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- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The Business Case (Or Not) for Sustainability
dire need for US federal policy to address climate change. RH: When you look at Europe, you see many companies agitating for some kind of carbon regulation and beginning to shift their business models in this direction. If you expect your...
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- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Ask the Expert: How to Build a More Diverse Board
the scenes or as formal references. In many European countries, some strong regulations have been adopted to force this diversity in recent years. Do you see an opportunity here to support diversity through regulation? —Laurence Batlle...
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- 13 Mar 2018
- First Look
March 13, 2018
sustainability disclosure regulations on firms’ disclosure practices and valuations. Specifically, we explore the implications of regulations mandating the disclosure of environmental, social, and governance...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Nov 2018
- News
Don’t Be Afraid of AI
we regulate AI as it develops in a way that gets the best out of it while limits the things that are potentially problematic and where it can be misused. Morrell: Have you thought about what that regulation...
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Law, Management and Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog
Securities Law – Operating in the Securities Markets Day 14: Regulation of the Securities Market Module 3: Starting & Growing Businesses Day 15: Breaking Away – Covenants not to Compete Day 16: Coming Together – Forming a Business Day 17:...
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- 20 Aug 2001
- Research & Ideas
Making an Ally of Uncle Sam
likely to be impacted by government legislation and regulation and the least prepared to help shape the rules. Watkins, Edwards, & Thakrar Businesses cooperate to create economic value; they compete to distribute or claim the...
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- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Where Are They Now?
didn’t fix it and had twelve years of stagnation.” To avoid a similar fate, the Treasury’s support of ailing U.S. banks was inevitable, he says. Now, at 69, Glauber teaches one course a year on regulating capital markets, which he says is...
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- 25 Mar 2008
- News
Whistling Past the Graveyard
police itself. More “ham-handed” government regulation and oversight, not less, might be just what we need (http://financialservices.house.gov). As HBS professor emeritus Sam Hayes said recently of Wall Street and the subprime fiasco,...
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- 14 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Thriving in the Turbulence of Emerging Markets
business in India during the decades of the 1970s and 1980s. Bajaj Auto, the leading two-wheeler manufacturer in India, for a long period could do little to fight a slow-moving bureaucracy in a highly regulated country deeply suspicious...
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- 31 Oct 2007
- HBS Case
Climate Change Puts Heat on GMs
(NGOs). "An MBA's basic intuition is that the less government involvement there is, the better," says Oberholzer-Gee. "In fact, a number of the competitive advantages enjoyed by companies have come from the regulations that...
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- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Zanzibar: Something for Everyone
region. Visiting three spice plantations, we played guessing games with our guide, Baker, about what spice various plants yield and how. Baker, whose family owned one of the plantations we visited, first showed us a clove tree and explained that the government View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Executive Pay: Onward & Upward
1994 Under intense pressure from industry, regulators decide stock options should not be reported as a compensation expense but as footnotes in financial statements. 2002 Following the collapse of Enron and WorldCom, Congress enacts...
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- 18 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Bias of Wall Street Analysts
recent regulations imposed on the industry. But given the amorphous nature of some of the trends you document, do you think these will be effective? Mark Bradshaw: The entire function of the sell-side analyst is now up in the air, so a...
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- 17 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 17, 2008
entrepreneurship, and we also highlight the relevance of social networks, self-assessed skills, and attitudes toward risk. Moreover, we find that regulation plays a critical role, particularly for those individuals who become...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2003
- What Do You Think?
Is This the Twilight Era for the Managed Mutual Fund?
a vile 'market timer' is a sad commentary on how inflexibly the mutual fund industry is viewed by academics, regulators and distributors." Richard Eckel suggests that both perceptions and real problems will be addressed when, among...
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by James Heskett
- 08 Jul 2002
- What Do You Think?
Have We Carried the Concept of Alignment Too Far?
much of the remedy can be legislated? (2) What's the likelihood that vigorous new enforcement of new regulations will make it increasingly difficult to find qualified and independent directors? (3) If the latter occurs, will investors'...
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by James Heskett
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Latest Model
broader economy. Prysm was retained recently by a large conglomerate to help design a crypto token, in a highly regulated jurisdiction. “They came to us and said, we need a token economic model that does the things we want to achieve and...
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- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The Blue-Green Revolution
algae Nannochloropsis gaditana and uncovered a group of genes responsible for regulating oil production. By tweaking one of those genes with the powerful editing tool known as CRISPR, the team ultimately doubled the amount of oil produced...
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- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Engaging with Students to Share Insights About Africa
offered again in 2019. Through case discussions and interactions with 15 alumni guest speakers, most of whom traveled from Africa, students explored multinationals, regulation and compliance, public-private partnerships, and what makes...
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- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Shareholders' Value?
Regulation FD, which impairs the free flow of information between companies and their owners. Discipline. Selling can be said to discipline managers by driving the stock price down, but it's hard for one shareholder to have a discernible...
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