Filter Results:
(1,931)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(1,931)
- People (1)
- News (309)
- Research (1,368)
- Events (6)
- Multimedia (8)
- Faculty Publications (666)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(1,931)
- People (1)
- News (309)
- Research (1,368)
- Events (6)
- Multimedia (8)
- Faculty Publications (666)
- 19 Jan 2022
- In Practice
7 Trends to Watch in 2022
to a variety of services, establish online reputation, and—eventually—find broader application in the physical world, such as for event ticketing. And major media and collectibles franchises will start moving into the NFT space—Pokémon NFTs, for example, could really... View Details
Keywords: by HBS News
- July 2017
- Teaching Plan
'Clarín Lies!': Bias, Post-Truth, and Populism in Argentina's Media War
By: Rafael Di Tella and Sarah McAra
Teaching Note for HBS No. 718-008. View Details
- 14 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 14, 2015
risk of adverse effects that arise from taking a single approach. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49334 Working Papers Selling to a Moving Target: Dynamic Marketing Effects in U.S. Presidential Elections... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
One-on-One with Carter Roberts
steer it so it doesn’t have negative impacts on the environment. We’re not for stopping economic growth; we’re advocating being smart about it. The first part of our goal statement is about conserving the world’s most important places. But the second half is effecting... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
“bestseller” of 1979 makes too strong a case that his policy recommendations should have been heeded. The basic shortcoming: We first need to agree on the priority of the problems and what viable solutions exist. Viability includes technical and financial feasibility... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Energy: A Future of Lower Energy Prices
For a long time, the United States was striving to become energy self-sufficient; now the country is self-sufficient and is becoming a net exporter of energy. That has pretty profound global economic and political implications, and we’ve... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Big Bailouts, Little Debate
very senior policymaker, “we must wait for a widespread panic to solve the political obstacles that are preventing us from acting.” I’m also often asked whether we’ve learned our lesson. To which I can confidently answer: Of course not.... View Details
- 10 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Entrepreneurs: Lessons for Government Policy
Danish labor market across time (the data tracks when a person enters a company and when he or she moves between periods of employment and self-employment), Nanda and Sørensen found that rates of entrepreneurship are higher in... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Q&A: Camille Tang Yeh of the Asia-Pacific Research Office
[see sidebar] further reflects the wide range of issues covered by our faculty. What can we learn from this region? The Asia Pacific, where 2,000 languages are spoken, is home to 60 percent of the world's population. The region's diverse economic, cultural, legal, and... View Details
- 30 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 30, 2016
water treatment company employing membrane technology. In 2004 the company entered the large Middle Eastern market for water treatment but soon encountered problems, including political turbulence. The case... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 14 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
New Agenda for Corporate Accountability Reporting
how it affects social value in society at large. That could soon start to change. Karthik Ramanna, an associate professor at Harvard Business School who studies the political economy of corporate accountability and financial reporting,... View Details
- 15 Feb 2017
- Op-Ed
What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects
risk, no competitors, and no political uncertainty around election outcomes, regime change, or expropriation. Historically, all of these factors have been favorable in the United States and that’s why the municipal bond View Details
- 12 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 12, 2008
environmental challenges. This background note looks at the historical, economic and political origins of the environmental crisis that faces the world's fastest-growing economy. Purchase the case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
Meg Whitman, MBA 1979
inefficient markets efficient”—intrigued Whitman enough to move her family across the country for what the less adventurous might have considered a risky endeavor. Whitman’s 25 years prior to joining eBay seem tailored to preparing her to... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Laura Scher of Working Assets
socially responsible Working Assets Money Market Fund. Working Assets Funding Service emerged from the fund entity in 1988 and now operates various enterprises, with telecommunications as its core service. The company purchases... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 2017
- Working Paper
Carbon Tariffs: Effects in Settings with Technology Choice and Foreign Production Cost Advantage
By: David F. Drake
Emissions regulation is a policy mechanism intended to address the threat of climate change. However, the stringency of emissions regulation varies across regions, raising concerns over carbon leakage—an outcome where stringent regulation in one region shifts... View Details
Keywords: Technology; Competition; Pollutants; Taxation; Environmental Sustainability; Globalized Markets and Industries
Drake, David F. "Carbon Tariffs: Effects in Settings with Technology Choice and Foreign Production Cost Advantage." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 13-021, August 2012. (Revised August 2017. Forthcoming at Manufacturing & Service Operations Management.)
- February 2007 (Revised September 2007)
- Case
Chile: The Conundrum of Inequality
By: Bruce R. Scott and Jessica Leight
Following the violent overthrow of the Allende regime, Chile embarked on economic reforms that emphasized free markets. These reforms were followed by rising inequality as well as growth. In 2005, business leaders speak out on the necessity of reducing the... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Systems; Equality and Inequality; Government and Politics; Markets; Chile
Scott, Bruce R., and Jessica Leight. "Chile: The Conundrum of Inequality." Harvard Business School Case 907-411, February 2007. (Revised September 2007.)
- 17 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Can China Maintain Its Economic Power?
in social structure, in economic strategy, and in government" A: You could see the social fabric wearing thin in a number of places over the past several years. The fact that so many factory workers had to leave their families for... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg
- January 2004 (Revised November 2004)
- Case
Rwandan Tea Industry, The: Looking into the Future
By: Debora L. Spar
In 2003, the Rwandan government was focused on transforming the nation's tea industry into a world-class competitor. To accomplish this objective and stave off the downward prices that plagued the international tea market, the government believed that the industry... View Details
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Market Entry and Exit; Competitive Strategy; Privatization; Government and Politics; Developing Countries and Economies; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Rwanda
Spar, Debora L., and Cate Reavis. "Rwandan Tea Industry, The: Looking into the Future." Harvard Business School Case 704-007, January 2004. (Revised November 2004.)