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- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Every Trick in the Book
Carolyn Brody (MBA 1983) photo by HollenderX2 BookHampton has been a mainstay of the Long Island, New York, community of East Hampton for more than 40 years. Carolyn Brody (MBA 1983) fondly remembers the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 12 Apr 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: The Trouble with Tariffs
issue here is industrial policy (on the Chinese side) competing with a lack of an industrial policy (on the US side)" This equally calibrated response from China suggests we are witnessing preparation for a “big negotiation” to avoid... View Details
Keywords: by Willy C. Shih; Manufacturing; Auto; Steel; Air Transportation; Technology; Telecommunications
- 1993
- Book
Coalitions and Collaboration in International Business
By: G. Jones
This volume provides a selection of the most important research on the history of international business collaboration from the nineteenth century until the present day. The selected essays cover the extensve literature on international cartels, other forms of... View Details
Keywords: International Business; Collaboration; Joint Ventures; Trade; Equity; Body of Literature; Relationships; Research
Jones, G., ed. Coalitions and Collaboration in International Business. Aldershot, England: Edward Elgar Publishing, 1993.
- Web
2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
expanding trade, ever more efficient logistics, and a relatively benign trading environment. Revolutions in transportation and communications empowered the reconfiguration of global supply chains and a... View Details
- 2019
- Book
The Economic Turn: Recasting Political Economy in Enlightenment Europe
By: Steven L. Kaplan and Sophus A. Reinert
The mid-eighteenth century witnessed what might be dubbed an “economic turn” that resolutely changed the trajectory of world history. From the birth of new agricultural practices and the foundation of private societies to the sustained and popular theorization of... View Details
Kaplan, Steven L., and Sophus A. Reinert, eds. The Economic Turn: Recasting Political Economy in Enlightenment Europe. London: Anthem Press, 2019.
- 13 Feb 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018
Jealousy of Trade and the History of Political Thought By: Kapossy, Béla, Isaac Nakhimovsky, Sophus A. Reinert, and Richard Whatmore, eds.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- December 1995
- Case
Layton Canada
By: Debora L. Spar
In 1993, Layton Canada finds itself caught in an intractable political situation. As part of a global reorganization process, the firm has been transformed from a subsidiary of a Dutch parent corporation to a subsidiary of a U.S. parent. Now, if it continues with its... View Details
Spar, Debora L., Lygeia Ricciardi, and Laura Bures. "Layton Canada." Harvard Business School Case 796-108, December 1995.
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Where Main Street Meets Wall Street
where the cost of merchandise is roughly equivalent to in-store prices, Jay Light underscores the significant cost differentials inherent in online trading. "The online consumer can execute a trade for... View Details
- Profile
Joseph Blair
host of new careers and industries of which I have not had previous experience. Through my involvement with the Entrepreneurship Club and VCPE Club, I have had the opportunity to get to know fellow students... View Details
- 05 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name?
shortages of cadavers (Agthong and Wiwanitkit 2002; Assemblée Nationale du Québec 2004; U.K. Department of Health 2005). However, trying to address the question of a shortage... View Details
- April 1996 (Revised December 1998)
- Case
Australia in the 1990s: Lucky or Broke?
By: George C. Lodge
In 1996, Australia had a new prime minister, John Howard, ending 13 years of Labor Party rule. This case allows an analysis of the challenges that the new government faces and invites thought about the choices that the government has in meeting those challenges. Large... View Details
Lodge, George C. "Australia in the 1990s: Lucky or Broke?" Harvard Business School Case 796-160, April 1996. (Revised December 1998.)
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Li & Fung's Global Footprint
the changing global landscape for business leaders Look in any closet, toy chest, or family room in a typical Western home, and you’ll find a trove of goods supplied by a century-old Hong Kong–based export View Details
- 17 Mar 2020
- Cold Call Podcast
Is There a Winner in Huawei’s Digital Cold War with the US?
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This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details
- 06 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Trouble Behind Livedoor
manipulating investors' ability to trade was an important aspect of price manipulation for many firms over the past few years. My research looks at how firms used stock splits to manipulate the float—the... View Details
- September 1983 (Revised July 1991)
- Case
Orthoteks USA (A)
A series on implementing strategy as the head of the U.S. subsidiary of a successful Swiss medical products firm. Traces the actions of the CEO over a four year period and highlights his negotiations with the Swiss parent and the way functional components of the... View Details
Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Trade; Health Care and Treatment; Leadership Style; Agreements and Arrangements; Strategy; Health Industry; Switzerland; United States
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Richard G. Hamermesh. "Orthoteks USA (A)." Harvard Business School Case 384-057, September 1983. (Revised July 1991.)
- January 2004
- Article
Cross-country Technological Adoption: Making the Theories Face the Facts
By: Diego Comin and Bart Hobijn
We examine the diffusion of more than twenty technologies across twenty-three of the world's leading industrial economies. Our evidence covers major technology classes such as textile production, steel manufacture, communications, information technology,... View Details
Keywords: Technology Adoption; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Development Economics; Human Capital; Government and Politics; Trade; Production; Information Technology; Steel Industry; Communications Industry
Comin, Diego, and Bart Hobijn. "Cross-country Technological Adoption: Making the Theories Face the Facts." Journal of Monetary Economics (January 2004).
- 22 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
An Economic Principle For Us All: Comparative Advantage
principles in all of economics is that of comparative advantage, first articulated by the British political economist David Ricardo in 1817. Intent on persuading British lawmakers to abandon their... View Details
Keywords: Re: David A. Moss
- 02 Mar 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Trump’s Tariffs Could Harm Allies as Much as Opponents
the US withdrew this ill-fated measure in 2003 after the World Trade Organization authorized the largest penalty sanctions ever against a member state, and after the European Union threatened retaliation. Back then, there was ample... View Details
- 09 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 9, 2016
Statistics Trade Credit and Taxes By: Desai, Mihir, C. Fritz Foley, and James R. Hines Jr. Abstract—This paper analyzes the extent to which firms use trade credit to reallocate capital in response to tax... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne