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- February 1998
- Case
Creating the International Trade Organization
By: David A. Moss, George R. Appling and Andrew D Archer
In the late 1940s, officials at the U.S. State Department began campaigning for the creation of an International Trade Organization (ITO). This new organization would oversee global negotiations on trade liberalization, foreign direct investment, cartels, and commodity... View Details
Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Trade; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Globalized Economies and Regions; Agreements and Arrangements; Foreign Direct Investment; Economic Systems; International Relations
Moss, David A., George R. Appling, and Andrew D Archer. "Creating the International Trade Organization." Harvard Business School Case 798-057, February 1998.
- 30 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
Reflecting on my service
ventured into combat, protecting my fellow veterans as we transitioned back into a difficult world. So it was no surprise to me that as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, I found myself once again seeking to safeguard others, as the Deputy Director of Response Operations... View Details
- 30 Jul 2008
- Op-Ed
Why the U.S. Should Encourage FDI
Last year, foreign investors set new records for their acquisition activity in the United States. And 2008 began with nearly daily stories of American financial executives courting foreign direct investors, particularly sovereign wealth... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir A. Desai
- 28 Aug 2014
- Op-Ed
Government Can Do More to Unfreeze Small Business Credit
guarantees and other proven tools at the state and federal levels to get capital into the hands of small businesses and entrepreneurs, where market gaps exist. One example would be to meet the capital scale-up needs of View Details
Henry W. McGee
Henry McGee joined the HBS faculty in 2013 after retiring as President of HBO Home Entertainment, the digital and DVD program distribution division of Home Box Office, the pioneering premium television company. A member of the Entrepreneurial Management Unit,... View Details
- 28 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
Capital Rules: The Tensions of Global Finance
cross-border finance and in patterns we have seen before. In his new book Capital Rules: The Construction of Global Finance, Abdelal documents the waxing and waning of international capital controls in the twentieth and twenty-first... View Details
Keywords: by Rawi Abdelal
- February 2006 (Revised November 2012)
- Case
Corporate Responsibility & Community Engagement at the Tintaya Copper Mine (A)
By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Brooke Barton and Ezequiel Reficco
Located in the highlands of Peru, the Tintaya copper mine has long been a source of intense conflict between local community members and mine operators. The mine, which was owned and managed first by the Peruvian state and later by BHP Billiton, stands on 2,300... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Multinational Firms and Management; Agreements and Arrangements; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Community Relations; Non-Governmental Organizations; Conflict Management; Mining Industry; Australia; Peru
Rangan, V. Kasturi, Brooke Barton, and Ezequiel Reficco. "Corporate Responsibility & Community Engagement at the Tintaya Copper Mine (A)." Harvard Business School Case 506-023, February 2006. (Revised November 2012.)
- 08 Aug 2013
- News
Parents, you don't need to buy more stuff
- 02 Dec 2017
- News
Do Employers Overestimate the Value of a College Degree?
- 23 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 23
people to mentally simulate events more extensively. People who considered situations with their eyes closed rather than open judged immoral behaviors as more unethical and moral behaviors as more ethical. In addition, considering potential decisions with closed eyes... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Column
What Will U.S. Health Care Look Like After the Pandemic?
The pandemic crisis is almost certain to change many American industries. It would be a shame if health care is not one of them. A number of major practices have been altered to help the country cope with the extraordinary demands that the pandemic has imposed on the... View Details
Huckman, Robert S. "What Will U.S. Health Care Look Like After the Pandemic?" Harvard Business Review (website) (April 7, 2020).
- March 2016 (Revised February 2017)
- Case
Hello Alfred: Come Home Happy
By: Joseph B. Fuller and Carin-Isabel Knoop
On a mission to "automate the on-demand economy," Harvard Business School classmates Marcela Sapone and Jessica Beck launched Hello Alfred in 2013 to provide subscribers with an "Alfred" to complete various chores for a monthly fee. In early 2016, the company has built... View Details
Keywords: On-demand Economy; Sharing Economy; Technology Startup; Technology; Growth Strategy; Business Startups; Business Growth and Maturation; Entrepreneurship; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Strategic Planning; Service Industry; United States; Boston; Cambridge; New York (city, NY); California
Fuller, Joseph B., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Hello Alfred: Come Home Happy." Harvard Business School Case 316-154, March 2016. (Revised February 2017.)
- November 2015
- Case
Wynton Marsalis & Jazz at Lincoln Center
By: Rohit Deshpandé
Under the leadership of artistic director Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) hosts performances and education events year-round for audiences in New York and across the United States. Despite the popularity of JALC's events, however, the U.S. audience for... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Management; Music Entertainment; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Growth and Development Strategy; Music Industry
Deshpandé, Rohit. "Wynton Marsalis & Jazz at Lincoln Center." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 515-701, November 2015.
- 07 Mar 2016
- HBS Seminar
Scott Stern, MIT Sloan School of Management
- July 1998 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Bank of Ireland (BOI): Internet Strategy
Conor O'Toole, Internet business executive, must consider how to take the Bank of Ireland on-line. The bank, and Ireland, and most of continental Europe, lagedlagged behind the United States in adopting Internet techologytechnology. O'Toole wondered how he should... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leading Change; Internet; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; Republic of Ireland
Sviokla, John J., and Michael Quinn. "Bank of Ireland (BOI): Internet Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 399-012, July 1998. (Revised April 2001.)
- 14 Sep 2016
- News
Building a Disclosure Box for the Digital Age
- 30 Mar 2016
- News
A Map for Economic Renewal Begins in Maine
- 30 Mar 2016
- Video
A Map for Economic Renewal Begins in Maine
- 2025
- Working Paper
Exports in Disguise? Trade Rerouting During the U.S.-China Trade War
By: Ebehi Iyoha, Edmund Malesky, Jaya Wen and Sung-Ju Wu
This paper introduces a new measure of tariff evasion through rerouting and applies it to the
2018 U.S.–China trade war, focusing on Vietnam as a transit country. We use transaction-level trade data and define rerouting as the flow of a granular eight-digit Harmonized... View Details
Iyoha, Ebehi, Edmund Malesky, Jaya Wen, and Sung-Ju Wu. "Exports in Disguise? Trade Rerouting During the U.S.-China Trade War." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-072, May 2024. (Revised March 2025.)
Jim Matheson
Jim joined the HBS Faculty in 2019 and teaches the EC courses Entrepreneurial Finance and Tough Tech Ventures and is a faculty affiliate of the Business & Environment Initiative. He is an active investor, and Board director & advisor for... View Details