Property Rights - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Feb 2013
News

Growth Strategy Has Double Bottom Line

generates returns for investors through timber harvesting, recreational leasing, and in some cases, by subdividing the properties for development or non-timber uses. Lyme Timber, however, is unique among TIMOs by virtue of its commitment... View Details

Keywords: Louisa Rigali; Forestry and Logging; Agriculture; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

2009
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Modeling a Paradigm Shift: From Producer Innovation to User and Open Collaborative Innovation

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Eric von Hippel

In this paper we assess the economic viability of innovation by producers relative to two increasingly important alternative models: innovations by single user individuals or firms, and open collaborative innovation projects. We analyze the design costs and... View Details

Keywords: Cost; Policy; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Independent Innovation and Invention; Intellectual Property; Rights; Welfare

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22 Apr 2015
Op-Ed

Reforming Greece: Myths and Truths

rights. Protection of property rights in the country is still poor and a major deterrent to investment. Greece scores just a 3 out of 12 on a World Bank's strength-of-legal-rights index, actually decreasing... View Details

Keywords: by George Serafeim

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Commercial Videotaping & Photography | About

to take still photographs or video b-roll of the outside of Harvard Business School property for production, broadcast, or public dissemination must also obtain prior permission from the Marketing & Communications office. On rare... View Details

27 May 2008
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Thinking About Global

landscape. Key concepts include: Although property rights protections for investors in developing nations have improved since 1980, the new instruments are failing to satisfy the interests of either host... View Details

18 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Who Controls Water?

actual cost. Possible Solutions Reinhardt shifted the conversation to discussing solutions, such as assigning property rights to water. "In a way the history of Europeans and Asians on this continent... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Agriculture & Agribusiness

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

Stop Thinking of Climate Change as a Religious or Political Issue

Now, apparently, we do. The atmosphere's ability to process our exhaust gases, once abundant, is scarce. Scarcity isn't a bad thing. Almost everything is scarce. That's why for almost everything we have systems of property View Details

Keywords: by Forest Reinhardt; Energy; Utilities

August 2009 (Revised January 2012)
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Pandora: Royalties Kill the Web Radio Star? (A)

By: Robert C. Pozen and Alex Curtis Rosenfeld

Joe Kennedy, president and CEO of Pandora, one of the largest and most popular web (Internet) radio broadcasters, had just received bad news. The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) had announced its decision to increase the royalties required to be paid by the web radio... View Details

Keywords: Profit; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Copyright; Laws and Statutes; Rights; Internet and the Web; Media and Broadcasting Industry

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Real Estate Investing - Course Catalog

deal structuring, property types, negotiation and sourcing techniques. Stakeholder Motivations – Students will learn to understand the various stakeholders’ economic incentives, legal constraints, moral and ethical motivations and... View Details

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Strategy and Technology - Course Catalog

for technology-intensive businesses. What are effective strategies for winning in markets with network effects? How can technology be leveraged to build multisided platforms? How can firms create and capture the value from intellectual View Details

07 Aug 2012
First Look

First Look: August 7

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/13-008.pdf Risky Business: The Impact of Property Rights on Investment and Revenue in the Film Industry Authors:Venkat Kuppuswamy and Carliss Y. Baldwin Abstract Our paper... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2009
News

Letters to the Editor

Justifying Executive Pay In response to “Over the Top” in the September issue, it’s not a question of whether executive pay can be justified on legal or economic grounds (I believe it can). It’s a question of what is right and what is... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2004
News

The Business of Babies

said Spar. Pricing inequities (90 percent of couples conceive for free), inconsistent insurance coverage for fertility treatments, and ambiguous legislation around property and privacy rights all create a... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

How to Choose the Best Deal

Jim, a well-regarded residential developer operating outside Philadelphia, has been scouting around for a site for his next project. Two properties seem promising. The Abbott estate consists of seventy-five acres of woodlands and some... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Wheeler

01 Dec 2000
News

Everything Old Is New Again: The History of Technological Frontiers

apocalyptic pronouncements of pundits who declare the Internet an unprecedented development heralding the collapse of national authority. "They assert that in cyberspace, governments wither away, that they no longer have any moral right... View Details

Keywords: Laura Singleton; Microsoft; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Broadcasting (except Internet); Information

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1.21 Use of Course Work & Materials | MBA

intellectual property rights of others. For more information, students should contact the Division of Research and Faculty Development ( drfd@hbs.edu ). Guidelines for Properly Using HBS Course Materials To... View Details

01 Mar 2004
News

Chinese Premier Speaks at HBS

development are linked. He also declared that respect for private property rights is now a fact in both “law and practice.” China, Wen concluded, is “a country in reform and opening up and a rising power... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

01 Mar 2017
News

Lego Stays on Script

exposed to many different properties and have a strong affinity for characters,” he says. Characters like Superman, Scooby-Doo, and Shaquille O’Neal can be a great way to engage new Lego users on or off the big screen, Moynihan adds, with... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

04 Apr 2017
Blog Post

Why I Love My Job: Jerry Murphy at The Davis Companies

The Davis Companies?The variety. Every market and property is different and comes with its own problems to solve. I enjoy the challenge of trying to figure out the right business plan for a new investment... View Details

Keywords: Real Estate

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Dana Hoffmann

your bills, it’s a great career choice.“ A chance call from a friend of a friend in Silicon Valley turned Hoffmann’s attention from tennis to Portico. The caller explained that he was in property management and tenant relocation and... View Details

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