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- 01 Sep 2015
- First Look
First Look -- September 1, 2015
Private Politics research, heavily regulated firms dominate Public Politics studies, and theoretical studies dominate research on Integrated Political Strategy. With this AiSM volume we seek theoretical and/or empirical articles that...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
IXP 2009
Divided? The Economic Geography of Business (David Collis) China: Understanding a Business Environment (Regina Abrami) Israel: The Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital “Miracle” (Dan Isenberg) Boston: Healthcare: Science, Delivery, and View Details
- 30 Jul 2010
- News
Notes from a Hammock
regulators but by an unheralded journalist at Fortune. But that was a rare and exceptional case; there are some good and knowledgeable financial journalists (including several HBS alumni) but not enough. In addition, the cash-strapped...
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- 01 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 1
this time. Read the article: http://hbr.org/2011/11/social-strategies-that-work/ar/1 Working PapersCarbon Tariffs: Impacts on Technology Choice, Regional Competitiveness, and Global Emissions Authors:David F. Drake Abstract Carbon View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
The Long View
Tobin-seeded research contributed to key elements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, in addition to shaping the Obama administration's approach to evaluating the efficacy of regulations across agencies. How...
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- 19 Jan 2010
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Managing the Economic Crisis
why. Key concepts include: Regulations and laws offer little guidance about what specifically boards should do, and, given this lack of specificity, most boards have gradually developed an implicit understanding of what their job should...
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by Staff
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for James Austin
opportunity to differentiate the company and its products. It can also elicit positive reactions from government officials and regulators on important business issues. Q: It's clear that nonprofits get financial benefits from partnering...
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by Carla Tishler
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Short Takes
businesses. Such companies gain advantage because regulators tend to look to the most technologically advanced operations when setting industry standards. On the whole, larger and more prominent firms are most likely to need, want, and be...
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- 31 May 2017
- Sharpening Your Skills
10 Harvard Business School Research Stories That Will Make Your Mouth Water
looks at how industry players and regulators collectively decided what butter, oranges, and other foods should look like—and how they redefined the meaning of “natural.” Clay Christensen's Milkshake Marketing Clayton Christensen explains...
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William Donaldson | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Dan Lufkin and Richard Jenrette promptly launched DLJ to meet that need. Bill made sure the firm had a seat on the New York Stock Exchange, and later helped overturn regulations so DLJ could be the first investment bank to go public on...
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- 01 Jun 2017
- News
A Finger on the Pulse of the Financial System
financial crises. “If beliefs and expectations can be measured in real time,” says Greenwood, “it would be easier to anticipate financial vulnerability and take measures to prevent future crises.” BFFS Project research focuses on five areas: View Details
- 04 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Inside CEOs' Pandemic Worries: Uncertainty, Employees, and Kids
ever-changing regulations and policies.” “Complexity was high,” especially early on, one CEO noted, adding: “It was not easy to keep up with [changing regulations and new policies].” Customer behavior also...
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- 29 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 29
2012) Abstract Controversy surrounds occupational health and safety regulators, with some observers claiming that workplace regulations damage firms' competitiveness and destroy jobs, and others arguing that they make workplaces safer at...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
Why Competition May Not Improve Credit Rating Agencies
regulation has aimed to increase competition among raters ever since the Enron debacle. "As researchers we feared that increased competition may have detrimental effects in this setting." In our e-mail Q&A, Becker discusses...
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- 07 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Competition of Countries
Countries, like companies, need development strategies to succeed in a world of growing globalization. Professor Richard H. K. Vietor is an expert on business regulation and the international political economy. Vietor has taught at...
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by Cynthia Churchwell
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Off Script
according to one study—and the limited lifespan of patent rights. What can the pharmaceutical industry and government regulators do to improve conditions? We put your queries to Fred Hassan (MBA 1972), a managing director at Warburg...
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- 01 Mar 2013
- News
2nd HBS Survey on US Competitiveness
accessible energy supplies and a more level playing field in the international trading system also garnered strong support across the political spectrum. Liberal business leaders tended to support greater infrastructure investment, however, while selective streamlining...
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Policy - Business & Environment
Confronting Climate Change Policy From obstruction to leadership For much of the last 50 years, powerful segments of the business community have opposed government action on climate change. The fossil fuel industry in particular, seeing View Details
- 23 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
COVID-19 Shines New Light on Working Conditions in Supply Chains
more than 20 years, the devastation in meatpacking is just one example of how lax regulation can make a grave situation deadly. The lack of safety guidance from the US Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) nearly a year...
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- 12 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Private Sector, Public Good
this is not what business does or should do, Henderson said. “If managers can support public institutions and provide public goods and make money, why aren't they?” "They say the answer is regulation or the answer is taxation,"...
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by Dina Gerdeman