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  • November 1989 (Revised December 1996)
  • Supplement

Wisconsin Central Ltd. Railroad and Berkshire Partners (B): LBO Associations and Corporate Governance

By: Michael C. Jensen
Describes the resolution of the default situation. Further examines the internal control mechanisms and distinct role of the board of directors of a typical LBO association. View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Leveraged Buyouts; Rail Industry
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Jensen, Michael C. "Wisconsin Central Ltd. Railroad and Berkshire Partners (B): LBO Associations and Corporate Governance." Harvard Business School Supplement 190-070, November 1989. (Revised December 1996.)
  • 04 Sep 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Is Government Just Stupid? How Bad Decisions Are Made

wealthier. The American government currently subsidizes timber and paper companies for chopping down national forests. A business that operated as the View Details
Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman, Jonathan Baron & Katherine Shonk
  • 1985
  • Chapter

Restructuring Petrochemicals: A Comparative Study of Business and Government Strategy to Deal with a Declining Sector of the Economy

By: Joseph L. Bower
Keywords: Restructuring; Corporate Strategy; Government and Politics; Chemicals; Chemical Industry
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Bower, Joseph L. "Restructuring Petrochemicals: A Comparative Study of Business and Government Strategy to Deal with a Declining Sector of the Economy." In U.S. Competitiveness in the World Economy, edited by Bruce R. Scott and George C. Lodge. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1985.
  • January 2005 (Revised March 2007)
  • Background Note

Game Theory and Business Strategy

By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Dennis A. Yao
Provides a brief introduction to the application of game theory to business settings. Sets up and analyzes a minicase involving commitment. View Details
Keywords: Game Theory; Trust; Business Strategy
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Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, and Dennis A. Yao. "Game Theory and Business Strategy." Harvard Business School Background Note 705-471, January 2005. (Revised March 2007.)
  • 16 Nov 2010
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Data.gov: Matching Government Data with Rapid Innovation

Transparency: Its official motive of transparency allows citizens more control of information that affects them. Giving "power to the people" puts a new set of eyes and ears on government View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Technology
  • July 2005
  • Case

Family Governance at the Cousin Consortium Stage

By: John A. Davis and Courtney Sampson
Explains the governance system for the Eddy family, who own the Port Blakely Companies. Provides the viewer with an inside look at the running of the family council and family assembly meetings. Also provides a brief history and overview of the forestry and real estate... View Details
Keywords: Conferences; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Corporate Governance; Business History; Business or Company Management; Family Ownership
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Davis, John A., and Courtney Sampson. "Family Governance at the Cousin Consortium Stage." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 805-160, July 2005.
  • April 2001 (Revised August 2001)
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UNext: Business Education and e-Learning

By: Michael G. Rukstad, David J. Collis and Tyrell Levine
UNEXT has signed agreements with Columbia, Stanford, Chicago, Carnegie Mellon, and the London School of Economics to create online business courses. The company is backed by Michael Milken and Larry Ellison and has four Nobel laureates on its advisory board. Describes... View Details
Keywords: Business Education; Curriculum and Courses; Technological Innovation; Internet and the Web; Competition; Disruptive Innovation; Performance Efficiency; Higher Education; Learning; Education Industry
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Rukstad, Michael G., David J. Collis, and Tyrell Levine. "UNext: Business Education and e-Learning." Harvard Business School Case 701-014, April 2001. (Revised August 2001.)
  • August 2015
  • Article

A Comparative-Advantage Approach to Government Debt Maturity

By: Robin Greenwood, Samuel G. Hanson and Jeremy C. Stein
We study optimal government debt maturity in a model where investors derive monetary services from holding riskless short-term securities. In a setting where the government is the only issuer of such riskless paper, it trades off the monetary premium associated with... View Details
Keywords: Sovereign Finance; Debt Securities
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Greenwood, Robin, Samuel G. Hanson, and Jeremy C. Stein. "A Comparative-Advantage Approach to Government Debt Maturity." Journal of Finance 70, no. 4 (August 2015): 1683–1722. (2015 Brattle Group Distinguished Paper for an outstanding corporate finance paper published in the Journal of Finance. Internet Appendix Here.)
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Risk Management as a Function of Government

By: David A. Moss
Professor Moss's academic work in this area explores how and why governments manage private-sector risks. Based on historical and institutional research, he argues that risk management constitutes a critical function of government with far-reaching implications. ... View Details
  • 2021
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The Sustainable Corporate Governance Initiative in Europe

