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  • June 2014 (Revised April 2015)
  • Background Note

Affordable Housing and Low-Income Housing Tax Credits in the United States

By: Arthur I Segel and Nicolas P. Retsinas
This background note explores the basic themes surrounding the government's approach to providing housing: namely its shift from a supplier and builder of affordable housing to an approach that focuses on demand-side solutions and indirect subsidies to private... View Details
Keywords: Housing; Welfare; Government and Politics
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  • Web

A Commitment to Sustainability | About

CY 2023 Our Commitment Harvard Business School (HBS) is committed to Harvard’s Sustainability Action Plan and the University’s mission to accelerate the adoption of systems and practices that protect the climate and environment, advance a more equitable society, and... View Details
  • 20 Oct 2008
  • Research & Ideas

The Seven Things That Surprise New CEOs

inconsistent with the values they espouse, or if their self-interest appears to trump the welfare of the organization. They must realize that success ultimately depends on their ability to enlist the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael E. Porter, Jay W. Lorsch & Nitin Nohria
  • 04 Apr 2023
  • Book

Two Centuries of Business Leaders Who Took a Stand on Social Issues

While shareholders still reign supreme at many companies, a widespread shift toward more responsible business practices is driving more leaders to take a stand on social and environmental issues today, says Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones. Jones... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Consumer Products; Fashion; Retail; Green Technology
  • 26 Apr 2011
  • First Look

First Look: April 26

elasticity is two, optimal rates fall to 0.6% on average and 1.6% on high earners. Nevertheless, in all cases that we consider, the welfare gains of using optimal capital taxes are small. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Jun 2022
  • Research & Ideas

All Those Zoom Meetings May Boost Connection and Curb Loneliness

useful way to reduce loneliness and improve their wellbeing and productivity.” You Might Also Like: Outrage Spreads Faster on Twitter: Evidence from 44 News Outlets Blissful Thinking: When It Comes to Finding Happiness, 'Your Dreams Are... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • February 1979 (Revised December 1983)
  • Case

Allied Chemical Corp. (A)

By: George C. Lodge and Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.
Describes Allied, the chemical industry, and the effects of the Kepone problem (a toxic pesticide dumped into the James River) as of 1976. The executive in the case must decide whether the company should support the passage of the Toxic Substances Control Act and an... View Details
Keywords: Pollutants; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Decision Making; Laws and Statutes; Welfare; Legal Liability; Business and Government Relations; Chemical Industry
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  • 02 Feb 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 2

requirements or social norms, but because we are altruistic; we care intrinsically about the welfare of others. In this paper, we illustrate for these types of decisions how confusion may arise because the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 Nov 2016
  • First Look

November 15, 2016

modified to incorporate quasi-hyperbolic preferences. For reasons of political economy or aggregation of citizens’ preferences, government preferences are present biased, resulting in an over-accumulation of debt. Calibrating this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • April 1991 (Revised July 1992)
  • Case

Koito Manufacturing Ltd.

By: W. Carl Kester and Robert W. Lightfoot
Having acquired a 26% stake in Koito Manufacturing, a Japanese automotive parts supplier in the Toyota Group, T. Boone Pickens seeks a seat on Koito's board of directors. Koito's management resists, claiming Pickens is an unhelpful greenmailer, not a true long-term... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Debates; Corporate Governance; Production; Supply Chain; Performance Efficiency; Welfare; Auto Industry; Japan; United States
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  • 08 Dec 2009
  • First Look

First Look: Dec. 8

innovations by single user individuals or firms and open collaborative innovation projects. We analyze the design costs and architectures and communication costs associated with each model. We conclude that innovation by individual users... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 22 Oct 2021
  • Research & Ideas

Want Hybrid Work to Succeed? Trust, Don’t Track, Employees

the history of work where the nature of work as we’ve known it has been disrupted, whether we embrace it or not,” says Neeley, author of Remote Work Revolution: Succeeding from Anywhere. “All or nothing is... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 26 Jan 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 26

When participation costs are large relative to the volume of traffic an ad platform can offer, an advertiser may forego use of an ad platform that the advertiser otherwise finds profitable. Mergers between ad platforms can increase advertiser View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 25 Jun 2018
  • Research & Ideas

In America, Immigrants Really Do Get the Job Done

develop, and integrate smart minds governs how prosperous you will be.” Studies on whether immigrants to the United States take jobs away from Americans or constitute a drain on social welfare are mixed,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Technology; Service
  • 07 Sep 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Sept. 7

sociologists present a clear analysis of Cuba's economic and social circumstances and suggest steps for Cuba to reactivate economic growth and improve the welfare of its citizens. These authors focus first on trade, capital inflows,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Nonprofit Strategy & Governance | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

private sector. Whether you aspire to launch or lead a social enterprise, innovate within policymaking and philanthropy, catalyze systemic change, or drive corporate social responsibility initiatives, this... View Details
  • November 2010 (Revised January 2011)
  • Case

The Tzu Chi Foundation's China Relief Mission

By: Herman B. Leonard and YiKwan Chu
Tzu Chi is one of the largest charities in Taiwan, and one of the swiftest and most effective relief organizations internationally. Rooted in the value of compassion, the organization has many unusual operating features -- including having no long term plan. This case... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Crisis Management; Service Delivery; Mission and Purpose; Religion; Natural Disasters; Nonprofit Organizations; Welfare; China; Taiwan
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  • 28 Jun 2022
  • Book

The Moral Enterprise: How Two Companies Profit with Purpose

How can government and business work together in this fractious political moment, when finding solutions to pressing problems like inequality and climate change are more urgent than ever? Rebecca Henderson, Harvard University’s John and Natty McArthur University... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
  • August 2023
  • Article

Impact of Social Needs Case Management on Use of Medical and Behavioral Health Services: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

By: Mark D. Fleming, Crystal Guo, Margae Knox, Daniel M. Brown, Elizabeth A. Hernandez and Amanda L. Brewster
Social needs case management is an increasingly common strategy used by health care organizations to address integrated health and social needs. These programs connect patients to resources such as food assistance, housing, transportation, or income benefits, in... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Medical Specialties; Programs; Human Needs; Welfare; Health Industry; California
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  • 28 Jan 2014
  • First Look

First Look: January 28

taking in the U.S. is inconclusive. The evidence for and social welfare implications of claimed effects such as fewer IPOs or loss of foreign listings are unclear. Financial reporting quality appears to have... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne