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20 Sep 2011
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A Taxing Question

so-called territorial system that would permit corporations to pay taxes only to the country where income is earned. Such territorial tax policies have been adopted by a number of industrialized countries, including Canada, France,... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Accounting, Tax, Bookkeeping, Payroll Services; Professional Services

01 Oct 2002
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What's Cookin'

in part, perhaps, to its tough, unglamorous realities. “Anyone who does a good job in the food industry and makes money works really, really hard,” says Keith Garner, owner of Pasta Cuisine, a restaurant and... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia

13 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

The Hidden Market for Babies

reproductive medicine have indeed created a market for babies, a market in which parents choose traits, clinics woo clients, and specialized providers earn millions of dollars a year. In this market, moreover, commerce often runs without many rules." Spar doesn't... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls; Biotechnology; Health; Technology

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Research Links - Printed Collections

installment plans. Manufacturers produced trade catalogs to identify finished goods by name or stock number for sale either to retailers or directly to the consumer. The extensive holdings of trade catalogs at Baker Library range from the... View Details

01 Sep 2014
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HBS Faculty Explore Ideas Around the World

website is a public good provided by HBS,” says Jones, “and its success will be measured by the extent to which diverse researchers make use of it.” He credits the project with showing how successful businesses emerged from volatile... View Details

Keywords: faculty research

01 May 2007
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First Look: May 1, 2007

differences in the price of capital across countries. Our strategy is motivated by the fact that most countries import the bulk of machinery equipment (from a small number of industrialized countries). We find the price of imported... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

December 2001
Case

iSteelAsia-2001

By: F. Warren McFarlan and Iris T. Li

Presents a follow-up one year later. Shows how this online steel distributor has now reached breakeven. Focuses on the new challenges for the future. View Details

Keywords: Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Economy; Goods and Commodities; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Information; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Problems and Challenges; Steel Industry; China; United States

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Consumer goods: market research

link to navigate to the Consumer Goods and FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) portion of the database. Technavio
Full-text reports on a wide range of industries and geographies. Reports cover... View Details

February 2016 (Revised August 2016)
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Chilli Beans: Peace, Love, and Sunglasses

By: José B. Alvarez, Robert Mackalski and Andrew Otazo

This case illustrates how Chilli Beans became the most popular sunglasses retailer in Brazil and the issues it faced when expanding into the United States. View Details

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Biotech, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals: Business and Management focused topics

Where can I find articles on business & management focused topics in the industries of biotech, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals? Topics such as IP strategies, commercialization process, manufacturing process, start-up business... View Details

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Transforming Health Care Delivery

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14 Oct 2020
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Sewn with Love

in need. FGFH also began raising funds for the Gowns for Good Made in America initiative, which supports small businesses within the fashion and garment industries in the United States that have pivoted... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

18 Sep 2000
Research & Ideas

Big Deals: Financing Large-Scale Investments

good projects and good returns. Esty's interest in project finance evolved out of his doctoral thesis on risk-taking in the savings and loan (S&L) industry during the... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

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

"Research" will limit the results to recent market, industry and sector reports. Also, a good source for news. S&P NetAdvantage S&P Industry Surveys... View Details

14 Jan 2022
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Power Play

increases in demand, that clean-energy future didn’t seem so far away any longer. “We are moving off fossil fuels at a clip faster than anybody, even industry experts, would have predicted,” says Advani. The shift to clean energy wasn’t... View Details

02 Jan 2008
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Most Popular Stories 2007

true? As it turned out, good teams, which value communication, report more errors. In a recent research paper Edmondson and doctoral student Sara Singer explore this and other hidden barriers to organizational learning. Five Steps to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2017
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Futures Made Bright Through Opportunity

at HBS, the idea is to teach you to be a good leader and to equip you with skills, and then you can go do what you really care about.” SVMP was transformational because it not only prompted Wu to apply to HBS but also provided him with a... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

10 Dec 2001
Research & Ideas

Governance in India and Around the Globe

of capital markets in fostering such convergence through, for example, cross-border listings and global institutional investor activism. The software industry offers a unique setting to test the role of global product and labor markets... View Details

Keywords: by Tarun Khanna & Krishna Palepu; Technology

26 Jan 2024
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Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Emerson Collective

interview. “The industry knowledge interview is intended to ensure that students have done their research on venture capital, even if they don’t necessarily have venture experience,” Lichter said. “We want to make sure students have a... View Details

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Entrepreneurial Sales

industry and company context. Very good for insider takes on companies. Books HOLLIS: Locate books and other resources available at Harvard libraries on marketing, sales, selling, and sales... View Details

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