Publications

01 Jun 2011
News

An Economy Undermined

Photo courtesy Jeff Madrick When I graduated from HBS in 1971, I chose journalism (at BusinessWeek) over business, a career decision that enabled me to observe “up close and personal” the coming Wall Street revolution. It was a revolution no one anticipated, nor was it... View Details

Keywords: Jeff Madrick; Finance

01 Dec 2008
News

Lack of Energy: The Problem of Human Inertia

Energy Future’s timeliness underscores another key “energy” problem: America’s inability to get its energy act into gear. “Cognitive, organizational, and political barriers — which are all interconnected — must be surmounted if we are to solve our energy problems,”... View Details

September 2006 (Revised August 2007)
Case

The Dubai Ports World Debacle and its Aftermath

By: Julio J. Rotemberg

Describes the political ramifications in the United States of Dubai-based DP World's acquisition of London-based Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O). Because P&O operated some port terminals in the United States, DP World obtained clearance from the... View Details

Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Multinational Firms and Management; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government Legislation; National Security; Business and Government Relations; Ship Transportation; Dubai; United States

18 Nov 2010
Research & Ideas

GM’s IPO: Back to the Future

short as possible. The TARP money and the flexible terms on which it was legislated were critical to the rapid funding of administration decisions. The uniqueness of TARP, however, probably ensures that another intervention of this sort... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Auto

Web

Design: At, Into, & Beyond - Race, Gender & Equity

opportunities. Kyriarchy A complex pyramidal system of intersecting multiplicative social structures of superordination and subordination, of ruling and oppression. // coined by theologian Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza. Labor History The agricultural, technological,... View Details

Web

Policy - Business & Environment

HBS MBA 1966 (R) “The most effective way to address the climate crisis is with national legislation that would impose a significant fee on carbon where it enters the market. Only by pricing in external costs can we eliminate existing... View Details

07 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

The Business of Biotech

information, they argue, it follows that our potential to develop a particular disease will matter less and less to insurers. The general consensus, however, is that new legislation will be required in the meantime for this and a host of... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Biotechnology; Health; Technology

16 Dec 2008
First Look

First Look: December 16, 2008

in 2006. The case invites students to consider how domestic and multinational companies should respond to the Chinese government's invitation to comment on the proposal. The case also describes the impetus for the new legislation and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Aug 2010
Research & Ideas

How to Speed Up Energy Innovation

innovation is held by design-build construction firms? I don't think we know the answer to that, but it's interesting to consider what sort of policies in the areas of procurement, IP, and antitrust legislation would support that level of... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Energy; Utilities

01 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 1

securities exchanges to register with the Federal Trade Commission, would curtail the size of loans that could be advanced to securities investors, and would ban a number of practices (such as short-selling) that were thought to facilitate stock manipulation.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Aug 2024
Op-Ed

What the World Could Learn from America's Immigration Backlash—100 Years Ago

Immigration will be a central issue in the upcoming US presidential election, just as it motivated the recent snap elections in France. After all, the number of migrants rose 27 percent to 281 million globally in 2020, compared with 2010, according to United Nations... View Details

Keywords: by Marco Tabellini

July 2017 (Revised November 2017)
Case

'Clarín Lies!': Bias, Post-Truth, and Populism in Argentina's Media War

By: Rafael Di Tella, Jose Liberti and Sarah McAra

In 2012, Argentine media conglomerate Grupo Clarín and President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner were embroiled in what some called “the mother of all battles.” Grupo Clarín was one of the preeminent media companies in Argentina, with leading newspapers, cable... View Details

Keywords: Media Regulation; Media; Government and Politics; Policy; Newspapers; Government Legislation; Business and Government Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Monopoly; Journalism and News Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Argentina

28 Jun 2012
News

How Does the US Health Care Decision Affect Employers?

Keywords: Professor Bill George; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

31 Jan 2013
News

Bloomberg's Washington footprint explodes

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

22 Jul 2022
Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #7: Turning Waste Heat to Power

have both financial and social returns. A company that doesn’t live its ESG goals is fundamentally more risky over the long term.” Like other young entrepreneurs whom Climate Stories is profiling, Janice’s CEO duties include helping to shape View Details

September 1992 (Revised October 1992)
Case

Acid Rain: The Southern Co. (B)

By: Forest L. Reinhardt

In addition to the issues of expected cost minimization elucidated in Acid Rain: The Southern Co. (A), problems involving regulatory uncertainty are critical to the firm's Clean Air Act compliance strategy. The regulatory uncertainty affects, and is affected by, the... View Details

Keywords: Energy Generation; Business Strategy; Environmental Sustainability; Cost vs Benefits; Risk and Uncertainty; Strategic Planning; Investment Return; Government Legislation; Wastes and Waste Processing; Business and Government Relations; Utilities Industry; Energy Industry; United States