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- 19 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019
results suggest for-profit insurers are likelier than not-for-profit insurers to exercise market power when they possess it. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55635 forthcoming Journal of Accounting Research Fraud View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Truth Be Told
someone went to the regulator was not a financial motive. It was because their allegation was ignored. In almost two-thirds of the cases, the company just ignored the complaint. In another 10 percent of cases, the company is actually... View Details
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4.6 HBS Campus Demonstration Policy | MBA
protect the rights of all parties involved, as is true for all conduct matters, review and sanctioning processes for allegations involving demonstrators and demonstrations will remain confidential. The School may periodically release... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Made in the USA
the integrity of his business and has successfully defended Riverdale against allegations of workplace violations launched by OSHA and the EPA. His epic battle with the EPA, which began with the agency’s armed raid on the factory in 1997,... View Details
- 19 May 2016
- Research Event
Crowdsourcing, Patent Trolls, and Other Research Insights Highlighted at Harvard Business School Symposium
for alleged patent violations, and it seems they do so regardless of whether patents were infringed on or not. NPEs are well aware that with intellectual property, the idea space is nebulous—which can lead to ambiguity that needs to be... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman & Carmen Nobel
- 03 Dec 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Against the Grain
Russian authorities, ironically, on charges of embezzlement. The charges, which date back to 2009, allege that he defrauded the Russian region of Kirov. "Rospil.info" discusses the charges and considers whether they are... View Details
- 11 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now
inappropriate touching that the person wouldn’t get a promotion or raise or might even be punished or fired? By tolerating bad behavior or allowing it to escalate, did the employer create a hostile work environment? Protect the accuser All the while, it’s important to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Aug 2014
- Research & Ideas
Dragging Patent Trolls Into the Light
business. In those cases, the researchers found, NPEs were just as likely to sue regardless of whether the firm's profits were derived from the part of the business related to the alleged patent infringement or not. Hurting Innovation... View Details
- 17 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Lessons from a Nasty Trade Dispute
It was in the late 1990s that the finger pointing began between Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier and its Brazilian competitor, Embraer. Each company alleged that the other was receiving government support that provided an unfair... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Sam Hayes
in a responsible manner relative to the public and their own shareholders. In my view, these are the most widespread allegations of wrongdoing on Wall Street since World War II. People got sloppy. People got greedy. Now we've got to... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 21 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 21
empirical analysis shows that on average, NPEs appear to behave as opportunistic “patent trolls." NPEs sue cash-rich firms—and target cash in business segments unrelated to alleged infringement at essentially the same frequency as... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 19 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 19, 2018
religious discrimination claims and monetary settlements, in the United States and around the world. This case examines two incidents of alleged religious discrimination that made their way to the U.S. Supreme Court, allowing students to... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 24
hierarchies. Flattening (or delayering, as it is also known) typically refers to the elimination of layers in a firm's organizational hierarchy and the broadening of managers' spans of control. The alleged benefits of flattening flow... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 04 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 4
business in the context of Nigeria's political culture and the predicament of the JV's alleged manager, Albert "Jack" Stanley, after being terminated in 2004 by Halliburton, parent of the U.S. JV partner, for taking kickbacks.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 8, 2015
injuries they had sustained during their time in the NFL and the resulting health problems they attributed to these injuries. In part, the lawsuit alleged that the NFL had not been forthcoming with players about the health risks of head... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 23 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 23, 2008
this loss of land, mining-related environmental degradation, and allegations of human rights abuses, a coalition of five indigenous communities forged an alliance with a group of domestic and international NGOs to build their case against... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Better Way to Negotiate: Backward
savvy. Knowing of this reliance, a less-than-scrupulous firm may be tempted to keep the two negotiations separate, using Party A's alleged agreement as a reason for Party B to close—and vice versa. Advice: explicitly verify the assertions... View Details
Keywords: by James K. Sebenius
- 25 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 25
Icahn, another shareholder in Mylan, opposed the deal and sued Perry for alleged vote buying. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/mylan-laboratories-proposed-merger-with-king-pharmaceutical/an/214078-PDF-ENG View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Power of the Noncompete Clause
particularly in venture-funded companies where investors seek to protect their intellectual property. It might seem that Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) would guard against the loss of trade secrets and other IP, but such agreements are notoriously difficult to... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 20 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 20
difficult for ship owners to maximize their profitability and hence fewer steamships would have touched that port. It is possible then that telegraphic communication was at the heart of diminishing transport costs across the Atlantic. Despite the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace