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  • 16 Oct 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Report from China: The New Entrepreneurs

regional governments' roles are the most significant in terms of creating the infrastructure to support entrepreneurship—university programs, tax incentives, incubator programs, educational programs, and the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Oct 2019
  • News

Innovative Thinking Fuels Nascent Startup Scene

reason is last-mile delivery challenges in a region where people often lack formal street addresses, a problem solved by UAE-based startup Fetchr, which utilizes smartphone GPS coordinates for delivery. Vitoria Ivashina, Lovett-Learned... View Details
  • 2022
  • Working Paper

Electoral Turnovers

By: Benjamin Marx, Vincent Pons and Vincent Rollet
In most national elections, voters face a key choice between continuity and change. Electoral turnovers occur when the incumbent candidate or party fails to win reelection. To understand how turnovers affect national outcomes, we study the universe of presidential and... View Details
Keywords: Election Outcomes; Regression Discontinuity Design; Political Elections; Change; Global Range; Outcome or Result; Economy; Governance; Performance Improvement
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  • Mar 2012
  • Article

Green Rules to Drive Innovation

Incoherent U.S. energy and climate policies have cast a pall over the entire economy and are putting U.S. companies at a serious global... View Details
  • 12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 16 Oct 2014
  • Webinars: Trending@HBS

Can China Lead?

Can China sustain its remarkable emergence of the past 35 years? Surely No, for multiple reasons. China will be a leader, but not the leader. Professor McFarlan will talk about both the challenges and opportunities for those seeking to do business with and within China... View Details
  • 20 Apr 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Misgovernance at the World Bank

international appropriations committee. Kaja and Werker's research also suggests the political dynamics and potential for conflicts of interest that may occur on other large, intergovernmental appropriations... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 12 Jul 2011
  • First Look

First Look: July 12

proximity to headquarters and corporate siblings are associated with superior performance trends following information disclosure. We also find that regional density moderates effect of establishment size on... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 23 Nov 1999
  • Research & Ideas

The Future of the Venture Capital Cycle

run: firms that persist in such a strategy will eventually achieve low returns and be unable to raise follow-on funds. The types of factors that will determine the long-run, steady-state supply of venture capital in the View Details
Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Josh Lerner; Financial Services
  • 21 Mar 2014
  • Blog Post

East Asia MBA Market Update

showing commitment to the region and local knowledge. Malaysia Malaysia aims to become a developed economy by 2020 and as a result it has been... View Details
Keywords: Technology; Consumer Products / Retail
  • 06 May 2014
  • First Look

First Look: May 6

patterns and determinants underlying the global economic geography of multinational firms. Our analysis presents new stylized facts that suggest the emerging offshore clusters of multinationals are not a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Sep 2005
  • News

Have Ideas, Will Travel

With a growing body of knowledge supported by its global research centers, the School last May conducted its first research symposium abroad, hosting an all-day event in Rio de Janeiro for a select group of 45 Latin American business... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
  • 16 Dec 2008
  • First Look

First Look: December 16, 2008

the new global economy that is emerging as capitalism adapts itself once again to a changing world. Minimally Acceptable Altruism and the Ultimatum Game Author:Julio J.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Jun 2009
  • News

IXP 2009

that IXPs will be held in Latin America, China, India, the Middle East, Africa, Vietnam, New Orleans, Silicon Valley, and Boston. (IXP regions are determined in part by student interest.) Just back from the... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
  • April 1990
  • Case

Nestle Alimentana S.A. -- Infant Formula (Abridged)

By: James E. Austin
The new vice president of infant and dietetic products of Nestle Alimentana S.A. has to make recommendations on the company's marketing programs for its infant formulas in developing countries. The U.S. subsidiary is currently the target of a consumer boycott because... View Details
Keywords: Product Marketing; Emerging Markets; Developing Countries and Economies; Distribution Channels; Marketing Strategy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Food; Business Subsidiaries; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; Switzerland
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  • 24 Oct 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Charting the US-China Trade War: What Does 'Made in Vietnam' Mean?

the region. Moreover, Iyoha notes, with a population of 100 million, a nearly 99 percent literacy rate, and an annual GDP growth rate exceeding 6 percent, Vietnam is poised to become an increasingly important player in the View Details
Keywords: by Ana Elena Azpúrua; Manufacturing; Shipping
  • 03 Sep 2013
  • First Look

First Look: September 3

reverts faster in countries with less efficient governments. The findings suggest that country-level factors have an economically significant impact on the rate of corporate profitability mean reversion. The study has implications for forecasting profitability View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • July 2001 (Revised February 2004)
  • Case

Gerdau (A)

By: Joseph L. Bower, Luiz Felipe Monteiro and Sonja Ellingson Hout
Gerdau Group is a family-controlled Brazilian manufacturer and distributor of long steel products. Describes the evolution of the company's strategy, organization, and smart management, making it the No. 2 steel producer in Brazil. The company must decide whether to... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Family Business; Decision Choices and Conditions; Developing Countries and Economies; Globalization; Competitive Strategy; Steel Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Brazil; United States
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  • 26 Jun 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Three Countries, Three Choices in Post-Soviet Eurasia

International Political Economy in Post-Soviet Eurasia," nationalism powerfully influences the world economy, particularly in post-imperial societies. National identities can—and in the case of the former Soviet Union, did—affect... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 17 Oct 2006
  • First Look

First Look: October 17, 2006

global competition and efficient markets. A rewritten version of an earlier note. Purchase this note: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=407022 Duane Morris: Balancing Growth... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Dec 2013
  • News

Faculty Books

and geopolitical change and uncertainty; compete on a global scale; and operate in a socially responsible and... View Details