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  • February 1997 (Revised March 1999)
  • Background Note

Transition to a Market Economy: The Components of Reform

Makes a positive case for three broad categories of economic reform--macroeconomic stabilization, microeconomic liberalization, and institutional reform. View Details
Keywords: Development Economics; Microeconomics; Macroeconomics
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Kennedy, Robert E., and Amy L Sandler. "Transition to a Market Economy: The Components of Reform." Harvard Business School Background Note 797-080, February 1997. (Revised March 1999.)
  • 24 Jan 2018
  • Research & Ideas

How to Get People Addicted to a Good Habit

A few years ago, Reshmaan Hussam and colleagues decided to find out why many people in the developing world fail to wash their hands with soap, despite lifesaving benefits. Every year more than a million children under the age of five die... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 07 Apr 2010
  • Working Paper Summaries

Location Strategies for Agglomeration Economies

Keywords: by Juan Alcácer & Wilbur Chung; Technology
  • February 2018
  • Case

The Golden Triangle: Back in Business (A)

By: Joseph Fuller, William Kerr, Manjari Raman and Donald Maruyama
The Golden Triangle Region (GTR) is a three-county area in rural Mississippi that suffered a steep decline as manufacturing companies faced pressures from automation and overseas competition. Between the mid 1980s and late 1990s, several textile, toy, and tubing... View Details
Keywords: Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Development Economics; Change; Leadership; Success; Mississippi
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Fuller, Joseph, William Kerr, Manjari Raman, and Donald Maruyama. "The Golden Triangle: Back in Business (A)." Harvard Business School Case 818-089, February 2018.
  • April 2008 (Revised December 2008)
  • Case

North Goes East

By: Nicolas P. Retsinas, Daniela Beyersdorfer and Elena Corsi
In August 2006, Magnus Lofgren and Robert Provine, managing directors and co-founders of the "North Real Estate Opportunities Fund," need to decide which real estate investment the Fund should pursue as its first project. The Fund's target region, Central and Eastern... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Investment Funds; Risk Management; Emerging Markets; Opportunities; Real Estate Industry; Europe
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Retsinas, Nicolas P., Daniela Beyersdorfer, and Elena Corsi. "North Goes East." Harvard Business School Case 208-136, April 2008. (Revised December 2008.)
  • 23 Aug 2006
  • Op-Ed

The Real Wal-Mart Effect

books that purport to be balanced and coolly analytical raise questions about the company's economic impact. A case in point is Charles Fishman's The Wal-Mart Effect, which describes the company as having a "decidedly mixed View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat & Ken A. Mark; Retail
  • 17 Oct 2018
  • News

A scholar examines the rewards and shortcomings of skilled immigration in the United States

  • February 2022 (Revised April 2022)
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BUA Group

By: John D. Macomber, Pippa Tubman Armerding and Wale Lawal
BUA Group must decide between investments in cement, road building, power generation, or sugar. Private businesses are important to economic development in Africa. Students must assess the competitive nature of each of these industries, the magnitude of capital... View Details
Keywords: Investing; Transportation; Strategy; Project Finance; Agribusiness; Construction; Infrastructure; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Nigeria; Africa
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Macomber, John D., Pippa Tubman Armerding, and Wale Lawal. "BUA Group." Harvard Business School Case 222-062, February 2022. (Revised April 2022.)

    National Customer Orientation: An Empirical Test across 112 Countries

    Customer orientation is a central tenet of marketing. However, less is known about how customer orientation varies across countries and time.  Mintz, Currim, and Deshpandé (Eur. J. Mark., 56: 1014–1041, 2022) propose a country-level construct, national customer... View Details
    • April 2025
    • Article

    How Central Banks Manage Climate and Energy Transition Risks

    By: Esther Shears, Jonas Meckling and Jared Finnegan
    Central banks have begun to examine and manage climate risks, including both transition risks of moving from fossil fuels to clean energy and physical climate risks. Here we provide a systematic assessment of how and why central banks address climate risks on the basis... View Details
    Keywords: Banks and Banking; Risk and Uncertainty; Climate Change; Transition; Risk Management
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    Shears, Esther, Jonas Meckling, and Jared Finnegan. "How Central Banks Manage Climate and Energy Transition Risks." Nature Energy 10, no. 4 (April 2025): 470–478.
    • 2009
    • Book

    Boulevard of Broken Dreams: Why Public Efforts to Boost Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Have Failed and What to Do About It

    By: Josh Lerner
    In response to the financial crisis, governments are being far more aggressive in intervening to promote economic activity, a trend that shows little tendency of alleviating. This book looks at the experiences of governments in encouraging entrepreneurs and venture... View Details
    Keywords: Economic Growth; Financial Crisis; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Policy; Business and Government Relations
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    Lerner, Josh. Boulevard of Broken Dreams: Why Public Efforts to Boost Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Have Failed and What to Do About It. Princeton University Press, 2009. (Winner of Axiom Business Book Award. Gold Medal in Entrepreneurship presented by Jenkins Group Inc. Winner of PROSE Award for Excellence in Business, Finance & Management “For Professional and Scholarly Excellence” presented by Association of American Publishers.)

