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- July 1991
- Case
Managing the U.S. Dollar in the 1980s
By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick
Provides numerical data and alternative explanations concerning the U.S. dollar's rise and subsequent fall in value from 1981 through 1987. Students are challenged to study the evidence and make their own inferences concerning the dollar's movements and the degree of... View Details
Kester, W. Carl, and Richard P. Melnick. "Managing the U.S. Dollar in the 1980s." Harvard Business School Case 292-001, July 1991.
- Mar 2012
- Article
Special Report: Restoring U.S. Competitiveness
Some of the world’s most original thinkers to expain the competiteveness challenge America faces and to help point the way forward. View Details
- November 1977
- Background Note
Note on U.S. Antitrust Laws
Kasper, Daniel M. "Note on U.S. Antitrust Laws." Harvard Business School Background Note 378-127, November 1977.
- 2024
- Working Paper
Foreign Influence in U.S. Politics
By: Marco Grotteria, Max Miller and S. Lakshmi Naaraayanan
This paper investigates the informational role of lobbyists in the context of foreign lobbying in the United States. Using Department of Justice data on contacts between foreign governments and US legislators, we show that exogenous shocks to these connections... View Details
Grotteria, Marco, Max Miller, and S. Lakshmi Naaraayanan. "Foreign Influence in U.S. Politics." Working Paper, October 2024.
- July 2022 (Revised November 2022)
- Case
Building a Mishap-Free U.S. Navy
In 2021, Kevin “Bud” Couch, a retired Navy captain who was now working as a civilian employee of the Navy Safety Center, was trying to determine how best to reduce the risk of Navy mishaps. The Navy had experienced a series of major mishaps in 2017 that had led to a... View Details
Keywords: National Security; Safety; War; Ship Transportation; Risk Management; Operations; Singapore; Tokyo; San Diego
Edmondson, Amy C., Herman B. Leonard, Michael W. Toffel, and Michael Norris. "Building a Mishap-Free U.S. Navy." Harvard Business School Case 622-116, July 2022. (Revised November 2022.)
- April 2016
- Teaching Plan
1worker1vote: MONDRAGON in the U.S.
By: Rebecca Henderson and Michael Norris
Teaching plan for case 315-103. View Details
- April 2010 (Revised June 2010)
- Background Note
The U.S. Life Insurance Industry
By: Robert C. Pozen and McCall Ann Merchant
This note provides a background on the US life insurance regimes for the life insurance industry, including descriptions of different types of insurance, annuities, and regulation. View Details
Pozen, Robert C., and McCall Ann Merchant. "The U.S. Life Insurance Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 310-091, April 2010. (Revised June 2010.)
- October 1985 (Revised September 1986)
- Background Note
U.S. Lodging Industry in 1985
Keywords: United States
Porter, Michael E. "U.S. Lodging Industry in 1985." Harvard Business School Background Note 386-068, October 1985. (Revised September 1986.)
- 18 Jan 2012
- News
Harvard alums see U.S. lagging
- 18 Feb 2016
- News
Political System Biggest U.S. Problem
U.S. Monetary Policy and Emerging Markets Credit Cycles
Foreign banks’ lending to firms in emerging market economies is large and denominated predominantly in U.S. dollars. This creates a direct connection between U.S. monetary policy and EME credit cycles. We estimate that over a typical U.S. monetary easing cycle, EME... View Details
- July 2003 (Revised January 2013)
- Background Note
Note on Organized Labor in U.S. Public Education
Surveys the history, structure, and activities of the two dominant U.S. teachers unions—the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). The NEA and AFT represent approximately 90% of U.S. public school teachers and have grown... View Details
Leschly, Stig. "Note on Organized Labor in U.S. Public Education." Harvard Business School Background Note 804-018, July 2003. (Revised January 2013.)
- 16 Oct 2014
- Other Presentation
U.S. Competitiveness and Implications for our Economic Future
Keynote talk about enhancing U.S. competitiveness during the Inner City 100 Symposium: Icons of Industry Growth View Details
Keywords: United States; Small And Medium Enterprises; Competitiveness; Urban Development; Economics; United States
Porter, Michael E. "U.S. Competitiveness and Implications for our Economic Future." Inner City 100 Awards Dinner, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, Boston, MA, United States, October 16, 2014.
- 23 Apr 2008
- Op-Ed
The Gap in the U.S. Treasury Recommendations
The U.S. Treasury recommendations for restructuring the nation's system of financial regulation are an important start in the process of strengthening the United States financial system. The proposal is to be commended for some of its... View Details
- September 1985
- Case
U.S. Oil Co. Technical Center
Keywords: Energy Industry
Sahlman, William A. "U.S. Oil Co. Technical Center." Harvard Business School Case 286-007, September 1985.
- February 2011 (Revised April 2011)
- Teaching Note
Haier's U.S. Refrigerator Strategy (TN)
By: Pankaj Ghemawat, Thomas M. Hout, Jordan I. Siegel and Steven A. Altman
Teaching Note for #705-475. View Details
- July 2000
- Teaching Note
U.S. Gas Transportation, Inc. TN
By: John A. Davis and Sharon Peyus
Teaching Note for (9-800-049). View Details
Keywords: Transportation Industry
- February 1982 (Revised October 1985)
- Background Note
U.S. Position in Ocean Shipping
Meyer, John R. "U.S. Position in Ocean Shipping." Harvard Business School Background Note 682-071, February 1982. (Revised October 1985.)