Publications

January 2001 (Revised May 2001)
Background Note

State, The

By: Rawi E. Abdelal

Surveys approaches to understanding the state; highlights the relationships between the state, order, and property; and offers an analytical framework for how states vary from place to place and over time. View Details

Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Governance Compliance; Framework; Economic Sectors; Policy; Private Ownership; Public Ownership; Entrepreneurship; Development Economics; Equality and Inequality

January 2002
Case

Price-Fixing Vignettes

By: Guhan Subramanian and Michelle Kalka

This case escribes the antitrust prosecutions in the United States and abroad of the international bulk vitamins cartel. Both the civil and criminal fines were historically high, and it was the first time the United States prosecuted foreign nationals for U.S. criminal... View Details

Keywords: Price; Lawsuits and Litigation; Governance Compliance; Auctions; Laws and Statutes; Monopoly; Globalized Markets and Industries; Retail Industry; Health Industry; United States

25 Apr 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, April 25

Ramanna Abstract—SEC oversight of publicly listed firms ranges from comment letter (CL) reviews of firms’ reporting compliance to pursuing enforcement actions against violators. Prior literature finds that firm political connections (PC)... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Feb 2009
First Look

First Look: February 18, 2009

selection, and creating separate committees for professional practice, ethics, and compliance and operations; and enhancing its ethics and compliance program through human resource processes (e.g.,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

March 2012
Background Note

Managing the Layoff Process: India

By: Sandra J. Sucher

This note is an overview of the context for managing layoffs in India. It describes the legal responsibilities of managers in conducting layoffs, recent unemployment trends, and the financial, health, training, job placement, and other benefits that laid-off employees... View Details

Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Resignation and Termination; Compensation and Benefits; Ethics; Management; Employees; Governance Compliance; India

March 2012
Background Note

Managing the Layoff Process: The United States

By: Sandra J. Sucher

This note is an overview of the context for managing layoffs in the United States. It describes the legal responsibilities of managers in conducting layoffs, recent unemployment trends, and the financial, health, training, job placement, and other benefits that... View Details

Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Resignation and Termination; Compensation and Benefits; Ethics; Management; Employees; Governance Compliance; United States

21 Jul 2006
Op-Ed

Enron Jury Sent the Right Message

of corporate fraud, considerations of intent dominate the details of compliance or noncompliance with arcane legal rules. This is the right message to send to the American business community. The behavior that became so widespread and... View Details

Keywords: by Malcolm S. Salter

09 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Moving From Bean Counter to Game Changer

their compliance skills. But this group lacked influence with top management. With its own logic and terminology, management viewed the new guard's methods as incompatible with the way the bank was run and difficult to attach to the... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Banking

01 Jan 2006
News

William H. Donaldson, MBA 1958

to help anticipate the next flash point, putting into practice significant enforcement actions, and introducing new management structures. Although he thinks Sarbanes-Oxley needs some adjustment to lower the compliance costs for smaller... View Details

August 2012
Article

A Darker Side to Decentralized Banks: Market Power and Credit Rationing in SME Lending

By: Rodrigo Canales and Ramana Nanda

We use loan-level data to study how the organizational structure of banks impacts small business lending. We find that decentralized banks-where branch managers have greater autonomy over lending decisions-give larger loans to small firms and those with "soft... View Details

Keywords: Geographic Location; Customers; Financing and Loans; Credit; Organizational Structure; Banks and Banking; Governance Compliance; Competitive Strategy

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07 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

What Leaders Need to Do To Restore Investor Confidence

systems, compliance systems. [Markets] do not punish with sufficient speed and force to eliminate the incentive for misconduct. Q: So the problem was making the maximization of shareholder wealth the primary goal? A: The idea of... View Details

Keywords: by Harvard Management Update

29 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

The COVID Gender Gap: Why Fewer Women Are Dying

health officials to consider targeting men when communicating recommendations around COVID-19 to attempt to increase compliance with safety regulations—for their own good and the good of society, Pons says. "You can imagine that some men... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health

20 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

Maybe Uber isn't God's Gift to Mankind

the UK, licensed and insured vehicles, and full compliance with every applicable law and regulation. But Uber's “casual driver” model offered a perpetual cost advantage, and in October 2014 Hailo abandoned the US market. Uber's lesson to... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Transportation; Insurance

22 Jul 2021
News

Mentoring Fashion Startups in Singapore; Rising Star Accolades for Mid-Career Women

winner is Amy Kadomatsu (MBA 1998), CEO of ComplySci, a leading RegTech company providing compliance solutions to more than 1,200 financial services and professional services companies globally. For the entrepreneur sector, the winner is... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 2008
News

Lesson from the Fall

employees of the chairman and CEO. Ethical Discipline What Skilling and chairman Kenneth Lay failed to understand as leaders is that compliance with espoused ethical and legal standards is an organizational achievement. Or to put it... View Details

Keywords: Malcolm S. Salter; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

February 2002
Case

Strategy of the Firm Under Regulatory Review: The Case of Chilectra

By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Alexander Dyck

Discusses the largest electric distribution company in Chile and one of the five largest private Chilean companies. Introduces the exercise of operating control in order to improve the profitability of the investments, privatization, and international expansions. View Details

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Corporate Accountability; Growth and Development Strategy; Privatization; Emerging Markets; Competitive Strategy; Expansion; Global Strategy; Governance Compliance; Utilities Industry; Chile

Web

Video Management Policy | About

Services and the Associate Director of Security and Emergency Management. HBS Operations is responsible for ensuring compliance with the University policy on installation and use of video cameras. The school maintains one video management... View Details

Web

Terms of Use - HBS Online

uploads. In some Programs, users may contribute by speaking or appearing on camera, and User Content may include transmissions or recordings of a user’s voice and/or image. You agree that you will use the Services in compliance with the... View Details

November 2021 (Revised January 2022)
Supplement

Scott Tucker (B): The Feds Catch Up

By: Aiyesha Dey and Amram Migdal

The case tells the story of the rise and fall of Scott Tucker, an entrepreneur, businessman, passionate race car driver, competitor, and owner of a professional racing team. From 1997 to 2012, Tucker built a nationwide network of payday lending businesses, becoming a... View Details

Keywords: Business Ventures; Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Fairness; Financing and Loans; Personal Finance; Governance; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Governance Compliance; Governance Controls; Financial Services Industry; United States