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- 19 Jan 2022
- In Practice
7 Trends to Watch in 2022
As 2022 gets underway we asked our faculty to highlight some trends worth watching in the coming year. Ariel Stern: A new future for digital health care While 2020 and 2021 were years of rapid innovation and deployment of new health care technologies and delivery... View Details
Keywords: by HBS News
- May 1995
- Background Note
Note on Product Liability
By: Willis M. Emmons III, Monica Brand and Greg Keller
This note provides an overview to the evolution and current state of product liability law in the United States. View Details
Keywords: Goods and Commodities; Legal Liability; Safety; Product Marketing; Business Strategy; Policy; Government and Politics; United States
Emmons, Willis M., III, Monica Brand, and Greg Keller. "Note on Product Liability." Harvard Business School Background Note 795-049, May 1995.
- 14 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 14, 2010
of publicly traded U.S. firms over 16 years, we investigate the impact of corporate socially responsible (CSR) strategies on security analysts' recommendations. Socially responsible firms received more favorable recommendations in recent... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Dec 2000
- What Do You Think?
Have We Overdone Deregulation and Privatization?
strategies adopted to date. What we are experiencing in California and elsewhere may be a massive "on-the-job training" exercise that will lead to better-informed efforts to implement deregulation in the future. What do you... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 2009
- Other Unpublished Work
Heterogeneous Technology Diffusion and Ricardian Trade Patterns
By: William R. Kerr
This study tests the importance of Ricardian technology differences for international trade. The developed panel includes both emerging and advanced economies, and particular attention is devoted to the variation exploited in empirical tests. The elasticity of export... View Details
Kerr, William R. "Heterogeneous Technology Diffusion and Ricardian Trade Patterns". 2009.
- 04 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Female Stars Succeed in New Jobs
and a vulnerable position in the labor market. External focus makes them more "portable" in terms of making a positive move, but can cause problems if they want to progress within their own organization, because you need a solid internal network and good... View Details
- 17 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Tales of the Newly-minted MBA
that we are—you have to become a whole person, someone who is bigger than a degree or a checking account." The Politics Of Work Gregg Gonsalves (HBS MBA '93) said he values the ability he acquired to assimilate large amounts of... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 01 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Immigrant Innovators: Job Stealers or Job Creators?
The House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement met recently to hash out concerns related to the H-1B program, one of the most controversial of foreign visa topics in the United States. At issue was a stubborn question that politicians, corporations,... View Details
- 2009
- Case
Blaine Kitchenware, Inc.: Capital Structure: Brief Case No. 4040.
By: Timothy A. Luehrman and Joel L. Heilprin
A diversified mid-sized manufacturer of kitchen tools contemplates a stock repurchase in response to an unsolicited takeover. The company must analyze its debt capacity and optimal capital structure,while considering associated changes in firm value and stock price.... View Details
- January 2009
- Teaching Note
The Octopus and the Generals: The United Fruit Company in Guatemala (TN)
By: Geoffrey G. Jones and Marcelo Bucheli
Teaching Note for [805146]. View Details
- December 1999
- Case
Avon Products China (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Jennifer Gui
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Business Ventures; Ethics; Government and Politics; Globalization; Global Strategy; China
Paine, Lynn S., and Jennifer Gui. "Avon Products China (B)." Harvard Business School Case 300-054, December 1999.
- September 1993 (Revised July 1995)
- Background Note
Public Policy and the Manager: Conceptual Framework
Government intervention in markets may have significant effects--both positive and negative--on a firm's strategic options and its performance outcomes. Thus the ability to analyze the origins, implications, and dynamics of public policy is a critical managerial skill... View Details
Keywords: Policy; Management Skills; Government and Politics; Adoption; Business Strategy; Performance Evaluation; Economic Systems
Emmons, Willis M., III. "Public Policy and the Manager: Conceptual Framework." Harvard Business School Background Note 794-028, September 1993. (Revised July 1995.)
- 28 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 28, 2007
superior innovation performance. Yet despite this need, there is little guidance on how to develop or deploy this ability. This article describes the results of a study to understand the strategies and practices used by firms that achieve... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Egawa Heads New Research Office in Japan
country's political and social environment, there are ongoing discussions as to whether Japan will adopt U.S. business practices or maintain its own distinctive outlook. "This debate is relevant to key management issues, including... View Details
- 2012
- Other Unpublished Work
Prosperity at Risk: Findings of Harvard Business School's Survey on U.S. Competitiveness
By: Michael E. Porter and Jan W. Rivkin
Porter, Michael E., and Jan W. Rivkin. "Prosperity at Risk: Findings of Harvard Business School's Survey on U.S. Competitiveness." January 2012. (Report.)
- 10 Dec 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
State Owned Entity Reform in Absence of Privatization: Reforming Indian National Laboratories and Role of Leadership
Keywords: by Prithwiraj Choudhury & Tarun Khanna
- June 2023
- Teaching Note
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited: Global Leadership in Chipmaking
By: William C. Kirby and Noah B. Truwit
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 321-126. The general purpose of this case is to explore the evolving nature of business relations across the Taiwan strait, focusing on the prominence of Taiwan's high-tech industry. After the legendary founder of Taiwan Semiconductor... View Details
- 23 Apr 2014
- HBS Case
Are Electronic Cigarettes a Public Good or Health Hazard?
When electronic cigarettes first appeared a little over a decade ago, they were hailed by many as a godsend: a tool to help smokers quit while mitigating the most harmful effects of tobacco. "The [e-cigarette] market is producing, at no cost to the taxpayer, an... View Details
- Profile
Rocio Parra
Why was getting a business education important to you? As a consultant, I had the opportunity to work in a variety of industries from pharmaceuticals and medical devices to government and consumer packaged goods. Through these experiences, I became interested in... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- February 2020 (Revised August 2021)
- Case
Australia: Commodities, Competitiveness, Climate and China
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Laura Alfaro
For the past few decades, Australia has dealt with the benefits and costs of repeated mining booms—inflation, a housing bubble, a current account deficit, and growing dependence on China. Between 1996 and 2007, however, Australia had most of these issues under control... View Details
Keywords: Commodities; Competitiveness; Carbon Tax; Environment; Capital Flows; Current Account; Mining; Economy; Problems and Challenges; Climate Change; Taxation; Competition; Financial Condition; Government and Politics; Inflation and Deflation; Environmental Sustainability; Australia
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Laura Alfaro. "Australia: Commodities, Competitiveness, Climate and China." Harvard Business School Case 720-028, February 2020. (Revised August 2021.)