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      • 02 Mar 2021
      • Cold Call Podcast

      Can Historic Social Injustices be Addressed Through Reparations?

      Survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre and their descendants believe historic social injustices should be addressed through reparations. Professor Mihir Desai discusses the arguments for and against reparations in response to the Tulsa Massacre and, more broadly, to the effects of slavery and racist government policies in the US in his case, “The Tulsa Massacre and the Call for Reparations.”  Open for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

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      New research on business globalization from Harvard Business School faculty on issues including strategy and tactics, executive skills, risk management.
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      • 17 Aug 2020
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Of Learning and Forgetting: Centrism, Populism, and the Legitimacy Crisis of Globalization

      by Rawi Abdelal

      Cycles of liberation and regulation of global finance follow a pattern of learning and forgetting. This essay argues that liberalization and globalization created the instability and inequality that have begun to undermine the system from within.

      • 23 Jun 2020
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Dignity, Inequality, and the Populist Backlash: Lessons from America and Europe for a Sustainable Globalization

      by Rawi Abdelal

      COVID-19 has enhanced already existing fissures undermining some societies’ commitments to globalization. Governments and firms need to act decisively to make the models of capitalism in the United States and Europe more friendly to small- and medium-sized firms, more equal in opportunity, and more meritocratic.

      • 16 Apr 2020
      • Research & Ideas

      Has COVID-19 Broken the Global Value Chain?

      by Sean Silverthorne

      4Questions Companies and consumers depend on the global value chain to create and distribute products around the world. What happens when the chain breaks? Insights from Laura Alfaro and Ester Faia. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 17 Mar 2020
      • Cold Call Podcast

      Is There a Winner in Huawei’s Digital Cold War with the US?

      Bill Kirby discusses his case study of China-based Huawei’s growth and ultimate confrontation with the United States government, and China's response to the coronavirus. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 10 Mar 2020
      • Research & Ideas

      The Little Understood Problem Confronting Diverse Workplaces

      by Julia Hanna

      Knitting together a diverse workforce into a common fabric is a difficult challenge for managers—and even more difficult for the workers themselves, say Lakshmi Ramarajan and Erin Reid. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 21 Jan 2020
      • Cold Call Podcast

      China-based Fuyao Glass Considers Manufacturing in the US

      Not many Chinese companies open manufacturing facilities in the US, but automotive glass maker Fuyao is considering just that. In a recent case study, Willy Shih examines factors that go into deciding where companies should locate production centers. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 03 Jul 2019
      • Cold Call Podcast

      The Controversial History of United Fruit

      Geoffrey Jones discusses the overthrow of President Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala in 1954 in a US-backed coup supporting United Fruit Company and a key landmark in the history of globalization. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 15 May 2019
      • Research Event

      The Unconventional Capitalism That Shapes Business History

      by Geoffrey G. Jones

      Geoffrey G. Jones reports on a business history conference studying the many shades of capitalism around the world and through time. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 11 Mar 2019
      • Research & Ideas

      Branding Sells Cereal, Handbags, and Vacations. Can It Sell a Country?

      by Danielle Kost

      Countries such as Israel now realize they need to engage in public diplomacy as well as foreign diplomacy, and in place branding, not just political advocacy, says Elie Ofek. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 09 Jan 2019
      • Research & Ideas

      The UK Needs a Bold Strategy Around Competition to Survive Brexit

      by Michael Blanding

      There is little doubt that the United Kingdom’s separation from Europe will reduce its competitiveness for the foreseeable future, argues Michael E. Porter. Here's what can be done about it. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 11 Dec 2018
      • Research & Ideas

      Free Trade Needs Nurturing—and Other Lessons from History

      by Staff

      Global free trade is not the natural order of things, so it needs to be carefully tended to and maintained. Sophus Reinert and Dante Roscini discuss trade over time and what history teaches. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 09 Oct 2018
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Towards a New Approach for Upgrading Europe’s Competitiveness

      by Christian Ketels and Michael E. Porter

      Is the EU’s model of European integration a driver or a barrier towards higher European prosperity? This paper analyzes why the integration model that was successful in the past has lost effectiveness, and sets out strategic principles to guide a new approach. Integration remains key for upgrading European competitiveness, but needs to move towards a new form.

      • 26 Sep 2018
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Shifting Centers of Gravity: Host Country versus Headquarters Influences on MNC Subsidiary Knowledge Inheritance

      by Prithwiraj Choudhury, Mike Horia Teodorescu, and Tarun Khanna

      This study compares how multinational corporation subsidiaries inherit knowledge from both the headquarters and the local context. To do so the authors analyzed seven years of data (2005–2011) of US patents filed by all subsidiaries of the top 25 US headquartered multinationals.

      • 12 Apr 2018
      • Op-Ed

      Op-Ed: The Trouble with Tariffs

      by Willy C. Shih

      The world's economies are interconnected by globalization, which makes threats of tariff wars doubly dangerous, says Willy Shih. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 22 Mar 2018
      • Cold Call Podcast

      Trump’s Populism: What Business Leaders Need To Understand

      Whether you are a fan of populism or not, it is vital for business leaders to understand the debate around it, says Rafael Di Tella in our latest Cold Call podcast. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 22 Feb 2018
      • Book

      The New History of American Capitalism

      Historians are taking a new look at capitalism in light of its adoption in most of the developed world. From the edited volume American Capitalism: New Histories, by Sven Beckert and Christine Desan, the authors delve into the evolution of these new historic views. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 16 Nov 2017
      • Cold Call Podcast

      Language and Globalization: The Mandate to Speak English at Rakuten

      Japan’s largest online retailer, Rakuten, is rapidly expanding into global markets and requiring all employees, where ever they are located, to conduct business in English. Tsedal Neeley discusses the strong connection between language and globalization. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 18 Oct 2017
      • Research & Ideas

      How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization

      by Julia Hanna

      Historical research by Valeria Giacomin shows that industrial clusters, often cited in explaining local economic growth, have had a much wider impact, especially in developing countries. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 29 Sep 2017
      • Working Paper Summaries

      International Business and Emerging Markets: A Long-Run Perspective

      by Geoffrey Jones

      This paper examines how strategies by Western multinational enterprises in emerging markets over the last century have been shaped by context. These strategies evolved from resolving logistical challenges to managing assertive governments. More recently the focus has been to locate activities in the lower end of global value chains, whilst responding to local competitors.

      • 11 Sep 2017
      • Working Paper Summaries

      A Historical Approach to Clustering in Emerging Economies

      by Valeria Giacomin

      Clusters are geographically concentrated and interlinked agglomerations of specialized firms in a particular domain. This paper argues that long-term studies of clusters in developing countries are necessary to explain the relevance of clusters for the activities of multinational enterprises, making of global business, and building of an integrated marketplace.

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