Regional Economic Activity - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Nov 2012
First Look

First Look: November 6

Publications The Architecture of Innovation: The Economics of Creative Organizations Author: Josh Lerner Publication: Harvard Business Press Books, 2012 Abstract Innovation is a much-used buzzword these days, but when it comes to creating... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Nov 2016
News

The Competitiveness of Lost Causes

(photos by Jennifer Heffner) As lead private-sector specialist at the World Bank Group’s Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice, Emiliano Duch (MBA 1991) draws on 25 years of experience in helping countries and regions to develop... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Apr 1999
News

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

01 Jun 2017
News

A Finger on the Pulse of the Financial System

basis,” says Greenwood, who worked with fellow HBS finance professor Malcolm Baker and Harvard economics professor Andrei Shleifer to get the proj ect off the ground. “Historically our group has been pretty fluid, though, and we decided... View Details

01 Dec 2011
News

Uncle Sam’s Business Man

economic growth, and promote American competitiveness. ÃÂ That means that Johnson, who had previously led several Obama administration regional innovation initiatives, logs a lot of time on the road touting... View Details

02 Jul 2019
Blog Post

Fast-track to Better Outcomes: Yoonjin Min and RapidSOS

were lofty, she found her ideal internship through an ordinary process: searching the HBS job portal. “I had been working with a career coach to look for a mission-focused health-related startup,” Yoonjin explains. “At BCG, my clients were really big: global companies... View Details

Keywords: Health Care; Technology

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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

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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Taiwan

href="https://www-statista-com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/outlook/consumer-markets">Consumer Market Outlook, Digital Market Outlook, and individual country reports. Some markets not covered for every country. Search tips: select a specific... View Details

17 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

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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Transportation - Business & Environment

Battery costs for electric vehicles have dropped 85% since 2010. [38] Challenge Globally, transportation is the fastest-growing source of GHG emissions. Reducing GHGs from this sector is difficult because economic growth usually requires... View Details

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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

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

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5-Year Data Summary - Annual Report 2014

Financials 5-Year Data Summary 5-Year Data Summary CFO Letter Consolidated Balance Sheet Statement of Activity & Cash Flows Supplemental Financial Information Financial Data IN MILLIONS for the Fiscal Year {FY} ended June 30... 2014 2013... View Details

24 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

IPR: Protecting Your Technology Transfers

activity and to encourage the local production of goods that had not previously been produced domestically. These changes seem to be large enough to offset any reduction in economic View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

30 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 30, 2007

Geographic Region Author:Mukti Khaire Abstract Most of what organizational scholars know about new industry emergence and entrepreneurship in new industries comes from studies of completely new industries that were born out of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Annual Report 2019 - Annual Report 2019

The Year in Review The Year in Review While the rhythm of the academic year is familiar, with some activities unfolding with predictable regularity, other aspects of the School are continually refreshed and reimagined. Milestones like... View Details

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

01 Dec 2017
News

Environmental Impact

Investments and a former US Ambassador to Austria, focuses her philanthropy on three areas: environmental conservation, education, and international economic development. She and her husband, Craig, the telecommunications pioneer who... View Details

18 Mar 2008
First Look

First Look: March 18, 2008

Routledge, forthcoming Abstract This Handbook gives an overview of the range and scope of International Political Economy (IPE) scholarship by mapping the different regional schools of IPE and noting the distinctive way IPE is practiced... View Details