Government Relations - Publications - Faculty & Research

2012
Other Unpublished Work

Strategic responses to collective activism in the U.S. biomass sector

By: Shon R. Hiatt

Almost all companies face constraints and pressure from collective activists. Using tactics such as protests, boycotts, and lobbying, social movement organizations and collective actors can draw significant media attention to issues facing industries and organizations,... View Details

Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Business and Community Relations; Social and Collaborative Networks; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Identity; Forest Products Industry; United States

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September 2023
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CMA CGM: Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Container Shipping

By: Willy Shih

Marine transport is the most cost-effective way to move large volumes over long distances, and container shipping is the backbone of international trade in goods. Yet shipping contributed 3% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions, and the deep-sea segment, which... View Details

Keywords: Container Shipping; Decarbonization; Energy Efficiency; Logistics; Supply Chain; Trade; Environmental Regulation; Governance Compliance; Ship Transportation; Transportation Industry; Shipping Industry; Europe; Asia; North America

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20 Nov 2019
News

Lifting Fallen Families

that unit. Gibbs and the family he left behind never strayed far from Kim’s mind as he returned home and pursued a career in private equity, first as principal at Butler Capital in New York and later as global co-head of investor View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

October 2002 (Revised March 2009)
Background Note

Foreign Direct Investment

By: Laura Alfaro and Esteban Clavell

Briefly reviews motivations and trends behind foreign direct investment and multinational corporations as well as the policy debate that surrounds them. View Details

Keywords: International Finance; Foreign Direct Investment; Multinational Firms and Management; Policy; Business and Government Relations

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2011
Working Paper

Historical Trajectories and Corporate Competences in Wind Energy

By: Geoffrey Jones and Loubna Bouamane

This working paper surveys the business history of the global wind energy turbine industry between the late nineteenth century and the present day. It examines the long-term prominence of firms headquartered in Denmark, the more fluctuating role of U.S.-based firms,... View Details

Keywords: Business History; Renewable Energy; Competitive Advantage; Technology Adoption; Policy; Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry; United States; Denmark

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24 Sep 2013
First Look

First Look: September 24

corporate bonds. Insurance companies have capital requirements tied to the credit ratings of their investments. Conditional on ratings, insurance portfolios are systematically biased toward higher yield, higher CDS bonds. This behavior appears to be View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Oct 2002
News

Making a Difference

the globe to put their skills to work on issues related to the environment, education, the arts, health care, poverty, and economic development. In the United States, fellows worked in diverse organizations such as the National Campaign... View Details

14 Feb 2019
News

Plotting a Path Forward on Climate Change

Boston Green Ribbon Commission, a group of business, institutional, and civic leaders developing strategies to fight climate change and meet Mayor Marty Walsh’s 2050 carbon-neutrality goal. However, McCarthy added, “the city is slow to respond, and it takes View Details

10 Jun 2014
First Look

First Look: June 10

increasing in the "strength" (i.e., relative presence) of related industries. Building on Porter (1998, 2003), we develop a systematic empirical framework to analyze the role of regional clusters-groups of closely View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

October 2009
Teaching Note

Esquel Group: Integrating Business Strategy and Corporate Social Responsibility (TN)

By: F. Warren McFarlan

Teaching Note for [307076]. View Details

Keywords: Business Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Government Relations; Integration; Apparel and Accessories Industry; China

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July 2008 (Revised August 2008)
Background Note

Note on Compulsory Licensing

By: Robert C. Pozen

This note discusses the topic of compulsory licensing of patents from the perspective of U.S. and international law. View Details

Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Patents; Law; Rights; Business and Government Relations

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06 Jun 2017
News

Will Business Fill the Paris Void?

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Bank of America and Deregulation: The Great Turnaround

By: R. H.K. Vietor

Keywords: Banks and Banking; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business and Government Relations; Banking Industry; United States

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October 2007 (Revised May 2008)
Case

Transforming Korea Inc: Financial Crisis and Institutional Reform

By: Laura Alfaro and Renee Kim

South Korea, as one of the Asian "tiger" economies, transformed itself into the world's 11th largest economy and major exporter by 1996, emerging from being one of the lowest income countries in the region back in the 1960s. Yet one year later in 1997, Korea was swept... View Details

Keywords: Development Economics; Financial Crisis; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business and Government Relations; South Korea

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07 Feb 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: February 7

Organization Science Innovation Outcomes in a Distributed Organization: Intra-Firm Mobility and Access to Resources By: Choudhury, Prithwiraj Abstract—Prior research has established a relation between intra-firm mobility and innovation... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

What Does December's Drug-Approval Dash Mean for COVID-19 Vaccines?

[Image: aleksejplatonov] Related Reading The COVID Gender Gap: Why Fewer Women Are Dying COVID's Surprising Toll on Careers of Women Scientists Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Pharmaceutical; Health

01 Oct 2002
News

Bozidar Djelic

central bank on rhythm guitar and Serbia's minister for foreign economic relations on lead vocals. Djelic himself, along with several other government ministers, sang back-up. According to the Wall Street... View Details

September 2024
Article

Activist Directors: Determinants and Consequences

By: Ian D. Gow, Sa-Pyung Sean Shin and Suraj Srinivasan

This paper examines determinants and consequences of hedge fund activism, focusing on activist directors, i.e., directors appointed in response to activist demands. Using a sample of 3,259 activism events from 2004 to 2016, we identify 1,623 activist directors.... View Details

Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Investment Activism; Business and Shareholder Relations