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- 23 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
This Crisis Loan Program Preserved Jobs—and Made Money
As the US Congress prepares to replenish its Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses, questions still linger: Do guaranteed loans for small businesses work in the long term? Who wins? Employees? Businesses? Taxpayers? The answer... View Details
- 19 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 19, 2016
chains have engaged in private political strategies prompting transnational corporations (TNCs) to adopt codes of conduct and monitor their suppliers for compliance, but it is not clear whether organizational structures established by TNCs to View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
An Action Plan for Economic Recovery
financial institutions are too big to fail? There are two valid reasons for bailing out a financial institution. First is to protect the system for processing payments, like checks, because that system is critical to the operation of the... View Details
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
delivery of sustainable health care.” NOVEMBER 24 Anne Miller (MBA 1988) is executive director of Project N95, a national nonprofit founded to get personal protective equipment (PPE) and critical equipment to frontline and health care... View Details
- 24 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate
corporations and governments alike need to focus on. Consequently, the career opportunities for MBAs are now unlimited- you can shape sustainability strategy at traditional companies and banks, drive products and operations at startups working on different solutions,... View Details
- 26 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day
Earth Day focuses the world's attention on the both the dangers and opportunities facing the planet. But sustainability and the intersection between business and the environment are issues that need to be addressed all the time, as cities grow, resources diminish, and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
M.I.A. Boards
been addressed, investors return to the markets, and the cycle continues. In light of this poor regulatory track record, we believe government-mandated reforms and more regulation alone cannot solve the current crisis of corporate... View Details
- 12 Nov 2014
- Op-Ed
A Challenge to the New Congress: Pass Housing Finance Reform
mortgage should continue as the backbone of the new system. It helps keep monthly payments low, and protects consumers from interest-rate volatility. Given the recent extreme economic stress, Uncle Sam must stand behind these mortgages in... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate
corporations and governments alike need to focus on. Consequently, the career opportunities for MBAs are now unlimited- you can shape sustainability strategy at traditional companies and banks, drive products and operations at startups working on different solutions,... View Details
Keywords: Energy / Cleantech
- 12 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 12, 2009
monetize the value they would create? Would investors see as much potential in BCM as its founders? And how would the company's cash constraints impact the strategy in the current economic environment? Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
The Entrepreneurial Venture
decisions. In many developed countries, taxes are confiscatory, and in many developing countries, there is no legal protection for intellectual property. Horatio Alger is alive and well in the United States; individual success and... View Details
- 05 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 5
literature and provides evidence on investor protection and financial development over the long run that challenges the main tenets of the law and finance literature. Evidence for the Pinocchio Effect:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
The Exchange: Takeaways from the Takedown
from conveying false information. FTX’s balance sheet revealed several false and misleading facts. One of the reasons regulators mandate regular disclosures of financial facts is to force firms to be transparent to investors during good... View Details
- 14 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 14
Does Planning Regulation Protect Independent Retailers? By: Sadun, Raffaella Abstract—Regulations aimed at curbing the entry of large retail stores have been introduced in many countries to protect... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Startling Percentage of Financial Advisors with Misconduct Records
iStock Even as President Donald Trump and Republican leaders seem set on a course to weaken Obama-administration consumer protection regulations, a soon-to-be-published study reports that 7.3 percent of financial advisors in the United... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Naina Lal Kidwai
more familiar legal and judiciary system, better protection for intellectual property, and strong English language and engineering skills. The Indian banking system is improving and has a much lower percentage of nonperforming loans than... View Details
- 17 Jul 2000
- What Do You Think?
Where Is the Microsoft Board?
Microsoft caused by (2) a defense personally led by Bill Gates and (3) by the failure of the company's board to provide counsel. In the case of a high-tech company where significant ownership rests in the hands of management (e.g Microsoft), the Boards have a major... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
After the Fall
mortgage-backed securities were greatly overvalued, giving investors and bank CEOs a false sense of security. “The cycles of optimism and pessimism in financial markets will always exist, but we can help people make better informed... View Details
- 15 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
A Better Business Model for Fighting Cancer
“Cancer is so heterogeneous that we have to build robust, standardized datasets that can be thoughtfully analyzed to answer those questions.” Once they have it, however, most research organizations protect their data, as it represents a... View Details
- 24 Sep 2020
- News
The Race for a Vaccine
a computer model of a potential mRNA-based vaccine. Twenty-five days after that, it produced the first dose of a treatment it hoped would protect against a disease that did not yet have a name. On February 24, after 17 days of analysis... View Details