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- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Dean Nohria Looks Ahead
technological innovations taking place in the life sciences, in clean tech, and in computer science that could profoundly reshape the business landscape. A third factor is regulation. Whether or not you like the regulatory reform that’s... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 06 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
How South Africa Challenges Our Thinking on FDI
at maximum efficiency because they didn't have much competition from abroad, but given the environment within South Africa, the strongest ones had come to survive and existed in the form of large conglomerates. When the economy opened up... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 20 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: December 20
majority of investors in U.S.-listed foreign firms from the protection of the U.S. civil liability regime and cast at least partial limitations on the SEC's regulatory authority. This event nonetheless was met with positive abnormal... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 20 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
US Competitiveness at Risk
been able to preserve the long-term strengths Jan just mentioned—we stay ahead in those areas. But ironically, we've lost out on some things that seem more basic. For instance, do we have a regulatory View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter & Jan W. Rivkin
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Pamela Thomas Graham
hard work and the influence of mentors. "My family's values were always centered around education and giving back to the community," she says. "Detroit in the '60s was a challenging environment for raising children, so they made sure my... View Details
- 12 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 12
as new players enter these markets and change the ecosystem of the industry. Although no single model has been successfully imported from one country to another due to significant country-specific differences in the regulatory financial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 14
and one external—and ends with the senior management team debating the candidates' merits. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/410055-PDF-ENG Consumer Lending in Japan: Citi CFJ (B) Harvard Business School Supplement 710-018 As the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
The Baby Business
really is no business of stem cells yet. There’s research, and money going into research, but to date there are no products being sold on the open market. It’s a fledgling business. The other major difference has to do with the regulatory... View Details
- 10 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 10
and global climate change, regulatory policy-making is shared in the EU but is primarily the responsibility of local governments in the U.S. Thus, in some important areas, regulatory policy-making is more... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
What's the Word?
are some ways forward, says Fuller. Companies might need to embrace automation technologies that can help reduce labor hours per unit, an approach Fuller has seen start to take hold in the garment industry. There could be regulatory aid,... View Details
- 14 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 14, 2010
not tend to feel as threatened by potential competition from clean energy startups, given the market structure and regulatory environment in the energy sector. We highlight that the problem is unlikely to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Government’s Positive Role in Kick-Starting Entrepreneurship
soil that encourages entrepreneurial growth? Tax breaks? Research? Access? Protection? A: Policies that governments employ to encourage venture capital and entrepreneurial activity take two broad forms: those that ensure that the economic View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
M.I.A. Boards
been addressed, investors return to the markets, and the cycle continues. In light of this poor regulatory track record, we believe government-mandated reforms and more regulation alone cannot solve the current crisis of corporate... View Details
- 20 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018
through the New Deal era. This history of American capitalism argues that business associations partnered with regulators to create codes of fair competition that reshaped both public and private regulatory power. Rather than viewing the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 26, 2008
summaries of past environmental performance. In addition, firms with more KLD concerns have slightly, but statistically significantly, more pollution and regulatory compliance violations in later years. KLD environmental strengths, in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
Everyone Knows Innovation is Essential to Business Success—Except Board Directors
three on their list of concerns. That’s the surprising finding in a new survey of boards of directors conducted by Harvard Business School professor Boris Groysberg and doctoral student Yo-Jud Cheng. “The concerns that ranked at the top for them were things like the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 03 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 3
promoting it a personal mission. Many had experienced what it was like to be an outsider, which gave them a deeper understanding of the barriers that women, in particular, face at work. The CEOs resoundingly agreed that an inclusive View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 13
are overly sympathetic to management, while still technically independent according to regulatory definitions. We explore a subset of independent directors for whom we have detailed, micro-level data on their views regarding the firm... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 9, 2015
changed competitive environment the company faced in smartphones and mobile phones. The strategy shift would include transitioning Nokia's phone operating system to Microsoft Windows and closing phone R&D centers and factories in 13... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018
unit at BT, the strategic value of the unit, and its operating model. As the business environment becomes increasingly dynamic and firms are pressured to achieve faster innovation rates, there may be accompanying shifts in the way they... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman