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- 12 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017
evidence and data to look at clusters as agglomerations of actors and companies operating not just at the local level but across broader global networks. In doing so the historical perspective provides explanations lacking in the existing... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurship in Europe
Four European entrepreneurs joined HBS Professors Howard Stevenson and Walter Kuemmerle to explore these questions in the Global Alumni Conference breakout session "Entrepreneurship in Europe." Stevenson and Kuemmerle set the... View Details
Keywords: by Kenneth Liss
- Profile
Julie Cruz
from quirky traditions to attempting traditional dances (with varying degrees of success). The event concludes with the grand reveal of our flags proudly displayed around the classroom. It's a special moment to reflect on and appreciate the diverse View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Of Value and Values
On the Horns of an Investment Dilemma Financial management firms that focus on sustainable investing have been gaining ground for twenty years now. As an example, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), a global association of nearly... View Details
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
Exploring Big Issues at the Intersection of Business and Society
both sides of the political spectrum worldwide. “Pragmatic policy making has become regarded as status quo,” Abdelal said. He urged students to help save globalization from itself. Students then chose from 16 concurrent sessions designed... View Details
Keywords: Educational Innovation
- 01 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
Companies, Cultures and the Transformation to the Transnational
of trusted appointees (known internally as the "Dutch Mafia"), whose understanding of Philips technology, commercial objectives, and overall strategy provided the major link between the parent company and its dispersed national... View Details
- 13 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
Improving Public Health for the Poor
that worked in microfinance. Today a lot of things in microfinance seem so natural; one forgets that when they got developed they were very novel. Part of what is interesting in Project Antares is understanding why some interventions... View Details
- 05 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Changing Face of American Innovation
A better understanding of these deeper relationships is the most important outcome of this work. Q: Your data shows the ethnic composition of U.S. scientists and engineers undergoing a significant transformation, with contributions of... View Details
- Portrait Project
Lourdes Long
dedicated his life to healing others, he laughed off the unintended insult, understanding that beneath my hubris grew a desire to affect change not on an individual, physical level – but on a global scale.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Strengthening Ties with Executive Education Graduates
Fischer It’s been a busy — and productive — spring for the dedicated volunteers who make up the Alumni Association Board of Directors. I want to quickly recap the highlights. The Global Leadership Forum Committee, chaired by Jean-Marc... View Details
- Profile
Ruth Cenat
history that have shaped the world we live in. Through what I’ve learned so far, I understand not only what something is but why. That's further complemented by the who, which takes the form of various experiences my classmates have... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Think Globally, Teach Locally
“This material will help develop a respect for cultural diversity and a sense that the United States is not the only source of business best practices.” “We live in a global world, where an understanding of... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 04 Nov 2016
- News
The Competitiveness of Lost Causes
(photos by Jennifer Heffner) As lead private-sector specialist at the World Bank Group’s Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice, Emiliano Duch (MBA 1991) draws on 25 years of experience in helping countries and regions to develop... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Faculty Q&A: The Working World
as pursuits like marketing or law. RELATED HBSP Entrepreneurship Reading: Launching Global Ventures Immigration is such a hot-button topic in politics. Do you hold out any hope that your research can provide a more balanced perspective? I... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Examining Climate Change From a Business Perspective
that make achieving the agreement’s goals so difficult. “I wrote the case to better understand how so many of us view climate change as both a global threat and one of the most important issues facing... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Up by the Roots
deciding to stay for good. Long-heralded for its therapeutic applications, the global market for the bitter root was on the rise, driven by the expansion of the Chinese middle class; today, genuine Wisconsin ginseng can fetch $200 a pound... View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs
- 13 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Experimental Researcher Helps Improve Health Care in Zambia
interest in global health to the realization that an estimated 13 million people die each year for lack of low-cost products that could save their lives. Over the past seven years, she has conducted research projects in Zambia aimed at... View Details
- 17 Jun 2016
- News
Minding God’s Money
business challenges in nonprofits with global operations, large staffs, and potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in annual cash flow, Thomas comments, “The leadership I provide is behind the scenes. The best ministries View Details
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American Business History Records | Baker Library
with global reach. Strengths include the papers of colonial and early republican-era farmers, craftsmen, and merchants; the records of major manufacturing firms, especially textile companies that developed the factory system from the... View Details
- 26 Jun 2000
- Research & Ideas
Three Countries, Three Choices in Post-Soviet Eurasia
for this ... saying that I am selling out our interest. You know, I'm an economist, not a photographer. I understand perfectly well what interest is. Interest is subject to accounting." Nationalists, in stark contrast, never think... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace