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  • 05 Sep 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 5, 2017

tend to focus on “ghost towns” on the one hand or urbanization as China’s silver bullet to growth and reform on the other. In this paper, we detail what China calls its “New Urbanization Policy.” While these plans aim to formalize... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Sep 2011
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First Look: Sept. 7

the mouse." Book: http://www.IMovedYourCheese.com Commentary: A View from the East: Trade, Investment, and Economic Reform Author:Regina M. Abrami Publication:In Cuban Economic and Social Development: Policy View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Past Issues - Alumni

Lambert wanted to leave behind her agricultural roots. Now, serving as the nexus for a community of farmers, entrepreneurs, investors, and researchers, she feels entirely at home. Work of Art Trading private equity for the arts, Jason... View Details
  • 19 Oct 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy

Ginger Jin, of the Maryland Center for Economics and Policy, is just one example. They invited regulatory officials from several leading federal agencies, including the Department of Agriculture (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 08 Aug 2017
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First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017

remain attractive to doctors, insurance providers, and individual patients? Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/517065-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 906-408 Brazil Sugar and the WTO: Agricultural View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Mar 2011
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First Look: March 22

in the credit market that have deep roots in the system's structure, conduct, and regulation. The time has come for a clear-eyed assessment of what happened and how the system should be strengthened and restructured. Such reform will have... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • July 2013
  • Case

Sample6: Innovating to Make Food Safer

By: Robert F. Higgins and Kirsten Kester
Tim Curran, CEO of Sample6, a start-up biotechnology company developing a novel food safety diagnostics platform, must decide how to partner with food industry players. How can he best convince leaders in this mature industry to adopt a new technology and improve food... View Details
Keywords: Data Analytics; Food Safety; Biotechnology; Nutrition; Entrepreneurship; Product; Partners and Partnerships; Food; Technological Innovation; Business Startups; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Product Development; Agribusiness; Information Technology; Globalization; Performance Improvement; Safety; Technology Adoption; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States; Boston; Massachusetts
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  • 08 Mar 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Solving an Economic Mystery Surrounding Argentina and Chile

coup against President Allende in 1973, and who is noted equally for structural reforms and human rights abuses. The informational void is by no means unique to these two countries, and this is why Harvard Business School Dean Nitin... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Dec 2022
  • News

HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion

entrepreneurs who are creating an agricultural and IT powerhouse that is attracting the attention of the rest of the world, while corruption has been replaced with reforms and business deregulation that the... View Details
  • 18 Aug 2011
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Business Plan Contest: 15 Years of Building Better Entrepreneurs

year. Early research shows that students in schools led by NLNS principals are outperforming their peers, but Fenton remains driven by his vision of a system-wide, scalable model for education reform that recognizes the achievement... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education
  • 01 Jun 2011
  • News

The Best-Laid Plans

Fenton remains driven by his vision of a system-wide, scalable model for education reform that recognizes the achievement potential of all students, regardless of background or circumstance. Passion for another kind of far-reaching change... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; contests; Health, Social Assistance; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • 19 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 18

compensation, and nominating committees. All the firms evaluated their internal controls yearly, and, in 2007, their external auditors' reports showed no material weaknesses. Neither did the reviews by the quasi-governmental board. So why were the SOX View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Mar 2013
  • News

Sizing Up Social Impact

markets, schools, and health clinics; improve the reliability of electric power and extend service to communities not currently served; and expand the availability and reliability of potable water to increase health and productivity. Philippines, 2011–2016. This $434... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Agriculture; Agriculture; Agriculture; Agriculture; Agriculture; Agriculture; Agriculture; Agriculture
  • 12 Dec 2017
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New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017

varying political color, such as with Néstor Kirchner (2003–2007), the popular president who helped lead the country out of the financial crisis. But its relationship with the government changed in 2008 when a divisive agricultural export... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Dec 2008
  • First Look

First Look: December 9, 2008

economists—had foreseen. The crisis raises questions about how competently financial institutions, such as mutual funds, managed their global capital investments. It raises questions about how effective the International Monetary Fund's package of View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 Oct 2008
  • First Look

First Look: October 15, 2008

significant operational reform within the nation's health care delivery organizations, new financing models, payment systems, or structures are unlikely to realize their promise. Adapting insights from high-performing companies in other... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Examples: In business and finance : Steve Schwarzman on several early make-or-break deals for Blackstone; Sarah Frey negotiates advantageous supplier deals for her tiny farm with a vindictive Walmart enroute to building an agricultural... View Details