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trading block in the world. Financial markets had been complacent and were caught off guard by an early morning earthquake that affected most traded asset classes around the globe. Prime Minister David Cameron announced his resignation,... View Details

Keywords: by Dante Roscini

2007
Article

Pharmacovigilance and the Missing Denominator: The Changing Context of Pharmaceutical Risk Mitigation

By: Arthur A. Daemmrich

In the wake of Vioxx, Avandia, and other recent prominent cases of drugs found to cause side effects after marketing, the safety of pharmaceuticals has come to the forefront of American public policy. Press attention, congressional investigations, and legislative... View Details

Keywords: Brands and Branding; Policy; Risk Management; Government Legislation; Risk and Uncertainty; Goals and Objectives; Customers; Pharmaceutical Industry; Health Industry; United States

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winter 2005
Article

An Experimental Analysis of Ending Rules in Internet Auctions

By: Dan Ariely, Axel Ockenfels and A. E. Roth

Keywords: Theory; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Internet and the Web; Auctions

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22 Apr 2020
Research Event

How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities

effects of climate change—as well as many, varied government policies trying to mitigate its effects—are also inspiring technological innovations that will give rise to new products, services, and business models in the coming years. How... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Financial Services

01 Sep 2007
News

Paulson Speaks on China at HBS

intellectual property protection, and domestic consumption. In addition, Paulson said, the Chinese will not “be able to develop the financial markets and banks they want unless they have a currency that reflects economic reality.”... View Details

Keywords: Government; Government; Government; Government

01 Mar 2012
News

Social Investing Pioneers

Palandjian Photo courtesy Tracy Palandjian Cohen Main article: Where Innovation Rules Governments and philanthropies have long sought to improve the lives of society’s least fortunate and most vulnerable, often with discouraging results.... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

01 Mar 2016
News

Off Script

red tape to approve drugs? What is the drug industry’s own view on why there is this constant inflation in the cost of prescription drugs? —Etienne Locoh-Donou (MBA 2002) HASSAN: Governments are not good at managing View Details

Keywords: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities; Finance

06 May 2019
Research & Ideas

Consumers Blame Business for Global Health Problems. Can Business Become the Solution?

Every public health crisis—whether it’s the availability of highly addictive opioids or junk food marketing to children—prompts consumers to question how far companies will go for profit. It’s not an unwarranted concern. After all,... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Health

01 Mar 2007
News

Daniel Vasella

fundamental problem. The Medicare prescription drug program that went into effect last year bars the federal government from negotiating with drug companies over the prices seniors pay. The new Democratic majority in Congress has vowed to... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; multinational pharmaceutical company; prescription drugs; vaccines; Medicare; generics business; Health, Social Assistance

20 Jun 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Fame, Faith, and Social Activism: Business Lessons from Bono

Carolina Senator Jesse Helms to change his position on government funding for AIDS. As Koehn points out, Bono chose to use his authority as a rock star for social ends, recognizing that his own status has been critical to his ability to... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation

12 Aug 2008
Op-Ed

Google-Yahoo Ad Deal is Bad for Online Advertising

their bids through Google, or increase their bids at Yahoo to pay the higher Google price. Market Concentration And Future Innovation The proposed agreement creates a serious risk of foreclosing the future of Yahoo's ad platform, and... View Details

Keywords: by Benjamin G. Edelman; Advertising; Publishing

21 Jan 2016
Blog Post

HBS and the Arts

major talent agency with the launch of a new art division. While consulting on the build out of a platform connecting visual artists to licensing and branding opportunities I was able to hone my strategy and marketing skills. I called... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government; Nonprofit / Government

30 Sep 2014
First Look

First Look: September 30

and high levels of press freedom. We further demonstrate that suppliers perform better when they serve buyers located in countries where consumers are wealthy and socially conscious. Taken together, these findings suggest the importance of overlapping state, civil... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Oct 2012
First Look

First Look: October 23

(forthcoming) Abstract Competition among firms yields many benefits but can also encourage firms to engage in corrupt or unethical activities. We argue that competition can lead organizations to provide services that customers demand but that violate View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2010
News

Noted & Quoted

90 and 95 percent of all the residential mortgages this year have been insured by, guaranteed by, or securitized by the government.” — HBS senior lecturer Nicolas Retsinas noting that the government has kept the residential housing View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance

01 Jun 2008
News

Immersion Program Digs Deep

see what was behind all the newspaper stories.” Post-HBS, Vitkauskas will work as a vice president in the London office of Summit Partners and focus on the markets of Central and Eastern Europe. “The immersion was an amazing way to get... View Details

Keywords: immersion; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services