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- June 2001 (Revised July 2001)
- Case
Boston Lyric Opera
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Dennis Campbell
The Boston Lyric Opera was the fastest growing opera company in North America during the 1990s. Having successfully completed a move to a larger facility in 1999, the board and general director recognize the need to develop a formal strategic planning and governance...
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Keywords:
Balanced Scorecard;
Strategic Planning;
Arts;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Fine Arts Industry;
Massachusetts
Kaplan, Robert S., and Dennis Campbell. "Boston Lyric Opera." Harvard Business School Case 101-111, June 2001. (Revised July 2001.)
- Web
Summer Fellowships | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
philanthropy and social enterprise space across multiple geographies as well as provided avenues to apply and hone the leadership, analytic and communication skills I had learnt in my first year at HBS. State of Tennessee Lauren Davis...
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General Management - Faculty & Research
Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States Citation Purchase Related Israeli, Ayelet, Jill Avery, and Leonard A. Schlesinger. "The Meteoric Rise of Skims." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 524-067, May 2024. Require...
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- July 2000 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Agricultural Biotechnology and its Regulation
In the United States, genetically modified corn and soybeans are now widely grown and consumed. In Europe, however, they have been dubbed "Frankenstein foods," shunned by packaged food manufacturers, and subjected to a host of governmental restrictions. This case...
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Agribusiness;
Genetics;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Corporate Strategy;
Trade;
Law;
Goods and Commodities;
Safety;
Environmental Sustainability;
Government and Politics;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Biotechnology Industry;
Europe;
United States
Reinhardt, Forest L. "Agricultural Biotechnology and its Regulation." Harvard Business School Case 701-004, July 2000. (Revised April 2001.)
- February 2021 (Revised May 2021)
- Case
SafeGraph: Selling Data as a Service
By: Ramana Nanda, Abhishek Nagaraj and Allison Ciechanover
Set in January 2021, the CEO of SafeGraph, a four-year-old startup that sold Data as a Service, looked to the future. His aim was to become the most trusted source for data about a physical place. The company provided points of interest (POI) and foot traffic data on...
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Keywords:
Data As A Service;
Monetization;
Pricing;
Business Startups;
Analytics and Data Science;
Consumer Behavior;
Analysis;
Business Model;
Health Pandemics;
Information Industry;
United States
Nanda, Ramana, Abhishek Nagaraj, and Allison Ciechanover. "SafeGraph: Selling Data as a Service." Harvard Business School Case 821-082, February 2021. (Revised May 2021.)
- 2014
- Working Paper
Dodging the Taxman: Firm Misreporting and Limits to Tax Enforcement
By: Paul Carrillo, Dina Pomeranz and Monica Singhal
Reducing tax evasion is a key priority for many governments, particularly in developing countries. A growing literature has argued that the ability to verify taxpayer self-reports against reports from third parties is critical for modern tax enforcement and the growth...
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Carrillo, Paul, Dina Pomeranz, and Monica Singhal. "Dodging the Taxman: Firm Misreporting and Limits to Tax Enforcement." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 15-026, October 2014. (R&R at AEJ Applied. Note: Previously circulated as "Tax Me if You Can: Firm Misreporting Behavior and Evasion Substitution.")
- 2023
- Article
Conduit Incentives: Eliciting Cooperation from Workers Outside of Managers' Control
By: Susanna Gallani
Can managers use monetary incentives to elicit cooperation from workers they cannot reward for their efforts? I study “conduit incentives,” an innovative incentive design, whereby managers influence bonus-ineligible workers’ effort by offering bonus-eligible employees...
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Keywords:
Organizational Behavior Modification;
Peer Monitoring;
Persistence Of Performance Improvements;
Crowding Out;
Implicit Incentives;
Compensation;
Healthcare;
Social Pressure;
Image Motivation;
Incentives;
Motivation;
Performance;
Behavior;
Motivation and Incentives;
Compensation and Benefits;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Organizational Culture;
Health Industry;
California
Gallani, Susanna. "Conduit Incentives: Eliciting Cooperation from Workers Outside of Managers' Control." Accounting Review 93, no. 3 (2023): 1–28.
- 12 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 12, 2016
gaining information. Publisher's link: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51329 July–August 2016 Harvard Business Review How to Pay for Health Care By: Porter, Michael E., and Robert S. Kaplan Abstract—The United States stands...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 3
the role of government regulators, particularly the FDIC, during times of crisis. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/910006-PDF-ENG Collaborating to Improve Richard Bohmer and Ingrid M. NembhardHarvard Business...
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Martha Lagace
- 1987
- Book
Banking and Oil
By: Geoffrey Jones
This is the second of two volumes of a business history of a major British bank in the Middle East. Volume 1 traces the history of the bank from its foundation in 1889 as The Imperial Bank of Persia, through the years it was the state bank of Iran, and its...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Economics;
Banks and Banking;
Government and Politics;
Growth and Development;
Business History;
Problems and Challenges;
Iran;
Jordan;
Kuwait;
Oman;
Dubai
Jones, Geoffrey. Banking and Oil. Vol. 2, History of the British Bank of the Middle East. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987.
