Courts and Trials - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Nov 2024
Blog Post

Thoughts on the JD/MBA From a Recent Grad

Criminal Division, Fraud Section; and her third summer at Covington & Burling LLP, a law firm. After graduating, Anne clerked for Judge Harry T. Edwards of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of... View Details

29 Sep 2020
Blog Post

New Life for Old Tech: Startup Provides Network Security Solutions for Obsolete Devices

day-to-day trials while staying focused on the bigger picture. She’s learned that each stage of a startup’s life cycle brings unique difficulties. She is currently building and refining a product prototype... View Details

20 Dec 2011
First Look

First Look: December 20

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-041.pdf What Makes the Bonding Stick? A Natural Experiment Involving the Supreme Court and Cross-Listed Firms Authors:Amir N. Licht, Christopher Poliquin, Jordan I. Siegel,... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

11 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Group Therapy

undertake coordinated action despite the fact that they are often composed of very diverse units; and the role families play in these organizations. Court systems, contract law, stock markets, accounting... View Details

Keywords: by Peter Jacobs

18 Jul 2018
Research & Ideas

No More General Tso's? A Threat to 'Knowledge Recombination'

Cohly was skilled in Ayurveda, the ancient Indian practice of herbal medicine, and suggested they try using turmeric to heal the wound instead. The spice worked, and Das and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health; Food & Beverage; Accounting

15 Dec 2024
News

After Ozempic

Back before Ozempic, when Kate Mulroney (MBA 1984) spoke at technical conferences about her work at Novo Nordisk, people often assumed she was talking about Novartis. “I’d have to explain that’s a Swiss company; we’re Danish,” says Mulroney, now head of advanced... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Illustrations by Pete Ryan; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

01 Oct 2001
News

Christopher Cox: Capitol Hill Intellectual

U.S. Court of Appeals; made partner at Latham & Watkins, where he specialized in corporate finance; founded (with his father) a company that published an English version of the Russian newspaper Pravda; was appointed senior associate... View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

January 2009 (Revised July 2009)
Case

Targanta Therapeutics: Hitting a Moving Target

By: Arthur A. Daemmrich

This case explores regulatory, product testing, and business strategy at Targanta Therapeutics, a biotech company preparing its first new drug application to the FDA. In October 2007, Mark Leuchtenberger, president and CEO of Targanta—which has just held a successful... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Health Testing and Trials; Product Development; Business and Government Relations; Business Strategy; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry

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08 May 2012
First Look

First Look: May 8

case updates events since the court's ruling against Myriad Genetics on March 29, 2010, and should be used in conjunction with "Gene Patents (A)." On July 29, 2011, a U.S. appeals court reversed... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

13 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

5 Weight Loss Tips From Behavioral Economists

Business scholars increasingly hinge their hypotheses on sociological and psychological studies, seeking a true handle on what motivates executives, employees, consumers, and policymakers. For instance, the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

21 Mar 2022
Blog Post

The Impact of Career Coaching | When Mission Meets Passion

CPD interviewed Nancy M. Williams (MBA 1992) to share how she leveraged career coaching to make a career switch, launch a venture and find true fulfillment in her professional and personal endeavors. Tell us... View Details

01 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 1

Bonding Stick? A Natural Experiment Involving the Supreme Court and Cross-Listed Firms Authors:Amir N. Licht, Xi Li, and Jordan I. Siegel Abstract Using a natural experiment to... View Details

November 2003 (Revised September 2008)
Case

Circle Gastroenterology Products (A)

By: Regina E. Herzlinger and James Weber

A new, minimally invasive medical device has achieved only one-third of its budget. Was the problem one of marketing strategy, sales, reimbursement, and/or clinical trials? View Details

Keywords: Health Testing and Trials; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Sales; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

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02 Aug 2024
HBS Case

How a Mission to Cut Food Waste Launched a Multimillion-Dollar Venture

On a hectic Friday in October 2016, Josh Domingues wondered if he had made a mistake quitting the security of a well-paying job managing contracts for professional hockey players to start a new venture selling nearly expired groceries at discount prices. After all, a... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Technology; Information Technology

14 May 2007
Research & Ideas

The Key to Managing Stars? Think Team

What contributes to an individual's ability to remain a star? To what extent does past star performance predicate future star performance? And to what extent does a key organizational factor—colleague quality—help or hinder the ability to... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

04 Mar 2016
Research & Ideas

Is E-commerce at Risk in Apple's Security Dispute with the FBI?

The FBI has ordered Apple’s help unlocking an alleged terrorist’s iPhone. The company has opposed the request and turned to the court of public opinion for help with a verdict. As a House Judiciary Committee... View Details

Keywords: Re: Sunil Gupta; Technology

14 Jun 2016
News

HBS Alumna Now Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator’s Codirector

Keywords: Scientific Research and Development Services

06 Jul 2010
Research & Ideas

Renewable Energy: Winds at Our Back?

When American energy entrepreneur Jim Gordon envisioned the first offshore wind farm lining the horizon a few miles off the coast of the eastern United States, he perhaps did not factor in blowback from almost every angle. Gordon's nearly 10-year battle to gain... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Energy; Utilities

06 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

Sorting Out the Patent Craze

licensing royalties from memory manufacturers. The basis of this campaign—which a trial judge eventually described as "employing a combination of blitzkrieg and Sherman-esque tactics"—was a single... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Technology

11 May 2020
Op-Ed

Immigration Policies Threaten American Competitiveness

a vaccine to end the COVID-19 pandemic is Moderna, a Cambridge company with an immigrant co-founder and an immigrant CEO. Another firm already conducting vaccine trials is Inovio Pharmaceuticals of Plymouth... View Details

Keywords: by William R. Kerr

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