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- 02 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Health Care Research and Prospects
P. Pisano: It was clear there that there was a huge set of interesting and important management issues going on that were not being addressed elsewhere, and that we were in a good position to address. Public policy issues were being... View Details
- 18 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, July 18, 2017
corporate leaders speaking out on social and environmental policy issues not directly related to their core business. In the first study of this phenomenon, we investigate how CEO activism can influence public opinion about these issues... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 16
reversal of the state's policy towards private business from late 1978, and has grown rapidly since. While insurance as a concept and product has been a big success in post-reform China, the growth of the industry has created strong... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 25, 2018
recall leads to a one-month reduction in time to major innovation. Our results suggest that product failures influence subsequent innovation but that their impact is dependent upon recall source, proximity, and severity. The strategic and public View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Reinventing the Dowdy Savings Bond
allowing bonds to be rolled over into private sector retirement accounts; and generally making it easier to purchase bonds by expanding distribution to outlets such as the post office and Wal-Mart. "The federal government spends $350... View Details
- 19 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Public Education Goes to School
and local governments will reach approximately $450 billion. Although per-pupil spending has more than doubled in real dollars over the last thirty years, student achievement has remained stagnant. U.S. students look mediocre, or worse,... View Details
- October 2011
- Case
Patricia Gottesman at Crimson Hexagon
By: Lena G. Goldberg and Mary Beth Findlay
After successful capital raises and significant progress in gaining market acceptance of its tools for analyzing public opinion, Crimson Hexagon's CEO prepares to address the company's investors on the question of exit strategy. View Details
Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Strategic Planning; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Policy; Information Industry; Web Services Industry
Goldberg, Lena G., and Mary Beth Findlay. "Patricia Gottesman at Crimson Hexagon." Harvard Business School Case 312-068, October 2011.
- 21 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018
markets, which have had biosimilar competition since 2006. Using our own survey, we analyze how market features and public policies predict biosimilar entry, price, and penetration, finding significant heterogeneity across countries and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- February 2001
- Case
Free Trade vs. Protectionism: The Great Corn-Laws Debate
By: David A. Moss, Kevin P. Brennan, Matthew B. Gorin and Marian Lee
Examines the extended conflict between free traders and protectionists in nineteenth-century Britain. It culminates with Prime Minister Robert Peel's decision at the end of 1845 about whether to repeal the Corn Laws, a series of acts that had protected British... View Details
Keywords: Conflict of Interests; Trade; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Government Legislation; Change Management; Competitive Advantage; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Market Entry and Exit; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Great Britain
Moss, David A., Kevin P. Brennan, Matthew B. Gorin, and Marian Lee. "Free Trade vs. Protectionism: The Great Corn-Laws Debate." Harvard Business School Case 701-080, February 2001.
- 29 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Uber Is Worth Saving and How To Do It
responsible company they are, that they’re concerned about the future well-being of society, cities, drivers, women, every stakeholder.” When it comes to its drivers, for example, the company has an opportunity to partner with government... View Details
- 19 Aug 2013
- Research & Ideas
Studying How Income Inequality Shapes Behavior
Business Administration at Harvard Business School, where he teaches in the Business, Government and the International Economy unit. "It's striking how much work has gone into examining this question—including by many truly... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 20 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers Value Global Brands
never thought about the [American] brand of clothes or shoes I wore!" "We aren't concerned with how America governs itself," an Indian said. "What we look for is quality in their products." Since people's concerns... View Details
- June 1995
- Teaching Note
Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream Inc.: Keeping the Mission(s) Alive TN
By: Richard E. Walton
Teaching Note for (9-392-025). View Details
- 05 Dec 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is Growth Good?
decline"? Growth at the organizational level opens up opportunities for new customers, new hiring, acquisitions, increased profitability, and generally more liberal policies as a result of the removal of constraints associated with... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
How to Tap the Talent Automated HR Platforms Miss
As the global staffing shortage grinds on, corporate recruiters everywhere are relying on their online hiring platforms and automated systems to deliver the candidates they need. Too often, these tools will fail them, sidelining many qualified workers in the process.... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller
- 11 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 11
leading government officials to set policies that undermine competitiveness and sap economic growth. Business is caught in a vicious circle. A big part of the problem lies with companies themselves, which... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 11, 2007
deep historical origins of 'born global' companies; the importance of networks and diaspora in new international market development; the key role of public policy in shaping cross-border entrepreneurial activity; and the impact of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Lessons of Business History: A Handbook
departments and journals, and from many second-tier business schools. This loss of history has resulted in the spread of influential theories based on ill-informed understandings of the past. As Gary Herrigel's chapter on corporate View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- November 2001
- Case
Tobacco and the Future of Rural Kentucky
By: Ray A. Goldberg and James M Beagle
Governor Patton decides how to use settlement funds to develop a long-term plan for Kentucky's tobacco producers and rural communities. View Details
Keywords: Financial Instruments; Social Issues; Laws and Statutes; Rural Scope; Policy; Business and Community Relations; Government and Politics; Kentucky
Goldberg, Ray A., and James M Beagle. "Tobacco and the Future of Rural Kentucky." Harvard Business School Case 902-412, November 2001.
- 31 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
Why Competition May Not Improve Credit Rating Agencies
and debt markets. “These findings throw some doubt on the policy that has been pursued pretty much unanimously by decision-makers in Washington, D.C. to increase competition among raters.” Credit rating agencies provide an assessment of... View Details