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- May 2013
- Case
Wendy Peterson
By: Linda A. Hill and Alisa Zalosh
Wendy Peterson was recently promoted to Vice President of Sales at the Plano, Texas, office of AccountBack, an accounting software and services company. To penetrate a perceived market niche, Peterson hires Fred (Xing) Wu, whose familiarity with and access to Chinese...
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Leadership;
Conflict Management;
Salesforce Management;
Rank and Position;
Performance Evaluation;
Management Teams;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Accounting Industry;
Texas
Hill, Linda A., and Alisa Zalosh. "Wendy Peterson." Harvard Business School Brief Case 913-560, May 2013.
- 08 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Socioeconomic Inclusion at HBS: Joshua Mbanusi (MBA 2021)
As the youngest of five siblings, Joshua Mbanusi (MBA 2021) grew up watching his single mother juggle two—and sometimes three—jobs while getting the undergraduate degree required to resume the nursing career she left behind when she View Details
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International Competitiveness in High Technology and Science Based Sectors
By: Gary P. Pisano
This research project examines shifts in competitive capabilities of companies and countries in high technology and science based businesses. It is particularly concerned with the potential loss of such capabilities in various industrial sectors in the... View Details
- 05 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018
2018 Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press High-Skilled Migration to the United States and Its Economic Consequences By: Hanson, Gordon H., William R. Kerr, and Sarah Turner, eds. Abstract—Immigration policy is one of the most contentious public policy View Details
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Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Nov 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
The Dynamics of Firm Lobbying
- 17 Jul 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: As America Recedes from Global Leadership, Its CEOs are Stepping Up
As America recedes from global leadership under President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies, a new generation of business statesmen is stepping up to take on global issues of monumental importance: global trade, climate change, job creation, and healthy living....
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by Bill George
Deborah M. Winshel
Deborah Winshel is a Senior Lecturer on the faculty of Harvard Business School teaching the first-year required course, Leadership and Corporate Accountability.
She is an experienced business and non-profit leader whose vision and strategic direction have... View Details
- 21 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 21
filed for bankruptcy, the 8th largest in U.S. history. As the firm failed it was discovered that over $1.6 billion in segregated customer assets was missing. The case explores issues that may have contributed to MF Global's demise,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 23, 2008
high-skilled immigrants on U.S. technology formation. Specifically, we use reduced-form specifications that exploit large changes in the H-1B visa program. Fluctuations in H-1B admissions levels significantly influence the rate of Indian...
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Martha Lagace
- Web
Faculty & Research
for Hardware EngineersBy: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Carin-Isabel Knoop May 2024 | Teaching Plan | Faculty Research Citation Purchase Related Bussgang, Jeffrey J., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "AllSpice: GitHub for Hardware Engineers." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan...
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- 30 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 30
U.S. Multinational Firm Activity Authors:C. Fritz Foley and William R. Kerr Abstract This paper studies the impact that immigrant innovators have on the global activities of U.S. firms by analyzing detailed data on patent applications and...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Feb 2023
- HBS Case
Is Sweden Still 'Sweden'? A Liberal Utopia Grapples with an Identity Crisis
immigration Spar, the Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo Professor of Business Administration and senior associate dean for Business and Global Society at HBS, explores the development of Sweden’s model and its current challenges in the case...
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by Lane Lambert
- 02 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
10 Trends to Watch in 2024
The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to...
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by Rachel Layne
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Curriculum - Case Method Project
major infrastructure spending and fiscal crises in New York State in the first half of the 1800s, and it describes how reformers sought to address the issue of mounting public debt in the 1840s, following the Panic of 1837. In particular,...
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Technology & Operations Management - Faculty & Research
expanded our research, course development, and course offerings to encompass new issues in information technology, supply chains, and service industries. The field of TOM is concerned with the design, management, and improvement of...
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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
Wisconsin telephone companies. Headquartered in Chicago, TDS has grown to serve more than 7 million customers in 36 states with revenue of over $5 billion. The son of Swedish immigrants from Chicago's South Side, Carlson is a graduate of...
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Healthy Outcomes - Managing the Future of Work
Business Insider Axiom Business Book Awards 2019 Results 20 Feb 2019 | Axiom Business Book Awards Global Migration & Offshore OutsourcingWilliam R. Kerr 19 Feb 2019 | Stanford Social Innovation Review The $4.8 trillion immigration View Details
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Lawyers-in-Residence - Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurs-In-Residence Entrepreneurs-in-Residence Venture Capital Advisors Lawyers-in-Residence Rock Executive Fellows The Lawyers in Residence (LiR) Program was established to provide students starting new ventures at HBS with pro-bono counseling on a variety of...
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Business, Government & the International Economy - Faculty & Research
Far-RightBy: Laura Jakli April 2024 | Article | Journal of Democracy East-Central Europe’s young adults are at an ideological crossroads. They are significantly more progressive on issues of gender equality and gay rights than prior...
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- 16 Feb 2024
- Research & Ideas
As AI Upends Recruiting, Job Seekers Need a Waze App for Careers
postings and social media and impressions from informal conversations. “Companies invest tens of millions of dollars on user experience for customers, but don't bring any of that discipline to applicant experience.” That puts employers in a quandary. They grapple with...
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