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- 14 Nov 2019
- Book
Lifting the Lid on Turkey's Hidden Business History
Business History at Harvard Business School. Jones talked with us about the book. Sean Silverthorne: Given the growth of the Turkish economy and the country’s importance in geopolitical circles, it seems surprising that this book appears...
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by Sean Silverthorne
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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog
Government & the International Economy Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits Business and Geopolitics Jeremy Friedman Fall2024 Q1 1.5 Capitalism and the State (CATS) (also listed under General Management) Debora L. Spar Fall2024...
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- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Dean Nohria Looks Ahead
at a time when there are really important contextual changes taking place in the world. Let me highlight five such factors that we discuss in the book. One is the changing nature of the geopolitical economy. When I came to the United...
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Roger Thompson
- April 2021 (Revised April 2021)
- Teaching Plan
Nehemiah Mfg. Co.: Providing a Second Chance
By: Brian Trelstad and John Masko
Teaching Plan for HBS Case No. 320-008. In 2009, Dan Meyer and Richard Palmer, two veterans of the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry, founded Nehemiah Manufacturing to build FMCG brands while providing jobs to Cincinnati, Ohio’s beleaguered urban core. Two...
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- May 2020 (Revised December 2022)
- Case
Soofa: Displaying the Right Path?
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Amy Klopfenstein and Amram Migdal
In November 2019, Sandra Richter, co-founder and CEO of Soofa, a network of advertising-supported digital bulletin boards, must decide between two different fundraising and expansion plans for her company. One plan entails raising $15 million in a Series A round and...
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Business Ventures;
Business Model;
Business Plan;
Business Startups;
Entrepreneurship;
Decision Making;
Decisions;
Ethics;
Geography;
Geopolitical Units;
Finance;
Investment;
Markets;
Market Entry and Exit;
Demand and Consumers;
Network Effects;
Media;
Society;
Urban Development;
Sustainable Cities;
Information Technology;
Information Infrastructure;
Digital Platforms;
Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Expansion;
Relationships;
Partners and Partnerships;
Capital;
Venture Capital;
Advertising Industry;
Technology Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
North and Central America;
United States;
Massachusetts;
Cambridge
Bussgang, Jeffrey J., Amy Klopfenstein, and Amram Migdal. "Soofa: Displaying the Right Path?" Harvard Business School Case 820-098, May 2020. (Revised December 2022.)
- March 2022 (Revised April 2023)
- Case
Pittsburgh: A Successful City?
Pittsburgh, PA, was once the crown jewel of American heavy industry. During the 19th and 20th centuries, the city was an undisputed leader in steel production, boasting some of the largest companies and wealthiest individuals in the world. Its abundance of...
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Economic And Social Disparities;
Economic Development;
Local Economic Development;
Contextual Intelligence;
Contextual Knowledge;
Context;
City Growth;
City Innovation;
City Leadership;
Pittsburgh;
Local Government;
Local Stakeholders;
Business And Community;
Business And Community Relations;
Community Engagement;
Community Relations;
Cross-sector Collaboration;
Innovation;
Innovation Economy;
Innovation Clusters;
Innovation Ecosystems;
Shared Prosperity;
Equality Of Opportunity;
Equity;
Inclusion;
Business And Government;
Business & Government Relations;
Business And Government Relations;
Business And Society;
Neighborhoods;
Race And Ethnicity;
Innovation & Entrepreneurship;
Diversity;
Ethnicity;
Race;
Household;
Income;
Economic Growth;
Economic Sectors;
Economics;
Local Range;
Urban Development;
Urban Scope;
City;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Government and Politics;
Government Administration;
Growth and Development;
History;
Leadership;
Goals and Objectives;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Society;
Civil Society or Community;
Culture;
Human Needs;
Public Opinion;
Public Sector;
Social Issues;
Poverty;
Equality and Inequality;
Manufacturing Industry;
Steel Industry;
Education Industry;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States;
Pittsburgh;
Pennsylvania
Mills, Karen, Caroline Elkins, Vikram Gandhi, Gabriella Elanbeck, and Zeke Gillman. "Pittsburgh: A Successful City?" Harvard Business School Case 322-080, March 2022. (Revised April 2023.)
