Transparency - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018

is economically important, is associated with lower ROA, and can be explained by compensation consultants' tendencies and firms' governance weaknesses. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51919 Lifting the Veil: The Benefits of Cost... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

13 Dec 2017
News

Skydeck Live: What Really Motivates American Voters?

that. I think people had issues with her transparency or whatever. But there were a significant number of people who had a huge distaste for Donald Trump, but who really believed that Hillary Clinton was the last person in the world you'd... View Details

05 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019

Good and the Bad.” Rather than just presenting the strengths of its various credit card offerings, they proposed also promoting each credit card’s less-obvious drawbacks. Being transparent with customers might help them make better... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

12 Dec 2018
News

Lesson Plan

pressing need in today’s world to shore up waning public trust in government institutions through transparency and good financial stewardship. Christopher Smart worked alongside Cognetti in Treasury, serving as deputy assistant secretary... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Chris Sorensen

01 Jun 2006
News

India Arrives

its open society and “messy,” yet functioning, market-based democracy as a more conducive environment for long-term development. Its Western-style legal system and transparent financial systems encourage a chaotic, bottom-up approach to... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Sep 2017
News

City of Dreams

happens in the coming years will be driven by private-sector foreign investment. “To the extent that government can create enough transparency in these transactions, I think we should be able to manage this activity to our benefit,”... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Alice Carfrae; Sri Lanka; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

22 Apr 2014
First Look

First Look: April 22

Greenwashing By: Marquis, Christopher, and Michael W. Toffel Abstract—Under increased pressure to report environmental impacts, some firms selectively disclose relatively benign impacts, creating an impression of transparency while... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Mar 2019
News

The Merchant of Osaka

Yoga clinic’s transparency helped establish trust with the community, reduced its risk of malpractice claims, and became the basis of the business. Now the clinic averages 180 patients a day (twice that during flu season), which... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance

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

28 Apr 2009
First Look

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

Web

Oral Histories | Baker Library

Corporation. I thought it was quite wonderful. I was hired to help pioneer the transparency film which meant I was in the Sales Department reporting to the Industrial Sales Manager who was a perfectly charming guy named Kemon P.... View Details

26 Feb 2008
First Look

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