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  • 2007
  • Working Paper

Noncompetes and Inventor Mobility: Specialists, Stars, and the Michigan Experiment

Several scholars have documented the positive consequences of job-hopping by inventors, including knowledge spillovers and agglomeration and the concentration of spinoffs. This work investigates a possible antecedent of inventor mobility: regional variation in the... View Details
Keywords: Contracts; Laws and Statutes; Intellectual Property; Innovation and Invention; Michigan
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  • 09 Apr 2013
  • First Look

First Look: April 9

  Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 612-016 Lowell General Physician Hospital Organization This case focuses on the Alternative Quality Contract (AQC), a novel payment program designed to incentivize providers to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

    Herman Brown

    Brown built one of the world’s largest construction companies - Brown and Root, Incorporated. Brown also developed subsidiaries that included hotels, oil and gas producing properties, paper mills, mines, real estate concerns, office buildings, and shipbuilding... View Details
    Keywords: Construction & Real Estate

      Kenneth T. Wessner

      Wessner landed ServiceMaster’s first hospital services contract that became the foundation for the company’s rapid growth. ServiceMaster eventually provided maintenance and housekeeping services for over 1,300 hospitals and nursing homes.... View Details
      Keywords: Services
      • 01 Dec 1997
      • News

      Short Takes

      he writes. In his working paper "Flexibility: The New Social Contract between Individuals and Firms?," Bradach studies independent contractors, companies that use their services, and staffing agencies that bring the two parties together.... View Details
      Keywords: Judith Ross
      • Fast Answer

      Bloomberg: comparing futures

      How can I compare futures in Bloomberg? See How can I locate futures information in Bloomberg? to determine the ticker for the future contracts of interest. Type GP <GO> for the Line Chart function. Click 97) Edit and... View Details

        David Packard

        Packard and his partner Bill Hewlett created the first real Silicon Valley technology company in H-P, a diversified electronics maker. Together the two men built a strong company that survived World War II and enjoyed continued success after government View Details
        Keywords: Computers & Electronics
        • December 2011 (Revised April 2012)
        • Case

        On Two Wheels in Paris: The Vélib' Bicycle-Sharing Program (Supplement)

        By: Peter A. Coles and Elena Corsi
        Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Contracts; Negotiation; Growth and Development Strategy; Bicycle Industry; Paris
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          Asa G. Candler

          sold in every state and by 1898, Coca-Cola had moved into Canada, Hawaii, and Mexico. In 1899, Candler signed a bottling contract with two Chattanooga lawyers, birthing the Coca-Cola franchise system, which remains the basis of the... View Details
          Keywords: Food & Tobacco

            William H. Gates III

            In 1980, Gates signed a contract with IBM to develop an operating system for their new personal computer. Gates retained the rights to his operating system, MS-DOS, and struck deals with nearly all other manufacturers of personal... View Details
            Keywords: Computers & Electronics

              Samuel M. Zemurray

              revive the ailing company. Dismissing poorly performing executives while pursuing lucrative contracts in Latin America, Zemurray soon returned United Fruit to profitability. Under Zemurray’s leadership, United Fruit became the world’s... View Details
              Keywords: Food & Tobacco
              • October 2021
              • Supplement

              Unshrinking the Pie: Desirée Stolar's Negotiation Saga (B)

              By: James K. Sebenius and Alex Green
              When Desirée (“Des”) Stolar’s wool sweater shrank two sizes, the Harvard Business School student worked with classmates to develop a solution that both fixed her problem and launched Unshrinkit, a successful consumer goods company with a widely-available product for... View Details
              Keywords: Bargaining; Startups; Negotiation; Contracts; Negotiation Tactics; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Strategy; Consumer Products Industry
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              • June 1997 (Revised September 2000)
              • Teaching Note

              Lynton V. Harris & Madison "Scare" Garden (A), (B) TN

              By: Michael A. Wheeler and Georgia Levenson
              Teaching Note for (9-897-143) and (9-897-144). View Details
              Keywords: Negotiation; Contracts; Profit Sharing; Risk and Uncertainty; Negotiation Participants; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Australia; New York (city, NY)
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                H. Ross Perot

                A shrewd businessman, Perot built EDS into a large competitor in the computer industry, winning big data processing contracts from companies like Frito Lay and from various government agencies. Perot was also well known for his strong... View Details
                Keywords: Services
                • 24 Mar 2016
                • News

                A Fitness Industry Innovator Powers On

                Monthly dues and 24-hour club access are nothing unusual in the world of fitness—but when Leonard Schlemm bought the San Francisco Bay Area Nautilus club in 1983 for $45,000, members were required to sign 3-year contracts and could only... View Details
                • July 2011
                • Background Note

                Just an MOU or a Real Deal?

                By: Lena G. Goldberg and Mary Beth Findlay
                Notwithstanding the professed intention of a party to an MOU, a "preliminary" agreement can have binding effect. This note explores the circumstances under which MOUs may give rise to binding and enforceable agreements. View Details
                Keywords: Curriculum and Courses; Contracts; Legal Liability; Management; Risk Management
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                • 1989
                • Chapter

                Obstacles to Improving the Defense Acquisition Process

                By: J. Ronald Fox
                Keywords: National Security; Contracts; Acquisition; Performance Improvement
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                  Thomas E. Braniff

                  Braniff received his first airmail contract from the federal government in 1934, four years after founding Braniff Airways. In 1952, Braniff acquired Mid-Continent Airlines, which made Braniff Airways the sixth largest airline in the U.S.... View Details
                  Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
                  • 17 Mar 2015
                  • First Look

                  First Look: March 17

                  volatility, whereas shadow banks tend to hold relatively liquid assets. Publisher's link: http://www.people.hbs.edu/shanson/banks_20150305_FINAL.pdf March 2015 Production and Operations Management Managing the Performance Tradeoffs from Partner Integration:... View Details
                  Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
                  • 22 Dec 2016
                  • Op-Ed

                  The Small Business Administration is a Model for How to Drive Economic Growth

                  U.K. government borrowed from the SBA’s contracting efforts, setting an even higher small business contracting goal than ours here in the United States (25 percent versus our 23 percent) and achieving it in... View Details
                  Keywords: by Karen Mills