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Collaborating with Congregations: Opportunities for Financial Services in the Inner City
Economics Magazine ArticleBy pooling the resources of the poor and by sharing information, religious and financial institutions can work together to change inner-city economies. -
Research: Opposition to Federal Spending Is Driven by Racial Resentment
Government policy and regulation ResearchIt’s a better predictor than economic self-interest. -
Why Do Companies Succumb to Price Fixing?
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleWhen Ben Franklin wrote Poor Richard’s Almanac and the words, “A little neglect may breed great mischief,” he did not have price fixing in mind. To the 47 executives in companies in the folding-box industry convicted of price fixing, however, the words seem tailored to fit. In those companies convicted under antitrust laws in 1976, […] -
How Cities Are Using Analytics to Improve Public Health
Global Business Digital ArticleFrom restaurants to lead paint, data is making government more efficient. -
The Fight Against Zika Can't Wait for a Vaccine
Global Business Digital ArticleWe need a pandemic czar to fast-track new diagnostics. -
To Regulate Big Corporations, Understand How They Got That Way
Global Business Digital ArticleBig isn't categorically bad, but it should invite public suspicion and scrutiny. -
Turkey Badly Needs a Long-Term Plan for Syrian Refugees
Labor Digital ArticleIt’s time to stop treating the situation as a short-term crisis. -
Price Gouging and the Dangerous New Breed of Pharma Companies
Government policy and regulation Digital ArticleThey are prioritizing profits over R&D. -
The Importance of Studying the Obvious
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleWhen Congressman Jeff Flake recently proposed eliminating NSF funding for political science research, it marked the third time in the past 6 years that... -
How an Old U.S. Antitrust Law Could Foster a Fairer Retail Sector
Antitrust laws Digital ArticleTargeting abuses of purchasing power helped usher in a golden age of retail in the United States — and it could again. -
Equality in the U.S. Starts with Better Jobs
Global Business Digital ArticleSix steps business leaders can take right now. -
Winning in the Green Frenzy
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleDon’t let your competitors control what “sustainable” means in your industry. -
The Answer to Short-Termism Isn't Asking Investors to Be Patient
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleWe need to encourage larger stakes and a longer-term orientation. -
The New Economy Is Stronger Than You Think
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleSome people—in particular, panicky policy makers at the Fed—fear that the new economy is a bubble about to burst. They’re dead wrong. Barring any government interference, the new economy is rock solid and here to stay. -
When the United States Was Canada’s ‘Japan’
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleBuying into America: How Foreign Money Is Changing the Face of Our Nation, Martin and Susan Tolchin (New York: Times Books, 1988) 400 pages, $19.95. Yen!: Japan’s New Financial Empire and Its Threat to America, Daniel Burstein (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1988) 335 pages, $19.95. For Canadian bystanders like me, a good deal of […] -
Pittsburgh's Transformation Is a Model for Clean Energy Innovation
Organizational Development Digital ArticleBusiness leaders worked together with city government officials. -
Power Without Purpose: The Crisis of Japan’s Global Financial Dominance
International business Magazine ArticleJapan today sits on the largest cache of wealth ever assembled. It has the power to move markets anywhere in the world. Consider that. The Tokyo Stock Exchange has now surpassed New York to become the world’s largest on the basis of market capitalization. Osaka has bumped London to fourth place. Of the world’s ten […] -
Net Neutrality Rules Will Make Winners and Losers Out of Businesses
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleFive questions companies should be asking. -
We Need a Rational Approach to Reopening
Global Business Digital ArticleA framework for government and corporate leaders in the U.S. -
The Problem with Accounting for Employees as Costs Instead of Assets
Labor Digital ArticleIf we could better track the value of human capital, employees would be better off.
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Uganda and the Washington Consensus
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Under the direction of President Museveni, much of the world has heaped praise on Uganda for transforming its economy from devastation to growth and managing... -
Elizabeth Parker (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details A new political appointee with years of volunteer experience takes over a highly responsible job in the state government and is met with bureaucratic... -
Philippines: From Sick Man to Strong Man
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Framedia (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Examines an acquisition in the highly competitive new media advertising industry in China in late 2005. The transaction leads to eventual consolidation... -
The Florange Law: Encouraging Long-Termism in Equity Markets?
