community development - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

What’s Next for Japan

for clues into the developing stance of the government. Added Ezra F. Vogel, Harvard professor and former director of Harvard's Fairbank Center for East Asian Research, "A lot of deregulation is really reregulation. It is a different... View Details

Keywords: by Hilah Geer

20 Feb 2007
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Working PapersNone this week. Cases & Course MaterialsFemale Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries Harvard Business School Note 807-018 Examines the extent of and challenges facing female entrepreneurs in View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 Apr 2009
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of Economics and Management Strategy (forthcoming) Abstract This study explores the importance of cross-border social networks for entrepreneurs in developing countries by examining ties between the Indian expatriate View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

10 May 2016
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May 10, 2016

connections among elements of corporate brand identity and reputation. The new framework provides a structure for managing a corporate/organisational brand. It is a potential tool in the definition, alignment, and development of such... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

15 Sep 2011
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High Ambition Leadership

underdeveloped.) Nokia's CEO knew, however, that the passion and capabilities of the company lay in its cell phone business, and that there was a unique market opportunity to transform [cell phones] from an expensive tool for the rich to an affordable and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

06 Apr 2016
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Should Entrepreneurs Pitch Products or Ideas for Products?

In trying to secure financial backing for a new product, independent innovators generally face the question of how much to invest in development before showing it around. Should they create, say, a working prototype (and maybe even... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Motion Pictures & Video; Entertainment & Recreation; Banking

10 Jul 2000
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IT Links for Boundaryless Companies

presentation and application activity. "The levels at which computers communicate have been formalized," said Upton. "This is important as we begin to understand what's happening on the 'Net as we go forward." As this... View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss

November 2017
Teaching Note

Tencent

By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth

Teaching Note for HBS No. 718-426. Tencent had undergone many transformations since it was founded in 1998 as a simple messaging service. In 2017, it was the largest online games provider in China with a wide range of game types, China’s largest social networking... View Details

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25 Feb 2014
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Corporate Performance By: Brochet, Francois, Maria Loumioti, and George Serafeim Abstract—Using conference call transcripts to measure the time horizon that senior executives emphasize when they communicate with investors, we View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Aug 2006
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How Europe Wrote the Rules of Global Finance

developing countries. His article, "Writing the Rules of Global Finance: France, Europe, and Capital Liberalization," appeared in the Review of International Political Economy in February 2006. Ann Cullen: How did you become... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

01 Apr 2014
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organizational processes of developing a business model. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=46978 The Liability of Leakage: How Indirect Ties to Competitors Impact Innovation in Entrepreneurial Firms... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Dec 2012
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illustrate how team members' identities and interests intertwine to affect the distribution and flow of information, subgroup dynamics, and team decisions. Findings-We develop three specific ideas to demonstrate the utility of this... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Apr 2009
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Industry Location Author:Arthur A. Daemmrich Abstract A consumer-oriented model for drug development and use has attracted attention in recent years as an alternative to the much-maligned approach of mass-marketing blockbuster drugs. In a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Jul 2007
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decision for firms that aspire to develop platform-mediated networks is whether to preserve proprietary control or share their platform with rivals. A proprietary platform has a single provider that solely controls its technology, for... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

March 2024 (Revised April 2024)
Supplement

From "BIG" Ideas to Sustainable Impact at ICL Group (B)

By: Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag

In August 2023, Raviv Zoller, CEO of ICL Group, discussed his upcoming business trip to St. Louis with Eduard Croitoru, VP of ICL Corporate Initiatives, to commemorate the construction of ICL's new $400 million advanced manufacturing facility. In preparation for the... View Details

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10 Mar 2009
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Nanda and Tarun Khanna Abstract This study explores the importance of cross-border social networks for entrepreneurs in developing countries by examining ties between the Indian expatriate community and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 May 2009
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lending, pawnbroking, refund-anticipation loans, and informal lending. Purchase this note: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=209107 Invest Early: Early Childhood Development in a Rural View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

23 Jul 2007
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: How Wikipedia Works (or Doesn’t)

says McAfee. Another reason the governance structure works, adds Lakhani, is that it is transparent—everyone's edits can be read and commented upon by anyone else. But the real basis of Wikipedia governance is a collection of policies and guidelines View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Publishing

18 Sep 2007
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and Brooke Barton, 309-320. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2007 Abstract After thirty years of development, commercial microfinance in the developing world—the provision of financial services to low income populations on a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

February 2024
Case

Adventures Inc: 21st Century Brand Building

By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott

Founded in 2020, Adventures worked with celebrities in Brazil to create and launch digitally native brands. The idea was to match the celebrity’s skill in creating content and entertaining fans with Adventures’ skill in consumer packaged goods marketing and operations.... View Details