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  • 16 Feb 2012
  • Op-Ed

Nitin Nohria: Why US Competitiveness Matters

vividly in these articles is the multidimensional quality of our competitiveness problem. Despite what political rhetoric may suggest, there are no simple fixes. Discrete reforms in tax policy, regulation, corporate governance, K-12 education, View Details
Keywords: by Nitin Nohria
  • February 1997
  • Case

Enron Development Corp.: The Dabhol Power Project in Maharashtra, India (B) (Abridged)

By: Louis T. Wells Jr.
A new administration takes power in a state in India and cancels a power project agreed upon by the previous state government and a U.S.-based energy company. The project cancellation is based on allegations of irregularities, exorbitant costs, and political pressures. View Details
Keywords: Energy Generation; Fairness; Cost; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Policy; Government and Politics; Contracts; Market Entry and Exit; Negotiation Process; Conflict Management; Energy Industry
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Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Enron Development Corp.: The Dabhol Power Project in Maharashtra, India (B) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 797-086, February 1997.
  • 19 Mar 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Handicapping the Best Countries for Business

competitiveness of her exports and the costs of her imported inputs. In a microeconomic sense, the business person also cares about tariffs (which affect trade), industrial policies, tax policies (on... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • October 2001 (Revised December 2001)
  • Case

EU Takeover Directive

By: Guhan Subramanian and Michelle Kalka
The draft 13th Company Law Directive, originally written in the 1980s and first formally proposed in 1990, was intended to harmonize the takeover laws of the member states of the European Union (EU). From its inception, though, this bill was controversial. Nations... View Details
Keywords: Conflict of Interests; Mergers and Acquisitions; Laws and Statutes; Policy; Problems and Challenges; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Germany; United Kingdom; European Union
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Subramanian, Guhan, and Michelle Kalka. "EU Takeover Directive." Harvard Business School Case 902-066, October 2001. (Revised December 2001.)
  • 23 Mar 2003
  • Research & Ideas

AIDS in Africa—What’s the Solution?

$10 behind health care, there's a problem." Dr. Pride Chigwedere, an Oak Foundation Research Fellow at the Harvard AIDS Institute who worked as a physician in Zimbabwe, said the policy issues begin with... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
  • 09 Aug 2010
  • Research & Ideas

How to Speed Up Energy Innovation

innovation is held by design-build construction firms? I don't think we know the answer to that, but it's interesting to consider what sort of policies in the areas of procurement, IP, and View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Energy; Utilities
  • 07 Jun 2016
  • Op-Ed

Can Brand Trump Win a Presidency?

But even if such adjustments were psychologically possible, an abrupt change could be dismissed as inauthentic. Hispanics, Muslims and women already know what the Trump brand thinks of them and might see any... View Details
Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Advertising; Media & Broadcasting
  • November 2023 (Revised February 2025)
  • Background Note

Corporate Climate Targets

By: Willy C. Shih, Michael W. Toffel and Kelsey Carter
Companies that are addressing climate change by mitigating their greenhouse gas emissions often set reduction targets. This note describes several types of widely used carbon reduction targets, including carbon neutral, science based, net zero, real zero, and carbon... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Sustainability; Environmental Strategy; Climate Risk; Target-setting; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Accountability; Policy; Measurement and Metrics; Strategic Planning; Social Issues; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
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Shih, Willy C., Michael W. Toffel, and Kelsey Carter. "Corporate Climate Targets." Harvard Business School Background Note 624-041, November 2023. (Revised February 2025.)
  • 01 Aug 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Does Market Capitalism Have a Future?

colloquium and asked for their views. Do CEOs see these threats as imminent? In a sense, some of these issues are now factoring into daily business. Consider one example that involves the concern about... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
  • 20 Jan 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Maybe Uber isn't God's Gift to Mankind

option that is often more convenient than a traditional taxicab service—not to mention less expensive. With these benefits, consumers and investors are also tempted to give these companies a pass for accusations that they cut corners on... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Transportation; Insurance
  • 15 Sep 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Political Dysfunction Makes America Less Competitive

including working- and middle-class Americans, are struggling, as are many small businesses. The single biggest thorn in the economy’s side: our dysfunctional political system. While many political leaders individually agree with the... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 12 Dec 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Power to the People: The Unexpected Influence of Small Coalitions

to policy influence" toward "coalitions grounded in the public interest." There is room for the left and right to work on complex regulatory issues through the filter of... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
  • 03 Sep 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Is It Even Possible to Dam the Flow of Misleading Content Online?

the amount of false information flowing on their platforms; the specter of the January 6, 2021, attack on Congress hangs heavy over the debate. But Kominers and Shapiro say the findings go beyond this year’s elections View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Information Technology; Technology
  • 13 Mar 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Can We Get To Where We Need To Go?

much bigger, "gleaming" roadways, and he feels a growing concern that America's transportation and infrastructure systems are lacking attention and falling behind.... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Transportation; Air Transportation; Auto
  • 05 Jun 2013
  • Op-Ed

Corporate Leaders Need to Step Up on Climate Change

Green initiatives are ubiquitous these days, implemented with zeal at companies like Dupont, IBM, Walmart, and Walt Disney. The programs being rolled out—lighting retrofits, zero-waste factories, and carpool incentives—save money and provide a green glow. Most large... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler
  • 21 Apr 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Bio-Piracy: When Western Firms Usurp Eastern Medicine

wound ointment for thousands of years. The United States Patent and Trademark Office revoked the patent in 1997. The case illustrates the issue of "bio-piracy," wherein patentees charge rents for... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Legal Services; Biotechnology
  • 19 May 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Expensing Options Won’t Hurt High Tech

companies' market prices. More seriously, however, the claim simply ignores the fact that a lack of cash need not be a barrier to compensating executives. Rather than issuing options directly to employees, companies can always View Details
Keywords: by Zvi Bodie, Robert S. Kaplan & Robert C. Merton
  • 15 Nov 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Solving the Health Care Conundrum

care delivery system. By focusing on greater value, the issues of who should be covered (access) and what should be covered will be easier to resolve. While policy changes to... View Details
Keywords: by Michael E. Porter; Health
  • 31 Oct 2006
  • HBS Case

Governing Sumida Corporation

goal of listing the company on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was realized in 1998. Changes to the company's retirement policy encouraged a more performance-oriented culture, and in 2000, Yawata made English the... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Electronics
  • 12 Dec 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: Strength in Numbers

adequate policy response, nor that coordination is at all easy. The fact of frequent, effective diffuse interest representation suggests that we must look more closely at the incentives and tools by which... View Details
Keywords: Re: Gunnar Trumbull
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