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- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Truth Be Told
regulators have the necessary tools to encourage people to come forward with information? Heese: Our research focuses on specific legislation known as the False Claims Act, which was the first cash-for-information whistleblower law in the... View Details
- Teaching Interest
Overview
Professor Toffel teaches the required first-year MBA course Technology and Operations Management (TOM).
He also coordinates and teaches the Doctoral Seminar in Technology and Operations Management to help... View Details
- 03 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 3, 2018
Whistleblower Legislation in the Context of Financial Reporting This note provides an overview of U.S. federal legislation relating to whistleblowing, Sarbanes-Oxley, Dodd-Frank (including the Office of the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- December 2008 (Revised October 2012)
- Case
Special Economic Zones in India: Public Purpose and Private Property (A)
By: Laura Alfaro and Lakshmi Iyer
In 2005, the government of India enacted the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Act in order to attract investment, generate export revenues, and create manufacturing jobs. However, several planned projects faced difficulties in acquiring land for setting up the SEZ. In... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Development Economics; Economic Growth; Policy; Government Legislation; Property; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; India
Alfaro, Laura, and Lakshmi Iyer. "Special Economic Zones in India: Public Purpose and Private Property (A)." Harvard Business School Case 709-027, December 2008. (Revised October 2012.)
- 14 Dec 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
The State of Small Business Lending: Innovation and Technology and the Implications for Regulation
- 2005
- Chapter
Environmental Federalism in the European Union and the United States
By: David Vogel, Michael W. Toffel and Diahanna Post
The United States (US) and the European Union (EU) are federal systems in which the responsibility for environmental policy-making is divided or shared between the central government and the (member) states. The attribution of decision-making power has important policy... View Details
Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Government Legislation; Natural Environment; Pollutants; Climate Change; European Union; United States
Vogel, David, Michael W. Toffel, and Diahanna Post. "Environmental Federalism in the European Union and the United States." Chap. 9 in A Handbook of Globalisation and Environmental Policy: National Government Interventions in a Global Arena, edited by F. Wijen, K. Zoeteman, and J. Pieters, 247–276. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2005.
- 05 Aug 2016
- News
A Definitive Guide to the Brexit Negotiations
- February 2019 (Revised May 2021)
- Case
Electric Car Wars, 2018
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
Electric cars had long been championed by environmentalists as a superior solution to the internal combustion engine (ICE), but, despite large government incentives and strong pioneering efforts by a few automakers over the years, electric and hybrid cars and light... View Details
Keywords: Electric Vehicle; Electric Vehicles; Electricity; Electric Motors; Electric Power Generation; Electricity Usage; Electricity Distribution; Internal Combustion Vehicle; Auto Manufacturing; Automobile Manufacturing; Automotive Industry; Tesla; General Motors; History; Nissan; Innovation; Batteries; Battery; Subsidies; Government Initiatives; Government Incentives; Political Issues; Energy Generation; Production; Infrastructure; Innovation and Invention; Government Legislation; Global Range; Business History; Auto Industry; China
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "Electric Car Wars, 2018." Harvard Business School Case 719-470, February 2019. (Revised May 2021.)
- February 2016 (Revised July 2017)
- Case
Leadership and Independence at the Federal Reserve
By: David Moss and Marc Campasano
“From the Great Depression, to the stagflation of the seventies, to the current economic crisis caused by the housing bubble, every economic downturn suffered by this country over the past century can be traced to Federal Reserve policy.” Ron Paul, a Republican from... View Details
Keywords: Government Legislation; Central Banking; Policy; Financial Crisis; Business and Government Relations; Banking Industry; Public Administration Industry; United States
Moss, David, and Marc Campasano. "Leadership and Independence at the Federal Reserve." Harvard Business School Case 716-040, February 2016. (Revised July 2017.)
- 19 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Ground-Floor Opportunities for Retail in India
spending. Real estate costs are high. The taxation and legislation system is complex and difficult to navigate. Vijay Jain said he left a "cushy" job in investment banking to take advantage of the huge potential promised by... View Details
- Web
Manuscript Collections - Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School
item in the collection is the memoir Jay Cooke wrote late in life. Also noteworthy are the agreements Cooke made with other firms, in particular an 1869 contract between Cooke and the Northern Pacific Railroad. Collection Guide View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Q & A: A Conversation with IRS Chief Charles Rossotti
opportunity to develop themselves, to make a contribution, and to work well with their peers. What's your opinion about corporate tax shelters? Abusive tax shelters are a major problem, and the Treasury Department has proposed new View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 31 Mar 2023
- News
How Can We Solve the Teacher Shortage Crisis?
labor-market forces that have to do that, that are driving that. But the net result is, we've created quicksand for ourselves, where we don't have enough quality people entering the classroom. And so then we try to legislate the floor. We... View Details
- 14 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Keeping Credit Flowing to Consumers in Need
far? A: While the Dodd-Frank Act outlined a broad blueprint for a revamped federal regulatory structure, the details have yet to be determined. The legislation created a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to better protect... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Ask the Expert: A Fair Share
That’s incredibly innovative. But some of the regulations don’t address—or sometimes even prevent—this innovation. The legislative process is slow and cumbersome, and to have these regulations not be able to be responsive is a mistake. My... View Details
- July 2009
- Supplement
Who Killed Bhavani Manjula?--A Story of Microfinance in Andhra Pradesh (B)
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Katharine Lee
The (B) case updates the readers on the outcome of the situation described in the (A) case. It provides data on the growth of microfinance in the region. It introduces the possibility of tighter regulation on the industry through the passage of a "microfinance" bill. View Details
Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Industry Growth; Microfinance; Government Legislation; Financial Services Industry; Andhra Pradesh
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Katharine Lee. "Who Killed Bhavani Manjula?--A Story of Microfinance in Andhra Pradesh (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 510-027, July 2009.
- 02 Aug 2018
- News
Can Marketing Help Halt the Heroin Epidemic?
what should the State be doing. What's should the State agencies be doing, what should the Georgia legislature be doing, both budget wise and legislatively. And we were very happy that when the first few months of releasing that white paper, George passed two key... View Details
- 06 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
What the World Could Learn from America's Immigration Backlash—100 Years Ago
Immigration will be a central issue in the upcoming US presidential election, just as it motivated the recent snap elections in France. After all, the number of migrants rose 27 percent to 281 million globally in 2020, compared with 2010, according to United Nations... View Details
Keywords: by Marco Tabellini
- 10 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Counting Up the Effects of Sarbanes-Oxley
Widely deemed the most important piece of security legislation since formation of the Securities and Exchange Commission in 1934, the landmark Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was born into a climate still reeling from the burst of the... View Details
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The Art of "Posting" - The Art of American Advertising
checklists to inspect the distribution, placement, and condition of posters. At times the public landscape became so saturated with marketing images that some state legislations called for a limitation on their use. While posters provided... View Details