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- 19 Jul 2016
- News
HBS Startup Is Developing Tech-Enabled Jewelry to Stop Rapists
(Photo courtesy of Flare Jewelry) Is it possible to create a personal-safety device that can stop a physical assault, call for help, and collect evidence for the police? And be fashionable? Those are questions HBS students Sara de Zarraga and Quinn Fitzgerald (both MBA... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Restoring Order
Last December, calling him “one of the most respected business leaders in our nation,” President George W. Bush (MBA 1975) nominated Wall Street veteran William Donaldson (MBA 1958) to be Securities and Exchange Commission chairman. Charging Donaldson with View Details
- 20 May 2008
- News
Endowment Tax Debate Puts Harvard on the Spot
Universities in Massachusetts. Then there’s the collective brainpower of their faculties and the spillover into public- and private-sector research and job generation. And even if the tax idea had merit, enforcing it would create huge... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
$how Me the Money
petition that calls for greater transparency in the global financial system and stronger enforcement of international money-monitoring laws and regulations. For Baker, this is the latest salvo in a long... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Q&A - Dirty Money: Raymond Baker Explores the Free Market's Demimonde
Department estimates that 99.9 percent of the criminal money presented for deposit in the United States is accepted into secure accounts. It's a sad fact, but American banks, under an umbrella of conflicting American laws and policies,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Too Big To Fail
panel last October when it enacted the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to rescue faltering financial institutions. Law-makers instructed the panel to monitor TARP expenditures and recommend regulatory reforms. Led by Harvard View Details
- 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
- 24 Oct 2013
- News
Engineering a More Secure World
Anthony Harris Photo courtesy of Anthony Harris by Francis Storrs On April 14, 2013, a sheriff's deputy pulled over a truck cruising down Interstate 55 in Mississippi. What started as a routine traffic stop became more serious when the deputy noticed scratches around... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Transforming the IRS
now running more like a 21st-century business than a 1950s-style business. Internally, we implemented a top-to-bottom reorganization and began to bring business practices and technology up-to-date. We also implemented new strategies for service to taxpayers and for... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Bottom-Line Discrepancies
coauthors examine the discrepancy further in two related working papers: one that looks at the link between stock options and sheltering activity and another that discusses the implications of tax enforcement on shareholders. For more... View Details
- 18 Jul 2014
- News
Team Players
law enforcement to any comments that seemed sketchy). Then the Host Committee launched the "Join the Huddle" mobile tour, the first rolling roadshow associated with a Super Bowl. The centerpiece was an... View Details
- 05 Mar 2020
- News
Green Light
Chief among vertical farming’s costs is energy. “It’s the industry’s dirty little secret,” says Lo. So noticeable is indoor farming’s drain on a local grid, she notes, that law enforcement used to monitor... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
How Do We Win the Cyberwar?
affected company shut the necessary doors, saving it an estimated $20 million. Flashpoint has public sector clients too, including global governments as well as US military and law enforcement agencies. In... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Victo Ngai
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
March 2023 Alumni and Faculty Books
dollars, euros, pounds, and other stores of wealth to move invisibly—beyond the control of central bankers, law enforcement agents, and international institutions. With an entire financial secrecy system now... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Turning Point: Power Outlet
provides information and support to moms and sons and promotes positive images of black males. MOBB United for Social Change aims to influence policy at the local, state, and federal levels to impact how black boys and men are treated and perceived by View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
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
- 02 Aug 2018
- News
Can Marketing Help Halt the Heroin Epidemic?
piece of technology that allows pharmacists and doctors and law enforcement to monitor how many prescriptions are being made out there, who's getting all these prescriptions, where are they going, what's... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
After the Fall
financial stability in countries worldwide—information that researchers hope could help prevent a potential crisis. Regulations have also helped enforce resiliency, including a measure forcing banks to hold at least twice—in some cases... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
lawyer, must decide whether to accede to his father’s wishes and pursue a career in law or the steel business, or follow his own instincts and become a newspaperman. The greatest natural disaster of the 19th century, the Johnstown Flood,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Sole Mates
and enforcement of existing laws and legislation. I would also utilize the country’s wealth to benefit both the Mongolian people and the business sector, while diversifying the economy into animal husbandry,... View Details