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- 03 Jan 2017
- First Look
January 3, 2017
regulate the industry. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52032 Populism and the Return of the 'Paranoid Style': Some Evidence and a Simple Model of Demand for Incompetence as Insurance Against Elite Betrayal... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Riding It Out
recall of 450,000 tires missing a key safety feature that a U.S. importer had purchased from a Chinese manufacturer and distributed to retail outlets. “I don’t think there is a strong culture of adherence to regulations in China right... View Details
- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard
with these authorities and legislatures. Companies whose operations entail environmental, health, and safety (EHS) risks need to comply with regulations in the nations and communities in which they operate.... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 28 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Football Stars Debate ‘The Social Capital of the Savvy Athlete’
Bowl running back Arian Foster," according to a company press release. Fantex paid $10 million for a minority stake in Foster's brand. At the Harvard forum, Foster said that Security and Exchange Commission regulations prohibit him... View Details
- 13 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
Can AI Save Physicians from Burnout?
country primarily using the fee-for-service model while struggling to control costs, there is also a risk of embedding questionable practices into AI algorithms. For instance, upcoding—when providers inflate the severity of a patient's... View Details
- 13 Jun 2017
- News
Finding Common Ground
to think about something outside its narrow interests is very difficult.” Similarly, activists and government regulators are also immersed in the worldview of their own environments. “There’s bonding in running down the other and in... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 14 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog
dedicated sleep space—no working from bed. Caffeine, alcohol, and other drugs can degrade sleep quality. Exercise In addition to its physical benefits, aerobic exercise notably improves clarity of thought and helps regulate negative... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 20 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 20
rely on indirect governance through regulated competition among political as well as economic actors in structures that in many ways parallel the competition found in organized sports. Inevitably these two systems develop as well as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
What Brands Can Do to Monitor Factory Conditions of Suppliers
follow through? In a series of studies, Toffel and several colleagues have strived to answer these questions—which carry enormous weight for companies doing business overseas. Get them wrong and brands risk doing business with suppliers... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 23 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Drive to Acquire’s Impact on Globalization
inherently abusive; the citizens of the developed country are winners and the citizens of the undeveloped country may be getting a better or cheaper product. But when regulation is weak or nonexistent, this system can lend itself to... View Details
Keywords: by Paul R. Lawrence
- 19 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 19, 2007
concerns with foreign direct investment. Ends with a depiction of the Bills passed unanimously by the U.S. House and Senate to further regulate foreign investment in the wake of the DP World debacle. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Big Money for Big Projects
U.K., have adopted a hybrid approach known as the Private Finance Initiative (PFI), also known as "public-private partnerships" (PPP). Under this approach, private firms build and operate the infrastructure while the host government bears many of the residual... View Details
- 03 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 3
supply chain system. When commodity prices became more volatile in 2007 and 2008, executives at Domino's changed the way they worked with suppliers and franchisees to manage costs and risks and better leverage the assets of the supply... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 25 Aug 2015
- First Look
First Look Tuesday
stability. In light of this goal, reforms should reduce the ex-ante incentives for MMFs to take excessive risk and increase the ex post resilience of MMFs to system-wide runs. Our analysis suggests that requiring MMFs to have subordinated... View Details
- 01 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 1
stand-alone facility in Sanand. Factors like cost, quality, speed, and risk needed to be considered for this decision, which had impact on profitability and customer satisfaction. Which option should FAPA choose? Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance
society." Mañón added, "It also opened their eyes to the stir that government was creating" in order to regulate the industry. Company spokesmen have confirmed that they are aware of the ever present View Details
- 08 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Who Is the Chief Sustainability Officer?
savings they achieve from reduced energy use, rather than taking risks with more ambitious sustainability plans. "Many organizations are afraid to raise the stakes and make bigger bets," Serafeim says. "It's not easy to... View Details
- 01 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 1, 2008
lays policies that have been proposed to deal with either the consequences or the causes of the crisis. These include policies for reforming the supervision of the financial system, changing bankruptcy rules and regulating mortgage... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Jun 2000
- Research & Ideas
Presentation Round-Up
people, any more than telephones or electricity are options. Because the infrastructure is that essential, that's why politics will be involved." The role of regulation in this environment, she said, is to be both flexible and creative:... View Details
- 11 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
Supporting Independent Workers During COVID-19: One Phone Call at a Time
coffee shop. These self-employed individuals were forced to make a tough decision: either continue working and put their family at risk of COVID-19, or stay at home and not get paid. In early April, Congress stepped in and began providing... View Details