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Course Development
By: Debora L. Spar
Managing International Trade and Investment
Despite the ease with which it is often conducted, doing business across borders is not the same as doing it at home. Rather, it entails a whole new set of managerial challenges: re-assessing competitive... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Everything Old Is New Again: The History of Technological Frontiers
into public stock offerings capitalizing on the boom, only to experience financial heartache when the bubble burst. Sound like the Internet revolution of the 1990s? Try the radio revolution of the 1920s. In a presentation to alumni at a recent reunion, HBS professor... View Details
- Web
Tools & Resources | Institute for Business in Global Society
Comeau. Harvard University and urban mining industries: Decarbonizing the supply chain By Shirley Lu and Robert S. Kaplan Monsters in the machine? Tackling the challenge of responsible AI By Paul M. Healy... View Details
- October 26, 2013
- Editorial
A Welcome to College Parents
By: Debora L. Spar
Spar, Debora L. "A Welcome to College Parents." Huffington Post (October 26, 2013).
- September 2020
- Teaching Note
Facebook Faces the Regulators
By: Debora L. Spar
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 720-019. View Details
- Winter 2020
- Article
Goodfellows: Men's Role and Reason in the Fight for Gender Equality
By: Debora L. Spar
The essay attempts to make the case for including—even embracing—men in the fight for gender equality. If men believe in equality, then expanding that belief to explicitly include women is not a leap of logic or an act of charity. It is instead a basic extension of a... View Details
Spar, Debora L. "Goodfellows: Men's Role and Reason in the Fight for Gender Equality." Special Issue on Women & Equality edited by Nannerl O. Keohane and Frances McCall Rosenbluth. Daedalus 149, no. 1 (Winter 2020): 222–235.
- Article
The Spotlight and the Bottom Line
By: Debora L. Spar
Spar, Debora L. "The Spotlight and the Bottom Line." Foreign Affairs 77, no. 2 (March–April 1998).
- January 2006 (Revised July 2006)
- Case
Drug Testing in Nigeria (A)
By: Debora L. Spar
In 1996, a meningitis epidemic swept across Nigeria. Thousands of children were struck and, lacking appropriate medicine, were liable to die from the disease. Doctors at Pfizer had an antibiotic that could probably save most of these children's lives. The drug was new,... View Details
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Health Pandemics; Health Testing and Trials; Developing Countries and Economies; Pharmaceutical Industry; Nigeria
Spar, Debora L., and Adam Day. "Drug Testing in Nigeria (A)." Harvard Business School Case 706-033, January 2006. (Revised July 2006.)
- March 2004 (Revised June 2004)
- Case
Business of Life, The
By: Debora L. Spar
Every day, around the world, babies and children are being sold. Frequently, these transactions appear to be above or beyond the market. Orphaned children are never "sold"--they are only "matched" with their "forever families." Eggs are "donated," and surrogate mothers... View Details
Spar, Debora L., and Cate Reavis. "Business of Life, The." Harvard Business School Case 704-037, March 2004. (Revised June 2004.)
- October 1996 (Revised May 1998)
- Case
Regarding NAFTA
By: Debora L. Spar
In the aftermath of World War II, the countries of the industrialized world engaged in an unprecedented round of institution-building, through which historical barriers to international trade, especially tariffs, came tumbling down. The GATT has reshaped the... View Details
Spar, Debora L., and Elizabeth B. Stein. "Regarding NAFTA." Harvard Business School Case 797-013, October 1996. (Revised May 1998.)
- December 1995
- Case
Assessing Foreign Business Practices
By: Debora L. Spar
As businesses expand worldwide, corporations are increasingly being forced to grapple with definitions of "acceptable" foreign conduct. What differentiates a "bribe" from a "commission"? Should managers abroad refer to local custom or their own national laws in... View Details
Spar, Debora L., and Zanley Galton. "Assessing Foreign Business Practices." Harvard Business School Case 796-105, December 1995.
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Overview
By: Debora L. Spar
I currently teach an Elective Course on Capitalism and the State (CATS), and serve as Course Head for a new Required Curriculum course on the Social Purpose of the Firm (SPF). Previously, I developed and taught Managing International Trade and Investment (MITI) in the... View Details
- Article
Lawyers Abroad: The Internationalization of Legal Practice
By: Debora L. Spar
Spar, Debora L. "Lawyers Abroad: The Internationalization of Legal Practice." California Management Review 39, no. 3 (Spring 1997): 8–28.
- February 2006 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
deCODE Genetics: Hunting for Genes to Develop Drugs
By: Debora L. Spar
In 1996, Kari Stefansson launched a new kind of biotechnology company and a whole new way of attacking diseases. Based in Iceland, his firm, deCODE Genetics, plans to identify the individual genetic markers that lead to society's most prevalent diseases. To do so, it... View Details
Keywords: Information; Innovation Strategy; Genetics; Ethics; Health Disorders; Biotechnology Industry; Iceland
Spar, Debora L., and Chris Bebenek. "deCODE Genetics: Hunting for Genes to Develop Drugs." Harvard Business School Case 706-040, February 2006. (Revised August 2006.)
- 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.)
- September 1997
- Background Note
Note on Political Risk Analysis
By: Debora L. Spar
Describes the emergence and subsequent decline of the political risk analysis industry. Discusses what political risk means for multinational firms and various ways in which firms have tried to analyze and grapple with these risks. View Details
Spar, Debora L., Heidi Deringer, and Jennifer Wang. "Note on Political Risk Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 798-022, September 1997.
- December 1995
- Case
Layton Canada
By: Debora L. Spar
In 1993, Layton Canada finds itself caught in an intractable political situation. As part of a global reorganization process, the firm has been transformed from a subsidiary of a Dutch parent corporation to a subsidiary of a U.S. parent. Now, if it continues with its... View Details
Spar, Debora L., Lygeia Ricciardi, and Laura Bures. "Layton Canada." Harvard Business School Case 796-108, December 1995.
- January 1996 (Revised June 1996)
- Supplement
Toys "R" Us Japan (B)
By: Debora L. Spar
Supplements Toys "R" Us Japan. View Details
Spar, Debora L., and Laura Bures. Toys "R" Us Japan (B). Harvard Business School Supplement 796-107, January 1996. (Revised June 1996.)
- July 1995 (Revised April 1996)
- Case
Union Carbide's Bhopal Plant (B)
By: Debora L. Spar
Describes the aftermath of the explosion at Bhopal. View Details
Keywords: Crisis Management
Spar, Debora L., and Julia Kou. "Union Carbide's Bhopal Plant (B)." Harvard Business School Case 796-035, July 1995. (Revised April 1996.)