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- January 1993 (Revised June 1995)
- Case
Arbitrage in the Government Bond Market?
Documents a pricing anomaly in the large and liquid treasury bond market. The prices of callable treasury bonds seem to be inconsistent with the prices of noncallable treasuries and an arbitrage opportunity appears to exist. Permits instructors to introduce the... View Details
Edleson, Michael E., and Peter Tufano. "Arbitrage in the Government Bond Market?" Harvard Business School Case 293-093, January 1993. (Revised June 1995.)
- 13 Oct 2010
- Research & Ideas
How Government can Discourage Private Sector Reliance on Short-Term Debt
financial institutions. “Most people agree that the financing of large financial intermediaries put the larger financial system at risk” Can the government do anything to discourage short-term borrowing by the private sector? HBS... View Details
- December 1982
- Case
Government Relations at TRW, Inc. (A)
By: J. Ronald Fox
Fox, J. Ronald. "Government Relations at TRW, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 383-104, December 1982.
- June 2007
- Article
Law and Finance in Historical Perspective: Politics, Bankruptcy Law, and Corporate Governance in Brazil, 1850-2002
By: Aldo Musacchio
Keywords: Law; Finance; History; Perspective; Government and Politics; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Corporate Governance; Brazil
Musacchio, Aldo. "Law and Finance in Historical Perspective: Politics, Bankruptcy Law, and Corporate Governance in Brazil, 1850-2002." Journal of Economic History 67, no. 2 (June 2007): 502–506. (Dissertation summary.)
- 1986
- Chapter
Government Relations in the Global Firm
By: L. T. Wells Jr. and Amir Mahini
Wells, L. T., Jr., and Amir Mahini. "Government Relations in the Global Firm." In Competition in Global Industries, edited by M. E. Porter. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1986. (Also in Competizione Globale, published by Isvor-Fiat, Turin, Italy, 1987.)
- November 1999
- Article
Why Governments Implement Temporary Stabilization Programs
By: Laura Alfaro
Keywords: Government and Politics
Alfaro, Laura. "Why Governments Implement Temporary Stabilization Programs." Journal of Applied Economics 2, no. 2 (November 1999).
- December 1982
- Case
Government Relations at TRW, Inc. (B)
By: J. Ronald Fox
Keywords: Business and Government Relations
Fox, J. Ronald. "Government Relations at TRW, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 383-105, December 1982.
- 28 Aug 2014
- Op-Ed
Government Can Do More to Unfreeze Small Business Credit
businesses. But small business credit was hit hard during the recent recession and has been slow to recover. Beginning in early 2009, the federal government acted quickly to unfreeze credit markets with... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Corporate Governance Conference Addresses Global Challenges
In recent years, government and business leaders throughout the world have made governance issues a prime focus, as capital markets have increased their scrutiny of countries'... View Details
- 1991
- Book
Facilitating Foreign Investment: Government Institutions to Screen and Monitor Investment from Abroad
By: L. T. Wells Jr. and A. G. Wint
Wells, L. T., Jr., and A. G. Wint. Facilitating Foreign Investment: Government Institutions to Screen and Monitor Investment from Abroad. Foreign Investment Advisory Service Occasional Paper. Washington, D.C.: International Finance Corporation, 1991.
- November 2011
- Article
Corporate Governance When Founders Are Directors
By: Feng Li and Suraj Srinivasan
We examine CEO compensation, CEO retention policies, and M&A decisions in firms where founders serve as a director with a non-founder CEO (founder-director firms). We find that founder-director firms offer a different mix of incentives to their CEOs than other firms.... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Executive Compensation; Retention; Policy; Motivation and Incentives; Performance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Mergers and Acquisitions; Wages; United States
Li, Feng, and Suraj Srinivasan. "Corporate Governance When Founders Are Directors." Journal of Financial Economics 102, no. 2 (November 2011): 454–469.
- 21 Jun 2022
- News
Government Doesn’t Take Enough Risks. Let’s Change That.
- March 2014 (Revised October 2015)
- Case
Teach For China and the Chinese Nonprofit Sector
By: William C. Kirby and Erica M. Zendell
Teach For China was founded in 2008 with the mission of expanding educational opportunity across China. By 2013, Andrea Pasinetti's lofty dream had taken flight: over 300 graduates from top American and Chinese universities were participating in its 2-year teaching... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit; China; Business And Government Relations; Business And Poverty; Business And Society; Emerging Market Entrepreneurship; Emerging Market; NGO; Education; Entrepreneurship; Social Enterprise; Emerging Markets; Non-Governmental Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations; Education Industry; China
Kirby, William C., and Erica M. Zendell. "Teach For China and the Chinese Nonprofit Sector." Harvard Business School Case 314-052, March 2014. (Revised October 2015.)
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance
WorldCom, Adelphia, and other former high flyers. These scandals demonstrate not only a lapse of ethics but also a disdain for the rule of law. Enron's lawyers and auditors appeared more concerned with... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- June 2024 (Revised August 2024)
- Case
Climate Governance at Linde plc (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine, Suraj Srinivasan, Emilie Billaud and Vincent Dessain
In July 2023, the Linde plc board of directors' sustainability committee convened in London to review the company's environmental performance, with a focus on decarbonization and clean energy. Linde was the world's largest industrial gas supplier, with a workforce... View Details
Keywords: Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Compensation and Benefits; Innovation Strategy; Leading Change; Goals and Objectives; Business and Shareholder Relations; Chemical Industry; United States; Germany; Europe; North America; London
Paine, Lynn S., Suraj Srinivasan, Emilie Billaud, and Vincent Dessain. "Climate Governance at Linde plc (A)." Harvard Business School Case 324-140, June 2024. (Revised August 2024.)
- 05 Jul 2006
- Op-Ed
Corporate Governance Activists are Headed in the Wrong Direction
Activist corporate governance reformers are spending too much time—and capturing too much of the media's attention—on fringe issues. One current initiative, for example, focuses on promoting "majority voting" for directors, a... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph Hinsey
- October 2024
- Case
a16z: Governance in Decentralized Protocols (A)
By: Shai Benjamin Bernstein and Liang Wu