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- December 1980 (Revised January 1994)
- Case
International Foodstuffs
By: David E. Bell
Describes three fairly routine instances in which considerations of risk exposure in foreign exchange are necessary. The three are a delayed payment for a grain shipment, a foreign subsidiary facing devaluation of its domestic currency, and a foreign acquisition. The...
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Keywords:
Currency Exchange Rate;
Risk and Uncertainty;
International Relations;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Money;
International Finance;
Financial Services Industry
Bell, David E. "International Foodstuffs." Harvard Business School Case 181-049, December 1980. (Revised January 1994.)
- October 1980 (Revised October 1981)
- Case
Ready to Regulate Ready to Eat (A1)
By: Thomas K. McCraw and Richard S. Tedlow
McCraw, Thomas K., and Richard S. Tedlow. "Ready to Regulate Ready to Eat (A1)." Harvard Business School Case 381-065, October 1980. (Revised October 1981.)
- October 1980 (Revised October 1981)
- Case
Ready to Regulate Ready to Eat (A2)
By: Thomas K. McCraw and Richard S. Tedlow
McCraw, Thomas K., and Richard S. Tedlow. "Ready to Regulate Ready to Eat (A2)." Harvard Business School Case 381-066, October 1980. (Revised October 1981.)
- March 1979 (Revised December 1982)
- Case
Allied Chemical Corp. (B)
Describes Allied's cooperative approach to government relations and the approach of some of the regulatory agencies Allied deals with. Based mainly on quotes from Allied and government officials. Asks the student to evaluate Allied's government relations--in general...
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Lodge, George C., and Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. "Allied Chemical Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 379-150, March 1979. (Revised December 1982.)
- February 1979 (Revised December 1983)
- Case
Allied Chemical Corp. (A)
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...
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Keywords:
Pollutants;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Decision Making;
Laws and Statutes;
Welfare;
Legal Liability;
Business and Government Relations;
Chemical Industry
Lodge, George C., and Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. "Allied Chemical Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 379-137, February 1979. (Revised December 1983.)
- April 1978
- Case
FTC and Listerine Antiseptic
Keywords:
Business and Government Relations;
Misleading and Fraudulent Advertising;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Greyser, Stephen A. "FTC and Listerine Antiseptic." Harvard Business School Case 578-166, April 1978.
- 01 Jan 1977
- Conference Presentation
Short Term Natural Gas Consumption Forecasts: Optimal Use of National Weather Service Data
By: James K. Sebenius and Richard Lehman
- September 1976 (Revised January 1977)
- Case
Del Norte Paper Co. (C)
Designed to serve two roles: first, it provides a reasonably comprehensive description of an ongoing capital budgeting system for the international operations of a large American company. Second, it allows the student to focus upon and critically analyze a series of...
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Keywords:
Capital Budgeting;
International Relations;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Goals and Objectives;
Service Delivery;
Business Subsidiaries;
Performance Evaluation;
Performance Expectations;
Financial Services Industry;
Pulp and Paper Industry
Sahlman, William A. "Del Norte Paper Co. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 177-036, September 1976. (Revised January 1977.)
- September 1974 (Revised June 1986)
- Case
William D. Ruckelshaus and the Environmental Protection Agency
By: Joseph L. Bower
Keywords:
Government Administration;
Environmental Sustainability;
Business and Government Relations;
United States
Bower, Joseph L. "William D. Ruckelshaus and the Environmental Protection Agency." Harvard Business School Case 375-083, September 1974. (Revised June 1986.)
- Forthcoming
- Article
Activist Directors: Determinants and Consequences
By: Ian D. Gow, Sa-Pyung Sean Shin and Suraj Srinivasan
This paper examines determinants and consequences of hedge fund activism, focusing on activist directors, i.e., directors appointed in response to activist demands. Using a sample of 3,259 activism events from 2004 to 2016, we identify 1,623 activist directors....
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Gow, Ian D., Sa-Pyung Sean Shin, and Suraj Srinivasan. "Activist Directors: Determinants and Consequences." Review of Accounting Studies (forthcoming). (Pre-published online July 12, 2023.)
- Teaching Interest
Overview
By: Debora L. Spar
I currently teach an Elective Course on Capitalism and the State (CATS), and serve as Course Head for a new Required Curriculum course on the Social Purpose of the Firm (SPF). Previously, I developed and taught Managing International Trade and Investment (MITI) in the...
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- Teaching Interest
Overview
Course Requirements
Students are required to prepare a business plan, which employs the framework of this course, to explore an entrepreneurial opportunity in health care, and to evaluate their classmates' plans.
Career Focus
For... View Details
Students are required to prepare a business plan, which employs the framework of this course, to explore an entrepreneurial opportunity in health care, and to evaluate their classmates' plans.
Career Focus
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- Research Summary
Overview
By: Debora L. Spar
My work focuses generally on the intersection between technological change and societal structures, and on the many areas in which business both shapes and is shaped by societal norms.
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Keywords:
Technological And Scientific Innovation;
Technological Change: Choices And Consequences;
Business & Government Relations;
Business And Community;
Capitalism;
Reproduction;
Technological Innovation;
Government and Politics;
Gender;
Business History;
Business and Government Relations;
Education Industry;
United States;
Europe;
Africa;
Asia
- Research Summary
Overview
By: William C. Kirby
A historian by training, Professor Kirby examines contemporary China's business, economic, and political development in an international context. He writes and teaches on the growth of modern companies in China (Chinese and foreign; state-owned and private); Chinese...
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Keywords:
China;
Internationalization;
Educational Policy And Politics;
Infrastructure;
Government And Business;
The Revival Of Family Business In China;
China’s Infrastructure Exports: The ‘Belt And Road’ Initiative;
Agribusiness;
Education;
Entrepreneurship;
Globalization;
Governance;
Government and Politics;
History;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Social Enterprise;
Auto Industry;
Education Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Health Industry;
Semiconductor Industry;
Asia;
Europe;
North and Central America
- Research Summary
Research Summary
By: Ranjay Gulati
My research has focused on interorganizational relationships, with an emphasis on interfirm strategic alliances, which include voluntary exchange or co-development of products, technologies, or services between firms. I examine the factors that influence the...
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