Local Government - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 May 2019
News

Confronting the Future of Climate Change in the Midwest

by climate change by managing resources more efficiently, pursuing new strategies in the wake of climate change, and bringing climate-ready products to market. On May 15, over 100 Harvard Business School alumni and local and regional... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture

Mar 2012
Article

Choosing the United States

exhaustive analysis. At the same time, managers ignore substantial hidden costs associated with non-U.S. locations and overlook the benefits they could reap were they to invest instead in local communities. This article examines the... View Details

01 Apr 1996
News

Stasis and Turmoil: HBS Research for the Real World

communications industry has entailed the gradual removal of protected monopolies and rate-of-return regulation. Yet, at the same time, new government policies have been adopted to require open access and nondiscriminatory pricing in areas... View Details

01 Mar 2005
News

Ideas: Books

finds that while before 1930 the Colombian government granted United Fruit generous concessions and helped repress labor unionism, after 1930 the company, responding to growing nationalism, a stronger labor movement, and increasing... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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William R. Kerr | Working Knowledge

dynamic and enduring organizations. He works with companies worldwide on the development of new ventures and transformations for profitable growth. He also advises governments about investments in the innovative capacities of their... View Details

01 Sep 2016
News

Pricing Paradise

Clinton as assistant secretary and CFO of the Department of Commerce, Bilmes’s attention shifted to government spending. “The government is good at making promises, but poor at valuing what those promises... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Dec 2015
News

Estonia, Incorporated

a company online in Estonia and administer it securely from anywhere in the world. E-Residents can conduct all their banking online, declare taxes online, and digitally sign documents via a smart ID card. That means entrepreneurs need no longer be limited by their... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs

21 Jul 2011
News

Social Investing’s Time Has Come

handful more in other locations over the following two years, totaling $100 million in impact investments. Social Finance will work with state and local governments to structure and monitor the funded... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

21 Jan 2016
Blog Post

HBS and the Arts

collections of local HBS alumni. We also took a trip to New York to see the Armory Show and visit artists’ studios, and hosted a community event called Slideluck that featured work by local artists and an en... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government; Nonprofit / Government

03 Dec 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Against the Grain

rural Africa. A small company in Tanzania seems to fit the bill, but it faces health-safety issues with the potential to spread E. coli throughout the region. Another problem: It's not clear whether the local agency flagging the potential... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Food & Beverage

September 2024 (Revised October 2024)
Case

River Remedy: Navigating Mississippi’s Medical Marijuana Market

By: Robin Greenwood, Richard S. Ruback and Robert Ialenti

MBA student William Chism, the founder of a fully integrated medical marijuana company based in Mississippi, must respond to a significant disruption in the fledgling industry. In late 2023, Rapid Analytics, one of two active licensed testing facilities, has its... View Details

Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Business Growth and Maturation; Forecasting and Prediction; Microeconomics; Local Range; Government Legislation; Demand and Consumers; Supply and Industry; Competitive Strategy; Governance Controls; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Mississippi

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07 Aug 2017
Blog Post

A Summer Internship with the City of Boston

Kiernan Schmitt (MBA 2018) is a 2017 Social Enterprise Summer Fellow working with the City of Boston Department of Innovation and Technology this summer. Imagine if, when it came to delivering city services online, your local View Details

12 Dec 2018
News

Lesson Plan

favor, and manufacturing dried up. At a certain point, jobs in local government and services became the gold standard for security, benefits, and compensation—which is when the pendulum swung toward... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Chris Sorensen

24 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

IPR: Protecting Your Technology Transfers

very reluctant to share ownership of advanced technologies with local partners in countries with imperfect IPR. Governments of more advanced countries also should be interested in our findings since they... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

25 Jan 2018
News

A Whole New Game

After leading a group of investors to purchase the Sacramento Kings in 2013, Vivek Ranadivé (MBA 1983) partnered with local government in California’s capital to open a new arena and 1-million-square-foot... View Details

14 Dec 1999
Research & Ideas

From Spare Change to Real Change: The Social Sector as a Beta Site for Business Innovation

to government and nonprofit agencies. Businesses have little involvement in how these donations are used. In fact, this model actively discourages companies from taking an interest in results. Companies receive their benefits up-front... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

01 Dec 2003
News

Rural Renewal

local produce available to locals, and to revitalize the town’s Main Street, a modest collection of struggling businesses. Reade’s “retirement” after a successful career in the investment business was gradual and accidental. Seeking a... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Crop Production; Agriculture

14 May 2013
First Look

First Look: May 14

effective care teams and good management of local operations (clinical microsystems). Clinicians influence both, and local clinician leaders will have several key tasks. Publisher's link:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Feb 1997
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

Kong in April to attend the Global Alumni Conference "Greater China: Myths, Realities, Opportunities." This exciting event will explore timely and important issues with a distinguished group of participants, including HBS alumni, Asian View Details

27 May 2014
First Look

First Look: May 27

variables, we find that government procurement rules produce spillover effects that stimulate both private-sector adoption of the LEED standard and investments in green building expertise by local suppliers.... View Details