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Negotiating - Alumni
site also offers substantive advice on compensation and negotiation, current news affecting the labor market as well as a job and resume database. Homefair A comprehensive guide to relocation resources,... View Details
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Compensation by Industry/Position/Location
guides to many cities, and crime statistics. SalaryExpert.com Submit information about yourself and position and receive personalized report.... View Details
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In the News - Creating Emerging Markets
documented as far back as the Egyptian dynasties. While the World Bank estimates that international bribery exceeds $1.5 trillion annually, the larger and more subtle effects of corruption on economies View Details
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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership
Medium-High 20 1920 s 19 Social divisions arise between rural and urban areas Women's suffrage Harlem Renaissance Rampant bootlegging and organized crime Influence: Medium 30... View Details
- June 2023
- Case
Dan McCrum - Unmasking Wirecard
By: Jonas Heese, Charles C.Y. Wang, Tonia Labruyere and Carlota Moniz
Dan McCrum, an investigative journalist for the Financial Times, had spent the past six years fighting to expose German payment processing firm Wirecard. The company had enjoyed years of exponential growth and was viewed by several investors as the poster child of... View Details
Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Accounting; Journalism and News Industry; Journalism and News Industry; Europe; United Kingdom; Germany
Heese, Jonas, Charles C.Y. Wang, Tonia Labruyere, and Carlota Moniz. "Dan McCrum - Unmasking Wirecard." Harvard Business School Case 123-098, June 2023.
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
History Matters
The stunning collapse of three high-profile banks in recent months—Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and First Republic Bank—churned up a host of headlines and fears: Are these signs of major instability? The first dominos to fall? In the second edition of their... View Details
- 14 Nov 2019
- Book
Lifting the Lid on Turkey's Hidden Business History
limited the competitive structure of the economy. Silverthorne: In a chapter on business ethics and corruption, you and colleague Janet Hunter note that the country has struggled with View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- July 2005 (Revised August 2006)
- Background Note
Deception in Business: A Legal Perspective
By: Lynn S. Paine and Christopher Bruner
Discusses several of the most important prohibitions on deception found in U.S. law, starting with the basic elements of liability for fraud and moving to important antifraud provisions in federal statutes, restrictions on "misrepresentation" in consumer and contract... View Details
Paine, Lynn S., and Christopher Bruner. "Deception in Business: A Legal Perspective." Harvard Business School Background Note 306-019, July 2005. (Revised August 2006.)
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Capitalism as a System of Governance
My research interest is in further exploration of the analytic utility of an original conception of capitalism as an indirect, three level system of governance for the economic relationships within political entities, and mostly within nation states. This three level... View Details
- 2022
- Chapter
Corporate Misconduct’s Relevance to Society through Everyday Misconduct
By: Eugene Soltes
Terms like "corporate misconduct" and "white-collar crime" typically bring to mind major scandals like Enron or Bernie Madoff. This popular perception overlooks another important—and in fact much more typical—type of deviance: "everyday misconduct." Everyday misconduct... View Details
Soltes, Eugene. "Corporate Misconduct’s Relevance to Society through Everyday Misconduct." Chap. 2 in A Research Agenda for Financial Crime, edited by Barry Rider, 31–48. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022.
- July 2005 (Revised August 2006)
- Background Note
Bribery in Business: A Legal Perspective
By: Lynn S. Paine and Christopher Bruner
Provides a brief overview of the concept of bribery and the principal rationales prompting restrictions on such conduct. Also, reviews some of the most important U.S. and international laws prohibiting various forms of bribery. View Details
Paine, Lynn S., and Christopher Bruner. "Bribery in Business: A Legal Perspective." Harvard Business School Background Note 306-012, July 2005. (Revised August 2006.)
- 05 Jul 2017
- Research & Ideas
Are Stockbrokers Illegally Leaking Confidential Information to Favored Clients?
area, that would be important.” Related Reading: Connecting School Ties and Stock Recommendations Why White-Collar Criminals Commit Their Crimes What do you think? Do you think stockbrokers should come under... View Details
- August 2011 (Revised December 2013)
- Supplement
Albert 'Jack' Stanley in Nigeria (B)
By: Lena G. Goldberg and Chad M. Carr
The case describes Albert "Jack" Stanley's response to actions initiated against him by the U.S. Department of Justice and the SEC. View Details
Goldberg, Lena G., and Chad M. Carr. "Albert 'Jack' Stanley in Nigeria (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 312-035, August 2011. (Revised December 2013.)
- 04 Nov 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Real Cost of Bribery
analyze the negative effects of bribery on corporate performance. The results of his study, detailed in the paper Firm Competitiveness and Detection of Bribery, surprised him. As it turns out, the biggest problem with corporate View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- December 2019 (Revised November 2023)
- Background Note
Legal Analysis: Insider Trading Liability
By: Trevor Fetter, Eugene F. Soltes and Grant Wahlquist
There are numerous restrictions against trading on material, nonpublic information (MNPI)—typically called “insider trading.” This note describes the limitations facing managers and investors as enforced civilly and criminally within the United States. View Details
Fetter, Trevor, Eugene F. Soltes, and Grant Wahlquist. "Legal Analysis: Insider Trading Liability." Harvard Business School Background Note 320-080, December 2019. (Revised November 2023.)
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Carlos A. Saladrigas: Hardworking Optimist
line the shelves of Saladrigas's office. In addition to fighting corruption in local government, he was involved in last spring's negotiations between Elián González's Miami relatives and U.S. Attorney... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- February 2014
- Background Note
“When I look back…” Reflections of Bernard Madoff
By: Eugene F. Soltes and Sara Hess
This background note for instructors provides details of Bernard Madoff's career and the classroom recording. View Details
Keywords: Ponzi Scheme; Crime and Corruption; Personal Development and Career; Finance; United States
Soltes, Eugene F., and Sara Hess. "'When I look back…' Reflections of Bernard Madoff." Harvard Business School Background Note 114-050, February 2014.
- 2019
- Article
The Frequency of Corporate Misconduct: Public Enforcement versus Private Reality
By: Eugene F. Soltes
Perceptions about the frequency of misconduct—among the public, academics and even
regulators—have largely been formed by examining enforcement statistics, which rely on the detection and sanctioning of the misconduct. This study aims to illuminate the real occurrence... View Details
Soltes, Eugene F. "The Frequency of Corporate Misconduct: Public Enforcement versus Private Reality." Journal of Financial Crime 26, no. 4 (2019): 923–937.
- November 2004 (Revised February 2006)
- Background Note
Note on Insider Trading Liability
By: Lynn S. Paine and Christopher Bruner
Provides a general description and overview of U.S. law on insider trading, including the basic theories of liability, the responsibilities of securities firm managers to prevent and detect insider trading, and the potential penalties for insider trading. A rewritten... View Details
Paine, Lynn S., and Christopher Bruner. "Note on Insider Trading Liability." Harvard Business School Background Note 305-029, November 2004. (Revised February 2006.)
- 12 Oct 2017
- News
Fighting Poverty One Neighborhood at a Time
in the mid-1990s had one of the highest crime rates in the country, a significant drug problem, and a failing school. Local real estate developer and philanthropist Tom... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg