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- January 1989 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
General Electric: Compliance Systems
By: Robert L. Simons
After General Electric (GE) is indicted in 1985 for defrauding the Department of Defense, Chairman John F. Welch takes dramatic steps to prevent a recurrence. This case documents the new systems and procedures that are put in place to ensure that all GE employees are... View Details
- January 1989 (Revised April 1991)
- Case
General Electric: Valley Forge (A)
By: Robert L. Simons
A series of eight vignette cases designed to be taught in one classroom session. This case describes a potential problem in the way that General Electric has billed the government under a large defense contract. Designed to allow students to discuss what actions top... View Details
- 1989
- Other Unpublished Work
Intellectual Property and Developing Countries: Options for US Policy
By: Louis T Wells Jr
- December 1988 (Revised December 1989)
- Background Note
Country Analysis Framework
By: James E. Austin
Presents basic framework for country analysis as used in Business, Government, and the International Economy course. View Details
- December 1988
- Article
Strategic Responses to Automobile Emissions Control: A Game-Theoretic Analysis
By: Dennis Yao
This paper examines the dynamics of standard-setting regulation under technological uncertainty and asymmetric information about technological capability. A two-period model which allows fully strategic action is developed and applied to the regulation of automobile... View Details
- September 1988 (Revised January 1990)
- Case
Federal Assistance to the Farm Credit System: The Road to Recovery?
By: Ray A. Goldberg
- August 1988 (Revised January 1990)
- Case
Boston Edison vs. City of Boston
- August 1988 (Revised August 1989)
- Case
Poletown Dilemma, The
By: Thomas R. Piper
Senior management of General Motors must select a site for a new assembly plant to replace two plants located in Detroit. The economics strongly favor a site in an adjacent state. However, a relocation would have substantial, negative impact on the existing work force,... View Details
- August 1988
- Article
Credibility, Real Interest Rates, and the Optimal Speed of Trade Liberalization
By: K. A. Froot
- 1988
- Chapter
Evaluation of Government Financial Incentives to Large Scale Energy Projects: A Contingent Claims Approach
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Scott P. Mason
- July 1988
- Article
Nutrition Policy: Building the Bridge between Science and Politics
By: James E. Austin and C. Overholt
- June 1988 (Revised August 1988)
- Case
Air Canada: The Privatization Option
- May 1988
- Background Note
Roles and Relationships of Business and Government
By: George C. Lodge
Synthesizes a wide range of literature and experience concerning comparative government-business relations, focusing especially on Japan, Europe, and the United States with some references to Brazil and Mexico. Designed for discussion in two consecutive class sessions.... View Details