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- 09 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 9, 2008
nations' poor economic management, international financial contagion, close "crony" relations between local politicians and capitalists? This case examines how the crisis erupted in Thailand and spread in a chain of events that... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis
lawmakers need to be open to asking the tough questions, engaging in real debate, searching for solutions, and making compromises. Pledges to rule in or rule out various policy options are likely to preclude sensible solutions. This is an... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 01 Dec 2011
- What Do You Think?
Thinking Slow: An Argument for Bureaucracy?
make them wiser. An observer of policy based on behavioral economics might well conclude that an assumption of irrationality may be valid, but irrational behavior is hard to predict. Why, for example, do... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
How ‘Political Voice’ Empowers the Powerless
and economics in developing countries, examining how distribution of power impacts policy and social groups. "I don't think we can understand the effects of economic View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 20 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 20
their increased tendency to behave fairly. Read the paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/mnorton/shaw et al.pdf Robust Enforcement Should Complement Voluntary Regulation Authors:Jodi L. Short and Michael W. Toffel Publication:Georgetown View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- November 1990 (Revised August 1992)
- Case
Corning, Inc.: A Network of Alliances
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Ashish Nanda
Describes James Houghton's actions in assuming the role of CEO at Corning in the midst of a recession. Not only must he turn around operating performance, he must also revitalize a demoralized organization and set a new, clear strategic direction. In doing so, the case... View Details
Keywords: Business Cycles; Policy; Leading Change; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance Expectations; Partners and Partnerships; Business Strategy
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Ashish Nanda. "Corning, Inc.: A Network of Alliances." Harvard Business School Case 391-102, November 1990. (Revised August 1992.)
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Looking to the East
fluent Japanese. Commenting on the meeting in the Times of India (August 22, 2000), Kulkarni said, "India is looking for a strategy that will help it achieve rapid economic growth — qualitatively in terms of upgrading its economy and... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Christensen and Vernon Remembered
the finishing touches on the syllabus for his fall course at the time of his death. In addition to his life in academia, Vernon was a member of the Economic Policy Council of the U.S.-United Nations... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Promise & Perils
making. In 1979, he was part of the first, small HBS delegation to visit a newly opened China. “It was the single most important trip of our lives,” he recalled. He glimpsed the future, and it now has come to pass: China has emerged as an View Details
- Web
Business and Climate Change Course | HBS Online
Understand the science, economic impact, and policy implications of climate change Identify and communicate the risks and opportunities posed by climate change across industries Leverage insights from... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016
rights? When will the division of policy authority across different government agents (e.g., federal and subnational governments, or politicians and bureaucrats) enable better policy decisions? And what are... View Details
- January 2016
- Case
COFCO
By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred
In 2015, COFCO, China's state-owned agribusiness giant, was working to protect China's food security (a key national security priority) by extending its control of the global food system through overseas acquisitions. At the same time, COFCO sought to grow its market... View Details
Keywords: China; Consumer Products; Commodities; Commodity Trading; Grain Trade; Globalization; Internationalization; Mergers And Acquisitions; Foreign Acquisitions; COFCO; Frank Ning; Gaoning; Nidera; Noble; Competition; Branded Products; Food; Markets; Marketing; Business and Government Relations; Agribusiness; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Policy; Trade; Goods and Commodities; Food and Beverage Industry; China
- June 2010
- Teaching Note
Australia: The Riches and Challenges of Commodities (TN)
By: Laura Alfaro and Renee Kim
Teaching Note for 709007. View Details
- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel
bailout correctly, we could create an even riskier financial system in the years ahead." Moss's work as a historian has focused on how and why governments manage risk. Throughout its history, the United States has adopted a broad array of public View Details
- October 2009 (Revised February 2014)
- Case
The Kaesong Industrial Complex (A)
By: Dante Roscini, Eric Werker and Han-koo Yeo
Keywords: Country; Risk and Uncertainty; International Relations; Trade; Agreements and Arrangements; Policy; North Korea; South Korea
Roscini, Dante, Eric Werker, and Han-koo Yeo. "The Kaesong Industrial Complex (A)." Harvard Business School Case 710-022, October 2009. (Revised February 2014.)
- 26 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 26
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49804 Economic Transition and Private-Sector Labor Demand: Evidence from Urban China By: Iyer, Lakshmi, Xin Meng, Nancy Qian, and Xiaoxue Zhao Abstract—This paper studies the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Class Day, Commencement Mark New Beginning for Newest Alumni
achievement and filled with anticipation, youthful spirits and energy will not be denied. Fittingly, it was brighter days and business leadership that Class Day speaker Jamie Dimon (MBA ’82) chose as the focus of his remarks. Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Faculty Books
leaders, they argue, acknowledge the first three perils but are crafting unduly soft policies to deal with them. America requires a new security concept, “strategic indepen-dence,” to keep the peace in dangerous times and to foster new... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Is Market Capitalism Headed for Trouble?
threats to the global economic system. It survived two world wars and the Great Depression. It won the Cold War. Doesn’t capitalism reign supreme in the 21st century? Looking forward, we certainly can see challenges that will have to be... View Details
- September 1992 (Revised March 1993)
- Case
Empresas ICA and the Mexican Road Privatization Program
By: Willis M. Emmons III and Monica Brand
Mexico's largest construction company, Empresas ICA, makes an initial public offering to international equity investors in April 1992 to help fund its participation in an ambitious new private-sector approach to highway development. Under the new program, launched by... View Details
Keywords: Construction; Transportation Networks; Infrastructure; Privatization; Private Equity; Investment; Initial Public Offering; Private Sector; Government and Politics; Policy; Construction Industry; Mexico
Emmons, Willis M., III, and Monica Brand. "Empresas ICA and the Mexican Road Privatization Program." Harvard Business School Case 793-028, September 1992. (Revised March 1993.)