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  • 25 Apr 2005
  • Research & Ideas

New Learning at American Home Products

in moving out of lower-value into higher-value paths as technologies and markets changed. Before World War II those managers became proficient in monitoring the processes of production and marketing in each... View Details
Keywords: by Alfred D. Chandler Jr.; Chemical; Health; Manufacturing; Pharmaceutical
  • 13 Nov 2012
  • First Look

First Look: November 13

from Olympus in October 2011. It discusses the repercussions following an investigation into the fraud and the report that was released thereafter. It also discusses the lawsuit that followed (filed by... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Sep 2012
  • What Do You Think?

Will Business Management Save US Health Care?

research by Harvard colleagues claiming that the majority of malpractice lawsuits result primarily from poor attitude and failed personal relationships rather than medical mistakes.) Perhaps hiring for... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Health
  • 20 Jan 2015
  • First Look

First Look: January 20

over the first thirty-four years of the FASB (1973-2006). We examine the influence of auditors' lobbying incentives arising from three basic factors: managing expected litigation and regulatory costs;... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Dec 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Just How Independent are ‘Independent’ Directors?

unique case, with most of its companies owned by either the state or large families, and lacking checks and balances such as shareholder voting and class action View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 02 Mar 2016
  • What Do You Think?

Is Apple’s Real Privacy Challenge Technology Innovation Itself?

least initially, refused the government’s order and subsequent lawsuit on the grounds doing so runs the risk of making public the workings of a device intended to serve the security interests of its users.... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology
  • September 2019 (Revised May 2020)
  • Supplement

Keroche (D): Transforming the Core Business

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Pippa Tubman Armerding
This case describes Keroche co-founder Tabitha Karanja’s decision to exit the wine business following the Kenyan government’s 2007 increase in excise taxes on wine. In August 2007, Keroche introduced the vodka drink Viena Ice as a replacement for its fortified wines,... View Details
Keywords: Keroche; Alcohol; Alcoholic Beverages; Alcoholic Drinks; Beverages; Drinks; Wine Industry; Wine; Fortified Wine; Viena; Viena Ice; Beer; Beer Market; Premium Beer; Manufacturing; Summit Lager; Business Ventures; Business Exit or Shutdown; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Small Business; Family Business; Crime and Corruption; Customer Focus and Relationships; Decisions; Income; Demographics; Geographic Scope; Geographic Location; Goods and Commodities; Government Legislation; Growth and Development; Business History; Lawsuits and Litigation; Laws and Statutes; Lawfulness; Goals and Objectives; Consumer Behavior; Market Entry and Exit; Problems and Challenges; Safety; Social Issues; Poverty; Strategy; Competition; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Kenya; Nairobi; Africa
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  • 17 Feb 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 17

team. Now Westergren, the founder who has taken over as CEO, is facing even deeper pressures as he finds out about a lawsuit filed by former employees, and he is wondering if it is time to give up on ever... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Jun 2015
  • News

Creating Change

(HBS Archives Photographs: Student Life) In 1970, there were no female members of the Harvard Club of New York City, and women entered the club through a separate entrance. Alumna Roslyn Payne (MBA 1970) and... View Details
Keywords: April White
  • 04 May 2010
  • First Look

First Look: May 4

  PublicationsAnnual Review of Financial Economics Editors:Andrew W. Lo and Robert C. Merton Publication:Vol. 1. Palo Alto: Annual Reviews, 2009 An abstract is unavailable at this time. Publisher's Book Abstract:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace

    Larissa Bifano

    Larissa S. Bifano concentrates on patent and other intellectual property strategy, counseling, prosecution, diligence, and litigation in the United States Patent View Details
    • 20 Aug 2018
    • Research & Ideas

    Bargain Hunters Beware: A Store's 'Original Price' Might Not Be After All

    marketing chicanery almost by accident. He was working on a related project involving a major US-based clothing and accessories brand (he can’t say which), when he noticed something odd happening at their outlet stores. “They never even... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Advertising; Retail
    • 28 May 2007
    • Research & Ideas

    How Property Ownership Changes Your World View

    What happens when a person owns property? Aside from the well-established financial benefits of equity and potential access to credit, there is the equally strong pull of the American Dream and everything it... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Hanna
    • 31 Mar 2009
    • First Look

    First Look: March 31, 2009

    the "opportunistic behavior" hypothesis, private equity firms have higher quality accruals and a lower propensity to manage income than public equity firms. We further find that public equity firms report more conservatively, in... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • April 2010
    • Teaching Note

    Carrot or Stick? Getting Paid for Innovation at Tessera Technologies (TN)

    By: Willy C. Shih
    Teaching Note for 610085. View Details
    Keywords: Patents; Production; Situation or Environment; Law Enforcement; Lawsuits and Litigation; Information Technology; Growth and Development; Innovation and Invention; Technology Industry; Semiconductor Industry
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    • 18 Sep 2007
    • First Look

    First Look: September 18, 2007

    2006. Examines the possible impact that public litigation will have on the two firms. The impact of the litigation will be different for each firm because they are at dissimilar development stages View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 29 Apr 2015
    • Lessons from the Classroom

    Use Personal Experience to Pick Winning Stocks

    placed a bet that the US government would intervene. When class action lawsuits began popping up in several states, Newcombe knew she had the catalyst she needed. A few months after she placed the trade, the company issued a profit... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services
    • 10 Aug 2010
    • First Look

    First Look: August 10

      PublicationsAdverse Selection in Online 'Trust' Certifications and Search Results Author:Benjamin G. Edelman Publication:Electronic Commerce Research and Applications (June 2010) Abstract Widely used... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 25 Feb 2020
    • News

    3-Minute Briefing: Ellen Pao (MBA 1998)

    Tech has real social and ethical responsibilities, but we’ve seen that the current leadership of these platforms is not willing to make changes to promote a healthier ecosystem. When I was at Reddit, its culture needed a lot of work,... View Details
    Keywords: April White; photo by Eric Millette
    • 15 May 2012
    • First Look

    First Look: May 15

      PublicationsThe Two Facets of Collaboration: Cooperation and Coordination in Strategic Alliances Authors:Ranjay Gulati, Franz Wohlgezogen, and Pavel Zhelyazkov Publication:The Academy of Management Annals... View Details
    Keywords: Carmen Nobel