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- October 2006
- Article
How Much Is a Seat on the Security Council Worth? Foreign Aid and Bribery at the United Nations
By: Ilyana Kuziemko and Eric D. Werker
Ten of the fifteen seats on the U.N. Security Council are held by rotating members
serving two-year terms. We find that a country's U.S. aid increases by 59 percent and its
U.N. aid by 8 percent when it rotates onto the council. This effect increases during years
in... View Details
Kuziemko, Ilyana, and Eric D. Werker. "How Much Is a Seat on the Security Council Worth? Foreign Aid and Bribery at the United Nations." Journal of Political Economy 114, no. 5 (October 2006): 905–930. (Reprinted in Geopolitics of Foreign Aid, ed. Helen Milner and Dustin Tingley. Northampton: Edward Elgar, 2013.)
- November 1997
- Case
National Pork Producers Council
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Tom Clay
Al Tank, CEO of the National Pork Products Council, is facing an environmental and structural crisis in the U.S. pork industry. Can he resolve the environmental and image problems of his industry in time? Can he receive the support of both his growers and the... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Situation or Environment; Crisis Management; Environmental Sustainability; Business and Community Relations; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Industry Structures; Reputation; Food and Beverage Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States
Goldberg, Ray A., and Tom Clay. "National Pork Producers Council." Harvard Business School Case 598-053, November 1997.
- October 2013
- Article
The Costs of Favoritism: Is Politically-Driven Aid Less Effective?
By: Axel Dreher, Stephan Klasen, James Vreeland and Eric Werker
As is now well documented, aid is given for both political as well as economic reasons. The conventional wisdom is that politically motivated aid is less effective in promoting developmental objectives. We examine the ex-post performance ratings of World Bank projects... View Details
Keywords: World Bank; Aid Effectiveness; Political Influence; United Nations Security Council; International Finance; Prejudice and Bias; Outcome or Result; Projects; Government and Politics; Power and Influence
Dreher, Axel, Stephan Klasen, James Vreeland, and Eric Werker. "The Costs of Favoritism: Is Politically-Driven Aid Less Effective?" Economic Development and Cultural Change 62, no. 1 (October 2013).
- 2006
- Working Paper
How Much Is a Seat on the Security Council Worth? Foreign Aid and Bribery at the United Nations
By: Ilyana Kuziemko and Eric D. Werker
Kuziemko, Ilyana, and Eric D. Werker. "How Much Is a Seat on the Security Council Worth? Foreign Aid and Bribery at the United Nations." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 06-029, January 2006. (Revised June 2006.)
- March 2022 (Revised June 2022)
- Case
The United States National Security Apparatus, Multipolarity, and the Rise of Commercial Space
By: Matthew C. Weinzierl and Brendan L. Rosseau
In 2019, the U.S. national security community crossed a Rubicon by declaring that space was “a war-fighting domain” and undergoing a major reorganization, including the creation of the U.S. Space Force, the first new military branch in over 70 years. Military and... View Details
Weinzierl, Matthew C., and Brendan L. Rosseau. "The United States National Security Apparatus, Multipolarity, and the Rise of Commercial Space ." Harvard Business School Case 722-063, March 2022. (Revised June 2022.)
- 10 Jan 2007
- HBS Case
The Challenge of Managing National Security
Advanced Competitive Strategy: Integrating the Enterprise. Rivkin's most recent case, coauthored with former HBS colleague Michael Roberto and published this year, is "Managing National Intelligence (A): Before 9/11." The case... View Details
How Much Is a Seat on the UN Security Council Worth?
Ten of the fifteen seats on the U.N. Security Council are held by rotating members serving two-year terms. We find that a country's U.S. aid increases by 59 percent and its U.N. aid by 8 percent when it rotates onto the council. This effect increases during years in... View Details
- 24 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
Do National Security Secrets Hold Back National Innovation?
national security, and later allowed to be granted and published. Daniel P. Gross, assistant professor of business administration, learned of the wartime policy while conducting research at the National... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 01 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Systemic Racism Can Threaten National Security
Systemic racism and discrimination in small communities can undermine a country’s ability to defend itself during conflicts, creating a national security risk, new research says. Marco Tabellini, an... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- July 1998 (Revised March 1999)
- Case
Social Security Reform
Examines various approaches to pension reform. Examines the current Social Security system in the United States, pension reform in other countries, and the leading approaches to reform. Concludes with analysis of three questions: 1) would returns be higher in a private... View Details
Keywords: Privatization; Retirement; Welfare or Wellbeing; Government and Politics; Public Administration Industry; United States
Kennedy, Robert E., and Brian Irwin. "Social Security Reform." Harvard Business School Case 799-011, July 1998. (Revised March 1999.)
- Editorial
United States: Where's the Strategy?
By: A. Zelleke and Justin Talbot Zorn
Keywords: Barack Obama; National Strategy; White House; Strategy; National Security; Government Administration; United States
Zelleke, A., and Justin Talbot Zorn. "United States: Where's the Strategy?" The Diplomat (February 5, 2014).
- May 2022
- Case
TikTok and National Security: Investment in an Age of Data Sovereignty?
By: Jeremy Friedman, Sarah Bauerle Danzman and David Lane
This case covers TikTok’s purchase of Musical.ly and the reaction of the United States government, including the review of the purchase by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and the reaction of the presidential administration of Donald... View Details
Keywords: Data Security; Mergers and Acquisitions; Cybersecurity; Internet and the Web; International Relations; Laws and Statutes; Globalized Firms and Management
Friedman, Jeremy, Sarah Bauerle Danzman, and David Lane. "TikTok and National Security: Investment in an Age of Data Sovereignty?" Harvard Business School Case 722-020, May 2022.
- 05 Feb 2014
- News
United States: Where’s the Strategy?
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Getting Security Right
fifth-generation nuclear capabilities. The threat of nuclear aggression among powerful nations did not disappear with the Cold War; it remains a major challenge for the United States and poses a more serious... View Details
- 24 Oct 2013
- News
Engineering a More Secure World
says Anthony Harris (MBA 1979), president and CEO of the Fiberscope's maker, Campbell/Harris Security Equipment Company (CSECO). "If you catch vehicles going southbound, you generally interdict cash." This truck was going south: In the... View Details
- 29 Sep 2022
- News
Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal
soon change rapidly. “When I decided to take on that role, the world looked very different than it would later that spring,” says Diagne. “I had no idea that it would turn into a pandemic-response and economic-recovery role.” He took the last flight from the View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- November 2010 (Revised February 2013)
- Supplement
Energy Security in Europe (B): The Southern Corridor
By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Sogomon Tarontsi
Nabucco natural gas pipeline, initiated by a group of European energy companies, was intended to connect the broad gas-rich region of the Middle East and Central Asia to Europe for the first time, which would diversify supply sources. At the same time, an... View Details
Keywords: Non-Renewable Energy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Distribution; Business and Government Relations; Conflict and Resolution; Energy Industry; Russia; European Union
Abdelal, Rawi E., and Sogomon Tarontsi. "Energy Security in Europe (B): The Southern Corridor." Harvard Business School Supplement 711-033, November 2010. (Revised February 2013.)
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Drive-In Nation
cars advance unseen. It’s a lesson American carmakers apparently forgot. “For the six decades preceding the second oil shock in the 1980s, the United States was a highly protected market,” declares HBS professor Malcolm Salter, who has... View Details