Publications

Publications

Filter Results: (1,046) Arrow Down
Filter Results: (1,046) Arrow Down Arrow Up

Show Results For

Show Results For

← Page 45 of 1,046 Results →
  • 25 Apr 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, April 25

develop a theoretical model of, and provide the first large-sample evidence on, the behavior and impact of non-practicing entities (NPEs) in the intellectual property space. Our model shows that NPE... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Oct 2006
  • First Look

First Look: October 17, 2006

century. An ambitious creative genius, he masterfully pursued emerging technological advantage and uniquely grasped and personified American social mores, but was reckless and naive about strategic business issues, especially concerning View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • January 2011
  • Supplement

Matrix Capital Management (B)

By: Malcolm P. Baker and David Lane
Ben Balbale, a partner at hedge fund Matrix Capital, must decide whether to exit their investment in Rovi Corporation, a company with a diverse portfolio of patents used primarily for digital interactive guides. Rovi's shares are up over 50% from the time Balbale... View Details
Keywords: Public Ownership; Cash Flow; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Investment Funds; Financial Strategy; Valuation; Partners and Partnerships; Markets; Performance Efficiency; Patents; Stock Shares; Decisions; Financial Services Industry
Related
  • 26 Jul 2016
  • First Look

July 26, 2016

beneficent nonprofits exploit such regulatory leniency and exhibit higher mispricing. Drawing on organizational legitimacy theory, we argue that both regulators and beneficent nonprofits seek to protect their legitimacy with stakeholders,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Feb 2007
  • Research & Ideas

The Power of the Noncompete Clause

particularly in venture-funded companies where investors seek to protect their intellectual property. It might seem that Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) would guard against the loss of trade secrets and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 26 Sep 2006
  • First Look

First Look: September 26, 2006

received extraordinary support from its oversized Scientific Advisory Board; it had developed and secured a strong intellectual property portfolio that creates high barriers to entry for any new market... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • January 2011
  • Supplement

Matrix Capital Management (C)

By: Malcolm P. Baker and David Lane
Ben Balbale, a partner at hedge fund Matrix Capital, must decide whether to exit their investment in Rovi Corporation, a company with a diverse portfolio of patents used primarily for digital interactive guides. Rovi's shares are up over 50% from the time Balbale... View Details
Keywords: Public Ownership; Cash Flow; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Investment Funds; Financial Strategy; Valuation; Partners and Partnerships; Markets; Performance Efficiency; Patents; Stock Shares; Decisions; Financial Services Industry
Related
  • 14 Jun 2016
  • First Look

June 14, 2016

entity (PE) intellectual property (IP) litigation, nor of non-IP litigation against publicly traded firms. The empirical evidence suggests, however, that not all NPEs exhibit trolling behavior—the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Mar 2025
  • Blog Post

IFC India 2025: Illuminating India’s Solar Future: Reflections on Tata Solar Manufacturing Plant Visit

This rate, while manageable, could benefit from stricter cleanroom practices and further automation to reduce rework costs and enhance overall efficiency. A broader concern is the lack of intellectual View Details
  • 01 Apr 1997
  • News

Facing the Music

concern over piracy has been blown out of proportion." Still, Sviokla sees major challenges ahead for record labels. "They had better get busy understanding how they're going to police their intellectual View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
  • July 2013
  • Article

Ethnic Innovation and U.S. Multinational Firm Activity

By: C. Fritz Foley and William R. Kerr
This paper studies the impact that immigrant innovators have on the global activities of U.S. firms by analyzing detailed data on patent applications and on the operations of the foreign affiliates of U.S. multinational firms. The results indicate that increases in the... View Details
Keywords: Technology Transfer; Innovation; Ethnic Networks; Patents; Diasporas; Ethnicity; Multinational Firms and Management; Competitive Advantage; Research and Development; Foreign Direct Investment; Innovation and Invention; United States
Related
  • April 2010
  • Teaching Note

The DiagnoFirst Opportunity (TN)

By: Robert C. Pozen
Teaching Note for [309112]. View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Investment; Risk and Uncertainty; Patents; Cash Flow; Venture Capital; Negotiation Deal; Health Care and Treatment; Opportunities; Law; Health Industry; Biotechnology Industry; United States; Europe
Related
  • August 2008
  • Article

Ethnic Scientific Communities and International Technology Diffusion

By: William R. Kerr
This study explores the importance of knowledge transfer for international technology diffusion by examining ethnic scientific and entrepreneurial communities in the US and their ties to their home countries. US ethnic research communities are quantified by applying an... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Ethnicity; Production; Integration; Knowledge Sharing; Patents; Employment; Performance Productivity; Entrepreneurship; Change; Developing Countries and Economies; Immigration; China; United States
Related
  • 12 Jul 2021
  • News

Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis

protect and empower all affected communities.” Among Tata’s holdings is the Taj Group of Hotels which has opened up several of its properties free of charge, including its iconic Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai,... View Details
  • 05 Mar 2013
  • First Look

First Look: March 5

literature and provides evidence on investor protection and financial development over the long run that challenges the main tenets of the law and finance literature. Evidence for the Pinocchio Effect: Linguistic Differences Between Lies,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 May 2010
  • First Look

First Look: May 11

pressure from existing licensees. Further, as the company advanced one of its newest technology developments, a cooling technology for portable devices, it had to contend with markets where there were not strong property rights regimes.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 Jun 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Music Downloads: Pirates—or Customers?

conditions and competing forms of entertainment that is displacing legitimate sales." The industry is rethinking its position, although change occurs slowly. Q: Let's talk strategy. What have been the recording companies' strategies to date for combating their... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Entertainment & Recreation; Music
  • 01 Oct 2002
  • News

The Class of 1977

knowledge, can and did revitalize companies quickly. Corporate board members, please take note! The impact of our classmates also can be seen across the globe. Raymond Kwok's astute management of Hong Kong–based Sun Hung Kai Properties... View Details
Keywords: Desmond Wong
  • 27 Aug 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses

collaboration and openness, both within and outside the organization, are probably required of them than they're used to. Different kinds of partnerships and new licensing and intellectual property... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Biotechnology; Health
  • 12 Jun 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018

Pietro Verri and Cesare Beccaria, author of the epochal On Crimes and Punishments. Yet the views and concerns of these first socialists, developed inside a pugnacious intellectual coterie dubbed the Academy of Fisticuffs, differ... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman