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- 14 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 14
Publications October 2014 Journal of International Economics The Global Agglomeration of Multinational Firms By: Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie Xiaoyang Chen Abstract—The explosion of multinational activities in recent decades is rapidly... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 2
accountable? Nonprofit leaders tend to pay attention to accountability once a problem of trust arises-a scandal in the sector or in their own organization, questions from citizens or donors who want to know if their money is being well... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
China’s Complicated Relationship With Mother Nature
pursue economic development, and rewarding officials on that basis, the country as a whole has been transformed into an entrepreneurial and industrial powerhouse. Case in point: China's economy enjoyed a sustained growth rate of 10 percent between 1979 and 2010, and... View Details
- 14 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Growing CEOs from the Inside
There is no more important decision a board can make than naming a CEO. Yet most companies pay scant attention to the issue of succession other than a few whispered names in the hallways. The result? The hiring of an outsider who quickly... View Details
- 13 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Global Investments Are Still a Good Bet
sense to be diversified than it used to in the past, since, at the end of the day, all markets are moving together,” says Luis Viceira, George E. Bates Professor and Senior Associate Dean for International Development at Harvard Business... View Details
- 26 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 26, 2016
and clinician-reported outcomes. These need to be used for internal improvement in health care delivery organizations, as well as for public reporting, so that patients can make informed choices about their health care. We need to do a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 16
growth, and the estate tax. The treatment has large effects on views about inequality but only slightly moves tax and transfer policy preferences. An exception is the estate tax-informing respondents of the small share of decedents who View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 26
case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/811040-PDF-ENG Deferred Tax Assets in Basel III: Lessons from Japan David F. Hawkins, Karthik Ramanna, Nobuo Sato, and Mayuka YamazakiHarvard Business School Case 111-076 In a controversial decision, the Bank for View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Facing the New World Order
to the study, Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter and Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Center for International Development at Harvard University. In the edited remarks below, they discuss the findings and implications of... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 21 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Will American Brands Be a Casualty of War?
other consumers from buying these brands or using them in public for fear of criticism. These brands used to extract a price premium over local products. Many consumers were willing to pay this premium to associate themselves with the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
10 Trends to Watch in 2024
The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 17 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurship in Asia and Foreign Direct Investment
worried about the ascendance of China, while firms in Taiwan and Hong Kong have reaped enormous benefits from Chinese economic expansion, according to Huang. He presented his new research proposal to an audience of faculty and doctoral students at an HBS View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- May 2019 (Revised September 2019)
- Case
Mobike and ofo: Dancing with Titans (A)
By: Shikhar Ghosh and Haibo Zhao
This case address pacing issues – how fast does a company need to scale? It also examines the role of investors in determining company strategy and exit.
Mobike and ofo were two dominant players in China’s emerging dockless bike-sharing market, that allowed users... View Details
Mobike and ofo were two dominant players in China’s emerging dockless bike-sharing market, that allowed users... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Competition; Value Creation; Governance; Economics; Business Startups; Strategy; Business Exit or Shutdown; Entrepreneurship; Infrastructure; Transportation; Bicycle Transportation; China
Ghosh, Shikhar, and Haibo Zhao. "Mobike and ofo: Dancing with Titans (A)." Harvard Business School Case 819-135, May 2019. (Revised September 2019.)
- 12 Aug 2002
- Op-Ed
Using Big Business to Fight Poverty
governments that caused their misery in the first place. In such mismanaged countries—which number close to seventy—a way must be found to change the basic system. Globalization—seen by many today as a sort of cure-all—will certainly not eradicate poverty on its own.... View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge
- 18 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 18
Quarterly (forthcoming) Abstract Socialization theory has focused on enculturating new employees such that they develop pride in their new organization and internalize its values. Drawing on authenticity research, we propose that the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 Jul 2023
- Research & Ideas
Money Isn’t Everything: The Dos and Don’ts of Motivating Employees
play in these internal markets, Hall argues. “If you try to put water into a hose, it’s going to squirt out somewhere. No matter what decision you make, there will be something that needs to be controlled,” Hall says. “Every kink creates... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 08 May 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018
quality metrics are unreliable and thus, recent legislation may result in unintended consequences. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54443 in press Business History Internment as a Business Challenge:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jun 2024
- In Practice
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2024
As the vacation season looms, Harvard Business School faculty members share recommendations for a little light reading. Spoiler alert: Lessons in Chemistry tops two of their beach-read lists. For those whose brains can’t—or won’t—turn off, HBS faculty also suggest some... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 30 Apr 2024
- Book
When Managers Set Unrealistic Expectations, Employees Cut Ethical Corners
construction industry launched in 2014. Following its admission of guilt for paying bribes and as part of its settlement with Brazilian, U.S., and Swiss authorities, Odebrecht implemented state-of-the-art audit, View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 24
This chapter proposes a new lens to understand corruption, using internal records collected from firms that pay bribes. We examine widespread corruption in three industries in an Asian developing country:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne