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- 02 May 2008
- What Do You Think?
What is the Future of State Capitalism?
forms of capitalism." Citing examples of Dutch and British investments abroad, Cole Woodson comments, "I find the question to be somewhat delinquent ... to the tune of several centuries." He adds that to the extent that... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 06 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
What the World Could Learn from America's Immigration Backlash—100 Years Ago
mobs rose up against migrants from other parts of Africa in March 2023, a few weeks after President Kais Saied delivered an inflammatory speech blaming the Black foreign-born population for bringing crime to the country and changing its... View Details
Keywords: by Marco Tabellini
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Buddy, Can You Spare a Trillion
from West to East, but from East to West. And it is a mighty flow. In 2007, the United States needed to borrow around $800 billion from the rest of the world; more than $4 billion every working day. China, by contrast, ran a current... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
'Rooted' In Innovation
a Cameroon-based company while pursuing a joint degree at HBS and the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences during the pandemic took all of Ajanoh’s spare time. During the January 2022 term break, he went to View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #6: Climate Change, Peacebuilding, and Business: Lise Grande and Dr. Teagan Blaine, USIP.
coastal areas in West Africa and Sub-saharan Africa. She asks: “How can already dysfunctional governments provide critical water, transportation or education services as the seas rise? The challenges... View Details
- 29 May 2020
- Op-Ed
How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents
presented by the pandemic on three continents: West Africa The region’s already fragile food ecosystems are buckling under the pandemic strain, with lockdowns keeping farm workers from their fields, supply... View Details
- 20 Jul 2021
- Blog Post
Aisha Fatima Dozie is Igniting Confidence as the Founder of Bossy Cosmetics
trouble.” A Rapid Rise, and a Sudden Change of Course With that mindset, Dozie ventured outside of banking for her first role post HBS and joined the Nigerian federal government. “My future boss was attending a program at HBS. In one of our View Details
- Web
Contemporary Black Artists at Harvard Business School | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Anderson Born in Birmingham, England, to Jamaican parents, Hurvin Anderson’s experience as a Black artist living in England has shaped much of his work. In his print Margaritas from the Welcome Series , Anderson grapples with his dual identity as both View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Li & Fung's Global Footprint
some point change or reinvent the business, it would be history. Every generation of my family went through some kind of a major business crisis. My grandfather started the company in 1906 in China selling chinoiserie goods, porcelain, silk, and tea. That’s what the... View Details
- Career Coach
Carole Carlson
Carole (HBS '98) has a wide ranging business background, with particular expertise coaching MBAs and executives. She has a passion for helping individuals develop their career vision and implement it via practical job search skills, including strategy development,... View Details
Keywords: Consulting; Education; Entrepreneurship; Government; Health Care; Hospitality; Real Estate; Social Enterprise
- 08 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Immigrants Who Built America’s Financial System
unpromising situation stepped Alexander Hamilton, an orphaned, illegitimate (and brilliant) native of the West Indies who grew up in St. Croix and in 1789 became the first Secretary of the Treasury. Hamilton, along with Swiss-born Albert... View Details
- 16 Nov 2017
- News
The Business of Social Justice
refugee women about reproductive health. “I was shocked the first time I heard some kids call me La Blanche—“The White Lady”—because I am a lighter-skinned African American,” she laughs. Working in West View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 15 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Aisha Fatima Dozie is Igniting Confidence as the Founder of Bossy Cosmetics
trouble.” A Rapid Rise, and a Sudden Change of Course With that mindset, Dozie ventured outside of banking for her first role post HBS and joined the Nigerian federal government. “My future boss was attending a program at HBS. In one of our View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Advancing Diagnostics that Can Save Lives
who spent six years commercializing drugs and diagnostics in East and West Africa before earning her MBA. “There are frequently delays in diagnosis, where the turnaround time for a biopsy could be several... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
John McArthur
University of British Columbia (courtesy Office of John McArthur) McArthur grew up in the suburbs of Vancouver, where he would go on to attend the University of British Columbia (courtesy Office of John... View Details
Keywords: Dean
- 21 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 21, 2015
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/715457-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 415-052 Abby Falik at Global Citizen Year Abby Falik, founder and CEO of Global Citizen Year (GCY), quickly read through the most recent news updates regarding the Ebola crisis in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Rival Visions
Yorktown in Virginia. There he was put in command of three light infantry battalions— but only after still another tiff with Washington, who wanted to place a French officer in charge because it was a joint operation. Hamilton's orders were to seize a fortified View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
A Summit Higher Than Everest
recently moved into its eight-story home on West 110th Street, the room already had an air of timelessness. The wood-paneled walls were lined with portraits of great American adventurers and the trophies they had brought back from the... View Details
- 15 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 15, 2017
University of Hong Kong: Bridging East and West In the early 20th century, the University of Hong Kong (HKU) was established in order to serve as a bridge between mainland China and the British Empire. As an... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 8
Assessing Political Risk in a Volatile Environment Aldo MusacchioHarvard Business School Case 712-009 An abstract is unavailable at this time. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/712009-PDF-ENG Veracity Worldwide: Evaluating FCPA-Related Risks in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne