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- 13 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 13
matching candidates are attractive by reducing the competition among agents on the same side of the market. An agent who sees fewer candidates knows that these candidates also see fewer potential matches, and so are more likely to accept...
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Martha Lagace
- March 2013 (Revised January 2015)
- Technical Note
Business and Government: Campaign Contributions and Lobbying in the United States
By: Karthik Ramanna, Sandra J. Sucher and Ian McKown Cornell
This note on business-government relations introduces students to the state of campaign contributions and lobbying by corporations in the United States. The note develops two hypotheses as to the impact of corporate political engagement: (i) a vehicle to facilitate...
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Keywords:
Political Economy;
Business and Government Relations;
Government and Politics;
Public Administration Industry;
United States
Ramanna, Karthik, Sandra J. Sucher, and Ian McKown Cornell. "Business and Government: Campaign Contributions and Lobbying in the United States." Harvard Business School Technical Note 113-037, March 2013. (Revised January 2015.)
- 28 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 28, 2010
Review (forthcoming) Abstract Companies in Victorian Britain operated in a laissez-faire legal environment from the perspective of outside investors, implying that such investors were not protected by the legal system. This article seeks...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 12
PublicationsBlending Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research Authors:Amy C. Edmondson and Tiona Zuzul Publication:In Encyclopedia of Strategic Management, edited by D. Teece and M. Augier. London: Palgrave,...
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Carmen Nobel
- 07 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: Sept. 7
limitations and constraints others have accepted, and set out to create new realities. This book is motivated by a simple observation: Leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship, creativity, problem solving, business growth-and even...
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Sean Silverthorne
- February 2012 (Revised October 2012)
- Case
Caijing Magazine (A)
By: Karthik Ramanna and G.A. Donovan
In late 2009, Wang Boming, publisher of Caijing Magazine, widely regarded as China's most independent newsmagazine, gathered his core team for an urgent meeting. His pioneering editor Hu Shuli, described for her fiercely independent journalism as "the most dangerous...
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Ramanna, Karthik, and G.A. Donovan. "Caijing Magazine (A)." Harvard Business School Case 112-028, February 2012. (Revised October 2012.)
- December 2010
- Teaching Note
Urban Water Partners (TN) (A) and (B)
By: Karthik Ramanna and George Serafeim
Teaching Note for 111016 and 111029.
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- 10 Aug 2009
- News
Are Global Standards Bad for America?
- June 2012
- Teaching Note
Deferred Tax Assets in Basel III: Lessons from Japan (TN)
By: David F. Hawkins and Karthik Ramanna
- April 2012
- Article
The Question of IFRS Adoption: A Very Long Engagement
By: Karthik Ramanna and Ross L. Watts
Keywords:
Accounting Standards;
Political Economy;
International Accounting;
International Relations
Ramanna, Karthik. "The Question of IFRS Adoption: A Very Long Engagement." CPA Journal 82, no. 4 (April 2012).
- July 2014
- Article
Network Effects in Countries' Adoption of IFRS
By: Karthik Ramanna and Ewa Sletten
If the differences in accounting standards across countries reflect relatively stable institutional differences (e.g., auditing technology, the rule of law, etc.), why did several countries rapidly, albeit in a staggered manner, adopt IFRS over local standards in the...
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Ramanna, Karthik, and Ewa Sletten. "Network Effects in Countries' Adoption of IFRS." Accounting Review 89, no. 4 (July 2014): 1517–1543.
- August 2009 (Revised July 2010)
- Case
Choosing a GAAP for Canada
By: Karthik Ramanna and Beiting Cheng
Explores Canadian regulators' decision to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The Canadian decision in 2005 to adopt IFRS is particularly interesting because Canada had well-developed domestic accounting standards and because a significant...
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Keywords:
Financial Reporting;
International Accounting;
Cost vs Benefits;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Standards;
Accounting Industry;
Canada
Ramanna, Karthik, and Beiting Cheng. "Choosing a GAAP for Canada." Harvard Business School Case 110-023, August 2009. (Revised July 2010.)
- 27 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 27
select reimportation of exported ideas. Put otherwise, top North American journals tend to reimport ideas authored (and exported) by select North American scholars in Organizations Studies. Third, we discuss the implications of this...
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Martha Lagace
- 16 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 16
routinely think about the problem. We conclude by exploring implications of this finding for professional conduct and public policy. Working PapersImplications for GAAP from an Analysis of Positive Research in Accounting Authors:S.P....
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Martha Lagace
- January 31, 2014
- Editorial
On Section 377, A Call to Leadership
By: S.P. Kothari and Karthik Ramanna
Kothari, S.P., and Karthik Ramanna. "On Section 377, A Call to Leadership." Mid Day (January 31, 2014).
- June 2013 (Revised March 2015)
- Teaching Note
Business and Government: Campaign Contributions and Lobbying in the United States
By: Karthik Ramanna and Sandra Sucher
- November 2012 (Revised August 2013)
- Case
A Politician in a Leather Suit and the Paradox of Japanese Capitalism
By: Karthik Ramanna and Matthew Shaffer
Two lost decades later, capitalism in Japan embodies peculiar contradictions—preserving wealth and social stability in the face of declining economic power. Scant transparency in Japanese corporate practices plays an important role in this phenomenon. Sometimes...
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Keywords:
Crime and Corruption;
Economic Systems;
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Fairness;
Values and Beliefs;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Governance;
Civil Society or Community;
Japan;
Tokyo
Ramanna, Karthik, and Matthew Shaffer. "A Politician in a Leather Suit and the Paradox of Japanese Capitalism." Harvard Business School Case 113-026, November 2012. (Revised August 2013.)
- February 2012 (Revised July 2012)
- Supplement
Caijing Magazine (B)
By: Karthik Ramanna and G.A. Donovan
In late 2009, Wang Boming, publisher of Caijing Magazine, widely regarded as China's most independent newsmagazine, gathered his core team for an urgent meeting. His pioneering editor Hu Shuli, described for her fiercely independent journalism as "the most dangerous...
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Keywords:
Leadership;
Corporate Accountability;
Restructuring;
Corporate Disclosure;
Organizations;
Publishing Industry;
China
Ramanna, Karthik, and G.A. Donovan. "Caijing Magazine (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 112-049, February 2012. (Revised July 2012.)
- January 2012 (Revised March 2014)
- Module Note
Managers and Market Capitalism
By: Rebecca Henderson and Karthik Ramanna
The last thirty years have seen the widespread embrace of market capitalism as not only a highly efficient form of economic organization but also as one that best meets the diversity of human preferences. In large, complex societies, an increasing body of theoretical...
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Henderson, Rebecca, and Karthik Ramanna. "Managers and Market Capitalism." Harvard Business School Module Note 112-043, January 2012. (Revised March 2014.)