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    Jeffrey J. Bussgang

    General Partner, Flybridge Capital Partners

    Former entrepreneur turned VC, HBS Senior Lecturer, author of three, dad of three, husband of one, civic leader, and fan of all Boston sports.

    Jeffrey J. Bussgang is a Senior... View Details

    • June 2020
    • Article

    U.S. Monetary Policy and Emerging Market Credit Cycles

    By: Falk Bräuning and Victoria Ivashina
    Foreign banks’ lending to firms in emerging market economies (EMEs) is large and denominated predominantly in U.S. dollars. This creates a direct connection between U.S. monetary policy and EME credit cycles. We estimate that over a typical U.S. monetary easing cycle,... View Details
    Keywords: Global Business Cycle; Monetary Policy; Reaching For Yield; Money; Policy; Credit; Emerging Markets
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      How Countries Compete: Strategy, Structure, and Government in the Global Economy

      As the world globalizes, countries compete for the markets, technologies, and skills needed to raise their standards of living. These strategies can make--or break--the government's efforts to drive and sustain growth. In How Countries Compete, Richard... View Details
      • June 2001
      • Teaching Note

      Teaching IT Executive Education Courses TN

      By: Richard L. Nolan
      In the information age, it is important that IT be addressed in an effective way accessible to practicing executives. Teaching IT to executives continues to change in concepts and content as IT penetrates deeply into every area of business. Driven by Moore's Law, the... View Details
      Keywords: Transformation; Developing Countries and Economies; Business Education; Managerial Roles; Organizational Structure; Performance Effectiveness; Performance Improvement; Information Technology
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      • February 1997 (Revised March 1999)
      • Background Note

      Transition to a Market Economy: The Components of Reform

      Makes a positive case for three broad categories of economic reform--macroeconomic stabilization, microeconomic liberalization, and institutional reform. View Details
      Keywords: Development Economics; Microeconomics; Macroeconomics
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      • 14 Nov 2007
      • First Look

      First Look: November 14, 2007

      Supplements the case "Nestle's Milk District Model: Economic Development for a Value-Added Food Chain and Improved Nutrition." Purchase this supplement:... View Details
      Keywords: Martha Lagace
      • February 4, 2017
      • Article

      Historical Transformations in Boundary and Land Use in New Delhi's Urban Villages

      By: Sudev J Sheth
      New Delhi’s “urban villages” are the result of government land acquisitions that began in 1912 and continued into the 1960s. Since the 1980s, growing demand for real estate within the city has engendered unprecedented residential and commercial development in these... View Details
      Keywords: India; Urban Planning; Eminent Domain; Land Politics; Real Estate; History; City; Planning; Urban Scope; India; Delhi
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      • May 2008 (Revised September 2009)
      • Case

      IBM's Dynamic Workplace

      By: Rosabeth M. Kanter
      IBM already competed for talent by being a best workplace. It was one of the first companies to provide paid vacations, health insurance, sick leave, job sharing, and domestic partner benefits. Its human resources portfolio included a full array of progressive policies... View Details
      Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Globalized Firms and Management; Leading Change; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Culture; Social Enterprise
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      • 20 Jan 2010
      • First Look

      First Look: Jan. 20

      Decentralize? Authors:Nicholas Bloom, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen Abstract There is a widespread sense that over the last two decades firms have been decentralizing decisions to employees further down the managerial hierarchy. Economists have View Details
      Keywords: Martha Lagace
      • June 2007 (Revised June 2011)
      • Case

      TA Energy (Turkey): A Bundle of International Partnerships

      By: William R. Kerr, Daniel J. Isenberg and Ant Bozkaya
      Stimulates discussion of entrepreneurship in emerging economies, especially for entrepreneurs returning to their home countries to start businesses with global technologies and partners. Focuses on the partnership tensions between global firms and local... View Details
      Keywords: Family Business; Developing Countries and Economies; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Globalized Firms and Management; Partners and Partnerships; Conflict and Resolution; Turkey
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      • 24 Jan 2018
      • Research & Ideas

      How to Get People Addicted to a Good Habit

      A few years ago, Reshmaan Hussam and colleagues decided to find out why many people in the developing world fail to wash their hands with soap, despite lifesaving benefits. Every year more than a million children under the age of five die... View Details
      Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

        Robert C. Merton

        Robert C. Merton is the School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

        Merton is University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and was the George Fisher Baker Professor of... View Details

        Keywords: banking; brokerage; financial services; insurance industry; investment banking industry; retail financial services
        • April 2001 (Revised May 2002)
        • Case

        Brazil: Embracing Globalization?

        By: Laura Alfaro
        In 2001, Brazil stands at a crossroads. The country seems to be emerging from decades of economic stagnation. The economic situation remains tenuous, however, Brazil's leaders must now chart a forward course. Most critically, they must decide whether Brazil's future... View Details
        Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Development Economics; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Cooperation; Globalized Economies and Regions; Cost vs Benefits; Brazil
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        • 17 Oct 2018
        • News

        A scholar examines the rewards and shortcomings of skilled immigration in the United States

        • March 2021 (Revised April 2021)
        • Case

        Making Impact Investing Markets: IFC (A)

        By: Shawn A. Cole, John Masko and T. Robert Zochowski
        In 2017, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) faced the first big investment decision in its new Scaling Solar project. Founded in 1956, IFC was an international investment body with national governments as shareholders, whose mission was to promote economic... View Details
        Keywords: Impact Investing; Development Economics; Developing Countries and Economies; Renewable Energy; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Borrowing and Debt; Credit; Equity; Bonds; Financing and Loans; Growth and Development; Emerging Markets; Non-Governmental Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Investment; Decision Making; Financial Services Industry; Energy Industry; Zambia
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        • October 2024
        • Teaching Note

        El Salvador: Launching Bitcoin as Legal Tender

        By: Laura Alfaro
        Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 322-055. In June 2021, Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s president, surprised the world with the announcement that the country would adopt bitcoin as legal tender, becoming the first nation to do so. Bitcoin was mostly used for trading and had... View Details
        Keywords: Bitcoin; Cryptocurrency; Currency; Financial Strategy; Economic Growth; Governance; Macroeconomics; Assets; Government Administration; Latin America; El Salvador
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          National Customer Orientation: An Empirical Test across 112 Countries

          Customer orientation is a central tenet of marketing. However, less is known about how customer orientation varies across countries and time.  Mintz, Currim, and Deshpandé (Eur. J. Mark., 56: 1014–1041, 2022) propose a country-level construct, national customer... View Details
          • 2009
          • Book

          Boulevard of Broken Dreams: Why Public Efforts to Boost Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Have Failed and What to Do About It

          By: Josh Lerner
          In response to the financial crisis, governments are being far more aggressive in intervening to promote economic activity, a trend that shows little tendency of alleviating. This book looks at the experiences of governments in encouraging entrepreneurs and venture... View Details
          Keywords: Economic Growth; Financial Crisis; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Policy; Business and Government Relations
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          • 02 Nov 2016
          • HBS Seminar

          Gillian Hadfield, University of California, Gould School of Law

          • Research Summary

          Overview

          Professor Goh’s primary research interest is applying mathematical models to real-world problems in health care in order to inform, improve, and enhance medical decision making and health policy. His recent work in this domain focuses on developing new methods for... View Details
          Keywords: Uncertainty; Optimization; Inventory Management; Health; Decision Making; Supply Chain