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- 28 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Dedication to Creation: India's Ad Man Ranjan Kapur
as a glamorous thing. You were dealing with multinational companies coming from the United Kingdom and the United States, so it became much more of an elitist culture. Q: What was the economic scene like for entrepreneurs in India during... View Details
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Chris Hurst
poor countries alleviate extreme poverty, and what might my role in the process be? Second, given the challenges global competition brings to the U.S., how might the U.S. retain its competitive position into... View Details
- June 1987 (Revised September 1987)
- Case
Semiconductors: U.S. Response to Japanese Ascendency
Keywords: Competition; Trade; Business and Government Relations; Semiconductor Industry; Japan; United States
Salter, Malcolm S. "Semiconductors: U.S. Response to Japanese Ascendency." Harvard Business School Case 387-210, June 1987. (Revised September 1987.)
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Porter Course Goes Abroad
competitiveness and economic development,” states Porter, “yet many universities lack the size and resources to develop teaching materials and mount courses in this area.” While participants concur that this... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria
The system won the first annualHBS Association of Nigeria New Venture Competition for the West Africa region last year. Workers at a Nestlé distribution center in Lagos unload maize produced by one of Kola Masha's Babban Gona farms. But... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Porter Appointed to University Professorship
His books can be found on the shelves of CEOs, heads of state, academicians, and business school students alike. Countries and companies all over the world have embraced his theories on competition and strategy in the expanding global... View Details
- 06 Dec 2011
- Op-Ed
Greater Fiscal Integration Best Solution for Euro Crisis
take a grim view. The EMU has had no fiscal solidarity, no fiscal discipline, and no lender of last resort. To regain a level of competitiveness comparable to Germany's, weaker European economies would have to suffer through a painful... View Details
Keywords: by Dante Roscini
- 22 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Not Your Father’s State-Run Capitalism
state-owned enterprises (SOEs) such as those in the Soviet Union and China, which were tightly controlled by government, packed with party apparatchiks, and stifled honest competition by introducing all kinds of inefficiencies into the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 20 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Globalization Hasn’t Killed the Manufacturing Cluster
embedded in the local network while also having access to global markets. It bridges the two worlds, helping the cluster maintain its competitive advantage. In one Brenta firm, skilled workers translate international designers' sketches... View Details
- 20 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
Moving from Supply Chains to Supply Networks
business models...to find new ways of doing things that can change the economic or competitive balance in some industries. People need to understand what those opportunities are—and how to take advantage of... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- April 2011 (Revised December 2012)
- Supplement
South Africa (B): Getting Unstuck?
By: Richard H. K. Vietor and Diego Comin
15 years after ending apartheid, formal unemployment in South Africa was still at 24%. While the country had grown at 4 to 5% annually during the 2000s, the financial crisis set it back by 1 million more unemployed. Moreover, it seemed as if the nation were stuck... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Inflation and Deflation; Policy; Employment; Wages; Competition; South Africa
Vietor, Richard H. K., and Diego Comin. "South Africa (B): Getting Unstuck?" Harvard Business School Supplement 711-085, April 2011. (Revised December 2012.)
- January 2007 (Revised October 2011)
- Case
Roppongi Hills: City Within a City
By: Anita Elberse, Andrei Hagiu and Masako Egawa
Minoru Mori is the CEO of Mori Building, which has built Roppongi Hills, an ambitious large-scale, mixed-use development in Tokyo, Japan that includes high-end retail, restaurants, hotel, office, library, and art museum. A destination site for tourists and local... View Details
Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Development Economics; Brands and Branding; Urban Development; Competition; Real Estate Industry; Tokyo
Elberse, Anita, Andrei Hagiu, and Masako Egawa. "Roppongi Hills: City Within a City." Harvard Business School Case 707-431, January 2007. (Revised October 2011.)
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
How DC is Taxing the Country
(photo by Brooks Kraft/Getty) Sunny jobs reports and shrinking unemployment numbers might give the impression that the US economic recovery is complete. Scratch beneath that surface, though, and a much bleaker trend emerges, says a new... View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs
- 23 Jul 2024
- In Practice
The New Rules of Trade with China: Navigating Tariffs, Turmoil, and Opportunities
economic interdependence is the primary motivation for insecurity and policy actions to manage competition with China. In work I coauthored with Margaret Pearson of the University of Maryland and Kellee Tsai... View Details
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Managing International Trade and Investment - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Managing International Trade and Investment Course Number 1166 Professor Meg Rithmire Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits 28 Sessions Exam Course Overview The course approaches economic interdependence from the perspective of... View Details
- 2009
- Other Unpublished Work
Heterogeneous Technology Diffusion and Ricardian Trade Patterns
By: William R. Kerr
This study tests the importance of Ricardian technology differences for international trade. The developed panel includes both emerging and advanced economies, and particular attention is devoted to the variation exploited in empirical tests. The elasticity of export... View Details
Kerr, William R. "Heterogeneous Technology Diffusion and Ricardian Trade Patterns". 2009.
- 05 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 5, 2016
occupations, the creative act has received limited attention as an economic behavior and has historically proven difficult to study. This paper studies the incentive effects of competition on individuals'... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- September 1998
- Case
Cooperating to Compete: EGS of Turkey
By: Pankaj Ghemawat and C. Fritz Foley
In the early 1980s, Turkey adopted policies that liberalized trade as a part of a structural adjustment program. Within the garment industry, small- and medium-scale enterprises were not well positioned to take advantage of the new opportunities to compete in... View Details
Keywords: Trade; Corporate Governance; Policy; Partners and Partnerships; Competitive Strategy; Diversification; Turkey
Ghemawat, Pankaj, and C. Fritz Foley. "Cooperating to Compete: EGS of Turkey." Harvard Business School Case 799-024, September 1998.
- 03 Oct 2005
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Future of Globally Organized Labor?
is arguably the strongest these days, appears not to be competitive in many global industries in which labor costs are still important. Germany, in particular, where workers and union members routinely occupy seats on boards of the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details