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  • November 1995 (Revised November 1999)
  • Case

National Power and the Privatization of the British Power Generation Industry

By: Willis M. Emmons III and Ed Simnett
The British government privatized the nation's electric utility sector in 1991 through a complex process involving the restructuring of the industry as well as the creation of a new regulatory oversight body. National Power plc, the largest of the privatized power... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Trade; Energy Generation; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Markets; Monopoly; Privatization; Opportunities; Diversification; Expansion; Energy Industry; Utilities Industry
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  • 17 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 17

inclusive development, and improved governance. The economy was experiencing a growth slowdown, persistently high inflation, and infrastructure and energy deficits. Policy reforms were hampered by several recent corruption scandals,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 23 Feb 2010
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First Look: Feb. 23

and Rakesh Khurana Harvard Business Publishing, 2010 An abstract is unavailable at this time. Book: http://hbr.org/product/handbook-of-leadership-theory-and-practice/an/12326-HBK-ENG The Supply Side of Innovation: H-1B Visa Reforms and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 05 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 5, 2008

Growth within the EU has been sluggish, with high unemployment and low investment in R&D. The EU has launched a set of reforms to create a "single passport" system of mutual recognition within the EU for capital, services,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 29 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 29, 2007

across provinces in the speed of implementation of the reform to identify the impact of the law. We find that the additional land rights led to statistically significant increases in the share of total area devoted to long-term crops and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 08 Nov 2011
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First Look: Nov. 8

gain equal to between 0.6% and 1.5% of aggregate annual consumption, and it captures more than 60% of the gain from reform to the dynamic optimal policy. The gains are due to substantial increases in both efficiency and equity. When age... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 30 Oct 2007
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First Look: October 30, 2007

statistical analysis of consumer populations. In each period, reformers sought to extend methods for uncovering side effects from the clinic to the market, yet a fundamental lack of consensus on how to determine the scope and magnitude of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 2005
  • Article

The Rise in Firm-Level Volatility: Causes and Consequences

By: Diego Comin and Thomas Philippon
We document that the recent decline in aggregate volatility has been accompanied by a large increase in firm level risk. The negative relationship between firm and aggregate risk seems to be present across industries in the US, and across OECD countries. Firm... View Details
Keywords: Volatility; Risk Management; Relationships; Research and Development; Financing and Loans; Industry Growth; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Economy; Outcome or Result; United States
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  • 15 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 15, 2008

distributional issues, and the likely effects of reforms to tax provisions such as the AMT are considered. Download the paper from SSRN.com ($5): http://www.nber.org/papers/w14149 Inexperienced Investors and Bubbles Authors:Robin... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • September 2006 (Revised August 2007)
  • Case

The Dubai Ports World Debacle and its Aftermath

By: Julio J. Rotemberg
Describes the political ramifications in the United States of Dubai-based DP World's acquisition of London-based Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O). Because P&O operated some port terminals in the United States, DP World obtained clearance from the... View Details
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Multinational Firms and Management; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government Legislation; National Security; Business and Government Relations; Ship Transportation; Dubai; United States
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  • 08 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 8, 2008

unprecedented expansion of higher education and, in the most recent time, efforts at reform and restructuring. Harvard has overhauled its undergraduate curriculum in a comprehensive fashion for the first time in 30 years. European... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019

December 19, 2018 NEJM Catalyst It's Time to Reform the Orphan Drug Act By: Bagley, Nicholas, Amitabh Chandra, Craig Garthwaite, and Ariel Dora Stern Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 29 Mar 2016
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March 29, 2016

debt crisis of the 1980s, the Washington Consensus era, and reform efforts in the 2000s. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/711040-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 816-065 The Entrepreneurial Manager: Course... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 8

concentration and rent seeking. Recent economic reforms have shaken up many sectors of the economy and stimulated rapid economic growth. Conglomerates, which account for a substantial portion of large, organized business activity, need to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Aug 2011
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Business Plan Contest: 15 Years of Building Better Entrepreneurs

year. Early research shows that students in schools led by NLNS principals are outperforming their peers, but Fenton remains driven by his vision of a system-wide, scalable model for education reform that recognizes the achievement... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education
  • 09 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 9

broad-based corporate governance reforms were implemented goes expressly against the prediction of prior schools of thought about business groups. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-072.pdf   Cases & Course... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 18 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 18, 2009

marketing of stylish, lower-tech bicycles. The company's future hangs in the balance. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=609042 KPMG (B): Risk and Reform Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • December 2009 (Revised November 2012)
  • Teaching Note

Global Wine War 2009: New World versus Old (TN)

By: Christopher A. Bartlett
Teaching Note for [910405]. View Details
Keywords: Emerging Markets; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Segmentation; Competitive Advantage; Globalized Firms and Management; Consumer Behavior; Industry Structures; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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  • May 2011
  • Article

Consequences and Institutional Determinants of Unregulated Corporate Financial Statements: Evidence from Embedded Value Reporting

By: George Serafeim
I analyze Embedded Value (EV) reporting by firms with life insurance operations to assess the impact of unregulated financial reporting on transparency and to examine the institutional characteristics that promote unregulated reporting. Under EV accounting the present... View Details
Keywords: Financial Statements; Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Reporting; Cash Flow; Contracts; Equity; Profit; Value; Corporate Disclosure; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business Earnings
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  • 11 Nov 2014
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First Look: November 11

entities. The strategy of a new evaluation system should adjust the structure of the original evaluation system with the idea of reform and require the development of the rule of law, including formulating relevant laws and the legal... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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