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- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Alumni Take Action to Improve US Competitiveness
When HBS launched the US Competitiveness Project in 2011, the American economy was struggling to recover from the Great Recession, Washington was in gridlock, and the nation was caught in the hype of a presidential election. Against this... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Going Against the Flow
bullish on Brazil as a place for foreign companies to set up shop. "Brazil is one of the world's biggest domestic markets," he says. "If you're a company with global ambitions and are seeking global economies of scale, you must be in... View Details
Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr.
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Student Conferences Tackle Business Issues
economy business models,” noted Cyberposium cochair David Margalit (MBA 2001). “This year’s conference reflected that change in attitude.” Opening speaker Tim Koogle, then CEO of Yahoo!, shared the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria
untapped power of smallholders—increasing their yields, rebuilding supply chains, and opening access to economies of scale—Masha believes he is on the way to helping more than a million Nigerian farmers climb out of poverty. Ibrahim... View Details
- 25 Jan 2012
- News
Is Tax Reform Viable?
let’s say my share of the deal netted me $7 million, more or less. A good day at the office by any standard. For this happy transaction, my accountant advised me shortly thereafter that I would likely owe Uncle Sam a little more than $1... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Ideas: Books
finds that while before 1930 the Colombian government granted United Fruit generous concessions and helped repress labor unionism, after 1930 the company, responding to growing nationalism, a stronger labor movement, and increasing demands from local leaders for a... View Details
- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Engaging More Deeply with Business in Africa
credit: Kunle Ogunfuyi/GPA Professor Tsedal Neeley spoke about the global digital leader during the HBS Fung Global Research Symposium in Lagos. Photo credit: Kunle Ogunfuyi/GPA Another important aspect of the faculty members’ time in Africa was the opportunity to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Alumni Books
Belsky has compiled their most powerful (and often counterintuitive) practices, such as generating ideas in moderation, reducing all projects to just three main components, encouraging fighting within your team, and seeking competition and View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Sole Mates
make the wrong moves. I have had my share of those. Over the past nine years at my company, we’ve developed a constructive, respectful, and strike-free relationship with our labor partners, which has helped the firm’s development. On the... View Details
- 25 Jan 2016
- News
Helping Young African Managers Find Their Way Home
Consulting Group. “We are also providing support to people transitioning to the continent by introducing them to others who made the move and by sharing information on what to expect.” YAM has also proven to be an asset for companies that... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 16 Aug 2013
- News
Women's Business Leader
growing segment of new businesses in our economy and the trend is growing. Under Carla's leadership, the NWBC will be an effective advocate for women-owned small businesses, ensuring they have access and opportunity and make a strong... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Short Takes
diversification efforts for companies in business environments where big may, in fact, be beautiful. "Focus is successful only when the existing economy provides the necessary institutions to support it. A company's strategy should be... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Research Brief: A $1.6 Trillion Rainy-Day Fund?
No wonder the economy is slow to recover. At the end of 2013, industrial firms listed on the US stock markets held an astounding $1.6 trillion in cash reserves—that’s 12 percent more than a year earlier. And those were just the public... View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs
- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Understanding Challenges Across the Supply Chain
challenges,” he explains. A former supermarket industry CEO, Alvarez shares his passion for exploring all aspects of the food industry—from farm to port to table—with participants in the Agribusiness Seminar. The Executive Education... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Capitalist Revolutions Analyzed in MBA "Foundations" Course
endeavor, McCraw and Koehn recall with a shared laugh. "We had endless debates with our colleagues inside and outside our unit about how the course should be structured and which countries should be chosen for inclusion," McCraw notes.... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Book Review: The Old West
Pinto says Western business leaders have shown "extraordinary complacency in the face of upheavals." The numbers don't look good for the West. The United States, Great Britain, and France have each seen their average GDP growth hover around 2 percent in recent years,... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Priceline's Jay Walker: The Future is Wow
Walker, who was invited by the student-led High Tech and New Media Club to speak at the School in March, equated the changes brought about by the Internet with the transformational effect the automobile, the telephone, and television have had on the U.S. View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Drawing on the Crowd for Innovative Problem-Solving
gains from those participating in his Executive Education courses and shares them with students in his MBA elective Digital Innovation and Transformation. And as cofounder of HBS’s Digital Initiative, he brings together faculty, students,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Tax and Grow
spending that cash, the economy could benefit from a significant stimulus that, unlike stimulus measures relating to government spending, would stem from decentralized actors responding to private information and incentives. Consider the... View Details
- 15 Sep 2016
- News
US Competitiveness Report Sees ‘A Nation Divided’
and members of the American public. According to the authors, America retains and enjoys many strengths. However, various economic indicators show that the US economy has failed to deliver strong growth and View Details