      Peter Tufano

      Peter Tufano is a Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School and Senior Advisor to the Harvard Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability. From 2011 to 2021, he served as the Peter Moores Dean at View Details

      Keywords: asset management; banking; brokerage; credit card; education industry; energy; federal government; financial services; insurance industry; investment banking industry; microfinance; mining; nonprofit industry; oil & gas; petroleum; real estate; retail financial services; state government; utilities; video games

        Benjamin C. Esty

        Benjamin Esty is the Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Over the years, he has taught a variety of courses ranging from advanced corporate finance and project finance to competitive strategy and leadership. He... View Details

        Keywords: banking; asset management; investment banking industry; consumer products; shipping; wine; financial services
        • September 1999
        • Case

        Project Dreamcast: Serious Play at Sega Enterprises Ltd. (A)

        By: Stefan H. Thomke and Andrew Robertson
        Focuses on the ongoing competitive battles in the global home video game market that is estimated to exceed $15 billion by 1999 in the United States and Japan alone. Describes how Sega Enterprises has redesigned its development processes to create a revolutionary... View Details
        Keywords: Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Competitive Strategy; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Partners and Partnerships; Product Development; Business Growth and Maturation; Market Entry and Exit; Sales; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Computer Industry
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        Thomke, Stefan H., and Andrew Robertson. "Project Dreamcast: Serious Play at Sega Enterprises Ltd. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 600-028, September 1999.
        • Summer 2018
        • Book Review

        Leslie Berlin, Troublemakers: Silicon Valley's Coming of Age

        By: William A. Sahlman
        Leslie Berlin's book Troublemakers, is an engaging and insightful people-first exploration of the roots of Silicon Valley, from the late 1960s to the early 1980s. Berlin portrays seven individuals who played important roles at critical junctures in the... View Details
        Keywords: Silicon Valley; Technological Innovation; Disruptive Innovation; History; California
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        Sahlman, William A. "Leslie Berlin, Troublemakers: Silicon Valley's Coming of Age." Business History Review 92, no. 2 (Summer 2018): 343–353.
        • August 2023 (Revised December 2023)
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        Money Fellows: The Quest for Expansion

        By: Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui, Michael Chu and Ahmed Dahawy
        This case explores the opportunities and challenges associated with expanding the operations of a complex entrepreneurial business model. It highlights how cultural aspects of different geographies impact a startup's operational and economic models. The case also... View Details
        Keywords: Business Model; Developing Countries and Economies; Geographic Scope; Business Strategy; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Business and Shareholder Relations; Financial Services Industry; Banking Industry; Egypt
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        Rodríguez Arregui, Álvaro, Michael Chu, and Ahmed Dahawy. "Money Fellows: The Quest for Expansion." Harvard Business School Case 324-010, August 2023. (Revised December 2023.)
        • October 2010 (Revised June 2014)
        • Case

        Volkswagen do Brasil: Driving Strategy with the Balanced Scorecard

        By: Robert S. Kaplan and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho
        A new management team at VW do Brazil develops and deploys a strategy map and Balanced Scorecard to accomplish a turnaround and cultural change after eight consecutive years of financial losses and market share declines. The team uses the strategy map to align... View Details
        Keywords: Business Cycles; Developing Countries and Economies; Management Teams; Leadership; Balanced Scorecard; Strategic Planning; Balance and Stability; Motivation and Incentives; Communication Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Auto Industry; Brazil; Germany
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        Kaplan, Robert S., and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho. "Volkswagen do Brasil: Driving Strategy with the Balanced Scorecard." Harvard Business School Case 111-049, October 2010. (Revised June 2014.)
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        Ruth Cenat

        Ruth Cenat (MBA 2015) has a new-found interest in economic development, especially in her native Haiti, and plans to make a difference as a philanthropist. View Details
        Keywords: Other Financial Services
        • August 2019
        • Case

        Kazakhstan Railways: From the Middle of Nowhere to a Center of Trade?

        By: Willy Shih and Esel Çekin
        This case describes the evolution of Kazakhstan's rail connectivity strategy post-collapse of the Soviet Union and its now central role in China's Belt and Road Initiative. This meant shifting from a north-south orientation towards an east-west one, as well as the... View Details
        Keywords: Geopolitics; China’s Infrastructure Exports: The ‘Belt And Road’ Initiative; Logistics; Trade; Economic Growth; Geopolitical Units; Geography; Rail Transportation; Rail Industry; Transportation Industry; Central Asia; Kazakhstan; China
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        Shih, Willy, and Esel Çekin. "Kazakhstan Railways: From the Middle of Nowhere to a Center of Trade?" Harvard Business School Case 620-020, August 2019.
        • 2010
        • Book

        International Differences in Entrepreneurship

        By: Josh Lerner and Antoinette Schoar
        Often considered one of the major forces behind economic growth and development, the entrepreneurial firm can accelerate the speed of innovation and dissemination of new technologies, thus increasing a country's competitive edge in the global market. As a result,... View Details
        Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Growth; Entrepreneurship; Globalized Economies and Regions; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Supply and Industry; Business and Government Relations
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        Lerner, Josh, and Antoinette Schoar, eds. International Differences in Entrepreneurship. National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010.
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