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  • 09 Mar 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Why Entrepreneurs Should Go Work for Government

Mitchell B. Weiss has heard it too many times: government doesn't work. Too slow. Too bureaucratic. Too burdened by procurement rules and performance measures. "Some of that is fair, and some of that is unfair, but it adds up over... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 1992
  • Chapter

Corporate Governance and Investment Time Horizons

By: J. W. Lorsch and E. MacIver
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Investment; Time Management
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Lorsch, J. W., and E. MacIver. "Corporate Governance and Investment Time Horizons." In Capital Choices: Changing the Way America Invests in Industry, edited by M. E. Porter. Washington, D.C.: Council on Competitiveness, 1992.
  • 7 Mar 1991
  • Lecture

Contractual Governance and Investment Time Horizons

By: W. Carl Kester
Keywords: Governance; Contracts; Investment
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Kester, W. Carl. "Contractual Governance and Investment Time Horizons." Lecture at the Meeting of the Study Group on Policies Influencing Technological Innovations, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, NY, March 7, 1991. (Guest speaker.)
  • August 2005
  • Teaching Note

Tax-Motivated Film Financing at Rexford Studios (TN)

By: Mihir A. Desai, Gabriel L. Loeb, Mark Veblen and Kathleen Luchs
Keywords: Taxation; Finance; Motion Pictures and Video Industry
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Desai, Mihir A., Gabriel L. Loeb, Mark Veblen, and Kathleen Luchs. "Tax-Motivated Film Financing at Rexford Studios (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 206-011, August 2005.
  • 2021
  • Case

Starbucks: Opposing a Local Tax to Address Homelessness while Promoting Social Justice

By: Andrew J. Hoffman
In 2018, the Seattle City Council unanimously voted 9-0 for a tax that would require companies whose annual revenue surpassed $20 million to pay the city $275 per employee per year. The tax money would then be used to combat homelessness in Seattle. In response,... View Details
Keywords: Taxation; City; Welfare; Wealth and Poverty; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Seattle
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Hoffman, Andrew J. "Starbucks: Opposing a Local Tax to Address Homelessness while Promoting Social Justice." William Davidson Institute Case 3-330-494, 2021.
  • 05 May 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance

name of the corporation that they would feel wrong doing in their personal lives, but they are not legally required to do so. Directors are not common carriers, or, to put it more crassly, prostitutes in locales where prostitution is... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
  • October 1990
  • Article

The Structure and Governance of Venture-Capital Organizations

By: William A. Sahlman
Keywords: Governance; Venture Capital; Organizations
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Sahlman, William A. "The Structure and Governance of Venture-Capital Organizations." Journal of Financial Economics 27, no. 2 (October 1990): 473–521.
  • June 2008 (Revised February 2013)
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Vignettes on Governance of Private Equity Firms

By: G. Felda Hardymon, Ann Leamon and Eugenia Adofo
In a series of vignettes, Nigella Hardy-Smyth of an international development agency that invests in emerging markets private equity firms must decide how to handle various situations that arise. As a member of the Limited Partner Advisory Board of each of the five... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Investment Funds; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Managerial Roles; Emerging Markets; Partners and Partnerships
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Hardymon, G. Felda, Ann Leamon, and Eugenia Adofo. "Vignettes on Governance of Private Equity Firms." Harvard Business School Case 808-168, June 2008. (Revised February 2013.)
  • January 1993 (Revised June 1995)
  • Case

Arbitrage in the Government Bond Market?

Documents a pricing anomaly in the large and liquid treasury bond market. The prices of callable treasury bonds seem to be inconsistent with the prices of noncallable treasuries and an arbitrage opportunity appears to exist. Permits instructors to introduce the... View Details
Keywords: Bonds; Price; Valuation; Capital Markets
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Edleson, Michael E., and Peter Tufano. "Arbitrage in the Government Bond Market?" Harvard Business School Case 293-093, January 1993. (Revised June 1995.)
  • 16 Apr 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Making the Most of Government Upheaval

related businesses in the local market or even in other countries. Stage III: Acquisition of New Capabilities. Becoming increasingly sophisticated as they competed with larger foreign rivals, the firms developed new capabilities in areas... View Details
Keywords: by Nancy O. Perry
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About - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

in real time, perhaps policy makers can anticipate financial vulnerability and take measures to prevent crises. Harvard faculty have originated measures of investor sentiment in the equity, credit, and sovereign debt markets. The Behavioral View Details
  • Feb 2014
  • Case