By: Mark Roe, Holger Spamann, Jesse M. Fried and Charles C.Y. Wang
In July 2020, the European Commission published the “Study on directors’ duties and sustainable corporate governance” by EY. The Report purports to find evidence of debilitating short-termism in EU corporate governance and recommends many changes to support sustainable... View Details
Keywords: Short-termism; Hedge Funds; Shareholder Activism; Securities Regulation; Agency Costs; Political Economy; Payouts; Repurchases; Corporate Governance; Investment Funds; Investment Activism; Research and Development; Investment; European Union
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Roe, Mark, Holger Spamann, Jesse M. Fried, and Charles C.Y. Wang. "The Sustainable Corporate Governance Initiative in Europe." Yale Journal on Regulation Bulletin 38 (2021): 133–153.
  • 01 Aug 2007
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Company Town: Fixing Corrupt Governments

and graft means that citizens are cheated out of a fair government that operates efficiently and in the public interest. It's time to consider a radical idea: Corporations... View Details
Keywords: by Eric Werker
  • 2004
  • Class Lecture

Corporate Governance in the U.S.: Scandals, Reforms, and the Future

By: Jay W. Lorsch
Keywords: Corporate Accountability; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; United States
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Lorsch, Jay W. "Corporate Governance in the U.S.: Scandals, Reforms, and the Future." Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing Class Lecture, 2004. Electronic. (Faculty Lecture: HBSP Product Number 5844C.)
  • January 2022 (Revised April 2025)
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Steem Versus Hive: Testing Blockchain Governance

By: Shikhar Ghosh and Shweta Bagai
This case examines a pivotal governance conflict that occurred in 2020 when Justin Sun, founder of the TRON blockchain, acquired Steemit Inc., the company behind a popular social media platform operating on the Steem blockchain. Steem, launched in 2016 by Daniel... View Details
Keywords: Blockchain; Mergers and Acquisitions; Values and Beliefs; Corporate Governance; Organizational Culture; Social and Collaborative Networks; Technology Industry
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Ghosh, Shikhar, and Shweta Bagai. "Steem Versus Hive: Testing Blockchain Governance." Harvard Business School Case 822-075, January 2022. (Revised April 2025.)
  • 10 Dec 1998
  • Conference Presentation

Achieving Competitiveness in the UK: Challenges for Government and Industry

By: Michael Porter
Keywords: Competition; Problems and Challenges; Business and Government Relations; United Kingdom
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Porter, Michael. "Achieving Competitiveness in the UK: Challenges for Government and Industry." Merck, Sharp and Dohme Inc., December 10, 1998.
  • 2004
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The Globalization of Stock Markets and Convergence in Corporate Governance

By: Gerald F. Davis and Christopher Marquis
Keywords: Globalized Markets and Industries; Financial Markets; Corporate Governance; Financial Services Industry; Information Technology Industry
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Davis, Gerald F., and Christopher Marquis. "The Globalization of Stock Markets and Convergence in Corporate Governance." In Economic Sociology of Capitalism, edited by Victor Nee and Richard Swedberg. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2004.
  • 20 Nov 2017
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Energy, Environment, and Business 101

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By: Mitchell B. Weiss
Public entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship, leadership, business and government, cities, artificial intelligence View Details
Keywords: Public Entrepreneurship; Leadership; Business And Government; Artificial Intelligence; Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention; Innovation Leadership; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Public Sector; City; AI and Machine Learning
  • 2008
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Artistic Methods and Business Disorganization

The idea that artists' work can usefully inform business practice has gained support in recent years. Managers have long described some business activities as "more art than science," but usually they've meant by this that they don't understand the activity and can't... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Creativity
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Austin, Robert D., and Lee Devin. "Artistic Methods and Business Disorganization." In 21st Century Management: A Reference Handbook, edited by Charles Wankel, 490–499. Los Angeles: Sage Publications, 2008.
  • 20 Feb 2019
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WeWork, and Can the Government Really Print as Much Money as It Wants?

  • April 2005
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Perspectives on How Governments Matter

By: Tarun Khanna, Gregory Bigley, Thomas D’Aunno and Peter Smith Ring
Keywords: Perspective; Government and Politics
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Khanna, Tarun, Gregory Bigley, Thomas DAunno, and Peter Smith Ring. "Perspectives on How Governments Matter." Academy of Management Review 30, no. 2 (April 2005): 308–320.
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