Government Programs - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Jul 2011
News

Social Investing’s Time Has Come

meeting measurable targets, governments save money, a portion of which is used to repay the bondholders with interest. If the programs fail to meet targets, the bondholders, not the government, suffer the... View Details

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

01 Dec 2018
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018

life as a trained assassin, working directly for the South African government to take down prominent political players when requested to maintain national security and apparent order. Join the Dots by Patrick Moffett (AMP 111) Vanguard... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

Fighting the diabetes epidemic using mobile phones

Through Jana Care, a start-up he cofounded in Bangalore, India, Sidhant Jena (SPH 2011, MBA 2011) is building affordable diagnostics and evidence-based lifestyle coaching programs on mobile phones to make diabetes management cheaper,... View Details

06 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

Curbing an Unlikely Culprit of Rising Drug Prices: Pharmaceutical Donations

counterintuitive driver: the fact that in the US, pharmaceutical companies subsidize the purchase of their drugs. Medicare, the government insurer for elderly or disabled people in the US, encourages patients who can’t afford their drug... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Insurance; Health; Pharmaceutical

20 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

The U.S. Patent Game: How to Change It

government programs. [Editor's note: In a nutshell, regulatory capture refers to the tendency of regulators to favor, in effect, the interest of the industry they are supposed to be regulating rather than the public interest.] Any View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

01 Jun 2003
News

Dean Clark Addresses Journalists

thinkers from business, HBS, and other institutions of higher learning; it will soon report its conclusions and recommendations. Invited to appear as part of the club’s celebrated program of lunchtime speakers, Clark presented his views... View Details

Keywords: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

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IFC: Singapore; Shaping a Global Innovation Hub - Course Catalog

of government programs and financial investment in driving this growth, exploration, and learning will center on a few key questions: The State of Singapore – How does the country’s industrial policy work?... View Details

28 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

Meeting China’s Need for Management Education

Locations Visited: Shanghai, Beijing, Taipei, Hong Kong, and Singapore Date: March and May, 2006 Purpose: Assess the progress of eighteen business schools in Harvard Business School's Program on Case Method and Participant-Centered... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Education

16 Jul 2008
Op-Ed

What Should Employers Do about Health Care?

ignored health care altogether, leaving it to government or dutifully paying their mandated health contributions. Many U.S. employers are dropping health benefits or hoping for reforms that will transfer responsibility for health... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter, Elizabeth O. Teisberg & Scott Wallace; Health

24 Jul 2013
Op-Ed

Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In

most cities? In part, the answer is that OPEB liabilities were for many decades never reported on municipal balance sheets. Without such reporting, it seemed that cities' healthcare promises did not have serious financial consequences. That came to an end in 2006, when... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber, Robert C. Pozen, Eric D. Werker & Benjamin Kennedy; Auto

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Curriculum | MBA

the Making of the United States as a Global Power Fundamentals of Negotiation Analysis Enhancing Your Personal Leadership Effectiveness One HKS Elective Course Joint Degree Program Seminar taught by HBS faculty Spring Term Economic... View Details

01 Jun 1998
News

Generation Next

the governing body of the Stroh family. "Attending the program was something of a departure for us - we're not used to going outside the family for answers. But it proved to be a wise decision. We gained a... View Details

15 Nov 2004
Research & Ideas

Solving the Health Care Conundrum

best value is achieved when everyone is part of the system. Coverage: To resolve ongoing debates regarding exactly what is and is not covered, one national list of minimum necessary coverage is required. The list provided by the Federal Employees Health Benefits View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter; Health

01 Jun 1997
News

Ronald P. Mitchell

Ron Mitchell says his most valuable learning experience at HBS did not take place in the classroom. Rather, it emerged from his work as student government president. "That's where I learned about working with people in a political and... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Mar 2011
News

Harvard Center Shanghai Names New Executive Director

Jeffrey Williams (MBA ’82) has been named the inaugural executive director of the Harvard Center Shanghai. Opened in March 2010, the center, a joint venture of HBS and the Harvard China Fund, supports a wide range of activities, including HBS Executive Education View Details

Keywords: clubs; alumni; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

30 Jan 2017
News

HBS Deans' Message on White House Travel Ban

concerned that our executive programs — which comprise two-thirds international participants — could see declines in enrollment. Whatever the intention of the order, its implementation has led to disruption and fear, and it undercuts the... View Details

01 Mar 2004
News

L. Paul Bremer: In His Own Words

was it. So it was kind of a quick 36 hours. I had ten days to get ready for the job .I’m a historian by training. So the first thing I did was reach for whatever I could find about the reconstruction in Germany and Japan. I reached out and talked to people who have... View Details

Keywords: Government; Government

01 May 2020
In Practice

COVID-19’s Hard Lessons Might Prepare Business for Climate Change

sustainability programs will need to be reimagined to include resiliency programs that anticipate the impacts of long-term climate change, short-term weather extremes and the reactions—“under stress”—of host... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

22 Oct 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

Motivate Me, Please

governments to get citizens to do the right thing. Hiding From Managers Can Increase Your Productivity Forget management by walking around. Decreasing workplace transparency can increase worker productivity. Money and Quotas Motivate the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne