Intellectual Property Rights - Publications - Faculty & Research

30 Jul 2007
Research & Ideas

Repugnant Markets and How They Get That Way

should be heavily regulated, is the market for indentured servants. A market like that with asymmetric information—in which one person knows a whole lot more about potential labor conditions and rights than the person on the other end—is... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Award for Intellectual Property in 2007. Arthur I Segel : Honored as 2007 Man of the Year by the 21st Century Fund, a foundation in Brookline Massachusetts that supports new initiatives in public education.... View Details

September 1991 (Revised February 1993)
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Burroughs Wellcome and AZT (A)

By: Willis M. Emmons III

Burroughs Wellcome Co., developer of AZT, the first drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), finds itself under siege in September 1989 by AIDS activists and various segments of the U.S.... View Details

Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Ethics; Business and Government Relations; Communication Strategy; Health Care and Treatment; Monopoly; Intellectual Property; Research and Development; Price; Pharmaceutical Industry; London

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04 Feb 2022
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Beyond the Cold War: Reinventing Socialism in 5 Countries

Although many view socialism through the rigid lens of Soviet orthodoxy, it has always been a work in progress and an evolving and adaptable ideology on a global scale, says Harvard Business School Marvin Bower Associate Professor Jeremy Friedman. In his new book, Ripe... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

October 2004 (Revised March 2005)
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Langer Lab, The: Commercializing Science

By: H. Kent Bowen, Alex Kazaks, Ayr Muir-Harmony and Bryce LaPierre

Professor Robert Langer's laboratory at MIT is the source of an unusually large number of published papers, patents, and technology licenses to start-up and established companies in the biomedical industry. Explores Langer's leadership and other factors that create a... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technological Innovation; Business Startups; Research and Development; Patents; Innovation Leadership; Science-Based Business; Commercialization; Biotechnology Industry; Education Industry

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Industry Information - Alumni

the business of health. Reports on policy news, research, trends and events in health care. Premium content requires a fee. PharmExec.com The online property of Pharmaceutical Executive magazine, provides feature articles by guest... View Details

22 Jul 2019
Book

How to Be a Digital Platform Leader

Failure to get that pricing right inevitably leads to decline. You can see examples in businesses like ridesharing. The first player in the space was a company called Sidecar that never was able to figure out the View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

27 Oct 2015
News

Sweet Success

stunning—completely untouched,” says Turner. They named the property Madava Farms after daughters Maddie and Ava. “There were no roads, no houses; just forest, trout streams, and wildlife,” he notes. “We’d walk in the woods and think how... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

23 Jun 2023
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Highlights from the Spring 2023 Alumni Board Meeting

the HBS MBA program have seen a similar trajectory, although there have been periods of plateaus, including the time we are in right now. As the world is rapidly changing, HBS is asking challenging questions about how the MBA can remain... View Details

07 Apr 2015
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Warrior Spirit

head to this day,” he says. “As an entrepreneur, leadership is the most important quality to have—you need it to attract the right people and get the optimum performance beyond any employee numbers or resources you control. And the case... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Technical and Trade Schools; Educational Services

09 Jun 2024
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The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

and be innovative. However, public innovation didn’t seem widespread. Even at that time, I wondered “Why is this the case? When is the right time for the public sector to be innovative? How can innovation be harnessed to help address... View Details

29 Jul 2013
Research & Ideas

A Manager’s Moral Obligation to Preserve Capitalism

of Nations, is that free markets require certain conditions in order to function—among them, well-defined property rights, enforceable contracts, non-collusion between parties, and complete knowledge that puts everyone on a level playing... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

groups that include the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Tata Consultancy Services, and GitLab (the world’s largest all-remote company) highlights best practices and can help leaders decide whether remote work is right for their... View Details

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Bridgette Slater

from fascinating professors, challenge our intellectual limits, and rediscover our passions or venture into new ones. Finally, at the end of the “summer,” we depart from our time at HBS with a collection of lasting memories full of... View Details

10 Oct 2012
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Taking Advantage of Life’s (Few and Far Between) Inflection Points

We just talked about whatever was on our minds, from the psychological to the philosophical to the entrepreneurial. It became an escape from the everyday; a bit of intellectual therapy for both of us. Since Howard was then one of the most... View Details

Keywords: Re: Howard H. Stevenson

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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog

Kelly Spring 2025 Q3 1.5 Real Estate Private Equity Nori Gerardo Lietz Spring 2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Real Property Boris Vallee Fall 2024 Q1Q2 3.0 Strategies for Value Creation (SVC) (also listed under Strategy) Benjamin Esty Spring 2025 Q3Q4 3.0... View Details

02 May 2022
What Do You Think?

Can the Case Method Survive Another Hundred Years?

questions, questions that students assume primary responsibility for discussing. There is no assumption that there is always a right answer. Rather the emphasis is on the quality of analyses and thought processes employed in coming up... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

01 Dec 2022
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My First Job

While there is a lot to be said for being lucky rather than being smart, I’ve learned that being smart means putting yourself in the path of luck at the right time. Investing and life are a lot like surfing that way: One mostly needs to... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

28 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Supply Chain Risk: Deal With It

Back in the early 1990s, managers of U.S. companies were justifiably proud of the well-oiled machines they'd made of their supply chains. Over the previous fifteen to twenty years, they'd wrung costs from the mechanisms and processes by which they got components and... View Details

Keywords: by David Stauffer

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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

the Year Award for Right Kind of Wrong (Atria Books, 2023). Amy C. Edmondson : Ranked #1 in the 2021 and 2023 Thinkers50 list—a list of the world's most influential management thinkers. Kris Johnson Ferreira : Inducted into the 2023... View Details

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