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- February 1992 (Revised September 1992)
- Background Note
Global Computer Industry
Describes the evolution of international trade and global competition in computers. Focuses on the role of country factors, government policies, and firm strategies in shifting competitive advantage among regions of the world. Pays special attention to international...
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Competition;
Alliances;
Trade;
Policy;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Computer Industry
Gomes-Casseres, Benjamin. "Global Computer Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 792-072, February 1992. (Revised September 1992.)
- 27 Apr 2017
- HBS Seminar
Claudine Gartenberg, NYU Stern School of Business
- 06 Nov 2023
- Research & Ideas
Did You Hear What I Said? How to Listen Better
School. “You feel like maybe they weren’t totally listening.” In fact, people often aren’t tuned in when we think they are, and it’s tough to tell when someone is actually paying attention, according to a forthcoming article in the...
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by Michael Blanding
- 05 May 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Raise Their Prices: Because They Can
including whether the move to online sales during this time period spurred consumers to pay more for products. While they saw some categories were more affected by online shopping than others, web shopping “really doesn't seem to explain...
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by Rachel Layne
- July 2002 (Revised February 2003)
- Case
Fresh Start? Peru's Legacy of Debt and Default (A)
By: Julio J. Rotemberg and Lisa Lewis
Considers the situation facing Alberto Fujimori as he takes office in 1990. Pays particular attention to Peru's long history of international borrowing, default, and renegotiation. This history suggests that the costs imposed by foreigners on Peru when it failed to...
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Rotemberg, Julio J., and Lisa Lewis. "Fresh Start? Peru's Legacy of Debt and Default (A)." Harvard Business School Case 703-001, July 2002. (Revised February 2003.)
- 02 Jun 2013
- News
Signing at the Top: The Key to Preventing Tax Fraud?
Byju’s The Learning App
BYJU’S The Learning App (BYJU’s) is India’s largest K-12 education app with approximately 300,000 annual paid subscribers. The mobile app uses a mix of video lessons and interactive tools to personalize learning for every student. Although there is room to grow...
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- 07 Oct 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
The Profits of Power: Commercial Realpolitik in Eurasia
- 16 May 2020
- News
Businesses are proving quite resilient to the pandemic
- October 2013 (Revised April 2018)
- Technical Note
Non-Equity Financing for Entrepreneurial Ventures
By: Joan Farre-Mensa, Ramana Nanda and Piyush Jain
Young, and particularly high-growth ventures often need to raise significant external finance, since their internal cash flow is usually insufficient to support the investments needed to grow. Although raising equity from venture capital or angel investors is the... View Details
Farre-Mensa, Joan, Ramana Nanda, and Piyush Jain. "Non-Equity Financing for Entrepreneurial Ventures." Harvard Business School Technical Note 814-005, October 2013. (Revised April 2018.)
- 20 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
Rocket-tunity: Can Private Firms Turn a Profit in Space?
space race. Musk, the head of automaker Tesla, is behind SpaceX, which has developed the Falcon rocket and Dragon spacecraft. Dragon has already delivered cargo to the International Space Station, and SpaceX is finishing preparations to...
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- Web
How HBS Financial Aid Can Help You Meet the Cost of Your MBA - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year...
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- October 2007
- Article
Methodological Fit in Management Field Research
By: A. C. Edmondson and S. E. McManus
Methodological fit, an implicitly valued attribute of high-quality field research in organizations, has received little attention in the management literature. Fit refers to internal consistency among elements of a research project--research question, prior work,...
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Edmondson, A. C., and S. E. McManus. "Methodological Fit in Management Field Research." Academy of Management Review 32, no. 4 (October 2007).
- 2012
- Chapter
Evidence from the Firm: A New Approach to Understanding Corruption
By: Shawn A. Cole and Anh Tran
Due to its clandestine nature, most of what we understand about corruption comes from survey evidence and self-reported perceptions of corruption: this limits both the range of questions that can be asked and the precision of answers that can be provided. This chapter...
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- 23 Mar 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Do US Market Interactions Affect CEO Pay? Evidence from UK Companies
- October 2015
- Case
Clearwater Seafoods
Clearwater sought to market value-added shellfish products in a traditionally commodities based industry, while facing supply uncertainties and regulatory, environmental, and foreign exchange challenges. Clearwater harvested lobsters, clams, scallops, shrimp, and other...
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Keywords:
Agribusiness;
Profit;
Goods and Commodities;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Product Marketing;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Environmental Sustainability;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Canada
Reinhardt, Forest L. "Clearwater Seafoods." Harvard Business School Case 716-023, October 2015.
- March 2016
- Case
M-Pesa: Financial Inclusion in Kenya
By: Rajiv Lal, Lisa Cox and Sarah McAra
M-Pesa, a mobile money transfer service launched in 2007 in Kenya by telecommunications company Safaricom, allowed people to send money via mobile messaging to contacts, such as friends and family, or even to pay for goods and services, such as groceries or a taxi...
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Brian J. Hall
Brian J. Hall is the Albert H. Gordon Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He served as the Unit Head for the Negotiation, Organizations and Markets (NOM) Unit for 14 years. Previously, he was an assistant professor of economics in the... View Details
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Capital Flows and Capital Goods (joint with Eliza Hammel)
By: Laura Alfaro
We examine one of the channels through which financial integration can help promote growth. In particular, we study the effects of capital account liberalization on the imports of capital goods. We pay particular attention to the effects of equity market...
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- 2020
- Article
Immigrant Entrepreneurship in America: Evidence from the Survey of Business Owners 2007 & 2012
By: Sari Pekkala Kerr and William R. Kerr
We study immigrant entrepreneurship in 2007 and 2012 using the Survey of Business Owners. First-generation immigrants create about 25% of new firms in America, but this share exceeds 40% in some states. Immigrant-owned firms tend to create fewer jobs than native-owned...
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Keywords:
Job Creation;
Employee Benefits;
Owner Demographics;
Exports;
Outsourcing;
Immigration;
Entrepreneurship;
Ownership;
Demographics;
Jobs and Positions;
Compensation and Benefits;
United States
Kerr, Sari Pekkala, and William R. Kerr. "Immigrant Entrepreneurship in America: Evidence from the Survey of Business Owners 2007 & 2012." Art. 103918. Research Policy 49, no. 3 (April 2020).