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Reputation When Threats and Transfers Are Available
By: Ernesto Dal Bo, Pedro Dal Bo and Rafael Di Tella
We present a model where a long-run player is allowed to use both money transfers and threats to influence the decisions of a sequence of short-run players. We show that threats might be used credibly (even in arbitrarily short repeated games) by a long-lived player...
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Keywords:
Crime and Corruption;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Game Theory;
Mathematical Methods;
Interests;
Power and Influence;
Reputation
Dal Bo, Ernesto, Pedro Dal Bo, and Rafael Di Tella. "Reputation When Threats and Transfers Are Available." Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 16, no. 3 (Fall 2007).
- June 2007 (Revised September 2011)
- Case
Caselets: Bribery and Extortion in International Business (Abridged)
"Caselets" present several examples of decisions involving bribery or take other actions that could be considered as corrupt.
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Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Caselets: Bribery and Extortion in International Business (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 707-052, June 2007. (Revised September 2011.)
- June 2007
- Article
Theft and Taxes
By: Mihir A. Desai, I.J. Alexander Dyck and Luigi Zingales
Desai, Mihir A., I.J. Alexander Dyck, and Luigi Zingales. "Theft and Taxes." Journal of Financial Economics 84, no. 3 (June 2007). (Was NBER Working Paper No. 10978, 2006. Second Place Winner of the Jensen Prize for the Best Paper published in the Journal of Financial Economics, 2007.)
- April 2007 (Revised March 2008)
- Case
Dr. Iqbal Survé at Sekunjalo Investment Group (A)
By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Stecker
Dr. Iqbal Surve, a self-described "medical doctor, philanthropist, and social entrepreneur," was born in 1963 and grew up in poverty, like virtually all non-white South Africans during apartheid. During the 1970s and 1980s, he served in leadership positions in the ANC,...
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Keywords:
Crime and Corruption;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Investment;
Leadership;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Partners and Partnerships;
South Africa
Hill, Linda A., and Emily Stecker. "Dr. Iqbal Survé at Sekunjalo Investment Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 407-019, April 2007. (Revised March 2008.)
- April 2007 (Revised April 2008)
- Case
Corrections Corporation of America
By: Edward J. Riedl
This case illustrates a comprehensive valuation of a publicly traded firm specializing in building and managing prisons. Students must assess the firm's strategy and risks, evaluate key financial reports, derive forecasts of future performance, and use these forecasts...
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Keywords:
Financial Statements;
Buildings and Facilities;
For-Profit Firms;
Crime and Corruption;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Risk Management;
Valuation;
Construction Industry;
Public Administration Industry;
Service Industry
Riedl, Edward J. "Corrections Corporation of America." Harvard Business School Case 107-071, April 2007. (Revised April 2008.)
- April 2007 (Revised June 2009)
- Supplement
Federal Bureau of Investigation (B)
By: Jan W. Rivkin and Michael A. Roberto
Rivkin, Jan W., and Michael A. Roberto. "Federal Bureau of Investigation (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 707-553, April 2007. (Revised June 2009.)
- December 2006
- Teaching Note
"Parable of the Sadhu" and "Letter from Birmingham Jail" (TN)
By: Rohit Deshpande and Aldo Sesia
Keywords:
Crime and Corruption
- December 2006 (Revised January 2007)
- Case
Infosys in India: Building a Software Giant in a Corrupt Environment
By: Rawi E. Abdelal, Rafael M. Di Tella and Prabakar (PK) Kothandaraman
Shortly after Infosys was founded in 1981, its managers faced a major turning point when they made a decision to operate without giving in to the petty corruption rife in the Indian economy. Within just a few years, that decision had truly defined the company. Over the...
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Keywords:
History;
Management Style;
Moral Sensibility;
Policy;
Business and Government Relations;
Decisions;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Situation or Environment;
Crime and Corruption;
Business Strategy;
Information Technology Industry;
Computer Industry;
India
Abdelal, Rawi E., Rafael M. Di Tella, and Prabakar (PK) Kothandaraman. "Infosys in India: Building a Software Giant in a Corrupt Environment." Harvard Business School Case 707-030, December 2006. (Revised January 2007.)
- November 2006
- Case
Selling Biovail Short
By: Malcolm P. Baker, Chris Lombardi and Aldo Sesia
Hedge fund SAC Capital and analysts from Gradient Analytics and Banc of America face charges of stock price manipulation from Biovail, a Canadian pharmaceutical company. Gradient and BofA produced negative reports on Biovail's earnings quality. At the same time, SAC...
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Keywords:
Stock Shares;
Investment Banking;
Asset Pricing;
Financial Strategy;
Crime and Corruption;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Canada
Baker, Malcolm P., Chris Lombardi, and Aldo Sesia. "Selling Biovail Short." Harvard Business School Case 207-071, November 2006.
