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- May 2010 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
Data.gov
By: Karim R. Lakhani, Robert D. Austin and Yumi Yi
This case presents the logic and execution underlying the launch of Data.gov, an instantiation of President Obama's initiative for transparency and open government. The process used by Vivek Kundra, the federal CIO, and his team to rapidly develop the website and to...
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Safety;
Rights;
Analytics and Data Science;
Internet and the Web;
Ethics;
Cost vs Benefits;
Innovation and Management;
Information Management;
Public Administration Industry;
Information Industry;
United States
Lakhani, Karim R., Robert D. Austin, and Yumi Yi. "Data.gov." Harvard Business School Case 610-075, May 2010. (Revised May 2010.)
- 17 Nov 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Managing the Family Business: Are Optimists or Pessimists Better Leaders?
motivate people to take action-different actions, but at least action. Are You A Pessimist? If you're a pessimist, you tend to focus on safety and security. Pessimism drives you to seek and find safe havens, establish clear advantages,...
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- 29 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 29
stories (the ability to communicate the data to users), and safety (preparation for severe weather, including using social media). Now he has questions about how much to invest in the declining but still important television business; how...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 12, 2016
uncertain environment, where the decision would be sanctioned a year later by a win or a loss. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/616045-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 116-013 The Maggi Noodle Safety Crisis...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 19, 2007
Harvard Business School Note 706-044 Describes the emergence of several kinds of efforts to assure the safety of foreign investment in emerging markets: international arbitration, expanded official political risk insurance, credit from...
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Martha Lagace
- 06 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 6, 2018
Assessment: Evidence from Food Safety Inspections By: Ibanez, Maria, and Michael W. Toffel Abstract—Many production processes are subject to inspection to ensure they meet quality, safety, and environmental standards imposed by companies...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Risks and Rewards of the Intrapreneur
said, is that the start-up's mission was in alignment with the company's core business. For would-be intrapreneurs, the advantages to a corporate start-up versus a jump to a brand new company can include increased visibility within the corporate parent and a View Details
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 13 May 2014
- Op-Ed
The Alibaba Effect
if today's 40 percent personal savings rate is to be reduced, thereby unleashing cash to fuel new growth in consumer spending. Creating this domestic safety net will be crucial to enabling Alibaba to grow even faster. But don't look for...
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- 23 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 23
problems (and the ways they reinforce each other), this paper offers a new approach to community transformation which calls for leaders to use technology to inform and connect people. We need to convert the social safety net into a social...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Feb 2022
- What Do You Think?
Is Concierge Management an Answer to the “Big Quit”?
Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2019). Sarah Kessler, “One Risk of Remote Work: Being Forgotten,” The New York Times, August 5, 2021. Donald...
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by James Heskett
- June 2009
- Teaching Note
COFCO Xinjiang Tunhe Co., Ltd. (TN)
By: David E. Bell, Sarah Morton and Mary Louise Shelman
Teaching Note for [508079].
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Goals and Objectives;
Quality;
Price;
Competitive Strategy;
Contracts;
Supply and Industry;
Business or Company Management;
Problems and Challenges;
Safety;
Cost Management;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
China
- 24 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Can Obamacare Be Saved?
products more appropriately. But, first, they themselves must become truly consumer-centric. From government: The federal government also needs to step in and provide safety measures for insurers who take on riskier consumers. Many...
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- 03 Jan 2018
- What Do You Think?
In the Wake of #MeToo, Should Corporate Boards Hire Compliance Officers?
were proposed. Paula G commented that "Boards need to become more involved to protect the interests of the owners they must look outside to trusted advisors for compliance." Hughe said, "One way to get compliance is to frame harassment as a workplace...
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by James Heskett
- 06 Nov 2012
- Op-Ed
Stop Talking About the Weather and Do Something: Three Ways to Finance Sustainable Cities
The wrath of Hurricane Sandy has illuminated a fundamental question: How do we ensure that our cities are resilient in the face of inevitable future disasters? A destroyed city is not a sustainable city. I'm making the case that it's time to stop complaining about...
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- 12 Jul 2020
- Book
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020
Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth. Both books marry a focus on performance with a look at leadership and organizational change—how to enable, support, and empower positive team and...
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by Staff
- January 2020 (Revised October 2023)
- Case
Governing PG&E
By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
The five commissioners of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) listened intently at a public forum in April 2019 as PG&E Corporation’s out-going chairman Richard Kelly described the company’s proposed new board. PG&E, which provided electricity and natural...
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Keywords:
Bankruptcy;
Board Of Directors;
Board Dynamics;
Business Ethics;
Business Model Innovation;
Corporate Boards;
Energy Efficiency;
Environmental And Social Sustainability;
Government And Business;
Hedge Funds;
Institutional Investors;
Legal Aspects Of Business;
Regulated Monopolies;
Regulation;
Shareholders;
Stakeholder Management;
Strategy And Execution;
Utilities;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Ethics;
Capital Structure;
Climate Change;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Governance;
Environmental Sustainability;
Executive Compensation;
Leadership;
Management;
Safety;
Business and Government Relations;
Energy Industry;
Utilities Industry;
California;
United States
Paine, Lynn S., and Will Hurwitz. "Governing PG&E." Harvard Business School Case 320-024, January 2020. (Revised October 2023.)
- April 2010
- Teaching Note
Swire Beverages: Implementing CSR in China
By: Christopher Marquis, Alison Comings and Bobbi Thomason
Teaching Note for [410021].
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Keywords:
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Business and Community Relations;
Health;
Organizational Design;
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Business Strategy;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Safety;
Natural Environment;
Brands and Branding;
Interests;
Partners and Partnerships;
Food and Beverage Industry;
China
- 12 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Solving COVID'S Mental Health Crisis
safety measures at its facilities, launched online resource centers for different populations affected by COVID-19 such as frontline workers, ramped up telemental health care, and created training programs to help hospitals and...
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- 04 May 2016
- What Do You Think?
What Does Boaty McBoatface Tell Us About Brand Control on the Internet?
but people will still refer to it as Boaty I say take the gift and run with it!” Frank D. did indeed run with it, suggesting that “The life boats could be Life Boaties. He (apparently referring to the gender of the boat) could teach kids science lessons and water View Details
- 29 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 29
cater to these preferences and beliefs by engineering securities perceived to be safe but exposed to neglected risks. Because the risks are neglected, security issuance is excessive. As investors eventually recognize these risks, they fly back to the View Details
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Martha Lagace