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  • 17 Jun 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Entrepreneurship in Asia and Foreign Direct Investment

efficiently. His new research applies a similar framework to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia. He wants to compare these four Asian economies because on the surface they share a similar perspective... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 09 Feb 2017
  • News

Pro: Risky for CEOs to take political stances

  • 14 Dec 2018
  • News

Top House Democrats join Elizabeth Warren’s push to fundamentally change American capital- ism,

  • Research Summary

Current research

Professor Pomeranz's research is situated at the intersection of development economics and public finance. Her current work focuses in particular on corporate taxation and public procurement, the two key ways in which government finance affects firms and entrepreneurs.... View Details
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How Venture Capitalists Make Decisions

By: Paul A. Gompers, Will Gornall, Steven Kaplan and Ilya Strebulaev
For decades now, venture capitalists have played a crucial role in the economy by financing high-growth start-ups. While the companies they’ve backed—Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and more—are constantly in the headlines, very little is known about what VCs actually... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Investment; Decision Making
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  • 28 Mar 2018
  • HBS Seminar

Tim O’Reilly, O’Reilly Media

    Michael E. Porter

    Michael Porter is an economist, researcher, author, advisor, speaker and teacher. Throughout his career at Harvard Business School, he has brought economic theory and strategy concepts to bear on many of the most challenging problems facing corporations, economies... View Details

    Keywords: biotechnology; e-commerce industry; health care; information; information technology industry; internet; nonprofit industry; service industry; state government
    • October 2021 (Revised November 2022)
    • Case

    The 2012 Spanish Labor Reform: Lifting All Boats, or Leveling Down?

    By: Vincent Pons, Rafael Di Tella, Santiago Botella and Elena Corsi
    Since 1978, Spain had struggled to control unemployment. The country’s labor law was protective of employees hired long-term and companies used temporary contracts as buffers. In 2012, amid economic recession and a 23.6% unemployment rate, a center-right government of... View Details
    Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Labor Market; Unemployment; Recession; Globalized Markets and Industries; Government Legislation; International Relations; Working Conditions; Employment; Labor Unions; Contracts; Social Issues; Public Opinion; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Spain; European Union
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    • 10 Jan 2014
    • News

    Why no employment number is too high

      The Fading Light of Democratic Capitalism (Cambridge University Press, 2024)

      What are we to do about declining public trust and confidence in democratic capitalism, which many citizens consider a cornerstone of our national ideology and identity? In this short book, I address how we can rekindle the fading light of democratic capitalism as... View Details

      • 21 Dec 2015
      • News

      Popular Podcasts with Faculty Members

      • Article

      The Effects of Product Line Breadth: Evidence from the Automotive Industry

      By: Antonio Moreno and Christian Terwiesch
      Using a detailed data set from the U.S. automotive industry, we enrich the existing literature on product line breadth with new results that highlight previously unexplored operational aspects of its benefits and costs. We find that expanding product line breadth has a... View Details
      Keywords: Variety; Pricing; Automotive Industry; Marketing/operations Interface; Platforms; Empirical Operations Management; Product Marketing; Production; Management; Auto Industry
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      • 22 Jul 2014
      • News

      Professor Mihir Desai goes to Capitol Hill

      • January 1999
      • Article

      An Analysis of Value Destruction and Recovery in the Alliance and Proposed Merger of Volvo and Renault

      By: Robert Bruner
      Volvo's attempt to merge with Renault in 1993 temporarily destroyed SEK 8.6 billion (US$ 1.1 billion) in Volvo shareholder wealth. This study traces the destruction to hubris, managerialism, and the escalation of commitment—elements suggested in previous research. In... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; Institutional Investors; Alliances; Privatization; Mergers and Acquisitions; Institutional Investing; Auto Industry
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      • December 2011 (Revised April 2013)
      • Case

      Brasil Foods

      By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred
      In mid-2011, the management of Brasil Foods, a leading Brazilian branded foods producer and protein exporter, is evaluating strategies for international and domestic growth. The team has just received approval from Brazil's antitrust authorities to complete the merger... View Details
      Keywords: Global Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Brazil
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      • 17 Mar 2011
      • Research & Ideas

      Harvard Business School Faculty Comment on Crisis in Japan

      As Japan continues to come to grips with the devastating toll exacted by the earthquake within its borders, the aftershocks are just beginning to be felt within the global economy. Here, several Harvard Business School faculty members View Details
      Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
      • August 2008
      • Article

      Ethnic Scientific Communities and International Technology Diffusion

      By: William R. Kerr
      This study explores the importance of knowledge transfer for international technology diffusion by examining ethnic scientific and entrepreneurial communities in the US and their ties to their home countries. US ethnic research communities are quantified by applying an... View Details
      Keywords: Information Technology; Ethnicity; Production; Integration; Knowledge Sharing; Patents; Employment; Performance Productivity; Entrepreneurship; Change; Developing Countries and Economies; Immigration; China; United States
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      • 2024
      • Working Paper

      Trade Policy in the Shadow of Conflict: The Case of Dual-use Goods

      By: Maxim Alekseev and Xinyue Lin
      Policymakers increasingly use trade instruments to address national security concerns. This paper studies optimal policy for dual-use goods, items with both military and civilian applications. We begin by documenting that regulation and trade flows of dual-use goods... View Details
      Keywords: Policy; National Security; Trade; Taxation; Financial Instruments; Macroeconomics
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      • 10 Jul 2000
      • Research & Ideas

      The State of the Markets

      Stock Exchange (NYSE); and Robert C. Gasser, managing director and head of U.S. equities at J. P. Morgan & Co. Financial exchanges today, Seifert began, must have the business systems of a technology company, with the requisite speed and View Details
      Keywords: by James E. Aisner

        Rosabeth M. Kanter

        Rosabeth Moss Kanter holds the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship at Harvard Business School, specializing in strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. Her strategic and practical insights guide leaders worldwide through teaching, writing, and direct... View Details

        Keywords: accounting industry; advertising; airline; apparel; arts; automobiles; banking; beauty products; beverage; biotechnology; broadcasting; chemical; clothing; communications; computer; consulting; consumer products; e-commerce industry; education industry; electrical equipment; electronics; entertainment; fashion; fast food; federal government; financial services; food; food processing; grocery; health care; high technology; hotels ＆ motels; industrial goods; information; information technology industry; insurance industry; internet; legal services; management consulting; manufacturing; medical supplies; nonprofit industry; oil ＆ gas; petroleum; pharmaceuticals; professional services; publishing industry; real estate; recreation; restaurant; retail financial services; retailing; semiconductor; soft drink; software; sports; state government; telecommunications; textiles; tourism; toy; transportation; travel; utilities; wine