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- 2017
- Working Paper
Patent Trolls and Small Business Employment
By: Ian Appel, Joan Farre-Mensa and Elena Simintzi
We analyze how frivolous patent-infringement claims made by “patent trolls” affect small firms’ ability to create jobs, raise capital, and survive. Our identification strategy exploits the staggered passage of anti-patent-troll laws at the state level. We find that the... View Details
Appel, Ian, Joan Farre-Mensa, and Elena Simintzi. "Patent Trolls and Small Business Employment." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-072, February 2017.
- November 1999 (Revised November 2000)
- Case
International Business Machines Corporation (C)
By: David F. Hawkins
A financial analyst is examining IBM's 1998 tax note to understand better how the company's 1998 tax note was determined. Teaching purpose: Illustrates deferred tax accounting. View Details
Keywords: History; Earnings Management; Taxation; Decision Making; Business Model; Business Earnings; Information Infrastructure; Mathematical Methods; Private Sector; Accounting Audits; Accounting Industry; Computer Industry
Hawkins, David F. "International Business Machines Corporation (C)." Harvard Business School Case 100-034, November 1999. (Revised November 2000.)
- 16 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
Why Business Travel Still Matters in a Zoom World
Nonstop flights generally make traveling more pleasant—but can they lead to innovation, too, especially in the global context? Research suggests that they can, with important takeaways for managers reinstating business travel in a world... View Details
- 2010
- Dictionary Entry
Civil Society - Business Relations
By: James E. Austin and Alnoor Ebrahim
Keywords: Civil Society or Community; Business and Community Relations; Business Ventures; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
Austin, James E., and Alnoor Ebrahim. "Civil Society - Business Relations." In International Encyclopedia of Civil Society, edited by Helmut K. Anheier and Stefan Toepler. New York: Springer, 2010.
- 2016
- Working Paper
Algorithmic Foundations for Business Strategy
By: Mihnea Moldoveanu
I introduce algorithmic and meta-algorithmic models for the study of strategic problem solving, aimed at illuminating the processes and procedures by which strategic managers and firms deal with complex problems. These models allow us to explore the relationship... View Details
Moldoveanu, Mihnea. "Algorithmic Foundations for Business Strategy." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-036, October 2016.
- 1 Feb 1992
- Conference Presentation
Information Technology and Business Transformation
By: L. M. Applegate
- March 2024 (Revised February 2025)
- Case
Doing Business in São Paulo, Brazil
The case gives readers an overview of key factors of doing business in Brazil, including Brazil’s economic transformation since its colonial years until 2023, when leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in for his third term, after the most polarized... View Details
Keywords: Business Cycles; Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Growth; Economic Sectors; Economy; Macroeconomics; Business History; International Relations; Political Elections; Taxation; Consumer Behavior; Brazil; Latin America; Sao Paulo
Alfaro, Laura, Hise O. Gibson, Leonard A. Schlesinger, and Pedro Levindo. "Doing Business in São Paulo, Brazil." Harvard Business School Case 324-079, March 2024. (Revised February 2025.)
- February 2009 (Revised November 2010)
- Case
Marquee: The Business of Nightlife
By: Anita Elberse, Ryan Barlow and Sheldon Wong
In December 2008, nightlife impresario Noah Tepperberg is celebrating the fifth anniversary of his New York City nightclub Marquee. While most clubs are over within their first one-and-a-half years, Tepperberg has succeeded in keeping Marquee one of NYC's hottest clubs... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Customer Focus and Relationships; Cost; Marketing Strategy; Competition; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; New York (city, NY)
Elberse, Anita, Ryan Barlow, and Sheldon Wong. "Marquee: The Business of Nightlife." Harvard Business School Case 509-019, February 2009. (Revised November 2010.)
- 1999
- Chapter
Ethics, Organizations and Business Schools
By: L. S. Paine and Thomas R. Piper
Paine, L. S., and Thomas R. Piper. "Ethics, Organizations and Business Schools." In The Intellectual Venture Capitalist: John H. McArthur and the Work of the Harvard Business School, 1980-1995, edited by T. K. McCraw and J. L. Cruikshank. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1999.
- 2022
- Contribution
Sport Business in the Classroom
Greyser, Stephen A. "Sport Business in the Classroom." Contribution to The Sport Business Handbook: Insights from 100+ Leaders Who Shaped 50 Years of the Industry. Paperback edition, edited by Rick Horrow. Human Kinetics, Inc., 2022.
- Article
Building a Better Baby Business
By: Debora Spar and Anna M. Harrington
Spar, Debora, and Anna M. Harrington. "Building a Better Baby Business." Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology 10, no. 1 (2009): 41–69.
- July 2017 (Revised August 2019)
- Case
Bluemercury: Leading High Growth Businesses
Applegate, Lynda M. "Bluemercury: Leading High Growth Businesses." Harvard Business School Case 818-025, July 2017. (Revised August 2019.)
- March 2008
- Article
The Business of Selling Movies
By: F. Du, J. Gong, Tatiana Sandino, W. Van der Stede and M. Young
Du, F., J. Gong, Tatiana Sandino, W. Van der Stede, and M. Young. "The Business of Selling Movies." Strategic Finance 89, no. 9 (March 2008): 35–41.
- September 2005
- Article
Building Loyalty in Business Markets
By: Das Narayandas
Narayandas, Das. "Building Loyalty in Business Markets." Tool Kit. Harvard Business Review 83, no. 9 (September 2005): 131–139.
- 1997
- Book
Discovering Your Career in Business
By: Timothy Butler and James Waldroop
Keywords: Personal Development and Career
Butler, Timothy, and James Waldroop. Discovering Your Career in Business. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Longman, 1997. (Foreign Edition: Dutch.)
- November 1981 (Revised January 1984)
- Background Note
Note on the Property-Casualty Business
By: David E. Bell
Keywords: Insurance
Bell, David E. "Note on the Property-Casualty Business." Harvard Business School Background Note 182-143, November 1981. (Revised January 1984.)
- July 1997 (Revised August 1997)
- Teaching Note
Harvard Business School Publishing TN
By: David A. Garvin and Artemis March
Teaching Note for (9-397-028). View Details
- 1982
- Book
Business Law: Text and Cases
By: Henry B. Reiling, George C. Thompson, Gerald P. Brady and Frank J. Macchiarola
Reiling, Henry B., George C. Thompson, Gerald P. Brady, and Frank J. Macchiarola. Business Law: Text and Cases. Kent Publishing Co., 1982.