Private Governance - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Jan 2016
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January 19, 2016

reasons—and revisits the associated implications for investing and corporate finance, examining asset allocation, high leverage in financial firms, low leverage in industrial firms, private equity, venture capital, and bank capital... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Jan 2016
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January 26, 2016

Political corruption governs the efficiency with which tax revenues are translated into infrastructure. The model predicts an inverted-U relationship between taxation and growth, with corruption reducing the optimal taxation level. We... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace

blew up at me, instead of firing him, I'd say, 'Let's work together.' I deferred to the wisdom of my team and the larger forces that govern us all. It was amazing how much unity all that created and how it allowed us to overcome seemingly... View Details

Keywords: by Marguerite Rigoglioso

June 2020
Teaching Note

Generation Investment Management

By: Vikram S. Gandhi and Sarah Mehta

This teaching note provides guidance for teaching the case “Generation Investment Management” (820-033), which looks at the challenges facing a sustainable investment firm. View Details

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19 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Why Privacy Protection Notices Turn Off Shoppers

By now, it’s an expected right-of-passage. As you enter credit card information for an online purchase, up pops two familiar words: “Privacy Notice.” Does seeing those words make you more confident about the transaction, knowing that the company will safeguard your... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail

21 Nov 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

The New Challenge of Leading Financial Firms

A worldwide economic crisis. Intense scrutiny from board members, customers, and government regulators. Expanding global markets. Public protests aimed squarely at your industry. Running a financial institution, never easy to begin with,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

17 Nov 2015
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November 17, 2015

evolving structure of corporate debt markets—and given rise to new questions about the private and social costs and benefits of leverage and, in particular, the role of leverage in affecting the likelihood and extent of systemic financial... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Mar 2010
What Do You Think?

To What Degree Does “Identity” Affect Economic Performance?

"identity"? Does this require yet one more intrusion by government into the private sector? In fact, is it even achievable in countries like the U.S. at this late date? Will such efforts result in... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

11 Dec 2007
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First Look: December 11, 2007

Working PapersThe Seer of Wellesley Hills: Roger Babson and the Babson Statistical Organization Author:Walter A. Friedman Abstract Roger Babson was a pioneer of the business-forecasting industry in the United States in the early twentieth century. He built the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Mar 2017
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First Look at New Research, March 14

“Global Campus” in neighboring Richmond Bay, and allegations of sexual misconduct on the part of faculty and administrators. Can Berkeley overcome these challenges and maintain its distinguished reputation with its current governance... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

October 2016
Case

Moshe Kahlon: Telecommunications Reform and Competition in Israel's Cellular Market (A)

By: Joshua Margolis, Amram Migdal and Kerry Herman

The case addresses reforms to regulations in Israel’s telecommunications industry initiated and implemented under the leadership of Minister of Communications Moshe Kahlon in 2009-2010. The case highlights the challenges faced by a politician attempting to institute... View Details

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05 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 5, 2007

their first private equity fund. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=207067 Bankinter: Deploying the Mortgage Simulator to the Branches Harvard Business School Case 107-070 Describes how... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

05 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Venture Capital Goes Boom—or Bust?

Ninety percent of new entrepreneurial businesses that don't attract venture capital fail within three years. A software engineer at the government contractor EG&G, Don Brooks had been working on computer systems for the Idaho National... View Details

Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Josh Lerner

12 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Global Poverty Needs a Global Answer

future? George C. Lodge: Bureaucratic inertia is strong. Big organizations do not like change. There is considerable mutual suspicion among MNCs, NGOs, and multilateral organizations. They are all busy doing what they are doing. There are ideological problems as I... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

30 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 30, 2015

underlying the ratings. Our tests examine whether these forms of disclosure reflect firms' real efforts to combat corruption or are cheap talk. We find that the ratings are related to enforcement and monitoring, country and industry corruption risk, and View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

26 Feb 2013
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First Look: Feb. 26

government intervention persists as the biggest threat to private minority shareholders in these firms. Download the paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2217627 Cases & Course MaterialsOcean Mist Farms... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 17

increasingly tied to the sway of private financial interests, and how postwar administrations finally extricated the U.S. from economic interventionism, even though the government had the will and power to... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

23 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

The Gulf: It’s a Family Affair

region are starting to pull back from their welfare state philosophies and encourage the privatization of the economies. These are gradual changes. The governments are trying to minimize social disruptions.... View Details

Keywords: by Wendy Guild & Andrea Schulman

17 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 17

information quality specific to the firm (i.e., core information quality). If IFRS adoption improves financial statement comparability, we predict this should reduce insiders' ability to benefit from private information. Consistent with... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 May 2007
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First Look: May 1, 2007

Business School Case 207-090 As part of its expansion and diversification strategy, the Chiaphua Group explored real estate investments in emerging markets. The Group was one of the largest privately held company groups based in Hong... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace

Generation Investment Management

Why Privacy Protection Notices Turn Off Shoppers

The New Challenge of Leading Financial Firms

November 17, 2015

To What Degree Does “Identity” Affect Economic Performance?

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Moshe Kahlon: Telecommunications Reform and Competition in Israel's Cellular Market (A)

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Venture Capital Goes Boom—or Bust?

Global Poverty Needs a Global Answer

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The Gulf: It’s a Family Affair

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