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- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Balanced Equation
process, managing turnarounds of Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, and three decades of leadership in international finance. He and two of his children recently launched Wolfensohn & Company, LLC, a private investment firm and adviser... View Details
- 15 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019
through. The central dilemma is this: Should the co-founders pull the plug on the company or invest more time and money to try to turn it around? When and according to which criteria should Portz make such a decision? Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
professional goals, she did not realize what made the company so special until after she resigned. Only then did she comprehend what being a true leader involved. The Index Revolution: Why Investors Should Join It Now by Charles D. Ellis (MBA 1963) (Wiley) Ellis argues... View Details
- 20 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 20, 2015
of the variation in industry imports from China and changes in federal spending) and two supply-side ones (TFP shocks and variation in knowledge/ideas coming from foreign patenting). In each case, we find substantial propagation of these... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Drilling Down
"I tend to think that small and focused is the name of the game," agrees Matthew R. Simmons (MBA '67), president and chairman of Simmons & Company International. Established in 1974 as a specialized investment bank to the oil service... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
Skooter, his wife of sixty years, as she accompanied him on work-related trips to foreign countries. A Profile of the Performing Arts Industry by David H. Gaylin (MBA 1979) (Business Expert Press) At their best, the performing arts... View Details
- 17 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 17
forthcoming Handbook of International Trade and Transportation Transportation Cost and the Geography of Foreign Investment By: Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie Chen Abstract—Falling transportation costs and rapid... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
Reshaping Africa by Irene Yuan Sun (MBA 2016) HBR Press China is now Africa's largest trade partner, the largest infrastructure financier, and the fastest-growing source of foreign direct investment. Chinese entrepreneurs are flooding... View Details
- August 2014 (Revised May 2016)
- Case
Husk Power
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Sid Misra
In late 2013, Husk Power Systems found itself falling further and further behind plan. The founding CEO had decided to resign. His co-founder is faced with the decision of quitting his corporate job in the US to head to India and help form a new management team. Husk... View Details
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Business Model; Business Startups; Energy Generation; Renewable Energy; Social Entrepreneurship; Foreign Direct Investment; International Finance; Globalized Markets and Industries; Crime and Corruption; Employee Relationship Management; Independent Innovation and Invention; Employment; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Management Practices and Processes; Management Style; Management Succession; Management Skills; Emerging Markets; Social Psychology; Culture; Business Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Energy Industry; Green Technology Industry; Utilities Industry; Africa; India; United States
Lassiter, Joseph B., III, and Sid Misra. "Husk Power." Harvard Business School Case 815-023, August 2014. (Revised May 2016.)
- 09 May 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 9
adoption of feed-in tariffs, subsidies, and tax credits in the 1980s. However the poor technological capabilities of U.S.-based firms meant that it was Danish and other foreign companies that benefitted most. Subsequently the combination... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jan 2021
- In Practice
Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm
degree of stability and predictability. Many businesspeople thought elements of the Trump administration were favorable, such as a reduction in regulatory burdens and taking more aggressive steps toward foreign parties, especially China,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 1
tight monetary policy. The bank-to-bond substitution can only be measured for firms with access to bond markets. However, we show that this substitution behavior has strong predictive power for bank borrowing and investments by small,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 2
1932. A typical property bought in 1920 would have retained only 56% of its initial value in nominal terms two decades later. An investment in the stock market index (including dividends) would have outperformed an View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 30 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 30
foreign capital may encourage entrepreneurship. We find that entrepreneurial activity is higher in industries that have a large share of foreign firms in vertically linked industries. Second, we find that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 23, 2008
delegation of Chubb executives to discuss insurance issues. In the mid-1990s, Chubb opened representative offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen to do market research and assess the potential of the Chinese insurance market. In 2000, China authorized Chubb (one of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Fair Trade
inherent, universal desire, one that the beauty industry meets and manipulates. Passing the Smell Test The broadest level of globalization remained in toiletry brands. Toiletries were the only category other than perfume in which foreign... View Details
- 19 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19
diversification strategies. The article concludes by suggesting a research agenda for dynamic capabilities. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53220 Carbon Tariffs: Effects in Settings with Technology Choice and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 10, 2017
insights into foreign policy, statecraft, and world order have been widely discussed. Yet surprisingly, until this book, his impressive achievements as a negotiator have escaped systematic analysis. While specific cases have been examined... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Ali Allawi
Governing Council. A member of a prominent Shia family who fled after the revolution of 1958, Allawi was educated in England and the United States, worked for the World Bank, and later became an investment banker. He watched the fall of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
India Arrives
bust of founder Jamsetji Tata presides over meetings of the Tata Group, which traces its beginnings to 1868. Economic reforms also have made it possible for firms to grow by acquiring foreign entities. Godrej Industries, for example,... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna