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  • 16 Feb 2012
  • News

Schumpeter: This time it’s serious

    William J. Poorvu

    William Poorvu is the Class of 1961 Adjunct Professor in Entrepreneurship, Emeritus at Harvard Business School. He taught and was responsible for the real estate courses there for 35 years. He was the school's first adjunct professor, its first adjunct professor... View Details

    • November 2007
    • Class Lecture

    The Baby Business (FSS)

    By: Debora L. Spar
    In vitro fertilization and genetic screening are possible with the advent of biotechnology. International adoptions, surrogacy, and other approaches to family planning are on the rise. But few rules govern these measures, medical costs can be prohibitive, and... View Details
    Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Demand and Consumers; Business and Government Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Genetics; Societal Protocols; Commercialization; Biotechnology Industry; Health Industry
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    • 08 Mar 2012
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Customer-Driven Misconduct: How Competition Corrupts Business Practices

    Keywords: by Victor Manuel Bennett, Lamar Pierce, Jason A. Snyder & Michael W. Toffel; Auto
    • January 2022
    • Background Note

    The Florange Law: Encouraging Long-Termism in Equity Markets?

    By: Charles C.Y. Wang and Tonia Labruyere
    This note provides background information on a French law (“the Florange law”) passed in 2014 that the French government said would encourage long-term shareholdings. The note describes the law, what led to it, the reactions it evoked, and similar initiatives in other... View Details
    Keywords: Equity; Financial Markets; Investment Activism; Institutional Investing; Corporate Governance; Policy; Rights; Laws and Statutes; Business and Government Relations; Accounting Industry; France
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    • 2022
    • Working Paper

    How Do Investors Value ESG?

    By: Malcolm Baker, Mark Egan and Suproteem K. Sarkar
    Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) objectives have risen to near the top of the agenda for corporate executives and boards, driven in large part by their perceptions of shareholder interest. We quantify the value that shareholders place on ESG using a revealed... View Details
    Keywords: Investment; Investment Portfolio; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Shareholder Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Governance; Financial Services Industry; United States
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    • 19 Sep 2010
    • News

    How stop-and-go science funding puts the brakes on progress

    • 20 Apr 2009
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Corporate Misgovernance at the World Bank

    Keywords: by Ashwin Kaja & Eric Werker
    • March 1997 (Revised October 1999)
    • Case

    Stone Container in Honduras (A)

    By: James K. Sebenius and Hannah Bowles
    Chicago-based Stone Container Corp., a leading producer of cardboard containers and paper bags, proposes a large-scale pine forest management and utilization program in the La Mosquitia region of Honduras. A framework agreement with the government is strongly endorsed... View Details
    Keywords: Negotiation Preparation; Negotiation Types; Environmental Sustainability; Conflict of Interests; Globalized Firms and Management; Developing Countries and Economies; Government and Politics; Pulp and Paper Industry; Pulp and Paper Industry; Honduras; Chicago
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    • November 2003 (Revised March 2004)
    • Case

    Drilling South: Petrobras Evaluates Pecom

    By: Mihir A. Desai and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho
    The Brazilian oil company, Petrobras, is evaluating the acquisition of an Argentine oil company, the Perez Companc Group (Pecom). The acquisition would increase Petrobras' oil reserves and expand its interests outside Brazil, a significant step for the largest company... View Details
    Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Forecasting and Prediction; Financial Crisis; Non-Renewable Energy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Corporate Governance; Risk Management; Emerging Markets; State Ownership; Performance Evaluation; Risk and Uncertainty; Valuation; Energy Industry; Argentina; Brazil
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      Michael A. Wheeler

      Mike Wheeler joined the HBS faculty in 1993 and has taught extensively in its MBA, Executive, and distance learning programs. His highly interactive 8-week/40-hour HBS Online Negotiation... View Details

      Keywords: federal government; federal government; federal government; federal government; federal government; federal government; federal government; federal government; federal government; federal government; federal government; federal government; federal government; federal government; federal government; federal government; federal government
      • 2022
      • Interview

