Restraint Of Trade - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 May 2006
Research & Ideas

What Companies Lose from Forced Disclosure

argue that this compensation information should be treated as a trade secret. Q: How can regulated public disclosure of performance measures generate inefficiencies in firms' employment contracts? A: An... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

12 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

Regulators Ease Up on Companies Generating Political Benefits

employment rolls in the form of reduced enforcement? To test his theory, Heese gathered 30 years of data on publicly traded companies, classifying them by "employment... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

15 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

Apple Pay’s Technology Adoption Problem

company will have trouble coming up with an equally compelling message to drive sales of a service that allows you to pay at the retail counter with a swipe of an iPhone. "What does it do for me as a... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Technology; Retail

15 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

Going Green Makes Good Business Sense

and strategy with an emphasis on environmental management, Reinhardt recently shared his expertise with HBS alumni during reunion weekend. His talk, titled "Down to Earth: Applying Basic Business Principles to Environmental Management," is also the title... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

02 Apr 2014
What Do You Think?

Has the Post-Capitalist Economy Finally Arrived?

Summing Up What Will Capitalism Require of Us in the Future? If one were to sum up the ideas in response to this month's column, it could be: Capitalism as we know it is here to stay; the question is about its long-term impact on our way... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Service

19 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Unlocking Your Investment Capital

There are, however, important structural offsets: oversight and interventions by government and industry overseers, and most importantly, collateral posting. As we know, in the case of contracts traded on... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

10 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Reinventing the Industrial Giant

manner of Dell and Cisco. Because the majority of these transformations are ongoing, the ultimate success or failure of these undertakings is difficult to evaluate. General... View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria, Davis Dyer & Frederick Dalzell; Manufacturing

01 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

How to Choose the Best Deal

Jim, a well-regarded residential developer operating outside Philadelphia, has been scouting around for a site for his next project. Two properties seem promising. The Abbott estate consists of seventy-five acres View Details

Keywords: by Michael Wheeler

24 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care

from the right. And not just the American state, but the size of modern states. Coming to terms with that is part of the debate that we're having. Desai: In the broad sweep of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

17 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Can China Maintain Its Economic Power?

few decades, what were some of the key factors in China’s economic rise? A: In the 1980s, Deng Xiaoping’s establishment of the free trade zones began the transformation View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg

11 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now

doors, with the belief that they can get away with it. Men supervising the trading floors of Wall Street overlooking raunchy locker room humor by adopting a boys-will-be-boys attitude. Changing that dynamic... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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