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- July 1986 (Revised May 1993)
- Supplement
Mason Instrument, Inc.--1986 (B): Electronics Guidance System for the Cherokee Missile
Provides additional data concerning the bid. View Details
Keywords: Bids and Bidding; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; United States
Corey, E. Raymond. "Mason Instrument, Inc.--1986 (B): Electronics Guidance System for the Cherokee Missile." Harvard Business School Supplement 587-041, July 1986. (Revised May 1993.)
- January 1988
- Supplement
Santa Clara County Transportation Agency (B)
Describes manager's decision from the (A) case and resulting court decisions, culminating in landmark 1987 Supreme Court ruling. View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Courts and Trials; Judgments; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry
Heckscher, Charles C. "Santa Clara County Transportation Agency (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 488-040, January 1988.
- 10 Feb 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Land Institutions and Chinese Political Economy: Institutional Complementarities and Macroeconomic Management
- May 1987 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.: Planning and Control System
By: Robert L. Simons
Detailed description of the planning and control systems in use at Johnson & Johnson. Focuses on the actions of managers in one subsidiary in revising budget targets. Illustrates intensive strategic planning and financial planning process in a large, decentralized... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Planning; Planning; Forecasting and Prediction; Accounting Audits; Budgets and Budgeting; Business Strategy; Financial Management; Business or Company Management; Management Systems; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry
Simons, Robert L. "Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.: Planning and Control System." Harvard Business School Case 187-081, May 1987. (Revised February 2000.)
- 31 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
State and Local Governments Peer Into the Pandemic Abyss
local governments can be used to predict the number of public workers that governments laid off during the early months of COVID-19’s spread, with higher sales tax dependence leading to more layoffs. “State and local governments deriving... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- January 2019
- Case
Data.gov (Abridged)
By: Karim R. Lakhani, Robert D. Austin and Yumi Yi
This case presents the logic and execution underlying the launch of Data.gov, an instantiation of President Obama's initiative for transparency and open government. The process used by Vivek Kundra, the federal CIO, and his team to rapidly develop the website and to... View Details
Keywords: Safety; Rights; Analytics and Data Science; Internet and the Web; Ethics; Cost vs Benefits; Innovation and Management; Information Management; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; United States
Lakhani, Karim R., Robert D. Austin, and Yumi Yi. "Data.gov (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 619-043, January 2019.
- October 2013
- Case
Mitch Daniels and the State of Indiana
By: Robert Steven Kaplan and Wendy K. Winer
Mitch Daniels, Governor of the State of Indiana, knew he had to make a difficult choice as he sat in his office in December 2010. Should he aggressively push the state legislature to pass comprehensive education reform—a major priority of his administration—or,... View Details
Keywords: Education Reform; Priorities; Leadership; Education; Government and Politics; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; Indiana
Kaplan, Robert Steven, and Wendy K. Winer. "Mitch Daniels and the State of Indiana." Harvard Business School Case 414-049, October 2013.
- 2013
- Other Unpublished Work
NHS and Social Care Workforce: Meeting Our Needs Now and In the Future?
By: Candice Imison and Richard Bohmer
Keywords: Health Care; Work Force Management; Management; Employees; Health Care and Treatment; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry
Imison, Candice, and Richard Bohmer. "NHS and Social Care Workforce: Meeting Our Needs Now and In the Future?" King's Fund, London, England, July 2013.
- August 2010 (Revised July 2012)
- Case
Leaders Who Make a Difference: Joel Klein Brings Accountability to NYC DOE: Day 1
By: Joseph L. Bower and Sonja Ellingson Hout
Joel Klein took over the NYC Department of Education in 2002 and radically transformed the strategy and organization remarkably with improvements in performance. Day 1 of the two case series focuses on the steps taken by Klein over his eight year tenure. Supplementary... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leading Change; Corporate Strategy; Education; Performance Improvement; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry
Bower, Joseph L., and Sonja Ellingson Hout. "Leaders Who Make a Difference: Joel Klein Brings Accountability to NYC DOE: Day 1." Harvard Business School Case 311-032, August 2010. (Revised July 2012.)
- November 2013 (Revised January 2015)
- Case
Obamacare
By: Matthew Weinzierl and Katrina Flanagan
One vote in June, 2012, decided the fate of President Barack Obama's crowning first-term achievement: universal health insurance. Chief Justice John Roberts of the U.S. Supreme Court cast the deciding vote to uphold the keystone of the reform: the mandate to purchase... View Details
Keywords: Universal Health Insurance; Adverse Selection; Leviathan; Courts and Trials; Judgments; Insurance; Health Care and Treatment; Government and Politics; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; United States
Weinzierl, Matthew, and Katrina Flanagan. "Obamacare." Harvard Business School Case 714-029, November 2013. (Revised January 2015.)
- Article
Affording to Wait: Medicare Initiation and the Use of Health Care
By: Guy David, Philip Saynisch, Victoria Acevado-Perez and Mark D. Neuman
Delays in receipt of necessary diagnostic and therapeutic medical procedures related to the timing of Medicare initiation at age 65 years have potentially broad welfare implications. We use 2005–2007 data from Florida and North Carolina to estimate the effect of... View Details
Keywords: Medicare; Behavior; Insurance; Health Care and Treatment; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; North Carolina; Florida
David, Guy, Philip Saynisch, Victoria Acevado-Perez, and Mark D. Neuman. "Affording to Wait: Medicare Initiation and the Use of Health Care." Health Economics 21, no. 8 (August 2012): 1030–1036.
- November 2002 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
AOL Time Warner Foundation
Focuses on B. Keith Fulton, vice president of the AOL Time Warner Foundation, who is analyzing the results of a new partnership between the foundation and the National Council on Aging. Fulton is considering ways to build upon the partnership's initial success. View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Partners and Partnerships; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry
Barrett, Diana, Cassandra Hanley, and Sarah Aaron. "AOL Time Warner Foundation." Harvard Business School Case 303-014, November 2002. (Revised May 2003.)
- 1977
- Working Paper
Mitigating Demographic Risk Through Social Insurance
By: Jerry R. Green
A two-period lifetime overlapping generations growth model is used to evaluate the possibility that social insurance can effectively offset economic risks associated with uncertainty about the rate of population growth. Crude measures of the seriousness of this type of... View Details
Keywords: Social Insurance; Econometric Models; Public Sector; Government Administration; Policy; Human Needs; Social Issues; Risk and Uncertainty
Green, Jerry R. "Mitigating Demographic Risk Through Social Insurance." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 215, November 1977.
- November 2012
- Case
The World Bank in 2012: Choosing a Leader
By: Lakshmi Iyer and Ian McKown Cornell
In 2012, the World Bank faced important questions in terms of its future strategy and mission. Should the Bank continue to focus on micro-level development initiatives, such as the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), or return to traditional macro-level financial... View Details
Keywords: Economic Development; Millennium Development Goals; World Bank; International Institutions; Leadership; Development Economics; Emerging Markets; Foreign Direct Investment; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry
Iyer, Lakshmi, and Ian McKown Cornell. "The World Bank in 2012: Choosing a Leader." Harvard Business School Case 713-013, November 2012.
- September 2003 (Revised September 2004)
- Case
Grafica, Inc.: Winning the New Jersey Lottery (A)
Debra Taeschler, CEO of Grafica, is considering how to structure her agency's bid for the New Jersey Lottery account. The Lottery is facing declining sales in all major categories and plans to slash its 1999 marketing budget by 32%. Taeschler is debating whether to... View Details
Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Decision Making; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; New Jersey
McGovern, Gail J. "Grafica, Inc.: Winning the New Jersey Lottery (A)." Harvard Business School Case 504-040, September 2003. (Revised September 2004.)
- 05 Jan 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
The Integrity of Private Third-party Compliance Monitoring
- Article
What Washington Must Do Now
By: Jan Rivkin and Michael E. Porter
Keywords: U.S. Competitiveness; Competition; Education; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; United States
Rivkin, Jan, and Michael E. Porter. "What Washington Must Do Now." Art. 21566902. Special Issue on The World in 2013. Economist (2012).
- May 2010 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
Data.gov
By: Karim R. Lakhani, Robert D. Austin and Yumi Yi
This case presents the logic and execution underlying the launch of Data.gov, an instantiation of President Obama's initiative for transparency and open government. The process used by Vivek Kundra, the federal CIO, and his team to rapidly develop the website and to... View Details
Keywords: Safety; Rights; Analytics and Data Science; Internet and the Web; Ethics; Cost vs Benefits; Innovation and Management; Information Management; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; United States
Lakhani, Karim R., Robert D. Austin, and Yumi Yi. "Data.gov." Harvard Business School Case 610-075, May 2010. (Revised May 2010.)
- February 2010 (Revised March 2012)
- Case
U.S. Healthcare Reform: International Perspectives
By: Arthur A. Daemmrich and Elia Cameron
The national economic implications of rising healthcare costs were poorly understood, even as the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom instituted reforms in early 2010. Presenting opportunities for cross-national policy learning, this case describes the... View Details
Keywords: Macroeconomics; Insurance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Health Care and Treatment; Laws and Statutes; Business and Government Relations; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; Germany; United Kingdom; United States
Daemmrich, Arthur A., and Elia Cameron. "U.S. Healthcare Reform: International Perspectives." Harvard Business School Case 710-040, February 2010. (Revised March 2012.)
- April 2008
- Supplement
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (B)
By: Paul W. Marshall, Michael Shih-ta Chen and Keith Chi-ho Wong
In late November 2000, Chung Telecom Co., Ltd., the once-monopolized telecom operator owned by the Taiwanese government, was on its way to privatization. Mr. C.K. Mao, Chairman of the company, was headed the job only three months earlier, after its prior chairman... View Details
Keywords: State Ownership; Jobs and Positions; Monopoly; Privatization; Competition; Decisions; Motivation and Incentives; Labor and Management Relations; Resignation and Termination; Compensation and Benefits; Price; Status and Position; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; Taiwan
Marshall, Paul W., Michael Shih-ta Chen, and Keith Chi-ho Wong. "Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 808-138, April 2008.