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Leila Meliani
for being as informed as possible with limited time and information." "You leave the room with 90 or so different perspectives," says Leila. In BGIE (Business, Government and the International Economy), each case is sourced... View Details
Keywords: Consulting
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Kevin Nazemi
all your classes.” Healthy ambitions Pursuing the joint degree opens Kevin to “an interplay of business and government that’s essential, especially in health care, where private/public partnership is a necessity. The Kennedy School... View Details
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Jonathan Evans
their experience. We can have a case about a cranberry factory, and someone will stand up and talk about agriculture operations. We can talk about governance in Africa, and a student from Nigeria will speak from his experiences. When you... View Details
- 21 Oct 2014
- News
Joe Lhota: Making A Difference
- 24 Jul 2014
- Op-Ed
Reform Tax Law to Keep US Firms at Home
Editor's Note. Given a veritable flood over the last year of corporate "inversions"—US companies that reincoporate in other countries to take advantage of favorable tax rates and business regulations—lawmakers in Washington D.C. are debating how to respond.... View Details
- 25 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
How Chapter 11 Saved the US Economy
It's no surprise that Harvard Business School professor Stuart C. Gilson gave an enthusiastic thumbs-up to the recently announced $11 billion US Airways/American Airlines merger. The deal, which came after American's parent company, AMR Corporation, declared bankruptcy... View Details
- 02 Feb 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Lawful but Corrupt: Gaming and the Problem of Institutional Corruption in the Private Sector
- September 2010
- Article
Making Self-Regulation More Than Merely Symbolic: The Critical Role of the Legal Environment
By: Jodi L. Short and Michael W. Toffel
Using data from a sample of U.S. industrial facilities subject to the federal Clean Air Act from 1993 to 2003, this article theorizes and tests the conditions under which organizations' symbolic commitments to self-regulate are particularly likely to result in improved... View Details
Keywords: Adoption; Code Law; Environmental Sustainability; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Organizations; Governance Compliance; Strategy; Motivation and Incentives; United States
Short, Jodi L., and Michael W. Toffel. "Making Self-Regulation More Than Merely Symbolic: The Critical Role of the Legal Environment." Administrative Science Quarterly 55, no. 3 (September 2010): 361–396. (Lead article; Featured in the Stanford Social Innovation Review (Summer 2011) and in Behind the scenes of the Administrative Science Quarterly.)
- 15 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 15
PublicationsDo Strong Fences Make Strong Neighbors? Authors:Mihir Desai and Dhammika Dharmapala Publication:National Tax Journal 63 (December 2010) Abstract Many features of U.S. tax policy towards multinational firms—including the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- May 28, 2019
- Other Article
How Russia Found a Disinformation Haven in America
By: Rawi Abdelal and Galit Goldstein
The Mueller Report established that “the Russians” undertook information operations campaigns to meddle in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Though this has been clear for a long time, Americans continue to discuss Russian information operations in the wrong way.... View Details
Keywords: Elections; Donald Trump; Political Elections; National Security; Information Technology; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Social Media; Russia; United States
Abdelal, Rawi, and Galit Goldstein. "How Russia Found a Disinformation Haven in America." National Interest (May 28, 2019).
- September 1988 (Revised January 1990)
- Case
Federal Assistance to the Farm Credit System: The Road to Recovery?
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Keywords: Agribusiness; Welfare; Government and Politics; Credit; Business and Government Relations; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States
Goldberg, Ray A. "Federal Assistance to the Farm Credit System: The Road to Recovery?" Harvard Business School Case 589-040, September 1988. (Revised January 1990.)
- October 1982 (Revised December 1984)
- Case
Air Traffic Controllers (Condensed)
By: Michael Beer
Keywords: Government Administration; Labor and Management Relations; Human Resources; Management; Public Administration Industry; Air Transportation Industry; United States
Beer, Michael. "Air Traffic Controllers (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 483-054, October 1982. (Revised December 1984.)
- 14 Nov 2024
- News
How the Insurance Industry Can Weather the Storms
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Liberty Mutual CEO Tim Sweeney (MBA 1991) says that 2012 was the year that climate change started really showing up on the balance sheet. “This is a horrible... View Details
- 11 Dec 2014
- News
Revolutionizing digital medical records
electronically search past records, freeing her to talk in more detail with her patient. Bushkin’s business model for MedKaz aligns the financial interests of all parties. Patients save deductibles and copays. Employers, insurers, and View Details
- August 2024
- Background Note
A Brief Note on U.S. Presidential Transitions
By: Robert F. White
This note provides background information on the U.S. presidential transition process, including the history of presidential transitions, the modern transition process, and the responsibilities of the executive branch. It includes a brief overview of the primary laws... View Details
Keywords: Transition; Government Administration; Selection and Staffing; Political Elections; Laws and Statutes; Public Administration Industry; United States
White, Robert F. "A Brief Note on U.S. Presidential Transitions." Harvard Business School Background Note 825-062, August 2024.
- February 1988 (Revised August 2000)
- Background Note
Note on the U.S. Freight Transportation Industry
By: Janice H. Hammond and John E. P. Morrison
Describes the major modes of domestic freight transportation (motor carrier, rail, air, water, and pipelines). Examines the characteristics of the transportation service that each mode provides and discusses changes in the industry that have resulted from recent... View Details
Keywords: Change; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Industry Structures; Logistics; Service Operations; Transportation; United States
Hammond, Janice H., and John E. P. Morrison. "Note on the U.S. Freight Transportation Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 688-080, February 1988. (Revised August 2000.)
- 11 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 11, 2009
since the Great Depression. That is why Barack Obama and his team have been looking to Franklin Delano Roosevelt for help. The stimulus measure passed by Congress in February that includes money for building infrastructure, strengthening unemployment insurance, and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 May 2015
- News
Getting Ready for Success
nonetheless. She cofounded Minds Matter, a now-nationwide mentoring and college preparatory nonprofit that launched her on a lifelong mission to improve public education. Named Woman of the Year by the California State Assembly in 2014... View Details
- January 2018
- Case
Merck CEO Ken Frazier Quits President Trump's Advisory Council
By: Andy Zelleke and Brian Tilley
In the first six months of Donald Trump’s presidency, Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier appeared alongside Trump at least three times at press events, one of which commemorated the first and only meeting of the president’s Manufacturing Job Initiative (better known at the... View Details