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- November 2013 (Revised March 2015)
- Case
Massachusetts Pay-for-Success Contracts: Reducing Juvenile and Young Adult Recidivism
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Lisa A. Chase
The case describes the nature of juvenile recidivism in Massachusetts and explores the potential structure of a privately funded, publicly guaranteed pay-for-success contract. View Details
Keywords: Social Impact Bonds; Pay-for-success; Social Innovation; Juvenile (Prison) Recidivism; Homelessness; Bonds; Social Issues; Public Administration Industry; Massachusetts
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Lisa A. Chase. "Massachusetts Pay-for-Success Contracts: Reducing Juvenile and Young Adult Recidivism." Harvard Business School Case 514-061, November 2013. (Revised March 2015.)
- September 2013
- Case
Advanced Leadership Pathways: Junko Yoda and Her Collaboration to Address Sex Trafficking in Asia
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Juliane Calingo Schwetz and Patricia Bissett Higgins
In 2011, Junko Yoda with Pam McCambridge launched CLinked, a venture aimed to reduce human trafficking of women and children for sexual exploitation. Since incorporation, they launched several different pilot programs in partnership with local non-governmental... View Details
- March 2013 (Revised March 2013)
- Module Note
Business and Government: Campaign Contributions and Lobbying in the United States
This module note on business-government relations introduces students to the state of campaign contributions and lobbying by corporations in the United States. The note develops two hypotheses as to the impact of corporate political engagement: (i) a vehicle to... View Details
Keywords: Political Economy; Business and Government Relations; Government and Politics; Public Administration Industry; United States
Ramanna, Karthik, Sandra J. Sucher, and Ian McKown Cornell. "Business and Government: Campaign Contributions and Lobbying in the United States." Harvard Business School Module Note 113-037, March 2013. (Revised March 2013.)
- March 2011
- Case
Uganda: The Constitution of Development
By: Catherine S. M. Duggan and Alexander Roehrkasse
Duggan, Catherine S. M., and Alexander Roehrkasse. "Uganda: The Constitution of Development." Harvard Business School Case 711-052, March 2011.
- November 2007 (Revised January 2013)
- Case
Indonesia: Attracting Foreign Investment
By: Michael E. Porter and Christian H.M. Ketels
Describes the economic development of Indonesia from independence after World War II to 2006 and the post-Suharto period. The coverage of the post-Suharto period provides evidence of how political and economic conditions are intertwined after a change in the political... View Details
Keywords: History; Situation or Environment; Competitive Strategy; Emerging Markets; Policy; Foreign Direct Investment; Business and Government Relations; Public Administration Industry; Indonesia
Porter, Michael E., and Christian H.M. Ketels. "Indonesia: Attracting Foreign Investment." Harvard Business School Case 708-420, November 2007. (Revised January 2013.)
- September 2007
- Case
Still Leading (B5): General Claudia Kennedy—In Command of Life
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Lance P. Pierce
Describes the transition issues for General Kennedy after she left the army and tried to apply her leadership to social causes. View Details
Keywords: Transition; Problems and Challenges; Social Issues; Personal Development and Career; Leadership; Public Administration Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Lance P. Pierce. "Still Leading (B5): General Claudia Kennedy—In Command of Life." Harvard Business School Case 308-037, September 2007.
- April 2006 (Revised July 2006)
- Case
Managing National Intelligence (A): Before 9/11
By: Jan W. Rivkin, Michael Roberto and Erika Ferlins
Examines the management of national intelligence prior to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Describes the actions taken by a variety of government agencies, including the FBI, the CIA, the FAA, and the Department of Defense, to detect and deter such attacks. View Details
Keywords: War; National Security; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Crisis Management; Management Systems; Public Administration Industry; United States
Rivkin, Jan W., Michael Roberto, and Erika Ferlins. "Managing National Intelligence (A): Before 9/11." Harvard Business School Case 706-463, April 2006. (Revised July 2006.)
- October 2002 (Revised November 2002)
- Case
Welfare State and its Impact on Business Competitiveness, The: Sweden Inc. for Sale?
