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01 Jul 2014
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First Look: July 1

a mix of both. Wherever clubs fall on this spectrum, having a strategy that recognizes the global importance of stars is critical to long-lasting financial success. August 2013 Journal of Finance A Comparative-Advantage Approach to View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

20 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

Maybe Uber isn't God's Gift to Mankind

own drivers). Uber routinely frustrates regulators as much as it pleases consumers. It has fielded cease and desist orders from governments all over the world, often continuing operation even when ordered to... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Transportation; Insurance

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... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

01 Apr 1996
News

Stasis and Turmoil: HBS Research for the Real World

increasing economic efficiency and improving government finances. Yet, privatization does not imply the disappearance of government from the affected sector. In many cases," says Emmons, "the reduction in... View Details

2023
Case

Christiana Figueres and the Collaborative Approach to Negotiating Climate Action

By: James K. Sebenius, Laurence A. Green, Hannah Riley-Bowles, Lara SanPietro and Mina Subramanian

This case study centers on Harvard’s Program on Negotiation 2022 Great Negotiator, Christiana Figueres, and her efforts as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to build momentum for, and ultimately pass, the 2015... View Details

Keywords: Climate Change; Negotiation; Environmental Regulation; International Relations; Leadership

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Keywords: Agribusiness

23 Mar 2023
News

SVB Crash Analysis

banking system, the government should follow the lead of other countries and create “payment banks” that take little-to-no risk, are highly regulated, and have access to the payment network. Silicon Valley Bank’s Focus on Startups Was a... View Details

01 Mar 2007
News

Gore All Business at HBS

how business and governments worldwide had worked together to resolve the ozone-depletion problem by tightening regulations and by eliminating the use of CFCs through improved and cost-saving industrial... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Scientific Research and Development Services

25 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 25

Working PapersAnger and Regulation Authors:Rafael Di Tella and Juan DubraNBER Working Paper Series, No. 15201, August 2009 Abstract We propose a model where voters experience an emotional cost when they observe a firm that has displayed... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Nov 2015
News

Carbon Neutral

Eacho, left, and Minnick (Getty Images) Congress is at a standstill over carbon. One side wants to regulate emissions as a pollutant; the other fears that any move to regulate oil and gas will impede growth... View Details

Keywords: Michael Blanding

04 Apr 2019
Cold Call Podcast

Can Mark Zuckerberg Rebuild Trust in Facebook?

it? Kenny: It's a real lack of transparency. George: When I was writing the case I was in Europe, and the European regulations, GDPR General Data Protection Regulations, came out. You had to approve Google and Facebook if you wanted to use the sites. The Europeans... View Details

01 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

Does Market Capitalism Have a Future?

We showed it to important business leaders—some HBS alumni, some not—from around the world and asked them for their views on potential problem areas and what role HBS might play in addressing them. The fact is that in many parts of the world, firms are not privately... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

Student-Profile

Talia Gillis

complex situations led me to become a doctoral student at Harvard Law School. Focusing on consumer financial regulation it became clear that to address the questions I was interested in I needed the theoretical foundation and training... View Details

29 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel

owned homes or could borrow under such conditions. As a response, the modern housing finance system undergirded by the federal government arose during the New Deal to make credit and liquidity available to people wanting to buy a home.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

01 Jun 2013
News

The Long View

strategic research questions in four main areas: government and markets, institutions of democracy, economic inequality, and national security. Does the organization contribute to policymaking? Our primary goal is to support scholars in... View Details

01 Dec 2000
News

Everything Old Is New Again: The History of Technological Frontiers

standardization, and regulation. She was careful to clarify the regulation phase. "What I'm talking about are the basic, underlying rules, which are primarily rules of property rights," said Spar. She thinks View Details

Keywords: Laura Singleton; Microsoft; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Broadcasting (except Internet); Information

11 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 11, 2009

subsequently reduced their scrutiny over voluntary disclosers, which suggests that self-reporting can help regulators economize government enforcement resources and develop cooperative relationships with... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 Jan 2021
In Practice

Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm

the Harvard Kennedy School, where she is the Alan L. Gleitsman Professor of Social Innovation. Frances Frei: Ask us for a better version of ourselves It’s hard to overstate the positive business impact of government that embraces... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

08 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

The Civic Benefits of Google Street View and Yelp

internal data with government to gain understanding into their employees—providing insight, for example, into health behavior of workers in different neighborhoods. “There is so much data now, it’s exhilarating—and frightening,” says... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Consumer Products

11 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

Germany May Have the Answer for Reducing Drug Prices

the Poronui Associate Professor of Business Administration. Pharmaceutical companies have long opposed efforts to regulate drug prices, arguing that prices reflect the companies’ massive research investments. But Germany’s approach shows... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Health

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