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  • June 2021
  • Article

Does the Freedom of Information Act Foil the Securities and Exchange Commission's Intent to Keep Investigations Confidential?

By: Braiden Coleman, Kenneth Merkley, Brian Miller and Joseph Pacelli
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has a long-standing policy to keep formal investigations confidential. In this study, we examine the extent to which compliance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) provides investors with information about ongoing SEC... View Details
Keywords: Securities And Exchange Commission (SEC) Investigations; Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA); Exemption Denials
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  • 22 Jun 2009
  • Research & Ideas

“Too Big To Fail”: Reining In Large Financial Firms

of an evolving financial system," says Moss. Persuaded by Moss's analysis, the Congressional Oversight Panel placed the need to identify and regulate financial institutions that pose systemic risks at the top of its list of critical... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Banking; Financial Services
  • 23 Jan 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Businesses Need a 'Catalyst' to Make CSR Practices Stick

Many companies follow a tried-and-true approach to pursuing corporate social responsibility practices. They set aside a certain amount per year to fund a CSR office, which then tries to help clean up the environment or improve the quality of life of people in the areas... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 16 Dec 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Reintroducing Intellectual Ambition to the Study of Business History

historians to move beyond incremental additions to the literature and instead return to tackling big subjects with major importance to the future... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones & Walter Friedman
  • 05 Mar 2019
  • Blog Post

Part 2: Military Transition and the JD/MBA - The Path to Your Goals

like.  Plan for any limitations on your ability to move away from Boston for summer internships and consider your job search and networking efforts accordingly.  Overall, HLS and HBS are very supportive of... View Details
  • 16 Mar 2009
  • Working Paper Summaries

Running Out of Numbers: Scarcity of IP Addresses and What To Do About It

Keywords: by Benjamin Edelman; Computer; Communications; Telecommunications
  • 11 Mar 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Merchants to Multinationals: British Trading Companies in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

and the availability of limited liability to raise finance for the new business opportunities which appeared at this time. They functioned in part as venture capitalists identifying opportunities and placing... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones
  • 01 Mar 2004
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Mission to Mars: It Really Is Rocket Science

increase, all else being equal. FBC was essentially an initiative that set out to test the limits of these relationships. Eventually, it found them. NASA's second problem came in failing View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Aug 2014
  • Op-Ed

Government Can Do More to Unfreeze Small Business Credit

second piece of legislation, the Small Business Jobs Act (SBJA), temporarily continued the increased guarantees and fee waivers, and permanently increased SBA loan size limits from $2 million up to $5... View Details
Keywords: by Karen Mills; Banking
  • 2021
  • Working Paper

Does Social Media Cause Polarization? Evidence from Access to Twitter Echo Chambers during the 2019 Argentine Presidential Debate

By: Rafael Di Tella, Ramiro H. Gálvez and Ernesto Schargrodsky
We study how two groups, those inside vs. those outside echo chambers, react to a political event when we vary social media status (Twitter). Our treatments mimic two strategies often suggested as a way to limit polarization on social media: they expose people to... View Details
Keywords: Political Polarization; Political Elections; Internet and the Web; Attitudes; Social Media; Argentina
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  • 20 Dec 2004
  • Research & Ideas

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

variety of interesting issues, the limited circulation of the periodicals in which the works appeared and the necessarily technical nature of the articles meant their impact was limited. Meanwhile, in many settings—from panel discussions... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
  • 14 May 2020
  • Research & Ideas

What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog

and with limited financial resources.” Skills needed now: Empathy; maintaining self-control and focus. Let’s build your new executive toolkit The skills needed to conquer these challenges are not possible... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
  • Summer 2020
  • Article

Venture Capital's Role in Financing Innovation: What We Know and How Much We Still Need to Learn

By: Josh Lerner and Ramana Nanda
Venture capital is associated with some of the most high-growth and influential firms in the world. Academics and practitioners have effectively articulated the strengths of the venture model. At the same time, venture capital financing also has real limitations in its... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Financing; Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Technological Innovation
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  • 2020
  • Working Paper

Should Firms Move Talent from the Geographic Periphery to Hubs? A Strategic Human Capital Perspective

By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Victoria Sevcenko and Tarun Khanna
A longstanding literature holds that firms should hire and move talent from the geographic periphery to hubs as a means to create value from human capital. They do so, however, at the risk of losing the worker to rivals located in the same geographic hub,... View Details
Keywords: Geographic Location; Selection and Staffing; Employment; Residency; Technology Industry; India
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  • 15 May 2013
  • Research & Ideas

From McRibs to Maseratis: The Power of Scarcity Marketing

ourselves). Happy Money provides valuable information not only for pleasure-seeking consumers, but also for companies looking to increase the happiness of both employees and customers. The following excerpt describes how the power of... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael I. Norton
  • 01 Jun 2023
  • HBS Case

A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?

released, their records follow them, casting a pall on their attempts to rejoin society. People with criminal convictions get widespread credit rejections, have limited housing options, and often get their... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Apparel & Accessories
  • 01 Jan 2020
  • What Do You Think?

Why Not Open America's Doors to All the World’s Talent?

gain admission to the US. He describes the arcane system that puts a limit on the number of H-1B visas issued each year. Demand fluctuates from year to year depending on... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology
  • 25 May 2023
  • Blog Post

Interview Strategies to Connect with a Wider Range of Candidates

but not limited to, race, socioeconomic status, gender, and sexual orientation) benefits an organization. In addition, if the “likeability factor” does matter to you as an organization and it impacts how... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 24 Apr 2014
  • News

From observers to active participants in the global economy

efforts in Africa in part to the HBS course Written Analysis of Cases. “It combined the need for crisp, cogent analysis, based on the limited evidence available, and coming to... View Details
  • 21 May 2018
  • Blog Post

Harnessing The Power of Collaboration to Create Opportunity in Chicago

producing pre-tax wages of nearly $25 million. Chicago food entrepreneurs face obstacles that limit their ability to start and grow businesses. Specifically, they lack access View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government