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  • 22 Nov 2002
  • Other Presentation

Competitiveness and the Role of Regions

By: Michael E. Porter
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's articles and books, in particular, The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press, 1990), "Building the Microeconomic Foundations of Competitiveness," in The Global Competitiveness Report... View Details
Keywords: Economics; Growth and Development; United States
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  • 17 Feb 2003
  • Other Presentation

Swedish Clusters

By: Michael E. Porter
A cluster analysis of the Swedish economy using the methodology developed at the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness for the Cluster Mapping Project. View Details
Keywords: Economics; Sweden
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  • January 1984 (Revised April 1993)
  • Background Note

Introduction to U.S. Political Economy: Antecedents to the New Deal

Provides background information on developments in the U.S. economy and policy over several decades preceding the Hoover Administration. View Details
Keywords: Policy; Macroeconomics; United States
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  • 31 Aug 2010
  • First Look

First Look: August 31

Authors:Geoffrey Jones and Asli M. Colpan Publication:Chap. 3 in The Oxford Handbook of Business Groups Abstract Business groups—collections of legally independent firms interconnected by multiple economic and social linkages that exhibit... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 2009
  • Chapter

Plant-Size Distribution and Cross-Country Income Differences

By: Laura Alfaro, Andrew Charlton and Fabio Kanczuk
We investigate, using plant-level data for 79 developed and developing countries, whether differences in the allocation of resources across heterogeneous plants are a significant determinant of cross-country differences in income per worker. For this purpose, we use a... View Details
Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Developing Countries and Economies; Wages; Resource Allocation; Mathematical Methods
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  • 2008
  • Working Paper

Firm-Size Distribution and Cross-Country Income Differences

By: Laura Alfaro, Andrew Charlton and Fabio Kanczuk
We investigate, using plant-level data for 79 developed and developing countries, whether differences in the allocation of resources across heterogeneous plants are a significant determinant of cross-country differences in income per worker. For this purpose, we use a... View Details
Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Developing Countries and Economies; Wages; Resource Allocation; Mathematical Methods
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  • September 2017 (Revised February 2018)
  • Case

Becton Dickinson: Global Health Strategy

By: Mark R. Kramer and Sarah Mehta
Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) was a medical technology firm headquartered in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, with 43,000 employees and 2016 revenues of $12.5 billion. For several years, the company had pursued developing products that created shared value, defined as... View Details
Keywords: Shared Value; Creating Shared Value; Odon Device; Medical Technology; Value Creation; Values and Beliefs; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Health Testing and Trials; Emerging Markets; Social Issues; Competitive Strategy; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Africa; Asia; Middle East
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  • 21 Aug 2012
  • First Look

First Look: August 21

Rank-Order Tournaments Authors:Kevin J. Boudreau, Constance E. Helfat, Karim R. Lakhani, and Michael Menietti Abstract Economic analysis of rank-order tournaments has shown that intensified competition leads to declining performance.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Oct 2015
  • Working Paper Summaries

Applications of Fractional Response Model to the Study of Bounded Dependent Variables in Accounting Research

Keywords: by Susanna Gallani, Ranjani Krishnan & Jeffrey M. Wooldridge; Accounting

    Christopher A. Bartlett

    Professor Christopher A. Bartlett received an economics degree from the University of Queensland, Australia (1964), and both the masters and doctorate degrees in business administration from Harvard University (1971 and 1979). 

    As a practicing manager prior... View Details

    Keywords: consulting; health care; management consulting; manufacturing; medical supplies; wine
    • Research Summary

    Overview

    I am currently a Principal or Co-Principal Investigator of five field-based randomized controlled trials, each of which examines the management of lay health workers in developing countries, with an eye toward generating theoretical insights and policy guidance on how... View Details
    Keywords: Development Economics; Policy; Health; Human Resources; Africa; India; United States
    • January 2007 (Revised February 2018)
    • Case

    Brazil Under Lula: Off the Yellow BRIC Road

    By: Aldo Musacchio
    Covers President Lula's challenges to reduce "Brazil cost" and grow like other BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, and China). Experts agreed that for Brazil to grow like other BRIC countries, the Brazilian government would have to reduce the cost of doing business... View Details
    Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Cost; Growth and Development Strategy; Business and Government Relations; Poverty; Equality and Inequality; China; India; Russia; Brazil
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    • November 2009
    • Journal Article

    A Theory of Growth and Volatility at the Aggregate and Firm Level

    By: Diego A. Comin and Sunil Mulani
    This paper presents an endogenous growth model that explains the evolution of the first and second moments of productivity growth at the aggregate and firm level during the post-war period. Growth is driven by the development of both (i) idiosyncratic R&D innovations... View Details
    Keywords: Volatility; Microeconomics; Innovation and Invention; Growth and Development Strategy; Resource Allocation; Performance Productivity; Mathematical Methods; Research and Development
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    • 14 Nov 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    The Network Effect: Why Companies Should Care About Employees’ LinkedIn Connections

    the value they produce. The researchers correlated the network data to measures of success in innovation, such as investments in research and development and the number of awarded patents and their impact. The study found that companies... View Details
    Keywords: by Ben Rand
    • 02 Jan 2019
    • What Do You Think?

    SUMMING UP: Do We Need an Artificial Intelligence Czar?

    strategy on artificial intelligence research and development ” As he put it, “DARPA is a government agency responsible for developing and deploying weapons for war fighters of the future. We need CARPA—the... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology
    • November 2002 (Revised June 2003)
    • Case

    China's Rural Leap Forward

    By: Bruce R. Scott and Jamie Matthews
    Collectively owned township and village enterprises (TVEs) played a pivotal role in China's rapid growth during the 1980s and 1990s. Although they originated in the policies and institutions of the Maoist era, TVEs thrived only after Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms... View Details
    Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Public Sector; Public Ownership; Development Economics; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Macroeconomics; Emerging Markets; China
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    • January 2011
    • Case

    Clean Edge Razor: Splitting Hairs in Product Positioning

    By: John A. Quelch and Heather Beckham
    After three years of development, Paramount Health and Beauty Company is preparing to launch a new technologically advanced vibrating razor called Clean Edge. The innovative new design of Clean Edge provides superior performance by stimulating the hair follicles to... View Details
    Keywords: Project Management; Interdepartmental Relations; Organizational Change; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leadership; Conflict Management; Product Positioning; Marketing Strategy; Relationships; Product Development; Consumer Products Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
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    • 19 Aug 2009
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Optimal Taxation in Theory and Practice

    Keywords: by N. Gregory Mankiw, Matthew Weinzierl & Danny Yagan
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    locations, or onsite with an organization. Harvard Business School grants alumni status with successful completion of any of the following programs: the Advanced Management Program, General Management Program, Owner/President Management, Program for Leadership View Details
    • May 2004 (Revised October 2004)
    • Case

    Globe Telecom

    By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Ingrid Vargas
    The Ayala Group, one of the oldest and largest Filipino business groups, partnered with Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) to launch a telecom venture following industry deregulation in the Philippines. The partners must decide whether to continue the venture in... View Details
    Keywords: Strategy; Development Economics; Partners and Partnerships; Emerging Markets; Business Startups; Telecommunications Industry; Singapore; Philippines
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