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- 01 May 2006
- What Do You Think?
Who Will Cast a Longer Shadow on the 21st Century: Friedman or Galbraith?
Schwartz, The Monetary History of the United States, he had earlier argued, however, for a significant government role in managing monetary policy to guard against the booms and busts that characterized the early part of the twentieth century. According to this thesis,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 17 Jul 2000
- What Do You Think?
Where Is the Microsoft Board?
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 behavior. Outside members of the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 5, 2008
Zones: Side Productions, Identity, and Regulation in an Aeronautic Plant Author:Michel Anteby Publication:Princeton University Press, 2008 Publisher's Abstract Anyone who has been employed by an organization knows not every official... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
'Green Bonds' May Be Our Best Bet for Environmental Damage Control
Municipalities have been selling bonds to pay for public works projects—fire stations, parking garages,sewage treatment systems—for 200 years. It’s only in the past decade or so, however, that they’ve been selling them with an extra perk: helping the environment. In... View Details
- 20 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 20
their increased tendency to behave fairly. Read the paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/mnorton/shaw et al.pdf Robust Enforcement Should Complement Voluntary Regulation Authors:Jodi L. Short and Michael W. Toffel Publication:Georgetown... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Fantastic Horizon: How to Invest in a New City
Editor's Note: Rapid urbanization and resource scarcity pose problems—and opportunities—for businesses and governments all over the world. But who can best lead the building and developing of these municipalities? One model: promotion and View Details
- 02 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Digital Initiative Summit: Who Has the Power in the Music Industry?
Andresen Professor of Business Administration at HBS, who led the discussion. In the old model, he said, economies of scale regulated success and performers had to be big to spread out high fixed costs. Now, as a result of the way we... View Details
- 24 Jul 2014
- Op-Ed
Reform Tax Law to Keep US Firms at Home
foreign acquirers that demand the relocation of more activity abroad, including headquarters functions. Similarly, specific regulations targeted at inverted firms may also lead to foreign firms leading such transactions to avoid those... View Details
- 06 Jan 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Should Management Deal With “Anonymous”?
it "government must be able to monitor and regulate Internet activities that adversely affect people's safety and welfare." Few were convinced that technology itself would provide more than temporary defenses. The use of the... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett
- 13 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 13, 2008
search for solutions. BP successfully reduced its own carbon emissions, and championed cap-and-trade style regulation over taxation or command-and-control. Despite this progress, as the climate issue gains in political prominence and the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Sep 2004
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Prepare for a World Without Cheap Oil?
Summing Up Is the end of cheap oil a challenge to the world? Yes. Will it affect our standard of living adversely? Not likely. At least that is the verdict of most of the large number of respondents to this month's column who rely on assumed human ingenuity combined... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 15 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking E-Leadership
Easy Answers, it's important to regulate the level of distress or disruption that people feel. If you make them feel too much pressure, they'll be unable to perform the adaptive work you're asking them to do. Updated advice: Be only as... View Details
Keywords: by Melissa Raffoni
- 07 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 7, 2015
biosimilars (BS), which are essentially "me-too" products. There appear to be sound reasons to explore this related diversification: innovation is getting harder, regulators are intent on encouraging BS, and Amgen needs renewed... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jun 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Twenty-first Century Skill: Trading Carbon Credits
Cap and trade has become an increasingly popular mechanism used by governments to induce green behavior among corporate polluters, with news emerging almost daily. Just recently New Jersey Governor Chris Christie withdrew his state from the Regional Greenhouse Gas... View Details
- 26 Oct 2017
- Research Event
In an Era of 'Fake News,' What is the Future of Advertising and Publishing?
pondered the impact of fake news on democracy, the potential for government regulation of the internet, and the future of business models that support traditional media such as newspapers. The event was co-sponsored by the Tow Center for... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- Research & Ideas
For Migrant Workers, Homesickness Can Reduce Productivity
research agenda surrounding the geographic mobility of workers. He previously studied the productivity benefits of geographic mobility. His “ROPE” framework explores four mechanisms that impose costs and/or constraints when workers experience geographic mobility: View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 07 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why Immigrant Workers Cluster in Particular Industries
could be clustering in certain sectors because they have a competitive advantage over native-born citizens, either by possessing special skills or by having supportive social networks in their ethnic groups that can help them navigate questions of View Details
- 04 Dec 2000
- What Do You Think?
Have We Overdone Deregulation and Privatization?
one Fred Smith, the young CEO of Federal Express, who had been required under previous regulation to use small, inefficient aircraft to transport freight or else submit to stringent government regulation. It was regarded by Congress as an... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 13 Oct 2010
- Research & Ideas
How Government can Discourage Private Sector Reliance on Short-Term Debt
financing of large financial intermediaries put the larger financial system at risk. Once you recognize this, it's easy to argue for more regulation, but regulation is difficult, particularly when banks have figured out ways to shift... View Details
- 10 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Homers: Secrets on the Factory Floor
management around homer making suggests many nuances surrounding the practice. At the end of my period of study, a new turn-gate was installed at the main exit of the plant. The idea was perhaps to regulate the outgoing flow of workers,... View Details