Governance - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 May 2008
News

Governments in a topsy-turvy world of disputes with investors

05 Sep 2009
News

Government Health Plan May Fall Short in Spurring Competition

09 Feb 2012
HBS Seminar

Diego Comin, HBS (Business, Government and the International Economy)

08 Aug 2023

Life at HBS Chat with the Government & Public Policy Club

Virtual Life at HBS Chats are a unique opportunity to hear straight from current HBS students regarding their MBA experience. Join a panel of students from the Government & Public Policy Club who will share their backgrounds and how they... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

Uniting business, industry, and governments to save the planet

Carter Roberts (MBA 1988) took over as president and CEO of World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the largest network of international conservation organizations on the planet, in 2005. Since then, he has been working to bring leaders in business, industry, and View Details

2010
Book

Government and Markets: Toward a New Theory of Regulation

By: Edward J. Balleisen and David A. Moss

After two generations of emphasis on governmental inefficiency and the need for deregulation, we now see growing interest in the possibility of constructive governance, alongside public calls for new, smarter regulation. Yet there is a real danger that regulatory... View Details

Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government and Politics; Markets; Business and Government Relations; Research

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November 2003 (Revised April 2004)
Case

Internal Governance and Control at Goldman Sachs: Block Trading

By: Malcolm S. Salter and Ratna Sarkar

Although the explicit problem presented in the case concerns pricing a block trade, the real issue involves the decision-making and oversight processes used to arrive at a price that is appropriate for both the client and Goldman Sachs. Asks students in assignment... View Details

Keywords: Price; Governance Controls; Trust; Organizational Culture; Decision Making; Financial Services Industry

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November 1981
Background Note

Role of Congress in the U.S. Government Decision-Making Process

By: J. Ronald Fox

Keywords: Decision Making; Government and Politics; United States

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14 Nov 2017
News

Can We Trust Our Government To Save The Planet?

March–April 1996
Article

Can Public Trust in Nonprofits and Governments Be Restored?

By: Regina E. Herzlinger

Keywords: Trust; Nonprofit Organizations; Government and Politics

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November 1984 (Revised March 1985)
Case

Restructuring European Petrochemicals: French Companies and the French Government

By: Francis Aguilar, Joseph L. Bower and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres

Keywords: Restructuring; Corporate Strategy; Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry; Chemical Industry; France

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08 Apr 2013
News

Ray Lane, Hewlett-Packard, and the State of Corporate Governance

February 1979 (Revised September 1980)
Case

Gulf Oil Corp. and the United States Government (A)

By: J. Ronald Fox and Allan Grey

Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry

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2000
Chapter

Emerging Market Business Groups, Foreign Investors, and Corporate Governance

By: Tarun Khanna and Krishna G. Palepu

Keywords: Emerging Markets; Business Ventures; Foreign Direct Investment; Corporate Governance; Globalized Economies and Regions

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1983
Chapter

Corporate Governance and 'Economic Democracy': An Attack on Freedom

By: Michael Jensen and William H. Meckling

Keywords: Corporate Governance

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1999
Chapter

Can Public Trust in Nonprofits and Governments Be Restored?

By: R. E. Herzlinger

Keywords: Trust; Nonprofit Organizations; Government and Politics

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July 2002 (Revised April 2003)
Case

Computer Associates International, Inc.: Governance and Investor Communication Challenge

By: Paul M. Healy and Krishna G. Palepu

Sanjay Kumar, the CEO of Computer Associates, faces investor communication challenges following the company's implementation of a new business model and the accompanying change method used to recognize revenue. Despite management's confidence that the new business... View Details