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  • 08 Jan 2001
  • What Do You Think?

Have We Extended the Boundaries of the Firm Too Far?

latest manifestation of a lecture given 68 years ago by Ronald Coase, now professor emeritus at the University of Chicago Law School. Prof. Coase set forth a theory designed to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett

    Jennifer Abel

    Jennifer Abel is a doctoral student in Organizational Behavior at Harvard Business School. Broadly, her research interests include trust formation and conflict management. She received a B.A. in Cognitive Science from the University of California, Berkeley. 

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    • 2009
    • Working Paper

    Operational Failures and Problem Solving: An Empirical Study of Incident Reporting

    By: Julia Rose Adler-Milstein, Sara J. Singer and Michael W. Toffel
    Operational failures occur in all industries with consequences that range from minor inconveniences to major catastrophes. Many organizations have implemented incident reporting systems to highlight actual and potential operational failures in order to encourage... View Details
    Keywords: Communication Strategy; Legal Liability; Management Practices and Processes; Service Operations; Failure; Health Industry
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    Adler-Milstein, Julia Rose, Sara J. Singer, and Michael W. Toffel. "Operational Failures and Problem Solving: An Empirical Study of Incident Reporting." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-017, September 2009. (August 2009.)
    • 2011
    • Working Paper

    The Power of Political Voice: Women's Political Representation and Crime in India

    By: Lakshmi Iyer, Anandi Mani, Prachi Mishra and Petia Topalova
    Using state-level variation in the timing of political reforms, we find that an increase in female representation in local government induces a large and significant rise in documented crimes against women in India. Our evidence suggests that this increase is good... View Details
    Keywords: Leadership; Crime and Corruption; Local Range; Laws and Statutes; Law Enforcement; Gender; Power and Influence; Public Administration Industry; India
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    Iyer, Lakshmi, Anandi Mani, Prachi Mishra, and Petia Topalova. "The Power of Political Voice: Women's Political Representation and Crime in India." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-092, March 2011. (Revised July 2011.)
    • 2009
    • Working Paper

    Patent Policy, Patent Pools, and the Accumulation of Claims in Sequential Innovation

    By: Gaston Llanes and Stefano Trento
    We present a dynamic model where the accumulation of patents generates an increasing number of claims on sequential innovation. We study the equilibrium innovation activity under three regimes: patents, no-patents and patent pools. Patent pools increase the probability... View Details
    Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Patents; Rights; Mathematical Methods
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    Llanes, Gaston, and Stefano Trento. "Patent Policy, Patent Pools, and the Accumulation of Claims in Sequential Innovation." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-005, July 2009.
    • 2017
    • Chapter

    Empirical Evidence on the Behavior and Impact of Patent Trolls: A Survey

    By: Lauren Cohen, Umit Gurun and Scott Duke Kominers
    We survey the empirical literature on non-practicing entity (NPE) litigation behavior and its consequences. We document both aggregate trends and cross-sectional differences amongst various types of NPEs. Survey evidence illustrates a number of ways in which NPEs can... View Details
    Keywords: Patent Trolls; NPEs; PAEs; Innovation; Patents; Lawsuits and Litigation; Innovation and Invention
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    Cohen, Lauren, Umit Gurun, and Scott Duke Kominers. "Empirical Evidence on the Behavior and Impact of Patent Trolls: A Survey." In Patent Assertion Entities and Competition Policy, edited by D. Daniel Sokol. Cambridge University Press, 2017.
    • 21 Apr 2014
    • News

    Giving back is part of the social contract for any business

    Ravi Venkatesan (MBA 1992), former chairman of Microsoft India, discusses how a company should be aligned with the objectives of its host community or country. (Published April 2014) View Details
    • 2014
    • Book

    Great Power, Peace, and American Primacy: The Origins of a New International Order

    By: Josh Baron
    This book explains the period of great power peace in the last fifty years and outlines the path to perpetuating it. Drawing on the Realist tradition and challenging conventional wisdom about the causes of American primacy, Baron explores contributions to peace made by... View Details
    Keywords: Globalization; International Relations; Power and Influence; Conflict and Resolution; United States
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    Baron, Josh. Great Power, Peace, and American Primacy: The Origins of a New International Order. Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
    • 2007
    • Other Unpublished Work

    Effects of Inventory on Demand for Rentals in the Home Video Market

    By: Ioannis Ioannou, Julie Mortimer and Richard Mortimer
    Retailer inventory decisions can greatly influence observed demand for a product by affecting, among other things, product availability (stock-outs) and product visibility in the store. These inventory decisions are affected by numerous factors including vertical... View Details
    Keywords: Decisions; Demand and Consumers; Supply Chain Management; Competition; Contracts; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States
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    Ioannou, Ioannis, Julie Mortimer, and Richard Mortimer. "Effects of Inventory on Demand for Rentals in the Home Video Market." December 2007.
    • 01 Jun 2001
    • News

    Group Therapy: The Role of Business Groups in Emerging Economies

    Look beyond the United States and Great Britain and you are likely to find networks of companies — ranging from Latin America’s grupos to India’s business houses to Japan’s keiretsu — that are integral parts View Details
    Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs; Market Research, Photo, Translation, Veterinary and Other Services; Professional Services
    • 08 Aug 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    The Rise of Employee Analytics: Productivity Dream or Micromanagement Nightmare?

    hiring and productivity, says Jeffrey T. Polzer, the UPS Foundation Professor of Human Resource Management at Harvard Business School. His recent paper probes how organizational researchers should study people analytics practices, which... View Details
    Keywords: by Ben Rand
    • 13 May 2019
    • Working Paper Summaries

    The Changing Landscape of Auditor Litigation and Its Implications for Audit Quality

    Keywords: by Colleen Honigsberg, Shivaram Rajgopal, and Suraj Srinivasan; Accounting; Legal Services

      Mihir A. Desai

      Mihir A. Desai is the Mizuho Financial Group Professor of Finance at Harvard Business School and a Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. He received his Ph.D. in political economy from Harvard... View Details

      • 21 Feb 2005
      • Op-Ed

      Is Business Management a Profession?

      in other spheres that are vital to the interests of society (such as law and government, military affairs, health, and religion, to consider the classic examples), modern societies have responded by creating... View Details
      Keywords: by Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria & Daniel Penrice
      • 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
      Keywords: Business Ventures; Change; Competency and Skills; Decision Making; Demographics; Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Legal Services Industry; Real Estate Industry; Massachusetts
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      Bussgang, Jeffrey J., and Sarah Mehta. "Wendy Estrella: Scaling Multiple Businesses." Harvard Business School Case 823-016, November 2022.
      • June 1998 (Revised December 2006)
      • Case

      Clear Communications Ltd. vs. Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Ltd. (A)

      By: Willis M. Emmons III and Martin Calles
      Features the challenges facing an entrant in the New Zealand telecommunications market during the period 1989-1994. Clear Communications Ltd. (CCL), a joint venture owned by Bell Canada, MCI, New Zealand Television Corp., and Todd Companies, begins offering long... View Details
      Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Competition; Emerging Markets; Privatization; Monopoly; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Corporate Strategy; Business or Company Management; Expansion; Law; Telecommunications Industry; New Zealand
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      Emmons, Willis M., III, and Martin Calles. "Clear Communications Ltd. vs. Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Ltd. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 798-085, June 1998. (Revised December 2006.)
      • 2007
      • Article

      Business Methods Patents as Real Options: Value and Disclosure as Drivers of Litigation

      By: Atul Nerkar, Srikanth Paruchuri and Mukti Khaire
      This paper proposes that patents are real options that allow holders of patents the right but not the obligation to sue others. We suggest that the likelihood of a patent's being litigated is positively associated with the value of the patent and the extent of... View Details
      Keywords: Value; Corporate Disclosure; Lawsuits and Litigation; Patents; Rights; Business Processes
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      Nerkar, Atul, Srikanth Paruchuri, and Mukti Khaire. "Business Methods Patents as Real Options: Value and Disclosure as Drivers of Litigation." Real Options in Strategic Management. Advances in Strategic Management 24 (2007): 247–274.
      • February 2009 (Revised June 2011)
      • Background Note

      A Note on the Legal and Tax Implications of Founders' Equity Splits

      By: Noam T. Wasserman and Lauren Barley
      This note summarizes key legal and tax issues that founders should consider as they contemplate an equity split and ownership structure. Specific issues covered include why founders should not delay splitting the equity and whether they should involve an attorney or... View Details
      Keywords: Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Equity; Taxation; Intellectual Property; Law; Ownership; Partners and Partnerships
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      Wasserman, Noam T., and Lauren Barley. "A Note on the Legal and Tax Implications of Founders' Equity Splits." Harvard Business School Background Note 809-110, February 2009. (Revised June 2011.)
      • Web

      Modern Capitalism: Mergers and Syndicates - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

      railroad network fanned out across the United States and connected with lines in Canada and Mexico, smaller railroad companies consolidated as a way to ensure the regular flow of traffic, reduce competition, and avoid price wars.... View Details
      • 2010
      • Working Paper

      Course Materials For: 'Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership - An Ontological Model'

      By: Werner H. Erhard, Michael C. Jensen, Steve Zaffron and Kari L. Granger
      This course is designed to leave students being leaders and exercising leadership effectively as their natural self-expression - rather than attempting to learn the characteristics, styles, and skills of noteworthy leaders, and then trying to remember and apply them... View Details
      Keywords: Curriculum and Courses; Leadership Development; Research; Science; Attitudes
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      Erhard, Werner H., Michael C. Jensen, Steve Zaffron, and Kari L. Granger. "Course Materials For: 'Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership - An Ontological Model'." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-038, October 2010.
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