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- 2007
- Working Paper
Facts and Fallacies about U.S. FDI in China
By: Lee Branstetter and C. Fritz Foley
Despite the rapid expansion of U.S.-China trade ties, the increase in U.S. FDI in China, and the expanding amount of economic research exploring these developments, a number of misconceptions distort the popular understanding of U.S. multinationals in China. In this... View Details
Keywords: Macroeconomics; Trade; Foreign Direct Investment; Multinational Firms and Management; Expansion; China; United States
Branstetter, Lee, and C. Fritz Foley. "Facts and Fallacies about U.S. FDI in China." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 13470, October 2007.
U.S. Innovators Dogged by Money-grubbing ‘Patent Trolls’
The U.S. economy is driven by innovation, but unwelcome “patent trolls” are gunking up the system. Patent reform bills sit idle in Congress as the “trolls” set up companies for the sole purpose, critics say, of shaking down inventors while never creating... View Details
- April 2009 (Revised June 2010)
- Case
U.S. Subprime Mortgage Crisis: Policy Reactions (B)
By: Laura Alfaro and Renee Kim
In March 2009, the U.S. economy was in a severe recession not seen since the Great Depression after the subprime mortgage crisis had spiraled out of control. The situation had dramatically changed in one year since the Federal Reserve Board had helped to bailout... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Central Banking; Mortgages; Globalized Economies and Regions; Policy; United States
Alfaro, Laura, and Renee Kim. "U.S. Subprime Mortgage Crisis: Policy Reactions (B)." Harvard Business School Case 709-045, April 2009. (Revised June 2010.)
- 18 Jan 2012
- News
Harvard business grads express doubt in U.S. economy
- 06 May 2019
- News
Forget Socialism. The U.S. Needs Responsible Capitalism
- October 1983 (Revised October 1986)
- Background Note
U.S. Securities Industry in 1979-83
Ghemawat, Pankaj. "U.S. Securities Industry in 1979-83." Harvard Business School Background Note 384-132, October 1983. (Revised October 1986.)
- April 1979 (Revised October 1983)
- Case
U.S. Securities Industry in 1979
Porter, Michael E. "U.S. Securities Industry in 1979." Harvard Business School Case 379-190, April 1979. (Revised October 1983.)
- December 1978 (Revised April 1980)
- Case
U.S. Bank Lending in Mexico
By: George C. Lodge
Lodge, George C. "U.S. Bank Lending in Mexico." Harvard Business School Case 379-078, December 1978. (Revised April 1980.)
- March–April 1996
- Article
U.S. Competitiveness: 'Resurgence' versus Reality
By: R. H. Hayes
Hayes, R. H. "U.S. Competitiveness: 'Resurgence' versus Reality." Challenge (March–April 1996), 36–44.
- April 2011 (Revised June 2012)
- Background Note
Note on U.S. Pension Accounting
By: Robert C. Pozen and Brij Khurana
The purpose of this note is to describe the manner in which publicly traded corporations and local governments in the United States account for their pension plans. View Details
Pozen, Robert C., and Brij Khurana. "Note on U.S. Pension Accounting." Harvard Business School Background Note 311-115, April 2011. (Revised June 2012.)
- December 10, 2010
- Editorial
Tax U.S. Companies into Spending
By: Mihir Desai
Desai, Mihir. "Tax U.S. Companies into Spending." Washington Post (December 10, 2010), A25.
- 2007
- Chapter
U.S. Ethnic Scientists and Entrepreneurs
By: William R. Kerr
Kerr, William R. "U.S. Ethnic Scientists and Entrepreneurs." In Cleveland Federal Reserve Board Commentary, 1–4. Progressive Management, 2007.
- April 1986
- Teaching Note
U.S. West, Inc., Teaching Note
- September 2019 (Revised September 2020)
- Case
SOFWERX: Innovation at U.S. Special Operations Command (Abridged)
By: Herman Leonard, Mitch Weiss, Jin Hyun Paik and Kerry Herman
James "Hondo" Geurts, the Acquisition Executive for U.S. Special Operations Command was in the middle of his Senate confirmation hearing in 2017 to become Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition. Overseeing acquisitions in one of the... View Details
Keywords: Open Innovation; Crowdsourcing; Prototyping; Navy; Entrepreneurship; Public Equity; Innovation and Invention; Innovation Leadership; Acquisition; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Public Administration Industry; United States
Leonard, Herman, Mitch Weiss, Jin Hyun Paik, and Kerry Herman. "SOFWERX: Innovation at U.S. Special Operations Command (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 820-047, September 2019. (Revised September 2020.)
- 03 Dec 2013
- News
PISA Test Results For U.S. Students Are 'Sobering'
- March 2010
- Background Note
Airline Travel in the U.S.
By: Sunil Gupta and Kavita Shukla
How should airlines respond to the rising share of Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) as consumers increasingly search the web to buy tickets? View Details
Keywords: Management; Marketing Channels; Consumer Behavior; Market Participation; Agency Theory; Online Technology; Aerospace Industry; United States
Gupta, Sunil, and Kavita Shukla. "Airline Travel in the U.S." Harvard Business School Background Note 510-096, March 2010.
- February 2010 (Revised March 2012)
- Case
U.S. Healthcare Reform: International Perspectives
By: Arthur A. Daemmrich and Elia Cameron
The national economic implications of rising healthcare costs were poorly understood, even as the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom instituted reforms in early 2010. Presenting opportunities for cross-national policy learning, this case describes the... View Details
Keywords: Macroeconomics; Insurance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Health Care and Treatment; Laws and Statutes; Business and Government Relations; Health Industry; Public Administration Industry; Germany; United Kingdom; United States
Daemmrich, Arthur A., and Elia Cameron. "U.S. Healthcare Reform: International Perspectives." Harvard Business School Case 710-040, February 2010. (Revised March 2012.)
- March 1996 (Revised June 1996)
- Case
Choices in U.S. Trade Policy
By: Louis T. Wells Jr. and Courtenay Sprague
Describes the moments leading to the conclusion of the Uruguay Round of international trade negotiations and the outcome of those negotiations. Discusses some of the options facing the Clinton Administration with respect to its international trade policy. View Details
Keywords: Trade; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Negotiation; Outcome or Result; United States
Wells, Louis T., Jr., and Courtenay Sprague. "Choices in U.S. Trade Policy." Harvard Business School Case 796-117, March 1996. (Revised June 1996.)
- December 1986
- Case
Flour Milling: The U.S. Perspective
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Goldberg, Ray A. "Flour Milling: The U.S. Perspective." Harvard Business School Case 587-113, December 1986.
- 09 Aug 2013
- Video