Foreign Direct Investment - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Rupert Murdoch and the Seeds of Moral Hazard

media empire: his reputation for ruthlessness. Murdoch is on the line for the phone-hacking scandal in the UK and faces potential bribery charges that reach to the US under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He might be sued by the... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Journalism & News; Publishing

11 Dec 2007
First Look

First Look: December 11, 2007

collection will be of great interest to scholars of entrepreneurship, international business and business history. Psychology and Experimental Economics: A Gap in Abstraction Authors:Dan Ariely and Michael I. Norton Periodical:Current View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

28 Jul 2015
Blog Post

Nairobi Love: Heading Home

test! I am working in Nairobi with Botho Ltd, an Africa focused market insight, strategic management and investment advisory firm to identify a more profitable and sustainable growth path for them. I am certain that after graduation I... View Details

19 May 2020
Blog Post

The Aspen Fellowship: MBA Student Launches Program Supporting Black Undergrads

Prior to joining HBS, I spent six years at Goldman Sachs across three different divisions (Investment Management, Investment Banking, Growth Equity Investing). From time to time students facing graduation will reach out asking for advice... View Details

Web

From Classroom to Workplace - Business Education For Women At Harvard University | Harvard Business School

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: Harvard Business School About Faculty & Research MBA Doctoral Executive Education Alumni Building the Foundation: Business Education for Women at Harvard University: 1937-1970 Baker Library Home The... View Details

01 Apr 2002
News

"Rising to the Challenge" Program Addresses Post-9/11 Issues

emergency relief and support community development and civil society initiatives. "There's a direct connection between economic and social stability. September 11 pushed NGOs into the gray area of politics." The sector needs new ideas and... View Details

Keywords: War on Terror; Ronald Levy; Health, Social Assistance

25 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part II]

their children's or relatives' college educations. The business would require a huge technology infrastructure, to capture millions of consumers' purchases and to direct company rebates on their spending (for credit-card and telephone... View Details

Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg

07 May 2013
First Look

First Look: May 7

Publications 2006 Review of Financial Studies Unstable Equity: Combining Banking with Private Equity Investing By: Fang, Lily H., Victoria Ivashina, and Josh Lerner Abstract—Bank-affiliated private equity groups account for 30% of all... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Sep 2018
News

September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

Reshaping Africa by Irene Yuan Sun (MBA 2016) HBR Press China is now Africa's largest trade partner, the largest infrastructure financier, and the fastest-growing source of foreign direct investment. Chinese... View Details

03 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 3, 2009

magnified in the online channel. Customer analysis suggests that opening retail stores paves the way for higher rates of customer acquisition and higher rates of repeat purchasing among existing customers in the direct channels in the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Feb 2008
What Do You Think?

How Sustainable Is Sustainability in a For-Profit Organization?

may not lead us to the greatest common good ... without government action(s).... These might take the form of incentives." Richard Eckel expanded on this idea, saying that "To suggest that for-profits embody any form of moral restraints is to infer an... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 Jun 1997
News

Live Long and Prosper: Lillian Too Reveals Ancient Chinese Secrets

Lillian Too (MBA '76), formerly Kim Lim, is the executive chairman of her own publishing and investment company in Malaysia. She is the author of eight best-selling books on the ancient Chinese science of Feng shui (pronounced FUNG... View Details

02 Jun 2011
News

Serious Fun

unexpected) expenses and making investment decisions along the way about upgrades (such as lights and equipment) that will improve Angel’s performances (and pay). The impact of the games to date is encouraging. In surveys of participants... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Arts, Entertainment; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Dec 2020
News

Find Your Maximum Sustainable Goodness

Edited by Julia Hanna and Jen McFarland Flint; illustrations by Rose Wong In every life there is room to improve—particularly if we redirect our efforts in the direction of greater good for all beings. Professor Max Bazerman’s new book,... View Details

16 Jan 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 16, 2018

companies offer a direct stake in the company's performance through stock, a share in profits, or both. Companies with employee stock ownership plans report significantly higher sales growth and higher revenue per employee than do... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Web

Manuscript Collections - A Chronicle of the China Trade

thirty years. He first sailed to China at the age of sixteen, and later became the sole agent in Canton for Perkins & Co. He became the wealthiest foreign agent in China and for a time served as the American consul there. The collection... View Details

29 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

Star Power! How to Win in Professional Services

acquisition or embark on a major European expansion, for example. While any competent CEO would discuss the initiative with his direct reports and, one hopes, gain their support, most subordinates will read the tea leaves and endorse... View Details

Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch & Thomas J. Tierney

16 Dec 2014
First Look

First Look: December 16

share the same ethnic, educational, or career background are more likely to syndicate with each other. This homophily reduces the probability of investment success, and the detrimental effect is most prominent for early-stage investments.... View Details