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01 Oct 2002
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Sam Hayes

increasing its budget and the resources for its enforcement arm and making surprise “inspections” much more frequent. Those who violate the law or SEC rules should be punished severely. Using fines is not... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

16 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

Is MySpace.com Your Space?

per visit on the site. But MySpace and its rivals have also come under fire from law enforcement officials, policymakers, and parents, who worry that they are a haven for child predators. Given that... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Advertising; Information; Publishing

06 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

Curbing an Unlikely Culprit of Rising Drug Prices: Pharmaceutical Donations

Prescription drug costs continue to climb in the United States, but tightening a loophole in a federal law may help curb rising expenses, according to research published this week in Health Affairs. Efforts to control US health care... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Insurance; Health; Pharmaceutical

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the data is still needed to comply with a legal obligation, to pursue or enforce our legal rights, to accomplish the lawful purposes for which the data was obtained, or to pursue our legitimate interest in... View Details

22 Jul 2014
First Look

First Look: July 22

U.S. firms and foreign firms from strong rule of law countries show a positive association between restatement frequency and internal control weaknesses. Firms from weak rule of law countries show no... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2006
News

One-on-One with Carter Roberts

for example, buys copy paper, it knows where the trees it’s made from were cut. That means the company can create and enforce purchasing standards so it’s not unwittingly contributing to illegal logging. We’re also exploring how you... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson

08 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 8

to transform the storied Bureau. The FBI had long served as both the chief law enforcement agency and the main domestic intelligence wing of the U.S. government. In practice, though, View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Women Entrepreneurs Use Springboard for Funding

Serkes Valora Technologies Inc. "We find the needle in the haystack," said CEO and President Sandra Serkes. Her company has a patent-pending computer server, the Linkify Information Connectivity Server, that works to ease the "pain points" for... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

September 2022 (Revised November 2022)
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The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act: Trade and Genocide in U.S.-China Relations

By: Jeremy Friedman and David Lane

On June 21, 2022, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) went into effect, requiring companies to prove that goods imported from the People’s Republic of China were not made with forced labor. The bill was a reaction to reports of products being made with... View Details

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30 Sep 2019
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Book Excerpt: Why a Volume on Race, Work, and Leadership

while Jewish people are the most targeted religious group. According to an article in the Washington Post, hate crimes are grossly underreported, and 90 percent of the country’s approximately sixteen thousand law View Details

16 May 2016
HBS Case

Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick Customer

product, it can affect the entire supply for that brand. China implemented stricter food safety laws in April 2015, but the country may not have enough qualified enforcement staff. And inspectors don’t... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage

22 Apr 2015
Op-Ed

Reforming Greece: Myths and Truths

past few years (yes there are some). It is true that Greece reformed laws and regulations to make its economy more open to foreign trade and as a result more competitive. Trade (defined as the sum of exports and imports) to GDP ratio... View Details

Keywords: by George Serafeim

30 Oct 2012
First Look

First Look: October 30

firms. However, once a lawsuit-triggering event like an accounting restatement, missing management guidance, or a sharp stock price decline occurs, there is no difference in the litigation rates between a foreign and comparable U.S. firm. This suggests that effective... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

Who Sways the USDA on GMO Approvals?

regulatory agencies serving the public instead end up advancing the interests of the companies they regulate. The main way companies accomplish this, economists theorize, is through lobbying and campaign contributions that convince legislators to pass View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage; Biotechnology; Agriculture & Agribusiness

30 Nov 2016
Op-Ed

Where Could More Regulation Help Small Businesses? Online Lending.

charter permitting preemption of state law. The Internet is not bound by any one state, and the market for loans online is no exception—regulation must reflect this new reality. However, regulators should not simply mandate all federal View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills and Brayden McCarthy; Financial Services

17 Aug 2015
Research & Ideas

Who is Boss in the Sharing Economy?

interest in enforcing consistency in order to build their brands. On the other, their business models are predicated on the ability to empower professionals to deliver services independently. The key word to understanding this brave new... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Service; Technology

24 Nov 2014
Research & Ideas

Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes

for contracts in developing countries where the rule of law isn't as well enforced. In both anecdotal and empirical research, however, Healy has found that corruption may not be as necessary as it is perceived to be. In fact, at the end... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

24 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Debora L. Spar

law is alive and well in cyberspace and that governments are fully prepared to enforce it. And finally, although we haven't seen these stories yet, I imagine that there will soon be a lot more interest in... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

06 Jan 2003
What Do You Think?

China: The Next Big Market Opportunity or the Next Big Bubble?

ineffective enforcement of intellectual property laws that may stifle China's transition from a manufacturing to a higher-value-added knowledge-based economy. Greg Durst cites both "Western... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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