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- September 2018
- Article
Rumors and Refugees: How Government-Created Information Vacuums Undermine Effective Crisis Management
By: Melissa Carlson, Laura Jakli and Katerina Linos
Although more than 800,000 displaced people arrived in Greece by sea in 2015, fewer than 5 percent applied for asylum in this first country of arrival. Instead, they either traveled northward informally or remained in Greece in legal limbo. The resultant chaotic...
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Keywords:
Refugees;
Governance Compliance;
Knowledge Dissemination;
Policy;
Crisis Management;
Communication;
Greece
Carlson, Melissa, Laura Jakli, and Katerina Linos. "Rumors and Refugees: How Government-Created Information Vacuums Undermine Effective Crisis Management." International Studies Quarterly 62, no. 3 (September 2018): 671–685.
- 2023
- Working Paper
Happily Ever After: Immigration, Natives' Marriage and Fertility
By: Michela Carlana and Marco Tabellini
We study the effects of immigration on natives’ marriage, fertility, and family formation across US cities between 1910 and 1930. Using a shift-share design, we find that natives living in cities that received more immigrants were more likely to marry, have children,...
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Keywords:
Immigration;
Demography;
Urban Scope;
Household;
Employment;
History;
Outcome or Result;
United States
Carlana, Michela, and Marco Tabellini. "Happily Ever After: Immigration, Natives' Marriage and Fertility." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-004, July 2018. (Revise and resubmit at the Journal of Economic History. Revised November 2023. Winner of European Economic Association Young Economist Award, 2018. IZA (Institute of Labor Economics) Discussion Paper Series, No. 11467, April 2018)
- August 2007 (Revised July 2008)
- Background Note
Take Advantage of Your Diaspora Network
By: William R. Kerr and Daniel J. Isenberg
Diaspora networks (DNs) are an important resource for global entrepreneurs. Discusses several features of DNs, combining both academic and practitioner perspectives. Describes the history and prevalence of DNs in many ethnicities, documents the broad resources DNs can...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Diasporas;
Entrepreneurship;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Social and Collaborative Networks
Kerr, William R., and Daniel J. Isenberg. "Take Advantage of Your Diaspora Network." Harvard Business School Background Note 808-029, August 2007. (Revised July 2008.) (Featured in a 2008 Harvard Business Review write-up.)
- Article
A Persuasive Peace: Syrian Refugees' Attitudes Towards Compromise and Civil War Termination
By: Kristin Fabbe, Chad Hazlett and Tolga Sınmazdemir
Civilians who have fled violent conflict and settled in neighboring countries are integral to processes of civil war termination. Contingent on their attitudes, they can either back peaceful settlements or support warring groups and continued fighting. Attitudes toward...
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Fabbe, Kristin, Chad Hazlett, and Tolga Sınmazdemir. "A Persuasive Peace: Syrian Refugees' Attitudes Towards Compromise and Civil War Termination." Journal of Peace Research 56, no. 1 (January 2019): 103–117.
- 05 Jan 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
High-Skilled Migration and Agglomeration
- 2020
- Book
Work, Mate, Marry, Love: How Machines Shape Our Human Destiny
By: Debora L. Spar
Covering a time frame that ranges from 8000 BC to the present, and drawing upon both Marxist and feminist theories, the book argues that nearly all the decisions we make in our most intimate lives—whom to marry, how to have children, how to have sex, how to think about...
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Keywords:
Innovation;
Family;
Women;
Reproduction;
Artificial Intelligence;
Robots;
Gender;
Demography;
History;
Innovation and Invention;
Relationships;
Society;
Information Technology;
AI and Machine Learning;
Biotechnology Industry;
Computer Industry;
Health Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Technology Industry;
Africa;
Asia;
Europe;
Latin America;
North and Central America
Spar, Debora L. Work, Mate, Marry, Love: How Machines Shape Our Human Destiny. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
- November 2004 (Revised February 2008)
- Case
Jerry Rao: Diaspora and Entrepreneurship in the Global Economy
Focusing on one entrepreneur, Jerry Rao, this case examines the international career paths of Indian business professionals and engineers since the development of public policies beginning in the 1960s to attract them to developed countries like the United States....
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Diasporas;
Entrepreneurship;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
Personal Development and Career;
Opportunities;
Information Technology Industry;
India
Wadhwani, R. Daniel. "Jerry Rao: Diaspora and Entrepreneurship in the Global Economy." Harvard Business School Case 805-017, November 2004. (Revised February 2008.)
- 2022
- Working Paper
Control and Fairness: What Determines Elected Local Leaders’ Support for Hosting Refugees in Their Community?
By: Kristin Fabbe, Eleni Kyrkopoulou, Konstantinos Matakos and Aslı Unan
When it comes to successful refugee reception the local level matters. Research overwhelmingly examines host communities' attitudes, but endorsement from local politicians is equally important to resolving conflicts and facilitating harmonious interaction. Yet, the...
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Keywords:
Values;
Control;
Refugee Resettlement;
Local Elites;
Contact;
Fair-share;
Conjoint Experiment;
Refugees;
Integration;
Local Range;
Leadership;
Attitudes;
Fairness
Fabbe, Kristin, Eleni Kyrkopoulou, Konstantinos Matakos, and Aslı Unan. "Control and Fairness: What Determines Elected Local Leaders’ Support for Hosting Refugees in Their Community?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-088, February 2021. (Revised June 2022.)
- 30 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Urban Adaptation in a Changing World
specifically the Urban Design Research Institute (URDI), C40 Cities, and World Resources Institute (WRI) and left us with several key reflections. Importance of Local Context View of Dharavi, Mumbai’s largest informal settlement. History, geography, and View Details
- April 2003 (Revised October 2003)
- Background Note
Diasporas: Causes and Effects
By: Tarun Khanna and Paula Campbell
Articulates a simple supply-demand framework to understand why people immigrate and focuses attention on the specialized cross-border intermediaries that facilitate such movement. Analyzes a series of important effects, primarily economic, of the diaspora communities...
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Keywords:
Talent and Talent Management;
Diasporas;
Economics;
Framework;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Business or Company Management
Khanna, Tarun, and Paula Campbell. "Diasporas: Causes and Effects." Harvard Business School Background Note 703-510, April 2003. (Revised October 2003.)
- August 2020 (Revised June 2021)
- Case
Just Arrived: Integrating Refugees in Sweden
By: Brian Trelstad, Emilie Billaud and Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej
Just Arrived is an online platform that matches newly-arrived immigrants in Sweden with employment opportunities. As one of several for-profit and non-profit start-ups in Europe that is looking to address the refugee crisis, the case enables a comparative analysis of...
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Keywords:
Immigration;
Refugees;
Employment;
Integration;
Business Model;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Employment Industry;
Sweden;
Italy;
Germany
Trelstad, Brian, Emilie Billaud, and Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej. "Just Arrived: Integrating Refugees in Sweden." Harvard Business School Case 321-040, August 2020. (Revised June 2021.)
- July 2014
- Article
Diasporas and Outsourcing: Evidence from oDesk and India
By: Ejaz Ghani, William R. Kerr and Christopher Stanton
This study examines the role of the Indian diaspora in the outsourcing of work to India. Our data are taken from oDesk, the world's largest online platform for outsourced contracts, where India is the largest country in terms of contract volume. We use an ethnic name...
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Keywords:
Diaspora;
Outsourcing;
oDesk;
Networks;
Job Cuts and Outsourcing;
Diasporas;
Internet and the Web;
Ethnicity;
Service Industry;
South Asia;
India
Ghani, Ejaz, William R. Kerr, and Christopher Stanton. "Diasporas and Outsourcing: Evidence from oDesk and India." Management Science 60, no. 7 (July 2014): 1677–1697.
- 24 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurial Hospital Pioneers New Model
sectors," he said. Cases such as Shetty's inspire him in that regard, and in the coming year he would like to collaborate on research in the healthcare sector in India with doctoral students and also with David Bloom, a professor of economics and View Details
- 2022
- Working Paper
Between Human Dignity and Security: Identifying Citizen and Elite Preferences and Concerns over Refugee Reception
By: Kristin Fabbe, Eleni Kyrkopoulou and Mara Vidali
Under what conditions do citizens and elites support the creation of migrant and refugee hosting facilities in their area, and what types of facilities do they prefer? What types of concerns underlay these preferences and how do they differ by ideology and elite...
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Fabbe, Kristin, Eleni Kyrkopoulou, and Mara Vidali. "Between Human Dignity and Security: Identifying Citizen and Elite Preferences and Concerns over Refugee Reception." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-026, November 2022.
- 2007
- Book
Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism
By: G. Jones and Rohit Daniel Wadhwani
These volumes demonstrates the importance of historical perspectives in the study of entrepreneurship. By exploring the role of entrepreneurship in the history of global capitalism, the authors show that historical knowledge can challenge widely accepted...
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Keywords:
History;
Diasporas;
Economic Systems;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Cultural Entrepreneurship;
Entrepreneurship;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues
Jones, G. and Rohit Daniel Wadhwani, eds. Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2007.
- 2007
- Working Paper
Diasporas and Domestic Entrepreneurs: Evidence from the Indian Software Industry
By: Ramana Nanda and Tarun Khanna
This study explores the importance of cross-border social networks for entrepreneurs in developing countries by examining ties between the Indian expatriate community and local entrepreneurs in India's software industry. We find that local entrepreneurs who have...
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Keywords:
Diasporas;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Entrepreneurship;
Financing and Loans;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Technology Industry;
India
Nanda, Ramana, and Tarun Khanna. "Diasporas and Domestic Entrepreneurs: Evidence from the Indian Software Industry." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-003, July 2007. (Revised February 2009.)
- 14 Dec 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Personality Traits of Entrepreneurs: A Review of Recent Literature
- 26 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 26
the career mobility of professionals in "up-or-out" organizations. We develop a nuanced perspective on the potential career mobility effects of workgroup demography by integrating the social identification processes of cohesion,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- January 2022
- Teaching Plan
Just Arrived: Integrating Refugees in Sweden
By: Brian Trelstad and Emilie Billaud
Teaching Plan for HBS Case No. 321-040. Just Arrived is an online platform that matches newly-arrived immigrants in Sweden with employment opportunities. As one of several for-profit and non-profit start-ups in Europe that is looking to address the refugee crisis, the...
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- 2017
- Article
High-Skilled Migration and Agglomeration
By: Sari Pekkala Kerr, William R. Kerr, Çağlar Özden and Christopher Parsons
This paper reviews recent research regarding high-skilled migration. We adopt a data-driven perspective, bringing together and describing several ongoing research streams that range from the construction of global migration databases, to the legal codification of...
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Keywords:
Migration;
Talent;
Diaspora;
Agglomeration;
Diasporas;
Industry Clusters;
Talent and Talent Management;
Immigration
Kerr, Sari Pekkala, William R. Kerr, Çağlar Özden, and Christopher Parsons. "High-Skilled Migration and Agglomeration." Annual Review of Economics 9 (2017): 201–234.