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24 Jun 2008
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First Look: June 24, 2008

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b02/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=2277&referral=2340 Southeast Asia and the Political Economy of Development Authors: Regina M. Abrami and Richard Doner Publication: In Southeast Asia in Political Science:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

August 2002 (Revised December 2003)
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Italy: A New Commitment to Growth

By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Rebecca Evans

Examines Italy's efforts to comply with the Maastricht Treaty and become integrated with Europe in the European Union. By 2002, Italy has achieved macroeconomic stability, but slow growth threatens the country's future competitiveness. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi... View Details

Keywords: Macroeconomics; Economic Growth; Competitive Strategy; Integration; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Government and Politics; Globalized Economies and Regions; International Relations; Alliances; Italy; European Union

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23 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 23, 2015

Publications Forthcoming National Bureau of Economic Research Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 16 By: Lerner, Josh, and Scott Stern Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: http://papers.nber.org/books/lern15-1 2015 View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Apr 2000
Research & Ideas

Adjusting the Fit for Government

these people will end up not owning a lot of the economy because of historical conditions. So there is an equity issue." The Right Mix "I think most governments try too hard [to do everything]," said panelist Udayan Wagle,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

20 Aug 2013
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Lakhani, and Michael E. Menietti Abstract—Tournaments are widely used in the economy to organize production and innovation. We study individual contestant-level data from 2,796 contestants in 774 software algorithm design contests with... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

01 Jun 2010
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$how Me the Money

petition that calls for greater transparency in the global financial system and stronger enforcement of international money-monitoring laws and regulations. For Baker, this is the latest salvo in a long campaign that began in Nigeria,... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Legal Services; Professional Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Mar 2010
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Sole Mates

forced business closings due to contentious negotiations between the unions and the state and other employers. A real black swan. This has worsened an economy already weakened by the global financial crisis. Such conditions test the... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Forestry and Logging; Agriculture; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Government

01 Jan 2006
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Sir Ronald M. Cohen, MBA 1969

view is better when you’re closer to the precipice.’ ” MMG (Multinational Management Group) was launched in London, Paris, and Chicago in early 1972, but with Great Britain’s economy then bogged down with state-owned enterprises, high... View Details

01 Mar 2012
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Competitiveness at Risk

Americans—especially those in the business community—do to increase the ability of firms to compete successfully in the global economy while raising US living standards? This is one of the most important questions facing the nation and... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

January 2005 (Revised October 2005)
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Private Capital and Public Policy: Standard & Poor's Sovereign Credit Ratings

By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Christopher Bruner

Describes Standard & Poor's sovereign credit ratings business. Provides background on the history of credit ratings agencies, the meaning of credit ratings, the expansion of the sovereign ratings business over recent decades, and the market for credit ratings. Also,... View Details

Keywords: Sovereign Finance; History; Policy; Business and Government Relations; International Finance; Country; Globalized Economies and Regions; Decision Choices and Conditions; Capital Markets; Debates; Financial Services Industry; United States

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01 Apr 2000
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Marketing Muscle

Edwards's role in making Yahoo! one of the most recognized names in the Internet economy taught the industry a lesson in the importance of brand-name recognition. Shunned no longer, marketers are "the new rock stars of the Internet,"... View Details

20 Oct 2020
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Changing the Face of Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital at Harlem Capital

led Harlem Capital to invest in exciting women and diverse-owned companies including 4Degrees, Cashdrop, Malomo, and Repeat. These innovative companies are doing important work driving the economy forward, while also inspiring future... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital / Private Equity

23 Jan 2015
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Oil Price Fallout: What Happens Next?

natural gas production thanks to hydraulic fracturing (fracking) applied to abundant supplies of shale. Harvard Business School Professor Richard H.K. Vietor, the School's Paul Whiton Cherington Professor of Business Administration, teaches courses on the View Details

Keywords: Re: Richard H.K. Vietor; Energy; Utilities

01 Dec 2008
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Summit Sound Bites

“We can bail out the economy — we cannot bail out the environment.” —John Doerr (MBA ’76), Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers “Our position on immigration right now is more a manifestation of our lack of confidence as a country... View Details

01 Sep 2018
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An SUV Built for African Roads—by African Workers

the production process and lower costs. Yong believes the new facility could also spark manufacturing and innovation for local industry. With only 9 percent of the world’s vehicles being produced on the continent—mostly in South Africa or North Africa, according to the... View Details

Keywords: Amy Yee

07 Nov 2006
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First Look: November 7, 2006

Ruhr [The Future of the Past: German Capitalism from the Viewpoint of the Rhine and Ruhr] Author:Jeffrey Fear Publication:In Uberschreitungen. Das Wechselspiel von Wirtschaft und Kunst im 19. Jahrhundert [Crossings: The Interaction between View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 1996
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New Releases

economy as a whole. The authors, who include HBS professor Dorothy Leonard-Barton and Rosenbloom, explore new ideas for linking research with commercial markets and identify the policy choices for industry, government, and universities as... View Details

01 Jun 1997
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Short Takes

diversification efforts for companies in business environments where big may, in fact, be beautiful. "Focus is successful only when the existing economy provides the necessary institutions to support it. A company's strategy should be... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Jun 2022
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June 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

CMO tasked with returning a key consumer brand to relevance. Fin Tales is also the rare book about leading business turnarounds not from the top, where most leaders control all the levers of change, but from the middle, where thoughtful navigation of View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

13 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

The Problem with Productivity of Multi-Ethnic Teams

Kenyan Organization.” For years, Pons had been researching electoral politics in France. “We found that if you provide information to voters one-on-one it increased participation,” says Pons, an assistant professor of business administration in the Business,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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