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- March 2009
- Case
Baosteel Group: Governance with Chinese Characteristics
By: Lynn S. Paine and G.A. Donovan
The new outsider-dominated board of directors of China's state-owned Baosteel Group must decide whether to modify the Group's structure. With the completion of a pending acquisition, the Group will control four publicly listed steel-producing subsidiaries, and board... View Details
Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governing and Advisory Boards; State Ownership; China
Paine, Lynn S., and G.A. Donovan. "Baosteel Group: Governance with Chinese Characteristics." Harvard Business School Case 309-098, March 2009.
- 2000
- Chapter
Government Regulation of Business
By: R. H.K. Vietor
Vietor, R. H.K. "Government Regulation of Business." In Cambridge Economic History of the United States. 3 vols. Edited by S. L. Engerman and R. E. Gallman. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2000.
- November 1983 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Federal Government and Employment
Provides a vehicle for a discussion of the Employment Act of 1946. View Details
Tedlow, Richard S. "Federal Government and Employment." Harvard Business School Case 384-125, November 1983. (Revised March 1995.)
- 2006
- Article
Justice, Management, and Governance
By: Nien-he Hsieh
Hsieh, Nien-he. "Justice, Management, and Governance." Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society 6, no. 3 (2006): 261–267.
- August 2006 (Revised July 2007)
- Background Note
Governance of the Family Business Owners
By: John A. Davis
Reviews the principal ways in which the owners of a family business achieve their governance objectives of a suitable identity and sensible direction and the discipline to achieve these. Covers the responsibilities and rights of owners, plus governance procedures,... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Goals and Objectives; Family Ownership
Davis, John A. "Governance of the Family Business Owners." Harvard Business School Background Note 807-021, August 2006. (Revised July 2007.)
- 30 Mar 2021
- News
Embrace New Solutions with Possibility Government
- Article
Business, Governments and Political Risk in South Asia and Latin America since 1970
By: G. Jones and Rachael Comunale
This article contributes to the literature on political risk in business and economic history by examining both new perspectives (risk encountered by companies domestically, rather than risk for foreign investors) and new settings (emerging markets economies in Latin... View Details
Keywords: Political Risk; Emerging Market; Bribery; Business ＆ Government Relations; Turbulence; Violence; Risk and Uncertainty; Emerging Markets; Crime and Corruption; Business and Government Relations; Business History; India; Latin America
Jones, G., and Rachael Comunale. "Business, Governments and Political Risk in South Asia and Latin America since 1970." Australian Economic History Review 58, no. 3 (November 2018): 233–264.
- 16 Jun 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Government Incentives for Entrepreneurship
Keywords: by Josh Lerner
- November 2003 (Revised March 2004)
- Background Note
How Government Shaped the American Diet
By: David E. Bell, Stacey J. Bell and George L. Blackburn
American eating habits have changed over time. Reviews those changes, the role of government policy in affecting those changes, and the health consequences of obesity. View Details
Bell, David E., Stacey J. Bell, and George L. Blackburn. "How Government Shaped the American Diet." Harvard Business School Background Note 504-064, November 2003. (Revised March 2004.)
- October 1980 (Revised April 1981)
- Background Note
Note on Government Contracting and Methods of Government Procurement
By: J. Ronald Fox
Fox, J. Ronald. "Note on Government Contracting and Methods of Government Procurement." Harvard Business School Background Note 381-026, October 1980. (Revised April 1981.)
- 19 Jul 2017
- News
Why Government 'Nudges' Motivate Good Citizen Behavior
- 14 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Time that Government Reopens for Business
DC. Jim Aisner: The newspapers point out that a federal government shutdown has occurred 17 times before, but that really doesn't provide much solace, does it? Joe Fuller: The thing that's particularly unnerving about this shutdown is its... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- Research Summary
Strategy, Governance and Valuation
Professor Palepu's current research focuses on strategy and governance. In the area of strategy, his recent focus has been on the globalization of emerging markets, particularly India and China, and the resulting opportunities and challenges for western multinationals... View Details
- 2020
- Chapter
Government Incentives for Entrepreneurship
By: Josh Lerner
Lerner, Josh. "Government Incentives for Entrepreneurship." Chap. 4 in Global Innovation Index 2020: Who will Finance Innovation? 13th edition, edited by Soumitra Dutta, Bruno Lanvin, and Sacha Wunsch-Vincent. Cornell University, 2020. Electronic.
- Article
Governing International Advocacy NGOs
By: L. David Brown, Alnoor Ebrahim and Srilatha Batliwala
Brown, L. David, Alnoor Ebrahim, and Srilatha Batliwala. "Governing International Advocacy NGOs." World Development 40, no. 6 (June 2012): 1098–1108.
- 12 Sep 2012
- News
Investing in Good Governance
- November 2007 (Revised March 2008)
- Case
Tyco International: Corporate Governance
By: Rakesh Khurana and James Weber
Examines how Tyco and its board recovered from its corporate scandals. Describes how its CEO and board set out to institute processes, guidelines, and a culture that would make Tyco into a company widely recognized for its world class corporate governance. View Details
Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governing and Advisory Boards; Business Processes; Organizational Culture
Khurana, Rakesh, and James Weber. "Tyco International: Corporate Governance." Harvard Business School Case 408-059, November 2007. (Revised March 2008.)
- July 2002
- Article
Restoring the Governance Balance
By: William W. George
George, William W. "Restoring the Governance Balance." Director's Monthly (July 2002).