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- 03 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 3
developing the concept of organizations for competitiveness in a subnational region and the elements of constructing an economic strategy. The case also outlines the adopted cluster vision of development for the state and the various task... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
Jumpstarting Innovation: Using Disruption to Your Advantage
industry that might serve as the source of innovation for you and your company? Technology: What are the key emerging technologies, and how are they being used inside and outside your industry, company, and region to create proprietary... View Details
Keywords: by Lynda M. Applegate
- 16 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 16
the preeminent financial institutions in the region. However, following the global financial crisis of 2008 and the Arab Spring, NBK had to slow its regional expansion. Dabdoub wonders if the bank is positioned to thrive and fulfill its... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 22 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Online Banks Fill Funding Needs for Small Business
business borrowers can comparison shop among a range of products from a variety of lenders--including community and regional banks, online balance sheet lenders, and others. Some of the most prominent of these players include Biz2Credit,... View Details
- 03 Dec 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Against the Grain
Russian authorities, ironically, on charges of embezzlement. The charges, which date back to 2009, allege that he defrauded the Russian region of Kirov. "Rospil.info" discusses the charges and considers whether they are... View Details
- 29 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Building a Powerful Prestige Brand
company also targeted department stores with a strong regional presence, such as I. Magnin in California, Himmelhoch's in Detroit, and Sakowitz in Houston. Estée quickly developed a routine at each new store. First, she tracked consumers'... View Details
- 17 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 17
Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/812099-PDF-ENG Greater Minneapolis—St. Paul: Building on a Diversified Base William W. GeorgeHarvard Business School Case 412-074 Since the 1970s, the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 31 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 31, 2017
"styles"—investing in particular regions and industries. We found no evidence of performance persistence stemming from a differential ability to select or govern portfolio companies. Rather, our results suggest that early... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 1, 2016
receiving countries. In this study, 23,800 citizens were randomly assigned to receive visits from political activists during the lead-up of the 2010 French regional elections. Treatment increased the turnout of immigrants without... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Globalization Hasn’t Killed the Manufacturing Cluster
R&D and engineering. The region is now producing an estimated 90 percent of women's luxury shoes that sell for $500 or more per pair. Why Clusters Still Work The cluster's success is largely due to a lead firm acting as what Pisano... View Details
- 24 Nov 2014
- Research & Ideas
Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes
assessments of corruption such as enforcement actions, independent directors, and more rigorous auditing. Furthermore, relative to firms with high anticorruption rankings, firms with low rankings had higher sales growth in regions... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 17 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Protecting against the Pirates of Bollywood
over 700 screens and dubbed it in three regional languages. Then, when the company introduced My Name is Khan, it put both money and power behind the release. "It's going to be released in a way no Hindi film has been released... View Details
- 23 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
China’s 60-Year Road from Revolution to World Power
Yangzi region and Manchuria. Growth was slowed significantly in the 1930s by the global depression and by the financial policies of the Nationalist government, and it would be stopped altogether by the onset of the Sino-Japanese and then... View Details
Keywords: by William C. Kirby
- 14 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 14
governs disputes between foreign investors and host governments. First is the inconsistency of the decisions rendered by arbitration panels established under bilateral investment treaties, investment provisions of regional trade... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- March 2020
- Case
Voi Technology
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Olivia Hull
Voi Technology, a fast-growing start-up out of Sweden, is competing in the highly contested European e-scooter sharing market. With a presence in nearly 40 cities in Europe by February 2020, the firm is working hard to improve its unit economics to reach profitability.... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business Strategy; Technology Adoption; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Marketing Strategy; Business Plan; Product Marketing; Product Launch; Product Positioning; Energy Conservation; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Globalized Economies and Regions; Innovation Leadership; Human Capital; Laws and Statutes; Growth Management; Operations; Logistics; Service Operations; Supply Chain Management; Organizational Culture; Information Infrastructure; Transportation; Transportation Industry; Technology Industry; Europe
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Olivia Hull. "Voi Technology." Harvard Business School Case 820-099, March 2020.
- 02 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 2
Pontal, PPPs could be replicated throughout the SFV, transforming the historically poor region into an agribusiness hub, as well as being a model for the rest of the world. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 May 2008
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First Look: May 28, 2008
national office. The national office proposes to play a screening role whereby a national growth committee will "green-light" the plans of local schools to create multi-site regions in selected areas of the United States. The... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Facing the New World Order
partnership with Harvard University, will be publishing a special regional report on this transitional economy and on Latin America later this year, and also a report on IT. Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Center for... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 13 Jan 2015
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First Look: January 13
Publications January 2015 Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics Agglomeration and Innovation By: Carlino, Gerald, and William R. Kerr Abstract—This chapter reviews academic research on the connections between agglomeration and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 11, 2008
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=808104 Partners in Health: The PACT Project Harvard Business School Case 608-065 Partners in Health (PIH) is a Boston-based, not-for-profit that provides health care to people in some of the poorest View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace