government regulations - Publications - Faculty & Research

Hamdi Akın

Keywords: Construction, infrastructure

20 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

The U.S. Patent Game: How to Change It

government programs. [Editor's note: In a nutshell, regulatory capture refers to the tendency of regulators to favor, in effect, the interest of the industry they are supposed to be View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

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Student Handbook | MBA

study complies with all policies. Although we have attempted to include most of the regulations governing graduate academic programs, some programs have additional requirements and View Details

17 Jul 2000
What Do You Think?

or compensation are either non-existent or academic. And the founder and largest shareholder is very active in governance matters. Then the public offering occurs. Regulation or law requires changes in... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Keywords: Biopharmaceuticals

Hubert Danso

Keywords: Financial Services, Media

07 Mar 2000
Research & Ideas

Putting Health Care Consumers in the Driver’s Seat

A mid-November conference on consumer-driven health care attracted nearly two hundred providers of health-care services, technology, and information; government professionals; and insurance executives to the HBS campus for a two-day... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Health

Bary Roberts

Keywords: Ecotourism

01 Sep 2018
News

After the Fall

financial stability in countries worldwide—information that researchers hope could help prevent a potential crisis. Regulations have also helped enforce resiliency, including a measure forcing banks to hold at least twice—in some cases... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers; illustration by Dan Bejar; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

November 2021
Article

Making Industrial Policy Work for Decarbonization

By: Jonas Meckling

Industrial policy has begun to move into the center of debates on climate policy. This represents a shift away from climate policy as we know it—as classic environmental policy. Industrial policy and environmental policy differ in their policy goals, policy... View Details

Keywords: Environmental Regulation; Policy; Government and Politics; Climate Change

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Read Now

Keywords: Telecoms, NGO

05 May 2003
Research & Ideas

Greed, Fear, and The System Hinder Corporate Reform

Enforcers of regulatory laws are making some headway, particularly since the passage last summer of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, but their work as a whole needs more teeth, according to panelists at the session on regulation and enforcement.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

07 Aug 2009
What Do You Think?

Why Can’t Americans Get Health Care Right?

care providers such as doctors and hospitals placing profits before client needs (David Stahl, John Van Slyke, Roger Chen, Jan Fersing, Hugh Quick, among others); the agency problem separating payers such as individuals, businesses, and the View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Health

Ronnie Screwvala

Keywords: Media; Entertainment; Diversified

05 Aug 2002
Research & Ideas

Five questions for Regina E. Herzlinger

government agency to require disclosure of performance metrics of insurers and providers and to regulate their probity and solvency. People cannot shop in the absence of information and, in my view,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

Rahmi M. Koç

Keywords: Diversified

10 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

Counting Up the Effects of Sarbanes-Oxley

was to improve corporate governance and restore the faith of investors, but many in the business world spoke out against SOX, viewing it as a politically motivated overcorrection that would lead to a loss of risk-taking and... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Accounting; Banking

25 Sep 2008
News

Been There, Seen That

emeritus Sam Hayes: “The October 19 crash also calls into question the de facto rules and regulations that we’ve been working with for the last fifty years or so and how far we have come from the assumptions underlying the reform... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Government; Government; Government; Government

01 Jun 2002
News

Books

While Enron made the headlines, Mills says, these other actors were culpable as well. The title of Mills' book derives from a comment made by former SEC chairman Arthur Levitt regarding the actions of teenager Jonathan Lebed who broke federal View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

27 Jul 2019
Op-Ed

Does Facebook's Business Model Threaten Our Elections?

statements, Facebook has lobbied against further regulation by government, typically ranking in the top 10 US spenders on lobbying efforts. What’s the solution? To Facebook’s credit, it has been partnering with View Details

Keywords: by George Riedel

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