Publications

February 2011 (Revised May 2011)
Case

Marlin & Associates and the Sale of Riverview Technologies

By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff

Riverview Technologies was a Stockholm, Sweden-based company that had developed software hedge funds. After spending more than a year in an organized sale process, the winning bidder had become increasingly difficult to work with and the closing had been substantially... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Entrepreneurship; Negotiation Deal; Negotiation Offer; Negotiation Process; Business and Shareholder Relations; Financial Services Industry

Educators

08 May 2020
Blog Post

Building a World of Trusted Leaders: Taking the MBA Oath

In 2009, students at Harvard Business School mobilized to create a social contract: the MBA Oath. The MBA Oath has since been adopted by 1000+ MBAs worldwide and counting. In this new era, the MBA Oath feels more relevant than ever View Details

01 Jun 2017
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2017

demonstrate the solidity of France’s business ecosystem and the extraordinary opportunity of being an entrepreneur there. A Song of Humanity: A Science-Based Alternative to the World’s Scriptures by Only One... View Details

Web

Join the MOC Affiliate Network - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

affiliate website with extensive course content, resources for instructors, and individualized sites for each institution to disseminate content to students. Teaching materials include nearly 40 Harvard View Details

January 1981 (Revised February 1982)
Case

People's Republic of China: Development Strategies and Performance

By: James E. Austin

Keywords: Development Economics; Growth and Development Strategy; Business and Government Relations; China

April 2016
Teaching Note

IBM and the Reinvention of High School (C): Toward P-TECH's Rapid National Expansion

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Kelsi Stine-Rowe

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 316-130. This Teaching Note accompanies the third case in a 3-case series on P-TECH and the Reinvention of High School. The case focuses on the development and early diffusion of organizational innovation—how to create pilot projects for... View Details

Keywords: IBM; P-TECH; Stanley Litow; Robin Wilner; Cuomo; Scaling; Innovation; New York State; New York City; Business Model; Innovation Strategy; Innovation Leadership; Education; Business and Community Relations; Change; Technology Industry; New York (state, US); New York (city, NY)

29 May 2020
Op-Ed

How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents

COVID-19 is creating unprecedented strains on food security worldwide. The United Nations' World Food Programme warns that the pandemic could almost double the number of people facing food crises in low- and middle-income populations to 265 million by the end of 2020.... View Details

Keywords: by Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence; Agriculture & Agribusiness

August 1987
Case

Government Intervention in the European Computer and Semiconductor Industries

By: Malcolm S. Salter

Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Computer Industry; Semiconductor Industry; Europe

01 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

CEOs and Coaches: How Important is Organizational 'Fit?'

and 1994, within the Australian Football League and its precursor, the Victorian Football League. (See Matching and Mobility in the Market for Australian Rules Football Coaches... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg & Abhijit Naik; Sports

14 Jun 2018
News

Catalyzing Social and Economic Change in Rural Africa

economic change in rural Africa. “ThirdWay Africa is an investing and advisory firm focused on Indian Ocean Africa. We believe in a socially and economically empowered Africa. We work with multiple ecosystem... View Details

January 2010 (Revised January 2013)
Course Overview Note

Introduction to Business, Government, and the International Economy (BGIE)

By: Matthew C. Weinzierl

Keywords: Business and Government Relations; International Relations; Trade

2007
Book

Perspectives on Risk and Regulation: The FDA at 100

By: Arthur A. Daemmrich and Joanna Radin

Perspectives on Risk and Regulation: The FDA at 100 brings together the viewpoints of Food and Drug Administration officials and industry leaders on the future of regulating food, drugs, medical devices, and dietary supplements. In a period of rapid scientific... View Details

Keywords: Private Sector; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Health Care and Treatment; Business and Government Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Cooperation

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01 Dec 1998
News

Africa's Way

Development: The African Renaissance." The conference, to be held in Cape Town in March, will be a two-day intensive seminar on the economics, politics, and investment opportunities of southern Africa. It will also provide a chance to... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young and Garry Emmons

30 Nov 2010
Working Paper Summaries

The New Face of Chinese Industrial Policy: Making Sense of Anti-Dumping Cases in the Petrochemical and Steel Industry

Keywords: by Regina Abrami & Yu Zheng; Manufacturing; Chemical

21 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now

conversations with individual employees during this critical time. Conversations are the best way to get leaders and employees back into the practice of relating to one another in person. How are people... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Robin Abrahams, and Katherine Connolly Baden

October 1980 (Revised April 1981)
Background Note

Note on Government Contracting and Methods of Government Procurement

By: J. Ronald Fox

Keywords: Contracts; Business and Government Relations

2009
Article

Corporate Social Responsibility and the Priority of Shareholders

By: Nien-he Hsieh

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Shareholder Relations

August 2001
Case

Pharmaceutical Industry and the AIDS Crisis in Developing Countries, The

Explores the controversy over the pricing of AIDS drugs in poor countries. This issue has received wide publicity due to two events: 1) a court case in South Africa that seeks to force drug companies to license their patents and 2) the announcement by the Indian... View Details

Keywords: Competition; Developing Countries and Economies; Business and Government Relations; Pharmaceutical Industry; South Africa; India

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