology

24 Jul 2019
Blog Post

Data-Driven and in Demand

immediate one of financial services. This highlighted the need for me to gain data fluency and competency—to invest in building out my data and analytics skillset for the sake of my career.” When Ho decided to explore different career... View Details

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Nneka Ezeigwe

are still at the forefront of the African story. I can see myself working in a range of capacities, perhaps in public policy or in a large corporation, making investments that directly improve lives and... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy

01 Mar 2008
News

An American Odyssey

He’s got a superhero’s name, and he’s shining a light on enduring wrongs here at home while confronting challenges in the Third World as well. Meet Richard America, who sees policy analysis and quality management as keys to development... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Lawrence Fouraker; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Finance

02 Sep 2014
First Look

First Look: September 2

investments in green building expertise by local suppliers. These findings suggest that government procurement policies can accelerate the diffusion of new environmental standards, which require coordinated... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Aug 2007
First Look

First Look: August 7, 2007

complete abandonment of the current system. Download the paper: http://papers.nber.org/papers/W13213 Institutional Tax Clienteles and Payout Policy Authors:Mihir A. Desai and Li Jin Abstract This paper employs heterogeneity in... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Financing New Ideas - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Library Visionary, Innovator, Educator I n 1960, ARD invested $3.6 million in 18 companies and, by 1961, the firm became the first venture capital firm with shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange. In the article "Scientific... View Details

26 Jan 2021
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Clubs See Wealth in FemTech; Health Care Alumni Look at COVID Response

Clubs News Clubs News Club Webinars Explore Untapped Potential of FemTech The HBS Women’s Association of Greater New York (HBSWANY), and the HBS Association of Northern California (HBSANC) each hosted a virtual panel discussion last month exploring the overlooked View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

20 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

US Competitiveness at Risk

economy, a large share of exports and foreign direct investment [FDI]. But when you look at the trajectory over time—job growth rates, wage growth rates, changes in export or FDI share, particularly compared to emerging economies—the... View Details

Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter & Jan W. Rivkin

06 Nov 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, November 6, 2018

Monetary Policy and Emerging Market Credit Cycles By: Bräuning, Falk, and Victoria Ivashina Abstract—Foreign banks’ lending to firms in emerging market economies (EMEs) is large and denominated predominantly in U.S. dollars. This creates... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

17 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance

policy makers. The skills, know-how, and capabilities underpinning an industrial commons accumulate over time. Both government policies and the investment decisions of private... View Details

Keywords: by Gary P. Pisano & Willy C. Shih; Manufacturing

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Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the Global Economy - Course Catalog

specific sectors (e.g., the retail industry in Chile, or the startup sector in Israel) or particular policies (inflation targeting in Brazil), and others span multiple countries (Chinese investments in... View Details

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