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August 26, 2009
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Where Cash for Clunkers Ran Off the Road

By: John A. Quelch

Today, let us celebrate the end of an unjustifiable drain on the U.S. taxpayer: the Cash for Clunkers (C4C) program.

True, C4C greatly boosted the number of consumers visiting car dealers. Doubtless, some new cars were sold to consumers who thought they... View Details

Keywords: Government Programs; Environmental Impact; Government Waste; Customer Behavior; Economic Growth; Economy; Financial Crisis; Government and Politics; Leadership; Marketing; Programs; Value; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; United States

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January 2013 (Revised March 2016)
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The Private Company Council

By: Karthik Ramanna and Luis M. Viceira

Financial Accounting Foundation chairman Jack Brennan is under pressure from private-company interests to set up a new body—the Private Company Council—to determine separate GAAP for private companies. PCC advocates—including the US Chamber of Commerce—argue that... View Details

Keywords: FASB; Lobbying; Political Economy; Accounting; Government and Politics; Leadership; Financial Markets; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry

February 1996
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Note on the FDA Review Process for Medical Devices

Describes the FDA's classification scheme for the three classes of medical devices and the review processes. View Details

Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; United States

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Bibliography - The Human Factor - – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration ,” Harvard Library Bulletin, vol. 29, no. 2. Cambridge: Harvard University Library, 1981. Barnard, Chester Irving. The Functions of the Executive. Cambridge: Harvard University... View Details

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John Oxtoby

triumphs and the compromises of the public sector firsthand. “It’s a roller coaster of emotions,” John says, reflecting on the challenges the Obama Administration faced governing in turbulent times. “I feel... View Details

01 Aug 2002
News

Marilynn Davis (MBA '82)

career has also included impressive stints in public service, as CFO of the New York City Housing Authority in the 1990s and as assistant secretary for administration at the Department of Housing and Urban... View Details

01 Jun 2011
News

Four-Letter Word

to a calling — what can I do to help?” Miller said. “I always wanted to go into public service,” which he did, after writing a letter to Treasury Secretary and fellow Goldman alum Henry Paulson (MBA ’70). One Treasury project Miller has... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs

March 2003 (Revised August 2005)
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National Parks Conservation Association

By: Forest L. Reinhardt and Briana Huntsberger

The National Parks Conservation Association seeks to help the U.S. National Park Service increase its efficiency by incorporating principles of business management so that American national parks will be better managed. Its efforts raise fundamental questions about the... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Business or Company Management; Corporate Governance; Government and Politics; Natural Environment; Cooperation; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; United States

November 2013 (Revised January 2015)
Case

Obamacare

By: Matthew Weinzierl and Katrina Flanagan

One vote in June, 2012, decided the fate of President Barack Obama's crowning first-term achievement: universal health insurance. Chief Justice John Roberts of the U.S. Supreme Court cast the deciding vote to uphold the keystone of the reform: the mandate to purchase... View Details

Keywords: Universal Health Insurance; Adverse Selection; Leviathan; Courts and Trials; Judgments; Insurance; Health Care and Treatment; Government and Politics; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; United States

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Affording to Wait: Medicare Initiation and the Use of Health Care

By: Guy David, Philip Saynisch, Victoria Acevado-Perez and Mark D. Neuman

Delays in receipt of necessary diagnostic and therapeutic medical procedures related to the timing of Medicare initiation at age 65 years have potentially broad welfare implications. We use 2005–2007 data from Florida and North Carolina to estimate the effect of... View Details

Keywords: Medicare; Behavior; Insurance; Health Care and Treatment; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; North Carolina; Florida

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November 2002 (Revised May 2003)
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AOL Time Warner Foundation

Focuses on B. Keith Fulton, vice president of the AOL Time Warner Foundation, who is analyzing the results of a new partnership between the foundation and the National Council on Aging. Fulton is considering ways to build upon the partnership's initial success. View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Partners and Partnerships; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry

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Pathways to Business | HBS Online

Zelleke is the MBA Class of 1962 Senior Lecturer of Business Administration in Harvard Business School’s General Management unit. He’s the faculty lead for Pathways to Business and served on the Dean’s Anti-Racism Task Force in 2020.... View Details

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Lily Wu

to gain from your internship experience? A broad hands-on understanding of museum administration and operations. I'm intrigued by the complexity and nuances of running a public serving non-profit cultural... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

01 Feb 2002
News

Former Bulletin Editor Remembered

editor for the Public Affairs Press. After graduating from HBS, he became chief of the Publications Division of the Small Business Administration in Washington, D.C. Anthony's... View Details

Keywords: Edward Lovell ("Ted") Anthony II (MBA 1952); obituary; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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The Anatomy of Fraud (TAF) - Course Catalog

applicability for people joining or running companies, as well as private and public market investors. This course examines the most sensational global frauds of this millennium, such as Enron, FTX, and Lehman Brothers, with the following... View Details

May 1998 (Revised April 2000)
Case

City of New York, The

By: Paul M. Healy

This case examines the economics of a municipality, and then explores its financial position from the perspective of a bond rating firm. View Details

Keywords: Bonds; Financial Management; Public Sector; City; Financial Statements; Government Administration