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Blake Landro

Motivated to make a difference in the world, Blake Landro seriously considered law school. But while working at a law firm after college, Blake found that he “liked the... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2011
  • News

A Modest Tax Proposal

"How about 'No new taxes after these new taxes'?" © James Stevenson/The New Yorker Collection/www.cartoonbank.com As Congress starts the next round of debt ceiling negotiations, the US Chamber of Commerce and other business groups are advocating tax relief for foreign... View Details
Keywords: Robert C. Pozen; tax holidays
  • 13 Aug 1998
  • Keynote Speech

Ethics, Human Rights, and International Business." Panelist. "World Congress of Philosophy

By: Lynn S. Paine
Keywords: Ethics; Rights; Globalized Firms and Management
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  • 01 Oct 1997
  • News

Antitrust in Historical Perspective

only a recent phenomenon. For most of American history, companies in the domestic economy either were protected by tariff laws or were so much stronger than non-U.S. firms that they could act pretty much as... View Details
Keywords: Thomas K. McCraw and Richard S. Tedlow
  • 24 Mar 2009
  • First Look

First Look: March 24, 2009

six years, it is contrasted to social and political pressures within the country, volatility in global oil markets, and severe political problems in the Middle East. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=709042 Shanghai... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Apr 2000
  • News

Q & A: A Conversation with IRS Chief Charles Rossotti

technology and customer relations, are models you'd like to emulate. Technology and customer relations are keys toward helping taxpayers have confidence in us and the way we do business. So we are looking at the private sector, particularly at companies such as credit... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
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Should Business Have Human Rights Obligations?

By: Nien-he Hsieh
Businesses and their managers are increasingly called upon to take on human rights obligations. Focusing on the case of multinational enterprises (MNEs), the paper argues we have reason to reject assigning human rights obligations to business enterprises and their... View Details
Keywords: Human Rights; Ruggie Principles; Corporate Responsibility; Multinationals; Rights; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
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  • May 1994 (Revised July 1994)
  • Case

International Sourcing in Athletic Footwear: NIKE and Reebok

Nike and Reebok, the two largest athletic footwear companies, look to contractors in Asia to manufacture their shoes. Sourcing from Asia offers advantages of low cost and flexibility, but raises questions about human rights and corporate responsibility. How Nike and... View Details
Keywords: Rights; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Apparel and Accessories Industry
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  • July 2005
  • Teaching Note

Multinational Corporations in Apartheid-Era South Africa: The Issue of Reparations (TN)

By: Geoffrey G. Jones
Teaching Note to (9-804-027). View Details
Keywords: Lawsuits and Litigation; Globalized Firms and Management; South Africa
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  • 01 Oct 1997
  • News

Terence P. Stewart

of Stewart and Stewart, a Washington-based law firm that represents both domestic and foreign clients on issues of trade and international law, Stewart understands that such disagreements are the predictable... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons

    Arthur E. Andersen

    Andersen built a small auditing firm into one of the largest accounting consultancy operations in the world. Andersen capitalized on the passage of federal income tax laws in the early decades of the... View Details
    Keywords: Services
    • October 2009 (Revised February 2010)
    • Case

    Wiwa v. Royal Dutch/Shell

    By: Lynn S. Paine and Lara Adamsons
    On the eve of trial, and after nearly 14 years of pre-trial litigation, the parties in Wiwa v. Royal Dutch/Shell jointly announced that the four U.S. lawsuits stemming from the execution of the Ogoni Nine in 1995 had been settled. View Details
    Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Accountability; Lawsuits and Litigation; Nigeria; United States
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    • 01 Jun 2003
    • News

    Up Against The Firewall

    to law enforcement? How much disclosure is legally required, and how much is appropriate ethically? How will disclosure affect the company’s stock price and prospects for attracting future business? For any executive, it’s a nightmare... View Details
    Keywords: Garry Emmons; Robert Austin; Corporate Services; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services
    • 01 Dec 2004
    • News

    One-on-One with William H. Donaldson

    called upon Wall Street and corporate executives “to create a new environment of integrity and accountability.” He seemed uniquely suited to lead that effort. Donaldson was cofounder, with two HBS colleagues, chairman and CEO of the investment banking View Details
    Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance; Administration of Economic Programs; Government
    • Profile

    Roy Ben-Dor

    of thinking." New roles In previous summers, Roy has interned with the Paul Hastings law firm on bankruptcies and private equity, and in a management training program with Bridgewater Associates. But... View Details
    • 01 Jun 2010
    • News

    $how Me the Money

    petition that calls for greater transparency in the global financial system and stronger enforcement of international money-monitoring laws and regulations. For Baker, this is the latest salvo in a long campaign that began in Nigeria,... View Details
    Keywords: Garry Emmons; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Legal Services; Professional Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
    • 01 Mar 2010
    • News

    Rx for Too Big to Fail

    (and hugely leveraged) firms played a pivotal role in causing the crisis, inflating the bubble on the way up and driving the panic on the way down. They were also the undeserving beneficiaries of hundreds of billions in federal bailout... View Details
    Keywords: David Moss; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Finance; Administration of Economic Programs; Government
    • 01 Mar 2008
    • News

    Supporting the Troops

    (MBA 11/’47), cofounder of the Wall Street firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, served in the Navy in World War II and says the GI Bill helped him earn degrees from Swarthmore College, HBS, and Columbia Law School.... View Details
    Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Finance
    • 07 Aug 2007
    • First Look

    First Look: August 7, 2007

      Working PapersThe New Market for Federal Judicial Law Clerks Authors:Christopher Avery, Christine Jolls, Richard Posner, and Alvin E. Roth Abstract In the past, judges have often hired applicants for judicial clerkships as early as the... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
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    Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit, Information, and the Courts

    the Courts Credit and Information Technology Credit in a Consumer Society Research Links Credits As pioneers of the nascent information industry, the nineteenth-century credit ratings firms survived near-fatal attacks on several fronts.... View Details