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Law, Management and Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog

and develop a deeper appreciation of how legal systems operate and how to operate within the boundaries of legal systems. In response to increased student interest in private equity, a module of the course focuses on contracts and... View Details
  • 16 May 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Can Decades of Military Overspending be Fixed?

Editor's note: Even with recent disclosures about out-of-control spending on corporate perks and government agency parties, the US military is frequently held up as the exemplar of organizational largesse run wild. In the new book Defense... View Details
Keywords: by J. Ronald Fox; Service
  • 1989
  • Other Unpublished Work

Twelve Mini-Case Studies of Defense Acquisition - HBS Analysis and Decision Case

By: J. Ronald Fox
Keywords: National Security; Contracts; Policy; Business and Government Relations
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Fox, J. Ronald. "Twelve Mini-Case Studies of Defense Acquisition - HBS Analysis and Decision Case." December 1989.
  • 16 Jul 2008
  • Op-Ed

What Should Employers Do about Health Care?

ignored health care altogether, leaving it to government or dutifully paying their mandated health contributions. Many U.S. employers are dropping health benefits or hoping for reforms that will transfer responsibility for health... View Details
Keywords: by Michael E. Porter, Elizabeth O. Teisberg & Scott Wallace; Health
  • January 2011
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William Jeffrey Departs from Bay Colony Mutual

By: Lena G. Goldberg
A board's decision-making and process in investigating and terminating a company's CEO are explored and the company's policies and contractual obligations considered. View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Policy; Resignation and Termination; Contracts; Leadership
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Goldberg, Lena G. "William Jeffrey Departs from Bay Colony Mutual." Harvard Business School Case 311-088, January 2011.

    John R. Simplot

    utilized government funding to build a fertilizer empire, gaining 15% of the market in 1968. Simplot’s other achievements included the creation of processes to de-hydrate potatoes and freeze dry french fries, the latter of which earned... View Details
    Keywords: Food & Tobacco
    • Fast Answer

    Buying a Small Business Pt3: Screening brokers /small companies (For HBS Alumni)

    Contracting resources for small business provides a list of government sponsored resources that allow you to identify vendors of interest.   For more information about alumni resources, including video... View Details
    • 02 Sep 2010
    • What Do You Think?

    How Transparent Should Boards Be?

    specific case of Acme, sack the guy If the contract is watertight, be prepared to fight." In chastising those taking a more tentative position, Phil Clark asked, "Is leadership (presumably referring to that of both the CEO and... View Details
    Keywords: by Jim Heskett
    • 22 Feb 2016
    • Research & Ideas

    The ‘Mother of Fair Trade’ was an Unabashed Price Protectionist

    countries improve trade conditions and build sustainable practices. Back then, fair trade essentially referred to a system of price-fixing, using Resale Price Maintenance contracts to help smaller businesses and associations compete... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Retail; Health; Legal Services
    • 10 Oct 2018
    • Research & Ideas

    The Legacy of Boaty McBoatface: Beware of Customers Who Vote

    winner, an environmental activist. Despite the fact that the government thought the humorous name would be more popular, once again, an implicit contract had been broken, and outrage ensued. View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Advertising
    • 04 Mar 2009
    • Op-Ed

    Credit is Not the Bogey

    afford the payments—indeed, to buyers who have no "rainy day" savings. Underwriting must once again deserve the name. Micro-print contracts must be transparent and protect the consumer. Lenders must take responsibility not just... View Details
    Keywords: by Nicolas P. Retsinas & Eric S. Belsky; Construction; Real Estate; Financial Services
    • September 2011
    • Teaching Note

    Aguas Argentinas: Settling a Dispute (TN)

    By: Louis T. Wells
    Teaching Note for 705-019. View Details
    Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Negotiation; Contracts; Rights; Strategy; Utilities Industry; Argentina; France
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    Wells, Louis T. "Aguas Argentinas: Settling a Dispute (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 712-018, September 2011.
    • 05 Sep 2012
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    Will Business Management Save US Health Care?

    need to achieve "a cooperative effort on the part of physicians, hospitals, and yes, even patients." Milton Recht provided a list of responses: "Increase competition, allow medical business failures, remove guaranteed sources of revenue, relax View Details
    Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Health
    • 01 Jun 2008
    • News

    Faculty Research Online

    advertising, particularly for determined adversaries. In this Q&A, Assistant Professor Ben Edelman, who designs electronic markets, explains how contract terms can be managed to both reduce advertisers’ risks of being defrauded and reward... View Details
    Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
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    Ben Steiner

    banks were getting sweetheart deals. I applied the financial modeling skills I learned at HBS to determine fair value. From the legal side, I worked on complicated analyses of congressional rules and contract law to understand the... View Details
    • 1990
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    Congressional Testimony on Defense Acquisition Reform - U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services, Investigations Subcommittee

    By: J. Ronald Fox
    Keywords: National Security; Contracts; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business and Government Relations; United States
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    Fox, J. Ronald. "Congressional Testimony on Defense Acquisition Reform - U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services, Investigations Subcommittee." U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1990.
    • 01 Jun 2001
    • News

    Group Therapy: The Role of Business Groups in Emerging Economies

    United States,” notes Khanna. “Court systems, contract law, stock markets, accounting standards, and other elements that facilitate entrepreneurship and growth are often weak, archaic, or entirely missing in these economies.” Business... View Details
    Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs; Market Research, Photo, Translation, Veterinary and Other Services; Professional Services
    • 05 May 2003
    • Research & Ideas

    Greed, Fear, and The System Hinder Corporate Reform

    of enormous amounts of resources. We expect something in return," Khurana told the audience. "We expect fiduciary responsibility; we expect them to behave like professionals. In other words, there's an implicitly moral and social View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace
    • 13 Nov 2007
    • Research & Ideas

    Six Steps for Reinvigorating America

    innovation and the opportunity to participate in the "white coat" economy and life sciences revolution of the 21st century. Writes a new social contract based on real family values, creating fair and flexible workplaces that are... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
    • 01 Mar 2006
    • News

    One-on-One with Dr. Margaret Chan

    geographic spread,” she says, “the virus has extended to affect a wider range of animals than we’ve ever seen before. It’s infecting cats, for example, and has even caused the death of tigers. It has a high fatality rate in humans; we believe that more than half the... View Details
    Keywords: Garry Emmons; Government; Government; Government
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