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2011
Other Unpublished Work

Innovation and Regulative Ambiguities in the U.S. Geothermal Power Sector

By: Shon R. Hiatt

While prior institutional research has focused on institutional ambiguity as an exogenous condition under which organizations exercise agency, this study examines the state's exercise of agency in making legal institutions more or less ambiguous and its impact on... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Policy; Energy Sources; Innovation and Invention; Energy Industry; United States

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May 2001
Teaching Note

Campbell Soup Company: A Leader in Continuous Replenishment Innovations TN

By: Ananth Raman

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Keywords: Demand and Consumers; Price; Policy; Production; Customers; Food and Beverage Industry

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October 1984
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NIKE (A1), Teaching Note

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Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Policy; Service Delivery; Decisions; Apparel and Accessories Industry

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20 Sep 2011
News

A Taxing Question

so-called territorial system that would permit corporations to pay taxes only to the country where income is earned. Such territorial tax policies have been adopted by a number of industrialized countries, including Canada, France,... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Accounting, Tax, Bookkeeping, Payroll Services; Professional Services

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Field Course: Scaling Minority Businesses - Course Catalog

Perspective Access to Capital Access to Customers and Markets Public Policy Allyship The cases and background readings examine the range of issues faced by MBEs including racial discrimination, limited access to capital, and difficulties... View Details

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Matthew C. Weinzierl | Working Knowledge

better understanding the philosophical principles underlying policy choices. Recently, he has launched a set of research projects focused on the commercialization of the space sector and its economic implications, viewable at... View Details

04 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

Is Health Care Making You Better—or Dead?

productivity, how many people they see. They have lousy information systems to back them up. And then they have a public policy establishment that more or less continuously deprecates their ideas and squeezes down their income. Not a... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health

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4.5 University-Wide Statement on Rights and Responsibilities | MBA

4.5 University-Wide Statement on Rights and Responsibilities 4.0 General Policies University-Wide Statement on Rights and Responsibilities The central functions of an academic community are learning, teaching, research and scholarship. By... View Details

Article

Moving Forward from COVID-19: Organizational Dimensions of Effective Hospital Emergency Management

By: Mariam Krikorian Atkinson, Nicholas Cagliuso, John Hick, Sara Singer, Elizabeth Bambury, Tuna Cem Hayirli, Masha Kuznetsova and Paul Biddinger

Federal investment in emergency preparedness has increased notably since the 9/11 attacks, yet it is unclear if and how U.S. hospital readiness has changed in the 20 years since then. In particular, understanding effective aspects of hospital emergency management... View Details

Keywords: COVID-19; Hospital Preparedness/response; Urban/rural Hospitals; Emergency Management; National Strategy; Health Pandemics; Crisis Management; Performance Effectiveness; Governance; Policy; United States

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2000
Chapter

Engineering China: The Origins of the Chinese Developmental State

By: William C. Kirby

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Government and Politics; Policy; China

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March 2024
Article

Medicare Price Negotiation and Pharmaceutical Innovation Following the Inflation Reduction Act

By: Matthew Vogel, Pragya Kakani, Amitabh Chandra and Rena M. Conti

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) requires Medicare to negotiate lower prices for some medicines with high Medicare spending. Using historical data from public and proprietary sources to apply the IRA's negotiation criteria retrospectively, we identify all drugs that... View Details

Keywords: Policy; Government Legislation; Health Care and Treatment; Negotiation; Price; Pharmaceutical Industry

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13 Aug 2024
Research & Ideas

Why Companies Shouldn't Delay Software Updates—Even After CrowdStrike's Flaw

The CrowdStrike tech security outage in July revealed the true interdependence—and fragility—of global computer systems. Following several high-profile data breaches, policymakers are calling on businesses to do more to fix code weaknesses and protect systems from... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Technology; Information Technology; Computer; Web Services

July 1986
Case

Nicaragua and the U.S. Trade Embargo

By: James E. Austin

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Trade; Policy; International Relations; Nicaragua; United States

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1.17 Field Based Learning / Independent Projects | MBA

created, and shared during field activities, Clarify ownership rights and non-disclosure agreements for students, faculty, and company sponsors in company-sponsored field-based learning projects. The policies View Details

24 Jul 2013
Op-Ed

Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In

Affordable Healthcare Act. Although the federal government offers a range of subsidies for healthcare policies obtained through these connectors, cities would still have to decide who should pay the... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber, Robert C. Pozen, Eric D. Werker & Benjamin Kennedy; Auto

19 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Why Privacy Protection Notices Turn Off Shoppers

make you feel less safe by making you conscious of just how much you are giving away? A new working paper finds that it’s more likely to be the latter. “Even if a privacy policy is meant to be assuaging, it can prime you to think about... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail

21 May 2008
Research & Ideas

Going Negative in Political Advertising

the candidate's own words. Finally, there is the occasional policy comparison ad that contrasts the two candidates' points of view. But, with minimal policy differences separating Clinton and Obama, the... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

14 May 2019
Research & Ideas

Ethics Bots and Other Ways to Move Your Code of Business Conduct Beyond Puffery

geographical area are asking lots of questions about the policy on taking gifts from certain ministers, then this would help compliance leaders appreciate that maybe it’s time to go back and make sure people understand our gifts View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

16 May 2016
HBS Case

Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick Customer

Business School and Professor in Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Even though Chipotle’s supply chain is shorter, with fewer intermediaries between supplier and restaurant, the use of local... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage