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- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Unsung Hero
White House Situation Room, Realuyo had left government to attend HBS. Now, she realized, her country needed her once again. “I was just so angry,” she told the Chicago Tribune (February 10, 2003), “and I was in a position to do something...
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Finance
- 07 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 7, 2006
Ministry of Planning, Economy, and Empowerment, Tanzania, 2006 Abstract Competitiveness is high up on the policy agenda for countries around the world and at all stages of development. But while there is little disagreement that View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Brazil
href="https://www.library.hbs.edu/Find/Databases/EMIS-Emerging-Markets-Information-System" target="_blank">EMIS ABI/ProQuest Click on Browse at the top of the screen On the next screen click on Business Monitor International (BMI) Industry Reports Click on Browse...
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- 2017
- Working Paper
A Historical Approach to Clustering in Emerging Economies
By: Valeria Giacomin
Clusters are defined as geographically concentrated agglomerations of specialized firms in a particular domain. The cluster concept in its broader meaning of industrial agglomeration has been the focus of longstanding debates in the social sciences. This working paper...
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Industry Clusters;
Research;
Theory;
Developing Countries and Economies;
History;
Analysis;
Globalization
Giacomin, Valeria. "A Historical Approach to Clustering in Emerging Economies." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 18-018, August 2017.
- 20 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers Value Global Brands
In 2002, we carried out a two-stage research project in partnership with the market research company Research International/USA to find out how consumers in different countries value global brands. First, we conducted a qualitative study...
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- 17 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Faculty Comment on Crisis in Japan
1923, the Kanto region (where Tokyo is located) was affected by a strong earthquake. The Grand Kanto Earthquake, as it has become known, led to the destruction of Tokyo and Yokohama. Over 100,000 people lost their lives. Despite the severity of the earthquake and its...
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Re: Multiple Faculty
- 23 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Corporate Responsibility is Changing in Asia
To what extent do multinational corporations have an institutional obligation to the Asian countries in which they serve, and does that obligation include holding higher standards than Asian law requires? These questions were debated at...
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by Julia Hanna
- August 2015 (Revised January 2017)
- Background Note
Evolving Trends in Global Trade
By: Dante Roscini and Annelena Lobb
The note, while not intended to be historically comprehensive, explores the regulation of international trade from the period after World War II to developments in 2010, focusing on shifts in trade theory and policy as well as economic benefits and disadvantages...
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Trade Negotiations;
Development Economics;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Governance;
Negotiation;
Globalization;
Trade;
Policy;
History;
Europe;
Latin America;
North and Central America;
Asia;
Africa;
China
Roscini, Dante, and Annelena Lobb. "Evolving Trends in Global Trade." Harvard Business School Background Note 716-024, August 2015. (Revised January 2017.)
- February 2008 (Revised April 2008)
- Case
The Offshoring of America
By: Richard H.K. Vietor, Jan W. Rivkin and Juliana Seminerio
The movement from jobs in the United States to developing countries, in a process known as offshoring, has become quite a controversial topic. Managers not only need to decide which activities, if any, to move offshore, but where to move them. This case describes the...
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Developing Countries and Economies;
Job Cuts and Outsourcing;
Operations;
Business Processes;
United States
Vietor, Richard H.K., Jan W. Rivkin, and Juliana Seminerio. "The Offshoring of America." Harvard Business School Case 708-030, February 2008. (Revised April 2008.)
- February 2007 (Revised September 2007)
- Case
Chile: The Conundrum of Inequality
By: Bruce R. Scott and Jessica Leight
Following the violent overthrow of the Allende regime, Chile embarked on economic reforms that emphasized free markets. These reforms were followed by rising inequality as well as growth. In 2005, business leaders speak out on the necessity of reducing the...
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Developing Countries and Economies;
Economic Systems;
Equality and Inequality;
Government and Politics;
Markets;
Chile
Scott, Bruce R., and Jessica Leight. "Chile: The Conundrum of Inequality." Harvard Business School Case 907-411, February 2007. (Revised September 2007.)
