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- 25 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part II]
something for me." [Staples' head Thomas G.] Stemberg agreed to back him in exploring new businesses. Each ultimately invested $250,000 in a partnership to fund research on dry cleaning, an industry Stemberg had monitored for several... View Details
Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg
- 21 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Debate Financial Reform Legislation
two steps to the side, and jumps over a large pothole. Congress took a giant step forward by establishing a framework for monitoring and addressing systemically risky institutions (SRI). The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 11 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 11, 2009
contemporary regulatory designs, which rely heavily on regulated entities to monitor and assure their own regulatory compliance. We investigate whether self-reporting, or the voluntary disclosure of legal violations, can serve as a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2006
the problem rather than a crucial part of the solution—and this is a mistake. The district office plays an important role in developing strategies, identifying and spreading best practices, developing leadership capabilities at all levels, building information systems... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 6
activities increase the monitoring costs and the credit risk faced by banks and, in turn, raise the cost of debt for the borrower. Working Papers A New Model of Integrity: The Missing Factor of Production (PDF file of Keynote and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 12, 2006
monitor their own regulatory compliance and voluntarily report their own violations. In this study, we examine how regulatory enforcement activities influence organizations' decisions to self-police. We created a comprehensive dataset for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 8
utility had made a public announcement it was accepting bids to implement a smart water network monitoring system, and Peleg wanted to discuss if and how aggressively TaKaDu should bid on the contract with his management team. TaKaDu... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 25, 2016
set in May 2016, discusses sales strategy and managing sales and service at Oversight Systems, an Atlanta, Georgia–based software firm that developed analytics for organizations to monitor their data for errors, fraud, and operational... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy
institutions,” says Moss. Ultimately when the scrum was over, the list was created, along with a new regulatory agency to monitor them. Rather than flocking to be on the list, firms have sought to get as far away from it as possible, as... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 13 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 13
actions the activist investors took to get the attention of management, the board, and other investors. The businesses, secure transportation, and home security monitoring are described from both a business strategy and a financial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Improving Accountability at the World Bank
deliberation. The Bank should also encourage debate on the project or policy reform in national legislatures prior to board discussion; The Implementation, Supervision, and Completion stage should use participatory monitoring and... View Details
Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim
- 09 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 9, 2008
Customer Management Strategy in Business Markets Harvard Business School Note 503-060 Describes in detail customer management strategies in business markets, including selection decisions, design and management of customer relationship strategies, View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society
and health care. For example, all aspects of travel (e.g. airports, flights, hotels, car hire, rebooking, monitoring payments, etc.) can be integrated into a single stream of activity that not only centers on individual support, but that... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 12 Aug 2002
- Op-Ed
Using Big Business to Fight Poverty
and remain within the guidelines of the WDC charter, the UN secretary-general would name a review group to monitor each venture. The WDC itself, however, would remain a small organization managed by people from many countries—and not... View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge
- 17 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 17
solutions in the form of software and hardware platforms, Intel Corporation, a leading semiconductor manufacturer in the United States, introduces a pilot project in India for testing a new platform that allows monitoring and demand... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
can name independent directors as defendants in lawsuits, and they can vote against their re-election to express displeasure over the directors' ineffectiveness at monitoring managers. In a sample of securities class-action lawsuits from... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 18 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 18, 2008
and Organization 24, no. 1 (May 2008) Abstract As part of a recent trend toward more cooperative relations between regulators and industry, novel government programs are encouraging firms to monitor their own regulatory compliance and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients
recruiters, interview with companies, and have private conversations with clients and team members (more on that later). Companies monitor productivity and goals, but in a world where COVID-19 has turned many companies into “federations... View Details
- 05 Dec 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017
definition that extends the concept beyond the traditional binary retain/not retain view of retention. We discuss a variety of metrics to measure and monitor retention. We present an integrated framework for managing retention that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018
customization to the online environment and credible monitoring and punishments. I analyze the pricing, enforcement, and channel management policies of a manufacturer over several years. During this period, new channel policies take... View Details