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This note provides background information on a French law ("the Florange law") passed in 2014 that the French government said would encourage long-term... -
The Carrot Rewards Wellness App: Innovating in the Behaviour Change Market
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Serial social entrepreneur Andreas Souvaliotis is looking at new ways to achieve his lifelong mission: to improve the health and wellness of his Canadian... -
Taiwan: "Only the Paranoid Survive"
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Taiwan has enjoyed remarkable growth since 1950. This case presents differing views of the role and contribution of the state in this process. Then it... -
Empresas La Polar, S.A. (B)
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case W16664. -
Conseco Senior Health Insurance: A Strategic Problem of Reputation and Regulation
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details In 2007 Conseco's CEO, C. James Prieur, faced a complicated set of problems with his company's long-term care (LTC) insurance subsidiary, Conseco Senior... -
Aspen Skiing Company (C)
Technology & Operations Case Study5.00View Details Having begun improving the environmental performance of its own operations, Aspen Skiing Company is considering "greening" its supply chain and lobbying... -
German Hyperinflation of 1923
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Presents a compilation of primary and secondary sources as well as a set of data exhibits on the German hyperinflation of 1923. The hyperinflation represented... -
Ransomware Attack at Springhill Medical Center
Management Case Study11.95View Details In July, 2019, Springhill Medical Center ("SMC") in Mobile, Alabama fell prey to a malicious ransomware attack that crippled the hospital's internal network... -
Patagonia's Path to Carbon Neutrality by 2025
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case study describes Patagonia's goal to become carbon neutral by 2025 in an absolute sense -- that is to reduce emissions to zero while still growing... -
Are Non-profit Organisations Subject to the Fundamental Rights? The Case of the Board of Cricket Control in India
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details The case discusses the issues related to Zee Tele Films Limited's claims that the Board of Cricket Control of India was "state" and could act arbitrarily... -
Block 16: Environmental Groups' Perspectives
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Supplements Block 16: Conoco's Green Oil Strategy (A). Provides the environmental groups' perspective on Conoco's Ecuadorian strategy. Designed to be... -
Betting Private Capital on Fixing Public Ills: Instiglio Brings Social Impact Bonds to Colombia
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details In July 2012, three freshly-minted Harvard Kennedy School graduates bought one-way tickets to Medellin, Colombia, to launch a nonprofit startup they called... -
Tata Motors (A): A History of Service in a New Era of Corporate Social Responsibility
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In 2013, India passed a law to make corporate social responsibility mandatory for large companies. The case examines the context in which the CSR legislation... -
Business Implications from Regulating Carbon Emissions in the EU
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In the beginning of the 21st century, the European Union (the EU) had led the global fight against climate change with a wide array of policy measures.... -
Automation Consulting Services
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Illustrates the management control challenges that are associated with rapid growth and geographic expansion. Situated at an offsite Executive Committee... -
Mexico: Crisis and Competitiveness
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details In 2010, the bicentennial anniversary of Mexico's revolution against Spain, Mexican President Felipe Calderon hoped he could orchestrate several crucial...
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Collaborating with Congregations: Opportunities for Financial Services in the Inner City
Economics Magazine ArticleBy pooling the resources of the poor and by sharing information, religious and financial institutions can work together to change inner-city economies. -
Research: Opposition to Federal Spending Is Driven by Racial Resentment
Government policy and regulation ResearchIt’s a better predictor than economic self-interest. -
Why Do Companies Succumb to Price Fixing?
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleWhen Ben Franklin wrote Poor Richard’s Almanac and the words, “A little neglect may breed great mischief,” he did not have price fixing in mind. To the 47 executives in companies in the folding-box industry convicted of price fixing, however, the words seem tailored to fit. In those companies convicted under antitrust laws in 1976, […] -
Uganda and the Washington Consensus
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Under the direction of President Museveni, much of the world has heaped praise on Uganda for transforming its economy from devastation to growth and managing... -
Elizabeth Parker (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details A new political appointee with years of volunteer experience takes over a highly responsible job in the state government and is met with bureaucratic... -
How Cities Are Using Analytics to Improve Public Health
Global Business Digital ArticleFrom restaurants to lead paint, data is making government more efficient. -
The Fight Against Zika Can't Wait for a Vaccine
Global Business Digital ArticleWe need a pandemic czar to fast-track new diagnostics. -
Philippines: From Sick Man to Strong Man
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details -
To Regulate Big Corporations, Understand How They Got That Way
Global Business Digital ArticleBig isn't categorically bad, but it should invite public suspicion and scrutiny. -
Turkey Badly Needs a Long-Term Plan for Syrian Refugees
Labor Digital ArticleIt’s time to stop treating the situation as a short-term crisis.