Developing Countries - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2015
News

A Boomtown's Echo

Dakota, was the site of the state’s first oil discovery in 1951. Since then, the region has gone through two boom-and-bust cycles, and city officials are increasingly insisting that current development slow down. “There was a boom in the... View Details

Keywords: Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining

05 Dec 2016
News

The Dragon’s Tale

(photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty) When F. Warren McFarlan and a small group of HBS colleagues arrived in Beijing in July 1979, they stepped off the plane into a country struggling for a toehold in the 20th century. “They brought ladders up to... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

25 Feb 2020
News

The Past Informs the Future of Work

multinational company with operations in 26 countries and numerous international partnerships. In 2017, the company had more than half a billion mobile, fixed, and TV customers. During case discussions, students explore Vodafone’s... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie; Telecommunications; Information

27 Mar 2019
News

Sharing the Road

transparently available to the car owner, we also rely heavily on insurance as a product. We today work with some of the largest insurance companies in the country to be able to ensure that every car user is able to pay only for the time... View Details

23 Aug 2010
Research & Ideas

The Drive to Acquire’s Impact on Globalization

inherently abusive; the citizens of the developed country are winners and the citizens of the undeveloped country may be getting a better or cheaper product. But when... View Details

Keywords: by Paul R. Lawrence

13 Jun 2016
News

Brenda Bence (MBA 1991)

connected through shared experiences.” After scoring high on an aptitude test, Bence was urged by coaches from the School’s Career & Professional Development team to pursue marketing and then to apply for a brand management position at... View Details

20 Feb 2019
News

Building an Ecosystem for African Entrepreneurs

economy. “For a long time, we’ve looked to the government to address almost all of the issues,” Elumelu says of the economic and social concerns in Nigeria and Africa. “The government cannot do everything alone. The private sector is in a position to play a role in the... View Details

Keywords: April White

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Launching Global Ventures - Course Catalog

uncertainty. Global ventures, or “born globals”, are enterprises that become distributed across multiple countries very early in their life cycle. For these businesses, globalization is a core component of their business model rather than... View Details

20 May 2016
Op-Ed

World Health Organization Lacks Leadership to Combat Pandemics

for bureaucrats. A sample recommendation is that the WHO should “devise a regular, independent, transparent and objective assessment mechanism to evaluate country performance” against precise benchmarks defined in conjunction with member... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Health

01 Sep 2011
News

HBS Moves Ahead with Curriculum Innovations

harnessing innovation efforts across campus. In the year ahead, a number of those innovative ideas will move from the drawing board to the classroom and beyond. Perhaps the most significant innovation is the new, yearlong Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Apr 2002
News

Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City

successful in field tests." The problem, he explains, is that only ten thousand people in the country have IDA accounts, out of an estimated forty million eligible families. Tufano has been working as an advisor on legislation currently... View Details

Keywords: Paul Grogan; Peter Tufano; David Crockett; Diana Barrett; Real Estate

10 Feb 2016
News

Putting Faith in a Good Education

“The lack of access to good education in developing countries is one of the greatest problems in the world today,” says Chris Crane (MBA 1976), who founded and leads Edify, a nonprofit that furnishes... View Details

17 Dec 2014
News

Facilitating an understanding of business and society in Turkey and the surrounding region

As executive director of HBS’s Istanbul Research Center, Esel Çekin (AMP 184, 2013) serves as a bridge between the business world in Turkey and, more frequently, the broader Middle East with HBS faculty, alumni, and students. The Istanbul native’s deep knowledge of her... View Details

01 Dec 2004
News

Himalayan Journey

independent Buddhist country and destination of the HBS alumni travel program in October. “Visions of Bhutan,” a twelve-day trip that originated and concluded in Bangkok, brought together eighteen alumni, family, and friends spanning six... View Details

Keywords: Janet Sanders; Hospitality

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Africa - Global Activities 2021

Africa Africa Developing the Skills to Drive Change in Africa Pictured: When disease outbreaks and other macro shocks occur, many African nations run the risk of falling deeper into poverty. As countries... View Details

01 May 2007
First Look

First Look: May 1, 2007

property rights in developing countries on the level and composition of industrial development. We develop a North-South product cycle model in which Northern innovation,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Jun 2000
Research & Ideas

Three Countries, Three Choices in Post-Soviet Eurasia

Why have various countries of the former Soviet Union taken such dramatically different economic paths since the Union's breakup? This has been a lingering puzzle of the post-Cold War period. Lithuania, for instance, has turned its... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Sep 2020
News

Navigating the Populism Phenomenon

recalls growing up in France—a country with less of a history of populism—and voting in his first presidential election in 2002, having to choose between a right-leaning candidate and a far-right populist. For both faculty members, these... View Details