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- February 2017 (Revised December 2018)
- Module Note
The Entrepreneurial Manager, Module I: Defining and Developing the Business Model
The first module of The Entrepreneurial Manager (TEM) focuses on business model analysis and lean testing. Your business model defines your company and sets its strategic direction, including customer value proposition, operations, scaling, the context in which the... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Management; Business Models; Lean Startup; Business Model; Analysis; Entrepreneurship; Management
Kerr, William R., Mark Roberge, and Paul A. Gompers. "The Entrepreneurial Manager, Module I: Defining and Developing the Business Model." Harvard Business School Module Note 817-108, February 2017. (Revised December 2018.)
- 24 Jul 2014
- Op-Ed
Reform Tax Law to Keep US Firms at Home
I am a Professor of Finance at Harvard Business School, a Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. Recent... View Details
- 20 Jan 2015
- News
J.P. Morgan’s Witness and the Holes in Corporate Criminal Law
- 09 Nov 2017
- News
A minority of gun owners have a veto over gun laws
- 2004
- Working Paper
Organizational Choice in a French Civil Law Underdeveloped Economy: Partnerships, Corporations and the Chartering of Business in Mexico, 1886-1910
By: Aurora Gómez-Galvarriato and Aldo Musacchio
Gómez-Galvarriato, Aurora, and Aldo Musacchio. "Organizational Choice in a French Civil Law Underdeveloped Economy: Partnerships, Corporations and the Chartering of Business in Mexico, 1886-1910." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 05-024, October 2004.
- August 2018
- Article
An Introduction to the Competition Law and Economics of 'Free'
By: Benjamin Edelman and Damien Geradin
Many of the largest and most successful businesses today rely on providing services at no charge to at least a portion of their users. For consumers, it is easy to celebrate free service. At least in the short term, free services are often high quality, and users find... View Details
Edelman, Benjamin, and Damien Geradin. "An Introduction to the Competition Law and Economics of 'Free'." Antitrust Chronicle (Summer 2018).
- 20 Feb 2014
- HBS Seminar
Rebecca Henderson, Harvard Business School
- 02 Feb 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Lawful but Corrupt: Gaming and the Problem of Institutional Corruption in the Private Sector
- April 2009 (Revised October 2010)
- Case
Golden Rule
By: Andrew Wasynczuk, Katherine Dowd and Sara del Nido
Jim Golden wants to radically change how catastrophic trucking accident lawsuit claims are handled by his trucking company. He wants to “do the right thing” for both the claimant and his company. Golden is a former litigator with 16 years of experience defending... View Details
Keywords: Business Ethics; Business Law; Law; Executives; Management Education; Management; Negotiator's Dilemma; Negotiations; Value; Moral Compass; Moral Leadership; Lawsuits and Litigation; Ethics; Moral Sensibility; Corporate Accountability; Negotiation; Conflict and Resolution; Value Creation
Wasynczuk, Andrew, Katherine Dowd, and Sara del Nido. "Golden Rule." Harvard Business School Case 909-017, April 2009. (Revised October 2010.)
- 04 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
How To Do Business in Islamic Countries
the Challenge." He was joined by a specialist in Islamic law, Harvard Law School professor Frank E. Vogel, for the series' discussion on doing business in the Islamic world. Vogel and Hayes are also... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- May 2007 (Revised April 2010)
- Teaching Note
Duane Morris: Balancing Growth and Culture at a Law Firm (TN)
By: Boris Groysberg
- 2010
- Working Paper
Lawful but Corrupt: Gaming and the Problem of Institutional Corruption in the Private Sector
This paper describes how the gaming of society's rules by corporations contributes to the problem of institutional corruption in the world of business. "Gaming" in its various forms involves the use of technically legal means to subvert the intent of society's rules in... View Details
Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Civil Society or Community; Competitive Advantage; Earnings Management; Trust; Law; Performance; Investment Funds; Private Sector; Behavior; Relationships; Goals and Objectives
Salter, Malcolm S. "Lawful but Corrupt: Gaming and the Problem of Institutional Corruption in the Private Sector." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-060, December 2010.
- November 2022
- Case
Wendy Estrella: Scaling Multiple Businesses
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Sarah Mehta
Entrepreneur Wendy Estrella, a self-made, Latina millionaire based in Lawrence, Massachusetts, is attempting to simultaneously scale her law practice as well as her property management and development company. What path should she take for each and can she do it all,... View Details
- March 2006 (Revised March 2007)
- Background Note
Winning Legally: Using the Law to Create Value, Marshal Resources, and Manage Risk
Describes the four components of legal astuteness: the attitudes, proactive approach, judgment, and knowledge necessary to manage the legal aspects of business effectively. Identifies a number of legal tools legally astute managers can use during different phases of... View Details
Bagley, Constance E. "Winning Legally: Using the Law to Create Value, Marshal Resources, and Manage Risk." Harvard Business School Background Note 806-138, March 2006. (Revised March 2007.)
- December 1995
- Case
Assessing Foreign Business Practices
By: Debora L. Spar
As businesses expand worldwide, corporations are increasingly being forced to grapple with definitions of "acceptable" foreign conduct. What differentiates a "bribe" from a "commission"? Should managers abroad refer to local custom or their own national laws in... View Details
Spar, Debora L., and Zanley Galton. "Assessing Foreign Business Practices." Harvard Business School Case 796-105, December 1995.