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Global Leadership Roundtables | Institute for Business in Global Society
business leaders, NGO executives, government officials, and scholars to discuss emerging best practices and the challenges that leaders encounter when they address significant societal issues. Each event focuses on a region-specific issue... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Engaging with Students to Share Insights About Africa
offered again in 2019. Through case discussions and interactions with 15 alumni guest speakers, most of whom traveled from Africa, students explored multinationals, regulation and compliance, public-private partnerships, and what makes Africa unique among View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Tax and Grow
“excess” cash holdings. The definition of excess cash holdings will be critical. But such levels easily could be defined relative to industry benchmarks from periods that featured more standard corporate savings behavior. Implementing a... View Details
- November 2005
- Case
Inventec Corporation
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Ingrid Vargas
Inventec Corp., with $4.5 billion in annual revenues, was one of Taiwan's leading original design manufacturers (ODMs). Inventec designed and manufactured electronic products such as computers, servers, MP3 players, PDAs, and cellular telephones for client companies... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Competitive Strategy; Emerging Markets; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; China; India
Palepu, Krishna G., and Ingrid Vargas. "Inventec Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 106-016, November 2005.
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Blending Traditional Models of Philanthropy with Business | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
have had a strong interest in emerging markets and economic development, stemming from both a desire to have an impact as well as a natural curiosity about people, history, culture, and how they all relate. Careers & Connections I know... View Details
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Liability Structure in Small-Scale Finance
By: Fenella Carpena, Shawn Cole, Jeremy Shapiro and Bilal Zia
Microfinance, the provision of small individual and business loans, has experienced dramatic growth, reaching over 150 million borrowers worldwide. Much of the success of microfinance has been attributed to attempts to overcome the challenges of information asymmetries... View Details
Keywords: Microfinance; Emerging Markets; Financial Markets; Legal Liability; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; India
Carpena, Fenella, Shawn Cole, Jeremy Shapiro, and Bilal Zia. "Liability Structure in Small-Scale Finance." World Bank Economic Review 27, no. 3 (2013): 437–469.
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
"Unheard Voices" Brings to Light Three Centuries of American Women at Work
entries in Nathaniel Chamberlain’s account book, this glimpse into 18th-century American domestic life is one of hundreds of stories about women and work that is surfacing thanks to a new initiative at Baker Library. The project, called “Unheard Voices: American Women... View Details
- August 2019
- Case
Preserving Trust at Care.com (A)
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Julia Kelley
Care.com was an online platform designed to match caregivers with individuals seeking care for themselves, others, and pets, through job postings, caregiver profiles, and directories of local day care centers. In March 2019, the Wall Street Journal had just published a... View Details
Keywords: Business Strategy; Corporate Governance; Digital Platforms; Market Design; Emerging Markets; Trust; Technology Industry; United States
Palepu, Krishna G., and Julia Kelley. "Preserving Trust at Care.com (A)." Harvard Business School Case 120-011, August 2019.
- January 2014
- Case
Anglo American: Implementing a 'Social Way' for Global Mining
By: Christopher Marquis, David Plumb, Tom Blathwayt and Zoe Yang
The mining giant Anglo American attempts to differentiate itself through its social performance, yet public expectations are still growing. Maintaining a "social license" to operate was increasingly challenging and critical to business success.
The case... View Details
Keywords: Global Mining; Localization; Socioeconomic Issues; Procurement; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Supply Chain Management; Globalization; Reputation; Emerging Markets; Mining Industry; South Africa
Marquis, Christopher, David Plumb, Tom Blathwayt, and Zoe Yang. "Anglo American: Implementing a 'Social Way' for Global Mining." Harvard Business School Case 414-063, January 2014.
- 18 Aug 2014
- Research & Ideas
Have a Better Idea To Improve Health Care?
Several months ago, Harvard's Forum on Health Care Innovation surveyed industry executives, policy makers, academics, and doctors about the state of health care in the United States. Their report card was not encouraging. Only 14 percent... View Details
- 30 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 30, 2008
agree with the voter. Substantial equilibrium turnout emerges with nontrivial voting costs and modest altruism. The model can explain higher turnout in close elections as well as votes for third-party candidates with no prospect of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Entrepreneurs Who Invented Economic Forecasting
In the severe economic, social, and scientific turbulence churning at the dawn of the twentieth century, people were eager for any semblance of stability and predictability. From this need for certainty emerged a group of entrepreneurs... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- January 2018
- Supplement
Jumia Nigeria PowerPoint Supplement
Founded in 2012, Jumia Nigeria, a startup effort by Germany-based Rocket Internet, aimed to become an African Amazon. The company entered the nascent market and immediately enjoyed an uptick in consumer spending fueled by the strength of Nigeria’s oil-based economy. By... View Details
- January 2018 (Revised March 2019)
- Teaching Note
Jumia Nigeria: from Retail to Marketplace (A) and (B)
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman
Founded in 2012, Jumia Nigeria, a startup effort by Germany-based Rocket Internet, aimed to become an African Amazon. The company entered the nascent market and immediately enjoyed an uptick in consumer spending fueled by the strength of Nigeria’s oil-based economy. By... View Details
- 02 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 2
possibility of platforms investing in "educating" unsophisticated users. In a competitive environment, such education is a public good among platforms and therefore the equilibrium level is lower than the one that would maximize joint View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017
the hub economy will continue to spread across more industries, concentrating more power in the hands of a few. As an example, they take an in-depth look at the auto industry and how Apple and Alphabet/Google are poised to become the main... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
WATER Ltd.
In an age of global scarcity, water has become a valuable commodity in both the industrialized and developing worlds. With governments and communities increasingly unable to manage the complexities and expense of water treatment and... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Africa's Way
contribution to this emerging tapestry. Globalization is increasingly tying the fortunes of national economies to one another,"observes South African manufacturing executive Ewald J.H. Wessels (MBA '71), one of the key organizers of the... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young and Garry Emmons
- 26 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 26
we argue that this persistence fundamentally changes the environment in which legislation is made. Publisher's link: http://www.people.hbs.edu/wkerr/DynamicsOfFirmLobbying.pdf August 2013 Industrial and Corporate Change View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2016
- Blog Post
Reflecting on the HKS/HBS Joint Degree Program
budget of the SA. As Head Senator, I have led sensitive debates such as the approval of new positions for next-year’s elections, and we have managed some emergency decisions. It has been an exciting opportunity to learn about my own... View Details