Publications

20 Dec 2022
News

Singing to the Corn

contract to publish a book, Rediscovering America, and advises local institutions including the Josyln Art Museum, the Omaha Children's Museum, and View Details

17 Apr 2022
Book

How to Avoid the 'Ethical Slide' That Leads Companies Astray

tempting to shoplift a small item, the opportunity to make millions of dollars by insider trading or cheating on a large contract is far more enticing.) As a result, businesspeople must always remain aware... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

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

Web

Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

Inside the Firm , Article, Review of Economics and Statistics (forthcoming) Pre-published online October 29, 2024. With Achyuta Adhvaryu, Vittorio Bassi, and Anant Nyshadham. Absenteeism, Productivity, and Relational View Details

01 Sep 2020
News

The Devil You Don’t Know

demand-side recession or depression. Producers (businesses) realize they’re going to have less demand for their products in the future, so they start contracting their operations. That means laying people... View Details

March 2020 (Revised August 2020)
Case

Culture at Google

By: Nien-hê Hsieh, Amy Klopfenstein and Sarah Mehta

Beginning in 2017, technology (tech) company Google faced a series of employee-relations issues that threatened its unique culture of innovation and open communication. Issues included protests surrounding Google’s contracts with the U.S. government, restrictions of... View Details

03 Mar 2014
HBS Case

Decommoditizing the Canned Tomato

materials," says Shelman.) Most processors try to pay farmers as little as possible for their tomatoes. They enter contracts with farmers early in the year, but in years with large harvests they might find... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Food & Beverage; Retail

October 1994
Background Note

Note on Crude Oil and Crude Oil Derivatives Markets

By: Andre F. Perold, Wai Lee and Kuljot Singh

Briefly describes the crude oil markets and common derivatives contracts written on oil. The contracts are oil forward and futures contracts, and over-the-counter oil price swaps. View Details

Keywords: Non-Renewable Energy; Futures and Commodity Futures; Credit Derivatives and Swaps; Contracts; Energy Industry

16 Jun 2021
HBS Case

Cruising in Crisis: How Carnival Is Riding Out the COVID-19 Storm

On February 1, 2020, a passenger who had been on Carnival’s Diamond Princess ship docked in Japan tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. Soon afterward, 700 people on the ship View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Travel

13 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

The Inner Life of Leaders

election, and we rid ourselves of the disastrous George W. Bush administration. Q: How will you continue to explore the rich aspects of leadership that you have described in Hedgehogs and Foxes? What is your... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

29 Oct 2000
Research & Ideas

The Entrepreneurial Venture: A Conversation

you have seen recessions and market fluctuations), what is your advice to less-seasoned HBS graduates? O'Lear: Buckle your seatbelt. If you accept the premise that the U.S. postindustrial economy reflects... View Details

Keywords: by Susan Young

2009
Chapter

The Effects of a Central Clearinghouse on Job Placement, Wages, and Hiring Practices

By: Muriel Niederle and Alvin E. Roth

New gastroenterologists participated in a labor market clearinghouse (a "match") from 1986 through the late 1990s, after which the match was abandoned. This provides an opportunity to study the effects of a match by observing the differences in the outcomes and... View Details

Keywords: Labor; Market Timing; Marketplace Matching; Failure

11 Sep 2006
Research & Ideas

Negotiating When the Rules Suddenly Change

when they radically restructured their collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The new CBA instituted a uniform cap (as well as a floor) on team payrolls. It also set maximums and minimums for individual View Details

Keywords: by Michael Wheeler; Sports

January 2020 (Revised November 2020)
Case

Crisis at the 11th Hour

By: David G. Fubini, Rebecca Henderson, Sarah Gulick and Trevor Fetter

A successful lawyer describes an important decision she had to make as a young attorney about whether to disclose information in a contract. View Details

Keywords: Contracts; Agreements and Arrangements; Attorney and Client Relationships; Rank and Position; Trust; Decisions; Legal Services Industry; New York (city, NY)