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Introducing LivelyHood, A Volunteer Nonprofit Founded in Response to COVID-19 - MBA
East and North Africa South America United States 20 Apr 2020 Introducing LivelyHood, A Volunteer Nonprofit Founded in Response to COVID-19 Justin Crist Lee Author MBA Students tag Entrepreneurship Student...
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- 14 Feb 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Capturing Value from IP in a Global Environment
- 23 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
A Lifelong Friendship: From Classmates in Cameroon to Roommates at HBS
in new ways with incomplete information, which can be uncomfortable, since I was used to having all the pieces to solve for X in the equation. What has HBS been like so far, including the View Details
- 2001
- Working Paper
Refugees in Arua District: A Human Security Analysis
By: Lucy Hovil and Eric D. Werker
Hovil, Lucy, and Eric D. Werker. "Refugees in Arua District: A Human Security Analysis." Refugee Law Project Working Paper, No. 3, September 2001.
- 11 Apr 2023
- Cold Call Podcast
A Rose by Any Other Name: Supply Chains and Carbon Emissions in the Flower Industry
- January 2020 (Revised March 2020)
- Case
Huawei: A Global Tech Giant in the Crossfire of a Digital Cold War
By: William C. Kirby, Billy Chan and John P. McHugh
By 2020, Ren Zhengfei, CEO of Huawei, had transformed the small telephone switch manufacturer he founded in 1987 into a $120 billion telecommunications company poised to lead the lucrative rollout of fifth-generation (5G) cellular networks. However, an emerging...
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Keywords:
International Strategy;
Government And Business;
Digital Infrastructure;
Political Risk;
Information Technology;
Infrastructure;
Business and Government Relations;
Government and Politics;
Information Infrastructure;
Technology Industry;
China;
United States
Kirby, William C., Billy Chan, and John P. McHugh. "Huawei: A Global Tech Giant in the Crossfire of a Digital Cold War." Harvard Business School Case 320-089, January 2020. (Revised March 2020.)
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
From observers to active participants in the global economy
reduce poverty through economic growth, and it’s been very effective,” says Bloom. The US agency, now with an annual budget of about $900 million, has committed more than $10 billion to projects in developing countries that meet a variety...
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- 2017
- Working Paper
Voter Mobilization and Trust in Electoral Institutions: Evidence from Kenya
By: Benjamin Marx, Vincent Pons and Tavneet Suri
Voter mobilization campaigns face trade-offs in young democracies. In a large-scale experiment implemented in 2013 with the Kenyan Electoral Commission (IEBC), text messages intended to mobilize voters boosted participation but also decreased trust in electoral...
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Keywords:
Political Participation;
Electoral Institutions;
Field Experiment;
Voting;
Political Elections;
Behavior;
Trust;
Kenya
Marx, Benjamin, Vincent Pons, and Tavneet Suri. "Voter Mobilization and Trust in Electoral Institutions: Evidence from Kenya." Working Paper. (Economic Journal 131, no. 638 (August 2021): 2585-2612.)
- 2005
- Book
Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya
In a groundbreaking and Pulitzer winning debut, Harvard historian and 1998 IDRF Fellow Caroline Elkins has recovered the lost history of the last days of British colonialism in Kenya. Elkins reveals for the first time what Britain so desperately tried to hide. In the...
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Elkins, Caroline M. Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya. New York: Henry Holt and Co., 2005.
- 21 May 2019
- News
Confronting the Future of Climate Change in the Midwest
availability, and the need to create effective institutions to manage water scarcity and price water accordingly. While rainfall in the Midwest and elsewhere appears to be increasing, water scarcity in View Details
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Agriculture
Risks, Opportunities, And Investments In The Era Of Climate Change (ROICC)
The MBA course on "Risks, Opportunities, and Investments in an Era of Climate Change" is ideal for students who aspire to become entrepreneurs by starting their own company or joining a start-up that is driving innovation and solving challenges posed by climate change....
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- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
obligations, but by 2009 it was rated America's most livable city by the Economist Intelligence Unit. Countries, like cities, have gone through their own bankruptcies on the path to recovery. Liberia, a small country in West View Details
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Evolution of firm structure in vertical specialized technology supply chains
By: Willy C. Shih
The global market in many everyday products has been transformed by the internationalization of production. In many industries, semiconductors and electronic products in particular, a sequential mode of production has evolved in which goods are produced...
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- February 2020
- Article
Gender and Entrepreneurship in the Renewable Energy Sector of Rwanda
By: Manuel Barron, Rowan P. Clarke, Amanda Elam, Rebecca Klege, Anita Shankar and Martine Visser
Until recently, women have not been seen as having the potential for entrepreneurial success. Yet women’s engagement in the energy sector could substantially improve energy access for those most underserved. This article examines the role of women as energy...
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Keywords:
Economic Development;
Renewables;
Economics;
Entrepreneurship;
Gender;
Renewable Energy;
Performance Effectiveness;
Emerging Markets;
Energy Industry;
Africa
Barron, Manuel, Rowan P. Clarke, Amanda Elam, Rebecca Klege, Anita Shankar, and Martine Visser. "Gender and Entrepreneurship in the Renewable Energy Sector of Rwanda." Special Issue on Gender and Energy: Opportunities for All. Institute of Development Studies Bulletin 51, no. 1 (February 2020): 53–70.
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Beyond the Rim: New Paths to Success in Asia
Asia-based old economy and new economy firms. The development of supplier and client relationship management in Japanese companies. Business frontiers are being pushed back in countries throughout the...
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My HBS Financial Aid Story: Why I Chose to Invest in My Future - MBA
East and North Africa South America United States 06 Aug 2020 My HBS Financial Aid Story: Why I Chose to Invest in My Future Tim Purdie Author Alumni tag Financial Aid My first thought after getting accepted...
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- 2017
- Book
Managing Risk in Reinsurance: From City Fires to Global Warming
By: Niels Viggo Hauter and Geoffrey Jones
This is the first book to provide a comprehensive history of the reinsurance industry from the nineteenth century to the present day. Reinsurance developed at the fringe of financial services and, for most of its existence, was largely unnoticed outside the expert...
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Keywords:
Insurance;
Risk Management;
Business History;
Globalization;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Financial Services Industry;
Insurance Industry;
Africa;
Europe;
Latin America;
North and Central America;
Asia
Hauter, Niels Viggo and Geoffrey Jones, eds. Managing Risk in Reinsurance: From City Fires to Global Warming. New York: Oxford University Press, 2017.
- 2014
- Discussion Paper
The Promise of Microfinance and Women's Empowerment: What Does the Evidence Say?
By: Dina D. Pomeranz
The microfinance revolution has transformed access to financial services for low-income populations worldwide. As a result, it has become one of the most talked-about innovations in global development in recent decades. However, its expansion has not been without...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship In Emerging Markets;
Entrepreneurship;
Women's Empowerment;
Entrepreneurs;
Saving;
Savings;
Credit;
Credit Supply;
Insurance;
Development Economics;
Development Finance;
Behavioral Economics;
Gender;
Microfinance;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Banking Industry;
Public Administration Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Insurance Industry;
Latin America;
Kenya;
Chile;
India;
Asia;
Africa
Pomeranz, Dina D. "The Promise of Microfinance and Women's Empowerment: What Does the Evidence Say?" EY Thought Leadership Series, February 2014.
- Web
Day in IFC: Marta Milkowska (HKS), United Kingdom - MBA
Los Angeles, California Shenzhen, China Taichung, Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan Tohoku, Japan Tokyo, Japan 13 Feb 2017 Day in IFC: Marta Milkowska (HKS), United Kingdom Marta Milkowska Author Harvard Community tag...
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- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Investing in businesses and charities brings jobs and stability
Kathleen Danoher (MBA 1998) talks about the impact of investing in businesses and charitable organizations in South Africa. (Published April 2014)
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