Louis T. Wells
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Louis T. Wells is the Herbert F. Johnson Professor of International Management at Harvard Business School.
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Risky Business? Protecting Foreign Investments
| Q&A with: | Louis T. Wells |
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| Published: | March 5, 2007 |
| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
After a string of forced nationalizations of private enterprises in the 1960s and 1970s, the pendulum swung back and companies were again encouraged by host countries to build and run major infrastructure projects such as power and water. But a set of new property protections has done little to manage the risk in many of these politically unstable environments. Professor Louis T. Wells, coauthor of a new book on making foreign investment safe, discusses the current landscape.
Published in 2001
Marketing a Country: Promotion as a Tool for Attracting Foreign Investment.
| Published: | April 9, 2001 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Using marketing tools and techniques to attract foreign investors is a common practice for many countries. But finding the right mix of techniques and organizations to do the promotion is key to successful marketing programs.