      Prime Venture Partners Podcast: #104 Tarun Khanna, Professor, Harvard Business School, on Creating the Conditions to Create, The Value Of Trust & The Power of Diversity

      By: Tarun Khanna and Shripati Acharya
      Tarun Khanna, Professor at the Harvard Business School chats with Shripati Acharya, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners regarding: Creating the Conditions to Create, State of Entrepreneurship: India vs China, The Value of Trust in Entrepreneurship, Working with... View Details
      Keywords: Startups; Entrepreneurship; Business and Government Relations; Trust
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      • February 2022
      • Supplement

      SpartanNash Company: The Amazon Warrants (A)

      By: Benjamin C. Esty, E. Scott Mayfield and Daniel Fisher
      As of 12/31/21, Amazon held $22 billion of equity and warrants in related companies. In fact, it often requests a free grant of warrants when it enters into a new commercial agreement with a supplier. Over the past 20 years, Amazon has gotten warrants almost 20... View Details
      Keywords: Valuation; Value Creation; Consumer Behavior; Negotiation; Distribution; Ownership; Partners and Partnerships; Business Strategy; Equity; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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      • March 2005 (Revised August 2007)
      • Case

      Aguas Argentinas: Settling a Dispute

      By: Louis T. Wells Jr. and Alexandra de Royere
      The French-owned Aguas Argentinas faces a demand from the Argentine government that it renegotiate its concession to operate the Buenos Aires water and sewage services. The company must decide whether to continue with efforts to settle on a new contract or to exercise... View Details
      Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Contracts; Infrastructure; Privatization; Business and Government Relations; Conflict and Resolution; Business Strategy; Utilities Industry; France; Buenos Aires
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      • April 2019
      • Case

      Coup or Crime? The Case of Carlos Ghosn

      By: Aiyesha Dey, Jonas Heese and Puneet Brar
      This case explores the interplay of global corporations, management styles, and local traditions through the high profile arrest of auto industry icon, Carlos Ghosn, in November 2018. The case allows students to debate opposing theories that led to the arrest and... View Details
      Keywords: Management Style; Globalized Markets and Industries; Problems and Challenges; Ethics; Governance Controls
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      • 15 Nov 2018
      • HBS Seminar

      Lamar Pierce, Olin Business School

      • Article

      Applying Human-Centered Design Principles to Digital Syndromic Surveillance at a Mass Gathering in India: Viewpoint

      By: Ahmed Shaikh, Abhishek Bhatia, Ghanshyam Yadav, Shashwat Hora, Chung Won, Mark Shankar, Aaron Heerboth, Prakash Vemulapalli, Paresh Navalkar, Kunal Oswal, Clay Heaton, Sujata Saunik, Tarun Khanna and Satchit Balsari
      In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, digital health tools have been deployed by governments around the world to advance clinical and population health objectives. Few interventions have been successful or have achieved sustainability or scale. In India, government... View Details
      Keywords: Digital Health Tools; Human-centered Design; Health Care and Treatment; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Design; Technology Adoption
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      • March 2015 (Revised March 2016)
      • Background Note

      Note: Industry Self-Regulation: Sustaining the Commons in the 21st Century?

      By: Rebecca Henderson, Amram Migdal and Tony He
      Industry self-regulation has, in general, a lousy track record. Many studies have shown that it is often ineffective unless backed by the power of the state, and that in some cases it serves rather to forestall government intervention or to reduce competition than as... View Details
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      • January 2022
      • Technical Note

      BGIE Macro Data Repository

      By: Alberto Cavallo
      This technical note describes an up-to-date data repository containing balance of payment, exchange rate, and aggregate macroeconomic data in a standard format used by case studies written by members of the Business, Government & the International Economy (BGIE) group... View Details
      Keywords: Macroeconomics
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      • 08 Sep 2020
      • News

      The State Department says the Chinese Communist Party controls Chinese companies. It's not that simple.