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- June 2007 (Revised November 2007)
- Case
Italy: If not now, when?
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Julia Galef
Describes Italy's main macroeconomic problems: low productivity growth, stagnant GDP growth, and high public debt. As of early 2007, the country's global competitiveness has plummeted and its debt remains well above the level allowed by the EU's Maastricht treaty.... View Details
Keywords: Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Macroeconomics; Borrowing and Debt; International Relations; Competition; Italy
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Julia Galef. "Italy: If not now, when?" Harvard Business School Case 707-051, June 2007. (Revised November 2007.)
- 23 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Corporate Responsibility is Changing in Asia
international labor laws," he said. "You don't want to create a super government that countries will rebel against." Giving workers the ability to self-organize offers the surest path to... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 02 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Mapping Your Corporate Strategy
working, in parallel, on the governance aspects of the Balanced Scorecard. In the SFO book, we described the internal governance process by which the enterprise guides,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- October 2002 (Revised March 2009)
- Background Note
Foreign Direct Investment
By: Laura Alfaro and Esteban Clavell
Briefly reviews motivations and trends behind foreign direct investment and multinational corporations as well as the policy debate that surrounds them. View Details
Keywords: International Finance; Foreign Direct Investment; Multinational Firms and Management; Policy; Business and Government Relations
Alfaro, Laura, and Esteban Clavell. "Foreign Direct Investment." Harvard Business School Background Note 703-018, October 2002. (Revised March 2009.)
- 24 Jul 2014
- Op-Ed
Reform Tax Law to Keep US Firms at Home
in restricting the ability of firms to locate where it makes sense for them to be, but rather to create tax reform that makes US firms more competitive. Chairman Wyden, Ranking Member Hatch, and Members of the Committee, it is a pleasure to appear before you today to... View Details
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Policy - Business & Environment
concerted campaign in the U.S. to sow doubt about the scientific underpinnings of climate change concerns. More recently, some companies—including in the energy and automotive sectors—have begun advocating for government policies to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Faculty Books
in entrepreneurship, the historical origins of "born global" companies; the importance of networks in new international market development; the role of public policy in shaping cross-border entrepreneurial activity; and the effect of... View Details
- April 2003 (Revised November 2003)
- Case
Creation of the European Union, The
Describes the emergence of the European Union (EU). Focuses on a critical stage in European integration--the period in the early 1990s when member states negotiated the terms of the Maastricht Treaty. This agreement set in motion the project that would eventually lead... View Details
Keywords: International Relations; Alliances; System; Negotiation Participants; Government and Politics; Agreements and Arrangements; Money; Cooperation; European Union
Trumbull, J. Gunnar. "Creation of the European Union, The." Harvard Business School Case 703-032, April 2003. (Revised November 2003.)
- 11 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
Free Trade Needs Nurturing—and Other Lessons from History
explosion of trade and capital flows created a world that looked in many ways like ours. Yet even in the early 20th century, there remained tensions of increasing inequality and wage competition in a context of ruthless international... View Details
Keywords: by Staff; Auto; Aerospace; Chemical; Consumer Products; Electronics; Energy; Industrial Products; Manufacturing; Shipping; Transportation
- 30 Mar 2015
- News
An education reformer and social entrepreneur
Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS), a cultural exchange organization that has served 1.5 million students worldwide. In 1987 he began working with the British government to establish charter-type schools that specialized in technology.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Julie Bishop (AMP 151, 1996)
Richard Vietor’s course Business, Government, and the International Economy put many things in context.” Number of state visits since taking office: 57 trips to 49 countries, including Iraq, Iran, Indonesia, Ukraine, Afghanistan, and 12... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; photography by X99/Zuma
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Chienye Ogwo Archives | Social Enterprise
Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details
- October 2007
- Teaching Note
Transforming Korea Inc: Financial Crisis and Institutional Reform (TN)
By: Laura Alfaro and Renee Kim
Teaching Note for 708007. View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
The Hard Way
she set out to find a three- to four-story building. At first, no real estate agent returned her calls. She chalked it up to sexism. “They weren’t taking me seriously,” Russo recalls during a recent visit to Harvard’s Kennedy School of View Details
- 31 Oct 2018
- News
Pitching In for Female Leaders
her path through international sports and investment banking to becoming a leading advocate for women in sports and business. “I ran and led a leading football club in Turkey for over a decade. Then I joined the View Details
- 07 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
What Leaders Need to Do To Restore Investor Confidence
concern for a wide range of constituencies—has been pushed aside and has been replaced by a technical definition of what is acceptable. So there's also no question that we need to strengthen the internal systems that guide conduct within... View Details
Keywords: by Harvard Management Update
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Africa's Way
government and industry. Participants will discuss programs that the government could employ to help guide industry toward international competitiveness. A session titled... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young and Garry Emmons
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Terence P. Stewart
seeking relief from unfair import pressures, greater access to overseas markets, and assistance with customs matters. For its overseas clients, including governments in the former Soviet Union, the firm serves primarily as an advisor on... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Faculty Retirements
for six years. In addition, he chaired Harvard's International Senior Managers Program in Vevey, Switzerland. Over the years, Hayes has consulted for a number of corporations, financial institutions, and View Details
- April 2004 (Revised September 2005)
- Case
China and the WTO: Doing the Right Thing?
In late 2001, the People's Republic of China joined the World Trade Organization (WTO). Sets the terms of China's accession agreement against its compliance record some two years later. Discusses why key actors, such as business, organized labor, and other governments,... View Details
Keywords: Management; History; International Relations; Judgments; Trade; Business and Government Relations; Development Economics; Governance Compliance; Emerging Markets; Global Strategy; China
Abrami, Regina M. "China and the WTO: Doing the Right Thing?" Harvard Business School Case 704-041, April 2004. (Revised September 2005.)