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- 28 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Eyes Shut: The Consequences of Not Noticing
lawsuits against Blitz had followed. A former Blitz employee has testified that Blitz presented a revised gas can design to Walmart that would prevent the burn injuries by installing an "arrestor," a device that would prevent a... View Details
- 29 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 29
stringent inspections and enforcement of safety standards in Bangladesh's garment factories. The proposal was met by opposition from several U.S. firms, which claimed the proposal carried too a high a risk of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- January 2024
- Supplement
Accounting Red Flags or Red Herrings at Catalent? (B)
By: Joseph Pacelli, ZeSean Ali and Tom Quinn
GlassHouse Research identified accounting red flags at Catalent. Fiat Lux Partners countered most of GlassHouse’s claims. Who was right? This update explores the aftermath of the short seller duel. View Details
Keywords: Accounting Audits; Acquisition; Budgets and Budgeting; Business Earnings; Earnings Management; Cost Accounting; Fair Value Accounting; Financial Reporting; Revenue Recognition; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Fairness; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Government Legislation; Conflict of Interests; Announcements; Blogs; Debates; Lawsuits and Litigation; Stocks; Performance Productivity; Pharmaceutical Industry; Accounting Industry; United States
Pacelli, Joseph, ZeSean Ali, and Tom Quinn. "Accounting Red Flags or Red Herrings at Catalent? (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 124-055, January 2024.
- 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
- 19 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Activist Board Members Increase Firm’s Market Value
two organizations jointly filed a lawsuit against the SEC, arguing that the rule violated the Administrative Procedure Act and that the SEC failed to properly assess the rule's effects on "efficiency,... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- Web
Research Resources | Baker Library
including sunglasses, anti-glare visors, polarizers, cameras, and film to a rapidly evolving range of markets. Artifacts Collection, 1933–2006 (Series XIII) Artifacts manufactured and collected by Polaroid... View Details
Larissa Bifano
Larissa Bifano concentrates on patent and other intellectual property strategy, counseling, prosecution, diligence, and litigation in the United States Patent View Details
Keywords: Legal
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Winning Legally
simply to accept responsibility and apologize. Few litigators go into a courtroom thinking they will lose — but examples abound of cases where they were wrong. When companies have an in-house general... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 11 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 11
national stakeholders to initiate litigation against the focal firm. We test our predictions using a two-pronged empirical strategy. Our empirical context relates to herbal patents from emerging markets, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 14
2016 Scientists Making a Difference: One Hundred Eminent Behavioral and Brain Scientists Talk about Their Most Important Contributions The Motivation for Creativity By: Amabile, Teresa M. Abstract—Scientists Making a Difference is a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 14
However, a 2008 patent infringement lawsuit filed by St. Jude Medical, the VCD market leader, loomed large. The case was on appeal, and a three-judge panel would hear arguments in March 2013. If... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
Who is Boss in the Sharing Economy?
argued, the company was "involved in every aspect of the operation"-from how many rides drivers had to accept in an hour to how they had to interact with customers. Two separate class-action lawsuits against Uber View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Truth Be Told
alike are increasingly relying on whistleblowers to prevent and investigate fraud, the professors realized, there is little understanding about the real risks faced by an employee who steps forward. Dey and... View Details
- 27 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 27, 2009
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 achieving his vision. Purchase the case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 26, 2016
lawsuits alleging that its products contained asbestos and had caused hundreds of thousands of people to contract asbestos-related diseases, such as mesothelioma and lung... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jun 2013
- Op-Ed
How to Do Away with the Dangers of Outsourcing
challenge of managing relationships with "partners" or "associates." Yet as the Rana Plaza disaster and too many other examples show, every outsourced stop along the supply and production... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
A Primer on Patents
call center, although he had little to do with the invention of the telephone or computer. Financial and software firms will probably end up paying this fellow several billion dollars in royalties. Fighting his View Details
- 02 Sep 2010
- What Do You Think?
How Transparent Should Boards Be?
will be accompanied by a "quitclaim" letter settling the case with an agreement that the CEO will make no further statement about the matter. This group argues that if the CEO is fired for cause, it will almost certainly result in a View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 10 Jul 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: It’s a Bad Idea to Ban Customers From Recording Videos
Consumers delight in using smartphones to record their experiences and surroundings, but for businesses, such devices present tricky challenges. Suppose a customer encounters a hair in her food, a spill in an aisle, or a rude clerk.... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Executives Convene to Discuss Consumer-Driven Health Care
employees, rapidly rising health-care costs, and the likely loss of existing protection against lawsuits for pain and suffering from medical events. She then disclosed the... View Details