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  • 09 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 9, 2008

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-025.pdf Deterring Online Advertising Fraud Through Optimal Payment in Arrears Authors:Benjamin G. Edelman Abstract I develop a screening model with delayed payments and probabilistic delayed observation... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Sep 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Curbing an Unlikely Culprit of Rising Drug Prices: Pharmaceutical Donations

their own drugs, which violates the spirit of the Anti-Kickback Statute. That statute protects both seniors and the federal government from fraud and abuse, which is rampant in health care,” says Dafny, the Bruce V. Rauner Professor of... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand; Insurance; Health; Pharmaceutical
  • 06 Feb 2006
  • Research & Ideas

The Trouble Behind Livedoor

Horie represented all that is wrong with Western-style capitalism, others saw him as the future of the country's media industry, and a man of the people. But last month, Horie was arrested on suspicion of accounting fraud and illegal... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services; Technology
  • 24 May 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Becoming an Ethical Negotiator

claiming fraud must show that they were actually harmed—that's the detriment requirement. Merely being wronged isn't enough. Philosophers debate intricate nuances but practical ethics may be a bit like basketball: no harm, no foul. Q:... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 03 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 3, 2018

alleging that Noble was too aggressive in its fair value accounting for contracts and investments in producers. Iceberg did not accuse Noble of fraud but suggested that Noble’s profits and balance sheet were highly inflated and Noble was... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 06 Feb 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Sorting Out the Patent Craze

succeed: Despite Rambus' best efforts to craft their patent claims around the elements of the standard, it was, in the court's judgment, possible to comply with the standard without infringing any of the Rambus patents. And the court ruled that, as a legal matter,... View Details
Keywords: by Sara Grant; Technology
  • 11 Jun 2012
  • Research & Ideas

When Business Competition Harms Society

loyal. So it's no surprise that the emissions testing industry is fraught with fraud all over the country. "California, New York, Georgia, Nevada, and many other states have had scandals involving lenient vehicles emissions testing... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Auto
  • 05 Jun 2012
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First Look: June 5

LaneHarvard Business School Case 112-004 A Chinese company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange is accused of fraud by a hedge fund. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/112004-PDF-ENG Sino-Forest (B) David F.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Aug 2002
  • Research & Ideas

‘Let the Buyer Beware’ Doesn’t Protect Investors

liability for failure for all but the most glaring fraud or embezzlement. The real problems for a potential investor are not those warned of in a prospectus in such general terms as to apply to virtually any company; they are specific... View Details
Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
  • 24 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 24

primarily at auditors (both external and internal), risk managers, accountants, CFOs, and consultants, Effective Auditing for Corporates covers the following: 1) compliance and the corporate audit, 2) fraud detection, 3) risk-based... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 16 Jan 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Private Meetings of Public Companies Thwart Disclosure Rules

informed trading decisions about various firms. (Nonetheless, he was convicted of securities fraud and conspiracy in May 2011.) Soltes also hopes that the study will shed light on the fact that executives at publicly traded companies... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services
  • 28 May 2008
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First Look: May 28, 2008

price of diesel fuel. Purchase the case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=508074 Adelphia Communications Corp.'s Bankruptcy Harvard Business School Case 208-071 In 2002, a massive accounting fraud and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Jun 2016
  • News

How Do We Win the Cyberwar?

has used industry-specific versions of these systems—focused on everything from financial services to real estate—to share threat data for a few years now, spreading information about new phishing campaigns or ongoing wire transfer fraud... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Victo Ngai
  • 22 Jan 2013
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First Look: Jan. 22

maintain social harmony. But opacity also facilitates fraud and corruption, which erode investor confidence and stifle risk-taking. A flamboyant politician Kotaro Tamura attempts to raise public awareness around these tensions, but his... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 12

resolution of the U.S. Department of Justice investigation for tax fraud and the increasing pressure on the wealth management business. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/111090-PDF-ENG The Israeli-Palestinian... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 18 Apr 2017
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First Look at New Ideas, April 18

billion, increasing its value by more than 60 times along the way. But Kozlowski went to prison on fraud charges in 2005, and the portfolio was slowly unwound under his successor. Now in 2016, Tyco was to disappear. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Aug 2014
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First Look: August 12

2014 Journal of Advertising Research Pitfalls and Fraud in Online Advertising Metrics: What Makes Advertisers Vulnerable to Cheaters, and How They Can Protect Themselves By: Edelman, Benjamin G. Abstract—How does online advertising become... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Feb 2011
  • Research & Ideas

The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century

many others. In fact, a recent estimate from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners indicates that U.S. businesses lose approximately 7 percent of their annual revenues to various forms of unethical behavior, an amount equal to a... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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Elective Curriculum: Course Descriptions Last Updated: 04 Jun 2025 By Unit View by Unit | View by Course Title | View by Faculty | Print View Accounting & Management Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits The Anatomy of Fraud... View Details
  • 19 Jun 2012
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First Look: June 19

met to debate how to engage the unprecedented protests against Vladimir Putin's corrupt government, which had erupted in Russia in response to alleged fraud in the recent parliamentary elections. A notable figure in the protests was... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne