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  • 01 Jun 2009
  • News

Cynthia Carroll

Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), launched by Prime Minister Tony Blair in 2002, seeks greater disclosure of what companies pay, and what countries receive, for oil, gas, and mining. Will it discourage corruption and help... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Management; Mining
  • 06 Mar 2012
  • First Look

First Look: March 6

Using Transparency International's ratings of firm disclosures on anticorruption efforts, we find that disclosures are related to firms' country and industry exposures to corruption, as well as to enforcement and monitoring variables. We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 28, 2009

mechanisms impacts firm value. It is also important for minority shareholders in these companies and for regulators, for reasons of transparency and investor protection. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 Mar 2021
  • Blog Post

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace

connections to their people. They recognize they need to over-communicate and be transparent with people about what they know and what they don’t know, the good news and the bad news. People want the truth. Leaders also know people are... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 09 Jan 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 9, 2018

by the inability to make a downward social comparison; namely, when no one is behind a queuing individual, that person is less certain that continuing to wait is worthwhile. Furthermore, this paper provides evidence that queue View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Aug 2012
  • First Look

First Look: August 14

(Dot) Com Karthik Ramanna and Rachna TahilyaniHarvard Business School Case 112-078 Anti-corruption web platform "ipaidabribe.com" leverages the transparency and anonymity of the Internet to encourage private citizens in India... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Oct 2007
  • First Look

First Look: October 23, 2007

board accountability through greater transparency in decision making, more representative vote allocation, or better parliamentary scrutiny. In other words, although civil society efforts have led to some gains in accountability with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Feb 2024
  • Blog Post

Harvard Students Reflect on COP28

before it grows into what it was meant to be: a conference where we set ambitious targets and hold the world accountable for climate action. We need binding agreements with strong language and ambitious targets. We need more transparency... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2003
  • News

Books

agencies too disjointed to police abuses adequately. After analyzing the problems, Mills suggests possible solutions. While he advocates reorganization and reform of regulatory channels, he also proposes using market mechanisms to let investors vote with their dollars... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Laura Singleton; Donald; Sull; Henry; Chesbrough; Rob; Austin; Leslie; Perlow; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
  • 24 Feb 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs

price transparency might become very murky. Potentially, this can have two implications, one on retailer price image and the other on retailer competition. Since every shopper effectively faces different prices at the same retailer, how... View Details
Keywords: by Marcel Corstjens & Rajiv Lal; Retail; Consumer Products
  • 08 Oct 2013
  • First Look

First Look: October 8

hypothesize and find that the investment decisions of foreign subsidiaries in country-industries with more transparent information environments are more responsive to local growth opportunities than are those of foreign subsidiaries in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Sep 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel

much more complicated due in part to the development of mortgage brokers. The new system fueled a bevy of mortgage backed securities and derivatives that were terribly difficult for experts to comprehend, he said. Too much leverage combined with too little View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services
  • 04 Jun 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Is Health Care Making You Better—or Dead?

of the term of the next President. We'll have the mechanism that will bring transparency and have this tax support that will make it possible for people to buy health insurance with pre-tax money. Q: And why are the 5 forces that are... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health
  • 26 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 26, 2008

of the first studies to assess these ratings, we examine how well the most widely used ratings—those of Kinder, Lydenberg, Domini Research & Analytics (KLD)—provide transparency about past and likely future environmental performance.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 19 Apr 2016
  • First Look

April 19, 2016

campaign backfired because the Electoral Commission failed to fulfill its commitment to deliver a transparent and peaceful election. The decrease in trust is stronger in areas that experienced election-related violence and for individuals... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Nov 2008
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First Look: November 4, 2008

  Working PapersBarriers to Acting in Time on Energy and Strategies for Overcoming Them Author:Max H. Bazerman No abstract is available at this time. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-063.pdf Fear of Rejection? Tiered Certification and View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Web

Global Activities 2020-2021 - Global Activities 2021

case study “Unilever's Response to the Future of Work” that Kerr authored with Emilie Billaud and Mette Fuglsang Hjortshøj of the Europe Research Center. In their conversation, Kerr and Dalton also explore the importance of being View Details
  • 01 Dec 2012
  • News

From Where We Stand

Kidwai (MBA 1982), country head, HSBC India, director, HSBC Asia-Pacific, New Delhi, India To be transparent or, to express rather than impress. We need to build sustainable businesses, and this can only happen by being a responsible... View Details
  • 02 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019

gun restrictions. Lifting the Veil: The Benefits of Cost Transparency By: Mohan, Bhavya, Ryan W. Buell, and Leslie K. John Abstract—Firms do not typically disclose information on their costs to produce a good to consumers. However, we... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 19 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 19

efficiency and transparency in order to make ChiNext a better stock exchange. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/811105-PDF-ENG RiskMetrics Group Jay W. Lorsch and Kaitlyn SimpsonHarvard Business School Case 410-008... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne