developing nations - Publications - Faculty & Research

June 2009 (Revised April 2019)
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Crosley

By: Tom Nicholas and David Chen

In October 1941, a top secret envoy from the U.S. military was sent to Crosley Corporation in Cincinnati, Ohio to request their assistance to construct a weapon that would drastically strengthen the defenses of U.S. troops: the proximity fuze. Such a fuze would allow... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; History; Production; National Security; Organizational Structure; Corporate Strategy; Research and Development; Product Development; Business and Government Relations; Creativity; Innovation and Invention; Ohio

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Scrapbooks & Collectibles- The Art of American Advertising

Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections Visual Resources More Exhibits Exhibition Gallery Research Links Site Credits The Art of American Advertising: Scrapbooks & Collectibles National Markets Advertising Products Trade... View Details

01 Sep 2020
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Comeback Trail

Edited by Dan Morrell; illustrations by David Plunkert According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, the United States’ current recession began in February, just as the first impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic began to slow... View Details

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Global - Global Activities 2020

HBS faculty can quickly get insights into global developments such as the COVID-19 pandemic and how different nations and companies are grappling with it,” says Lynn Paine, a Baker Foundation Professor and... View Details

27 May 2008
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Thinking About Global

landscape. Key concepts include: Although property rights protections for investors in developing nations have improved since 1980, the new instruments are failing to satisfy the interests of either host... View Details

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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Tools

United States through the use of interactive maps and reports. Currently provides access to data from 1940 to 2000 at census tract, county, state and national level. The Harvard Center for Geographic... View Details

22 Aug 2018
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MBA Students Reflect on Their Summer Internships

As a student at Harvard Business School, you’ll have the opportunity to realize your personal career vision with the help of resources available to you through the Career & Professional Development Office. The summer internship is... View Details

01 Sep 2005
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Young Alums Honored for Social Enterprise

the past decade, social enterprise has become an integral part of HBS and central to its mission of developing leaders who make a difference in the world,” he said. “This award reinforces that centrality by recognizing the vital... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Feb 2000
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Bart Harvey: Opportunities for Others

even as he enjoyed a successful career as a high-flying real-estate dealmaker at Dean Witter Reynolds. Then he was introduced to the late James Rouse, the visionary developer who founded the Enterprise Foundation in 1982. "Jim Rouse... View Details

25 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

The Country Effect: Does Location Matter?

market driven structure. The blending of national cultures over time in Hong Kong, where a high level of economic success has been recorded, may ultimately hurt the performance of companies in that country. H.K. firms have not View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

17 Dec 2015
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Addressing Gender Equity In Business And Society

broadly through Harvard Business Review, the online research forum HBS Working Knowledge, the annual “HBS Gender and Work Symposium,” academic journals, and national media. The Gender Initiative is illustrative of the School’s commitment... View Details

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Health care: consumer expenditure

Where can I find data on health care consumer expenditure? You may browse or search the following resource by using keywords: health care consumer spending: United States: Statista CMS National Health Expenditure Data Centers... View Details

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Larry Braithwaite

As a recipient of the oldest merit-based undergraduate scholarship in the nation – the Morehead-Cain Scholars Program at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill – Larry Braithwaite participated in a summer outdoor leadership... View Details

01 Dec 2010
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The Transformers

Zone (HCZ) and Youth Villages. The HCZ started modestly in the early 1990s with the idea of providing a range of support services to address the problems of poor families living in a single block of New York City. As one of Bridgespan’s early clients, HCZ needed help... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Jun 2008
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America the Difficult

investment, most such arguments are founded on hubris rather than on solid advantages or capabilities. Indeed, Norway, the country with the most experience in investing national wealth, has developed an... View Details

Keywords: Mihir A. Desai; foreign investors; Finance

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Negotiation and Diplomacy - Course Catalog

cases in national and global contexts, the course will develop diagnostic and prescriptive characteristics of effective negotiation and diplomacy as tools of political, military, economic, environmental and... View Details

22 Apr 2019
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Keeping an Eye on Things

time now because there are many modalities that are emerging. The science and technology is accelerating for facial, iris, and there are many other physical characteristics that are still in the research and development arena, such as... View Details

Keywords: Biometrics

25 Apr 2018
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Giving Minorities a Playbook for Corporate Success

John Rice (MBA 1992) founded Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT), a national nonprofit organization, to equip underrepresented minorities with the skills, coaching, and relationships they need to become high-impact leaders in... View Details

Edward W. Carter

Carter developed the first suburban shopping center in 1947 in Los Angeles and popularized regional chain stores. Carter started with three regional stores in Los Angeles in 1946, and by 1980, had grown that number to 47. Carter expanded... View Details

Keywords: Retail

27 Nov 2023
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Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Opportunities for Green Entrepreneurship in the Face of Policy Inaction

ultimately empty, promises of previous UN conferences looms large. One such promise was made 14 years ago at COP15 in 2009 – a vastly unfulfilled goal by rich nations to channel $100 billion a year to support climate action in less... View Details

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