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Policy Implications of Weak Patent Rights
By: James J. Anton, Hillary Greene and Dennis Yao
Patents vary substantially in the degree of protection provided against unauthorized imitation. In this chapter we explore a range of work addressing the economic and policy implications of "weak" patents—patents that have a significant probability of being overturned...
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Patents;
Motivation and Incentives;
Entrepreneurship;
Competition;
Policy;
Innovation and Invention;
Rights;
Monopoly;
Business Startups
Anton, James J., Hillary Greene, and Dennis Yao. "Policy Implications of Weak Patent Rights." Innovation Policy and the Economy 6 (2006): 1–26. (Harvard users click here for full text.)
- 19 Sep 2023
- Research & Ideas
What Chandrayaan-3 Says About India's Entrepreneurial Approach to Space
use is the cheapest in India partly because of the system’s technological underpinnings. We still are a very poor country. It’s encouraging nonetheless that several scientists across several domains have been able to compete and...
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- 01 Sep 2023
- News
That Was Then, This Is Now
It started with a question. But before that, it started in the classroom. Tony Deifell (MBA 2002) loved the discussions in his LEAD course, taught by Professor (and now former Dean) Nitin Nohria; wanting to make them more tangible, Deifell adapted the idea of...
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Student & Academic Support (SAS) - MBA
receive accomodations and support are encouraged to reach out to SAS. Physical Disabilities and Learning Differences HBS is committed to supporting all students who report a disability by providing them with the appropriate accommodations...
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- 04 Sep 2013
- What Do You Think?
How Relevant is Long-Range Strategic Planning?
this month, the topic is strategy planning and organization. Conventional thinking and organization that has encouraged us to seek sustainable competitive advantage in the past is being questioned in today's business environment. Some are...
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by James Heskett
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Executive Education | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Institute for Racial Reconciliation "I have a small cohort of colleagues and friends from the program. We meet virtually every other month to encourage one another to complete our stated goals (developed before completing the program),...
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- 17 Jan 2020
- In Practice
6 Traits That Set Top Business Leaders Apart
Outside the Building: How Advanced Leaders Can Change the World One Smart Innovation at a Time. 3. They balance confidence and humility "Great leaders have the ability to act decisively and with confidence to inspire their team while simultaneously displaying a...
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by Danielle Kost
- 28 Mar 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
When Performance Trumps Gender Bias: Joint versus Separate Evaluation
- December 2016
- Article
Deal Process Design in Management Buyouts
Management buyouts (MBOs) are an economically and legally significant class of transaction: not only do they account for more than $10 billion in deal volume per year, on average, but they also play an important role in defining the relationship between inside and...
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Subramanian, Guhan. "Deal Process Design in Management Buyouts." Harvard Law Review 130, no. 2 (December 2016): 590–658.
- 13 Mar 2019
- HBS Seminar
Abhishek Nagaraj, University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business
- 06 Jul 2023
- News
Lessons from Major League Baseball's Game-Changing Innovations
encourages hitters to swing earlier in the count and keep games moving, that's great. So if we can design an automated system that moves us in that direction, that would really be a big win for us. And I think that's where we are in the...
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- 18 Aug 2022
- Op-Ed
Your Best Employees Are Burning Out: A Framework for Retaining Talent
experienced burnout differently. Organizations currently comprise multiple generations of employees simultaneously and must understand how each group may view any incentives companies provide to encourage people to stay at an...
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by Hise Gibson and MaShon Wilson
- 08 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated
what performance metrics are truly important and being consistent in their application. There is no point to encourage senior employees to mentor juniors, for example, but only reward them for time spent with clients. These practices are...
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by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 16 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Messy Link Between Slave Owners and Modern Management
group incentives to encourage honesty, doling out a barrel of corn to each hand with the caveat that if anything was stolen from the farm and no one turned in the thief, double the value of that corn would be deducted from each of their...
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by Katie Johnston
- 09 May 2017
- What Do You Think?
Should Management Be Primarily Responsible to Shareholders?
Summing Up How Do We Encourage CEOs to Manage for Sustainability? Important forces encourage short-term perspectives among managers as well as investors today. These include governance biases, tax policies,...
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by James Heskett
- 13 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 13
PublicationsHow Will You Measure Your Life? Authors:Clayton M. Christensen Publication:Harvard Business Review 88, nos. 7-8 (July-August 2010) An abstract is unavailable at this time. Read the Article: http://hbr.org/2010/07/how-will-you-measure-your-life/ar/1 The...
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Martha Lagace
- 17 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 17, 2009
Working PapersFemale Empowerment: Impact of a Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines Authors:Nava Ashraf, Dean Karlan, and Wesley Yin Abstract Female 'empowerment' has increasingly become a policy goal, both as an end to itself and as a means to achieving...
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Martha Lagace
- 23 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Men Want Powerful Jobs More Than Women Do
true feminist ideals,” Brooks says. “It’s fascinating that women have more goals than men. At this point in Western culture, women are pursuing more things. It’s empowering to have a long list of goals, and to try to pursue them all. We hope our findings View Details
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by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Drop Everything, Read This
The Bookshelf Rick Rubin is one of the greatest music producers of all time. His book, The Creative Act: A Way of Being, is about the creative process and is based on his experiences with era-defining musicians. He encourages the reader to be open to clues and...
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Business Disciplines - MBA
AICPA student affiliate members pursuing careers in accounting, finance, or information systems. For further information, visit Accountemps/AICPA Student Scholarship Program . Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Scholarships View Details