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U.S. Healthcare Strategy - Course Catalog

provide exposure to key subsectors that shape our healthcare markets, including payers, providers, and biopharmaceuticals. Students will also develop a nuanced perspective on the policies and regulations that impact the performance of the... View Details

01 Mar 2010
News

Faculty Books

stakeholders detailed results and improve the level of dialogue and engagement with them. Senior Lecturer Eccles and his coauthor show how integrated reporting adds value to a company and contributes to a sustainable society. New Perspectives on View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management

19 Feb 2013
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First Look: Feb. 19

PublicationsLabor Regulations and European Venture Capital Authors:Bozkaya, Ant, and William R. Kerr Publication:Journal of Economics & Management Strategy Abstract European nations substitute between employment protection View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

MNCs in Asia: Investing in the Future

in California, too. From our perspective as an investor, capital flows will follow structural reform." How much of a deterrent are shape-shifting regulations to MNCs who want to invest in Asia, wondered HBS assistant professor Mihir... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

30 Jun 2009
Research Event

Business Summit: The Role of Business Leaders in Sustaining Market Capitalism

solves problems by self-correcting, there is still a belief that business leaders must act ethically. Light regulation across all aspects of the business world could promote greater transparency. To sustain market capitalism, businesses... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

01 Aug 2018
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Are Free Trade and Free Markets Quaint Ideas From the Past?

democracies. "Rodrik rejects the notion that efficient markets for capital, goods, and labor will always regulate themselves" Recent books by Dani Rodrik and Robert Kuttner generally support these notions. In his book, Straight... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

02 May 2008
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What is the Future of State Capitalism?

the World Trade Organization. C. J. Cullinane comments, "We need ... global guidelines and regulations as well as transparency." Jacoline Loewen, concurs, saying that "there may not be global rules for State Capitalism yet,... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

19 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Tata Power - Trombay Thermal Power Plant Takeaways

for further expansion at the scale needed to significantly displace coal capacity, however, is constrained by tight regulation of private and foreign investment in the industry. Tata Power, and other private and foreign firms are standing... View Details

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Financing New Ideas - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

capital firms. 54 In addition, ARD was formed as a closed-end investment fund regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which placed limits on how those working for ARD could be compensated. Employees, for example, were... View Details

05 May 2015
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First Look: May 5

Regulation? By: Drake, David F., and Robin L. Just Abstract—A regulator's ability to incentivize environmental improvement among firms is vital in achieving long-term sustainability. However, firms can and do respond to environmental View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

10 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 10

economic harm that system operators could prevent or mitigate. Although the legal system can respond, regulations have mixed results. I examine the applicable legal rules that constrain online fraud and the economic underpinnings to... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

29 Feb 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: JSW Steel and Cement and the Quest to Capture Carbon in Hard to Abate Sectors

is economically unviable, and it would require a lot of process innovation to make financial sense and for them to scale it. Despite the potential here, Mr. Acharya doesn’t “see it happening in the next 20 years”. However, regulation... View Details

01 Jun 2009
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Letters to the Editor

Franklin H. Coursen (PMD 25, 1973) Harwich Port, MA Regulation Works I am glad that HBS faculty members favor improved regulation to avoid future financial meltdowns. View Details

Keywords: News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

12 Nov 2015
Research & Ideas

Can Consumers be Trusted with Their Own Health Care?

problem in the health care industry comes partly from a clash of interests. Doctors are passionate about addressing the individual needs of each patient, while regulators and policy makers are intent on having one piece of legislation... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health

06 Jul 2010
Research & Ideas

Renewable Energy: Winds at Our Back?

the past 30 years I had done considerable research on fossil fuel energy policy in the United States that has been published in several books, including Contrived Competition: Regulation and Deregulation in America; Business Management... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Energy; Utilities

2022
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Marathon Petroleum and Southwest Detroit: The Intersection of Community and Environment

By: Andrew J. Hoffman

Environmental racism describes the unequal burden of environmental hazards placed on disadvantaged communities through systems, policies, and practices. In such a situation, these people disproportionately live close to sources of toxic waste-what are referred to as... View Details

Keywords: Environmental Regulation; Pollutants; Pollution; Equality and Inequality; Social Issues; Poverty; Race; Health Disorders; Ethics

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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

Keywords: by Staff; Financial Services

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

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Manufacturing

16 May 2017
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First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16

measurement and disclosure of important metrics and information. In this chapter, we examine the effect of sustainability disclosure regulations on firms’ disclosure practices and valuations. Specifically, we explore the implications of... View Details