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  • 13 Feb 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018

Jealousy of Trade and the History of Political Thought By: Kapossy, Béla, Isaac Nakhimovsky, Sophus A. Reinert, and Richard Whatmore, eds. Abstract—When Istvan Hont died in 2013, the world lost a giant of intellectual history. A leader of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • January 2017 (Revised June 2017)
  • Case

Chicago and the Array of Things: A Fitness Tracker for the City

By: Rajiv Lal and Scott Johnson
The city of Chicago has recently launched a project called the Array of Things. The program involves a series of sensor nodes placed around the city that capture a massive amount of data including pedestrian and vehicle flow, air quality, and cloud cover. The Array of... View Details
Keywords: Smart Connected Products; Smart Cities; Internet Of Things; Sensors; Govenment; Government Administration; Technological Innovation; Digital Platforms; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Internet and the Web; Public Administration Industry; Technology Industry; Chicago; United States
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  • 19 May 2015
  • First Look

First Look: May 19

  Publications May 2015 Cambridge University Press Land Bargains and Chinese Capitalism: The Politics of Property Rights under Reform By: Rithmire, Meg Abstract—Land reforms have been critical to the development of Chinese capitalism over... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 2020
  • Chapter

Ethical Business, Corruption and Economic Development in Comparative Perspective

By: Janet Hunter and G. Jones
This chapter contextualises the drivers of corruption in Turkish business through comparisons with Japan and India in the late 19th century. It identifies the developmental state as a common driver of corruption. Catching up by using extensive state intervention had... View Details
Keywords: Corruption; Crime and Corruption; Economic Growth; Turkey; Middle East; Central Asia; Japan; India
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  • January 2022 (Revised November 2023)
  • Supplement

Uber in China (C): The Cost of Success for Didi

By: William C. Kirby and Noah B. Truwit
On June 30, 2021, ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing (Didi) raised $4.4 billion in its initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the largest IPO of a Chinese company listed on an American exchange since Alibaba raised $25 billion in 2014.... View Details
Keywords: Uber; Didi Chuxing; Start-up Growth; Regulation; Ride-sharing; Transportation; Business Startups; Business and Government Relations; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Growth and Development; Policy; Competition; Laws and Statutes; Transportation Industry; Technology Industry; China
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  • 26 Mar 2008
  • First Look

First Look: March 26, 2008

political views aside to address the impediments to housing and homeownership at the state and local levels. This volume is a compilation of bipartisan recommendations from the authors and success stories from all corners of the country.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 26 Jun 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, June 26, 2018

Political Influence of Voters' Interests on SEC Enforcement By: Heese, Jonas Abstract—I examine whether political influence as a response to voters’ interest in employment levels is reflected in the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 23 Apr 2024
  • In Practice

Getting to Net Zero: The Climate Standards and Ecosystem the World Needs Now

With each month clocking record-breaking temperatures across the planet, this Earth Day reflected the renewed urgency of regulators and businesses to find climate-change solutions. The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted new rules that will mandate... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 23 May 2005
  • Research & Ideas

What Could Bring Globalization Down?

that our current international economy has similarities to the economic dynamics of ninety years ago. Recently, Ferguson took time to expand upon the ideas expressed in his article "Sinking Globalization," which appeared in the March/April View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
  • 23 Nov 2010
  • First Look

First Look: November 23

Commission issued its recommendations, many of which were consistent with domestic and international trends in taxation, legislative leaders were highly critical and the prospects for reform dimmed. The case describes the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • April 2010 (Revised October 2010)
  • Case

The International Criminal Court

By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Natalie Kindred
This Case describes a controversial 2010 decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) and alludes to some of the broader challenges of building international institutions. The case briefly highlights certain milestones in international relations preceding the... View Details
Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Decision Choices and Conditions; International Relations; Political Elections; Courts and Trials; Organizations; Kenya
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  • November 1999 (Revised April 2003)
  • Case

Financing the Mozal Project

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Fuaad Qureshi
It is June 1997, and a team from the International Finance Corp. (IFC) is recommending that the board approve a $120 million investment in a $1.4 billion aluminum smelter in Mozambique, known as the Mozal project. Four factors make the investment controversial: it... View Details
Keywords: Investment; Capital Markets; Emerging Markets; Projects; Financial Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Developing Countries and Economies; Metals and Minerals; Financial Strategy; Government and Politics; International Finance; Infrastructure; Mozambique
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  • 03 Sep 2024
  • Cold Call Podcast

How the US Government Is Innovating in Its Efforts to Fund Semiconductor Manufacturing

Keywords: Re: Mitchell B. Weiss; Semiconductor; Public Administration
  • 28 Feb 2022
  • Research & Ideas

How Racial Bias Taints Customer Service: Evidence from 6,000 Hotels

titles? Do they end all messages with “best” or other polite language? How are perks, like hotel upgrades and free drinks, distributed? Run experiments. Conduct email tests similar to the ones Feldberg and Kim used in their studies. Gauge... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
  • 21 Jul 2010
  • Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty Debate Financial Reform Legislation

effectiveness as political theater, there is too much focus on proprietary trading and hedge funds, both of which had limited culpability for the crisis. Little has been done to eliminate or mitigate the threat to the system from firms... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 05 Oct 2010
  • First Look

First Look: October 5, 2010

board, their past professional experience, and their political contributions vary with the degree to which the accounting standards they propose are perceived as increasing accounting "relevance" and/or decreasing accounting... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Jul 2008
  • First Look

First Look: July 8, 2008

the derivative claims issued against them. In particular, this model is used to make investment and risk management decisions in the market for collateralized debt obligations (CDOs). Purchase this note:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Web

Skydeck - Alumni

complex issues with essential speed The Musts of 2023 Alumni recommendations from the year in media So You Want to Join a Startup Investor and entrepreneur Gus Bessalel (MBA 1988) on how to look before you leap Love and Money Insights... View Details
  • Web

Healthy Outcomes - Managing the Future of Work

02 Mar 2019 | Business Insider Axiom Business Book Awards 2019 Results 20 Feb 2019 | Axiom Business Book Awards Global Migration & Offshore Outsourcing William R. Kerr 19 Feb 2019 | Stanford Social Innovation Review The $4.8 trillion immigration View Details
  • Web

Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project

Boston, MA Subjects: Grade 8 U.S. History I (Colonial to Civil War) MA Ilana Ascher Chelsea High School (MA) Chelsea, MA MA Damian Aufiero EMK Academy for Health Careers Boston, MA NY Keith Augeri Sachem High School East Farmingville, NY Subjects: US History and... View Details