Publications

17 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

The Business of Babies

"The law says yes and no." Until there is more clarity, the market cannot thrive. "The best technology in the world won't help you if it's illegal," Spar said. "If advances in... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Health

June 2001
Case

GE's Early Dispute Resolution Initiative (A)

By: Michael A. Wheeler and Gillian Morris

GE's chief litigation counsel sought to rationalize litigation flow by viewing it as a manufacturing process. By applying the principles of Six Sigma, P.D. Villareal created an Early Dispute Resolution (EDR) system that enabled both lawyers and managers to work... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Lawsuits and Litigation; Six Sigma; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Problems and Challenges; Conflict and Resolution; Energy Industry; Technology Industry; United States

October 2008 (Revised September 2009)
Case

Consumer Lending in Japan: Citi CFJ (A)

By: J. Gunnar Trumbull and Akiko Kanno

Despite a tradition of high household savings, Japan has supported a dynamic and technically sophisticated consumer-lending sector. The high profitability of the sector has periodically attracted interest from domestic banks as well as international investors. Most... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Financing and Loans; Foreign Direct Investment; Personal Finance; Courts and Trials; Business and Government Relations; Banking Industry; Japan

17 Sep 2021
News

Clearing the Path to Citizenship

When Xiao Wang (MBA 2014) and his parents immigrated to the United States from China three decades ago, the process was a difficult and expensive one. The family spent the equivalent of five months’ rent on... View Details

01 Mar 2010
News

HBS Grads Make Their Mark in India

Group CEO Abhi Shah (MBA ’06) Clutch Group is a global provider of legal support services, working with corporate legal departments and major law firms. Founded in 2006, based in Washington, D.C., with... View Details

April 2011
Supplement

Emergia: Driving Profitability on Help Desk Contracts (CW)

By: F. Asis Martinez Jerez

Contact Data for September 2010, dictionary of terms, and agent login information. View Details

Keywords: Contracts

17 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 17, 2006

find support for these hypotheses. Download working paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-022.pdf Resolving Information Asymmetries in Markets: The Role of Certified Management Programs Author: Michael W. Toffel Abstract Firms and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Syed Babar Ali

Keywords: Education; Government

2012
Article

Antitrust Scrutiny of Google

By: Benjamin Edelman

I evaluate antitrust claims against Google and propose possible remedies. While Google's specific tactics are often novel, I show connections to practices deemed unlawful over a period of decades, and I identify remedies well grounded in antitrust precedent. View Details

Keywords: Competition; Antitrust; Google; Search; Non-price Terms; Digital Marketing; Lawsuits and Litigation; Advertising Industry; Information Technology Industry

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05 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name?

of the cadaver trade somewhat skirt this taboo. Indeed, the law basically says cadavers cannot be bought and sold; however, the services surrounding their procurement can be reimbursed. More precisely, the... View Details

Keywords: by Michel Anteby; Health

Web

Mobility Policy | About

technology are bringing a wide range of personal mobility devices to the market. This policy seeks to provide a safe environment for all users of campus pathways and roadways. What devices fall under this policy? Motorized bicycles : A... View Details

10 Oct 2007
First Look

First Look: First Look: October 10

corporate confessions presents something of a behavioral paradox. Tasked with monitoring the legality of its own operations, why would firms that identify violations turn themselves in to regulators rather than quietly fix the problem?... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Sep 2015
First Look

First Look -- September 1, 2015

Private Politics research, heavily regulated firms dominate Public Politics studies, and theoretical studies dominate research on Integrated Political Strategy. With this AiSM volume we seek theoretical... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Article

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... View Details

Keywords: Patents; Motivation and Incentives; Entrepreneurship; Competition; Policy; Innovation and Invention; Rights; Monopoly; Business Startups

Find at Harvard

07 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

The Business of Biotech

information, they argue, it follows that our potential to develop a particular disease will matter less and less to insurers. The general consensus, however, is that new legislation will be required in the meantime for this View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Biotechnology; Health; Technology

January 2025
Case

Constitutional Fiction: John Miller & The Legitimacy of Family Constitutions

By: Lauren Cohen, Octavian Graf Pilati and Sophia Pan

John Miller sat reviewing his family’s Constitution, grappling with how best to implement and enforce its provisions. Designed to prevent ambiguity in governance, the Family Constitution set out core values and guidelines to promote harmony and cohesion among family... View Details

2017
Working Paper

Peer Effects on the United States Supreme Court

By: Matthew Lilley, Richard Holden and Michael Keane

Using data on essentially every US Supreme Court decision since 1946, we estimate a model of peer effects on the Court. We consider both the impact of justice ideology and justice votes on the votes of their peers. To identify these peer effects we use two instruments.... View Details

Keywords: Supreme Court; Peer Effects; Voting Behavior; Legal System; Courts and Trials; Voting; Behavior

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October 2007 (Revised March 2009)
Background Note

Structuring Real Estate Deals: An Investor's Perspective

By: Arthur I Segel

Addresses the following questions: What are the portfolio-level implications? What are the asset-level characteristics? How do I invest? With whom do I invest? What do I get for my investment? What protections do I have? When and how do I get out? View Details

Keywords: Property; Negotiation; Contracts; Real Estate Industry