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Charles R. Hook
Hook is known more for his progressive employment practices than for building Armco into the leading producer of sheet metal. He was an advocate of full-disclosure and loyalty policies towards employees and was also active in the field of... View Details
Keywords: Metals
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Research Brief: As the Wind Blows
While bold, innovative public policy played an important role in fostering success, the level of policy consistency was just as important, Jones discovers. “There’s a Janus face of public policy,... View Details
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Accessibility | About
and expands coverage to include all digital content, including internal-facing sites. The policy was established to promote equal access to information technology and digital content and to improve the user experience of IT and... View Details
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Curriculum | MBA
internship in the second summer. A typical candidate will follow the sample schedule outlined below. MBA/MPP Year 1 Harvard Kennedy School Fall Term Resources, Incentives and Choices I: Markets and Market Failures Quantitative Analysis and Empirical Methods View Details
- June 2002 (Revised September 2002)
- Case
Alan Greenspan
By: Huw Pill and Allison Morhaim
Describes the life and times of Alan Greenspan. View Details
Pill, Huw, and Allison Morhaim. "Alan Greenspan." Harvard Business School Case 702-072, June 2002. (Revised September 2002.)
- 1999
- Chapter
The Pricing of US Catastrophe Reinsurance
By: K. Froot and P. O'Connell
Keywords: Financial Markets; Catastrophe Risk; Corporate Finance; Cost Of Capital; Banking And Insurance; Asset Pricing; Hedging; Banking; Insurance; Natural Disasters; Policy; Risk Management; Insurance Industry; United States
Froot, K., and P. O'Connell. "The Pricing of US Catastrophe Reinsurance." In The Financing of Catastrophe Risk, edited by Kenneth A. Froot, 195–232. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999. (Revised from NBER Working Paper No. 6043, May 1997, and HBS Working Paper No. 98-018, September 1997.)
- 11 May 2016
- News
World Bank Vice President and Treasurer: Negative Rates Not the Answer
Reacting to a spate of nations adopting negative interest rates—essentially charging depositors for parking their money—World Bank Vice President and Treasurer Arunma Oteh (MBA 1990) told Bloomberg News that the policy could weaken banks.... View Details
- June 1973 (Revised December 1977)
- Case
Affirmative Action at Aldrich
By: George C. Lodge
Lodge, George C. "Affirmative Action at Aldrich." Harvard Business School Case 373-355, June 1973. (Revised December 1977.)
- Web
RoGME: Role of Government in Market Economies - Course Catalog
role of government as it plays out in the real world, using vivid case studies from many countries, decades, and policy angles. At the same time, we align these cases with a rigorous theoretical framework that clarifies the circumstances... View Details
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Kala Viswanathan
Kala Viswanathan (she/her) has always had an interest in using policy to help create a more sustainable world. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil and environmental engineering from Duke University and Stanford... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Lack of Energy: The Problem of Human Inertia
minimally hurting small groups of individuals or interest groups. It could implement policies that will be touted as saving money but that will also be beneficial to the environment (such as greater efficiency). Bazerman observes that... View Details
- October 1995 (Revised October 1996)
- Case
Singapore Unlimited: Building the National Information Infrastructure
By: Lynda M. Applegate, John L. King, Soon-Siong Neo and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Describes the actions taken by the government of Singapore to enable the country to survive and prosper after it achieved independence in the late 1960s. Recognizing that its small size, limited natural resources, but excellent location placed it in a vulnerable... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Natural Environment; Expansion; Policy; Infrastructure; Singapore; Southeast Asia
Applegate, Lynda M., John L. King, Soon-Siong Neo, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Singapore Unlimited: Building the National Information Infrastructure." Harvard Business School Case 196-012, October 1995. (Revised October 1996.)
- May 2001
- Teaching Note
Campbell Soup Company: A Leader in Continuous Replenishment Innovations TN
By: Ananth Raman
Teaching Note for (9-195-124). View Details
- 2005
- Book
A Portrait of the Visual Arts: Meeting the Challenges of a New Era
By: Kevin F. McCarthy, Elizabeth A. Ondaatje, Arthur C. Brooks and András Szántó
Providing information about developments in the visual arts world, this book provides an analysis of the sector, describing the characteristics of visual arts consumers, artists, finances, and organization. View Details
McCarthy, Kevin F., Elizabeth A. Ondaatje, Arthur C. Brooks, and András Szántó. A Portrait of the Visual Arts: Meeting the Challenges of a New Era. Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2005.
- March 2006
- Article
How to Implement a New Strategy Without Disrupting Your Organization
By: Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton
Kaplan, Robert S., and David P. Norton. "How to Implement a New Strategy Without Disrupting Your Organization." Harvard Business Review 84, no. 3 (March 2006).
- October 1984
- Teaching Note
NIKE (B1): Business Class Travel, Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-385-028). View Details
- October 1984
- Case
NIKE (B1): Business Class Travel
Presents information about Nike's way of accounting for travel expenses. The teaching objective is to raise the academic question: What is a policy? and then to proceed to a specific action question: what should be Nike's travel policy? View Details
Christensen, C. Roland. "NIKE (B1): Business Class Travel." Harvard Business School Case 385-028, October 1984.
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Lauren Taylor & Rebecca Henderson
Rebecca and Lauren are working on a book about innovation and change, exploring how to drive innovation in large organizations and uncovering what it is about organizational culture that makes change so difficult. Research Focus Rebecca: We’re working on a book about... View Details
- 22 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Control Your Inventory in a World of Lean Retailing
most manufacturers, including this one, tend to assign the same inventory policy for all products in a product line. By fine-tuning inventories according to SKU-level demand, a manufacturer can increase profits and reduce inventory risks.... View Details