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- 24 Nov 2014
- Research & Ideas
Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes
corporate culture— and not against the law in Germany until 1999. The competitive environment and permissive culture both played a role in the future bribery scandal. "There are three elements that lead... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 12 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
‘Let the Buyer Beware’ Doesn’t Protect Investors
regulations become protection for them against legal liability. This occurs in two ways: (1) those actions not proscribed by law are presumably legal, and ways to mislead buyers are continually being developed, and updating of View Details
Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
- 27 Oct 2020
- News
HBS Votes
detailed 17 different ways that companies can help American vote safely. David Gilmour (MBA 1984), Business for America’s Director of Corporate Civic Responsibility (and Managing Director of Blyth Capital Partners) noted in a December... View Details
- 30 Oct 2017
- News
Giving Minorities a Playbook for Career Success
list began in 1955. The figures are only slightly better beyond the corner office. According to a 2016 report on corporate diversity, black men and women account for 4.7 percent of executive team members in the Fortune 100, a percentage... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Letters to the Editor
of the tax system (including the corporate side) is patently unfair and riddled with special benefits for those with access to decision makers. Unfortunately, it is this latter point that makes reform of the system so difficult and makes... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Monaco's Digital Transformation
and corporate and real estate taxes. According to Genta, Monaco’s business model is based mainly on real estate—among the most expensive in the world—representing 20 percent of the country’s GDP. EMBRACING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION READ MORE... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Truth Be Told
regulators have the necessary tools to encourage people to come forward with information? Heese: Our research focuses on specific legislation known as the False Claims Act, which was the first cash-for-information whistleblower law in the... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
A Journey to Leadership: Luke O'Neill
juvenile law, however, O'Neill decided that his efforts would be better spent working with kids before they got into trouble. He accepted a position in a corporate law firm in Connecticut in 1984 and began... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- Web
From Concept to Product | Baker Library
From Concept to Product Left: Patent 3,142,567, July 28, 1964. Polaroid Corporation Legal and Patent Records, b. II.165, f. 12. Right: Patent 2,435,720, Feb. 10, 1948. Polaroid Corporation Records Related to... View Details
- February 1994 (Revised July 2005)
- Case
Competitive Information Policy at Pratt & Whitney
By: Lynn S. Paine
Officials at United Technologies Corp. (UTC) must decide on an ethics policy to govern competitive intelligence gathering. The flow of competitor information into the Pratt & Whitney division has declined sharply since adoption of UTC's code of ethics. A rewritten... View Details
Keywords: Policy; Corporate Governance; Ethics; Competition; Information Management; Business or Company Management; Law
Paine, Lynn S. "Competitive Information Policy at Pratt & Whitney." Harvard Business School Case 394-154, February 1994. (Revised July 2005.)
- 07 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 7, 2009
multinational firms requires a similar fortitude. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-107.pdf Corporate Misgovernance at the World Bank Authors:Ashwin Kaja and Eric Werker Abstract We test for evidence of View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Mapping Your Board’s Effectiveness
In the aftermath of such highly public and grossly damaging business debacles as Enron, Tyco, and WorldCom, much attention and plenty of criticism have been directed at those companies' corporate boards. Traditionally, board... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan
- 16 Aug 2013
- News
Women's Business Leader
magazine's list of the 50 Most Powerful Black Executives in Corporate America, Essence magazine's 50 Women Who Are Shaping the World, and Black Enterprise magazine's 50 Most Powerful Women in Business. Outgoing SBA Administrator Karen... View Details
- 06 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 6
Matter Authors:Rosabeth M. Kanter Publication:Alabama Law Review (2011) Abstract The "rational person" standard, based on assumptions of economic self-interest, has long prevailed in legal reasoning. But understanding of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jul 2012
- News
A Man, and a Plan, in Africa
smiling these days. Despite Washington’s contentious political environment, he’s employed at a US government foreign-aid organization, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), that actually enjoys broad bipartisan support. Everybody,... View Details
- 19 Apr 2017
- News
Chicago Becomes a Hub of Startup Action
intimate and immediate,” she said, noting that 1871 is home to 500 early-stage tech startups. “We’re a place to bring together all of the stakeholders—venture capital, universities, and corporate partners,” she said. Mark Tebbe, who... View Details
- July 1999 (Revised December 2005)
- Case
Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (F)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Katharina Pick
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Patents; Governing and Advisory Boards; Behavior; Lawsuits and Litigation; Organizations; Acquisition; Corporate Governance; Service Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and Katharina Pick. "Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (F)." Harvard Business School Case 400-011, July 1999. (Revised December 2005.)
- July 1999
- Case
Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (C)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Katharina Pick
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Patents; Governing and Advisory Boards; Behavior; Lawsuits and Litigation; Organizations; Acquisition; Corporate Governance; Service Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and Katharina Pick. "Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 400-004, July 1999.
- July 1999 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (B)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Katharina Pick
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Patents; Governing and Advisory Boards; Behavior; Lawsuits and Litigation; Organizations; Acquisition; Corporate Governance; Service Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and Katharina Pick. "Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 400-003, July 1999. (Revised April 2001.)
- July 1999 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Katharina Pick
Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. faces a hostile takeover bid from its competitor, Mentor Graphics. Mentor makes the bid at a moment when Quickturn's stock price is depressed and the company is defending against a patent suit filed by Mentor. The two companies have a... View Details
Keywords: Patents; Governing and Advisory Boards; Behavior; Lawsuits and Litigation; Organizations; Acquisition; Corporate Governance; Service Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and Katharina Pick. "Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 400-001, July 1999. (Revised April 2001.)