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- 20 May 2013
- Op-Ed
Making America an Industrial Powerhouse Again
Critics have denounced this proposal as yet another government intrusion into the market and a futile attempt to "pick winners." What these critics ignore is that the US government has a long history of investing in research that supports innovation in... View Details
- 16 Dec 2013
- HBS Case
D’O: Making a Michelin-Starred Restaurant Affordable
problem. “Following the season is the most important thing to do in the applied economics of a restaurant" — Davide Oldani "The people who work at this kind of restaurant are not part-timers coming in for four hours a night or... View Details
- 03 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
Faculty Spotlight: Professor Jurgen Weiss
every general manager understands the role of energy in the world. Part of the course will explore how energy enables our prosperity, enables our economic activity. But I want to spend the bulk of the time thinking about what kinds of... View Details
- 02 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2006
Professor Carliss Baldwin discusses research into the rodeo kayak industry to understand the world of user innovation. What Happens When the Economics of Scarcity Meets the View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
Will the Japan Disaster Remake the Landscape for Green Energy in Asia?
relatively cost efficient and scalable source of electricity. The reviews will happen across the world and each country will consider their own energy mix characteristics together with local sentiment." Todd was one of several... View Details
- Profile
Roniesha Copeland
needs; in bridging a community’s economic gaps.” Balancing two compelling interests Throughout college at Howard University and in her subsequent professional career, Roniesha sought to develop skills relevant to both interests – business... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
A More Perfect Union
the end, that’s what an effective government does: It provides services to citizens and gives them the basics to do better. Today’s system creates fewer and fewer of those opportunities to move up,” says Ballou-Aares, who was selected as a View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
An American Odyssey
He’s got a superhero’s name, and he’s shining a light on enduring wrongs here at home while confronting challenges in the Third World as well. Meet Richard America, who sees policy analysis and quality management as keys to development... View Details
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Democratizing development: Inequality in Latin America | Institute for Business in Global Society
(2011) By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Michael Chu, and Djordjija Petkoski. The bottom of the economic pyramid is a risky place for business, but decent profits can be made there if companies link their financial success with their constituencies’... View Details
- 24 Jul 2019
- Lessons from the Classroom
Can These Business Students Motivate Londoners to Do the Right Thing?
Insights Team (BIT), which became the world’s first government organization dedicated to incorporating behavioral economics into policy. BIT saw the tax letter as an opportunity to test the value of behavioral interventions in a context... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Assets: Matchup
Photo: Allison Sepanek Meg Rithmire first visited China in 2001, the summer after her first year of college. “I remember thinking it would be an interesting country to study because it was so hard for me to understand it,” she recalls. “I figured I would never get... View Details
- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
and the International Economy Unit. Elisabeth Kempf: Political views shape economic outlook Political views influence the perception of economic reality among finance professionals. In a study linking credit... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 03 Feb 2020
- What Do You Think?
Can an Organization Have Too Much 'Rebel Talent'?
traditional and ubiquitous command and control hierarchies of modern society inhibit, frustrate, and deny our natural instincts.” He suggests stakeholder forums as one means of supporting the thinking of rebel talent. Zufi, at... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 30 Sep 2015
- News
Looking to Rwanda’s Future
sustainable economy.” To date, Goldstein has made eight trips to Rwanda with his wife, Kaia Miller Goldstein, an economic development consultant who serves on Kagame’s Presidential Advisory Council with HBS Professor Michael Porter, a... View Details
- 12 Aug 2002
- Op-Ed
Using Big Business to Fight Poverty
and Indonesia to the Philippines, is now just half the world average. Poverty is not, of course, a new phenomenon. But during the Cold War, economic misery abroad did not matter to Washington; the United... View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Investing in Innovation
alumni Inform, identify, and engage the next generation of HBS leaders Strengthen the perception of HBS and business in the world Engage with and support the University in new and mutually beneficial ways Raise funds for current... View Details
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GDP: Contribution by sector/industry
inherit;"> View Data. World KLEMS: Provides data on sources of economic growth, including inputs and productivity at the industry level. Data is gathered and... View Details
- 27 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 27
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=972044 Corporate Governance at the World Bank and the Dilemma of Global Governance Authors:Ashwin Kaja and Eric Werker Publication:The World Bank View Details
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- 09 Jan 2014
- News
Tapping into Opportunity
likely change and then all of us will be thinking about water a lot. Laura Shenkar (MBA 1992) knows that, and the company she founded, Artemis Water Strategy, is dedicated to finding technologies for companies and governments around the View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
New HBS Alumni Board Members
several vice presidential posts. Fischer is a member of the Bishop's Council of Rhode Island and serves on three advisory boards at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. A native of Providence, Rhode Island, Fischer is a graduate of Boston College, where he... View Details