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- 06 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Consumers Blame Business for Global Health Problems. Can Business Become the Solution?
Every public health crisis—whether it’s the availability of highly addictive opioids or junk food marketing to children—prompts consumers to question how far companies will go for profit. It’s not an unwarranted concern. After all,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Faculty Q&A: Less Risk, More Reward
Your research explores entrepreneurship and the social safety net. What is the connection between those two things? I look at whether stronger social safety net benefits make it more likely for people to... View Details
- 16 Jun 2009
- Research Event
Business Summit: The Future of Market Capitalism
discussion among panel members on the shortcomings of the capitalist system and ways the business community can better serve broader societal interests. Topics included social entrepreneurship, the role of public policy, and the... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter
- 13 May 2014
- Op-Ed
The Alibaba Effect
if today's 40 percent personal savings rate is to be reduced, thereby unleashing cash to fuel new growth in consumer spending. Creating this domestic safety net will be crucial to enabling Alibaba to grow even faster. But don't look for... View Details
- 05 Jan 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
The Integrity of Private Third-party Compliance Monitoring
- 23 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
Product Disasters Can Be Fertile Ground for Innovation
to answer: Would negative publicity from the accident affect future innovation in that segment of the medical device industry? Would people’s perception of safety issues reduce demand for products using... View Details
Leroy A. Lincoln
Under Lincoln’s leadership, Metropolitan became an ardent supporter and provider of public health education while his company achieved record levels of profitability. For many years, the company promoted health and View Details
Keywords: Finance
- October 2012 (Revised December 2013)
- Case
Urbanizing China
By: Lakshmi Iyer and G.A. Donovan
In 2012, China attained a historic development milestone with more Chinese citizens living in cities than in the countryside. China's rapid urbanization, and the accompanying conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural uses, raised a number of economic, social,... View Details
Keywords: China; Urbanization; Industrialization; Property Rights; Local Government Finance; Social Protest; Business Environment; Food Security; Safety; Change Management; Food; Urban Development; Social Issues; Growth and Development Strategy; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; China
Iyer, Lakshmi, and G.A. Donovan. "Urbanizing China." Harvard Business School Case 713-037, October 2012. (Revised December 2013.)
- January 2019
- Case
Data.gov (Abridged)
By: Karim R. Lakhani, Robert D. Austin and Yumi Yi
This case presents the logic and execution underlying the launch of Data.gov, an instantiation of President Obama's initiative for transparency and open government. The process used by Vivek Kundra, the federal CIO, and his team to rapidly develop the website and to... View Details
Keywords: Safety; Rights; Analytics and Data Science; Internet and the Web; Ethics; Cost vs Benefits; Innovation and Management; Information Management; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; United States
Lakhani, Karim R., Robert D. Austin, and Yumi Yi. "Data.gov (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 619-043, January 2019.
- Web
Labor Practices | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
among workers. Lunchtime softball game, Geneva Steel Plant, Geneva, Utah. Show caption Hide caption The corporation used these images in its annual reports and corporate publications to affirm U.S. Steel’s concern for the health and View Details
- Profile
Kanwaljit Bakshi
public service. She was recruited by the Department of Justice to work on computer crime in national security, but Brochu's knowledge of computer security, plus her earlier experience as a volunteer legal aid for families and children,... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 04 Jan 2016
- News
Taking Time Out for a Challenge
hit the small African nation in 2014. “Having watched Sierra Leone and its neighbors make great strides over the last decade to consolidate peace, grow their economies, and invest in public services, I knew they remained among the poorest... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Faculty Research Online From HBS Working Knowledge
What Companies Lose from Forced Disclosure Increased corporate financial reporting may benefit many parties but not necessarily the companies themselves. New research by Assistant Professor Romana Autrey and her coauthors looks at the relationship between executive... View Details
- Web
Student Handbook | MBA
extraordinary circumstances to protect the health and safety of the Harvard community. For these purposes “extraordinary circumstances” include, but are not limited to, public health emergencies, extreme... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
One-on-One with Jeff Hicks
Jetta ads use real-time crashes to emphasize the car’s safety. How would you respond to critics? The two permissible ways to demonstrate safety in commercials in the past involved crash dummies or showing a car weaving to avoid an... View Details
- 2015
- Working Paper
The Integrity of Private Third-party Compliance Monitoring
By: Jodi L. Short and Michael W. Toffel
Government agencies are increasingly turning to private, third-party monitors to inspect and assess regulated entities’ compliance with law. The integrity of these regulatory regimes rests on the validity of the information third-party monitors provide to regulators.... View Details
Keywords: Regulation; Compliance; Compliance Policies; Conflict Of Interest; Independent Third Party; Inspection; Audit Quality; Auditor; Audit; Environment; Production; Supply Chain; Quality; Government Administration; Working Conditions; Safety; Labor; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governance Compliance; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; United States
Short, Jodi L., and Michael W. Toffel. "The Integrity of Private Third-party Compliance Monitoring." Harvard Kennedy School Regulatory Policy Program Working Paper, No. RPP-2015-20, November 2015. (Revised December 2015.)
- May 2010 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
Data.gov
By: Karim R. Lakhani, Robert D. Austin and Yumi Yi
This case presents the logic and execution underlying the launch of Data.gov, an instantiation of President Obama's initiative for transparency and open government. The process used by Vivek Kundra, the federal CIO, and his team to rapidly develop the website and to... View Details
Keywords: Safety; Rights; Analytics and Data Science; Internet and the Web; Ethics; Cost vs Benefits; Innovation and Management; Information Management; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; United States
Lakhani, Karim R., Robert D. Austin, and Yumi Yi. "Data.gov." Harvard Business School Case 610-075, May 2010. (Revised May 2010.)
- 03 Nov 2020
- News
One Paramount Priority
the media and its outsize responsibility in shaping public opinion. Governors could serve as role models, demonstrating what public safety could look like. The winning party... View Details
Keywords: Government
- Fast Answer
Market trends, opportunities in advanced technology fields
pharmaceuticals, plastics, safety and security, and semiconductor manufacturing. Frost & Sullivan - Reports and market trends and opportunities encompassing various technology-, energy-, and manufacturing-related... View Details
- 31 Oct 2014
- Op-Ed
Ebola’s Call To Arms About Disaster Preparedness
and we're seeing some real heroes in our public health system, too. Once we get beyond the individual heroics, however, we should be quite concerned about breakdowns of protocol in the nation's hospitals. Ironically, part of the problem... View Details