International Development - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 May 2020
News

Better Than Cash

difficult to save money or establish a financial history. Goodwin-Groen’s career-long commitment to international development led her to start the Better Than Cash Alliance—now a consortium of 75... View Details

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Mallika Ahluwalia

school system, Mallika accepted her first international development challenge. Working in a small team, Mallika helped run a United Nations World Food Program project in Namibia that fed 90,000 AIDS-affected... View Details

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Randy Haykin Archives | Social Enterprise

Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services... View Details

19 Jan 2016
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Electric Avenues

invests up front to develop and build the desalination facility, signing up local utilities to long-term contracts at firm prices. “It’s one of the first examples of a private company in the US water industry taking on View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

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Jay Khil

A childhood in the United States, an adolescence in South Korea, a semester abroad in China, and a career launch in Dearborn, Michigan – by any measure, Jay Khil is a woman with an international perspective that comes from her core. “The... View Details

01 Sep 2015
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Faculty Q&A: The Working World

How did you become interested in the impact of high-skill immigrant labor? In the 1990s I helped develop a wireless data technology for a Korean company. The inventor was a Korean scientist living in Silicon Valley, so I spent a lot of... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

09 Jul 2008
Research & Ideas

Starbucks’ Lessons for Premium Brands

Starbucks' announcement that it will close 600 stores in the United States is a long-overdue admission that there are limits to growth. In February 2007, a leaked internal memo written by founder Howard Schultz showed that he recognized... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Retail

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Michael Alan Williams Archives | Social Enterprise

Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services... View Details

04 Sep 2020
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Advice from a Career Switcher: The Value of Informational Conversations with Alumni

Career & Professional Development (CPD) industry education programs, company presentations and company conversation events. “Hearing what companies had to say about their business and their impact gave me a sense of what I could learn... View Details

17 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Lessons from a Nasty Trade Dispute

fully. Q: What trends to help resolve the situation have you seen developing with market/industry disputes between companies and the involvement of governments and/or international organizations? Have you... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

07 Jun 2017
Research & Ideas

How an African History Scholar Became a Modern Righter of Wrongs

settlement and formally apologizes on behalf of the British government, June 2013 Shortly thereafter, John Hart, the movie producer behind Boys Don’t Cry and Revolutionary Road, bought the rights to develop a film based on Imperial... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

August 2010 (Revised September 2011)
Background Note

Retiree Pension and Health Benefits

By: David F. Hawkins

Note on accounting for retiree pension and health benefits under IFRS and U.S. GAAP. View Details

Keywords: Financial Reporting; International Accounting; Health Care and Treatment; Compensation and Benefits; Standards; Retirement; United States

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10 Aug 2015
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A Talent Pipeline for Society’s Challenges

prepares highly qualified professionals for high-level roles in the social sector. “We’re focused on developing leaders at all levels for the world’s greatest challenges,” she says of ProInspire, which was recently named one of “7... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

Dee Ward Hock

American Express. He developed the first computerized system for the electronic transfer of data between banks and pioneered the international magnetic strip building bridges between domestic and foreign... View Details

Keywords: Finance

13 May 2013
Blog Post

3 Projects, 1 Priceless Picture

goes on. But, I suppose I should dedicate at least one entry to my professional experience this summer. Unlike most interns at Nike who have one project over the course of the summer, I’ve actually had the opportunity to learn invaluable... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

11 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Know Your Audience - Recruiting HBS Students for Venture Capital

Director and Career Coach Katja Frey – Recruiting Relations Manager Together, Jonathan and Katja make up the Career & Professional Development team that manages relationships with venture capital firms and works closely with students... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity

01 Dec 2002
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Faculty Updates

The following faculty members have received promotions. Tarun Khanna (Strategy), Kathleen L. McGinn (Negotiation, Organizations & Markets), David A. Moss (Business, Government, and the International Economy), and Ananth Raman (Technology... View Details

17 Sep 2014
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpen Your Negotiation Skills

consequences of the (surprisingly) limited extent to which social influence research has penetrated the field of negotiation. Better Deals Through Level II Strategies: Advance Your Interests by Helping to Solve Their Internal... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2012
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Faculty Books

role, businesses should take the lead. They explain how business must serve as both innovator and activist, developing corporate strategies that effect change at the community, national, and international... View Details

Keywords: Professor Bill George; Professor Joseph L. Bower; Professor Herman B. Leonard; Professor Lynn S. Paine; Professor Howard Stevenson; Professor Noam Wasserman; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

21 Jun 2010
Research & Ideas

Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets

"We've wanted to learn about the challenges of the process and the challenges of companies in those markets trying to compete on a global platform. We are also curious how international companies have been able to intimate themselves into... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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