Filter Results:
(1,145)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(1,145)
- People (1)
- News (318)
- Research (708)
- Events (5)
- Multimedia (14)
- Faculty Publications (419)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(1,145)
- People (1)
- News (318)
- Research (708)
- Events (5)
- Multimedia (14)
- Faculty Publications (419)
- Article
Bargaining with Imperfect Enforcement
By: Lucy White and Mark Williams
The game-theoretic bargaining literature insists on non-cooperative bargaining procedure but allows 'cooperative' implementation of agreements. The effect of this is to allow free-reign of bargaining power with no check upon it. In reality, courts cannot... View Details
Keywords: Agreements and Arrangements; Body of Literature; Contracts; Motivation and Incentives; Code Law; Game Theory
White, Lucy, and Mark Williams. "Bargaining with Imperfect Enforcement." RAND Journal of Economics 40, no. 2 (Summer 2009).
- 04 Aug 2014
- News
Why You Must Pay Attention to Bad Vibes
- 11 May 2022
- News
Why One Little Goof Drove Wordle Fans Nuts
- 31 Jan 2014
- News
On Section 377, a call to leadership
- 29 May 2008
- News
America the Difficult
- January 2006 (Revised July 2006)
- Case
Drug Testing in Nigeria (A)
By: Debora L. Spar
In 1996, a meningitis epidemic swept across Nigeria. Thousands of children were struck and, lacking appropriate medicine, were liable to die from the disease. Doctors at Pfizer had an antibiotic that could probably save most of these children's lives. The drug was new,... View Details
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Health Pandemics; Health Testing and Trials; Developing Countries and Economies; Pharmaceutical Industry; Nigeria
Spar, Debora L., and Adam Day. "Drug Testing in Nigeria (A)." Harvard Business School Case 706-033, January 2006. (Revised July 2006.)
- 03 Jan 2022
- News
Pushing Social Media Platforms to Self-Regulate
- October 1981 (Revised June 1982)
- Case
Concept Devices, Inc.: International Market Entry
Concept is a highly touted startup venture in distributed data processing computers. The company has only made one sale to date, but has an order backlog for its unique product and expects an almost vertical growth curve. The company has been courted seriously by... View Details
Bonoma, Thomas V. "Concept Devices, Inc.: International Market Entry." Harvard Business School Case 582-052, October 1981. (Revised June 1982.)
- 09 Nov 2017
- HBS Seminar
Alfonso Gambardella, Bocconi University
- 30 Jul 2013
- News
You Found Your Product-Market Fit. Now What?
- December 1984 (Revised July 2005)
- Case
Burnet vs. Logan
By: Henry B. Reiling
The taxpayer sold mining company stocks and was to be paid royalty as ore was extracted from the corporation's mine. Because the factual issues of whether ore would be extracted and, if so, how much and when were so indeterminate, the court held that the contract right... View Details
Reiling, Henry B. "Burnet vs. Logan." Harvard Business School Case 285-086, December 1984. (Revised July 2005.)
- June 1984 (Revised July 2005)
- Case
Commissioner v. Duberstein
By: Henry B. Reiling
In two cases consolidated for decision, the Court articulates the tests to be used when deciding whether an item is income or a gift and therefore, not income. Both cases are colorful. The first involves the unsolicited receipt of a Cadillac. The second involves... View Details
Reiling, Henry B. "Commissioner v. Duberstein." Harvard Business School Case 284-074, June 1984. (Revised July 2005.)
- 09 Nov 2020
- News
The Case for a COVID Vaccine Lottery
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
From social media to the grocery store to the corner office and all the way to the stratosphere, the research and entrepreneurial adventures HBS faculty, doctoral students and... View Details
- November 2013 (Revised January 2015)
- Case
Obamacare
By: Matthew Weinzierl and Katrina Flanagan
One vote in June, 2012, decided the fate of President Barack Obama's crowning first-term achievement: universal health insurance. Chief Justice John Roberts of the U.S. Supreme Court cast the deciding vote to uphold the keystone of the reform: the mandate to purchase... View Details
Keywords: Universal Health Insurance; Adverse Selection; Leviathan; Courts and Trials; Judgments; Insurance; Health Care and Treatment; Government and Politics; Insurance Industry; Public Administration Industry; Health Industry; United States
Weinzierl, Matthew, and Katrina Flanagan. "Obamacare." Harvard Business School Case 714-029, November 2013. (Revised January 2015.)
- September 1973 (Revised October 1980)
- Case
Sea Pines Racquet Club
By: W. Earl Sasser
The student is required to develop a strategy for a tennis club of a large resort area. The tennis director must decide how many courts he needs to build within the next three years, what surface they should have, and how much he should charge for their use.... View Details
Keywords: Price; Service Operations; Organizations; Performance Capacity; Planning; Strategy; Accommodations Industry; Sports Industry
Sasser, W. Earl. "Sea Pines Racquet Club." Harvard Business School Case 674-011, September 1973. (Revised October 1980.)
- 09 Mar 2018
- News