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- 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
- 18 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018
paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54967 Does Context Trump Individual Drivers of Voting Behavior? Evidence from U.S. Movers By: Cantoni, Enrico, and Vincent Pons Abstract—This paper assesses the relative influence of contextual drivers of voter... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 23 Jul 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Informed and Interconnected: A Manifesto for Smarter Cities
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
between bundling and indirect network effects, we find that they act as substitute strategies, with a lower relative effectiveness for bundling when network effects are stronger. 2013 pub From Social Control to Financial Economics: The Linked Ecologies of View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective)
It's Climate Week in New York City. The schedule features a UN Climate Summit, a People's Climate March, the Clinton Global Initiative, substantial criticism of the whole endeavor, and plenty of agitated interaction. There is a lot of noise here. How can businesses cut... View Details
- 16 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 16
http://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199694945.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780199694945-e-026 September 2014 Journal of Financial Economics The Disintermediation of Financial Markets: Direct Investing in Private Equity By:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- January–February 2017
- Article
Africa's New Generation of Innovators
By: Clayton M. Christensen, Efosa Ojomo and Derek van Bever
With a young, urbanizing population, abundant natural resources, and a growing middle class, Africa seems to have all the ingredients necessary for huge growth. Nevertheless, a number of multinationals have recently left the continent, discouraged by widespread... View Details
Christensen, Clayton M., Efosa Ojomo, and Derek van Bever. "Africa's New Generation of Innovators." Harvard Business Review 95, no. 1 (January–February 2017): 129–136.
- 23 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 23, 2007
Working PapersFacts and Fallacies about U.S. FDI in China Authors:Lee Branstetter and C. Fritz Foley Abstract Despite the rapid expansion of U.S.-China trade ties, the increase in U.S. FDI in China, and the expanding amount of economic... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- February 2011 (Revised September 2013)
- Case
Sarvajal: Water for All
By: John D. Macomber and Mona Sinha
Entrepreneur wrestles with business model using SMS and RFID technology, franchising, and leasing to rapidly grow off-the-grid water purification business without subsidies. The company seeks to provide potable water services to rural and urban India where the public... View Details
Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Business Model; Communication Technology; Private Sector; Social Entrepreneurship; Cost Management; Rural Scope; Emerging Markets; Infrastructure; Problems and Challenges; Information Infrastructure; India
Macomber, John D., and Mona Sinha. "Sarvajal: Water for All." Harvard Business School Case 211-028, February 2011. (Revised September 2013.)
- 2007
- Casebook
Managing School Districts for High Performance: Cases in Public Education Leadership
By: Stacey Childress, Richard F. Elmore, Allen S. Grossman and Susan Moore Johnson
Managing School Districts for High Performance brings together more than twenty case studies and other readings that offer a powerful and transformative approach to advancing and sustaining the work of school improvement. At the center of this work is the... View Details
Keywords: Management; Strategy; Leadership; Public Sector; Organizational Design; Education; Performance Improvement
Childress, Stacey, Richard F. Elmore, Allen S. Grossman, and Susan Moore Johnson, eds. Managing School Districts for High Performance: Cases in Public Education Leadership. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press, 2007.
- 15 Aug 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Competition and Social Identity in the Workplace: Evidence from a Chinese Textile Firm
Keywords: by Takao Kato & Pian Shu
- 07 Dec 1999
- Research & Ideas
Henry Heinz and Brand Creation in the Late Nineteenth Century
percent for the next two decades; these statistics are the products of modern economic analysis. 52 Heinz Preserved Sweet Onions and Pearl Onions usedin a 1910 company publication But the young entrepreneur had done business in a number... View Details
Keywords: by Nancy F. Koehn
- 2008
- Book
On Competition
By: M. E. Porter
Competition is one of society's most powerful forces for making things better in many fields of human endeavor. The study of competition and the creation of value, in their full richness, have preoccupied me for several decades. Competition is pervasive, whether it... View Details
Porter, M. E. On Competition. Updated and Expanded Ed. Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing, 2008.
- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
Once the hub of American manufacturing, Detroit is in a long state of economic decline. The rubber finally hit the road last week, when the city filed for bankruptcy protection. The challenges ahead for those that call the Motor City home... View Details
- February 2010 (Revised June 2011)
- Case
SEWA Trade Facilitation Center: Changing the Spool
By: Mukti Khaire and Kathleen L. McGinn
The case is about the decision to convert a not-for-profit organization into a for-profit company. SEWA Trade Facilitation Center (STFC), which is part of a larger non-profit organization—the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA)—works to improve the livelihoods of... View Details
Keywords: Cooperative Ownership; For-Profit Firms; Gender; Business Model; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Nonprofit Organizations; Arts; Entrepreneurship; Economic Growth; Growth and Development Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; India
Khaire, Mukti, and Kathleen L. McGinn. "SEWA Trade Facilitation Center: Changing the Spool." Harvard Business School Case 810-044, February 2010. (Revised June 2011.)
- 13 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 13, 2007
India Authors:A. Banerjee, Shawn A. Cole, E. Duflo, and L. Linden Periodical:Quarterly Journal of Economics (forthcoming). (August 2007) Abstract This paper presents the results of two randomized experiments conducted in schools in View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 23
Interconnected: A Manifesto for Smarter Cities Authors:Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Stanley S. Litow Abstract The need for a fresh approach to U.S. communities is more urgent than ever because of the biggest global economic crisis since the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Nov 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Caste and Entrepreneurship in India
- December 2006 (Revised November 2008)
- Case
West Wacker Drive: To Build or Not to Build?
In 1980, Thomas J. Klutznick, president of a Chicago-based development company, was considering whether he should build a Class A building on a second-rate site outside the Central Loop or not. He had a promising design, but the economic conditions, concurrent... View Details
Keywords: Development Economics; Interest Rates; Geographic Location; Risk Management; Urban Development; Construction Industry; Real Estate Industry; Chicago
Kohn, A. Eugene. "West Wacker Drive: To Build or Not to Build?" Harvard Business School Case 207-028, December 2006. (Revised November 2008.)
- 14 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance
multiple stakeholders, including funders, boards, and clients—all while staying true to a core mission and values. In today's climate of scarce economic resources, the pressure for nonprofits to show quantifiable results is greater than... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna