Regional Economic Activity - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Apr 2014
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A Family Investment

so when his father showed him the HBS campus at the age of 13, the younger Özyeg in began to map out his future. “HBS got into my blood,” he says with a laugh. After studying management and economics at Carnegie Mellon University and... View Details

23 Oct 2007
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First Look: October 23, 2007

misconceptions distort the popular understanding of U.S. multinationals in China. In this paper, we seek to correct four common misunderstandings by providing a statistical portrait of several aspects of U.S. affiliate activity in the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Apr 2013
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First Look: April 2

Procafecol's innovation program. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/513090-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 713-474 The Basque Country: Strategy for Economic Development The Basque country, with a population of 2.1 million and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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John D. Macomber | Working Knowledge

in the face of sea rise in some areas and drought in others), economic development, and the impact of new technologies in delivering new infrastructure and making old infrastructure more efficient. His most recent book is Healthy... View Details

February 2008 (Revised November 2011)
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The International Monetary Fund in Crisis

By: Rawi Abdelal, David Moss and Eugene Kintgen

When Dominique Strauss-Kahn became the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund in late 2007, he faced a number of significant changes. The organization had lost much of its legitimacy over the previous decade, and countries seemed increasingly reluctant to... View Details

Keywords: History; Globalized Economies and Regions; Problems and Challenges; Developing Countries and Economies; Borrowing and Debt; Government and Politics; Financial Institutions; Business Strategy; Macroeconomics; Financial Services Industry

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01 Apr 1999
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Exploring Asia at the Crossroads

high-profile academics, business practitioners, and government officials who participated in 26 panel discussions. "This is one of the premier forums for learning about the issues facing Asia today and how business and economic leaders... View Details

05 Dec 2017
Research & Ideas

What We've Learned from 101 Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets

saw them before. I think that in addition to the commonalities, the project sheds light on how business cultures differ in Latin America. Outsiders perceive the countries of the region as homogeneous, while the truth is very different.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

17 May 2004
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Why We Don’t Study Corporate Responsibility

sometimes, employees. A second concern is misallocation or inefficiency. Engaging in activities deemed "socially responsible," critics argue, entails diverting resources best used for economic... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

Angle of Insight

economic development. While there is some value in studying business in prosperous countries today, the real value comes when we study it at a time when the demographics in the 'now rich' region resembled... View Details

01 Dec 2002
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Hong Kong Club Thrives, Plans Next Global Alumni Conference

AMP), and Andrew Yao (MBA '92) at a recent Distinguished Speakers' Forum. Photo courtesy HBSA-HK Anthony Teo (MBA '69, ITP '68), vice president of the Harvard Business School Association of Hong Kong (HBSA-HK), has long been an active... View Details

01 Dec 2014
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Nimble, Quick, and Adaptable

active gateway to entrepreneurial ecosystems around the world; and to evangelize about entrepreneurial management and thinking. Those priorities are evident in events such as the Rock 100 Entrepreneurs’ Summit, a gathering held earlier... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

28 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

Meeting China’s Need for Management Education

capabilities to adapt, making them ideal partners for HBS and Harvard Business School Publishing (HBSP). Furthermore, for institutions like HBS and HBSP, one of the major worries about engaging in activities in this part of the world is... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Education

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Dr. Lurtz researches the history of agricultural economies in Latin America. She has a particular interest in export agriculture and attendant state- and locally-driven modernization projects. Her current work looks to the coffee economy of southern Mexico in the 19th... View Details

29 Aug 2024
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Shoot for the Stars: What to Know About the Space Economy

for how to understand the pitches you’re hearing, there are still great ideas and companies out there. The sector has been quite resilient, in many ways. Baskin: How will the space economy affect the future of work? Weinzierl: In the next five to 10 years, the vast... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Aerospace

04 Sep 2007
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Jumpstarting Innovation: Using Disruption to Your Advantage

the business environment cause economic shifts that destabilize industries, companies, and even countries. They allow new entrants or forward-thinking established players to introduce innovations—in products, markets, or processes—that... View Details

Keywords: by Lynda M. Applegate

2023
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Discussion of Geoeconomic Fragmentation and the Future of Multilateralism

By: Laura Alfaro

Keywords: Global Range; Economics; Globalized Economies and Regions; Globalization; International Relations; Policy

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01 Jan 2006
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Sir Ronald M. Cohen, MBA 1969

Chairman, Social Investment Task force, Bridges Community Ventures, & The Portland Trust Cofounder & Former Chairman, Apax Partners L.P. Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EUDUCATION Oxford University, 1967 M.A., Philosophy, Politics, and View Details

21 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 21

productivity and employment. There are few significant differences between industries with limited and high private equity activity. It is hard to find support for claims that economic activity in industries... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne

12 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Global Poverty Needs a Global Answer

question. Of course, all countries are "developing" in one way or another. What I mean by the phrase is that countries or regions of countries in which poverty—described by the World Bank as living on less than $1 a day—is... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

17 Mar 2011
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Harvard Business School Faculty Comment on Crisis in Japan

aftermath of Japan's 3/11 tragedy. But even as we focus on immediate human needs, we cannot avoid recognizing--and coping with--the long economic shadow cast by this disaster. The direct impact on real View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

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