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- 08 Dec 2015
- Research Event
Research Trends Discussed at India and South Asia Conference
is important, attendees said, because after all, a glimpse at India’s past can provide a way of understanding where business is heading in the future. Social scientists in a business school are always looking for intelligent ways to... View Details
- 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
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2019
Turkey. Second, it focuses on the corporate actors, entrepreneurs and business enterprises that have led the national economic growth. Third, it explores the ethical foundations View Details
- March 2021 (Revised December 2021)
- Case
Cedar Environmental: Innovation vs. Corruption in Lebanon?
By: Nien-hê Hsieh and Youssef Abdel Aal
The case follows Ziad Abi Chaker, founder and CEO of Cedar Environmental, as he weighs options for how to grow the company in the face of growing economic and political instability in Lebanon in 2019.
Founded after the Lebanese civil war, Cedar... View Details
Founded after the Lebanese civil war, Cedar... View Details
Keywords: Waste Management; Recycling; Corruption; Leadership & Corporate Accountability; Business And Government; Social Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology; Pollution; Entrepreneurship; Business and Government Relations; Crime and Corruption; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Expansion; Corporate Accountability; Green Technology Industry; Middle East; Lebanon
Hsieh, Nien-hê, and Youssef Abdel Aal. "Cedar Environmental: Innovation vs. Corruption in Lebanon?" Harvard Business School Case 321-114, March 2021. (Revised December 2021.)
- 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
Scott, Bruce R., and Jamie Matthews. "One Country, Two Systems"? Italy and the Mezzogiorno (A). Harvard Business School Case 702-096, June 2002. (Revised August 2002.)
- 08 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
The Civic Benefits of Google Street View and Yelp
expanding their own data-gathering and crunching capabilities through advancements like sensor networks and sophisticated modeling software. What if cities could make use of all that data to better give... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Africa's Way
South Africa in the MBA Program, draws a distinction between the country's transition from apartheid to democratic rule and the transformation of its economic and View Details
Keywords: Susan Young and Garry Emmons
- 12 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Solving COVID'S Mental Health Crisis
iPhoto COVID-19 is having a devastating effect on the emotional, psychological, and social well-being (as well as the physical health) of people around the world. Risk factors for addiction, mental illness,... View Details
- Article
Why Schumpeter Was Right: Innovation, Market Power and Creative Destruction in 1920s America
By: Tom Nicholas
Are firms with strong market positions powerful engines of technological progress? Joseph Schumpeter thought so, but his hypothesis has proved difficult to verify empirically. This article highlights Schumpeterian market-power and creative-destruction effects in a... View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Power and Influence; Emerging Markets; Rank and Position; Status and Position; Capital Markets; Capital Structure; Information Technology; Patents; Creativity; Economic Systems; Development Economics; United States
Nicholas, Tom. "Why Schumpeter Was Right: Innovation, Market Power and Creative Destruction in 1920s America." Journal of Economic History 63, no. 4 (December 2003).
- March 2010 (Revised February 2014)
- Case
Community Health Workers in Zambia: Incentive Design and Management
By: Nava Ashraf and Natalie Kindred
This case examines the various considerations relevant to selecting and compensating workers in a context where their work involves a pro-social component. This is relevant to not only health care in Zambia, but to NGO and public sector workers who are both motivated... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Training; Health Care and Treatment; Compensation and Benefits; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Mission and Purpose; Non-Governmental Organizations; Motivation and Incentives; Health Industry; Zambia
Ashraf, Nava, and Natalie Kindred. "Community Health Workers in Zambia: Incentive Design and Management." Harvard Business School Case 910-030, March 2010. (Revised February 2014.) (Request a courtesy copy.)
- November 2002 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
ApproTEC Kenya: Technologies to Fight Poverty and Create Wealth
ApproTEC markets a range of technologies to improve the income of subsistence farmers and other small-scale entrepreneurs in East Africa. Having achieved considerable success in its first eight years, the two founders/entrepreneurs are seeking ways to scale the impact... View Details
Keywords: Social Enterprise; Development Economics; Poverty; Information Technology; Entrepreneurship; Nonprofit Organizations; Growth and Development Strategy; Kenya; Africa
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "ApproTEC Kenya: Technologies to Fight Poverty and Create Wealth." Harvard Business School Case 503-007, November 2002. (Revised March 2006.)
- July 2009 (Revised June 2010)
- Supplement
Executive Pay and the Credit Crisis of 2008 (B)
By: V.G. Narayanan and Lisa Brem
As the recession lingered on into 2009, the U.S. government sought to limit executive pay and excessive risk. The debate raged over what constituted excessive risk and how best to mitigate it. This case describes the government restrictions on executive pay for TARP... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government Legislation; Executive Compensation; Risk Management; Business and Government Relations; Motivation and Incentives; United States
Narayanan, V.G., and Lisa Brem. "Executive Pay and the Credit Crisis of 2008 (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 110-005, July 2009. (Revised June 2010.)
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
SHE builds confidence, promotes education, and creates jobs
menstrual pads by sourcing local, inexpensive raw materials, such as banana fibers. Launched in Rwanda, the businesses are owned and operated by women and can be replicated wherever need exists. The result... View Details
- 19 Aug 2021
- News
A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues
Black-white problems is this wealth disparity, and that that wealth disparity is approximately $153,000. Therefore, I recommend that readers use a template that we created and... View Details
- 13 Dec 2022
- News
The First Five Years: Christine Keung and Reggie Smith
Christine Keung (at podium) and Reginald Smith (both MBA 2020) present recommendations for economic development to the West Virginia State Senate in May 2022. How did you meet? Reggie Smith: "We first met... View Details
- Forthcoming
- Chapter
Cognitive Barriers to Environmental Action: Problems and Solutions
By: Lisa L. Shu and Max Bazerman
Shu, Lisa L., and Max Bazerman. "Cognitive Barriers to Environmental Action: Problems and Solutions." In The Oxford Handbook of Business and the Natural Environment, edited by Pratima Bansal and Andrew J. Hoffman. Oxford University Press, 2012.
- March 6, 2020
- Article
Networking Doesn't Have to Be Self-Serving
How can individual leaders help to tackle big social problems? It can seem like an overwhelming, impossible task. But successful change agents have shown that networking and communication skills are key. They show up, in person, to investigate the issues and build... View Details
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. "Networking Doesn't Have to Be Self-Serving." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (March 6, 2020).
- April 2012
- Article
Big BRICs, Weak Foundations: The Beginning of Public Elementary Education in Brazil, Russia, India, and China
By: Latika Chaudhary, Aldo Musacchio, Steven Nafziger and Se Yan
Our paper provides a comparative perspective on the development of public primary education in four of the largest developing economies circa 1910: Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRIC). These four countries encompassed more than 50% of the world's population in... View Details
Keywords: Perspective; Growth and Development; Middle School Education; Developing Countries and Economies; Data and Data Sets; Geographic Location; Public Administration Industry; Brazil; Russia; India; China
Chaudhary, Latika, Aldo Musacchio, Steven Nafziger, and Se Yan. "Big BRICs, Weak Foundations: The Beginning of Public Elementary Education in Brazil, Russia, India, and China." Explorations in Economic History 49, no. 2 (April 2012): 221–240.
- Web
Black Business Leaders and Entrepreneurship | Baker Library
potential target customers including jobs and occupations, educational attainment, employment status, school enrollment, health, housing, and more. Suggested Resources United States Census Bureau Demographic... View Details