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01 Jun 2023
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Cultivating Prosperity in Afghanistan

extension, cultivate peace and economic opportunity in a region where growing saffron has become a more viable alternative to growing opium. “What better way to use our HBS education than for sustainable agriculture and business in... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

02 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Not All M&As Are Alike—and That Matters

in part because they typically occur at an earlier stage in an industry's life cycle. Many industries exist for a long time in a fragmented state: local businesses stay local, and no company becomes dominant regionally or nationally.... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower

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Join the MOC Affiliate Network - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

leadership and participation in cluster and competitiveness initiatives, and development of competitiveness institutes. Requirements for MOC Affiliate Institutions We seek institutions that are leaders in their regions and showcase a... View Details

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Recent Alumni - Alumni

which also features articles on business topics, alumni endeavors, faculty research, and campus life. Event Liaison Help with regional event coordination. Serve on event host committees to determine event venues and logistics and to... View Details

29 Aug 2012
Working Paper Summaries

Entrepreneurship and Urban Growth: An Empirical Assessment with Historical Mines

Keywords: by Edward L. Glaeser, Sari Pekkala Kerr & William R. Kerr; Manufacturing

09 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

When Benchmarks Don’t Work

for very long. After all, an outsourcer of these services enjoys economies of scale that virtually no internal support unit can hope to match. An outsourcer can shift operations to the lowest-cost regions of the world, such as India or... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan; Service

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Article databases: Which to choose?

of Harvard Business Review. Company, industry, and region reports. Some articles may include charts/images. EconLit Yes Best for scholarly economic literature. Includes content in multiple languages. FactivaView Details

November 2022
Teaching Note

Proximie: Using XR Technology to Create Borderless Operating Rooms

By: Ariel D. Stern, Alpana Thapar and Menna Hassan

Founded by Nadine Hachach-Haram in 2016, Proximie was a digital medicine platform that used mixed reality and a host of digital audio and visual tools to enable clinicians, proctors, and medical device company personnel to be virtually present in operating rooms (ORs),... View Details

Keywords: Technological Innovation; Business Growth and Maturation; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Decision Making; Health Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

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20 Oct 2010
Op-Ed

Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic

Spring 2004. Neffke, Frank, Martin Henning, Ron Boschma (2009), How do regions diversify over time? Industry relatedness and the development of new growth paths in regions, Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography, #09.16, Utrecht... View Details

Keywords: by Christian Ketels

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Events - Private Capital Project

regional private capital landscape and how investors might develop relationships and pursue opportunities in the Gulf. The webinar featured Abdulaziz Albassam (CEO, AIMS Investments), Karim El Solh (Co-Founder & CEO, Gulf Capital), and... View Details

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Research - Race, Gender & Equity

Salikova considered scaling opportunities for the foundation, which provided educational opportunities for children from rural regions of Kazakhstan. Established by Kazakhstani businessman and philanthropist Aidyn Rakhimbayev, IQanat...... View Details

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Andrew O’Brien | About

2005. Prior to joining HBS he was a Sr. Vice President of a regional Construction Management firm and also served for seven years as an officer in the US Air Force. Andy has a BS in Civil Engineering from Tufts University and an MS in... View Details

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CSV in Practice - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

eucalyptus in conjunction with other crops, assisting them with technical training and inputs. Fibria achieves far greater land and water efficiency versus traditional plantation methods while improving the productivity and income of more than 4000 households. Shared... View Details

06 Dec 2017
What Do You Think?

Is It Time To Break Up Amazon, Apple, Facebook, or Google?

who will effectively threaten their apparent dominance, including in the US.” Alternatives to a marketwide breakup were suggested. Sacha offered that government power could be used to build competition by giving “chances to newcomers.” SC123 commented, “As you see more... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology; Web Services

08 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

Building Effective R&D Capabilities Abroad

Kobe-Osaka region—the second-largest regional market in Japan and one that offered educational institutions with high-quality scientists—Lilly would send a signal to the medical community there that the company was committed to the needs... View Details

Keywords: by Walter Kuemmerle

18 Nov 2002
Research & Ideas

Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift

assuming responsibility, adhering to ethical standards, or exercising moral judgment. But abundant evidence shows that companies today are expected to do all these things. In every region I've studied, I've found business leaders who are... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

06 Sep 2022
Blog Post

To Go-Go: A Foodtech Startup Serves Up Scale in Latin America

are, and we’re constantly innovating with our menus and our brands.” What began as a shoestring operation in a single kitchen in Bogotá (“the kitchen was the office, it was the commissary, it was everything,” Azuero recalls) is now a View Details

16 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

and social responsibility can go from nice-to-have to essential. Encouraging the growth of local and regional suppliers through regional economic development and job training strategies enriches the local... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

November 2012
Case

Occupy Wall Street

By: Rakesh Khurana and Eric Baldwin

This case examines the Occupy Wall Street movement, which emerged in late 2011 in response to the fallout from the global financial crisis of 2008 and the economic downturn that followed. Occupy Wall Street was born out of a sense of frustration with both a global... View Details

Keywords: Occupy Wall Street; Organizational Behavior; Income Inequality; Democracy; Financial Crisis; Campaign Finance; Globalization; Globalized Economies and Regions; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Culture