Emergent States - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Nov 2014
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First Look: November 18

Perspective on the Growth of the Koç Group in Turkey By: Coplan, Asli M., and Geoffrey Jones Abstract—This working paper examines the origins and development of the Koç Group, which grew to be the largest business group in Turkey. This enterprise was an important actor... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Apr 2010
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First Look: April 6

competition for the past 20 years: an ad hoc, laissez-faire vision promoted by the United States versus a managed vision relying on multilateral rules and international organizations promoted by the European Union. Although the American... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

25 Aug 2022
News

September 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States By Alliah L. Agostini (MBA 2009); Illustrated by Sawyer Cloud becker&mayer! Kids On June 19, 1865—more than two years after... View Details

20 Dec 2016
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December 20, 2016

defaulting issuers and that the adjustments are generally useful in assessing eventual lender recovery following default. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52018 Meet the Oligarchs: Business Legitimacy, View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

08 Jun 2009
Research & Ideas

The Return of the Salesman

Durable" (by Howell J. Harris) "Suchard and the Emergence of Traveling Salesmen in Switzerland, 1860-1920" (by Roman Rossfeld) "Managing Door-to-Door Sales of Vacuum Cleaners in Interwar Britain" (by Peter Scott) "Ambassadors of Commerce:... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

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2024 Summer Internships in Business & Environment - Blog - Business & Environment

Rising Climate Stories Clubs Courses & Curriculum Creating Emerging Markets Entrepreneurship Event Faculty Faculty Research IFC Decarbonization & Sustainable Production 2023 IFC Decarbonization & Sustainable Production 2024 IFC India 2024... View Details

Profile

Kim Chen

many different ways to address this; disruptive ideas and business models emerge with greater frequency. I look forward to contributing to this exciting shift. How has HBS prepared you for your current role and your long term career? The... View Details

Keywords: Retail; Nonprofit / Government

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Laura Arjona

impact of my contribution." Encouraged by friends working in the financial sector, Laura obtained a position at UBS Investment Banking after graduation, staying for two years in the energy group. "When I started, news was just starting to View Details

15 Apr 2017
News

Bringing Markets to Myanmar

most recent work was with the government of Myanmar, which recently emerged from decades of military rule with a planned economy. Bulletin editor Dan Morrell talked to David about his experience in Myanmar, and what the process of private... View Details

Keywords: National Security and International Affairs; Government

29 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel

professor and Dean of the Faculty, provided a brief outline of the landscape as well as thoughts on how to view the proposed bailout. Lecturer Nicolas P. Retsinas, Director of Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies, then gave a brief history of housing... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

01 Dec 2005
News

Faculty Books

activity that affects world peace, the last two decades have seen the emergence of negotiation and conflict resolution as an area of research of intense importance in law, government, and business. In this book, Professor Bazerman has... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Sep 2014
News

Ask the Expert: Byte-Testing Bitcoin

Crypto-currency expert Santiago Subotovsky (MBA 2009), principal at Emergence Capital Partners, fields alumni questions on Bitcoin—a digital, virtual, and unregulated currency that allows for anonymous transactions and has quickly moved... View Details

Keywords: alumni; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information

30 Jun 2020
Book

Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever

The book Capitalism at Risk first appeared in 2011. The problems it identified with social inequality, global trade strife, and environmental degradation have only accelerated by 2020. The new edition of Capitalism at Risk, subtitled How Business Can Lead, is expanded... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2010
News

Money Matters

Indian stock market was booming, and investors had grown accustomed to outsized returns. Then the bottom fell out. The financial crisis spawned in the United States reverberated around the globe during the summer and fall of 2008, and... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

01 Oct 2002
News

Dean Clark on Leadership, Educational Priorities, and Funding the Future

This fall marks the launch of the first capital campaign in Harvard Business School's 94-year history, with a goal of raising $500 million by the end of 2005. In the following interview, Dean Kim B. Clark talks about the current state of... View Details

01 Sep 2005
News

WATER Ltd.

for water services and wastewater treatment for 17 million people in 1,800 communities in the United States and Canada. American Water typically owns and/or operates the municipal water system in a community, while the community continues... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

August 2010 (Revised January 2012)
Case

Leaders Who Make a Difference: Sam Palmisano's Smarter IBM: Day 1

By: Joseph L. Bower and Sonja Ellingson Hout

Sam Palmisano became CEO of IBM in 2002. He dramatically energized the organization through portfolio changes and a values driven approach to managing the company. View Details

Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Multinational Firms and Management; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Emerging Markets; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Corporate Strategy; Information Technology Industry; New York (state, US)

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13 Dec 2016
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December 13, 2016

exception. Yet providers and payers continue to try to stymie competition. Many are actively pursuing consolidation, buying up market share, and increasing their bargaining power. In this article, the authors argue that health care payers and providers must stop... View Details