Finding the Money: An Overview of Infrastructure Finance Challenges and Opportunities

This overview describes how the United States funds and finances infrastructure investment to maintain its economic competitiveness. It considers the roles of taxpayers, users, government allocators and... View Details
  • April – May 2010
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Banking Deregulations, Financing Constraints and Firm Entry Size

By: William R. Kerr and Ramana Nanda
We examine the effect of US branch banking deregulations on the entry size of new firms using micro-data from the US Census Bureau. We find that the average entry size for startups did not change following the deregulations. However, among firms that survived at least... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Financing and Loans; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Market Entry and Exit; Banking Industry; United States
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Kerr, William R., and Ramana Nanda. "Banking Deregulations, Financing Constraints and Firm Entry Size." Journal of the European Economic Association 8, nos. 2-3 (April–May 2010): 582–593.
  • 1986
  • Chapter

Promise Them Anything: The Incentive Structures of Local Public Pension Plans

By: Dutch Leonard
Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Public Sector; Government and Politics; Local Range; Motivation and Incentives
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Leonard, Dutch. "Promise Them Anything: The Incentive Structures of Local Public Pension Plans." In Public Sector Payrolls, edited by David A. Wise. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1986.
  • July 2024
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The Home State Effect: How Subnational Governments Shape Climate Coalitions

By: Jonas Meckling and Samuel Trachtman
Organized business interests often seek to block public interest regulations. But whether firms oppose regulation depends on institutional context. We argue that, in federal systems, sub-national policies and politics can have a home state effect on firms' national... View Details
Keywords: Local Range; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business and Government Relations
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Meckling, Jonas, and Samuel Trachtman. "The Home State Effect: How Subnational Governments Shape Climate Coalitions." Governance 37, no. 3 (July 2024): 887–905.
  • October 2012 (Revised July 2014)
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The Role of the Government in the Early Development of American Venture Capital

By: Josh Lerner and Tom Nicholas
Whether the government or markets, or a mixture of both, can provide efficient and effective incentives for encouraging entrepreneurial activity and new venture financing is an age-old question. Public promotion efforts are controversial and in most cases they tend to... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Business and Government Relations; United States
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Lerner, Josh, and Tom Nicholas. "The Role of the Government in the Early Development of American Venture Capital." Harvard Business School Background Note 813-096, October 2012. (Revised July 2014.)
  • 1970
  • Published Proceedings

Defense Industry Contract Financing and Profit Policy

By: J. Ronald Fox
Keywords: Finance; Profit; Policy
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Fox, J. Ronald. Defense Industry Contract Financing and Profit Policy. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1970. (J. Ronald Fox-Chairman, Leonard Spacek-Vice Chairman.)
  • October 2022
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Climate Change Acknowledgment to Promote Sustainable Development: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Local Action Plans in Coastal Florida

By: Srimayi Tenali and Phil McManus
Globally, the consequences of climate change have rapidly necessitated local govern-ment action to mitigate and adapt to rising sea levels, increased storm frequency, andhigher temperatures. Acknowledgement of underlying climate issues, however, varieswidely across... View Details
Keywords: Climate Change; Local Range; Environmental Sustainability; Government and Politics; Communication
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Tenali, Srimayi, and Phil McManus. "Climate Change Acknowledgment to Promote Sustainable Development: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Local Action Plans in Coastal Florida." Sustainable Development 30, no. 5 (October 2022): 1072–1085.
  • 11 Jul 2018
  • News

Airbnb benefits local economies. But mainly in white neighborhoods, study finds.

  • 02 Nov 2016
  • Op-Ed

Government and Financial Tech Can Fix Cash Woes for Small Businesses

products and services. Making the payrolls that support middle class families across the country. These are all things we rely on small businesses for, so we should look with more than just casual interest at how technology, and even View Details
Keywords: by Karen Mills
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