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- 08 Dec 2020
- News
Uber’s Strategy for Global Success
- 08 Oct 2024
- Video
The power of diversity
Regulatory Uncertainty and Corporate Responses to Environmental Protection in China
This article analyzes the closing gap between regulation and enforcement of environmental protection in China and explores its implications for doing business there. It identifies three major dimensions that characterize change in regulatory systems: priorities and... View Details
- August 2019
- Case
Huawei and the U.S.-China Trade War
By: Elie Ofek and John Masko
In 2019, Chinese smartphone maker and telecommunications empire Huawei was preparing to launch its new flagship smartphone series, the Mate 30. After years of explosive growth, the previous 18 months had been a challenge for the company. In early 2018, Huawei’s planned... View Details
Keywords: Trade; Global Strategy; International Relations; National Security; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Information Infrastructure; Volatility; Adaptation; Telecommunications Industry; China; United States; European Union
Ofek, Elie, and John Masko. "Huawei and the U.S.-China Trade War." Harvard Business School Case 520-017, August 2019.
- October 2023 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
McDonald's Board of Directors (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
In October 2019, the McDonald’s Corporation board of directors, chaired by Enrique Hernandez, Jr., gathered to learn the results of their outside counsel’s investigation into the conduct of the CEO. On the surface, the iconic fast-food chain was thriving as growing... View Details
Keywords: Board Of Directors; Board Chair; Board Decisions; Business Ethics; Corporate Boards; Fast Food; Franchising; Legal Aspects Of Business; Legal Battle; Legal Settlement; Misconduct; Regulation; Reorganization; Restaurant Industry; Sexual Harassment; Shareholders; Stakeholder Management; Strategy And Execution; Turnaround; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Culture; Executive Compensation; Leadership; Management; Ethics; Governing and Advisory Boards; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Food and Beverage Industry; Illinois; United States
Paine, Lynn S., and Will Hurwitz. "McDonald's Board of Directors (A)." Harvard Business School Case 324-044, October 2023. (Revised January 2024.)
- March 2014
- Module Note
Implementing Environmentally Sustainable Operations
Keywords: Sustainability; Sustainability Management; Sustainability Reporting; Sustainable Supply Chains; Sustainable Operations; Environment; Environmental And Social Sustainability; Environmental Management; Environmental Operations; Environmental Performance; Environmental Policy; Environmental Protection; Environmental Strategy; Environmental Regulation; Operations Management; Operations Strategy; Supply Chain Management; Operations; Supply Chain; Business Processes; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance Evaluation; Performance Improvement; Safety; Social Enterprise; Quality; Production; Working Conditions; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Buildings and Facilities; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Construction Industry; Manufacturing Industry
Toffel, Michael W. "Implementing Environmentally Sustainable Operations." Harvard Business School Module Note 613-090, March 2014.
- 25 Aug 2009
- News
An Ounce of Prevention
- Winter 2013
- Article
Corporate Governance Reform and Executive Incentives: Implications for Investments and Risk-Taking
By: Daniel Cohen, Aiyesha Dey and Thomas Lys
We investigate the mechanism through which the Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) was associated with changes in corporate investment strategies. We document that the passage of the governance regulations in SOX was followed by a significant decline in pay‐performance... View Details
Cohen, Daniel, Aiyesha Dey, and Thomas Lys. "Corporate Governance Reform and Executive Incentives: Implications for Investments and Risk-Taking." Contemporary Accounting Research 30, no. 4 (Winter 2013): 1296–1332.
- 28 Sep 2015
- News
Regulatory Scrutiny Threatens Google's Global Android Domination
- 08 May 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Corporate and Integrated Reporting: A Functional Perspective
Keywords: by Robert Eccles & George Serafeim
- 2021
- Article
Les multinationales comme catégorie politique: les années formatrices (1970-1990)
By: Sabine Pitteloud
While multinationals are emblematic economic actors driving the current globalization process through the organization of production in global value chains, they appear to be important political actors as well. This article provides an historical perspective on such... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Corporation; Lobbying; Investor Protection; Multinational Firms and Management; Business and Government Relations; Governance
Pitteloud, Sabine. "Les multinationales comme catégorie politique: les années formatrices (1970-1990)." Special Issue on L'entreprise comme acteur politique. Entreprises et histoire 3, no. 104 (2021): 93–110.
- 25 Jun 2017
- News
Gutting this Dodd-Frank rule will hurt America's small businesses
- October 2015
- Article
Hormones and Ethics: Understanding the Biological Basis of Unethical Conduct
By: Jooa Julie Lee, Francesca Gino, Ellie Shuo Jin, Leslie K. Rice and Robert A. Josephs
Globally, fraud has been rising sharply over the last decade, with current estimates placing financial losses at greater than $3.7 trillion dollars annually. Unfortunately, fraud prevention has been stymied by lack of a clear and comprehensive understanding of its... View Details
Lee, Jooa Julie, Francesca Gino, Ellie Shuo Jin, Leslie K. Rice, and Robert A. Josephs. "Hormones and Ethics: Understanding the Biological Basis of Unethical Conduct." Journal of Experimental Psychology: General 144, no. 5 (October 2015): 891–897.
- 2012
- Chapter
Lessons for the Financial Sector from 'Preventing Regulatory Capture: Special Interest Influence, and How to Limit It'
By: Daniel Carpenter, David Moss and Melanie Wachtell Stinnett
In the wake of the global financial crisis of 2007–09, regulatory capture has
become at once a diagnosis and a source of discomfort. The word “capture” has been used by dozens upon dozens of authors—ranging from
pundits and bloggers to journalists and leading... View Details
Carpenter, Daniel, David Moss, and Melanie Wachtell Stinnett. "Lessons for the Financial Sector from 'Preventing Regulatory Capture: Special Interest Influence, and How to Limit It'." Chap. 3 in Making of Good Financial Regulation: Towards a Policy Response to Regulatory Capture, edited by Stefano Pagliari, 70–84. Grosvenor House Publishing Limited, 2012.
- May 1997 (Revised May 2004)
- Case
Riverbend Telephone Company
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
An independent telephone company needs to acquire a new truck for use in telephone line installation and maintenance and must decide whether to buy or lease the truck. The company must address the rate of return in a regulated industry and the best accounting treatment... View Details
Bruns, William J., Jr. "Riverbend Telephone Company." Harvard Business School Case 197-104, May 1997. (Revised May 2004.)
- January 2009 (Revised June 2009)
- Case
KenCall - Can Nik Nesbitt's Venture Succeed in Kenya?
Nik Nesbitt is preparing a presentation of his Kenyan contact center startup to a group of angel investors visiting for the first time. The task has given him cause for some soul searching: has it been worth it to battle the impoverished infrastructure and... View Details
Isenberg, Daniel J. "KenCall - Can Nik Nesbitt's Venture Succeed in Kenya?" Harvard Business School Case 809-114, January 2009. (Revised June 2009.)
- March 2006
- Background Note
Strategic Compliance Management
Explains the construct of strategic compliance management (SCM) and asserts that managers and their firms can perform more effectively, that is, create or capture more value or better manage risk, when they comply with applicable laws, search for innovation... View Details
Bagley, Constance E. "Strategic Compliance Management." Harvard Business School Background Note 806-173, March 2006.
- 30 Nov 2016
- News
Uber, Lyft No Better Than Taxis With Regard To Discrimination
- August 2013
- Article
The Timing of Pay
By: Christopher Parsons and E. Van Wesep
There exists large and persistent variation in not only how, but when employees are paid, a fact unexplained by existing theory. This paper develops a simple model of optimal pay timing for firms. When workers have self-control problems, they under-save... View Details
Keywords: Payday Lending; Hyperbolic Discounting; Self-control Problems; Pay Frequency; Payday Loan Legislation; Paycheck Frequency; Time Inconsistency; Wages; Behavior; Employee Relationship Management
Parsons, Christopher, and E. Van Wesep. "The Timing of Pay." Journal of Financial Economics 109, no. 2 (August 2013): 373–397.