Regulated - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Feb 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019

Devices: Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Regulators and Innovators By: Gordon, William J., and Ariel Dora Stern Abstract— Software has become an increasingly important component of medical device technology. Through legislation like... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

23 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

The Gulf: It’s a Family Affair

particular culture. The strengths of any culture often tend to be the underbelly of the culture as well. If you're dealing with a patriarchal, hierarchical culture the advantage is that life is highly regulated which can keep the next... View Details

Keywords: by Wendy Guild & Andrea Schulman

20 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

What’s Next for Japan

for clues into the developing stance of the government. Added Ezra F. Vogel, Harvard professor and former director of Harvard's Fairbank Center for East Asian Research, "A lot of deregulation is really reregulation. It is a different kind of View Details

Keywords: by Hilah Geer

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Climate Symposium 2024: Confronting Reality, Celebrating Innovation - Blog - Business & Environment

"Harnessing AI for Climate Solutions" focused on how to leverage AI for climate solutions, from assessing compliance with climate regulations and building software to manage and operate the grid to better spraying pesticides in precision... View Details

16 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?

and how regulations are formulated. Let me give you two quick examples. The Sarbanes-Oxley law passed last year has a number of very good things in it, and the action taken at the time probably was quite healthy because of the situation... View Details

Keywords: by Kim B. Clark

30 May 2007
Research & Ideas

Health Care Under a Research Microscope

regulated industry, so anyone who's interested in business and government would be a player. It has a social and ethical component to it. So this is fertile ground to study a lot of other phenomena." The School has assembled a... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health; Biotechnology

28 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

Microfinance: A Way Out for the Poor

poor can pay for what they need, and scale is not a challenge but a friend. In 2003 it had over one million clients, said Chu. Microfinance was not the purview only of ACCION, however. In 1992, Bolivia's Bancosol, he said, became the first commercial bank View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

11 Jun 2007
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching the Next Generation of Energy Executives

You may think that being an energy executive—especially a manager in a leading oil company—might be the easiest job around. Just flip the production switch, and watch gas prices head toward $4 a gallon. But students enrolled in Harvard Business School professor Forest... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Energy; Utilities

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Demo Day | New Venture Competition

financial literacy. Theseus AI Matthew Bernard (MBA 2026), Chris Molteno (MBA 2026), Sin Challa (MBA 2026) Theseus AI is an AI-powered compliance automation platform that helps energy producers streamline regulatory compliance and reduce costs. By leveraging large... View Details

01 Sep 2009
News

Consumer Finance Makes HBS Debut

in the economic crisis that hit last fall. Howell and I have been working on these issues for a decade. With the economic crisis, the issues of household debt, retail financial services, and regulation in this sector came to the fore. But... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Finance

12 May 2016
Research & Ideas

When Mass Shootings Lead to Looser Gun Restrictions

1989 to 2014, using data from LexisNexis, the Mass Shootings in America (MSA) project at Stanford University, and a list of shootings created by USA Today. They focused on state rather than Federal regulations, as state governments are the primary View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

22 Feb 2010
Op-Ed

Tragedy at Toyota: How Not to Lead in Crisis

subject himself to intense questioning by regulators and the media. Then he should make a personal commitment to every Toyota customer to repair the damage, including buying back defective cars. 7: Go on offense; focus on winning now.... View Details

Keywords: by William George; Auto

10 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

Corporate Responsibility and the Environment: What is the Right Thing To Do?

that cleans up to 80 may benefit by preventing criticism from environmental NGOs (non-governmental organizations) and by hedging against a toughening of regulation in the near future. However, a firm that spent $50 million more to get to... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

15 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

Growing Pains: Prescriptions for U.S. Health Care

dramatically." According to Christensen, none of these changes will take place without staunch resistance from the medical establishment. Even federal regulators are being asked to enter the fray, recalling previous cries for... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Health

12 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Electric Mobility in India

regulations (as ICE 2-wheelers are scheduled to be banned). Their approach involves building exciting EVs through locally conducted R&D that people aspire to buy, with the environmental benefits serving as post-purchase... View Details

28 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

Football Stars Debate ‘The Social Capital of the Savvy Athlete’

Bowl running back Arian Foster," according to a company press release. Fantex paid $10 million for a minority stake in Foster's brand. At the Harvard forum, Foster said that Security and Exchange Commission regulations prohibit him... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Sports

13 Mar 2012
First Look

First Look: March 13

PublicationsRegulation and UK Retailing Productivity: Evidence from Microdata Authors:Jonathan Haskel and Raffaella Sadun Publication:Economica (September 2011) Abstract We explore the effects of planning regulation on the UK retail... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

Decoding Insider Information and Other Secrets of Old School Chums

obtaining both good and bad news from their school-tied firms, but perhaps as a tacit agreement, acting only on the positive news." Importantly, the research takes into account stock returns in the years before and after the October 2000 adoption View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

01 Nov 2010
Research & Ideas

How IT Shapes Top-Down and Bottom-Up Decision Making

instance, and the fact that telecom industry regulations vary from country to country, which means networking prices vary, too.) The findings were consistently parallel with the hypotheses: An increase in the penetration of ERP systems... View Details