international relations - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Connecting With Nonprofits

first set forth a framework for understanding alliances between companies and nonprofits. It will then examine how such cross-sector collaborations relate to four strategic and interrelated marketing areas: institutional marketing,... View Details

Keywords: by James Austin

16 Mar 2017
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‘We Don’t Leave When Things Go Wrong’

Christopher Rodrigues (MBA 1976) is chair of the British Council, an international organization for arts, cultural relations, and educational opportunities operating on six continents and in more than 100 countries. In this video... View Details

May 2006 (Revised November 2006)
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China: To Float or Not To Float? (F)- Alcatel and Strong Chinese Competition

By: Laura Alfaro, Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel

The Chinese operations of Alcatel, a global communications solution provider based in France, were faced with strong local competition and a difficult market. It remained unclear how Alcatel would be able to recover growth in the Chinese market. Initiatives were... View Details

Keywords: Currency Exchange Rate; International Relations; Growth and Development Strategy; Research and Development; Competitive Strategy; Horizontal Integration; Communications Industry; China; France; United States

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March 2006 (Revised November 2006)
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China: To Float or Not To Float? (E)- ABB Investment in China

By: Laura Alfaro, Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel

In July 2005, China revalued its currency by 2.1% and adjusted its exchange rate regime toward a more market-based system. ABB, a global power and automation technologies company based out of Switzerland with operations in China, was among those companies confronted... View Details

Keywords: Currency Exchange Rate; Investment; Multinational Firms and Management; International Relations; Problems and Challenges; Value Creation; China; Switzerland

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05 Jul 2011
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The Business of Champions

incredible roll. They’ve won a combined seven championships in eleven years. There’s now almost an internal competitive nature between the sports that has created a winning drive among teams in the city. My take-away: Boston is a cluster... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries

26 Jun 2000
Research & Ideas

Three Countries, Three Choices in Post-Soviet Eurasia

International Political Economy in Post-Soviet Eurasia," nationalism powerfully influences the world economy, particularly in post-imperial societies. National identities can—and in the case of the former Soviet Union, did—affect... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

17 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Lessons from a Nasty Trade Dispute

to the World Trade Organization, the WTO later ruled that both Canada and Brazil needed to make changes to comply with international trade rules. Finally, in March 2003, the WTO gave Brazil permission to impose $248 million in trade... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

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Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems: Company, Industry, Market and Transaction Research

activity related to private companies. Note: Individual account required. Alert feature available. VCPE Research Guide A great starting place for research on the venture capital and private equity industry; this guide points to the best... View Details

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Harvard Business School

government official, and economic consultant. Dr. Brimmer's research focused on international monetary policy, capital markets, central banking, and economic issues in the African American community. This work is reflected in his... View Details

08 Dec 2015
Research Event

Research Trends Discussed at India and South Asia Conference

Scholars from around the world discussed the history and current business trends in India and Southeast Asia at Harvard Business School. The Business History of India and South Asia: Recent Trends in Research conference covered topics including India and the great... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education

01 Dec 2015
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Sharing Knowledge of Innovation in India

explore a variety of issues related to business in South Asia, with 168 of them focusing specifically on India. Tewari hopes that his 10th Reunion gift in support of research in India will inspire even greater interest in and... View Details

01 Apr 2000
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Q & A: A Conversation with IRS Chief Charles Rossotti

Named the 45th Commissioner of Internal Revenue in 1997, Charles O. Rossotti (MBA '64) heads the Internal Revenue Service, which has 102,000 employees, a $7.8 billion budget, and annual revenue collections... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

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Gordon Ross

Even as an undergraduate majoring in economics in Scotland, Gordon Ross had been fascinated by causality. “I’ve always enjoyed seeing how different things relate in the world,” Gordon says. “If you pull the string at one end, what happens... View Details

01 Dec 1997
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The World's Banker

for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. A past president of the International Federation of Multiple Sclerosis Societies and board member and trustee of numerous nonprofit, academic, and international... View Details

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Paul Wang

At Harvard, Paul Wang’s studies in economics gave him an important theoretical understanding of international development issues. But two summers spent in Africa made them personal. Through the university’s Christian Fellowship, Paul... View Details

01 Jun 2014
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Faculty Q&A: The Cup Runneth Over

For marketers, how big is the World Cup? Its power can't be overstated. Some 3 billion people will watch the tournament, and marketers will spend hundreds of millions of dollars to engage their attention. FIFA, the governing body of View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

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Dave Vitello

each case, we think of how the topic of the class is related to the overall strategic goals of the company.” For his EC year, Dave is “really excited about cross-registering with other Harvard schools, especially the Kennedy School. I’m... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

01 Dec 2008
News

Energy Sources: Daniel Yergin and the EP Team

Daniel Yergin is a founding partner of Cambridge Energy Research Associates and the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Prize, which chronicles oil’s rise and impact on the world. He was winding up a postdoctoral fellowship in View Details

Keywords: Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining

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Post-war PR Campaigns Reaching Wide Audiences | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

mid-1950s, hundreds of employees worked in the U.S. Steel’s public relations department, which oversaw an estimated five- to six-million-dollar annual budget devoted to campaigns targeted at local, national, and View Details

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Target List: screen for companies by industry, location, and size | Baker Library

click "Where's My Company?" to see which criteria don't match. Orbis Strengths: Particularly strong coverage of international companies; also, financial filings for private companies in countries where those are required are included.... View Details

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