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- 14 Nov 2011
- Research & Ideas
Creating a Global Business Code
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility principles, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, various US Securities and Exchange Commission regulations, and several stock exchange listing rules, as well as the company codes of 14 top global firms.... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 02 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 3, 2008
creation of a system of secure land titles, and a homestead program to encourage cultivation of public lands. During the first phase of American occupation (1898–1918), we find that the progress of implementing these reforms was very... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
Germany May Have the Answer for Reducing Drug Prices
important, 98 percent of drugs with added benefits remained on the market, including all treatments for heart and respiratory diseases. “The drugs that left the market were ‘me too’ drugs—only one of these drugs was shown to have added... View Details
- 11 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 11
market transactions. Theoretical predictions of a model of household division and land transactions are successfully tested using household panel data from West Bengal spanning 1967-2004. The tenancy reform lowered inequality through its... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 27, 2009
to demonstrate the performance implications. Market Reaction to the Adoption of IFRS in Europe Authors:Edward J. Riedl, Christopher S. Armstrong, Alan D. Jagolinzer, and Mary E. Barth Publication:The Accounting Review (forthcoming)... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 11, 2007
deep historical origins of 'born global' companies; the importance of networks and diaspora in new international market development; the key role of public policy in shaping cross-border entrepreneurial activity; and the impact of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Dec 2015
- Research Event
When Hosts Attack: The Competitive Threat of Online Platforms
economy. “A platform owner may imitate them and enter their markets by offering similar products,” Zhu explained. “Before you build your business model around platforms, you need to think about how to minimize the risk from these... View Details
- 08 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
Solving an Economic Mystery Surrounding Argentina and Chile
dispute had restricted access to world credit markets for fifteen years. However it remained unclear if he could secure the approval of the legislature for this deal, while it is seems even less clear if the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
A Litmus Test for Entrepreneurs
advice. He suggested that the company test and refine its business model by initially focusing on one payment operation, for parking tickets, in one U.S. city. The entrepreneurs almost bit off his head. "The leader in this market... View Details
Keywords: by Walter Kuemmerle
- 09 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 9
market reaction to attempts to enforce sovereign debt contracts via U.S. "dollar diplomacy" in Latin America in the pre-World War II period and by legal action in the 1990s and early 2000s. We argue that dollar diplomacy created... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 22
products for different business contexts requires that a firm deploy different new-product development processes. Products designed for stable and mature end-user markets require a process optimized for control and efficiency. In... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Aug 2014
- Op-Ed
Government Can Do More to Unfreeze Small Business Credit
businesses. But small business credit was hit hard during the recent recession and has been slow to recover. Beginning in early 2009, the federal government acted quickly to unfreeze credit markets with programs ranging from loan... View Details
- 26 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
Learning from Failed Political Leadership
of Illusion: American Leadership in the Media Age. The book weaves together insights from economics, leadership studies, history, geopolitics, and national security to make a case for strategic independence and improved leadership... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- May 2008
- Teaching Note
Subprime Meltdown: American Housing and Global Financial Turmoil
By: Julio J. Rotemberg
Teaching Note for [708042]. View Details
- 15 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Coming Transformation of Social Enterprise
of where markets have failed, the idea of venture philanthropy clicking is a little hard for me to buy into. Venture philanthropy has to come of age and reorient itself by defining what measures of social return it is looking for. In some... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson
- 25 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health
garment factory owners engaged in cutthroat price competition to secure orders from Western manufacturer and retailer brands. These brands conveniently sourced their requirements at arm’s length through third-party intermediaries to avoid... View Details
- 29 Jun 2015
- HBS Case
Consumer-centered Health Care Depends on Accessible Medical Records
Healthsuite is an open platform that provides a secure and private home for data, allowing care providers and consumers to use the information to make decisions about patient care. Philips executives are hoping the company's early entry... View Details
- 13 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 13, 2010
to each strategy. By "inviting in the lions" to critique your idea—and being prepared for them—you'll capture busy people's attention, help them grasp your proposal's value, and secure their commitment to implementing the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Nov 2012
- What Do You Think?
Should Pay-for-Performance Compensation be Replaced?
agrees, of course. Comparing the simplicity of (especially short-term) responses to the complexity of the pay-for-performance challenge, Ravindra Edirisoorlya went so far as to say that "Current P4P model(s) may lead to another economic bubble and another strong... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 11 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 11
standards are. The authors include a useful assessment tool to help readers get started. Read the article: http://hbr.org/2011/01/are-you-a-good-boss-or-a-great-one/ar/1# The Emerging Capital Market for Nonprofits Authors:Robert S. Kaplan... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne