Information Disclosure - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

Top Ten Legal Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs

the patent application, the invention is unpatentable in that country. For example, if the invention is publicly disclosed to a Japanese national visiting a tradeshow in the United States, then under Japanese patent law, if no patent application has been filed, that... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

30 Jul 2001
What Do You Think?

What’s the Future of Corporate Governance?

Summing Up Future Corporate Governance: Different, But More Effective? Shann Turnbull suggests that the world of corporate governance will benefit from the establishment of "a new type of corporate information and control... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

10 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

COVID-19 Lessons: Social Media Can Nudge More People to Get Vaccinated

broader social impact of their products and platforms,” says Luca. In his years at HBS, Luca has focused his research on, among other things, ways to tackle discrimination in online platforms, coming up with a series of recommendations for Airbnb; helping to improve... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis; Health; Technology

29 Jul 2013
Research & Ideas

A Manager’s Moral Obligation to Preserve Capitalism

to look at increased disclosure on corporate accountability—particularly as it relates to lobbying—as one possible way to fill the information gap. Further, some industry groups have begun to push a concept... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

13 Jan 2015
First Look

First Look: January 13

http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781138794313/ January 2015 Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Strategic Disclosure: The Case of Business School Rankings By: Luca, Michael, and Jonathan Smith Abstract—We empirically analyze View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

The Upside of Highlighting a Product's Downsides

more experience with credit cards and thus could use the trade-off information productively. With more data to inform their decisions, these customers went on to spend 19 percent more each month and defect... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

24 Feb 2022
Op-Ed

Want to Prevent the Next Hospital Bed Crisis? Enlist the SEC

out to bolster the “ability to identify and disseminate crucial information during the formative moments of a crisis," but has yet to offer implementation guidelines. How can such complex requirements—housed within the HHS, a $1.4... View Details

Keywords: by Regina Herzlinger and Richard Boxer; Health

18 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

After the 'Crypto Crash,' What's Next for Digital Currencies?

precisely what they are—to information that would help people make assessments about which markets they want to be in and how much risk they’re taking on. Highlight it in the same way that we provide View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Financial Services; Technology

24 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach

time, managers and corporations seek capital for their ideas, but in doing so they have an inherent conflict of interest about what information to disclose. Therefore, for this complex system to work smoothly requires a governance system... View Details

Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu

18 Jun 2013
First Look

First Look: June 18

wage comparisons affect firm policies on executive pay? This paper explores that question using a 1992 SEC proxy disclosure rule that mandated increased disclosure of executive pay. We argue that this rule... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

02 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

What If Closing the Wage Gap Means Everyone Earns Less?

who take an informal approach to salary disclosure and promise to let employees know when others get raises, Cullen says. “If there’s no mandatory disclosure, and the firm says, ‘I promise to keep you... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

18 Sep 2019
Op-Ed

WeWork—The IPO That Shouldn’t?

these companies to apply differing, i.e., lower, standards in terms of disclosure in an IPO. In my opinion, WeWork should be pilloried for exploiting these standards. There are numerous examples provided in our analysis, entitled Why... View Details

Keywords: by Nori Gerardo Lietz; Financial Services; Real Estate

24 Apr 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018

Effectiveness By: Kim, Tami, Kate Barasz, and Leslie K. John Abstract—Given the increasingly specific ways marketers can target ads, many consumers and regulators are demanding ad transparency: disclosure of how consumers’ personal View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

Knowing What Your Boss Earns Can Make You Work Harder

would never achieve,” Cullen says. In those cases, the work-harder reaction was much smaller but did not become negative. When employees received salary information about managers who were closer to their own rank, they may have found the... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

June 2022 (Revised August 2022)
Case

Sustainability Reporting at Dollar Tree, Inc.

By: Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan Ni

The cases discusses the ESG strategy of Dollar Tree Inc., a U.S. Fortune 500 company in the deep discount retail industry and the and shareholder pressure faced by the company. In 2022, the company faced a shareholder resolution from a renowned shareholder advocacy... View Details

Keywords: ESG; Sustainability; Shareholder Activism; Dollar Tree; Sustainability Reporting; ESG Reporting; Board Of Directors; Shareholder Engagement; GHG; Environmental Accounting; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Trends; Communication; Announcements; Voting; Environmental Management; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Values and Beliefs; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Reports; Business or Company Management; Risk Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Outcome or Result; Strategic Planning; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Situation or Environment; Opportunities; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Public Opinion; Strategy; Adaptation; Alignment; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Value Creation; Retail Industry; United States; Virginia

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Teaching Note

SolarWinds Confronts SUNBURST

By: Frank Nagle and David Lane

Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 723-357 & 723-368. View Details

Keywords: Cybersecurity; Corporate Disclosure; Crisis Management; Information Technology Industry; United States

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08 Sep 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

Capitalism Works Better When I Can See What You're Doing

to work in your favor for that next job. And privacy disclosure notices on websites, rather than convincing consumers that their private data is well protected, can make them less likely to make a purchase. Here is recent research on the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

26 May 2003
Research & Ideas

Corporate Transparency Improves For Foreign Firms in U.S. Markets

define corporate transparency as the quantity and quality of information a company provides its various constituents including shareholders and other capital providers, suppliers, customers, employees, etc. In this paper, we measure this... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

06 Jan 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Expensing Options Doesn’t Solve the Problem

granted. In sharp contrast, investors in Enron could not judge the value—on the basis of the information they were given—of the contingent liabilities that Enron had incurred either for itself or for its complex SPEs. But even much fuller... View Details

Keywords: by William Sahlman

19 May 2014
Research & Ideas

Why Companies Should Compete for Your Privacy

Consumers are increasingly wary about sharing personal information with firms. Yet when they benefit from providing information in exchange for lower prices or better services, many consumers will gladly... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products

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