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30 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

All Eyes on Slovakia’s Flat Tax

and its income tax rate from 22 percent to 20 percent in an attempt to simplify the tax system. Still, the British government decided to reduce social security contributions and industry allowances, as the View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

September 1999 (Revised July 2022)
Case

The Goldman Sachs IPO

By: Ashish Nanda, Malcolm S. Salter, Boris Groysberg and Sarah Matthews

Addresses the proposed IPO and raises questions regarding how agency costs may rise or fall as Goldman converts from a private partnership to a public limited corporation. View Details

Keywords: Initial Public Offering; Going Public; Corporate Governance; Agency Theory; Transformation; Financial Services Industry

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28 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Shareholders Key to Corporate Reform

If a dike or dam has sprung a number of leaks, there are many possible ways to respond. The initial impulse is to assiduously plug one hole after another, hoping that the situation will right itself. Another approach—and often a more... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia A. Montgomery & Rhonda Kaufman

James H. Goodnight

Goodnight created the initial SAS (statistical analysis system) application as part of his doctoral program. Though the software was initially used to analyze agricultural data, it was soon applied to a... View Details

Keywords: Services

01 Jun 2016
News

Research Brief: The High Cost of Election Expectations

Researchers have long known that building high levels of voter trust and participation are essential to help fragile democracies thrive. The 2013 national elections in Kenya, which followed vast government changes after a flawed national... View Details

Keywords: Erin Peterson

01 Dec 2009
News

Hope for Reform Dims

THAIN: Regulations failed to keep up with innovations in financial markets. A year after the federal government rushed to rescue Wall Street from its own nearly fatal excesses, former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain (MBA ’79) worries “that... View Details

Keywords: Government; Government; Government; Government

01 Jun 2009
News

Too Big To Fail

Illustration by David Plunkert Here’s a really scary thought. Now that the federal government has poured hundreds of billions of dollars into saving financial institutions deemed “too big to fail,” hasn’t it implicitly guaranteed similar... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; federal bailouts; Credit Intermediation and Related Activities; Finance

16 Jun 2017
Blog Post

What is the HBS Leadership Fellows Program?

social-sector organizations with access to analytic and strategic talent to deliver high-impact results Encouraging emerging leaders to develop an appreciation for and understanding of the complexities of leading in the social sector The Social Enterprise View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

30 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Mapping Your Board’s Effectiveness

Exchange Commission-approved NYSE and Nasdaq governance listing standards. The risk now is that boards will become overly focused on regulatory compliance and not perform their broader and more managerial responsibilities adequately. Can... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan

06 Jan 2010
What Do You Think?

Is a Stringent Climate Change Agreement a Pot of Gold?

asked whether the objectives of the kind of agreement being discussed are even relevant to the world's needs. While suggesting that major government initiatives will be needed, Phil Clark suggested a... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Energy; Utilities

02 Jan 2020
Op-Ed

Medicare for All or Public Option: Can Either Heal Health Care?

preventable deaths, despite its world-class resources and medical technology. The Democratic presidential candidates have been debating the benefits of the “Medicare for All” approach versus a public insurance option. The former would force all of us onto the View Details

Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger and James Wallace; Health; Public Administration

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Strategic Plan | Information Technology

Organizational Health 5.01: Build and Foster Community and Culture Across HBS IT (completed) 5.02: IT Governance 5.03: IT Management & Leadership Capabilities (completed) More about each initiative (login... View Details

26 Oct 2017
Research Event

In an Era of 'Fake News,' What is the Future of Advertising and Publishing?

pondered the impact of fake news on democracy, the potential for government regulation of the internet, and the future of business models that support traditional media such as newspapers. The event was co-sponsored by the Tow Center for... View Details

Keywords: by Jen Deaderick; Media & Broadcasting; Journalism & News

18 Aug 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Courageous Leader Triggers a Moral Revolt of CEOs Against Trump

companies like Frazier and Merck got from the President. Their companies have products dependent on government approvals and major regulatory issues before Congress and the administration. Given these issues, what does it take for a CEO... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

15 Feb 2017
Op-Ed

What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects

investors, and builders can learn from the African experience, where public-private partnerships and deployments of new technologies are illuminating new ways to approach the task of funding infrastructure despite a scarcity of government... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Construction

01 Mar 2017
News

The Middle Way

coast. While the First Nations played host and watched, they weren’t involved in the initial negotiations. Instead, they asked the provincial government to figure out a proposal with the other stakeholders,... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photos by Kamil Bialous

28 Apr 2011
Op-Ed

While Waiting for Japan’s Recovery, Let’s Enhance Supplier Competitiveness at Home

Connection is an example of one step in the right direction. Initiated last spring, IBM has brought together an initial consortium of seven major companies, including Caterpillar, Pfizer, Bank of America,... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

07 Jul 2014
Research & Ideas

Banning Big-box Stores Can Hurt Local Retailers

Sometimes city governments issue zoning requirements prohibiting the construction of giant retail stores. The latest: Swansboro, North Carolina, where town residents are hotly debating an ordinance that, in effect, would ban construction... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail

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AllWorld Network - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC About Michael Porter About Michael Porter A Letter from Michael Porter Biography The Essential Porter Honors & Awards Affiliated Organizations & Institutions VBHCD Initiative Affiliated Organizations... Affiliated Organizations &... View Details

07 Sep 2016
News

Four Alumni on '40 Under 40' List

Four HBS alumni have landed on this year’s Boston Business Journal “40 Under 40” list, which covers a wide range of industries, government functions, and nonprofit organizations. The list of recent HBS graduates includes: Tiffany Freitas... View Details

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