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Becoming an Entrepreneur - Alumni

momentum, startups typically demonstrate proof of concept by developing the most basic version of their ideas to test their viability, collect data and make adjustments, and attract the interest of investors. Legal structure of company... View Details

10 Jun 2010
Working Paper Summaries

Corporate Governance and Internal Capital Markets

Keywords: by Zacharias Sautner & Belén Villalonga

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Values, Purpose, Meaning, and Expectations: Why Culture and Context Matter

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter

The "rational person" standard, based on assumptions of economic self-interest, has long prevailed in legal reasoning. But understanding of decision making, behavioral choices, and possibilities for action must be enlarged to include a variety of factors that give... View Details

Keywords: Standards; Interests; Decision Making; Behavior; Value; Groups and Teams; Performance Expectations; Organizational Culture; Leadership; Business Cycles; Forecasting and Prediction; Motivation and Incentives

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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

NOV 2020 In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the financial and legal system will need to deal with a surge of financial distress in the business sector. In this paper, the authors try to size up the coming surge of financial distress,... View Details

20 Dec 2010
Research & Ideas

Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround

authority over the entire canal project, including the right to fire commission members. Secretary of War William Howard Taft had doubts about the legality of granting the chief engineer control over the commission, which was technically... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Transportation

05 Jun 2023
What Do You Think?

Is the Anxious Achiever a Post-Pandemic Relic?

business practices that employ AI Apart from restrictions on human behavior, I doubt that any regulations on AI could be very effective." Rafael Fernandez MacGregor said, "I see one simple regulation to begin with. ‘You break it, you pay it’—full, unlimited View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

05 Feb 2018
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Should Companies Disclose Employee Compensation?

million fee. The situation came to light when the negotiation leaked. (The dispute was apparently resolved when Wahlberg agreed to donate his $1.5 million to Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund.) This Hollywood soap opera raises an interesting... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services

2009
Working Paper

Integrity: Without It Nothing Works

By: Michael C. Jensen

There is confusion between integrity, morality and ethics. In our much longer paper on the topic (see "Integrity: A Positive Model that Incorporates the Normative Phenomena of Morality, Ethics and Legality" (available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=920625)) my co-authors,... View Details

Keywords: Trust; Moral Sensibility; Legal Liability; Behavior

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01 Jun 2023
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Bridging the ESG Data Gap

spring 2020, the team moved the concept forward at the i-lab, a dynamic space in Batten Hall where undergraduate and graduate students from across Harvard gather to exchange ideas, attend programs and workshops, and collaborate with faculty, staff advisors, View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

27 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

IPO or M&A? How Venture Capital Shapes a Startup's Future

syndicates, the study says. Public companies also typically require more infrastructure and legal support to handle shareholder and regulatory demands. “For a lot of entrepreneurs, it's just about the term sheet and how much equity... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

24 May 2017
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Adebayo O. Ogunlesi, JD/MBA 1979

successor, Credit Suisse. While initially he joined as a legal consultant, he notes, “when they found out I knew how to read financials, they campaigned to get me to work as a banker.” It was a good fit, explains Ogunlesi, grateful to... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Article databases: Which to choose?

Yes Best for older research. Classic academic journals. 100% full-text; all charts and images included. Nexis Uni Yes Yes Best for legal and government sources. No images. Journals, newspapers, newswires, and transcripts. View Details

05 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

How Anchor Investors Help Impact Funds Succeed

In contrast to traditional private equity settings, none of the interviewed anchors sought fee breaks or other preferential economic terms. Some were attracted by the ability to shape the direction and legal structure of the fund or serve... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

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The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2023

I consume for the pleasure of good stories and engaging writing, which help improve my writing. These include legal thrillers with ensemble characters by John Lescroart, such as The Rule of Law; classic stories of investigators by Nelson... View Details

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1.16 Student Educational Records - MBA

violence or a non-forcible sex offense, then it also may, if legally permitted and in the Harvard Business School's judgment appropriate, disclose certain information about the disciplinary case. The disclosure may include: The student's... View Details

Portrait Project

Jeff Barkas

good days were spent signing legal and financial documents. Their passing has given me a new sense of purpose — to ensure that other families avoid a similar experience. I’m starting a company that helps families prepare for aging so that... View Details

19 Oct 2020
Working Paper Summaries

Bankruptcy and the COVID-19 Crisis

Keywords: by Jialan Wang, Jeyul Yang, Benjamin Iverson, and Ray Kluender; Legal Services

03 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion

likes by the following day. Employers contemplating layoffs should take care to follow all legal requirements, recognizing recent changes in this respect. Many states have implemented temporary legal... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott

24 Oct 2019
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Harvard’s JD/MBA: Viroopa Volla (JD/MBA 2021) Answers Your Questions

Student Advisors, and Harvard Legal Aid Bureau clinicians. At the business school, many JD/MBAs lead large student organizations, write cases with professors, work on startups and business proposals, manage Independent Projects, and... View Details

11 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Branding Sells Cereal, Handbags, and Vacations. Can It Sell a Country?

its national character. Their branding messages have “CRED,” as Ofek calls it. In other words, they are: Credible. The qualities a country promotes must reflect reality. Spain’s legalization of same-sex marriage in 2005 reinforced the... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Tourism

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