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  • July 1987 (Revised January 1993)
  • Background Note

Legal Restrictions on Marketing Management, Introduction

Reviews several key areas in the marketing manager's legal environment and is organized around the marketing mix variables. In the pricing section it covers price fixing, resale price maintenance, discriminatory pricing, and predatory pricing. In the distribution... View Details
Keywords: Law; Marketing
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  • July 2018 (Revised August 2018)
  • Case

Rocky Mountain Condiments: Close Encounters with the Legal System for the First Time

By: Lena G. Goldberg
The founder of a Colorado start-up focused on developing a line of condiments confronts a host of legal issues that threaten the viability of her young enterprise. She is suing a co-packer for, among other things, breach of contract, theft of recipes and trade secrets,... View Details
Keywords: Law And Regulation; Start-ups; Founders' Agreements; Cross-Border Jurisdiction; Torts; Consumer Protection; Non-disclosure Agreements; Intellectual Property Protection; Fraud; Legal Remedies; Law; Lawsuits and Litigation; Laws and Statutes; Business Startups; Contracts; Intellectual Property; Food and Beverage Industry
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  • July 2005 (Revised August 2006)
  • Background Note

Deception in Business: A Legal Perspective

By: Lynn S. Paine and Christopher Bruner
Discusses several of the most important prohibitions on deception found in U.S. law, starting with the basic elements of liability for fraud and moving to important antifraud provisions in federal statutes, restrictions on "misrepresentation" in consumer and contract... View Details
Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Lawfulness
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  • August 2005 (Revised April 2015)
  • Background Note

Employment At Will: A Legal Perspective

By: Lynn S. Paine and Christopher M. Bruner
Provides a brief overview of the employment-at-will doctrine, an important concept unique to the U.S. legal system and business landscape. Briefly surveys the history and development of this doctrine and certain limitations and exceptions to it, as well as some of the... View Details
Keywords: Business History; Resignation and Termination; Employment; Common Law; Laws and Statutes; Business and Government Relations; United States
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  • 10 Mar 2016
  • Video

Legal Aspects of Starting a Social Enterprise

    Best-selling and New Cases by Ben Esty

    Best-Selling (MOST POPULAR) Cases:  

      1) Eaton: Portfolio Transformation & Cost of... View Details

    • December 2019 (Revised November 2023)
    • Background Note

    Legal Analysis: Insider Trading Liability

    By: Trevor Fetter, Eugene F. Soltes and Grant Wahlquist
    There are numerous restrictions against trading on material, nonpublic information (MNPI)—typically called “insider trading.” This note describes the limitations facing managers and investors as enforced civilly and criminally within the United States. View Details
    Keywords: Insider Trading; Legal Liability; Ethics; Crime and Corruption; Finance; United States
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    • March 2022 (Revised February 2024)
    • Case

    El Salvador: Launching Bitcoin as Legal Tender

    By: Laura Alfaro, Carla Larangeira and Ruth Costas
    In June 2021, Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s president, surprised the world with the announcement that the country would adopt bitcoin as legal tender, becoming the first nation to do so. Bitcoin was mostly used for trading and had one of the most volatile track records... View Details
    Keywords: Bitcoin; Cryptocurrency; Currency; Financial Strategy; Economic Growth; Governance; Macroeconomics; Assets; Latin America; El Salvador
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    • Article

    To Drive Efforts...Don't Tiptoe Around Your Legal Risk

    By: Edward Chang and Bonnie Levine
    Many Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives are scuttled because DEI leaders and legal teams feel themselves to be at odds over questions of acceptable risk. DEI leaders see lawyers as guardians of the status quo, whereas legal experts, trained to... View Details
    Keywords: Diversity; Risk Management; Legal Liability
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    • April 2006
    • Background Note

    Legal Aspects of Management: Anticipating and Managing Risk

    Describes the sixth and final module of the Harvard Business School MBA second-year elective course Legal Aspects of Management. This module deals with the way firms should approach business risks in order to avoid legal liability and how firms can use contracts to... View Details
    Keywords: Risk Management; Contracts; Legal Liability
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    • March 2022 (Revised November 2024)
    • Background Note

    Legal Analysis: Bribery and Corruption

    By: Nien-he Hsieh, Louis Caldera, Christopher Diak and Matthew Souba
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    • June 1992 (Revised August 1992)
    • Case

    Parker-Spencer: The Legal Form of Joint Ventures

    Parker Co., a U.S. based agricultural chemical company with $4 billion in sales, has agreed to a joint venture with Spencer, Inc., a smaller U.S. based company, to develop and market a new herbicide for corn. The two companies must consider marketing, tax, and... View Details
    Keywords: Business Organization; Joint Ventures; Taxation; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Chemical Industry; United States
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    • 8 Jun 2012 - 12 Jun 2012
    • Lecture

    Legal Challenges of Distributed Innovation

    By: Carliss Y. Baldwin
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    • February 2000 (Revised September 2002)
    • Teaching Note

    Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. TN

    By: Paul M. Healy
    Teaching Note for (9-100-037). View Details
    Keywords: Insurance Industry
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    • 19 Mar 2012
    • News

    The push to legalize crowdfunding

    • September 2019
    • Supplement

    Legal Time Case – Video Short 2

    By: Christine L Exley, Katherine B. Coffman and Joshua Schwartzstein
    Legal Time is a two-party dynamic negotiation simulation. Students take the role of either the prosecution or the defense in a case that centers on a client who has been accused of spear-heading a conspiracy to commit wire fraud. This conflict-resolution scenario gives... View Details
    Keywords: Conflict Resolution; Time Stress; Negotiation; Conflict and Resolution; Fairness; Learning
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    • July 2003 (Revised February 2004)
    • Background Note

    M&A Legal Context: Hostile Takeovers

    By: Carliss Y. Baldwin, Constance E. Bagley and James Quinn
    Introduces students to the main tactical maneuvers used by hostile bidders, including bear hugs, proxy fights, tender offers, and toeholds. Also describes how, in the United States, tender offers are regulated by the federal government via the Williams Act. View Details
    Keywords: Acquisition; Cash; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Code Law; Bids and Bidding; United States
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    • January 2025
    • Case

    Ontra: Embracing GenAI in the Legal Technology Industry

    By: Christopher Stanton and George Gonzalez
    Ontra built a network of legal professionals to enable financial institutions to outsource contract negotiations. The rise of generative AI inspired the company to build software solutions to streamline its processes through automation. Now company leadership must... View Details
    Keywords: Transformation; AI and Machine Learning; Applications and Software; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Business Strategy; Legal Services Industry; Legal Services Industry; United States
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    • January 2022 (Revised January 2023)
    • Technical Note

    Legal Analysis: Sexual Misconduct in the Workplace

    By: J.S. Nelson and Trevor Fetter
    This background piece describes the spectrum of sexual misconduct, from sexual assault through sexual harassment to gender discrimination. It outlines the patterns involved in this behavior, the legal process for reporting it, and its prevalence both domestically and... View Details
    Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Gender; Social Psychology; Behavior; Lawsuits and Litigation
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    • October 2024
    • Teaching Note

    El Salvador: Launching Bitcoin as Legal Tender

    By: Laura Alfaro
    Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 322-055. In June 2021, Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s president, surprised the world with the announcement that the country would adopt bitcoin as legal tender, becoming the first nation to do so. Bitcoin was mostly used for trading and had... View Details
    Keywords: Bitcoin; Cryptocurrency; Currency; Financial Strategy; Economic Growth; Governance; Macroeconomics; Assets; Government Administration; Latin America; El Salvador
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