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January 2001 (Revised May 2010)
Case

BP Amoco (A): Policy Statement on the Use of Project Finance

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Michael Kane

Following the BP/Amoco merger in December 1998, CFO David Watson asked Bill Young to recommend when and under what circumstances the firm should use external project finance instead of internal corporate funds to finance new capital investments. As part of this... View Details

Keywords: Project Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Policy; Capital Budgeting

September 2010 (Revised May 2011)
Case

Leadership in Corporate Reporting Policy at Tata Steel

By: Karthik Ramanna and Rachna Tahilyani

The case describes the challenges faced by Tata Steel, India's largest private sector steel company, as it transitions from Indian GAAP to IFRS. It first describes those challenges in the context of the institutional voids that make IFRS adoption difficult in India.... View Details

Keywords: Financial Reporting; International Accounting; Multinational Firms and Management; Policy; Leadership; Emerging Markets; Standards; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Steel Industry; India

Government & Public Policy Club | MBA

Government & Public Policy Club All recognized student clubs are part of a 501(c)(3) non-profit tax exempt organization, called Student Clubs of HBS, Inc. Each student club at Harvard Business School (HBS) is open to all matriculated HBS... View Details

The Unintended Consequences of the Zero Lower Bound Policy

Our novel evidence suggests that in the times of unusually low interest rates money market fund managers increased, on average, their portfolios’ risk. We also show... View Details

January 2009 (Revised February 2010)
Case

Necessity and Invention: Monetary Policy Innovation and the Subprime Crisis

By: Aldo Musacchio and Dante Roscini

This case describes the efforts of Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, to improve liquidity in money markets during the subprime crisis. The case explains the four main new tools for monetary policy (or quantitative easing) the Federal Reserve has used... View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Money; Financial Liquidity; Central Banking; Policy; Business and Government Relations

Policies & Frequently Asked Questions | MBA

Policies & Frequently Asked Questions Cross-Registration What is the Course Fee? What do I do if I need to drop my Harvard Business School (HBS) class? What is the X/Y Schedule? What is the credit conversion of HBS courses into my home... View Details

February 1990
Background Note

Information Technology in Organizations: Emerging Issues in Ethics and Policy

Introduces a framework for identifying and analyzing the ethical and policy issues triggered by the various capabilities of information technology (IT). Ten IT capabilities are defined (access, capture, speed, permanence/storage. duplication, tracking, monitoring, data... View Details

Keywords: Rights; Information Technology; Ethics; Organizations; Policy

2022
Article

Science-based Entrepreneurship in India: A Policy Glass (as yet) Quarter-Full

By: Tarun Khanna

India is celebrated for a resurgence of de novo entrepreneurship in recent decades. Entrants have engaged in creative risk-taking to provide market-based solutions for private or social needs despite not being scions of wealthy industrial or business families. In this... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention; Science; Policy; Investment

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Monetary Policy and Costs of Price Adjustment

By: J. J. Rotemberg

Keywords: Policy; Price; Cost

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December 1994
Teaching Note

Competitive Information Policy at United Technologies TN

By: Lynn S. Paine

Keywords: Information; Policy; Competitive Strategy

January 2012 (Revised November 2012)
Teaching Note

A New Financial Policy at Swedish Match (TN)

Keywords: Finance; Policy; Sweden

October 2011
Case

In the Wake of Fukushima: Japanese Energy Policy

By: Noel Maurer and Nobuo Sato

Keywords: Energy; Policy; Japan

06 May 2020
News

How microeconomics can help devise evidence-based policy responses to COVID-19

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2024
Article

State Capacity and Varieties of Climate Policy

By: Jonas Meckling and Ari Benkler

Countries vary in the adoption of sticks and carrots in climate policy. Differences in institutional capacity and fiscal space shape national policies. This matters for the effectiveness of national mitigation efforts and the extent of international conflict over... View Details

Keywords: Climate Change; Policy; Country

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IT Policies & Governance | Information Technology

IT Policies & Governance Policies and guidelines are in place at Harvard Business School and across Harvard to help the community ensure compliance and understanding of how to use to technology and devices... View Details

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About Us Usage and Policies 2ms For information about our terms of service and acceptable use policies, please see the below pages. Eligibility Except where noted in our terms of service and policy... View Details

February 2006
Teaching Note

Pension Policy at the Boots Company PLC (TN)

By: Luis M. Viceira

Keywords: Retirement

June 1975 (Revised July 1975)
Background Note

Experience and Cost: Some Implications for Manufacturing Policy

By: Steven C. Wheelwright

Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Cost Management