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14 Oct 2015
HBS Seminar

Scott Stern, Professor, MIT Sloan School of Management

22 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

Restoring a Global Economy, 1950–1980

The 1950s onwards saw the beginning of the reconstruction of a new global economy. Between 1950 and 1973 the annual real GDP growth of developed market economies averaged around 5 percent. This growth was smooth, with none of the major... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones

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Antitrust & Competition Policy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Presentation to the Canadian Competition Policy: Preparing for the Future Conference Jointly sponsored by Canada’s Competition Bureau On Antitrust Policy “...countries where the intensity of competition is rising showed by far the greatest improvement in View Details

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Historical Data Visualization - Business History

& Economics Per Capita GDP in Constant Dollars Trends Over Time Managing Distance Personal Computers: Density by Country Trends Over Time Commodities Petroleum Exports by Country Trends Over Time Politics & Economics Political Governance... View Details

25 Jan 2010
Research & Ideas

A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy

government spending, and consumer spending—consumer spending being the biggest—the United States consistently spends more than 100 percent of its GDP (as high as 106 percent in 2005 and 2006). But of course we produce only 100 percent of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

13 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

Do Private Equity Buyouts Get a Bad Rap?

“It seems essentially all of the pie is going to the private equity group and their investors.” Even within these numbers, the researchers found a lot of variation over time. In general, private equity buyouts mirror what is going on in the larger economy—but more so.... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services; Banking

29 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

Are You Paying a Tip--or a Bribe?

corruption does exist in the United States, where consumers regularly tip restaurant wait staff, taxi drivers, hairdressers and others, Torfason says. "Richer countries tend to have less corruption than poorer countries," he notes. "But if you control... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

05 Jun 2009
What Do You Think?

What Does Slower Economic Growth Really Mean?

concern about the environment, questions are raised about whether certain forms of growth—let alone incorrect measures—serve a very good purpose. Paul Jackson caught the tone of many responses when he said, "Of course GDP is flawed,... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Financial Services; Construction; Real Estate

22 Oct 2019
Research & Ideas

Use Artificial Intelligence to Set Sales Targets That Motivate

employee. “The more data that goes in, the more accurate a prediction we can have,” Chung says. Variables that companies might use include employee data, such as average and past year’s sales; macroeconomic indicators, such as GDP growth... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

11 Jul 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

Deconstructing 'Customer Experience'

growing pains in 2007, founder Howard Schultz realized its unique customer experience was broken. The State of Customer Service LeadershipThe economic future of the country is largely in the hands of those who lead our service organizations, which create more... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail; Service

18 Nov 2022
HBS Case

What Does It Take to Safeguard a Legacy in Asset Management?

fewer managing directors, portfolio managers, and analysts—were Black. “There are now many more firms founded by underrepresented minority leaders,” Viceira says. “But they still are a small proportion of this very big industry, which represents a huge chunk of View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

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Historical Data & Sources - Business History

Harvard Business Review 90 (July/August 2012): 141-45 Natura Annual Reports, 2007-2013 Map created by John Regan, MBA 2016 Download Data Set in Excel Pampers Brand Sales by Country Courtesy of Proctor & Gamble Map created by John Regan, MBA 2016 Download Data Set in... View Details

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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

debt is the idea that large unsustainable debt overhangs can interfere with the ability of governments to function. Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff identify 26 historic episodes where gross public debt exceeded 90 percent of the GDP on... View Details

06 Aug 2019
Blog Post

Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism - Discovering the Business of Storytelling

pitfalls in the future? Many of our cases were about Western figures — such as Isaac Singer of Singer sewing machine or famed designer Coco Chanel. They were great, rapturous stories. But as GDP increasingly moves East (where it was... View Details

2010
Casebook

Global Capital and National Institutions: Crisis and Choice in the International Financial Architecture

By: Laura Alfaro

All managers face a business environment in which international and macroeconomic phenomena matter. International capital flows can significantly affect countries' development efforts and provide clear investment opportunities for businesses. During the 1990s and early... View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Capital; International Finance; Globalized Economies and Regions; Policy; Government and Politics; Business and Government Relations

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06 Nov 2008
Op-Ed

Selling Out The American Dream

dreams. But these same politicians are consistently unwilling to raise taxes when required. The massive budget deficits run up during the last eight years of war (now projected at 3.8 percent of GDP in 2009) reflect a Federal government... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

01 Mar 2024
News

Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books You Got This! A Straightforward, No-Nonsense Playbook for Crushing 130+ Workplace Challenges By Heidi Abelli (MBA 1993) Palmetto Publishing Stepping into the corporate world can feel like navigating a labyrinth, especially when... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

11 Mar 2024
News

In Harmony

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, my name is Julia Hanna; I’m an associate editor at the HBS Alumni Bulletin. Last November I flew to Seoul, South Korea to interview Michael Kim (MBA 1990) of MBK Partners. Often referred to as one of... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photograph by Jun Michael Park

31 May 2023
News

Alumni Achievement Awards 2023

Photographed by Susan Young; Edited by Julia Hanna MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS Read more about the 2023 recipients, and learn about past recipients. ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS SITE MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS Read more about the 2023 recipients, and learn about past recipients.... View Details

Keywords: leadership; management; work-life balance

28 Mar 2012
What Do You Think?

Are Factory Jobs Important to the Economy?

new employment, given the need for significant productivity improvement necessary to reverse the outflow of manufacturing activity from a developed economy. Peter Hogan reminded us that "manufacturers' share of GDP (in the US) has been... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing

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