- 2006
- Chapter
Corruption and the Demand for Regulating Capitalists
By: Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch
Di Tella, Rafael, and Robert MacCulloch. "Corruption and the Demand for Regulating Capitalists." Chap. 12 in International Handbook on the Economics of Corruption, edited by Susan Rose-Ackerman, 352–380. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2006.
- September 2006
- Teaching Note
Innovation Corrupted: The Rise and Fall of Enron (TN) (A) and (B)
By: Allen S. Grossman and Aldo Sesia
- March 2006 (Revised February 2017)
- Case
Rwanda: National Economic Transformation
By: Michael E. Porter, Kaia Miller, Michael McCreless, Kjell Carlsson, Jem Hudson and Haviland Sheldahl-Thomason
Set in the year 2004, when Rwanda commemorated the 10th anniversary of a genocide that had claimed the lives of over 10% of its population. Focuses on the formulation of an economic strategy to rebuild the economy and its institutions after the devastation. Rwanda, one...
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Keywords:
Crime and Corruption;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Policy;
Government Administration;
Crisis Management;
Strategy;
Rwanda
Porter, Michael E., Kaia Miller, Michael McCreless, Kjell Carlsson, Jem Hudson, and Haviland Sheldahl-Thomason. "Rwanda: National Economic Transformation." Harvard Business School Case 706-491, March 2006. (Revised February 2017.)
- March 2006 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
Putnam Investments: Rebuilding the Culture
By: Nitin Nohria and Charles Nichols
Charles "Ed" Haldeman Jr. is promoted CEO of Putnam Investments after the firm was badly damaged by a series of improper trading practices. He is charged with the task of managing the crisis, repairing the company culture, and putting the firm back into a pattern of...
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Keywords:
Crime and Corruption;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Ethics;
Investment Funds;
Investment;
Leading Change;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Nohria, Nitin, and Charles Nichols. "Putnam Investments: Rebuilding the Culture." Harvard Business School Case 406-009, March 2006. (Revised August 2006.)
- February 2006
- Article
'Plato o Plomo': Bribe and Punishment in a Theory of Political Influence
By: Rafael Di Tella, Ernesto Dal Bo and Pedro Dal Bo
Di Tella, Rafael, Ernesto Dal Bo, and Pedro Dal Bo. "'Plato o Plomo': Bribe and Punishment in a Theory of Political Influence." American Political Science Review 100, no. 1 (February 2006): 41–53.
- January 2006
- Case
Ron Perez (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine
The division human resources officer must decide whether to discipline a long-time employee for misusing company time and for improperly filling out time cards for his work on government contracts. Intended to focus on the various factors relevant to disciplining...
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Keywords:
Ethics;
Moral Sensibility;
Employees;
Business or Company Management;
Management Practices and Processes;
Organizations;
Crime and Corruption
Paine, Lynn S. "Ron Perez (A)." Harvard Business School Case 306-084, January 2006.
- December 2005
- Article
Up to Code: Does Your Company's Conduct Meet World-Class Standards?
Codes of conduct have long been a feature of corporate life. Today, they are arguably a legal necessity—at least for public companies with a presence in the United States. But the issue goes beyond U.S. legal and regulatory requirements. Sparked by corruption and...
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Keywords:
Business Ethics;
Standards Of Conduct;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Values and Beliefs;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Governance
Paine, Lynn, Rohit Deshpandé, Joshua D. Margolis, and Kim Eric Bettcher. "Up to Code: Does Your Company's Conduct Meet World-Class Standards?" Harvard Business Review 83, no. 12 (December 2005): 122–133.
- November 2005 (Revised July 2009)
- Case
Cutter & Buck (A)
By: William A. Sahlman and Victoria Winston
Only three short months into her new position as CEO of publicly traded golf apparel manufacturer Cutter & Buck, Fran Conley discovers accounting irregularities that call into question the reliability of this company's financial statements. Working closely with her...
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Keywords:
Financial Statements;
Crime and Corruption;
Corporate Disclosure;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Going Public
Sahlman, William A., and Victoria Winston. "Cutter & Buck (A)." Harvard Business School Case 806-028, November 2005. (Revised July 2009.)
- 2005
- Working Paper
Letting Misconduct Slide: The Acceptability of Gradual Erosion in Others' Unethical Behavior
By: Francesca Gino and Max H. Bazerman
Four laboratory studies show that people are more likely to overlook others' unethical behavior when ethical degradation occurs slowly rather than in one abrupt shift. Participants served in the role of watchdogs charged with catching instances of cheating. The...
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Gino, Francesca, and Max H. Bazerman. "Letting Misconduct Slide: The Acceptability of Gradual Erosion in Others' Unethical Behavior." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 06-007, August 2005. (Revised September 2006, February 2007, January 2009. Previously titled "Slippery Slopes and Misconduct: The Effect of Gradual Degradation on the Failure to Notice Others' Unethical Behavior.")