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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

02 Sep 2014
First Look

First Look: September 2

the effect of mandatory sustainability reporting on corporate disclosure practices. Specifically, we examine regulations mandating the disclosure of environmental, social, and governance information in China, Denmark, Malaysia, and South... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 27

Emissions Regulation Authors:David Drake, Paul R. Kleindorfer, and Luk N. Van Wassenhove Abstract We study the impact of emissions tax and emissions cap-and-trade regulation on a firm's long-run technology... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

09 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership

were able to navigate the structures of regulation during this stage. As an industry peaks and begins to decline, leaders take center stage. Leaders are change agents who see opportunities and promise where others see only defeat. That... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Air Transportation

16 May 2017
First Look

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

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

22 Nov 2016
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November 22, 2016

regulated entities’ compliance with law. The integrity of these regulatory regimes rests on the validity of the information third-party monitors provide to regulators. The challenge in designing third-party monitoring regimes is that... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Aug 2010
First Look

First Look: August 3

PublicationsLords of the Harvest: Symbolic Signaling and Regulatory Approval of Genetically Modified Organisms Authors:Shon R. Hiatt and Sangchan Park Publication:Best Paper Proceedings of the Academy of Management (2010) Abstract Firms in View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2010
News

M.I.A. Boards

company; evaluate the performance of senior managers; set executive compensation; approve key strategic and financial decisions; nominate candidates for shareholders to elect as directors; and ensure the company’s integrity, sustainability, and compliance with laws and... View Details

Keywords: John Gillespie;David Zweig; Finance

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4.4 Harvard University Identification Cards Policy | MBA

an event in, for example, the Harvard University Police Department’s record management system; Whenever someone is on University property in possible violation of University regulations or an HUPD officer has reasonable suspicion to... 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

05 Aug 2002
Research & Ideas

Five questions for Regina E. Herzlinger

undercapitalized, incompetent insurance entrants will be reduced by competition and regulation by state regulatory bodies. Q: In your new article in Harvard Business Review, you write, "The current health insurance system in the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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2.3 Community Standards of Conduct | MBA

for one’s own well-being, including responsible decision-making regarding physical and mental health. Further, HBS expects every student to be familiar with the regulations governing membership in the Harvard community set forth in this... View Details

01 Mar 2014
News

Ask the Expert: Taxing Questions

banks, so to impose a new tax seems like a counterproductive, political maneuver. Third, only a truly multilateral effort would succeed, and I don't see that happening. I'm all for fixing the financial sector's problems, but I'd go about it via View Details

Keywords: ask the expert; Finance

25 Sep 2008
News

Been There, Seen That

emeritus Sam Hayes: “The October 19 crash also calls into question the de facto rules and regulations that we’ve been working with for the last fifty years or so and how far we have come from the assumptions underlying the reform... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Government; Management

29 May 2013
Research & Ideas

Faculty Symposium Showcases Breadth of Research

financial industry and those who regulate it, there are strong but conflicting viewpoints about the impact of private equity buyouts of public firms, especially in the wake of the recent global financial crisis. Some critics focus on the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

28 Feb 2007
Research & Ideas

Capital Rules: The Tensions of Global Finance

lived through the end of history more than once, however, and policymakers continue to relearn old lessons about the difficulties of regulation and the risks of liberalization. The idea that capital ought to flow unrestricted across the... View Details

Keywords: by Rawi Abdelal

01 Apr 1996
News

Stasis and Turmoil: HBS Research for the Real World

increasing economic efficiency and improving government finances. Yet, privatization does not imply the disappearance of government from the affected sector. In many cases," says Emmons, "the reduction in state ownership is accompanied by the establishment of new... View Details

18 Feb 2014
News

Stick with Plan A

and many other emerging markets, and know the nature of mobile money — a network business in the nexus of two highly regulated industries, banking and telecoms — this is understandable." With a father who had abandoned corporate... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; Waleed Iskandar (MBA 1993); Telecommunications

01 Aug 2018
What Do You Think?

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
What Do You Think?

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

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