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January 1989 (Revised March 1995)
Case

Du Pont Freon Products Division (A)

By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Forest L. Reinhardt

In 1988, the Du Pont Co. is abruptly confronted with solid scientific evidence that chlorofluorocarbons are destroying the earth's ozone shield. Du Pont, with its Freon brand product line serving markets for foam insulation, electronics solvents, and especially... View Details

Keywords: Business Divisions; Policy; Management; Brands and Branding; Production; Service Operations; Natural Environment; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Environmental Sustainability

1989
Chapter

The Capital Gains Tax Cut of 1978

By: N. F. Koehn

Keywords: Taxation; Laws and Statutes; United States

1989
Chapter

The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981

By: N. F. Koehn

Keywords: Taxation; Laws and Statutes; United States

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

Keywords: Policy; Contracts; Business or Company Management; Communication; Business History; Behavior; Boundaries; Management Style; Cost Management; Electronics Industry

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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

Keywords: Government Administration; Contracts; Policy; Accounting; Management Teams; Business and Government Relations; Industrial Products Industry

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1989
Other Unpublished Work

Intellectual Property and Developing Countries: Options for US Policy

By: Louis T Wells Jr

Keywords: Intellectual Property; Policy; United States

December 1988 (Revised February 1989)
Case

USTR and Brazil--1985-88

By: George C. Lodge

Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Brazil

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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

Keywords: Framework; Government and Politics; Globalization

December 1988
Article

Strategic Responses to Automobile Emissions Control: A Game-Theoretic Analysis

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

Keywords: Transportation; Pollutants; Standards; Governance Controls; Technological Innovation; Research and Development; Mathematical Methods

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November 1988
Case

Central Soya in the Soviet Union and China

By: Ray A. Goldberg

Keywords: Business and Government Relations; China; Soviet Union

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September 1988 (Revised June 1990)
Case

Cummins Engine Co. in the Soviet Union

By: David B. Yoffie

Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Ethics; Industrial Products Industry; Soviet Union

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September 1988 (Revised January 1990)
Case

Federal Assistance to the Farm Credit System: The Road to Recovery?

By: Ray A. Goldberg

Keywords: Agribusiness; Welfare; Government and Politics; Credit; Business and Government Relations; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States

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August 1988 (Revised January 1990)
Case

Boston Edison vs. City of Boston

By: Arthur Schleifer Jr.

Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Utilities Industry; Boston

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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

Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Business and Government Relations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business Offices; Management Teams; Restructuring; Economics; Auto Industry; Michigan

August 1988
Article

Credibility, Real Interest Rates, and the Optimal Speed of Trade Liberalization

By: K. A. Froot

Keywords: International Trade; Trade Policy; Trade; Policy; Interest Rates

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1988
Chapter

Evaluation of Government Financial Incentives to Large Scale Energy Projects: A Contingent Claims Approach

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Scott P. Mason

Keywords: Energy; Projects; Motivation and Incentives; Sovereign Finance; Business and Government Relations; Mathematical Methods; Energy Industry

1988
Chapter

Managing in a Politicized World

By: Joseph L. Bower

Keywords: Management; Government and Politics; Conflict and Resolution

1988
Chapter

Do Target Shareholders Lose in Unsuccessul Control Contests?

By: R. S. Ruback

Keywords: Business and Shareholder Relations; Corporate Governance

July 1988
Article

Nutrition Policy: Building the Bridge between Science and Politics

By: James E. Austin and C. Overholt

Keywords: Nutrition; Policy; Science; Government and Politics

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June 1988
Case

Decontrol of Fertilizer Prices in Pakistan

By: Louis T. Wells Jr.

Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Developing Countries and Economies; Price; Pakistan

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