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- 01 Mar 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
more than 2 billion are malnourished, even though we produce enough food today to feed everyone. The carbon footprint of food waste totals 3.3 billion metric tons, enough to rank as the third-largest country in the world in greenhouse gas... View Details
- 12 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 12, 2006
806-148 Describes the sixth and final module of the Harvard Business School MBA second-year elective course Legal Aspects of Management. This module deals with the way firms should approach business risks in order to avoid legal liability... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Sep 2006
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First Look: September 12, 2006
productivity externalities in the host country generated by foreign multinational companies. We propose a mechanism that emphasizes the role of local financial markets in enabling foreign direct investment (FDI) to promote growth through... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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international laws, rules and regulations, including privacy and copyright laws, any laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from your country of residence, and all United States export control laws. THE FOLLOWING KINDS... View Details
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of creativity provide a difficult context in which to start companies. In Francophone countries like Cote d’Ivoire, risk aversion also runs deep. De-risking the startup process may be important for fostering... View Details
- 12 Dec 2017
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New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017
countries for the period 2001–2010. We uncover the following stylized facts: In emerging Asia, real depreciations are associated with faster growth of firm-level total factor productivity (TFP), sales and cash-flow, higher probabilities... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success
these companies. The traditional Xerox product—for instance, a copier—was designed so that it could be operated and serviced in almost any country in the world. This meant not only constraints on how the product was engineered but also... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Gompers & Josh Lerner
- 26 Aug 2020
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What the Climate Change Movement Can Learn from the Pandemic
guesses. But at the most extreme points, for instance, in April in the US we saw a reduction of closer to 20 to 30 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. And certainly at the peak in many countries the reduction in emissions was closer to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Promise & Perils
costs, transforming the country over the past decade into the world’s workshop. In 2003, China ranked as the world’s major recipient of foreign investment — nearly $53 billion. It is on pace this year to attract even more. Long-term... View Details
- 20 Nov 2012
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First Look: November 20
firms? The success and viability of China's overall growth strategy depended crucially on managing a successful urban transition. Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/713037-PDF-ENG Hill Country Snack Foods Co. W. Carl Kester and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 28, 2009
from the risk that they will live a long time. The funds that individuals contribute to a MIF are invested in a mutual fund. The proceeds from the fund's underlying assets are reinvested until the contributor dies or he turns an age... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
The Devil You Don’t Know
economically and politically—to go forward with the kind of fiscal stimulus that might be needed then? So I worry that we’re at risk of “fighting the last war.” History is a wonderful teacher. Many of the lessons from the Great... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Starting Up and Starting Over
opportunities to sell something at a profit. These opportunities are exploited by adventurous investors who are willing to risk large losses in order to make large gains. A community in which everyone attempted to make a living by getting... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stewards of the Seventh Generation
lowers the risk of infestation, thereby reducing the need for fertilizers and pesticides. Chemicals that are required are delivered in water that circulates and is recycled. The system also minimizes variation in growing conditions, thus... View Details
- 28 Oct 2014
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First Look: October 28
exchange for taking on the risk of young companies in uncertain environments, venture capitalists receive board level oversight privileges, which range from approval of budgets and advice on product development to the right to replace the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 04 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 4
organization, selling 46 products, including pouched milk, cheese, butter, ice cream, and infant food through a million retailers across the country as well as being the market leader in almost all the categories in which it operates.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 03 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 3, 2009
studies conducted in numerous countries and contexts have consistently demonstrated that setting specific, challenging goals can powerfully drive behavior and boost performance. Advocates of goal setting have had a substantial impact on... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency
clear that inciting such animosity — and indeed hatred — among certain groups of Americans toward their fellow citizens will serve our country well. Certainly, history offers no such assurances. In fact, leaders who have risen to power by... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Who Are We?
office." Further evidence of Twitter mania in Japan: The country holds the world record for tweets per second—33,388—recorded on New Year's Day 2013. But it's not just Japan at the cutting edge: As the world shifts from PC to mobile, Asia... View Details