- 1989
- Chapter
Minguo shiqi Zhongwai jingji jishu hezuo: Meigo zhanshi shengchan quwentuan huan Hua, 1944-1946 [Sino-foreign Economic and Technical Cooporation in Republican China: The U.S. War Production Mission to China, 1944-46]
By: William C. Kirby
Keywords:
History;
International Finance;
International Relations;
Cooperation;
Developing Countries and Economies;
China;
United States
Kirby, William C. "Minguo shiqi Zhongwai jingji jishu hezuo: Meigo zhanshi shengchan quwentuan huan Hua, 1944-1946 [Sino-foreign Economic and Technical Cooporation in Republican China: The U.S. War Production Mission to China, 1944-46]." In Minguo dang'an yu minguo shi xueshu taolunhui lunwenji [Proceedings of the Conference on the Archives and History of Republican China], edited by Zhang Xianwen, et al.. Beijing: Dang'an chubanshe [Archives Press], 1989.
- February 1997 (Revised May 1997)
- Background Note
Modern India
By: Tarun Khanna and Danielle J. Melito
Describes India's move from a controlled economy toward a more market-oriented one, commencing in 1991. Highlights the extent of changes in the product, capital, and labor markets, and the political situation at the central government, as these stood in 1995.
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Developing Countries and Economies;
Economic Systems;
Economy;
Macroeconomics;
Government and Politics;
Strategy;
Financial Services Industry;
India
Khanna, Tarun, and Danielle J. Melito. "Modern India." Harvard Business School Background Note 797-108, February 1997. (Revised May 1997.)
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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Chile
searching capabilities ABI/ProQuest Click on Browse at the top of the screen On the next screen click on Business Monitor International (BMI) Industry Reports Click on Browse by Location and navigate to the View Details
- 2022
- Working Paper
Measuring Time Use in Rural India: Design and Validation of a Low-Cost Survey Module
By: Erica Field, Rohini Pande, Natalia Rigol, Simone Schaner, Elena Stacy and Charity Troyer Moore
Time use data can help us understand individual labor supply choices, especially
for women who often provide unpaid care and home production. Although
enumerator-assisted diary-based time use data collection is suitable for
low-literacy populations, it is costly and...
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Time Use;
Household;
Rural Scope;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Time Management;
Analytics and Data Science;
Surveys
Field, Erica, Rohini Pande, Natalia Rigol, Simone Schaner, Elena Stacy, and Charity Troyer Moore. "Measuring Time Use in Rural India: Design and Validation of a Low-Cost Survey Module." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 29671, January 2022. (Revised September 2022.)
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Sovereign debt ratings
Where can I find sovereign (national) debt ratings? Bloomberg give current ratings by Standard & Poor's, Moody's and Fitch. Hit the yellow GOVT key, type TK, then hit GO. Select desired country from the menu, then hit GO....
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- Portrait Project
Zhongjue (Drew) Chen
situations and work in countries where I will feel completely out of place. In fact I want to challenge myself to get out of my comfort zone to embrace these challenges. By putting myself in foreign situations, I hope to become a bridge...
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- Portrait Project
Jennifer Tom
still cannot move faster than a speeding bullet or leap even short buildings in a single bound, I have found my own way of fighting that will help save Earth from disaster. Wielding my business education and health policy background, I will go forth to improve global...
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Capitalism: Past, Present, Future - Course Catalog
points, and this course uses a variety of both country and company cases to give students a deeper understanding of why, how, and with what consequences economic life on the planet will change in their lifetimes, and the unique roles...
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- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Women and VC
women and families. Indeed, it appears that women will shape the future. As Dodi noted, “Many recent studies confirm that gender diversity in business boosts productivity and profitability. And the female demographic is expected to grow larger than all the BRIC View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Positive impact that hits home
of a fellowship. “I still think about money in our local currency,” Seck Mercier says, “and with the two years’ cost of Harvard Business School, in my country I could buy a lot of real estate.” Seck Mercier says her fellowship means...
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