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- 27 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments
add over $10 trillion to outstanding federal debt. But closer inspection of government data reveals that these figures grossly understate both the current deficit and level of debt. Consider, for example, that the estimated net present... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The Fight Beyond
As Rehm began to put together his team, he recruited Green for the Special Funds Branch, and the “physical defect” that had kept Green from joining the war effort was cured with a little strategic lobbying. In February 1943, Green received his View Details
- 19 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Activist Board Members Increase Firm’s Market Value
government's regulatory efforts to increase shareholder power at the board level following the recent financial crisis. To help answer that question, three Harvard Business School professors performed a natural experiment made possible by changes to View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 20 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
The U.S. Patent Game: How to Change It
about the increasing severity of the patent system's problems, and the negative effects that they were having on firms. While these issues had been widely recognized by practitioners, and had been the subject of weighty, footnote-laden reports by such bodies as the... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel
owned homes or could borrow under such conditions. As a response, the modern housing finance system undergirded by the federal government arose during the New Deal to make credit and liquidity available to people wanting to buy a home.... View Details
- 19 Aug 2024
- News
Quantum Leap
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Quantum computing has long been talked about as one of the next big things—the kind of technology, like AI, that will change everything. But to our... View Details
- 02 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019
forthcoming Review of Accounting Studies The Effect of Enforcement Transparency: Evidence from SEC Comment-Letter Reviews By: Duro, Miguel, Jonas Heese, and Gaizka Ormazabal Abstract—This paper studies the effect of the public disclosure of the Securities and Exchange... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Tricky Business of Managing Web Advertising Affiliates
virtual shopping carts. Another fake: claim credit (and commissions) where none is due. Hogan was charged by eBay of collecting millions of dollars in commissions on purchases he did not generate. How can marketers protect themselves from... View Details
- 29 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Decoding Insider Information and Other Secrets of Old School Chums
Security and Exchange Commission mandated that publicly traded companies had to disclose all material information to their investors at the same time. The researchers found that after the introduction of that rule, the return spread of... View Details
- 29 Oct 2007
- HBS Case
Marketing Maria: Managing the Athlete Endorsement
global business, with international stars such as soccer players Ronaldinho and Thierry Henry as well as tennis star Roger Federer being particularly sought-after endorsers. Q: What was the evolution of using athletes to promote... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
No Easy Fix for the Financial Crisis
federal regulation. So my bottom line is we need a financial product safety commission that ensures some basic safety for American families.” Don’t Expect CEOs in Handcuffs Harvard economics professor... View Details
- 09 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy
Federal Reserve Bank, succinctly explained the purpose of ARD in an address he gave in November 1945 before the National Association of Securities Commissioners in Chicago. "We have the [greatest] number of possibilities for new... View Details
Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante
- 03 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 3, 2018
working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51347 Harvard Business School Case 118-061 The Whistleblower at International Game Technology Robert Mayhem, a senior manager at International Game Technology, had filed a whistleblower report with the U.S.... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 27 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Potential Downside of Win-Win
to market, $2.05 to $2.55 per pill. Because such agreements restrain competition, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and similar entities in other countries treat them as illegal. If allowed, A and B... View Details
Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman
- 09 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace
boardroom in 2019, moved to the Delaware Court of Chancery in 2021, and ultimately led to a Securities and Exchange Commission sanction in 2023, which attracted HBS Baker Foundation Professor Lynn S. Paine to the tale. An expert on... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
A More Perfect Union
working with members of Congress to modernize the rules and processes on the internal side. It’s been about 20 years since we’ve had a commission in this country to look at restructuring the way Congress does its day-to-day business. One... View Details
- 19 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
LEED-ing by Example
parties) have issued executive orders requiring federal agencies to use environmentally preferable products and services whenever possible, as has the European Commission. These procurement policies are specifically aimed to "spur private... View Details
- 01 Feb 2018
- News
HBS Professor Emeritus Hugo Uyterhoeven Dies at 86
the hardships of World War II, with its shortages, rationing, bombardments, and Nazi occupation. After the war ended, at the age of 17, he went to Switzerland, where he obtained his federal high school diploma and enrolled at the... View Details
- 04 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 4, 2016
impression. Across two pilot studies and six experiments, we identify paltering as a distinct form of deception. Paltering differs from lying by omission (the passive omission of relevant information) and lying by commission (the active... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Inside the Partnership
considering the source, by conferring on him the nickname “The Politician.” In recognition of his ability to handle touchy problems smoothly and effectively, FDR also offered him a number of federal appointments — including cabinet... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons