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- 29 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Uber Is Worth Saving and How To Do It
include arrogantly ignoring cease-and-desist orders from cities trying to enforce local business regulations, allegations of drivers attacking customers, and sexual harassment complaints from employees about the company’s... View Details
- 2011
- Working Paper
The Power of Political Voice: Women's Political Representation and Crime in India
By: Lakshmi Iyer, Anandi Mani, Prachi Mishra and Petia Topalova
Using state-level variation in the timing of political reforms, we find that an increase in female representation in local government induces a large and significant rise in documented crimes against women in India. Our evidence suggests that this increase is good... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Crime and Corruption; Local Range; Laws and Statutes; Law Enforcement; Gender; Power and Influence; Public Administration Industry; India
Iyer, Lakshmi, Anandi Mani, Prachi Mishra, and Petia Topalova. "The Power of Political Voice: Women's Political Representation and Crime in India." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-092, March 2011. (Revised July 2011.)
- 02 Dec 2017
- News
The Lines That Divide America
exchange for hard work is now both limited and unevenly granted,” he writers. “Worse yet, white working-class citizens perceive others—mainly minorities and immigrants—to be unfairly cutting ahead of them in line. And members of the white working class believe the... View Details
Keywords: Nitin Nohria
- April 2010
- Teaching Note
Carrot or Stick? Getting Paid for Innovation at Tessera Technologies (TN)
By: Willy C. Shih
Teaching Note for 610085. View Details
- August 1995 (Revised September 1995)
- Case
Hutton Branch Manager (C)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Jane Palley Katz
Centers on the company's plea of guilty to 2,000 counts of mail and wire fraud in response to the U.S. government's challenge to its cash management practices. Describes the Justice Department's investigations as well as the findings and recommendations of former... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Financial Management; Governance Controls; Crime and Corruption; Governance Compliance; Law Enforcement; Financial Services Industry; United States
Paine, Lynn S., and Jane Palley Katz. "Hutton Branch Manager (C)." Harvard Business School Case 396-046, August 1995. (Revised September 1995.)
- 10 Jul 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: It’s a Bad Idea to Ban Customers From Recording Videos
discreet—smartphones are easily concealed. A banning policy often itself causes escalation of a conflict. “The video that this store doesn’t want you to see!” is that much more likely to get attention. And when store staff enforce a ban... View Details
- July 2003 (Revised February 2004)
- Background Note
M&A Legal Context: Standards Related to the Sale or Purchase of a Company
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin, Constance E. Bagley and James Quinn
Introduces students to the legal standards affecting officers and directors when selling or purchasing a company. Provides a practical understanding of the Revlon Standard, the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, Rule 10b-5, and the legal criteria for a cause of... View Details
Keywords: Laws and Statutes; Law Enforcement; Government Legislation; Acquisition; Business Exit or Shutdown; Corporate Governance; Going Public; Courts and Trials
Baldwin, Carliss Y., Constance E. Bagley, and James Quinn. "M&A Legal Context: Standards Related to the Sale or Purchase of a Company." Harvard Business School Background Note 904-004, July 2003. (Revised February 2004.)
- 09 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
Warring Algorithms Could Be Driving Up Consumer Prices
involves companies turning over and making transparent their code, which they’re not used to doing.” “Establishing a digital regulator would allow enforcement to adapt more quickly to evolving technology, and it would have the benefit of... View Details
- Web
2.3.2 Hazing | MBA
confirmed incidents to appropriate law enforcement officials. Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 269 Section 17. Whoever is a principal organizer or participant in the crime of hazing, as defined herein, shall be punished by a fine of not... 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
- 22 Apr 2019
- News
Keeping an Eye on Things
combating terrorism. “We are responsible for maintaining a gallery of biometric information and then performing the matching and the analysis, sometimes within milliseconds. And we do know that much of the work that we do verifying does help law View Details
Keywords: Biometrics
- 02 Apr 2014
- News
Disrupting the Criminal Supply Chain
this.' It was almost like, now I couldn't resist what I really wanted to do. It was great." More than her legal experience, however, Brochu sees her business background as really making the difference in her work. "The models of law View Details
- Web
Privacy Statement (English) - Global
activity, other misconduct, security or technical issues, or unauthorized access to or use of personal data or our website or data systems; responding to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process; managing and enforcing our... View Details
- 08 Jul 2002
- What Do You Think?
Have We Carried the Concept of Alignment Too Far?
should have insured and enforced fairness and honest reporting." Many questions were raised about the level and form of compensation afforded U.S. business leaders today. Allen Roberts comments, "In sustainable, successful... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 07 Sep 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Can the Threat of Networks Be Reduced?
pre-shift briefing room featured in (1970s TV hit) Hill Street Blues? “Be careful out there!” Perhaps that is the seventh sense we all need to adopt.” The tone of Jobc’s comment was that the issue does not require more laws: “Only diligent View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Faculty Books
institutions. These institutions represent powerful constraints on the ability of the government to fund reforms, of firms to write contracts, and of citizens to enforce their basic rights. Borrowing to Live: Consumer and Mortgage Credit... View Details
- 20 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 20
http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/15-057_22238ffa-00d7-4637-bd63-265fdfef9ccc.pdf Regulator Leniency and Mispricing in Beneficent Nonprofits By: Heese, Jonas, Ranjani Krishnan, and Frank Moers Abstract—We posit that nonprofits that provide a greater supply... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Political Turmoil and Mexico’s Economy
Mexican history, he found a common thread running through the country's various shifts of power: reliance on a third party to enforce the rules (such as property rights) that make it possible to do business. A Stake In The Game Porfirio... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 26 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 26, 2016
Organizations' Strategic Responses By: Heese, Jonas, Ranjani Krishnan, and Frank Moers Abstract—We posit that nonprofits that provide a greater supply of unprofitable services (beneficent nonprofits) face lenient regulatory enforcement... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Trust Me
cooperating successfully under a binding, strictly enforceable contract,” observed Malhotra. Whether negotiating a joint venture, a merger, or a prenuptial agreement, Malhotra believes that nonbinding (or less binding) contracts may be... View Details