By: Huw Pill, Petter Johnsson, Ola Nordquist and Ingrid Vogel
The Swedish Model--sometimes presented as a third way between savage capitalism and unrealistic socialism--was much lauded in the 1960s. It was viewed as a strategy that addressed social concerns while supporting economic growth. However, the financial and currency... View Details
Keywords: Economic Systems; Welfare; Government and Politics; Taxation; Competition; Public Administration Industry; Sweden
Pill, Huw, Petter Johnsson, Ola Nordquist, and Ingrid Vogel. "Welfare State and its Impact on Business Competitiveness, The: Sweden Inc. for Sale?" Harvard Business School Case 703-019, October 2002. (Revised November 2002.)
- December 2001
- Compilation
"Doer's Profile" Jimmy Carter (James Earl, Jr.)
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Laura L. Nash
Designed to facilitate a discussion of the nature of enduring success. Includes both biographical data and excerpts from autobiographical material. View Details
Stevenson, Howard H., and Laura L. Nash. "Doer's Profile" Jimmy Carter (James Earl, Jr.). Harvard Business School Compilation 802-134, December 2001.
- January 2000
- Teaching Note
NYPD New TN
By: James L. Heskett
Teaching Note for (9-396-293). View Details
Keywords: Public Administration Industry
- July 1998 (Revised March 1999)
- Case
Social Security Reform
Examines various approaches to pension reform. Examines the current Social Security system in the United States, pension reform in other countries, and the leading approaches to reform. Concludes with analysis of three questions: 1) would returns be higher in a private... View Details
Keywords: Privatization; Retirement; Welfare or Wellbeing; Government and Politics; Public Administration Industry; United States
Kennedy, Robert E., and Brian Irwin. "Social Security Reform." Harvard Business School Case 799-011, July 1998. (Revised March 1999.)
- November 1996 (Revised May 1998)
- Case
Margaret Thatcher
Portrays Margaret Thatcher's rise to the leadership of Great Britain's Conservative Party. Thatcher's political career began with her election to Parliament's House of Commons in 1959. Sixteen years later she was elected the leader of her party, and then in 1979, she... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Gender Characteristics; Government and Politics; Power and Influence; Public Administration Industry; Great Britain
Ibarra, Herminia M., and Jennifer Suesse. "Margaret Thatcher." Harvard Business School Case 497-018, November 1996. (Revised May 1998.)
- April 1996 (Revised June 1999)
- Case
NYPD New
By: James L. Heskett
Police Commissioner Bratten and his staff have led a process designed to create a results-oriented police department from one that previously emphasized and measured effort. With increasing budgeting pressures, the next phase of effort calls for increasing emphasis on... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Performance Productivity; Leadership Style; Budgets and Budgeting; Public Administration Industry
Heskett, James L. "NYPD New." Harvard Business School Case 396-293, April 1996. (Revised June 1999.)
- 24 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach
compensation to performance, as they often fail to rein in pay when performance suffers. · Expectations placed on board members have increased. Most notably, Sarbanes-Oxley and the new listing requirements of the public exchanges have... View Details
Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu
- 21 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
Voter ID Laws Don't Work (But They Don't Hurt Anything, Either)
certainly controversial, but political pundits rarely ask a key question: Do they actually work? A new research paper reaches a surprising conclusion: These rules don't impact voter fraud or public confidence, nor do they dampen... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
Remembering Alfred Chandler
fields of sociology, economics, and business administration as well. All 3 books have received enormous attention and will continue to do so. But it should also be remembered that Al made contributions to business history throughout his... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
Rocket-tunity: Can Private Firms Turn a Profit in Space?
part of, like owning an iPhone or watching a World Cup final? “In some ways, that's the really interesting thing” about where human commercial space flights lead us, says Matthew Weinzierl, the Joseph and Jacqueline Elbling Professor of Business View Details
- 05 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 5, 2016
organization. The case study was constructed on the basis of interviews with an organization in the administrative structure of European football, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and its major international sports... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Sep 2008
- HBS Case
The Value of Environmental Activists
There are many methods, most financial, to measure the success of companies in meeting goals. But the question becomes a lot harder at Harvard Business School when MBAs are challenged to measure the efforts of environmental organizations like Greenpeace and the World... View Details
- 28 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018
their peers and managers and how their beliefs about those salaries affect their own behavior. We conducted a field experiment with a sample of 2,060 employees from a multi-billion dollar corporation. We combine rich data from surveys and View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman