Globalized Economies - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Jan 2015
News

Unpacking the State of the Union

06 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

Where Do Workers Go When the Robots Arrive?

may differ from that in the United States. About the Author Rachel Layne is a writer Based in the Boston area. [Image: Morsa Images] Related Reading The Gift of Global Talent: Innovation Policy and the View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Manufacturing

24 Apr 2014
News

Unlocking mobile money in emerging markets

in Zulu; the e stands for electronic.) “Ezuza is interested in disruption,” says Maddy, who is the company’s CEO. “In emerging markets, mobile money is designed to leapfrog plastic by going from cash directly to digital. Because the View Details

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The Acquisition of Technology from Multinational Corporations by Developing Countries

By: Walter A. Chudson and L. T. Wells Jr.

Keywords: Information Technology; Multinational Firms and Management; Developing Countries and Economies

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01 Sep 2020
News

Comeback Trail

economy are rebounding in fits and starts, the Congressional Budget Office estimated in July that the pandemic’s impact would last a decade and cost the US economy $16 trillion. To better understand how to... View Details

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Economic reports

Where can I find general reports on the state of the economy? Economic Report of the President (United States Government Publishing Office (GPO)) Global Economic Outlooks (Goldman Sachs). Search site for "Global... View Details

01 Dec 2003
News

Studying Japan from the Inside

Masako Egawa (MBA ’86), executive director of Harvard Business School’s Japan Research Office in Tokyo, answers questions about business changes in Japan and the School’s research there. Q: Tell us about an interesting recent case in Japan that your office worked on.... View Details

Keywords: Cynthia Churchwell; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 1998
News

New Senior Executive Programme Strengthens African Managerial Leadership

One key to becoming more integrated into the global marketplace will be southern Africa's ability to respond to the radical economic and social changes taking place in its own backyard. "This not only poses complex challenges for... View Details

09 Apr 2021
Blog Post

Reflections on Student Conferences in 2020

changes that businesses across sectors will have to make in order to confront challenges from climate change. Energy & Environment Club: Energy and Environment in the New Economy Leading off the week was the Energy & Environment... View Details

01 Mar 2017
News

Ask the Expert: Capital Architect

Brunell spent five years helping Vietnam transition to a market economy, instituting government transparency measures and a national competitiveness index. (© Whitehotpix/ZUMAPRESS.com) David Brunell (MBA 1962) is a master at making markets. For 25 years, he has... View Details

25 Jun 2020
News

Covering All Corners

battle must be fought on three fronts: preventing the spread among the general population, relieving hospitals running at full capacity wherever possible, and ensuring the availability of life-saving medicine in the face of threats to View Details

01 Sep 2012
News

Rebel with a Cause

but increasingly, it seemed to Massie, many big businesses lacked a moral compass. Putting his newly acquired business knowledge to work, Massie developed the Project on Business, Values, and the Economy at Harvard Divinity School. He is... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; social activism; Health, Social Assistance; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Jun 2010
News

Three Profs Win McKinsey Award

Articles about the disastrous effects of outsourcing on the American economy and the origins of creative business strategies have earned three HBS professors top honors in the annual competition for best contributions to the Harvard... View Details

Keywords: Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Mar 2009
News

Buddy, Can You Spare a Trillion

industrial economy. That economy was Germany’s. Then, as today, there was a fine line between symbiosis and rivalry. Could anything trigger another breakdown of globalization like the one that happened in... View Details

Keywords: Finance; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Dec 2004
News

Ideas: Books

international business. Professor Ghemawat and his coeditors have collected articles by leading scholars that focus on five topics in international business: creating value through international expansion, sources of value in global... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2008
News

Alumni Books

Community by Bert Berkley (MBA ’50) and Peter Economy (Wiley) Profiling many highly effective charitable organizations — for example, Kiva, Horizons for Homeless Children, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and Stonyfield Farm Profits for the... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Jun 2018
News

At Education First, Growing with China

Keywords: foreign policy; market competition

01 Mar 2013
News

Sizing Up Social Impact

Image by C.J. Burton As the aftereffects of the 2008 global economic crisis continue to be felt, nonprofit organizations are competing for fewer and fewer dollars. Donors, also feeling the squeeze of a sluggish economy, just don't have as... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Crop Production; Agriculture; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities

February 2002
Case

Fighting AIDS and Pricing Drugs

By: John T. Gourville

In early 2001, makers of AIDS drugs were suing to prevent developing countries from violating their patents. The issue was driven by price. The developing countries could not afford the market price for these drugs. At the same time, the drug companies were reluctant... View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Patents; Price; Strategy; Globalized Markets and Industries; Pharmaceutical Industry