Private Governance - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Debora L. Spar

surprises as you did your research for the book? A: The biggest one was how large a role private firms played in dragging the government back towards regulation. In most of the cases I studied, it was firms,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Aug 2019
News

Investing for Good

“Our mission at Social Finance is to mobilize capital—public capital, private capital—in service of society. The tool that we are most proud of is the social impact bond, which is essentially a public-private partnership that brings... View Details

Keywords: Finance

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IFC: Singapore; Shaping a Global Innovation Hub - Course Catalog

also examine the role of Singapore in the evolving geopolitical environment. We will spend time on the various ways in which the Singapore Government has helped create the infrastructure, workforce, policies and incentives that attract... View Details

05 Jan 2011
Op-Ed

Funding Unpredictability Around Stem-Cell Research Inflicts Heavy Cost on Scientific Progress

In light of the latest developments of the on-again, off-again, on-again government funding of human embryonic stem-cell research, it is time to consider the devastating implications of this chaotic funding environment. And to do that,... View Details

Keywords: by William Sahlman; Biotechnology; Health; Pharmaceutical

30 Oct 2012
First Look

First Look: October 30

happiness-if you follow five core principles of smarter spending. Purchase the book: http://www.amazon.com/Happy-Money-Science-Smarter-Spending/dp/1451665067/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0/181-7319636-0911428 The Role of Organizational Scope and View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Nov 2014
Research & Ideas

Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes

million bribe to secure the $1.3 billion contract to construct the McGill University Health Centre in Montreal. The company billed the Quebec government for $191 million in cost overruns, for which it is unlikely to be reimbursed. In... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Video Clips & Discussion Questions - Creating Emerging Markets

explains the absence of government schools motivated her to set up a network of private schools, based on the belief that all children are entitled to an equal education. Questions for Discussion What is the... View Details

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Courses by Title - Course Catalog

Credits Real Estate Investing Finance Dwight Angelini , W. Matt Kelly Spring 2026 Q3 1.5 Real Estate Private Equity Finance, Entrepreneurial Management Nori Gerardo Lietz Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Real Property Finance John Macomber , Camille... View Details

14 Dec 1999
Research & Ideas

From Spare Change to Real Change: The Social Sector as a Beta Site for Business Innovation

ideas for systemic change that private enterprises are uniquely qualified to contribute. As government downsizes and the public expects the private sector to step in to help... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

01 Apr 2001
News

Tatsuyuki Saeki: Putting Stock in New Options at Nasdaq Japan

country but to encourage it to be more competitive,” he explains. What Saeki is bringing to Japan is Nasdaq’s emphasis on good governance and transparency. “We force issuers to disclose accurate information quarterly,” he explains. Many... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

02 Jul 2024
Blog Post

Climate Story #19: Nicole Neeman Brady (MBA 2008): The Critical Role of Business in Tackling Water Challenges

the energy lobby and the power missing from the water lobby. The energy sector, Thompson said, “....is dominated by private companies that are developing new technologies and implementing them with public support. Between 2001–14, View Details

March 2017
Article

Institutional Ownership and Corporate Tax Avoidance: New Evidence

By: Mozaffar N. Khan, Suraj Srinivasan and Liang Tan

We provide new evidence on the agency theory of corporate tax avoidance (Slemrod, 2004; Crocker and Slemrod, 2005; Chen and Chu, 2005) by showing that increases in institutional ownership are associated with increases in tax avoidance. Using the Russell index... View Details

Keywords: Tax Avoidance; Agency Costs; Institutional Ownership; Private Ownership; Crime and Corruption; Taxation; Agency Theory

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SAS products and has built the company into the largest privately owned software business in the country. SAS applications have become part of standard business processes in direct marketing, banking, and View Details

Keywords: Services

29 May 2012
First Look

First Look: May 29

sides of land use proposals. This case demonstrates the dilemmas and tradeoffs related to private land owner rights and the role of government in seeking positive outcomes for broader society. Case students... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2007
News

Steve Schwarzman

rise of private equity here and abroad hasn’t gone unchallenged. The Justice Department has launched an investigation into whether buyout deals involving multiple private-equity firms are anticompetitive. In Europe, critics are... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

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Pension and retirement funds

& regulatory developments, M&A history, and a people search function. Capital IQ: Go to Screening -->Companies and under Investment Firm Type select Corporate, Government or Union Pension Plan Sponsor. View Details

01 Jun 2000
News

Of Dugouts and Sweatshops

going to be exercising leadership in a world in which information is much easier to access than it was before," he said. "This changes the implicit rules in terms of what I call public ethics, because public judgments will happen whether you want them to or not." In... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

05 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

Reinventing the Dowdy Savings Bond

allowing bonds to be rolled over into private sector retirement accounts; and generally making it easier to purchase bonds by expanding distribution to outlets such as the post office and Wal-Mart. "The federal View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Banking; Financial Services

Profile

Alexandra Stanek

manager, and worked on many different projects, from honey farming to selling hand crafts. I got to think about lots of different issues related to work opportunities and income, such as gender, the impact of HIV, and the role of View Details

Keywords: Consulting

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Forest L. Reinhardt | About

interested in the relationships between market and nonmarket business strategy, the connections between the activities of government entities and those of firms, the behavior of private and public... View Details

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