- March 2022 (Revised November 2022)
- Case
When Should CEOs Speak Out Publicly? The 2021 Georgia Voting Law
By: William W. George, Hubert Joly and Amram Migdal
This case describes the March 2021 passage of a voting and elections law in the U.S. state of Georgia and reactions by corporations and corporate leaders to the law. Included are a brief history of voting rights in the United States and Georgia and an overview of the...
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Voting Rights;
CEO Activism;
Communication;
Communication Intention and Meaning;
Communication Strategy;
Forms of Communication;
Announcements;
Spoken Communication;
Decision Making;
Judgments;
Voting;
Demographics;
Nationality;
Race;
Geography;
Geographic Location;
Geopolitical Units;
Country;
Government and Politics;
Government Administration;
Government Legislation;
Political Elections;
History;
Law;
Laws and Statutes;
Rights;
Leadership;
Leadership Style;
Management;
Management Skills;
Relationships;
Business and Community Relations;
Business and Government Relations;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Social Psychology;
Status and Position;
Society;
Civil Society or Community;
Culture;
Public Opinion;
Social Issues;
Societal Protocols;
United States;
Georgia (state, US)
- Web
HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer
issues that are significantly raising the cost of doing business. In addition, we are mindful of the potential impact of growing geopolitical tensions on the economic landscape. The School’s capital budget for fiscal 2024 is $32 million,...
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- August 2023 (Revised March 2024)
- Case
Arla Foods: Data-Driven Decarbonization (A)
By: Michael Parzen, Michael W. Toffel, Susan Pinckney and Amram Migdal
The case describes Arla’s history, in particular its climate change mitigation efforts, and how it implemented a price incentive system to motivate individual farms to implement scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions mitigation measures and receive a higher milk price. The...
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Dairy Industry;
Business Earnings;
Agribusiness;
Animal-Based Agribusiness;
Acquisition;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Decision Making;
Decisions;
Voting;
Environmental Management;
Climate Change;
Environmental Regulation;
Environmental Sustainability;
Green Technology;
Pollution;
Moral Sensibility;
Values and Beliefs;
Financial Strategy;
Price;
Profit;
Revenue;
Food;
Geopolitical Units;
Global Strategy;
Ownership Type;
Cooperative Ownership;
Performance Efficiency;
Performance Evaluation;
Problems and Challenges;
Natural Environment;
Science-Based Business;
Business Strategy;
Commercialization;
Cooperation;
Corporate Strategy;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Europe;
United Kingdom;
European Union;
Germany;
Denmark;
Sweden;
Luxembourg;
Belgium
Parzen, Michael, Michael W. Toffel, Susan Pinckney, and Amram Migdal. "Arla Foods: Data-Driven Decarbonization (A)." Harvard Business School Case 624-003, August 2023. (Revised March 2024.)
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2017
the Negotiator: Lessons from Dealmaking at the Highest Level by James K. Sebenius, R. Nicholas Burns, and Robert H. Mnookin (HarperCollins) Kissinger’s geopolitical insights into foreign policy, statecraft, and world order have been...
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- 01 Dec 1999
- News
The Way You See It
since World War I opened the world to global capitalism and allowed human creativity to shine and let millions have a better life." According to some respondents, the end of the East-West geopolitical confrontation has promoted "a rapid...
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Annual Report 2019 - Annual Report 2019
in the world around us—both geopolitical and economic—provide additional impetus. As a result, Harvard Business School is both enduring and leading edge, as outlined in the pages that follow. Full Report Financial Statements SUMMER 2019...
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- 22 May 2020
- Blog Post
Reflections on Service - Armed Forces Alumni Association Student Profiles
REFLECTION ON SERVICE: When deployed, none of those reasons really matter. Patriotism, high-minded intentions, geopolitics – it all goes out the window. There was something much more important: my team- mates. My brothers. This isn’t to...
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- June 2018 (Revised June 2018)
- Case
Facebook Confronts a Crisis of Trust
By: William W. George and Amram Migdal
The case, “Facebook Confronts a Crisis of Trust,” starts with the crisis Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is facing in March 2018 over Cambridge Analytica’s accessing data from 87 million Facebook accounts in order to influence the 2016 U.S. Presidential...
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Keywords:
Facebook;
Data Privacy;
Data Manipulation;
Data Science;
Political Campaigns;
Political Influence;
Voter Mobilization;
Voters' Interests;
Election Outcomes;
Elections;
Cambridge Analytica;
Mark Zuckerberg;
Sheryl Sandberg;
Voting;
Decision Making;
Demographics;
Ethics;
Geopolitical Units;
Government and Politics;
Government Legislation;
National Security;
Political Elections;
Information Management;
Leadership;
Leadership Style;
Crisis Management;
Social Psychology;
Personal Characteristics;
Power and Influence;
Society;
Public Opinion;
Technology Industry;
United States;
United Kingdom
George, William W., and Amram Migdal. "Facebook Confronts a Crisis of Trust." Harvard Business School Case 318-145, June 2018. (Revised June 2018.)
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Podcast - Managing the Future of Work
societal issues, racial issues, an environmental time bomb, geopolitical tension. It simply is not working—maybe working for a couple or three people, but not for the rest of mankind. And yes, on my FBI Most Wanted List, there’s two...
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- February 2022 (Revised September 2022)
- Case
Lilium: Preparing for Takeoff
By: Navid Mojir, Vincent Dessain, Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej and Emer Moloney
Lilium is a German company focused on developing electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (eVTOLs) that can be used to offer air taxi services. The company went public in September 2021 through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deal, raising more than...
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SPACs;
Business Model;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Green Technology;
Capital Markets;
Venture Capital;
Initial Public Offering;
Rural Scope;
Urban Scope;
City;
Disruptive Innovation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Demand and Consumers;
Market Timing;
Industry Growth;
Infrastructure;
Logistics;
Product Design;
Product Development;
Production;
Service Delivery;
Service Operations;
Strategic Planning;
Partners and Partnerships;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Urban Development;
Sustainable Cities;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Air Transportation;
Aerospace Industry;
Air Transportation Industry;
Green Technology Industry;
Transportation Industry;
Travel Industry;
Germany;
Munich;
Brazil;
United States;
Florida
Mojir, Navid, Vincent Dessain, Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej, and Emer Moloney. "Lilium: Preparing for Takeoff." Harvard Business School Case 522-084, February 2022. (Revised September 2022.)
- August 2023 (Revised January 2024)
- Supplement
Arla Foods: Data-Driven Decarbonization (A)
By: Michael Parzen, Michael W. Toffel, Amram Migdal and Susan Pinckney
Arla implemented a data-based price incentive system to measure, track, and influence climate friendly changes to reduce CO2 emissions across the world’s fourth largest dairy cooperative.
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Keywords:
Dairy Industry;
Business Earnings;
Earnings Management;
Environmental Accounting;
Agribusiness;
Animal-Based Agribusiness;
Acquisition;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Decision Making;
Decisions;
Voting;
Environmental Management;
Climate Change;
Environmental Regulation;
Environmental Sustainability;
Green Technology;
Pollution;
Moral Sensibility;
Values and Beliefs;
Financial Strategy;
Price;
Profit;
Revenue;
Food;
Geopolitical Units;
Global Strategy;
Ownership Type;
Cooperative Ownership;
Performance Efficiency;
Performance Evaluation;
Problems and Challenges;
Natural Environment;
Science-Based Business;
Business Strategy;
Commercialization;
Cooperation;
Corporate Strategy;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Europe;
United Kingdom;
European Union;
Germany;
Denmark;
Sweden;
Luxembourg;
Belgium
- 03 Jan 2017
- First Look
January 3, 2017
Abstract—Following a brief summary of Henry A. Kissinger’s career, this paper describes six of his most pivotal negotiations: the historic establishment of U.S. diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China, the easing of View Details
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Carmen Nobel
- Web
Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog
Government & the International Economy Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits Business and Geopolitics Jeremy Friedman Fall2024 Q1 1.5 Capitalism and the State (CATS) (also listed under General Management) Debora L. Spar Fall2024...
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- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Around the World
People like me who were born in places like India and came here to study didn’t plan to go home.” What a difference a few decades have made. Tectonic shifts in geopolitics and business have profoundly reshaped thinking about management...
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