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- November 1992
- Article
In Defense of Activity-Based Cost Management
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords: Cost Management
Kaplan, Robert S. "In Defense of Activity-Based Cost Management." Management Accounting (November 1992): 58–63.
- March 2007
- Article
The Emerging Problem of Embedded Defenses
Subramanian, Guhan. "The Emerging Problem of Embedded Defenses." Harvard Law Review 120, no. 5 (March 2007).
- April 1982
- Case
Honeywell Corp.: Defense Systems Division (B)
Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Honeywell Corp.: Defense Systems Division (B)." Harvard Business School Case 182-242, April 1982.
- October 1994
- Article
Unreasonable Pressures on Defense Program Managers
By: J. Ronald Fox
Fox, J. Ronald. "Unreasonable Pressures on Defense Program Managers." Inside the Pentagon (October 1994).
- November 1989
- Case
Twelve Mini-Case Studies of Defense Acquisition
By: J. Ronald Fox
Keywords: Acquisition
Fox, J. Ronald. "Twelve Mini-Case Studies of Defense Acquisition." Harvard Business School Case 390-054, November 1989.
- Winter 2013
- Article
The New Patent Intermediaries: Platforms, Defensive Aggregators and Super-Aggregators
By: Andrei Hagiu and David B. Yoffie
The patent market consists mainly of privately negotiated, bilateral transactions, either sales or cross-licenses, between large companies. There is no eBay, Amazon, New York Stock Exchange, or Kelley's Blue Book equivalent for patents, and when buyers and sellers do... View Details
Keywords: Intellectual Property; Platforms; Intermediaries; Aggregator; Patents; Digital Platforms; Marketplace Matching; Distribution Channels
Hagiu, Andrei, and David B. Yoffie. "The New Patent Intermediaries: Platforms, Defensive Aggregators and Super-Aggregators." Journal of Economic Perspectives 27, no. 1 (Winter 2013): 45–66.
- August 2023
- Article
Do Rating Agencies Behave Defensively for Higher Risk Issuers?
By: Samuel B. Bonsall IV, Kevin Koharki, Pepa Kraft, Karl A. Muller III and Anywhere Sikochi
We examine whether rating agencies act defensively toward issuers with a higher likelihood of default. We find that agencies' qualitative soft rating adjustments are more accurate as issuers' default risk grows, as evidenced by the adjustments leading to lower Type I... View Details
Keywords: Credit Rating Agencies; Soft Rating Adjustments; Default; Credit; Performance Evaluation; Measurement and Metrics; Financial Institutions; Risk Management
Bonsall, Samuel B., IV, Kevin Koharki, Pepa Kraft, Karl A. Muller III, and Anywhere Sikochi. "Do Rating Agencies Behave Defensively for Higher Risk Issuers?" Management Science 69, no. 8 (August 2023): 4864–4887.
- May 1990 (Revised December 1998)
- Case
Technology Transfer at a Defense Contractor (Abridged)
By: Linda A. Hill
Covers the same material concerning the specific transfer of technology as described in the longer version but summarizes the environmental and organizational context of the transfer. Most appropriate when the instructor wishes to focus on the action questions. View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Conflict Management; Managerial Roles; Management Teams; Employees; Competitive Strategy; Projects
Hill, Linda A. "Technology Transfer at a Defense Contractor (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 490-094, May 1990. (Revised December 1998.)
- March 1982
- Background Note
Note on Hostile Takeover Bid Defense Strategies
Law, Warren A., and Charles Thierry. "Note on Hostile Takeover Bid Defense Strategies." Harvard Business School Background Note 282-065, March 1982.
- 2012
- Working Paper
Defense Acquisition Reform, 1960–2009: An Elusive Goal
By: J. Ronald Fox, David Allen, Thomas Lassman, Walton Moody and Philip Shiman
Fox, J. Ronald, David Allen, Thomas Lassman, Walton Moody, and Philip Shiman. "Defense Acquisition Reform, 1960–2009: An Elusive Goal." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-120, May 2011. (Revised May 2012.)
- December 2003
- Article
Bargaining in the Shadow of Takeover Defenses
Subramanian, Guhan. "Bargaining in the Shadow of Takeover Defenses." Yale Law Journal 113, no. 3 (December 2003). (Selected by academics as one of the "top ten" articles in corporate/securities law for 2004, out of 439 articles published in that year.)
- November 1989
- Background Note
Problems in the Development and Manufacture of Defense Systems
By: J. Ronald Fox
Fox, J. Ronald. "Problems in the Development and Manufacture of Defense Systems." Harvard Business School Background Note 390-055, November 1989.
- 14 Jul 2023
- News
How Software Companies Can Enter the US Defense Market
- 2012
- Book
Defense Acquisition Reform, 1960-2009: An Elusive Goal
By: J. Ronald Fox, David Allen, Walton Moody and Philip Shiman
Fox, J. Ronald, David Allen, Walton Moody, and Philip Shiman. Defense Acquisition Reform, 1960-2009: An Elusive Goal. U.S. Government Printing Office, 2012.
- spring 1987
- Article
Second-Sourcing and the Experience Curve: Price Competition in Defense Procurement
By: James J. Anton and Dennis A. Yao
We examine a dynamic model of price competition in defense procurement that incorporates the experience curve, asymmetric cost information, and the availability of a higher cost alternative system. We model acquisition as a two-stage process in which initial production... View Details
Anton, James J., and Dennis A. Yao. "Second-Sourcing and the Experience Curve: Price Competition in Defense Procurement." RAND Journal of Economics 18, no. 1 (spring 1987): 57–76. (Harvard users click here for full text.)
- February 2022 (Revised August 2022)
- Case
Defense Logistics Agency: Dynamic Vaccine Distribution at Scale
By: Hise Gibson, Gary P. Pisano, Pettis Kent and Michael Norris
Gibson, Hise, Gary P. Pisano, Pettis Kent, and Michael Norris. "Defense Logistics Agency: Dynamic Vaccine Distribution at Scale." Harvard Business School Case 622-078, February 2022. (Revised August 2022.)
- November 1989
- Background Note
Reforming Defense Acquisition: Dealing with Persistent Management Problems
By: J. Ronald Fox
Fox, J. Ronald. "Reforming Defense Acquisition: Dealing with Persistent Management Problems." Harvard Business School Background Note 390-082, November 1989.