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- 2015
- Report
Clusters and Regional Economies: Implications for the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Region
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
The Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Region, covering eight U.S. states and two Canadian provinces located around the lakes and waterways that have given this region its name, is what economic developers call a 'macro region'. It is an area of intensive economic interaction...
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Keywords:
Clusters;
Regional Policy;
Great Lakes;
Economic Development;
Industry Clusters;
Economy;
Canada;
United States
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Clusters and Regional Economies: Implications for the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Region." Report, Conference of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers, Chicago, IL, August 2015.
- July 2022 (Revised October 2022)
- Case
Nestlé, Shared Value and KitKat Diplomacy
By: Geoffrey G. Jones and Sabine Pitteloud
The case revolves around the decision on March 23, 2022 by Mark Schneider, the chief executive of Swiss-based Nestlé, to withdraw the emblematic Kit Kat chocolate bar from sales in Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine in the previous month, although not its...
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Keywords:
Shared Value;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
Ethics;
War;
Social Issues
Jones, Geoffrey G., and Sabine Pitteloud. "Nestlé, Shared Value and KitKat Diplomacy." Harvard Business School Case 323-018, July 2022. (Revised October 2022.)
- 19 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Regional Slice of Your Global Strategy
was directed at Latin America—about ten times Latin America's share of world FDI. Europe's much larger regional economy was pushed into second place as a destination for Spanish capital. Finally, it's...
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by Pankaj Ghemawat
- February 2007 (Revised April 2007)
- Case
Banca Regional Andino: Facing the Globalization of Microfinance
By: Michael Chu and Jean Hazell
Three leading Latin American microfinance banks join forces to face the new challenges of globalization, competition, and politics while common shareholder ACCION investments considers its options. From an initial project to share costs in the revamping of their IT...
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Keywords:
History;
Microfinance;
Competitive Strategy;
Globalization;
Problems and Challenges;
Growth and Development;
Bolivia;
Ecuador;
Peru
Chu, Michael, and Jean Hazell. "Banca Regional Andino: Facing the Globalization of Microfinance." Harvard Business School Case 307-060, February 2007. (Revised April 2007.)
- 18 Feb 2011
- Other Presentation
Prosperity for Colombia: Creating Shared Value
Regional competitiveness and CSV presentation, Bogotá
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Porter, Michael E. "Prosperity for Colombia: Creating Shared Value." Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Bogotá, Columbia, February 18, 2011.
- 2009
- Report
State of the Region Report 2009: Boosting the Top of Europe
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
The 2009 State of the Region Report, the sixth in this series of annual evaluations of competitiveness and cooperation across the Baltic Sea Region, provides a perspective on the radical change in the economic climate of the Region over the last year. The Report puts...
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- May 2011
- Article
Nonsimultaneous Chains and Dominos in Kidney Paired Donation—Revisited
By: Itai Ashlagi, Duncan S. Gilchrist, Alvin E. Roth and Michael A. Rees
Since 2008 kidney exchange in America has grown in part from the incorporation of non-directed donors in transplant chains rather than simple exchanges. It is controversial whether these chains should be performed simultaneously ("domino paired donation," DPD) or...
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Keywords:
ABO Incompatibility;
Allosensitization;
Paired Kidney Exchange;
Regional Sharing;
Simulation Models;
Transplantation Policy;
Health Care and Treatment;
Supply Chain;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Logistics;
United States
Ashlagi, Itai, Duncan S. Gilchrist, Alvin E. Roth, and Michael A. Rees. "Nonsimultaneous Chains and Dominos in Kidney Paired Donation—Revisited." American Journal of Transplantation 11, no. 5 (May 2011): 984–994.
- January–February 2018
- Article
Inclusive Growth: Profitable Strategies for Tackling Poverty and Inequality
By: Robert S. Kaplan, George Serafeim and Eduardo Tugendhat
More than a billion people in the developing world remain in extreme poverty and outside the formal economy. Traditional CSR programs have done little to alleviate the situation and rarely produce transformative change.
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Keywords:
Inclusive Growth;
Sustainability;
Social Impact;
Business Strategy;
Shared Value;
Impact Investing;
Inequality;
Corporate Governance;
Balanced Scorecard;
Strategy Execution;
Economic Growth;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Poverty;
Equality and Inequality;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Strategy;
Investment
Kaplan, Robert S., George Serafeim, and Eduardo Tugendhat. "Inclusive Growth: Profitable Strategies for Tackling Poverty and Inequality." Harvard Business Review 96, no. 1 (January–February 2018): 127–133.
- April 2022
- Case
NIO: A Chinese EV Company's Global Strategy
By: William C. Kirby, Shu Lin and Noah B. Truwit
Founded in November 2014 and based in Shanghai, NIO designed, jointly manufactured, and sold premium “smart” EVs. Its mission was to “shape a joyful lifestyle by offering high-performance smart electric vehicles and being the best user enterprise. At NIO Day 2021,...
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Keywords:
Electric Vehicles;
Expansion;
Technological Innovation;
Market Entry and Exit;
Competitive Strategy;
Consumer Behavior;
Green Technology;
Auto Industry;
China;
Europe;
Norway
Kirby, William C., Shu Lin, and Noah B. Truwit. "NIO: A Chinese EV Company's Global Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 322-106, April 2022.
- 11 Mar 2014
- Interview
The Looming Challenges of US Competitiveness: Implications for Philadelphia
The third installment of the Fox School's Innovation Leadership Speaker Series featured Professor Michael E. Porter, William Lawrence University Professor, Harvard Business School. Dr. Porter addressed the factors driving innovation and competitiveness in a given...
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Porter, Michael E. "The Looming Challenges of US Competitiveness: Implications for Philadelphia." Innovation Leadership Speaker Series, Temple University, Fox School of Business, Philadelphia, PA, United States, March 11, 2014.
- 07 Dec 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Oral History and Writing the Business History of Emerging Markets
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by Geoffrey Jones and Rachael Comunale
- January 2022
- Article
The Private Impact of Public Data: Landsat Satellite Maps Increased Gold Discoveries and Encouraged Entry
By: Abhishek Nagaraj
How does public data shape the relative performance of incumbents and entrants in the private sector? Using a simple theoretical framework, I argue that public data reduces investment uncertainty, facilitates the discovery of new market opportunities and increases the...
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Keywords:
Public Data;
Maps;
Gold;
Microeconomic Behavior;
Economics;
Data and Data Sets;
Private Sector;
Market Entry and Exit;
Mining
Nagaraj, Abhishek. "The Private Impact of Public Data: Landsat Satellite Maps Increased Gold Discoveries and Encouraged Entry." Management Science 68, no. 1 (January 2022): 564–582.
- February 2018
- Case
The Golden Triangle: Back in Business (A)
By: Joseph Fuller, William Kerr, Manjari Raman and Donald Maruyama
The Golden Triangle Region (GTR) is a three-county area in rural Mississippi that suffered a steep decline as manufacturing companies faced pressures from automation and overseas competition. Between the mid 1980s and late 1990s, several textile, toy, and tubing...
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Keywords:
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Development Economics;
Change;
Leadership;
Success;
Mississippi
Fuller, Joseph, William Kerr, Manjari Raman, and Donald Maruyama. "The Golden Triangle: Back in Business (A)." Harvard Business School Case 818-089, February 2018.
- October 2022 (Revised January 2023)
- Case
Century Bank: Closing Time?
By: Lauren Cohen, Grace Headinger and Bill Kwon
Barry Sloane, second-generation Chairman, President, and CEO of his family’s bank, Century Bank, weighed whether to sell to Eastern Bank. As a small regional bank, Century faced a number of challenging trends, such as digitization and market share decline in the coming...
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Keywords:
Family Office;
Business Exit;
Banking;
Family;
Massachusetts;
Boston;
United States;
Acquisition;
Business Exit or Shutdown;
Family Business;
Family and Family Relationships;
Interpersonal Communication;
Decision Making;
Finance;
Banks and Banking;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Emotions;
Banking Industry;
Boston;
Massachusetts;
United States
Cohen, Lauren, Grace Headinger, and Bill Kwon. "Century Bank: Closing Time?" Harvard Business School Case 223-040, October 2022. (Revised January 2023.)
- May 4, 2020
- Article
Your CEO Succession Plan Can't Wait
By: J. Yo-Jud Cheng, Boris Groysberg and Paul M. Healy
CEOs tend to be older, putting them at greater risk of COVID-related illness, and adding to the urgency, succession planning has long been a blind spot for most boards. From 2015 to 2016, the authors conducted a global survey to better understand the experiences,...
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Cheng, J. Yo-Jud, Boris Groysberg, and Paul M. Healy. "Your CEO Succession Plan Can't Wait." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (May 4, 2020).
- 02 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
Four Companies that Conquered America
built up a strong retail market share in the U.S., not under the RBS brand, but through a series of acquisitions of regional (not national) banks. RBS is adding value for its shareholders by letting these...
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by John Quelch
- June 2011
- Case
Reed Supermarkets: A New Wave of Competitors
By: John A. Quelch and Carole Carlson
Reed Supermarkets is a high-end supermarket chain with operations in several Midwestern states. Meredith Collins, vice president of marketing, visits stores located in Columbus, Ohio, an important region with the largest market and the greatest impact on revenue...
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Keywords:
Product Positioning;
Marketing Strategy;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Competitive Strategy;
Consumer Behavior;
Brands and Branding;
Retail Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Ohio
Quelch, John A., and Carole Carlson. "Reed Supermarkets: A New Wave of Competitors." Harvard Business School Brief Case 114-296, June 2011.
- 27 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?
Politicians promise to eliminate it, but are unable or unwilling to do so. The role models available for business leadership in the different regions of the world are significant. In America, with its longstanding experience with...
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by D. Quinn Mills
- November 1983 (Revised December 1984)
- Case
Frito-Lay, Inc.: Grandma's ""Ready-To-Eat"" Cookies
Mr. Kenneth Treece, marketing director of Frito-Lay's Grandma's (R) Cookie division has received the final test market figures for the new supermarket line of Grandma's Ready-To-Eat cookies. One set of data, the Kansas City test results, was extremely encouraging;...
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Bonoma, Thomas V. Frito-Lay, Inc.: Grandma's ""Ready-To-Eat"" Cookies. Harvard Business School Case 584-043, November 1983. (Revised December 1984.)
- Article
Large Banks and Small Firm Lending
By: Vitaly Bord, Victoria Ivashina and Ryan D. Taliaferro
We examine the long-lasting effects of the 2007 real estate price collapse on small business credit supply. Banks affected by the decline in real estate prices systematically contracted their credit to small firms. At the same time, regional and local banks, many of...
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Keywords:
Small Firms;
Credit Supply;
Banking Competition;
Small Business;
Credit;
Financial Crisis;
Banks and Banking;
Competition
Bord, Vitaly, Victoria Ivashina, and Ryan D. Taliaferro. "Large Banks and Small Firm Lending." Journal of Financial Intermediation 48 (October 2021).