Publications

2020
Chapter

The Gift of Global Talent: Innovation Policy and the Economy

By: William R. Kerr

Talent is the most precious resource for today’s knowledge-based economy, and a significant share of the U.S. skilled workforce in technology fields is foreign born. The United States has long held a leading position in attracting global talent, but the gap to other... View Details

Keywords: Global Talent Flows; Talent and Talent Management; Global Range; Immigration; Policy; Economy

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March 1999
Article

'Basket' Cases: Tax Incentives and International Joint Venture Participation by American Multinational Firms

By: Mihir A. Desai and James R. Hines Jr.

Keywords: Taxation; Motivation and Incentives; Joint Ventures; Global Range; Business Ventures

November 1994
Case

American Rice, Inc. in Vietnam

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Quintus Travis

Describes the first major joint venture between a U.S. and Vietnam rice company with reqard to the world rice trade. What are the opportunities and what are the challenges? View Details

Keywords: Joint Ventures; Trade; Global Range; Problems and Challenges; Opportunities; Food and Beverage Industry; Viet Nam; United States

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06 Feb 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018

and how it can be reconceptualized without being universalized. A major statement for a wide-open field, this book demonstrates the breadth and scope of the work that the history of capitalism can provoke. Publisher's link:... View Details

09 Jun 2006
Keynote Speech

The Case for Global Business Standards: Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility in a Global Economy." Keynote speaker. "POLITEIA Annual Forum

By: Lynn Paine

Keywords: Standards; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Global Range

2020
Working Paper

Global Talent and U.S. Immigration Policy

By: William R. Kerr

Talent is a critical resource for today’s knowledge economy. The United States has benefited substantially from high-skilled migration since the 1970s, especially with respect to innovation and entrepreneurship. This chapter reviews data on these immigrant... View Details

Keywords: Global Talent Flows; Immigration; Policy; Talent and Talent Management; Global Range; United States

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01 Jun 2025
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Venture: A Welcome Assist

website, starting at $1,000 a month for a Shopify site. 3,188 The number of ADA website lawsuits filed in the United States in 2024 3,188 The number of ADA website lawsuits filed in the United States in 2024 Scope of opportunity While 97... View Details

Keywords: Jen Mcfarland Flint; photo courtesy Michael Bervell; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

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HBS Art Program & Collections | Baker Library

HBS Art Program & Collections The art collections at HBS serve as a key teaching and learning resource for the HBS community and beyond. The collections are especially remarkable in terms of their international, global scope and... View Details

01 Mar 2017
News

The Inside Story of the New American Writers Museum

business. “Being able to apply a variety of skills to a broad scope of challenges felt like a dam breaking open,” says Hammer, now president and CEO of Theralogix, a nutritional supplement company he cofounded in 2002. But Hammer’s love... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Oct 1998
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Competition represent the full scope of Porter's work on competition and strategy; assembled in a single volume, his ideas gain added strength and significance. Bridging economic theory and management practice, the book provides a... View Details

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Kam Phillips-Sadler

the Box created, Dream Delivered. Dream Delivered developed career kits with imaginative activities and reading materials to further the organization’s reach. They asked for their own kits in China. “I realized,” Kam says, “that the scope... View Details

January 2018
Case

Ørsted Goes Global

By: Joseph L. Bower and Elena Corsi

The European leader in offshore wind, the Danish Ørsted is building a global position and entering markets where offshore wind is nascent. The case examines the transformations in strategy leading to Ørsted’s success and the challenges of adopting that strategy in... View Details

Keywords: Off-shore Wind; Managing Global Expansion; Business Strategy; Renewable Energy; Expansion; Global Range; Market Entry and Exit

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2025
Working Paper

Turning Points in Inflation: A Structural Breaks Approach with Micro Data

By: Alberto Cavallo and Gastón García Zavaleta

We introduce a novel methodology for detecting inflation turning points that combines high-frequency, disaggregated price data with standard structural break techniques to provide policymakers with more precise and timely signals of inflation dynamics. The methodology... View Details

Keywords: Inflation and Deflation; Global Range; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Analysis; Price

April 2012
Article

Retail Doesn't Cross Borders: Here's Why and What to Do about It

By: Marcel Corstjens and Rajiv Lal

Most companies assume that the easiest way to grow is by investing overseas and that the developing world offers the best opportunities for boosting revenues and profits today. However, success abroad varies widely, and research shows that it's often tough to... View Details

Keywords: Operations; Growth and Development Strategy; Globalization; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Local Range; Retail Industry

December 2004
Article

A Multinational Perspective on Capital Structure Choice and Internal Capital Markets

By: Mihir A. Desai, C. Fritz Foley and James R. Hines Jr.

Keywords: Global Range; Perspective; Capital; Decision Choices and Conditions; Markets

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March 2003
Article

Creditor Rights, Enforcement, and Debt Ownership Structure: Evidence from the Global Syndicated Loan Market

By: Benjamin C. Esty and William L. Megginson

Keywords: Rights; Borrowing and Debt; Ownership; Markets; Global Range; Financing and Loans