transparency - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting

companies a clear view of risks to and opportunities in their own strategy. Second, One Report speaks with one voice to all stakeholders, who can even engage with the company via Web 2.0 tools and technologies. One Report is thus an essential element of demonstrating... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

26 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

The Strategic Way to Go to Market

importantly, the technology now provides the possibility of transforming a channel that can seamlessly and transparently connect the customers, channel partners, and suppliers. When that happens, it better facilitates the matching of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

03 Jan 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

5 Career-Related New Year’s Resolutions (and 5 Tips for Keeping Them)

by Ethan Bernstein shows that decreasing the observation of your employees will likely increase their productivity. What’s more, the less you watch your employees, the more you’ll know what they’re doing. Bernstein calls this the View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

13 Aug 2024
Research & Ideas

Why Companies Shouldn't Delay Software Updates—Even After CrowdStrike's Flaw

Vulnerabilities don’t work on a calendar. Cybercriminals show up when they show up.” You Might Also Like: How Transparency Sped Innovation in a $13 Billion Wireless Sector The Critical Computer Science Principles Every Strategic Leader... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Technology; Information Technology; Computer; Web Services

02 Feb 2010
First Look

First Look: Feb. 2

independent and dispersed contributors made highly interdependent contributions to the design of a single technical system (or sub-system). Based on a detailed analysis of the latter 28, we introduce the concept of actionable transparency... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

03 Feb 2020
What Do You Think?

Can an Organization Have Too Much 'Rebel Talent'?

try to be as transparent as possible in their dealings with others. It’s important to note that these findings complement, not necessarily contradict, those of Gino’s. Organizations exhibiting so-called rebel qualities have been found to... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

08 Apr 2011
Research & Ideas

Will the Japan Disaster Remake the Landscape for Green Energy in Asia?

anymore. We're trying to bring the traditional expertise from Europe into China," she continued. "It's a very new industry in China, but policy is very transparent there. SOEs are more policy—driven and less profit—driven. It's... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Energy; Utilities

03 Jan 2017
First Look

January 3, 2017

Transparency with Costly Information Processing By: Di Maggio, Marco, and Marco Pagano Abstract—We study a model where some investors (“hedgers”) are bad at information processing, while others (“speculators”) have superior... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

13 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

Small Businesses Are Worse Off Than We Thought

simplicity of the sign-up process, transparency of eligibility and repayment rules, and speed of accessing cash,” the researchers wrote. To survey small businesses, the research team consulted HBS Senior Fellow Karen Mills, former head of... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Financial Services

20 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

The U.S. Patent Game: How to Change It

subtle shifts in abstract judicial doctrine will affect the amount they pay for new products. Even CEOs are not apt to give these arcane issues the same kind of attention as something like tax policy, which affects a corporation's bottom line in a direct and View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

13 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

Sharing News That Might Be Bad

it. You've considered simply waiting for something more definitive—but who knows when that will come? Now your hand has been forced. If one employee has heard rumblings, so have others—maybe customers have heard them, too. Any executive who has made the commitment to... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Michelman

28 Aug 2014
Op-Ed

Government Can Do More to Unfreeze Small Business Credit

participation of smaller banks in federally guaranteed loan programs, and provided borrowers with improved processes and reduced paperwork requirements. Banks, however, have faced a less transparent scrutiny from a complex group of... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills; Banking

31 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 31, 2018

cryptocurrency, will power part of the project. Executives at Maersk believe that blockchain technology can provide much needed transparency to the global supply chain. Maersk plans to launch the blockchain trade platform as an... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

26 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

Evolving for Success [Part One]

networks that weave us together. The transparency of the Web is also key: the fact that information can be spread everywhere so rapidly. This is an interactive medium. Many people in many businesses forget that. The fact that we can send... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

24 Dec 2013
First Look

First Look: December 24

selectively disclose relatively benign impacts, creating an impression of transparency while masking their true performance. What deters selective disclosure and leads firms to instead make disclosures more representative of their... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

12 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

Michael Porter’s Prescription For the High Cost of Health Care

responsibility for their choices. But co-pays would be the same inside and outside of the network. Antitrust authorities would scrutinize system participants so that one hospital system or health plan did not unfairly dominate an important market. View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter; Health

17 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Entrepreneurship in Asia and Foreign Direct Investment

corruption, as indicated by the fact that Singapore is one of the cleanest countries in the world, but it also has a huge cost. Huang pointed out in his presentation that Singapore and the United States rank similarly on Transparency... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

07 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking

The global unconventional gas market, valued at $93.95 billion in 2012, is expected to reach $126.93 billion by 2019, according to a recent report by Transparency Market Research. Coal's market share is expected to decrease accordingly.... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Energy; Utilities

16 Sep 2008
First Look

First Look: September 16, 2008

commitment to transparency increase the likelihood of providing fair values prior to their required provision under International Accounting Standard 40 - Investment Property. We also find that firms not providing these fair values face... View Details

20 Mar 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, March 20, 2018

investing, bringing transparency to the financial services market, and enabling retail investors to invest their capital in a way that aligned with their values. However, getting to scale and profitability in the crowded robo-advisors... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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