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For Alumni For Alumni HBS is recognized as a leader in educating faculty—renowned researchers and educators who are firmly grounded in both theory and practice—for business schools and universities across the country and around the... View Details
  • 09 Dec 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Unilever—A Case Study

free-market economy, and proclivity toward trade protectionism, the United States has always been a major host economy for foreign firms. It has certainly been the world's largest host since the 1970s, and probably was before 1914 also. 6... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage; Manufacturing; Retail
  • 21 Sep 2010
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First Look: September 21, 2010

  PublicationsA History of Irish Economic Thought Authors:Thomas Boylan, Renee Prendergast, and John Turner, eds. Publication:London: Routledge, 2010 Abstract For a country that can boast a distinguished tradition of political economy... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • January 2001
  • Background Note

Country Analysis in a "Global Village"

By: Bruce R. Scott
Substantially rewritten to establish the relevance of countries in the global context. It does so in terms of their differing economic performance in recent decades, and also by contrasting those that have "converged" toward the rich country norm (as theory would... View Details
Keywords: Globalized Economies and Regions; Macroeconomics; Trade; Business Strategy; Performance Evaluation; Industry Growth; Currency; Policy; Development Economics
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  • 13 Apr 2010
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First Look: April 13

  PublicationsDriven to Lead: Good, Bad, and Misguided Leadership Author:Paul R. Lawrence Publication:Jossey-Bass, forthcoming (2010) Abstract The author applies the four drive theory of human behavior (to acquire, to defend, to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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U.S. Competitiveness

State of U.S. Competitiveness: Problems Unsolved and a Nation Divided Re: Michael Porter, Jan Rivkin, and Mihir Desai 12 Oct 2016 FORTUNE External Here's the Biggest Thing Holding Back the U.S. Economy Re: Michael Porter 16 Sep 2016... View Details
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Topics - HBS Working Knowledge

Browse All topics Accounting Audits (3) Accounting (119) Acquisition (20) Activity Based Costing and Management (2) Adaptation (7) Adoption (3) Advertising Campaigns (6) Advertising (77) Agency Theory (3) Age (3) Agreements and... View Details
  • 07 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 7

  Publications April 2015 Harvard Business Review How to Really Motivate Salespeople By: Chung, Doug J. Abstract—Much of what we believe about the best ways to compensate and motivate the sales force is based on theory and lab... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 9, 2008

firms. This history of the course is linked to changes in information technology, financial markets, and the managements of firms as well as related changes in the markets for students and faculty. The Political Economy of 'Natural'... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 10, 2009

economies have experienced at least since the mid-1980s. This case describes the basic facts, presents contending explanations, and explores the consequences of the Great Moderation for the likely amplitude of future business cycles.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 12 Mar 2006
  • Research & Ideas

New Research Explores Multi-Sided Markets

(the quintessential two-sided platform) must serve both men and women. Q: Please give some examples of these markets. A: Examples are pervasive in today's economy and range from dating clubs (men and women), financial exchanges, real... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology
  • 31 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 31, 2009

why farmers are less likely to adopt export crops. Strategic Alliances: Bridges Between 'Islands of Conscious Power' Authors:George P. Baker, Robert Gibbons, and Kevin J. Murphy Publication:Journal of the Japanese and International View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Business History - Faculty & Research

market economies such as the United States. This article finds instead that regional influences were more important, supporting sociological theories about the importance of visibility in corporate green... View Details
  • 21 Feb 2012
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First Look: Feb. 21

and contracts in shaping the growth and influence of business enterprises. It presents entrepreneurs, executives, and the firms they controlled as driving actors in national economies and international growth. Alongside an original... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Dec 2009
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First Look: Dec. 15, 2009

firm-level, and that recording back-up solutions is most valuable at medium levels of environmental change. Optimal Taxation in Theory and Practice Authors:N. Gregory Mankiw, Matthew C. Weinzierl, and Danny Yagan Publication:Journal of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 10

growing evidence of pollution and resulting political pressures. The variety of capitalism literature has suggested that the German coordinated market economy model was more conducive to green corporate strategies than liberal market... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Skydeck - Alumni

the reset button, post-COVID—and offers practical advice for moving forward on an even keel at home and in the office Skydeck Live: Stage Not Age Susan Wilner Golden (PMD 59, 1990) on the promise of the new longevity economy Wired to be... View Details
  • 27 Jun 2016
  • Research & Ideas

These Management Practices, Like Certain Technologies, Boost Company Performance

productivity, with the United States, Germany, and Sweden at the top; Southern Europe countries in the middle; and emerging economies such as China, India, Brazil, and Africa at the bottom. What was equally striking to Sadun, however, was... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 18 Oct 2016
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October 18, 2016

and miss? Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen has the answer. A generation ago, Christensen revolutionized business with his groundbreaking theory of disruptive innovation. Now, he goes further, offering powerful new... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Oct 2010
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First Look: October 13, 2010

micro-determinants are not well understood. We test leading theories of low demand for financial services in emerging markets, combining novel survey evidence from Indonesia and India with a field experiment. We find a strong correlation... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne