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    • 28 Mar 2023
    • Cold Call Podcast

    BMW’s Decarbonization Strategy: Sustainable for the Environment and the Bottom Line

    Re: Shirley Lu

    In mid-2022, automakers, consumers, regulators, and investors were focusing on the transition from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to electric vehicles (EV). While this would reduce tail-pipe emissions, it ignored the fact that the production of EVs—and especially their batteries—increases emissions in the supply chain. Many automakers were announcing deadlines by which they would stop selling ICE vehicles altogether, buoyed by investment analysts and favorable press. But BMW decided to focus on lifecycle emissions and pursued a flexible powertrain strategy by offering vehicles with several options: gasoline and diesel-fueled ICE, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and battery electric vehicles. That approach received a frostier reception in the stock market. Assistant Professor Shirley Lu discusses how BMW plans to convince stakeholders that its strategy is good for both the environment and the company’s financial performance in the case, “Driving Decarbonization at BMW.”

    • 13 Mar 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    What Would It Take to Unlock Microfinance's Full Potential?

    by Jen McFarland Flint

    Microfinance has been seen as a vehicle for economic mobility in developing countries, but the results have been mixed. Research by Natalia Rigol and Ben Roth probes how different lending approaches might serve entrepreneurs better.

    • 13 Dec 2022
    • Cold Call Podcast

    Metaverse Seoul: How One City Used Citizen Input to Pilot a Government-Run Metaverse

    Re: Mitchell B. Weiss

    In May 2022, the Seoul Metropolitan Government in Seoul, Korea launched the pilot of Metaverse Seoul, a virtual version of Seoul’s mayor’s office. As they worked towards building a broad, immersive, online government platform, they hoped to gain insights from citizens about everything from popular local tourist sites that could be experienced virtually to government services that could be delivered in the metaverse. But to do that, the team had to figure out how to solicit ideas from citizens and then determine which ideas to put to use. Professor Mitchell Weiss discusses their approach, as well as questions relating to his research on public entrepreneurship and what he calls “possibility government,” in his case, “Metaverse Seoul.”

    • 15 Aug 2022
    • Book

    University of the Future: Finding the Next World Leaders in Higher Ed

    by Dina Gerdeman

    Which universities will step into the void as American colleges decline? In the book Empires of Ideas, William Kirby explores how the history of higher education in the US, China, and Germany might shape its future.

    • 29 Mar 2022
    • Book

    5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries

    by Sean Silverthorne

    What makes a business resilient, agile, and enduring? Geoffrey Jones and Tarun Khanna analyze some of India's most successful companies and offer lessons for leaders everywhere in their book Leadership to Last. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 05 Nov 2021
    • Op-Ed

    Is the Business World Finally Ready for the Wisdom of Shibusawa?

    by Geoffrey Jones and Rei Morimoto

    Legendary financier Eiichi Shibusawa advocated for business prosperity that would also benefit society. One hundred years after his death, his message is resonating with a new generation of leaders, say Geoffrey Jones and Rei Morimoto. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 20 Apr 2021
    • Working Paper Summaries

    The Emergence of Mafia-like Business Systems in China

    by Meg Rithmire and Hao Chen

    This study sheds light on the political pathology of fraudulent, illegal, and corrupt business practices. Features of the Chinese system—including regulatory gaps, a lack of formal means of property protection, and pervasive uncertainty—seem to facilitate the rise of mafia systems.

    • 09 Mar 2021
    • Cold Call Podcast

    A Family Business at a Crossroads: Scaling and Succession

    Re: Christina R. Wing

    In 2000, Rohit Gera turned his family’s boutique real estate development firm in Pune, India, into a dynamic innovator in housing solutions for urban Indian families. Today Gera Developments stands at a crossroads, with Gera planning the end of his managerial career. How should the family think about scaling the business? And, should the company seek a successor to lead those efforts from inside or outside the family? Senior Lecturer Christina Wing and case protagonist Rohit Gera discuss the family business and the crucial decisions it faces in the case, “Gera Developments: Leadership at a Crossroads.” Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 25 Jan 2021
    • Working Paper Summaries

    India’s Food Supply Chain During the Pandemic

    by Matt Lowe, G V Nadhanael, and Benjamin N. Roth

    Policy makers in the developing world face important tradeoffs in reacting to a pandemic. The quick and complete recovery of India’s food supply chain suggests that strict lockdown measures at the onset of pandemics need not cause long-term economic damage.

    • 08 Dec 2020
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Party-State Capitalism in China

    by Margaret Pearson, Meg Rithmire, and Kellee Tsai

    China’s political economy has evolved from “state capitalism” to a distinctly party-driven incarnation. Party-state capitalism, via enhanced party monitoring and industrial policy, deepens ambiguity between the state and private sectors, and increases pressure on foreign capital, prioritizing the regime’s political survival above all.

    • 18 Aug 2020
    • Cold Call Podcast

    Is a Pandemic the Best Time To Try Out a New Idea?

    Re: Mitchell B. Weiss

    Singapore's new nationwide, Bluetooth-based contact tracing program TraceTogether must overcome privacy issues to be effective. Would Singaporeans adopt TraceTogether? Professor Mitch Weiss discusses his new case study. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 23 Jul 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    How Countries Use Financial Policy to Fight COVID-19

    by Rachel Layne

    Developing countries have fewer fiscal tools and policy options to combat COVID-19 damage to their economies, according to research by Alberto Cavallo and colleagues. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 14 Jul 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

    by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa

    A survey of 50 companies across countries and industries reveals business leaders are hard at work adapting to the COVID threat. Research by Raffaella Sadun and colleagues. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 26 Jun 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises

    by Dina Gerdeman

    As demonstrated after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, Japanese businesses have a unique capability for long-term survival. Hirotaka Takeuchi explains their strategy of investing in community over profits during turbulent times. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 18 Jun 2020
    • Working Paper Summaries

    The Rise of the Investor State: State Capital in the Chinese Economy

    by Hao Chen and Meg Rithmire

    Researchers document and explain the rise of a novel form of intervention on the part of the Chinese state: the expansion of state capital beyond ownership of state firms.

    • 27 May 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    What South Korea Teaches the World About Fighting COVID

    by Doug J. Chung

    South Korea initially had the largest number of Coronavirus infections outside of China, but new cases have decreased sharply. What is the country doing right? asks Doug Chung. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 18 May 2020
    • Working Paper Summaries

    No Line Left Behind: Assortative Matching Inside the Firm

    by Achyuta Adhvaryu, Vittorio Bassi, Anant Nyshadham, and Jorge Tamayo

    This paper studies how buyer relationships influence suppliers' internal organization of labor. The results emphasize that suppliers to the global market, when they are beholden to a small set of powerful buyers, may be driven to allocate managerial skill to service these relationships, even at the expense of productivity.

    • 07 May 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    The One Good Thing Caused by COVID-19: Innovation

    by Hong Luo and Alberto Galasso

    Hong Luo and Alberto Galasso see risk-mitigating innovation everywhere the virus spreads. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 05 May 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    China Tariffs and Coronavirus a Double Hit to American Retailers

    by Michael Blanding

    American retailers have yet to pass along higher prices caused by Chinese tariffs, but shrinking product demand caused by the coronavirus could change that, warns Alberto Cavallo. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

    • 06 Apr 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    Where Do Workers Go When the Robots Arrive?

    by Rachel Layne

    Marco Tabellini and colleagues investigate where workers go after losing their jobs to automation and Chinese imports. Open for comment; 0 Comments.

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