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- 09 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times
with them we were able to create a very different organization—less top down, more participative, one that offered more challenging jobs and informed people about results of the business on a regular basis. That began my intellectual... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 11 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 11, 2016
litigation strategically respond to increased litigation risks in this industry. We find that as patent wars intensify, smartphone vendors not involved in any litigation focus more of their business in markets with weaker intellectual... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 26
Evidence from Targeted Firms By: Cohen, Lauren, Umit G. Gurun, and Scott Duke Kominers Abstract—We provide theoretical and empirical evidence on the evolution and impact of non-practicing entities (NPEs) in the intellectual View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?
The model suggests that the more forward-looking buyers are, the more advantageous it is to use fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) tactics to drive the competing system out. Consider SCO, a small "vulture" firm that had bought up the View Details
- September 2019 (Revised August 2020)
- Case
Engineering an Inclusive Bioeconomy
By: Tarun Khanna, Raffaella Sadun and Susie L. Ma
In 2019, entrepreneur Juan Carlos Castilla-Rubio was developing a project he hoped could generate and share wealth from the natural resources of the Amazon without destroying those resources. His idea, called Earth Bank of Codes (EBC), would create a library of the... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Development Economics; Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention; Intellectual Property; Emerging Markets; Market Design; Marketplace Matching; Science; Genetics; Natural Environment; Environmental Sustainability; Climate Change; Social Enterprise; Strategy; Strategic Planning; Information Technology; Ownership; Social Psychology; Trust; Society; Biotechnology Industry; South America; Amazon Basin
Khanna, Tarun, Raffaella Sadun, and Susie L. Ma. "Engineering an Inclusive Bioeconomy." Harvard Business School Case 720-356, September 2019. (Revised August 2020.)
- June 2019
- Teaching Note
CEWD: Closing the Skills Gap
By: William R. Kerr and Ted Smalley Bowen
Teaching Note for HBS No. 818-081. The teaching note presents background, case details, and teaching strategies, along with board plans and supporting graphics. View Details
Keywords: Competency and Skills; Training; Demographics; Economics; Education; Energy; Jobs and Positions; Intellectual Property; Labor; Knowledge; Leadership; Management; Marketing; Organizations; Outcome or Result; Performance; Personal Development and Career; Projects; Relationships; Risk and Uncertainty; Science; Technology; Energy Industry; North and Central America
- 31 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 31, 2017
productivity. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52141 Capturing Value from IP in a Global Environment By: Alcácer, Juan, Karin Beukel, and Bruno Cassiman Abstract—This paper documents the strong growth in tools used by firms to... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 10 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 10
their work best then nationally? Which business models were best positioned to drive that growth? What intellectual property arrangements would best enable it? And what role should the two city employees... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 21 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets
financial crises, and weak intellectual property rights. HBS professors Tarun Khanna and Krishna G. Palepu, authors of the new book Winning in Emerging Markets: A Road Map for Strategy and Execution (Harvard... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 10 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 10, 2009
factors in the study of deceptive behavior. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-096.pdf Modularity for Value Appropriation: Drawing the Boundaries of Intellectual Property Authors: Joachim... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 17
would face considerable risks if it were to expose its intellectual property to the "wrong" partners. 1366 had no intention of losing control of its technology, but given the pace of innovation and... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 27 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
Report From Egypt: Studying Global Influences
management and opportunities? What's the buzz? A: Some small businesses are concerned about how to find capital and partners. Some protected domestic companies are concerned about the government's growing interest in foreign direct... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 6
politicians only provide the services people vote for within the civil and property rights protections set forth in the constitution. Publisher's link: View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Lessons of New-Market Disruption
the emerging superportable market would be huge, and HP engineers thought they could leverage existing intellectual property in drive design from their high-end 2.5" laptop drives. In other words,... View Details
- 19 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Political Turmoil and Mexico’s Economy
What happens to a country's economy when its government is politically unstable, such as has been the case historically in Mexico? Can business get done under a strong-arm dictatorship, or when a government is too weak to protect the... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 19 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 19
innovator develop his idea before selling it? In the context of selling original movie ideas, I present a model that features the writer's private information on the idea's value, different protection levels associated with different... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jan 2004
- Research & Ideas
What Developing-World Companies Teach Us About Innovation
capitalists to fund big bets on technology, research universities that mint PhDs, and a clear legal framework that protects intellectual property. In stark contrast, companies in developing countries lack... View Details
- 21 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 21
benefits. The results suggest that the value retirees place on protection against longevity risk is an important caveat to the widespread enthusiasm for a switch to a slower-growing price index such as the chained CPI-U. Publisher's link: View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne
- 16 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16
no legal duty to protect or serve the companies whose shares they own; they are shielded by the doctrine of limited liability from legal responsibility for those companies’ debts and misdeeds; they may buy and sell shares without... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 02 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 2, 2010
students recognize the interplay between intellectual property (IP) rights and corporate strategy. We do this by examining what is a fairly atypical circumstance today in which a single firm is able to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne