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- 22 May 2024
- HBS Case
Banned or Not, TikTok Is a Force Companies Can’t Afford to Ignore
you. It doesn’t rely on what you say. It observes what you do and choose not to do and builds a model of who you are.” Ghosh’s analysis debuts at a time when TikTok is drawing fresh scrutiny related to how its Chinese owners influence... View Details
- 04 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Navigating Consumer Data Privacy in an AI World
advocate for what they want, often under scrutiny from their peers. You also have citizen groups piping up, cautioning, "Hey, let's be careful about that." Eventually, the government steps in, saying, "We'll chat with big tech to make... View Details
- January 15, 2019
- Article
Is Your Company's Strategy Aligned with Your Ownership Model?
By: Josh Baron
The legacy of Vanguard founder John Bogle has brought attention to the transformative influence of ownership structures within the business world. Bogle's revolutionary insight into the limitations of active fund management led to the widespread adoption of index... View Details
Keywords: Ownership Type; Business Strategy; Organizational Structure; Strength and Weakness; Competitive Advantage
Baron, Josh. "Is Your Company's Strategy Aligned with Your Ownership Model?" Harvard Business Review (website) (January 15, 2019).
- 07 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
My One Case: MBA Class of 2023 Looks Back
immediately after graduation. Witnessing their journey inspired me to embrace the notion that it's alright not to have all the answers right away and that taking the time to find the right opportunity is a worthwhile pursuit. We are in a time in which founders face... View Details
- 18 May 2022
- Research & Ideas
Are Banks the ‘Bad Guys’? Overdraft Fees Are Crushing Low-Income Customers
shows. Despite scrutiny of overdraft fees during the financial crisis more than a decade ago, some banks still reorder checking account debits so that the largest amounts, rather than the earliest debits posted, are withdrawn first.... View Details
- 09 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Industry Self-Regulation: What’s Working (and What’s Not)?
ongoing internal auditing. It is in the regulator's interest to get firms to better monitor their own compliance. Jodi Short (UC Berkeley) and I wrote a paper that looks at what leads firms to participate and self-disclose. The finding: Firms that are under heightened... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 07 Apr 2023
- Research & Ideas
When Celebrity ‘Crypto-Influencers’ Rake in Cash, Investors Lose Big
After a rough 2022, the $1.2 trillion global cryptocurrency market is still going strong, though its value is down by more than half from its 2021 peak of $3 trillion. Last year saw the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX and an uptick in View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 22 Feb 2018
- Book
The New History of American Capitalism
constructivism and the cultural turn in the 1970s and 1980s, through postmodern and postcolonial arguments about the subject. One of the legacies of that debate is that historians of capitalism routinely subject to scrutiny narrative... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- 23 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Why White-Collar Crime Spiked in America After 9/11
country densely populated by Muslim residents, such as in Michigan, New Jersey, and New York, among other regions. The study suggests the agency put these areas under greater scrutiny due to the involvement of Islamic extremists in the... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 25 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Dark Side of Fintech Borrowing
regulatory scrutiny and investors’ appetite for high yields. [div class=infogram-embed data-id=_/dXAGwnYmit60tm0vtk17][/div]But even with more defaults, fintech lenders weren’t likely to be hurt, in part because the companies charge... View Details
- 17 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
What's Behind the Unexpected Trump Support from Women
make America great again. Those drawn to this view, by extension, place a higher level of scrutiny on those who do not fit their image of success. Thus, Secretary Clinton’s handling of her emails was considered far more egregious than... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Morgan Roberts and Robin Ely
- Web
Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
market participants and the financial press. Monetary policy announcements are analyzed word by word for clues to the central bank's future actions. Such scrutiny seems inconsistent to interest rate setting models in which policy makers... View Details
- 16 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Getting the Message: How the Internet is Changing Advertising
outfit walked across the screen carrying a sign that pitched a product. These almost literal translations of billboard and magazine ads did little more than set the previous forms in motion. Silk: Issues of privacy will come under increased View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
- 27 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
Can Being the ‘Token’ Give Women and Minorities a Competitive Edge?
candidates at the same time, rather than hiring a single person in isolation. Think big and commit resources. When it comes to diversity, companies sometimes do just enough to avoid media scrutiny or reputational damage. It’s time for... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Toward a Life Well Lived
Illustration by Valerie Chiang Illustration by Valerie Chiang In many states, you’re required by law to get your car inspected annually, and if there’s something wrong, you get the car serviced, says Professor Leslie Perlow. But how many of us bring that level of View Details
- 24 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach
compensation to performance, as they often fail to rein in pay when performance suffers. · Expectations placed on board members have increased. Most notably, Sarbanes-Oxley and the new listing requirements of the public exchanges have significantly increased the... View Details
Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu
- Web
Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
“How multinational corporations can leverage stakeholder scrutiny to identify socially responsible suppliers.” 2013 Amy C. Edmondson : Awarded the Doctorem Honoris Causa from Universiteit Maastricht in 2013. Amy C. Edmondson : Named as... View Details
- Blog
What Black Executives Really Want
isn't Black. So many Black executives feel they have to be very mild mannered and agreeable, because any disagreement will be perceived as aggression. At work, we are all being judged to some extent about our performance. But the level of View Details
- 06 Aug 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Super Bowl Ads Sell Products, but Do They Sell Brands?
much money; $5 million for a 30-second spot is a lot of money. So, there's a lot of scrutiny around, what are you getting for that $5 million? What brands are doing a lot of times now about half of the ads are released in advance, and so... View Details
- 04 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Making the Case for Consumer-Driven Health Care
While some consider it President Obama's greatest accomplishment, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act also has been the target of constant scrutiny and scorn since it was signed into law last year. Just last week, several news... View Details