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- 11 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
The House Wants to Squelch Voices of ‘Small’ Shareholders. Research Shows Those Voices Matter.
Source: iStock In June 2017, the US House of Representatives passed the Financial CHOICE Act, a 589-page bill designed to repeal many of the regulations in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 09 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Manager’s Guide to Communicating with Customers Collection
focus groups. "Focus groups tend to be like the law of the hammer," says Zaltman. "Teach a kid to hammer, and everything begins to look like a nail. You don't get a lot of depth in a focus... View Details
- spring 1990
- Article
Testing the Optimality of a Performance Evaluation Measure for a Gainsharing Contract
By: S. Datar, R. Banker and M. Mazur
Datar, S., R. Banker, and M. Mazur. "Testing the Optimality of a Performance Evaluation Measure for a Gainsharing Contract." Contemporary Accounting Research 6, no. 2 (spring 1990): 809–824.
- 31 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 31
regulations in place for capital requirements for banks. Irwin Greff, President and CEO of the Southeast Bank, faces several decisions on how to proceed with these new policies that will surely shape the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 1988
- Other Unpublished Work
Congressional Testimony on Defense Acquisition Policy - U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Acquisition Policy
By: J. Ronald Fox
- 02 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 2
years. It analyzes the effects of patent laws and innovation prizes that were designed to promote technical progress. It explores the challenge associated with the changing organizational structure of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- December 2018
- Teaching Note
An Innovative Anti-bribery Commitment?
By: Eugene Soltes
Teaching Note for HBS No. 119-039. View Details
- 27 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 27
year. But suddenly, she hits political roadblocks-the local Democratic mayor, facing a tough reelection and urged by the local taxi association, calls for more regulation of her business. Erin's board urges... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care
Credit: malerapaso For as much as American politicians and their constituents complain about taxes, the truth is that tax reform packages to address those complaints are rare—the last major reform of the tax code was passed in 1986 under... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 26, 2016
Abstract—We explore the relationship between managerial incentives and misconduct using the setting of environmental harm. We find that high-powered executive compensation can increase the odds of environmental View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 25, 2007
& McKenzie, the largest law firm in the world by employees, with offices in 38 different countries. Facing an intensifying war for talent and associate retention concerns in some offices, Conroy has... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 27, 2009
b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=909033 Clutch Group: Should Abhi Shah Grab This Opportunity? Harvard Business School Case 809-065 Abhi Shah ('06), co-founding CEO of Clutch Group in the U.S. and Bangalore, must decide whether to risk a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 8
Direct Investment in Times of Crisis Authors:Louis T. Wells Publication:Chap. 12 in The Yearbook on International Investment Law and Policy 2009-2010, edited by Karl P. Sauvant, 477-504. New York: Oxford... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 18
make its service worthwhile for all. Drivers hesitate to pay for SaferTaxi's smartphones and service unless these will deliver passenger bookings-and passengers have no reason to sign up unless drivers are available. Meanwhile, View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 17 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
Who is Boss in the Sharing Economy?
is a delicate balancing act of incentives and control. Yet, the law as currently written creates a highly inefficient either/or situation. "The way the law is today, it forces... View Details
- November 2005
- Background Note
Allemeier Commissioner
By: Henry B. Reiling and Kevin Wall
An employee who worked full time while pursuing an MBA wishes to deduct his tuition expenses in computing his federal income tax. The IRS denied the deduction as a violation of several of its policies interpreting the relevant statute. Are the expenses deductible? View Details
- January 2006 (Revised May 2007)
- Supplement
Endo Pharmaceuticals (F): Appeals Court Ruling
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Brian DeLacey
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Brian DeLacey. "Endo Pharmaceuticals (F): Appeals Court Ruling." Harvard Business School Supplement 806-082, January 2006. (Revised May 2007.)
- 30 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Mapping Your Board’s Effectiveness
and monitor the CEO, scrutinize the performance of the company's leadership team, oversee financial reporting and disclosure, and ensure compliance with View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan
- 21 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: December 21
self-control) in one domain subsequently reduces one's capacity to regulate behavior in other domains. One reason is that people have limited self-regulatory resources, and self-regulatory failure occurs... View Details