developing economies - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Jan 2008
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First Look: January 23, 2008

a question related to whether the poor should be helped by the government or if they should help themselves, while the measure of luck is the share of the oil industry in the state's economy multiplied by the price of oil. The correlation... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Sep 2004
Research & Ideas

How Consumers Value Global Brands

serves as a rationale for global brands to charge premiums. Global brands "are expensive, but the price is reasonable when you think of the quality," pointed out a Thai participant. Consumers also believe that transnational companies compete by trying to... View Details

Keywords: by Douglas B. Holt, John A. Quelch & Earl L. Taylor

07 Sep 2021
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Embracing Activism for Social Change

much of her first post-HBS year managing the pilot. Resolving Crisis Situations Mendu and other members of the partnership developed a three-part initiative informed by the best practices they gathered from local stakeholders and... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

04 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 4

the detrimental effects of each trigger. We conclude by discussing implications and recommendations for organizational scholars to take a more integrative approach to developing and evaluating theory about unethical behavior. Learning... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

February 1997 (Revised October 2002)
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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

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March 2010 (Revised May 2013)
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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

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27 Mar 2005
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Should I Pay the Bribe?

around the topic of extortion. "The Shakedown" looks at the conflicts faced by the owner of a software development center in Kiev. Pavlo Zhuk, the U.S.-based co-owner, is notified by his partner that their Kiev office has been... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia D. Churchwell

19 May 2023
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Choosing To Be Optimistic about Climate Change

geopolitical tensions around resources, technologies, and standards, which could undermine the economies of the developing world. Speakers in nearly every session mentioned the critical role of the Inflation... View Details

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Lessons from History - Creating Emerging Markets

has faced launching a history elective course at IIMA, including navigating departmental resistance, developing innovative pedagogy, and working to imbue historical problems with contemporary significance. However like Prof. Jones, he... View Details

22 Feb 2019
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Empowering a New Generation of Business Leaders

World Congress Center in Atlanta for a program called JA BizTown, where students learn business concepts and skills through a simulated economy in which they create and run a company. “We had a very rewarding JA day,” says Tom Mallory... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Arts, Entertainment

25 Apr 2014
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To Pay or Not to Pay: Argentina and the International Debt Market

and on future restructurings in general. In the current global environment, where trouble in emerging market economies is setting off worldwide alarms and stock market unease, is Argentina setting precedents that will make it grueling, if... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Alfaro

08 Jan 2014
What Do You Think?

Do Productivity Increases Contribute to Social Inequality?

growth. One respondent turned the topic on its head, posing a more interesting question of whether equality fosters productivity. Several felt that innovation and productivity increases are leading to inequality. As Donald Shaw put it, "Technology View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

28 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: The Good Struggle: Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World

initial choice, for themselves and their organizations, among broad, flexible, open-ended directions. This initial direction will evolve, sometimes dramatically, in response to what is learned from first steps, hard-to-predict View Details

Keywords: by Joseph L. Badaracco

06 Nov 2013
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Is Top-Down Resource Allocation on the Rise?

levels—these days. Why? Is it because large organizations are perceived as lacking agility, unable or unwilling to generate the impetus for development and exploitation of disruptive technologies? Is it because a new generation of... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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What Others Are Saying - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

most enduring contributions.” — Peter M Senge Professor, MIT Sloan School of Management “Professor Porter has been, and still is, the most influential global thinker on Strategy. His contributions are numerous and as relevant today as when he first View Details

01 Apr 1998
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Student Conferences Inspire Campus Dialogue

Associate Professor Joshua Lerner spoke about opportunities and challenges in the venture capital and community development fields; Professor James L. Heskett discussed strategy and community revitalization; and Professor Michael E.... View Details

01 Dec 2012
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Rival Visions

Gallatin, and Other Immigrants Forged a New Economy (Harvard University Press). To the rescue, McCraw recounts, came two unheralded immigrants, Alexander Hamilton and Albert Gallatin, later regarded by most experts as the two greatest US... View Details

01 Dec 2005
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Trillion-Dollar Fixer-Upper

estate development companies were rescinding offers to classmates of mine.” When the job market for commercial real estate tanked, so did MBA student interest. Today, MBA students again are flocking to real estate courses (see sidebar,... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Real Estate

09 Jan 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 9, 2018

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53695 forthcoming Journal of Oncology Practice Development and Feasibility of Bundled Payments for the Multidisciplinary Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer: A Pilot Program By: Spinks, Tracy,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 21

associated movement, and examines the motives of the actors involved. The book posits integrated reporting as a key mechanism by which companies can ensure their own long-term sustainability by contributing to a sustainable society. Although integrated reporting has... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne

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