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- 13 Feb 2007
- Working Paper Summaries
Electronic Hierarchies and Electronic Heterarchies: Relationship-Specific Assets and the Governance of Interfirm IT
- August 2006 (Revised July 2007)
- Background Note
Governance of the Business Family
By: John A. Davis
Explains the purposes, processes, standards, plans, and agreements that together help to govern (or steer) a family that owns a family business. View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Family Ownership
Davis, John A. "Governance of the Business Family." Harvard Business School Background Note 807-020, August 2006. (Revised July 2007.)
- July 1988
- Article
Nutrition Policy: Building the Bridge between Science and Politics
By: James E. Austin and C. Overholt
Austin, James E., and C. Overholt. "Nutrition Policy: Building the Bridge between Science and Politics." Annual Review of Nutrition 8 (July 1988): 1–20.
- 25 Apr 2000
- Research & Ideas
Adjusting the Fit for Government
The role of government in Africa must be to establish an "investor friendly" environment, according to Obiageli Ezekwesili, a panelist at the Africa Business Conference's debate on "Government View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 13 Oct 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Market Competition, Government Efficiency, and Profitability Around the World
- Article
Investment in United States Government Securities by State Governments
By: Joseph L. Bower
Bower, Joseph L. "Investment in United States Government Securities by State Governments." National Tax Journal 13, no. 2 (June 1960): 127–139.
- Article
Syrian Refugees in Turkey and the Politics of Post Conflict Reconciliation
By: Kristin Fabbe and Tolga Sınmazdemir
Finding suitable settlements to civil wars, then proceeding to reconcile and reintegrate civilian communities to realize such settlements and avoid future conflict, poses many seemingly insurmountable challenges. The Syrian conflict is a case in point. Not only has a... View Details
Keywords: Syrian Refugees; Conflict; Postconflict Reconciliation; Refugees; War; Conflict and Resolution; Attitudes; Syria; Turkey
Fabbe, Kristin, and Tolga Sınmazdemir. "Syrian Refugees in Turkey and the Politics of Post Conflict Reconciliation." Review of Middle East Studies 52, no. 2 (November 2018): 249–262.
- Apr 2010
- Conference Presentation
Organizational Scope and Governance in Private Regulatory Enforcement
- July 2008
- Supplement
The Politics and Economics of Accounting for Goodwill at Cisco Systems (B)
By: Karthik Ramanna
Studies the role of Cisco in setting current US accounting standards for acquisitions and goodwill. Students are asked to analyze an acquisition in the context of an ongoing political debate on mergers accounting. View Details
Keywords: Goodwill Accounting; Standards; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business and Government Relations; United States
Ramanna, Karthik. "The Politics and Economics of Accounting for Goodwill at Cisco Systems (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 109-003, July 2008.
- July 2008
- Case
The Politics and Economics of Accounting for Goodwill at Cisco Systems (A)
By: Karthik Ramanna
Studies the role of Cisco in setting current U.S. accounting standards for acquisitions and goodwill. Students are asked to analyze an acquisition in the context of an ongoing political debate on mergers accounting. View Details
Keywords: Goodwill Accounting; Mergers and Acquisitions; Standards; Business and Government Relations; United States
Ramanna, Karthik. "The Politics and Economics of Accounting for Goodwill at Cisco Systems (A)." Harvard Business School Case 109-002, July 2008.
- June 2003
- Article
Contested Currency: Russia's Ruble in Domestic and International Politics
By: Rawi Abdelal
Abdelal, Rawi. "Contested Currency: Russia's Ruble in Domestic and International Politics." Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics 19, no. 2 (June 2003): 55–76. (Reprinted in Perspectives on the Russian State in Transition, ed. Wolfgang Danspeckgruber. Princeton, N.J.: Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, 2006, pp. 197-219.)
- 2010
- Conference Presentation
Who is Governing Whom? Executives, Governance and the Structure of Generosity in Large U.S. Firms
By: Christopher Marquis and Matthew Scott Lee
- June 2011 (Revised February 2013)
- Case
Mandatory Environmental, Social, and Governance Disclosure in the European Union
By: George Serafeim
In 2011, the European Commission was deciding on how to best modify the existing European Union policy on corporate disclosure of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) information. Previous directives had recommended that European companies report ESG... View Details
Keywords: Integrated Corporate Reporting; Corporate Strategy; Corporate Disclosure; Environmental Accounting; Competitive Strategy; International Accounting; Financial Reporting; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Debates; Europe
Eccles, Robert G., George Serafeim, and Phillip Andrews. "Mandatory Environmental, Social, and Governance Disclosure in the European Union." Harvard Business School Case 111-120, June 2011. (Revised February 2013.)
- March 2024 (Revised May 2024)
- Supplement
Governing OpenAI (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine, Suraj Srinivasan and Will Hurwitz
Paine, Lynn S., Suraj Srinivasan, and Will Hurwitz. "Governing OpenAI (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 324-111, March 2024. (Revised May 2024.)
- Research Summary
The Politics of Food
By: Gunnar Trumbull
This project explores the origins and evolution of national food cultures, emphasizing the sources of variation in terms of quality, safety, and 'sophistication'. Comparing food cultures in postwar Italy, France, and America, I argue that distinctive national... View Details
- June 2016
- Supplement
FANUC Corporation: Reassessing the Firm's Governance and Financial Policies Spreadsheet Supplement
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Akiko Kanno
In February 2015, Daniel Loeb (a US-based activist investor) announced his firm had a large investment in FANUC Corporation, a leading producer of industrial robots and software for machine tools. Loeb was demanding that the Japanese firm change its financial and... View Details
- April 1977
- Article
A Political Approach to Organizations: A Review and Rationale
By: Michael Tushman
Tushman, Michael. "A Political Approach to Organizations: A Review and Rationale." Academy of Management Review 2, no. 2 (April 1977): 206–216.
- 1990
- Chapter
The British Government and Foreign Multinationals before 1970
By: G. Jones
Keywords: Business History; Multinational Firms and Management; Business and Government Relations; United Kingdom
Jones, G. "The British Government and Foreign Multinationals before 1970." In Governments, Industries and Markets: Aspects of Government-Industry Relations in Great Britain, Japan, West Germany and the United States of America since 1945, edited by M. Chick. Aldershot: Edward Elgar Publishing, 1990.