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- 12 Apr 2022
- Book
Racism, Colonialism, and Britain's Legacy of Violence
Britain’s 20th century empire was the largest in human history, with a quarter of the world’s land and nearly 700 million people. Yet the empire drew its strength from violence. That’s the conclusion Harvard Business School Professor Caroline Elkins draws in her new... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 26 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 26, 2008
retail trading areas. We hypothesize two effects, cannibalization and complementarity, and conjecture that the magnitude of these effects may change over time and may differ between the catalog and online channels. We find that opening... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Research - Global
against a specific country, that country might attempt to circumvent the tariff by rerouting products through a third country to avoid the higher taxes. Research in the aftermath of the 2018 U.S.-China trade View Details
- 18 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 18
http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/Teixeira%20et%20al%20(2014)%20Television%20Advertising%20and%20Online%20Shopping_7d5c54e1-fd1b-4dcc-bd41-06e2978d4f23.pdf Working Papers The Air War versus The Ground Game: An Analysis of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
COVID Tested Global Supply Chains. Here’s How They’ve Adapted
Global supply chains took some heat during the COVID-19 pandemic, with consumers waiting months for goods and politicians wringing their hands over trade policy. “Reshoring” is one of the hottest new corporate buzzwords, as many companies... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
- 04 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Is Government Just Stupid? How Bad Decisions Are Made
this country. If elected, I will do everything possible to ensure that America has the strongest defense forces in the world and that we are prepared to fight two major wars at a time. If elected, I will do everything possible to protect... View Details
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The Forgotten Real Estate Boom - Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School
data on 1920s home prices and foreclosures means that many questions remain unanswered. 22 Historical trade publications like the weekly New York Real Estate Record and Builder’s Guide, of which Baker Library holds a sixty-year run, allow... View Details
- 23 Jan 2024
- Book
More Than Memes: NFTs Could Be the Next Gen Deed for a Digital World
like any other. By contrast, each NFT is unique, just like in a litter of puppies. This makes them non-fungible—you generally wouldn’t trade your puppy for another one! (The word token in context basically just means a digital object that... View Details
- 08 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 8, 2016
firm: “offline problem solving” and “simulation advantage” emerge as key strategic differentiators for firms facing complex problems. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51885 Harvard Business School Case 916-415 Global Wine View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Feb 2023
- HBS Case
Is Sweden Still 'Sweden'? A Liberal Utopia Grapples with an Identity Crisis
trade unions formed a federation in 1898, so did manufacturers and other employers—not in opposition, but in cooperation. It was the first pillar of what became its post-World War II model. The cost of... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 25 Jan 2021
- Book
In a Nutshell, Why American Capitalism Succeeded
How did the United States become the world’s center of business growth following its founding in 1776? Surely a number of nations had powerful natural resources, stable financial and legal institutions, and dynamic entrepreneurs over that same span. Why was American... View Details
- 26 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53888 Trade Secrets Protection and Antitakeover Provisions By: Dey, Aiyesha, and Joshua White Abstract—We examine whether and why managers strengthen antitakeover provisions when facing an... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
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Faculty & Research - Entrepreneurship
country to avoid the higher taxes. Research in the aftermath of the 2018 U.S.-China trade war examined this phenomenon, finding that, while tariff circumventi... More Research February 2025 Case Dreaming... View Details
- 21 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 21
customs and port authority data on the international shipments of all U.S. publicly-traded firms, we show that firms are significantly more likely to trade with countries that have a strong resident population near their firm... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
Refugees' Attitudes Towards Compromise and Civil War Termination By: Fabbe, Kristin, Chad Hazlett, and Tolga Sınmazdemir Abstract— Civilians who have fled violent conflict and settled in neighboring countries are integral to processes of... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research
journey amidst disruptions like COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine and evaluates strategic options for sustaining and expanding its market position, including enhancing trading capabilities, investing in brand... View Details
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General Merchants to Commodities Brokers | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
enterprise and foster its growth. [3] Through a partnership with John Wesley Durr in 1862, the brothers expanded their storage capacity and trading business, and Lehman, Durr & Co. soon ranked among the top cotton firms in the area. When... View Details
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Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research
limited sales force. This case study examines Polish Agro’s growth journey amidst disruptions like COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine and evaluates strategic options for sustaining and expanding its market position, including enhancing View Details
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(1) Technological Innovation (95) Technology Adoption (88) Technology Networks (4) Technology Platform (13) Technology (360) Television Entertainment (3) Theory (159) Time Management (11) Trademarks (1) Trade (21) Training (18)... View Details
- 28 Jun 2016
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June 28, 2016
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51195 Spring 2016 Business History Review California Fair Trade: Antitrust and the Politics of 'Fairness' in U.S. Competition Policy By: Sawyer, Laura Phillips Abstract—In the decades before World View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne