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  • July 2022 (Revised September 2022)
  • Case

Birla Carbon Egypt: Building Soft Power in a Foreign Country

By: Jeremy Friedman and Malini Sen
Birla Carbon, a flagship business of the nearly $60-billion global conglomerate and India-headquartered Aditya Birla Group (ABG), is one of the world's top manufacturers and suppliers of high-quality carbon black. The largest among its 16 manufacturing plants is Birla... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Family Business; Disruption; Transformation; Diversity; Trade; Energy; Values and Beliefs; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Government and Politics; Private Ownership; Civil Society or Community; Risk and Uncertainty; Value Creation; Industrial Products Industry; Rubber Industry; Egypt; Africa; India; Asia; Atlanta; United States
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  • 08 Mar 2017
  • Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Can the Proposed American Health Care Act Improve on 'Obamacare'?

substantial financial losses. Consumers had fewer options to choose from and many of the remaining plans raised their premiums. Therefore, politics aside, the question everyone should be asking is: Will this new plan improve choice, cost,... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch, Dr. Gordon Moore, and Emily Boudreau
  • 30 Jan 2013
  • Working Paper Summaries

These Are the Good Old Days: Foreign Entry and the Mexican Banking System

Keywords: by Stephen Haber & Aldo Musacchio; Banking
  • 15 Dec 2020
  • Research & Ideas

The Unspoken Messages of COVID-19 Restrictions

residents were more likely to identify as Republican. Right-leaning areas were more willing to dine out, even indoors, perhaps because people who supported GOP candidates perceived infection risk to be lower, as other research has found.... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Food & Beverage
  • 11 Feb 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Politicians Benefited From Using Toxic Loans

politicians get fooled into engaging in risky transactions, or did they take the risks knowingly, opting for the short-term benefits in spite of the risks?" Vallée recently tackled that question in the paper The View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services
  • 06 Oct 2015
  • First Look

October 6, 2015

psychology, marketing, management, sociology, and anthropology. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49031 October 2015 Business and Politics The Multinational Firm and Geopolitics: Europe, Russian Energy, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Jan 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency

Donald J. Trump brings business experience to the White House. Source: BasSlabbers Donald John Trump, the 45th president of the United States, will be the first to go straight from the boardroom to the Oval Office without any political... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese

    George Serafeim

    George Serafeim is the Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He co-leads a Lab, within Harvard's Digital, Data, Design Institute, that focuses on organizational transformation through major shifts, including those... View Details

    Keywords: asset management; insurance industry; automobiles; industrial goods; fashion; food; green technology
    • September 1994
    • Case

    Otis Elevator Company: China Joint Venture (B-2)

    By: Michael Y. Yoshino
    Asks the students to evaluate the challenges a company faced in the summer of 1989 in the light of great political uncertainties. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
    Keywords: Joint Ventures; Risk and Uncertainty; Business Strategy; Government and Politics; Globalization; Construction Industry; Manufacturing Industry; China
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    • November 2023
    • Supplement

    'Care in Every Drop': Ayala Corporation and Manila Water (B)

    By: Debora L. Spar, Paul Healy, Tricia Peralta and Julia Comeau
    Since 1834, eight generations of the Ayala family have used their conglomerate to fund nation-building projects in the Philippines, including investments in tramcars, telecommunications, hospitals, and schools. In 1997, Ayala’s subsidiary, Manila Water, took control of... View Details
    Keywords: Family Business; Economic Growth; Social Entrepreneurship; Climate Change; Natural Resources; Crisis Management; Failure; Privatization; Social Issues; Urban Development; Adaptation; Infrastructure; Utilities Industry; Philippines
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    • 29 Jul 2014
    • First Look

    First Look: July 29

      Working Papers Learning from the Kursk Submarine Rescue Failure: The Case for Pluralistic Risk Management. By: Mikes, Anette, and Amram Migdal Abstract—The Kursk, a Russian nuclear‐powered submarine, sank in the relatively shallow... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 27 Feb 2013
    • Working Paper Summaries

    In Strange Company: The Puzzle of Private Investment in State-Controlled Firms

    Keywords: by Mariana Pargendler, Aldo Musacchio & Sergio G. Lazzarini; Banking; Financial Services
    • 02 Sep 2002
    • Research & Ideas

    The Role of Government When All Else Fails

    In When All Else Fails: Government as the Ultimate Risk Manager, David A. Moss explores government's role as insurer of last resort in everything from crafting consumer protection law to bailing out airlines after September 11th. He... View Details
    Keywords: by Laura Linard
    • Research Summary

    Professor Hiatt’s research is aimed at discovering how institutional factors can affect sector growth and technology development and adoption by mediating and moderating uncertainty. His work encompasses two related research questions:

    1) How can... View Details

    • October 2005
    • Case

    General Eisenhower and the D-Day Invasion

    Describes the way in which General Dwight D. Eisenhower worked with his commanders, as well as political leaders, to plan the June 1944 D-Day invasion. View Details
    Keywords: Risk Management; Strategic Planning; Leadership; War
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      Robert C. Merton

      Robert C. Merton is the School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

      Merton is University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and was the George Fisher Baker Professor of... View Details

      Keywords: banking; brokerage; financial services; insurance industry; investment banking industry; retail financial services
      • June 2011 (Revised November 2014)
      • Case

      Vehbi Koç and the Making of Turkey's Largest Business Group

      By: Asli M. Colpan and Geoffrey Jones
      The case describes the creation of Turkey's largest business group by Vehbi Koç. The foundation of this group in the interwar years, and its subsequent diversification into many industries, including automobiles, household goods, and services, is analysed. The case... View Details
      Keywords: Emerging Markets; Entrepreneurship; Globalization; Organizational Structure; Diversification; Manufacturing Industry; Turkey
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        Jerry R. Green

        Jerry R. Green

        David A. Wells Professor of Political Economy

        John Leverett Professor in the University

        Harvard University

         

        Jerry Green is the John Leverett Professor in the University and the David A. Wells... View Details

        Keywords: aerospace; education industry; insurance industry; professional services
        • August 2011 (Revised February 2012)
        • Background Note

        A Note on Water

        By: Robert G. Eccles, Amy C. Edmondson, George Serafeim and Sarah E. Farrell
        This note provides background on the complex issues regarding the supply and consumption of water and how this natural resource is at increasing risk, resulting in significant economic, political and environmental issues. View Details
        Keywords: Economics; Government and Politics; Demand and Consumers; Supply and Industry; Risk and Uncertainty; Natural Environment; Pollutants; Environmental Sustainability
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        • January 2020
        • Background Note

        Climate Change in 2020: Implications for Business

        By: Rebecca M. Henderson, Sophus A. Reinert and Mariana Oseguera
        This note provides general information about climate change and its implications for business. Included is an overview of climate change science and a number of its impacts, including rising sea levels, changing weather patterns and extreme weather, pressure on water... View Details
        Keywords: Climate Change; Environmental Accounting; Agribusiness; Economic Growth; Energy Conservation; Energy Generation; Renewable Energy; Energy Sources; Non-Renewable Energy; Globalized Markets and Industries; National Security; Government Legislation; Operations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Problems and Challenges; Risk and Uncertainty; Natural Disasters; Natural Environment; Environmental Sustainability; Pollutants; Science-Based Business; Weather; Society; Technology
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