Publications

07 Jul 2009
First Look

First Look: July 7

comparison to their private counterparts. We do not argue that all SOEs are efficient or that it is optimal to have government ownership of banks and other companies. What we aim to show is that the return of View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Sep 2007
News

How to Take a Stand On UBS and Climate Change

the less government involvement there is, the better,” says Oberholzer-Gee. “In fact, a number of the competitive advantages enjoyed by companies have come from the regulations that governments impose on... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Finance

30 Apr 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Urban Adaptation in a Changing World

complex web of government structures and competing administrative mandates that make urban planning particularly difficult. The first problem is that guidance on climate mitigation and adaptation at the View Details

2022
Chapter

Creating 'Smart' Policy to Promote Entrepreneurship and Innovation

By: Karen G. Mills and Annie Dang

Entrepreneurship is a key to unlocking innovation and fostering regional and national economic productivity. Extensive studies demonstrate that small and young firms contribute to innovation and employment growth. But which of the many types of small firms are... View Details

Keywords: Economic Policy; High-growth; Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention; Business Startups; Economic Growth; Policy; United States

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November 2013
Case

Choosing Health Insurance Coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)

By: Robert C. Pozen, Katherine Brooks and Iwan Djanali

Keywords: Health Care; Health Care Industry; Insurance; Laws and Statutes; Health Care and Treatment; Policy; Insurance Industry; Health Industry; United States

June 2001 (Revised November 2001)
Case

Plum Creek Timber (B)

By: Max H. Bazerman, Jack Troast, Hannah Bowles and Nicole Nasser

Plum Creek Timber Co. decides to go ahead with negotiations for a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) on its Pacific Northwest properties. HCP represents a new form of public-private-sector collaboration and innovation to improve upon command-and-control environmental... View Details

Keywords: Conflict of Interests; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Participants; Environmental Sustainability; Business and Government Relations; Forest Products Industry; United States

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Supporting Harvard Business School collaborations with other universities, research institutions, government agencies and businesses in France and Europe - Communicating and responding to inquiries about the foregoing and other matters... View Details

21 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

Bio-Piracy: When Western Firms Usurp Eastern Medicine

wound ointment for thousands of years. The United States Patent and Trademark Office revoked the patent in 1997. The case illustrates the issue of "bio-piracy," wherein patentees charge rents for the use of herbal remedies that... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Legal Services; Biotechnology

03 May 2011
First Look

First Look: May 3

five-year term as chairman of State Bank of India (SBI), India's largest commercial bank. He had led SBI on a journey of transformation from an old, hierarchical, transaction oriented, government bank to a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

April 2025
Case

The CHIPS Program Office (Abridged)

By: Mitch Weiss and Sebastian Negron-Reichard

In February 2023, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo weighed signing off on a Notice of Funding Opportunity (“NOFO”) with at least one unconventional provision: a pre-application (“pre-app”) to the actual application for parts of $39 billion in direct semiconductor... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Public Sector; Government Administration; Government Legislation; Motivation and Incentives; Semiconductor Industry; Public Administration Industry; United States

24 Apr 2014
News

Leading a battle against corruption, a force that slows economic development

fight corruption. “These citizen-driven initiatives are raising public awareness as never before and demand that CEOs pay attention,” he says. In Russia, thousands of anonymous contributors identify corrupt government procurement... View Details

31 Mar 2023
News

How Can We Solve the Teacher Shortage Crisis?

transferring learning, you mentioned that the federal government has been encouraging states to develop their own apprenticeship problems. I assume, given Reach University's visibility in the space, you're... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

July 2024 (Revised December 2024)
Background Note

District Heating: An Overview

By: Willy Shih and Michael W. Toffel

This note provides an overview of district heating: systems in which central plants generate heat that is conveyed by steam or water through a set of insulated pipes to send heat to residential and/or commercial buildings. It describes key elements of the system (heat... View Details

Keywords: Decarbonization; Energy Efficiency; Energy Storage; Energy Transmission; Construction; Energy; Buildings and Facilities; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Climate Change; Operations; Energy Industry; Denmark; Europe; United States

September 1974 (Revised June 1986)
Case

William D. Ruckelshaus and the Environmental Protection Agency

By: Joseph L. Bower

Keywords: Government Administration; Environmental Sustainability; Business and Government Relations; United States

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March 2015
Teaching Note

McKinsey & Co.—Protecting its Reputation (A) and (B)

By: Jay Lorsch and Emily McTague

McKinsey & Co—Protecting its Reputation (A&B) is a field case written from the perspective of the Firm's Managing Director Dominic Barton. The two cases describe the actions McKinsey & Co took to protect the firm's reputation after the Rajat Gupta matter.
The... View Details

Keywords: Consulting Firms; Leadership & Corporate Accountability; Leadership And Change Management; Leadership And Managing People; Leading A Global Business; Corporate Culture; Professional Service Firms; Professional Service Firm; Leadership; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Consulting Industry; United States

March – April 2010
Article

Healthcare Reform and Its Implications for the U.S. Economy

By: Regina E. Herzlinger

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Economy; United States

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01 Sep 2009
News

Of Value and Values

economic development, and corporate governance in a rigorous, bottom-up approach employing analysts who integrate sustainability research into fundamental equity analysis. But what happens when an appealing investment opportunity also... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Finance; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

31 Jan 2019
Cold Call Podcast

How Wegmans Became a Leader in Improving Food Safety

Keywords: Re: Ray A. Goldberg; Food & Beverage

January 2019 (Revised June 2019)
Technical Note

U.S. Commercial Health Insurance Industry

By: Susanna Gallani, Mary Witkowski and Harry B. Wolberg

This note describes the role of commercial payers in the U.S. healthcare industry. We begin with a review of the historical evolution of commercial payers and their role in the market, from the beginning to the Affordable Care Act and beyond. Every wave of reforms in... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Insurance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Health Industry; Insurance Industry; United States