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  • 01 Mar 2010
  • News

Hunting Red Balloons

In December, the government agency DARPA tethered to the ground ten red weather balloons at random locations around the United States in a test to see how social networks might mobilize and use the Internet for rapid problem-solving. In... View Details
Keywords: contests; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information
  • 2023
  • Working Paper

No Mask, No Service: Customer Reaction to Walmart’s 2020 National Mask Mandate

By: Innessa Colaiacovo
Multi-location firms face a complex series of economic tradeoffs when deciding whether to implement standard processes or allow processes to vary across establishments. One element of this tradeoff is customer response. This paper explores customer reaction to a... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Behavior; Geographic Location; Policy; Health Pandemics; Retail Industry; United States
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  • November 2021 (Revised May 2022)
  • Case

West Virginia: Finding the Right Path Forward

By: Matthew C. Weinzierl, Christine Keung and Reggie Smith
Once at the center of the American economy, the state of West Virginia had seen decades of decline as its coal industry fell on hard times. With beautiful but challenging topography, a proud but shrinking population, and a new scourge of the opioid epidemic, the... View Details
Keywords: Population Health; Geographic Location; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Problems and Challenges; Social Issues; West Virginia
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  • Fast Answer

FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Brazil

Where can I find country, industry and market information and news about Brazil? Industry and market research Passport Click on Search on the upper left side of the main screen to get started. Locate the industry of interest and then... View Details
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Alphas

How do I find current and historical alphas? For historical alpha see, O'Neil Database Ref. HG4916 .O45 in the Stamps Reading Room. Historical quarterly data on alphas. Baker has the last quarter annually from 1983 to 2011. To find a security's alpha, in... View Details
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Advertising agencies: lists and rankings

national and international advertising agencies and public relations firms. Includes indexes by agency name, type, personnel, and location. Agency rankings: Vault.com: List of Best Advertising Agencies Ad Age: use keywords "agency report" or... View Details
  • July–August 2020
  • Article

Make the Most of Your Relocation

By: Prithwiraj Choudhury
Although the COVID-19 crisis has halted travel in recent months, geographic mobility has become critical for managers and knowledge workers hoping to advance in today’s globalized economy, and that trend is unlikely to reverse. Geographic mobility can pay off... View Details
Keywords: Relocation; Mobility; Personal Development and Career; Geographic Location; Work-Life Balance
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  • 2008
  • Working Paper

The Agglomeration of U.S. Ethnic Inventors

By: William R. Kerr
The ethnic composition of US inventors is undergoing a significant transformation—with deep impacts for the overall agglomeration of US innovation. This study applies an ethnic-name database to individual US patent records to explore these trends with greater detail.... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Geographic Location; Patents; Ethnicity; City; Innovation and Invention; United States
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  • 14 Sep 2020
  • Working Paper Summaries

Digital Labor Market Inequality and the Decline of IT Exceptionalism

Keywords: by Ruiqing Cao and Shane Greenstein; Information Technology
  • May 2005 (Revised September 2015)
  • Case

Hans Wilsdorf and Rolex

By: Geoffrey Jones and Alexander Atzberger
Explores the creation of the Rolex watch by Hans Wilsdorf. Provides a case study of how one of the world's leading luxury brands was created and, more generally, provides a vehicle for exploring the competitive advantage of Switzerland in watchmaking (and other... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Geographic Location; Brands and Branding; Luxury; Competitive Advantage; Consumer Products Industry; Switzerland
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  • February 2000
  • Article

Location, Competition and Economic Development: Local Clusters in a Global Economy

By: Michael E. Porter
Keywords: Competition; Economics; Growth and Development; Global Range; Geographic Location; Economy
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Turnarounds and Transformation

awards archive to identify companies of interest. Capital IQ: Go to Screening--Saved Screens Locate the T & T Idea Screen from the list. Adjust criteria related to credit ratings as desired. View Details
  • 13 Dec 2011
  • News

Harvard Business School Launches US Competitiveness Project

and one of those questions concerns the future competitiveness of the United States as a business location and its influence on the rest of the world," said Nohria. "As we continue to move from an American century in business to a global... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 2024
  • Working Paper

Learning to Cover: Online Learning and Optimization with Irreversible Decisions

By: Alexander Jacquillat and Michael Lingzhi Li
Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; AI and Machine Learning; Geographic Location; Strategic Planning
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  • 07 Jul 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Banning Big-box Stores Can Hurt Local Retailers

census data on retail stores located in England, Sadun found that stricter planning restrictions against big-box stores actually coincided with independent retailers closing down or hiring fewer workers, a signal their business was... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail
  • 01 Mar 2010
  • News

Sole Mates

economy to a market economy. Many foreign investors have expressed renewed interest in Mongolia due to its rich natural resources (e.g., copper, gold, coal, uranium) and its strategic geographic location relative to its neighbors, China... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Forestry and Logging; Agriculture; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Government
  • 02 Nov 2016
  • Blog Post

Career and Internship Choices for the Classes of 2016 and 2017

We are pleased to announce that career and internship choices for the Classes of 2016 and 2017 are now available. This year’s industry, function, and location choices are similar to those of previous classes, with 94 percent of graduating... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 01 Jun 2008
  • News

Anjali Raina to Lead India Research Center

located in regions that play a vital role in the world economy, including Asia- Pacific, Europe, Japan, Latin America, and California’s Silicon Valley. Raina will focus on building and maintaining relationships with senior business... View Details
Keywords: research; world economy; Management
  • 09 Mar 2017

HBS 2+2 Information Session at Duke University

Join us to learn more about the 2+2 application process to the MBA at HBS. The event will include a presentation and an opportunity to ask questions to an Admissions Officer. Registration is not required but encouraged. The session will begin promptly at 7:30PM. View Details
  • 30 Apr 2008
  • Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Brand Management

because their clients' professional careers are often short lived. How Should I Think About Brand Dilution? Porsche's Risky Roll on an SUV Why would any company in the world want to locate in a high-cost, high-wage economy like Germany?... View Details
Keywords: by Staff; Sports; Publishing; Auto