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- 17 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 17
Projects By: MacCormack, Alan, and Anant Mishra Abstract—Formal contracts represent an important governance instrument with which firms exercise control of and compensate partners in R&D projects. The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Apr 2015
- Op-Ed
Reforming Greece: Myths and Truths
trust the government to do the right thing. Distrust, such as exists between Greece and its creditors, brings harsh measures and a tight leash. This is well established in the literature and is related to building 'relational contracts,'... View Details
Keywords: by George Serafeim
- 08 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
How to Negotiate “Yes” Across Cultural Boundaries
Decision-making and governance processes, which determine either a "yes" or a "no," can differ widely from culture to culture, not just in terms of legal technicalities but also in terms of behaviors and core beliefs.... View Details
Keywords: by James K. Sebenius
- 1988
- Other Unpublished Work
Congressional Testimony on Defense Acquisition Policy - U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Acquisition Policy
By: J. Ronald Fox
- 17 May 2016
- First Look
May 17, 2016
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/consumers-corporations-and-public-health-9780190235123?facet_narrowbytype_facet=Books%20for%20Courses&lang=3n&cc=us# 2016 Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance Antonio Serra and the Economics of Good View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 23
(forthcoming) Abstract Competition among firms yields many benefits but can also encourage firms to engage in corrupt or unethical activities. We argue that competition can lead organizations to provide services that customers demand but that violate View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Shareholders Key to Corporate Reform
be actually brought home to the investor." Most of our social contracts are built on the assumption that individual accountability influences human behavior. Indeed, the recent move by the SEC to require CEOs to personally attest to... View Details
- February 1998 (Revised December 1998)
- Case
Atlantic Energy/Delmarva Power & Light (A)
By: Benjamin C. Esty, Mathew M Millett and Tracy Aronson
Delmarva Power & Light and Atlantic Energy are neighboring electric utilities based in Delaware and New Jersey, respectively. In early 1996, they entered into merger negotiations, but were unable to reach an agreement on price because they could not agree on what... View Details
Keywords: Valuation; Negotiation Offer; Government Legislation; Risk and Uncertainty; Mergers and Acquisitions; Contracts; Utilities Industry; Delaware; New Jersey
Esty, Benjamin C., Mathew M Millett, and Tracy Aronson. "Atlantic Energy/Delmarva Power & Light (A)." Harvard Business School Case 298-034, February 1998. (Revised December 1998.)
- 15 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
A Mass Crisis Can Overwhelm Health Care. Liberia Found a Solution.
test people, then process the tests and take them to a waiting area.” When Ebola began ravaging the country in 2014, Liberia’s government came knocking on Last Mile Health’s door. The organization helped the View Details
- 25 Oct 2006
- Op-Ed
Fixing Executive Options: The Veil of Ignorance
The latest corporate governance crisis is buried in the details of executive compensation contracts. Don't like the timing of the stock option grant you got or the strike price of the contract? No worries! It turns out that this is... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir Desai & Joshua Margolis
- 1989
- Other Unpublished Work
Congressional Testimony on Dealing with Persistent Acquisition Problems - U.S. Senate, Committee on Armed Services
By: J. Ronald Fox
- 16 Jul 2008
- Op-Ed
What Should Employers Do about Health Care?
ignored health care altogether, leaving it to government or dutifully paying their mandated health contributions. Many U.S. employers are dropping health benefits or hoping for reforms that will transfer responsibility for health... View Details
- 24 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
When Reputation Trumps Regulation
the most serious governance cases filed in U.S. courts by private shareholders against foreign cross-listed firms. Second, even if the SEC had the resources required to fully investigate the potentially false disclosures and statements by... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 1989
- Other Unpublished Work
Twelve Mini-Case Studies of Defense Acquisition - HBS Analysis and Decision Case
By: J. Ronald Fox
- 10 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Legacy of Boaty McBoatface: Beware of Customers Who Vote
winner, an environmental activist. Despite the fact that the government thought the humorous name would be more popular, once again, an implicit contract had been broken, and outrage ensued. View Details
- 16 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Can Decades of Military Overspending be Fixed?
Editor's note: Even with recent disclosures about out-of-control spending on corporate perks and government agency parties, the US military is frequently held up as the exemplar of organizational largesse run wild. In the new book Defense... View Details
- 04 Mar 2009
- Op-Ed
Credit is Not the Bogey
afford the payments—indeed, to buyers who have no "rainy day" savings. Underwriting must once again deserve the name. Micro-print contracts must be transparent and protect the consumer. Lenders must take responsibility not just... View Details
- 20 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Small Businesses Can Survive the Coronavirus Outbreak
from that experience in recent weeks as she helps government officials explore ways to shore up the 30 million small businesses that provide almost half of the country’s jobs. THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS More Business-Related Pandemic Coverage... View Details
- September 2011
- Teaching Note
Aguas Argentinas: Settling a Dispute (TN)
By: Louis T. Wells
Teaching Note for 705-019. View Details
- 02 Jun 2011
- What Do You Think?
Is it Time for a National Bankruptcy?
dissolves the social contract between people and government." Phil Clark commented that "Those who go bankrupt lose sight of personal principle and beliefs. A country going bankrupt undermines itself and demonstrates its... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett