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- 05 Dec 2016
- News
The Dragon’s Tale
free trade zones began the transformation of China’s state-run economy. In the 1990s, you saw a significant easing of restrictions on startups—first in the restaurant industry and gradually spreading elsewhere. Small, state-owned... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
WATER Ltd.
In an age of global scarcity, water has become a valuable commodity in both the industrialized and developing worlds. With governments and communities increasingly unable to manage the complexities and expense of water treatment and... View Details
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Religion and Business Learn From Each Other?
that exploits and tricks people. And that business is made up of many relationships and actions that represent every human emotion possible and every human motivation. It's very hard if you're a religious professional who's gone to a seminary that's never had a course... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 29 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 29, 2008
leveraged buyout firm. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first paper to analyze the importance of leveraged buyout firms' bank relationships and provide evidence for leveraged buyout firms' favorable leverage terms. Institutional Stock View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
A Case of Achievement
Enterprises, an international trade consulting and investment firm, Franklin has worked in government with five U.S. presidents, including service as secretary of commerce in the administration of President George H.W. Bush. A.G. Lafley... View Details
- 19 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 19, 2008
large-store formats, multiple-store formats and extensive channel blurring in the U.S. retail industry. Our analysis is based on aggregate segment-level data from the Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS), the Monthly Retail View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
Review 90, nos. 7-8 (July-August 2012) Abstract The article argues that U.S. taxation reform should reduce corporate taxes, incorporate an awareness of the global marketplace, and generate revenue-neutral incentives for innovation.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #4: Erika Myers, World Resources Institute Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Climate Stories Episode #4: Erika Myers, Acting Director of Global E-Mobility at the World Resources Institute Ross Center for Sustainable Cities In this episode of Climate Stories, we explore the progress that’s been made over the last... View Details
- 13 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 13
productivity improvement plus growth strategy? While they consider these options in September 2008, the credit markets are about to clamp shut as a global financial crisis is around the corner. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 16
multinational investment in host economies, and this chapter reviews this research. The focus is primarily on developing country host economies and more broadly on the global distribution of wealth and poverty. This chapter suggests three... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Mar 2011
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First Look: March 15
major trading partners. Entering office in January 2011, Rousseff had the opportunity to outline a new agenda for international trade. Specifically, she had to decide whether to seek completion of the Doha Round, which was in a stalement... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Oct 2010
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First Look: October 13, 2010
Carbon Trading Forest Reinhardt, Gunnar Trumbull, Mikell Hyman, Patia McGrath, and Nazli Zeynep UludereHarvard Business School Case 710-056 Global climate change is an increasingly prominent political and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Apr 2010
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First Look: April 6
Publications Managed Globalization: Doctrine, Practice, and Promise Authors: Rawi Abdelal and Sophie Meunier Publication: Journal of European Public Policy 17, no. 3 (April 2010): 349-366 Abstract Two alternate visions for shaping and explaining the governance of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
business endeavors through the lives of ten titans of commerce. Beginning with the Tudor merchants who transformed England’s economy via trade with the New World, the author traces an entrepreneurial golden line through men such as Thomas... View Details
- September 2010 (Revised January 2012)
- Case
BP's Macondo: Spill and Response
By: Julio J. Rotemberg
This case starts by reporting various factors that may have contributed to the massive Macondo oil spill, noting that BP, its partners and the government all made decisions that helped cause the accident. It then discusses the response to this spill by BP and the... View Details
Keywords: Safety; Metals and Minerals; Crisis Management; Infrastructure; Trade; Pollutants; Risk and Uncertainty; Business and Government Relations; Finance; Multinational Firms and Management; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Technology Adoption; Energy Industry; Mining Industry; United Kingdom; United States
Rotemberg, Julio J. "BP's Macondo: Spill and Response." Harvard Business School Case 711-021, September 2010. (Revised January 2012.)
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[1956?]. Show caption Hide caption The Baker Old Class collection is a particularly valuable resource for tracing the development and growth of American business from the late nineteenth century through the first half of the twentieth century. The rich holdings include... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Building New Connections
deepening its global impact. “This is an exciting moment to think about new ways we can engage with our remarkable alumni who are making a difference in the world,” says Dean Srikant Datar. “Fritz’s many ties to our alumni provide a... View Details
- 18 Feb 2014
- News
Stick with Plan A
markets, mobile money is designed to leapfrog plastic by going from cash directly to digital. Because the global economy is increasingly digital, billions of cash-based buyers and sellers are currently excluded from View Details
- 17 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 17
demonstrate their impact on pressing societal problems such as global poverty. This article draws on several cases to build a performance assessment framework premised on an organization's operational mission, scale, and scope. Not all... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Faculty and Alumni Books for March 2014
Walmart to an African hand pump, a New York City park, and the B-17 bomber), the book explains why including the customer is an essential ingredient of success for any team, company, or organization. The Moses Virus by Jack Hyland (MBA 1961) (Taylor View Details