Topic - Business & Industry

This page summarizes Government Innovators Network content about Business & Industry.

This section is on developments across various industries and innovations relating specifically to the improvement of business or industrial practices, management challenges, factory rules, labor relations, entrepreneurship, business regulation, business-government relations, industrial policy and capital investment. The industries covered include capital intensive (steel, coal, chemicals) and labor intensive (software, services), agribusinesses, new economy firms, biotech companies, and health management organizations. The goal is to distill the essence of business and industrial innovation as it related to the public sector and public policies.

moreRelated Awards

Ozone Depleting Chemical Elimination (44%)
Innovations in American Government Awards
December 28, 2004

Clean Production Project (29%)
The Public Management and Citizenship Program in Brazil
April 26, 2005

Cooperation Networks Program (28%)
The Public Management and Citizenship Programme in Brazil
June 15, 2005

Yakama Nation Land Enterprise (27%)
Honoring Contributions in the Governance of American Indian Nations in the United States
April 20, 2005

Industry Action Project (27%)
Innovations in American Government Awards
January 11, 2005

Environmental Results Program (26%)
Innovations in American Government Awards
2001

Siyeh Corporation (26%)
Honoring Contributions in the Governance of American Indian Nations in the United States

moreMost Relevant News

Stimulus Windfall For State?; Lieberman: Industries Here Stand to Benefit; Obama's Recovery Plan (56%)
Hartford Courant (Connecticut)
January 13, 2009

Dallas surveillance cameras cut crime but are costly to monitor (51%)
The Dallas Morning News
April 20, 2009

Dallas-Fort Worth area using Twitter, other technologies to share news fast (50%)
The Dallas Morning News
June 20, 2009

Dallas homeless shelter measures success in jobs, homes found (49%)
The Dallas Morning News
May 22, 2009

Planning, not just reacting, is vital in health crises, local officials say (49%)
The Dallas Morning News
May 8, 2009

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moreMost Relevant Documents

Is Dynamic Competition Greater in Technology-Intensive Industries? (100%)
Gerry McNamara, Paul M. Vaaler
Center for Business and Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government
April 29, 2004

The Credibility of Expert Advice for Regulatory Decision-making in the US and EU (61%)
Ariane Konig, Sheila Jasanoff
Center for Business and Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government
April 29, 2004

Recent Changes in Health Policy for Low-Income People in New Jersey (49%)
Randall R. Bovbjerg, Frank C. Ullman
Urban Institute
March 2, 2002

Case Studies on Innovations in Service Delivery in Indonesia (39%)
Research and Editorial Team (see each case for specific researchers, authors, and editors)
The World Bank - Indonesia and the Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation, in collaboration with the Ford Foundation International Innovations Liaison Group
March 3, 2006

Innovation: Applying Knowledge in Development (37%)
Calestous Juma and Lee Yee Cheong
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government
2005

Credit, Capital and Communities: The Implications of the Changing Mortgage Banking Industry for Community Based Organizations (35%)
William Apgar, Allegra Calder, and Gary Fauth
Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University
March 9, 2004

Leadership, Accountability and Partnership: Critical Trends and Issues in Corporate Social Responsibility (34%)
Jane Nelson
Center for Business and Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government
June 1, 2004

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