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- 19 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 19
Society Starts Here Authors:Eccles Robert G., and George Serafeim Publication:CSR Report 2013 Abstract No abstract available. Book: http://www.mediatenor.com/pdf/CSR_2013_web.pdf The New Patent Intermediaries: Platforms, Defensive... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 2006
- Other Unpublished Work
The RAD-Patent-LRD Mapping Project
By: William R. Kerr and Shihe Fu
Keywords: Patents
- 26 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 26, 2008
Working PapersApplicant and Examiner Citations in U.S. Patents: An Overview and Analysis Authors:Juan Alcacer Abstract Researchers studying innovation increasingly use indicators based on patent citations. However, it is well known that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 29, 2006
to wonder whether having shed much of her femininity will compromise her effectiveness as a leader. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=406096 PublicationsFinding Lost Profits: An Equilibrium Analysis of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 4
converging U.S. GAAP with IFRS, competition between the FASB and the IASB would allow GAAP to better respond to market forces. Patent Policy, Patent Pools, and the Accumulation of Claims in Sequential... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Off Script
according to one study—and the limited lifespan of patent rights. What can the pharmaceutical industry and government regulators do to improve conditions? We put your queries to Fred Hassan (MBA 1972), a managing director at Warburg... View Details
- 04 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Tech Hubs: How Software Brought Talent and Prosperity to New Cities
An explosion in software patents within the last 50 years fueled the rise of America’s six major tech hubs, but also siphoned talent from some of the nation’s biggest cities, new research finds. The transition to six major hubs—San... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
Joseph N. Pew
Having begun investing in oil while working in real estate, Pew eventually entered the industry full time, organizing several smaller entities into what became the Sun Oil Company. An innovator himself, Pew developed and patented the... View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
Enos M. Barton
In 1872, Barton co-founded Western Electric Manufacturing Company. In 1881, the company was reorganized as the Western Electric Company and licensed under the Bell patents to manufacture instruments for AT&T. Barton oversaw the... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
- June 1998
- Article
Stronger Protection or Technological Revolution: What is Behind the Recent Surge in Patenting?
By: Josh Lerner and Samuel Kortum
Lerner, Josh, and Samuel Kortum. "Stronger Protection or Technological Revolution: What is Behind the Recent Surge in Patenting?" Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy 49 (June 1998). (Abridged version reprinted as "What is Behind the Recent Surge in Patenting?" in Research Policy 28 (January 1999): 1-22.)
- 09 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 9, 2007
R&D organizations, a clear relationship emerges: more long-term incentives (e.g., stock options and restricted stock) are associated with more heavily cited patents. These incentives also appear to be associated with more patent... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
The Influence of Geography on Work and Innovation
research and development centers fostered more patents than those who had not crossed borders. Since then, the geography of work and innovation has been the focus of his research. These days, Choudhury, the Lumry Family Associate... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 17 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Faculty Comment on Crisis in Japan
recovered in key areas of economic activity. Consider patents as a proxy for resources devoted to innovation. In 1923 and 1924, patents registered in Japan fell by around one-third compared to 1922, the year... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
Edward R. Stettinius
however, is most known for denouncing Diamond Match’s patent rights to the first nonpoisonous match making process, promoting safety by allowing the industry to have full access to the new technique. View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
John D. Nichols
promoted innovation, resulting in over 100 new product patents and line extensions. During his tenure as CEO, Nichols generated a tenfold increase in revenues from $450 million to $4.1 billion and regularly achieved 20%+ annual returns on... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
Asa G. Candler
The breakthrough for Coca-Cola came shortly after the company was formed, when Candler realized the potential of his patent syrup not as a miracle drug, but as a simple soda fountain drink. Candler sent salesmen across the U.S.... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
- 01 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
How Politics Drives Business Decisions in a Polarized Nation
business than Democrats—and that partisan start-up gap significantly widens when Republicans take control of the presidency. Alignment with the president’s party also seems to impact the pace of innovation. A study of patent filings shows... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 30 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2013
Lemmens and Sunil Gupta provides a novel method for determining which customers to target in order to maximize the profit of a retention campaign. The Impact of Patent Wars on Firm Strategy: Evidence from the Global Smartphone Market... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- Working Paper
The Composition and Dynamics of Technology-Enabled Entrepreneurship
By: Innessa Colaiacovo, Daniel P. Gross and Jorge Guzman
Using data on nearly all U.S. business registrations since the turn of the twentieth century, and a set of 386 major technologies invented over this period, we study the level, composition, and dynamics of entrepreneurial activity around new technology. We find a... View Details
Colaiacovo, Innessa, Daniel P. Gross, and Jorge Guzman. "The Composition and Dynamics of Technology-Enabled Entrepreneurship." SSRN Working Paper Series, No. 4383445, March 2023. (Revise and Resubmit: Strategic Management Journal.)
- 04 May 2023
- Blog Post
Why Business Travel Still Matters in a Zoom World
Business School Associate Professor Prithwiraj Choudhury examined how, when, and whether nonstop flights could spark an increase in new ideas. In a broad examination of flight and patent data, Choudhury and co-authors found that a 10... View Details
Keywords: All Industries