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    Reshmaan N. Hussam

    Reshmaan Hussam is an associate professor of business administration in the Business, Government and International Economy Unit, a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and a faculty affiliate at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty... View Details

    • 15 Aug 2007
    • Op-Ed

    3 Steps to Reduce Financial System Risk

    Regulatory authorities face 2 challenges that need to be addressed forcefully if they are to contain a new source of systemic risk in international finance. First, the increasing migration of complex market activities to supervisory... View Details
    Keywords: by Mohamed El-Erian; Financial Services; Banking
    • December 1988 (Revised December 1989)
    • Background Note

    Country Analysis Framework

    By: James E. Austin
    Presents basic framework for country analysis as used in Business, Government, and the International Economy course. View Details
    Keywords: Framework; Government and Politics; Globalization
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    • February 2019 (Revised November 2024)
    • Case

    Theranos: Who Has Blood on Their Hands? (A)

    By: Nien-hê Hsieh, Christina R. Wing, Emilie Fournier and Anna Resman
    This case covers the rise and fall of Theranos, the company founded by Elizabeth Holmes in 2004 to revolutionize the blood testing industry by creating a device that could provide from a small finger prick the same results and accuracy as intravenous blood draws. As... View Details
    Keywords: Health Testing and Trials; Corporate Accountability; Organizational Culture; Misleading and Fraudulent Advertising; Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Entrepreneurship; Lawsuits and Litigation
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    • 06 May 2016
    • Blog Post

    Make Social Media Work For You Abroad

    Looking to move to a new country? An international job search can be difficult after years of working in a different country. Your contacts can be your biggest asset when you’re looking to make a move, and you should use your network,... View Details
    • 21 Jan 2015
    • Video

    Visa Webinar for Admitted Students 2015

    • June 2002
    • Case

    Oxfam America in 2002

    Raymond Offenheiser, president of Oxfam America,a major international relief and development nongovernmental organization (NGO), is working with his staff to undertake a major strategic shift in the organization. The organization is placing a growing emphasis on... View Details
    Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business or Company Management; Decision Choices and Conditions; Non-Governmental Organizations
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      Gunnar Trumbull

      Gunnar Trumbull is the Phillip Caldwell Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.

      Professor Trumbull’s primary area of expertise in political economy, with a focus on consumer and regulatory politics. His book Strength in... View Details

      Keywords: agribusiness; consumer products; credit card; financial services; food; food processing; grocery; microfinance; retail financial services; retailing
      • August 2000 (Revised December 2003)
      • Case

      Dell's Working Capital

      By: Richard S. Ruback and Aldo Sesia
      Dell Computer Corp. manufactures, sells, and services personal computers. The company markets its computers directly to its customers and builds computers after receiving a customer order. This build-to-order model enables Dell to have much smaller investment in... View Details
      Keywords: Financial Management; Working Capital; Manufacturing Industry; Computer Industry
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      Book in progress

      Expanding on my work on BP, I am starting a new book on the transformation of the major international oil companies since the 1970s. Prior to that, the oil majors largely controlled the international flow of oil, which was channelled through their vertically... View Details

      • 26 Nov 2012
      • News

      “Indispensable: When Leaders Really Matter”

      • July 2022
      • Case

      boAt Lifestyle

      By: Rajiv Lal and Kairavi Dey
      boAt began as a lifestyle brand in the consumer electronics category in 2016 with the aim of bringing affordable, durable, and fashionable audio products and accessories to millennials and Gen-Z customers in India. Born in 2016 with Amazon India as its only sales... View Details
      Keywords: Marketing; Brands and Branding; Initial Public Offering; Digital Marketing; Product Development; Product Marketing; Business or Company Management; Electronics Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Web Services Industry; Asia; India
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      Jan Pianca

      Jan (MSc, International Management, Bocconi University) is the Educational Programs Assistant Director Europe at the HBS Europe Research Center in Paris. He focuses on European employer outreach to develop and manage the School’s... View Details
      Keywords: Auto/Transportation/Logistics; Consumer Products; Education; Emerging Markets; Energy; Clean Technology; Energy; Oil & Gas; Energy; Entertainment / Media; Entrepreneurship; Fintech; Financial Services (All); Impact Investing; Financial Services (All); Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Venture Capital; Financial Services (All); Health Care; Hospitality; Manufacturing; Real Estate; Technology
      • February 1997 (Revised February 2002)
      • Case

      Mexico (B): Escaping from the Debt Crisis?

      By: Huw Pill
      Describes the response of the Mexican authorities and the international community to the "Third World Debt Crisis" that came to the forefront of global economic concerns in the early 1980s. Focuses on the respective roles of the private sector, governments (Mexican and... View Details
      Keywords: Globalized Economies and Regions; Financial Crisis; Macroeconomics; Mexico
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      Lindsay Muller

      business and gained experience leading teams, managing a P&L, and scaling a start-up. Prior to that, she worked at a Series A kidney dialysis start-up in Tanzania. Lindsay also has a background in social enterprise and international... View Details
      • January 2009 (Revised July 2009)
      • Case

      Alibaba's Taobao (A)

      By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Julie M. Wulf
      This case examines the decision of Alibaba Group to diversify from an international business-to-business (B2B) exchange (Alibaba.com) into a B2C and C2C exchange (Taobao.com) for Chinese retailers and consumers. In China, Taobao had managed to displace the once... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Demand and Consumers; Market Transactions; Service Operations; Diversification; Internet and the Web; China
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      • July 2008 (Revised August 2008)
      • Background Note

      Note on Compulsory Licensing

      By: Robert C. Pozen
      This note discusses the topic of compulsory licensing of patents from the perspective of U.S. and international law. View Details
      Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Patents; Law; Rights; Business and Government Relations
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      • December 2004 (Revised April 2006)
      • Case

      Managing Diversity at Spencer Owens & Co.

      By: Robin J. Ely and Ingrid Vargas
      Spencer Owens & Co, a disguised consulting firm, focuses on domestic and international economic development. As an extension of the firm's commitment to social justice, 20 years ago, Spencer Owens management introduced an affirmative action hiring and promotion... View Details
      Keywords: Working Conditions; Selection and Staffing; Development Economics; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Employees; Diversity; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Consulting Industry
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      • December 2010 (Revised January 2012)
      • Case

      Zespri

      By: Jose B. Alvarez and Mary Louise Shelman
      Grower-owned Zespri is the sole exporter of New Zealand-grown kiwifruit outside of Australia and New Zealand. Facing growing international competition, Zespri invested in consumer branding and innovation, which has led to new types of kiwifruit that taste better and... View Details
      Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Globalized Firms and Management; Innovation and Invention; Patents; Brands and Branding; Cooperative Ownership; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; New Zealand
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      • 19 Dec 2014
      • Research & Ideas

      China’s Complicated Relationship With Mother Nature

      pursue economic development, and rewarding officials on that basis, the country as a whole has been transformed into an entrepreneurial and industrial powerhouse. Case in point: China's economy enjoyed a sustained growth rate of 10 percent between 1979 and 2010, and... View Details
      Keywords: Re: William C. Kirby; Manufacturing