Publications

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June 2001
Article

NGO Behavior and Development Discourse

By: Alnoor Ebrahim

Keywords: Non-Governmental Organizations; Behavior; Growth and Development

1993
Chapter

Cases, Publication, and Career Development

By: S. A. Greyser

Keywords: Personal Development and Career

2003
Chapter

Training and Developing Cultural Intelligence

By: J. S. Tan and Roy Y.J. Chua

Keywords: Culture; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Training; Learning

19 Nov 2019

Career and Professional Development Webinar

This webinar provides insight into the career and professional development opportunities for HBS students. This webinar will feature a discussion with the Managing Director of Careers View Details

18 Dec 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018

the threshold for research and development (R&D) investment in an economically viable product. Further, the small size of patient populations for orphan drugs, together... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

November 2006 (Revised May 2007)
Background Note

Developing Leaders

By: Boris Groysberg and Amanda Cowen

Provides an overview of leadership development for the manager charged with developing a single individual or corporate leadership program. Introduces a framework for understanding the components of developmental experiences and then applies it to a range of... View Details

Keywords: Leadership Development; Programs

Educators

1981
Article

Insecure Contracts and Resource Development

By: James K. Sebenius and David Lax

Keywords: Contracts; Growth and Development

Research Summary

Current research

Professor Pomeranz's research is situated at the intersection of development economics and public finance. Her current work focuses in particular on corporate taxation and public procurement, the two key ways in which government finance affects firms and entrepreneurs.... View Details

August 2018
Teaching Note

Magpie: Developing and Using Buyer Personas

By: Frank V. Cespedes

Teaching Note for HBS No. 818-013. Magpie is a startup with a platform that allows publishers to natively tag the products discussed in their content and thus allows consumers to purchase those products without needing to leave that publisher’s web page. A key aspect... View Details

Keywords: Buying Process; Marketing; Sales; Distribution Channels; Segmentation; Entrepreneurship; Social Media; Consumer Products Industry; Fashion Industry; United States

October 1984
Background Note

Developing and Communicating Strategy Goals

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Richard R. Ellsworth

Research Summary

Research Interests

Research interests are focused on issues of innovation and productivity as they relate to improved outcomes in biotechnology and pharmaceutical R and D. These span topics from decision-making, organizational structure and communication, to the development of novel... View Details

2014
Working Paper

Islam, Inequality, and Pre-Industrial Comparative Development

By: Stelios Michalopoulos, Alireza Naghavi and Giovanni Prarolo

This study explores the interaction between trade and geography in shaping the Islamic economic doctrine and in turn the comparative development of the Muslim world. We build a model where an unequal distribution of land quality in presence of trade opportunities... View Details

Keywords: Islam; Inequality In Land Quality; Wealth Accumulation; Public Good Investment; Conflict; Wealth; Geography; Religion; Trade

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September 2015 (Revised March 2025)
Technical Note

FIELD Global Capstone: Developing Customer Empathy

By: Jill Avery

The Design Thinking process begins with empathizing with potential customers. Empathizing, being aware of, interpreting, and understanding the thoughts of others, as well as being able to vicariously experience them oneself, requires the careful and deliberate study of... View Details

Keywords: Market Research; Design Thinking; Customer Behavior; Ethnography; Interviews; Surveys; A/B Testing; Experimentation; Marketing; Customer Focus and Relationships; Consumer Behavior; Demand and Consumers

Educators

Article

Multinationals and the Developing Countries

By: Louis T Wells Jr

Keywords: Global Range

May 1987 (Revised March 1990)
Background Note

Development Strategies and Economic Performance

By: Bruce R. Scott

09 May 2017
First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 9

requirements provided a major stimulus for the emergence of local firms in Germany and Spain. U.S. firms were unable to develop internationally competitive products partly because of a rush to capture... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

2018
Book

Business and the Natural Environment: A Research Overview

By: Andrew J. Hoffman and Susse Georg

The fields of corporate environmentalism, green business and corporate sustainability have grown significantly over the past twenty-five years, such that the academic research domains of business decision-making, accounting, organizational behaviour, and the protection... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Environmental Regulation; Research