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- September 2009 (Revised December 2009)
- Case
The Future of Iraq Project (A)
By: Noel Maurer and Sogomon Tarontsi
In March 2009, the government of Iraq decided to hold its first oil field auctions. The auctions were for service contracts on the country's southern oil fields; the winner would obtain the right to produce oil above a certain target for a fixed fee. The bidders...
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Keywords:
Non-Renewable Energy;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Policy;
Auctions;
Production;
Business and Government Relations;
Energy Industry;
Iraq
Maurer, Noel, and Sogomon Tarontsi. "The Future of Iraq Project (A)." Harvard Business School Case 710-002, September 2009. (Revised December 2009.)
- 2021
- Book
We the Possibility: Harnessing Public Entrepreneurship to Solve Our Most Urgent Problems
By: Mitchell Weiss
The huge public challenges we face are daunting. At the same time, many of us have come to accept the notion that government can't do new things or solve tough challenges—it's too big and slow and bureaucratic. Not so. Entrepreneurial savvy in government is growing,...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Public Sector;
Government Administration;
Government and Politics;
Technological Innovation;
Problems and Challenges;
Innovation Leadership;
Public Administration Industry;
Technology Industry
Weiss, Mitchell. We the Possibility: Harnessing Public Entrepreneurship to Solve Our Most Urgent Problems. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press, 2021.
- 26 Sep 2017
- News
The Industry That Treats Its Customers Worse Than Any Other
- Web
Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging and Anti-racism (DIBAR) in Business | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Social and Governance (ESG) data via the Bloomberg terminal in the Stamps Reading Room. Information is available for public companies only, but includes % of minority and women...
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- February 2009 (Revised August 2010)
- Case
Saudi Arabia: Modern Reform, Enduring Stability
By: Richard H. K. Vietor and Nicole Michele Forrest
This case, along with “Dubai: Global Economy” (709-043), provides an opportunity to discuss Saudi Arabia's efforts to modernize, without really Westernizing, in sharp contrast to Dubai, a nearby Arab Emirate. As Saudi Arabia's development strategy unfolds in the past...
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Keywords:
Development Economics;
Non-Renewable Energy;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Government and Politics;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Saudi Arabia;
Dubai;
Middle East
Vietor, Richard H. K., and Nicole Michele Forrest. "Saudi Arabia: Modern Reform, Enduring Stability." Harvard Business School Case 709-042, February 2009. (Revised August 2010.)
- February 2002 (Revised February 2003)
- Case
Remaking the Rainbow Nation: South Africa 2002
By: Rawi E. Abdelal, Debora L. Spar and Katherine E. Cousins
In April 1994, the world witnessed a political milestone in South Africa. After decades of repression and racial segregation, South Africa's black majority came to power at last, as the African National Congress (ANC), led by the celebrated Nelson Mandela, rode into...
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Keywords:
Development Economics;
Race;
Political Elections;
Economic Growth;
Business and Government Relations;
South Africa
Abdelal, Rawi E., Debora L. Spar, and Katherine E. Cousins. "Remaking the Rainbow Nation: South Africa 2002." Harvard Business School Case 702-035, February 2002. (Revised February 2003.)
- 2012
- Working Paper
Mexico's Financial Crisis of 1994-1995
By: Aldo Musacchio
This paper explains the causes leading to the Mexican crisis of 1994-1995 (known as "The Tequila Crisis"), and its short- and long-term consequences. It argues that excessive enthusiasm on the part of foreign investors, not based on Mexico's fundamentals, and weak...
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Keywords:
Financial Crisis;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Banks and Banking;
Government and Politics;
Currency Exchange Rate;
Banking Industry;
Mexico
Musacchio, Aldo. "Mexico's Financial Crisis of 1994-1995." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-101, May 2012.
- September 1999
- Article
Cooperative or Controlling? The Effects of CEO-board Relations and the Contents of Interlocks on the Formation of Joint Ventures
By: Ranjay Gulati and James Westphal
Gulati, Ranjay, and James Westphal. "Cooperative or Controlling? The Effects of CEO-board Relations and the Contents of Interlocks on the Formation of Joint Ventures." Administrative Science Quarterly 44, no. 3 (September 1999): 473–506.
Matthew C. Weinzierl
Matt Weinzierl is Senior Associate Dean and Chair of the MBA Program at Harvard Business School, where he is the Joseph and Jacqueline Elbling Professor of Business Administration in the Business, Government, and the International Economy Unit, and a Research... View Details
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aerospace
- February 1975 (Revised December 1991)
- Case
Elizabeth Best (B)
By: Wickham Skinner and Ardis Burst
Describes what a new political appointee with years of volunteer experience did in office.
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Keywords:
Government and Politics;
Organizational Structure;
Management Skills;
Public Administration Industry
Skinner, Wickham, and Ardis Burst. "Elizabeth Best (B)." Harvard Business School Case 675-124, February 1975. (Revised December 1991.)
- February 2017 (Revised January 2018)
- Case
Womenomics in Japan
By: Boris Groysberg, Mayuka Yamazaki, Nobuo Sato and David Lane
This case profiles Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's vigorous attempts to revive Japan's economy, specifically by advocating for a larger role for women in the economy—not as a matter of social policy or gender equity per se, but as an essential element of any solution to...
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Keywords:
Gender Equality;
Japan;
Leadership;
Government-business Relations;
Shinzo Abe;
Economic Growth;
Aging Society;
Womenomics;
Abenomics;
Labor Market Discrimination;
Workplace Culture;
Women And Leadership;
Change Management;
Leading Change;
Gender;
Business and Government Relations;
Growth and Development;
Employment;
Working Conditions
Groysberg, Boris, Mayuka Yamazaki, Nobuo Sato, and David Lane. "Womenomics in Japan." Harvard Business School Case 417-002, February 2017. (Revised January 2018.)
- December 2022 (Revised January 2023)
- Case
Cann: High Hopes for Cannabis Infused Beverages
By: Ayelet Israeli and Anne V. Wilson
Founded in 2018 by Jake Bullock and Luke Anderson, Cann sold “social tonics,” or cannabis-infused beverages. By 2022, the company had several notable celebrity investors and talent partners, had sold over 10 million beverages to consumers, was distributing in six...
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Keywords:
Stigma;
Product Innovation;
Product Introduction;
Product Differentiation;
New Products;
New Product Marketing;
New Product Management;
Brand Management;
Branding;
Packaging;
Positioning;
Growth Strategy And Execution;
Growth;
Cannabis Industry;
Purpose;
Purpose Brands;
LGBTQ;
Direct-to-consumer;
DTC;
Regulations;
Channels Of Distribution;
Product Development;
Product Marketing;
Product Positioning;
Product;
Innovation and Invention;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing;
Marketing Communications;
Marketing Channels;
Advertising;
Advertising Campaigns;
Digital Marketing;
Market Entry and Exit;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States;
Canada;
North America
Israeli, Ayelet, and Anne V. Wilson. "Cann: High Hopes for Cannabis Infused Beverages." Harvard Business School Case 523-074, December 2022. (Revised January 2023.)
- 11 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 11, 2008
are crucial to understanding Mexico's current economic and political challenges. Why did the opening up of the economy to foreign trade and investment not result in sustained...
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Martha Lagace
- 09 Sep 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching Climate Change to Skeptics
are often shaped more by the political climate than by the actual climate. "The issue has become totally intertwined with political ideology," says Richard H.K. Vietor, the Paul Whiton Chertington Professor...
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by Carmen Nobel
- July 2022 (Revised September 2022)
- Case
Birla Carbon Egypt: Building Soft Power in a Foreign Country
By: Jeremy Friedman and Malini Sen
Birla Carbon, a flagship business of the nearly $60-billion global conglomerate and India-headquartered Aditya Birla Group (ABG), is one of the world's top manufacturers and suppliers of high-quality carbon black. The largest among its 16 manufacturing plants is Birla...
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Family Business;
Disruption;
Transformation;
Diversity;
Trade;
Energy;
Values and Beliefs;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Global Strategy;
Government and Politics;
Private Ownership;
Civil Society or Community;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Value Creation;
Industrial Products Industry;
Rubber Industry;
Egypt;
Africa;
India;
Asia;
Atlanta;
United States
Friedman, Jeremy, and Malini Sen. "Birla Carbon Egypt: Building Soft Power in a Foreign Country." Harvard Business School Case 723-003, July 2022. (Revised September 2022.)
- 01 Jan 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
Lobbying Behavior of Governmental Entities: Evidence from Public Pension Accounting Rules
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by Abigail M. Allen & Reining Petacchi
- July 1990 (Revised October 1995)
- Case
Singapore Leadership: A Tale of One City
Illustrates many of the political and economic challenges that any industrial initiative must overcome.
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Konsynski, Benn R., and John L. King. "Singapore Leadership: A Tale of One City." Harvard Business School Case 191-025, July 1990. (Revised October 1995.)
- 11 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
Politicians Benefited From Using Toxic Loans
their study on France, having gained access to two valuable data sets: The first contained the entire debt portfolio for most of the 300 largest French local governments as of December 31, 2007; and the...
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- February 2009 (Revised August 2010)
- Case
Dubai: Global Economy
By: Richard H. K. Vietor and Nicole Michele Forrest
This case, along with Saudi Arabia: “Modern Reform, Enduring Stability” (709-042), provides an opportunity to discuss Saudi Arabia's efforts to modernize, without really Westernizing, in sharp contrast to Dubai, a nearby Arab Emirate. As Saudi Arabia's development...
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Keywords:
Development Economics;
Non-Renewable Energy;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Government and Politics;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Saudi Arabia;
Dubai;
Middle East
Vietor, Richard H. K., and Nicole Michele Forrest. "Dubai: Global Economy." Harvard Business School Case 709-043, February 2009. (Revised August 2010.)