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Meet The HBS African American Student Union - MBA
Government Health Care / BioTech Manufacturing Private Equity Real Estate Retail Social Enterprise Technology Venture Capital Audiences Audiences FirstGen+ College Diverse Perspectives International LGBTQ+ Military Socioeconomic Inclusion...
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- 21 Apr 2023
- Research & Ideas
The $15 Billion Question: Have Loot Boxes Turned Video Gaming into Gambling?
States are still exploring the issue. Amano and Simonov ran simulations based on a complete ban on loot boxes. They found a more than 23 percent drop in the enjoyment and satisfaction on part of the average, non-loot-box-obsessed player....
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- November 2018 (Revised February 2023)
- Case
Bangladesh: Into the Maelstrom
By: Reshmaan Hussam, Sophus A. Reinert and Namrata Arora
In the fall of 2018, Rohima Begum considered her options as the small island, or “char,” on which her family’s house rested slowly but inescapably eroded into the mighty Brahmaputra River in northern Bangladesh. The country, once unceremoniously dubbed a “basket case”...
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Keywords:
Climate Change;
Adaptation;
Environmental Management;
Problems and Challenges;
Immigration;
Bangladesh
Hussam, Reshmaan, Sophus A. Reinert, and Namrata Arora. "Bangladesh: Into the Maelstrom." Harvard Business School Case 719-008, November 2018. (Revised February 2023.)
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How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Jada Haynes - MBA
Government Health Care / BioTech Manufacturing Private Equity Real Estate Retail Social Enterprise Technology Venture Capital Audiences Audiences FirstGen+ College Diverse Perspectives International LGBTQ+ Military Socioeconomic Inclusion...
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- June 2011
- Article
Watch What I Do, Not What I Say: The Unintended Consequences of the Homeland Investment Act
By: Dhammika Dharmapala, C. Fritz Foley and Kristin J. Forbes
This paper analyzes the impact of the Homeland Investment Act of 2004, which provided a one-time tax holiday for the repatriation of foreign earnings and thereby reduced the cost to U.S. multinationals of accessing a source of internal capital. Lawmakers and lobbyists...
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Keywords:
Investment;
Performance Effectiveness;
Code Law;
Taxation;
Cost;
Capital;
Financial Strategy;
Research and Development;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
United States
Dharmapala, Dhammika, C. Fritz Foley, and Kristin J. Forbes. "Watch What I Do, Not What I Say: The Unintended Consequences of the Homeland Investment Act." Journal of Finance 66, no. 3 (June 2011): 753–787.
- 21 Jan 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
The Supply Side of Innovation: H-1B Visa Reforms and US Ethnic Invention
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by William R. Kerr & William F. Lincoln
- 2009
- Working Paper
Watch What I Do, Not What I Say: The Unintended Consequences of the Homeland Investment Act
By: Dhammika Dharmapala, C. Fritz Foley and Kristin J. Forbes
This paper analyzes the impact on firm behavior of the Homeland Investment Act of 2004, which provided a one-time tax holiday for the repatriation of foreign earnings by U.S. multinationals. The analysis controls for endogeneity and omitted variable bias by using...
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Keywords:
Investment;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Government Legislation;
Taxation;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Behavior;
United States
Dharmapala, Dhammika, C. Fritz Foley, and Kristin J. Forbes. "Watch What I Do, Not What I Say: The Unintended Consequences of the Homeland Investment Act." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 15023, June 2009.
- February 2024
- Supplement
Can Cities Beat the Heat? (B11): Salt Lake City Climate Action Snapshot
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Praveen Kumar and Jacob A. Small
Climate snapshots provide a summary of climate actions that occurred between 2018 and 2024, highlighting major green initiatives, innovations, carbon mitigation strategy, and action across multiple levels of government and the private sector. Snapshots also provide an...
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- Web
Business History - Faculty & Research
1970s, the initial emphasis was on states and government regulation coordinated by the United Nations. This working paper provides a business history perspective on how the privatization of global...
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- Article
Policies to Influence Perceptions about COVID-19 Risk: The Case of Maps
By: Claudia Engel, Jonathan Rodden and Marco Tabellini
Choropleth disease maps have become an important tool for informing the public about the risks posed by COVID-19. In a survey conducted in the U.S. state of Georgia in June 2020, we randomly assigned respondents to view either of two maps. The first one reported...
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Engel, Claudia, Jonathan Rodden, and Marco Tabellini. "Policies to Influence Perceptions about COVID-19 Risk: The Case of Maps." Science Advances 8, no. 11 (March 18, 2022).