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- 03 Apr 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 3, 2018
had become woven together in ways never before seen, and a truly global economy had emerged that many believed would forever banish the possibility of war altogether. But could trade really assure perpetual... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Ink: Talking Shop
some tales, and then ask for tips,” Bines says. The experience taught him that the better you understand your customer, the richer the tips. He has worked in customer-facing businesses ever since, including his current role as managing director at the View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Combating Climate Change
If global temperatures rise by 6 degrees celsius by 2050—as they are on track to do—officials at the International Energy Agency say the changes would bring “devastating consequences for the planet.” And those consequences will extend to... View Details
- 09 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 9, 2016
Statistics Trade Credit and Taxes By: Desai, Mihir, C. Fritz Foley, and James R. Hines Jr. Abstract—This paper analyzes the extent to which firms use trade credit to reallocate capital in response to tax... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- November 2000 (Revised February 2002)
- Case
Resinas Sinteticas, S.A. (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Greg Rogers
A recent MBA graduate heads international marketing for his family's Mexico-based rosin supply business, he must decide how to respond to the aggressive tactics of his much larger American competitor. Among other things, the U.S. competitor is spreading false rumors... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Competition; Marketing Strategy; Business Strategy; Crime and Corruption; Trade; Chemical Industry; Mexico; United States; Europe
Paine, Lynn S., and Greg Rogers. "Resinas Sinteticas, S.A. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 301-070, November 2000. (Revised February 2002.)
- 18 Apr 2015
- News
Women in Business Q&A: Umaimah Mendhro, Founder & CEO, VIDA
- 05 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name?
shortages of cadavers (Agthong and Wiwanitkit 2002; Assemblée Nationale du Québec 2004; U.K. Department of Health 2005). However, trying to address the question of a shortage of cadavers often means facing the taboo on trading human... View Details
- 04 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
Why dot.coms Will Rise Again
scheme.—F. Warren McFarlan He offered the case of the Hong Kong-based global trading company Li & Fung as one example of a company that has virtually dissolved its boundaries and embraced technology as a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 23 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
Brexit: Should Britain Stay or Go?
Harvard Business School faculty offer their views: Isidor Straus Professor of Business History Geoff Jones, who researches the evolution, impact, and responsibility of global business and has authored numerous books on these topics,... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones & Dante Roscini
- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
insights on the resolution of disputes in global trade while contributing to our understanding of the evolving role of modeling at international organizations. Nations' Income Inequality Predicts Ambivalence... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 22
and overly restricting access to credit and consumer choice. Nicolas Retsinas, Eric Belsky, and their colleagues aim to stimulate debate based on analysis of the opportunities and challenges presented by the various components of global... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively
percent of its profit origins, 77 percent of its shareholder base, and 66 percent of its employees were based outside France. Trade unions and left-wing politicians were especially critical, as they were not used to seeing companies... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Lighten Up
tinge of regret and surprise in his voice. “I’ve definitely noticed it getting smaller.” Even in the Rocky Mountains, global warming takes a toll. Kim recites the names of mountains at or near the divide, while Coup knows their elevations... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Merton's Economics Research Wins Nobel Prize
financial theory but also has important implications for the character and performance of the global financial system. Bob's is a voice of leadership that speaks at once to the academy and the world of practice." READ MORE "Economists are... View Details
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Bibliography - The Art of American Advertising
Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership... View Details
- January 2021 (Revised June 2021)
- Case
Hester Pharmaceuticals (A): A Pricing Dilemma
By: Dante Roscini and John Masko
In August 2019, the leadership of Hester Pharmaceuticals (Hester) had a problem. Italy promised to be a key market for their new breakthrough oncology drug Akrozumab, but for almost two years, its single-payer healthcare system had been unable to agree with Hester on a... View Details
Keywords: Macroeconomics; Trade; Price; Global Range; Global Strategy; Globalized Markets and Industries; Health Care and Treatment; Patents; Monopoly; Negotiation; Business and Government Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Human Needs; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Pharmaceutical Industry; Italy
Roscini, Dante, and John Masko. "Hester Pharmaceuticals (A): A Pricing Dilemma." Harvard Business School Case 721-001, January 2021. (Revised June 2021.)
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
outfox the competition, impress their customers with unexpected value, and achieve new levels of professional success. Repeatability: Build Enduring Business for a World of Constant Change by Chris Zook and James Allen (MBA 1989) (Harvard Business Review Press) The... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Climate Change starts in the same place Jobs’s discussion with Claure did—fear of risk. In Apple’s case, customers can trade in their used devices for credit toward a new one, the way you can trade in a car.... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Meyers
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Of Value and Values
On the Horns of an Investment Dilemma Financial management firms that focus on sustainable investing have been gaining ground for twenty years now. As an example, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), a global association of nearly... View Details
- 13 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 13
for bonds, but it is also correlated with larger discount rate risk for bonds. The short rate forecasts only the discount rate component of bond beta. Download the paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/lviceira/bbeta20100210-all.pdf The Euro as a Reserve Currency for View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace