Government Regulation - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Jun 2021
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Celebrating the Past, Crafting the Future Part 2: The First HBS/HKS Class

CEO where she utilizes her degree and experience daily. “Being in this role you inherently have to use both sides of the degree,” she noted. “On a day-to-day basis, I’m thinking through business plans for new programs, evaluating how new View Details

10 Aug 2015
Research & Ideas

New Medical Devices Get To Patients Too Slowly

market has grown at a rate of 6 percent annually in the United States. Government approval of new medical devices seems slower than it needs to be, according to a new study. ©iStock.com/basha The FDA has only View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health; Technology

26 Mar 2013
First Look

First Look: March 26

particular mechanism to address those voids: minority state ownership. Due to their minority nature, such stakes are less affected by the agency distortions commonly found in full-fledged state-owned firms. Using panel data from publicly traded firms in Brazil, where... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Oct 2017
What Do You Think?

Do Bitcoin and Digital Currency Have a Future?

freeze up.” David Wittenburg, from his vantage point as a “former numismatist,” suggested that such currencies “arise in times of need (e.g., tokens when official currency is scarce) and they disappear when government offers a better... View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett; Financial Services

13 Jun 2011
HBS Case

Mobile Banking for the Unbanked

profitable. The banking partnership proved problematic in that it was hard for a second-tier bank to compete with its larger brethren, which by 2008 were forced by government mandate to offer low-cost banking options for the poor. But... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking; Communications; Telecommunications

16 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Nonprofit Networking: The New Way to Grow

issues these organizations are trying to solve are large, complex problems that can't be addressed by any single entity. Furthermore, nonprofits seek to create social value, not just organizational value; have dispersed governance... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Charts & Statistics - Leadership

US Pre-1950 Founder 43% Family Business 26% Other CEO 31% US 1950 & After Founder 32% Family Business 14% Other CEO 54% THE 20th CENTURY ZEITGEIST Six contextual factors deeply influenced the opportunities available to 20th century business leaders: Demographics... View Details

18 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization

leading research universities, low cost or highly trained labor, and geographic bounty. Understanding how clusters work can help governments develop effective policies for creating them, as well as direct entrepreneurs to the best... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Agriculture & Agribusiness

28 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: RMZ EcoWorld

require a combination of innovation on affordable sustainable solutions (such as cleaner cooking technologies) as well as government subsidies and regulations to make these technologies more accessible.... View Details

04 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Maersk’s Journey to Decarbonize Shipping

reflects their aggressive decarbonization goals Another interesting facet of our visit was a discussion with Maersk’s government affairs director. He talked about how new rules by the International Maritime Organization (IMO)—a UN agency... View Details

2023
Article

Association Between Regulatory Submission Characteristics and Recalls of Medical Devices Receiving 510(k) Clearance

By: Alexander O. Everhart, Soumya Sen, Ariel D. Stern, Yi Zhu and Pinar Karaca-Mandic

Importance: Most regulated medical devices enter the U.S. market via the 510(k) regulatory submission pathway, wherein manufacturers demonstrate that applicant devices are “substantially equivalent” to 1 or more “predicate” devices (legally marketed medical devices... View Details

Keywords: Recalls; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

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12 Nov 2021
News

Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

the process, and I can’t wait to see the results. Barbara Littlefield (MBA 1988) Chairwoman and Lead Operating Officer, Resilient Infrastructure Group Collaborate Globally with Governments BIO “We all need to work to put together common... View Details

20 Feb 2019
Research & Ideas

Rocket-tunity: Can Private Firms Turn a Profit in Space?

perspective, such incidents raise a question of how risk-averse space exploration companies will want to be, Weinzierl says. “Because we've had mostly government astronauts, the policy has been that there is zero tolerance for fatalities.... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Wallask; Aerospace; Tourism; Transportation

17 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: January 17

http://www.people.hbs.edu/mbaker/cv/papers/bcfsurvey2v20.pdf Comovement and Predictability Relationships Between Bonds and the Cross-Section of Stocks Authors:Malcolm Baker and Jeffrey Wurgler Publication:Review of Asset Pricing Studies (forthcoming) Abstract View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?

including proprietary data that has never been shared with scholars before and can lead to novel lines of inquiry.” Harvard Business School’s Michael Toffel. “This is my soapbox message to academics: be more relevant,” he says. Toffel, whose own research examines how... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

01 Dec 2017
News

Diagnosing DC’s Dysfunction

report “The politics industry is different from virtually all other industries in the economy because the participants themselves control the rules of competition,” write Gehl and Porter. “There is no truly independent regulation of... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Government

01 Oct 2001
News

Books: Winning the Influence Game

Mickey Edwards, and HBS research associate Usha Thakrar have drawn on interviews with government insiders, top lobbyists, consultants, and veteran CEOs to offer executives proven strategies for influencing the View Details

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

15 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

Remembering Alfred Chandler

America the "visible hand" was so powerful that it controlled not only the corporate landscape, but the political scene and the regulatory environment. My own work ended up being heavily influenced by Al Chandler as I tried to recreate corporate View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

Syed Babar Ali

Keywords: Education; Government

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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

downsides of the emerging platform economy, how AI will impact the digital economy, and the strategic challenges faced by business leaders and regulators alike. 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. EDT A Profound Threat: The Rising Challenge to Democracy... View Details

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