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- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Banking on HBS
Challenge Indeed, the Bank's stated mission is to reduce poverty and improve living standards by promoting sustainable growth and investments in people. To those ends, it provides loans, technical assistance, and policy guidance for its member View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Sole Mates
DOWNING: In one of the world’s poorest countries, the rain forest is key. At A Glance Total Area: 111,369 sq. km. Population: 3,441,790 Per Capita GDP: $500 All maps by Robert Littleford; Country Data: Cia World Factbook Thomas Downing... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Everything Old Is a New Opportunity
Stephen Johnston (photo by Gary Laufman) For a mobile-focused business entrepreneur, Stephen Johnston (MBA 2002) is more than a bit of a contrarian. Unlike many of his peers, Johnston, 41, has his sights set not on emerging nations but on the View Details
- March 2007 (Revised October 2007)
- Case
Alleviating Poverty and Malnutrition
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Kerry Herman
Deals with approaches to alleviating poverty and how firms, governments, and NGOs are able to work together to accomplish these goals. View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Nutrition; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Government Relations; Non-Governmental Organizations; Poverty; Welfare
Goldberg, Ray A., and Kerry Herman. "Alleviating Poverty and Malnutrition." Harvard Business School Case 907-409, March 2007. (Revised October 2007.)
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Porter Ranks Competitiveness
The United States and Germany remain at the top of the latest global Business Competitiveness Index produced by University Professor Michael Porter and two colleagues at the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness. China slipped nine places to No. 64 out of 121... View Details
- April 2003 (Revised July 2003)
- Teaching Note
Singapore Inc. (TN)
Teaching Note for (9-703-040). View Details
- 10 Jan 2017
- News
A Voice for Women Leaders
understand that, just like men, women are entitled to be leaders, and that this was a way to create a collective voice. “There are a number of reasons why we see more women leaders in other countries than we see in the United States.... View Details
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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Turkey
Click on Browse by Location and navigate to the country of interest. Use the tools on the right side of the results screen to refine your search. Statista Country information and data World View Details
- 24 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Trick of Balancing Business and Government
Asked which institutions must be in place in order for African countries to grow, experts on a panel at the Africa Business Conference had no shortage of suggestions. One panelist, representing the International Monetary Fund, voted for a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 11 Jul 2012
- News
A Man, and a Plan, in Africa
to development assistance, as it works to move Third World countries beyond subsistence toward genuine participation in the global economy. Best of all, the MCC is producing demonstrable results, including... View Details
- Web
In Charts: Like Einstein, Global Inventors Bring Big Ideas Across Borders | Working Knowledge
can follow inventors and expand. In fact, a recent study finds that inventors who develop a new technology before emigrating are 70 percent more likely than local inventors to become pioneers of that technology in the View Details
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Biotech, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals: Industry/Market Overview/Analysis
them for your industry research. BCC Research - Reports on major scientific and technological developments in biotech, medical devices, pharmaceutical, and high technology worldwide. EMIS – SWOT analysis, global and View Details
- 20 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers Value Global Brands
developing countries like China and India as they are in developed countries in Europe. What we didn't find was anti-American sentiment that... View Details
- 19 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree
where I can make the biggest impact in alleviating financing constraints in Africa, developing the local private sector, and ultimately shifting countries away from foreign aid into more sustainable sources... View Details
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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Brazil
href="https://www.library.hbs.edu/Find/Databases/EMIS-Emerging-Markets-Information-System" target="_blank">EMIS ABI/ProQuest Click on Browse at the top of the screen On the next screen click on Business Monitor International (BMI) Industry Reports Click on Browse... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Fast Forward
same, but the scope has expanded from just research to helping business leaders take action to make America more competitive. The number of faculty involved has grown from 15 to almost 25, and a host of HBS alumni and corporate partners across the View Details
- February 1997 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
The Exxel Group: September 1995
By: Josh Lerner, Alex Hoye and Gonzalo Pacanins
The Exxel Group, a private equity group based in Buenos Aires, is considering a buyout of Argencard, Mastercard's exclusive licensee in Argentina. To complete the deal, however, it will need to raise additional financing from U.S. investors. Both the valuation and the... View Details
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Developing Countries and Economies; Private Equity; Financing and Loans; Investment; Negotiation Deal; Problems and Challenges; Valuation; United States; Buenos Aires
Lerner, Josh, Alex Hoye, and Gonzalo Pacanins. "The Exxel Group: September 1995." Harvard Business School Case 297-068, February 1997. (Revised October 2002.)
- March 2010 (Revised May 2013)
- Case
Chile's Copper Surplus: The Road Not Taken (A)
By: Laura Alfaro, Dante Roscini and Renee Kim
In 2008, Andres Velasco, Chile's Finance Minister, was under mounting criticisms over his fiscal policy. As the world's largest copper producer, Chile was benefiting from the rise in copper prices, which had more than tripled since 2003. Copper revenues translated into... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Growth; Metals and Minerals; Investment Funds; Policy; State Ownership; Wealth; Chile
Alfaro, Laura, Dante Roscini, and Renee Kim. "Chile's Copper Surplus: The Road Not Taken (A)." Harvard Business School Case 710-019, March 2010. (Revised May 2013.)
- July 2011
- Article
Institutions and Inequality in Single Party Regimes: A Comparative Analysis of Vietnam and China
Despite the fact that China and Vietnam have been the world's two fastest growing economies over the past two decades, their income inequality patterns are very different. In this paper, we take a deep look at political institutions in the two countries, demonstrating... View Details
Keywords: Equality and Inequality; Developing Countries and Economies; Motivation and Incentives; Government and Politics; Policy; Power and Influence; Decision Making; Income; China; Viet Nam
Malesky, Edmund, Regina M. Abrami, and Yu Zheng. "Institutions and Inequality in Single Party Regimes: A Comparative Analysis of Vietnam and China." Comparative Politics 43, no. 4 (July 2011).
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Chinese CEOs, Professors Study at HBS
needed in today’s global economy.” The GCPC addresses current business and management demands on Chinese CEOs, focusing on the effects of country differences on decision-making and organizational competitiveness. The program aims to... View Details