economic growth - Publications - Faculty & Research

16 Aug 2024
In Practice

Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?

immigrants? First, there is an economic argument: even though immigration is beneficial for the economy and increases growth and innovation, people are concerned about immigrants’ competition for jobs and... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

01 Oct 1996
News

Uhlmann Award Winners Focus on French Retailer

failed in the face of an economic downturn in the United States and an onslaught of competitors. After a period of consolidation, the company is now looking for more opportunities abroad and has recently opened stores in China, Thailand,... View Details

01 Jun 1999
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Short Takes

of internal and external factors have an impact on their pay, and that, in fact, today's CEO compensation packages are tied very closely to company performance.Lorsch began his study by looking at the proxy statements of 72 companies representing four categories:... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

22 Feb 2022
News

An Rx for Small Business Recovery

collaboration between small suppliers and large businesses. Cluster research shows that this, in turn, creates resilience during economic ups and downs. “Everyone benefits when large businesses treat their small suppliers as partners in... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

31 Jul 2007
First Look

First Look: July 31, 2007

become major players in sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. Collectively, these investment decisions could have a major long-run impact on South Africa's economic growth and political stability. South African... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

June 2010
Teaching Note

Australia: The Riches and Challenges of Commodities (TN)

By: Laura Alfaro and Renee Kim

Teaching Note for 709007. View Details

Keywords: Futures and Commodity Futures; Financial Crisis; Demand and Consumers; Trade; Natural Environment; Business and Government Relations; Policy; Growth and Development Strategy; Australia

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September 1993 (Revised December 1993)
Case

Cott Corp.: Private Label in the 1990s

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Robert S. Kaplan

Private label cola, Cott, gets 30% of the market in Canada. How does it move into the U.S. market? How do retailers evaluate its benefit costs? Does Cott use an existing structure or build new ones? Does Cott diversify from drink to snack foods? View Details

Keywords: Private Sector; Cost Management; Labels; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Industry Structures; Diversification; Food and Beverage Industry

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04 Apr 2022
Research & Ideas

Tech Hubs: How Software Brought Talent and Prosperity to New Cities

San Diego—brings “significant and long-lasting” benefits, including greater economic growth, global talent, and even more invention to these regions, write William Kerr, the D’Arbeloff Professor of Business Administration at Harvard... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

04 May 2017
News

Going the Distance

governor’s office of economic development in Utah, last year wrapped up an 11-year path of voyage and endurance spanning 38 countries, climbing 14.5 vertical miles, and sailing 35,000 nautical miles. “Real learning and personal View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

28 Oct 2024
Op-Ed

Latino Voters Have Grown More Politically Divided. That’s Not Surprising.

published The Emerging Republican Majority, arguing that suburban growth and the professionalization of the economy would usher in a new age of Republican dominance in politics. It was not to be. The share of people living in the suburbs... View Details

Keywords: by Richard Calvo, Vincent Pons, and Jesse M. Shapiro

Christina Melas-Kyriazi

account creation to loan servicing. Before Affirm, Christina was a Senior Product Manager at GoFundMe, where she worked on growth and new product areas. Earlier in her career, Christina also spent time in business operations at LinkedIn... View Details

01 Jun 2007
News

Alumni Books

responsible for the personal growth of such people and illustrates the archetypes with personal stories, many in the CEOs’ own words. The Executive’s Guide to Information Technology, 2nd ed. by John Baschab and Jon Piot (MBA ’95) (John... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Oct 2000
News

Books

a business landscape replete with possibilities, they select a single modern-day example -- the electronic computer -- as the focus of their study. Baldwin and Clark argue that the computer industry could not have experienced its unprecedented levels of innovation and... View Details

14 Jan 2014
News

Spreading the Seeds of Entrepreneurship

outstanding in terms of job and population growth and quality of life. That research led me to write a book, Boomtown USA: The 7½ Keys to Big Success in Small Towns, published in 2004." Since then, Schultz has visited some 400 communities... View Details

Keywords: CEO (Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities); Educational Services; Agriculture; Manufacturing

17 Nov 2022
News

Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change

concrete producers, but this is a conservative industry that does not have a history of changing quickly. Making the economics even better can help to change that. IRA's combination of investment tax credits, grant programs, material... View Details

February 2017 (Revised March 2018)
Case

BIM: Finding New Ways to Grow

By: Michael Chu and Gamze Yucaoglu

BIM, Turkey’s giant retailer with a hard-discount model for the popular segments, must decide whether to launch a brand-new format challenging the modern supermarkets. Since its founding in 1995, BIM has adhered to a business model based on a relentless focus on costs... View Details

Keywords: Turkey; Decision; Emerging Markets; Private Sector; For-Profit Firms; Business Model; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Growth and Development Strategy; Value Creation; Change Management; Decisions; Growth Management; Retail Industry; Turkey

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23 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

Globalization: Little Impact on the Continent

Growth or Disorder," held at the 5th Annual Africa Business Conference at Harvard Business School on March 8. Harvard Business School Professor Debora Spar, the panel moderator, noted that political borders are more permeable now... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette

01 Jun 2000
News

VC Luminary John Doerr: Education Reform Critical to Success of New Economy

just one story. It's the kind of work that should go on throughout the country." Addressing questions about the future of technology, Doerr stated that the Internet is not only the key to social change but also to economic View Details

01 Dec 2006
News

Enron’s Legacy

class-action suit against the corporation) had adopted the salient structural characteristics and processes of experienced private-equity boards, I believe that many of the red flags signaling Enron’s economic woes and ethical drift would... View Details

Keywords: Malcolm S. Salter; Enron; Finance

September 2008
Case

TCS: The MCA 21 Project

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading outsourced software services provider based in India, must decide whether to bid on a high-profile government project within India. The project, if completed successfully, would mark another step in TCS's progression from a... View Details

Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Developing Countries and Economies; Globalized Firms and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Service Operations; Projects; India

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