international relations - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2004
News

David Horgan: Iraqi Briefing, 21st November, 2003

create only the illusion of transparency - while delaying work. Donations yield reduced value because of inefficiency and security costs. A worse problem surrounds Madrid pledges. Pledges are not the same as cash, as Afghans found. Credits must be repaid. View Details

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

01 Oct 1996
News

The Drive for Excellence: An Interview with Jim Henderson

that requires sizable investments in projects that take several years to pay off, I believe the ideal is some combination of both. We could cut back on investment in future products or international joint ventures, but those efforts are... View Details

07 Apr 2015
First Look

First Look: April 7

Working Papers Growth Through Heterogeneous Innovations By: Akcigit, Ufuk, and William R. Kerr Abstract—We study how external versus internal innovations promote economic growth through a tractable endogenous growth framework with... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard

financial and non-financial measurements in four perspectives: financial, customer, internal process, and learning and growth. The approach quickly evolved into a new system for describing and managing strategy.2 Many of the organizations... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton

01 Dec 2007
News

Mead Treadwell

involving fifteen federal agencies. In the private sector, Treadwell is chairman and CEO of Venture Ad Astra, which invests in and develops new geospatial and imaging technologies. “From 2007 to 2009, we are marking the International... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Transportation

Profile

Justine Lelchuk

Philippines. There, she worked with the International Institute for Rural Reconstruction, counseling women in the fine points of business: "business plans, financial statements, how to work with local governments, plus rudimentary... View Details

21 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

Leadership Program for Women Targets Subtle Promotion Biases

made up 46.7 percent of the US labor force, and filled more than half of management, professional, and related occupations. If the strategy was to get more women in the workplace and let them naturally ascend to positions of upper... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

01 Mar 2011
News

The Rankings Game

(See chart.) The Financial Times and the Economist go global with their surveys, including schools in Europe and Asia. (Bloomberg Businessweek creates a separate list of the top international programs.) The FT emphasizes MBAs’ salary... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; rankings; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

08 Dec 2009
First Look

First Look: Dec. 8

conflict and enhancement within people on two crucial aspects of resolving problems with others: integrative behavior and openness. The results of two studies support the hypotheses that multiple identity conflict is negatively related to... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

September 2024
Case

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

By: Meg Rithmire, Hong Zhang and Salaar A. Shaikh

Since the launch of CPEC, two of Pakistan’s Prime Ministers had been removed from office, one by the Supreme Court and the other in a no confidence vote. Historic floods had underscored the country’s vulnerability to climate change, and the country had agreed to two... View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Macroeconomics; Climate Change; Financing and Loans; Government Administration; International Relations; Political Elections; Projects; China; Pakistan

Citation

Educators

02 Sep 2018
News

Havana Rising

brother-in-law. Gordon works with partners like Benedetti and the Kempinski to plan events and conferences at the hotel; today, they are discussing a joint US road show to sell Cuba as a travel destination to luxury and corporate travel agents and some View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North

01 Mar 2013
News

A United Front

comments. "All those experiences and interactions proved invaluable to understanding Sir Alex's day-to-day approach." That daily approach includes a keen sense of how to motivate his international cadre of players. "He seemingly knows... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries

01 Sep 2013
News

Passion & Purpose

expertise in technology was helpful because I didn't have preconceived notions of how things should be done.” Lee transformed a struggling software sales company into a global provider of IT products and services. Under her leadership, SHI View Details

Keywords: awards; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Computer Systems Design and Related Services

28 Aug 2017
Research & Ideas

Should Industry Competitors Cooperate More to Solve World Problems?

Source: Cecilie_Arcurs George Serafeim has a startling suggestion to fix the world’s biggest environmental, social, and governance (ESG) problems such as water pollution, deforestation, and wealth inequality: encourage companies within industries to do less competing... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services; Manufacturing; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Mining

Web

2022 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Business Administration and faculty chair of the HBS Race, Gender & Equity Initiative. She conducts research on race and gender relations in organizations with a focus on organizational change, group dynamics, learning, conflict, power,... View Details

14 Jan 2002
Research & Ideas

Countries on the Cusp: The Power of Nationalism

Perspective (Cornell University Press), which he introduced recently as part of Harvard Business School's ongoing International Seminar Series, tackles the volatile subject of nationalism against the backdrop of what he calls... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Jan 2004
News

Minoru Makihara, 75th AMP, 1977

only to New York but to London, Seattle, and Washington, D.C., where his perfect English and cosmopolitan outlook helped make him a very effective representative of Mitsubishi abroad. The significance of Makihara's appointment was not lost on the business press. "With... View Details

24 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Climate Finance in Africa: Health, Self-Interest, Avoided Future Cost

African people, businesses, cities, and nations are increasingly stressed by climate related perils like drought, river flooding, extreme heat, and sea level rise. This is already leading not just to destruction of assets but also... View Details

08 Feb 2011
First Look

First Look: Feb. 8

HawkinsHarvard Business School Case 111-034 Following International Financial Reporting Standards guidance, company records a number of significant losses and a related deferred tax asset. Purchase this... View Details