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- 01 Jun 2018
- News
June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
fair competition that reshaped both public and private regulatory power. Rather than viewing the history of American capitalism as the unassailable ascent of large-scale corporations and free competition, Sawyer argues that trade associations of independent proprietors... View Details
- 05 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 5, 2008
to SEC concerns over pooling misuse. I also find evidence consistent with lobbying support for SFAS 142 increasing in firms' discretion under the standard. Agency theory predicts such unverifiable discretion can be used opportunistically.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Rebuilding Commercial Real Estate
driving around with a map and sticking little dots on it to represent different types of property," recalls Lionstone's Dubrowski. "I'd identify tenants in a building by walking into the lobby and reading the directory."... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
measures. The election is held, and the union is either accepted or not. Unions are now trying to change the rules, by lobbying for passage of the Employee Free Choice Act, under which workplaces would be automatically unionized if union... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
MBA vs. MBA
the President a line-item veto to rein in spending, and most recently, to allow controversial electronic surveillance of U.S. citizens to combat terrorism. On the other hand, he voted to override the President’s veto of stem-cell legislation, for ethics and View Details
- 12 Dec 2018
- News
Lesson Plan
Pennsylvania’s 501 school districts—she says that HBS trained her well for the critical task of overseeing how taxpayer money is spent. As she sits in the lobby of a downtown Scranton hotel—a soaring, converted train station built in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015
enjoy strong economic interests in the outcome, and face little resistance to their lobbying activities from the general public. These areas are known as “thin political markets” to distinguish them from more vibrant, competitive “thick”... View Details
- 19 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19
policy, not only would Medicare not cover the medication, but patients could no longer pay for it out of pocket. Instead, the cost had to be absorbed by the physician or surgery center. Imprimis now had to figure out a way to deal with the effects of this policy,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
All For One
don’t know what the answer is. They have to act, not plan their way forward. Hill began to despair of finding an answer to her problem until a chance meeting with Pixar executive Greg Brandeau in the lobby of a biotech firm—Hill was there... View Details
- 30 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 30
increase in domestic investment, employment or R@amp;D—even for the firms that lobbied for the tax holiday stating these intentions and for firms that appeared to be financially constrained. Instead, a $1 increase in repatriations was... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Jun 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Promise of Channel Stewardship
but an insufficient grasp of the details, and CMOs (chief marketing officers) often view go-to-market decisions as being tactical. What passes for channel strategy often rests with sales divisions, but their primary motivation is to sell and they neither craft channel... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Covering the Issues
recruiting women, and lobbying for updating the School's literature "to reflect the fact that MBAs are not all men." By the 1980s women were a fully integrated part of the School, and the pages of the Bulletin reflected this new era. As... View Details
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Year in Review | Annual Report 2024
tradition of commemorating the School’s former deans with portraits in the historic Baker Library | Bloomberg Center lobby continued with the unveiling of Nitin Nohria’s portrait in November 2023. Artist and alumnus Steven E. Coit (MBA... View Details
- 20 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018
large-scale corporations and free competition, American Fair Trade argues that trade associations of independent proprietors lobbied and litigated to reshape competition policy to their benefit. At the turn of the 20th century, this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Starting Up and Starting Over
lobby my father for startup capital. To our surprise, the money was forthcoming almost immediately. Years later, after Thermo Electron was already a great success, we learned that after reading our business plan, my father, who knew... View Details
- 05 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 5
regulatory proposals around credit unions coming out of the financial crisis from the policy-making perspective. Credit unions have lobbied policymakers for expanded powers that will enable them to help stimulate the economy and create... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Screen Grab
for soccer fans, FirstRowSports. The NFL’s as-yet-unnamed foray into online streaming will test the waters with an October 25 game only available online. The cable and telecom industry has taken note, evidenced by its heavy lobbying... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; HBO; Netflix; Hulu; Vimeo; YouTube; Telecommunications; Information; Arts, Entertainment
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Trillion-Dollar Fixer-Upper
and figure out the market by driving around with a map and sticking little dots on it to represent different types of property,” recalls Lionstone’s Dubrowski. “I’d identify tenants in a building by walking into the lobby and reading the... View Details
- 26 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 26, 2008
nonpayor" debate around judicial corruption. The model highlights formal similarities between lobbying and extortion. Choosing Agents and Monitoring Consumption: A Note on Wealth as a Corruption-Controlling-Device Authors:Rafael Di... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 21
"reliability." The results contribute to a broader understanding of the implications of regulated standard setting beyond our current knowledge of the role of corporate lobbying in the process. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne