Legality - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 27, 2009

behavior and practices led Enron down the path from truly innovative to fraudulent management? How could Enron’s board of directors have failed to detect the business, ethical, and legal risks embedded in the company’s aggressive... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Hancock Family Papers | Baker Library

1664-1854, contains business and personal correspondence, financial records, and legal papers of Thomas Hancock, John Hancock, and other relatives and associates, including Ebenezer Hancock (1741-1819; Harvard AB 1760), his sons John... View Details

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Research Resources | Baker Library

management records, 1940–1996. Legal and Patent Records, 1905–2007 (Series II) Patent application files, legal office administrative files, patents, material gathered for legal... View Details

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China: laws/regulations

Where can I find Chinese laws and regulations? People's Republic of China Legal Research Guide: Produced by Harvard Law School Library, this guide provides a starting place for resources in Chinese and English. Westlaw... View Details

Robert J. Kleberg, Sr.

After Richard King, the founder of King Ranch died, Kleberg, the firm’s former legal counsel, took over the management of the 600,000 acre ranch in Texas. Kleberg expanded the ranch to over 1.3 million acres. Although the ranch eventually... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

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Research Links: Records of Railroad Companies & Personal Papers - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

Pacific Railway, and the Wisconsin Central Railroad. They include correspondence (letterbooks, telegrams, cablegrams, invitations), administrative records (minutes, memos, by-laws, annual reports), financial papers (ledgers, receipts, stock certificates), View Details

James R. Moffett

the discovery and exploration of natural resource deposits around the world, especially the Grasberg gold mine in Papua, Indonesia. As CEO, Moffett oversaw a massive growth plan for the combined entities and expanded the firm’s mining portfolio while successfully... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

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Politics and War - Coin and Conscience – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

35.5 x 25.5 cm DA gb33 xx Another satire on the creation of legal tender bank notes by the Bank of England. (See 41). William Pitt is pictured spewing paper money out of his mouth, while gold coins are locked up in his stomach. 43 La... View Details

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Sofia de la Morena | MBA

Sofia de la Morena Applied Math Leverett 2023 Cohort 4 The fellowship will provide me with the unique opportunity to explore new ways in which the technology and nonprofit fields can intersect. I am excited to be surrounded by faculty and students that are passionate... View Details

03 Jan 2018
What Do You Think?

In the Wake of #MeToo, Should Corporate Boards Hire Compliance Officers?

management might shield the compliance officer from information, or even a case where the CEO and compliance officer might develop a cozy relationship. On the other hand, an added window into the workings of the organization, similar to that often provided by the chief... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

January 2001 (Revised April 2001)
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Lawyers & Leases

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Michele Lutz

Profiles Rajath Chaundry, an aspiring entrepreneur, as he attempts to secure office space for his growing team, select a lawyer, and continue to build his fledgling enterprise, eLearning.com. Designed to be used in an entrepreneurial management or small business course... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business or Company Management; Business Ventures; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Intellectual Property; Management Succession; Leasing; Negotiation; Legal Services Industry; Legal Services Industry

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Global Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog

availability and access to talent, financing sources, legal and regulatory environments, local culture, and exit markets. Career Focus: Global Entrepreneurship (GV) is a course for a variety of students. First, individuals potentially... View Details

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International Students | MBA

apply for depends upon whether or not you have a US cosigner. When you take out a student loan, you assume a legal obligation to repay the principal amount you borrow, plus interest, under a defined repayment schedule. The following... View Details

02 Apr 2015
Research & Ideas

Digital Initiative Summit: Freeing Patient Data to Enable Innovation

impediments in the future. In mapping those bottlenecks, Hsiang cited difficulty in moving data around because of legal constraints and high costs with low rewards. Petro added the issue of timeliness--even if data was flowing, it would... View Details

Keywords: Re: Karim R. Lakhani; Health

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Deals - Course Catalog

and they hail from both legal and business backgrounds to offer their expertise. The class will be comprised of approximately an equal number of students from HBS and HLS. For HLS students, the basic course in Corporations, Corporations... View Details

24 Jul 2018
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How Amy Hood Won Back Wall Street and Helped Reboot Microsoft

to the failing performance and then encouraging everyone to focus on making hard decisions quickly," says Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith, whose office shares a small hallway with Hood’s. So what was the plan to... View Details

01 Sep 2008
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Totting Up the Bill for the Iraq War

legacy of this unfortunate war.” The book closes as one would hope: with proposals for change. The eighteen measures include political and legal modifications to make war authorization more difficult, greater transparency on actual war... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; National Security and International Affairs; Government

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Privacy - HBS Working Knowledge

necessary to protect the legal rights, including the intellectual property rights, of Harvard Business School or the President and Fellows of Harvard College. Personal Information Collected and Use of Information We do not intentionally... View Details

01 Oct 1997
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Terence P. Stewart

For more than twenty years, Terry Stewart's work has placed him at the middle of some of the world's most contentious border disputes - the trade and legal battles that erupt when countries engage in practices such as dumping or... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

25 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

To Pay or Not to Pay: Argentina and the International Debt Market

fight for the long haul. The legal battle will culminate in the United States Supreme Court, with a ruling expected in June. Not Setting Precedent While most observers remain focused on the outcome of the Argentina case, the bigger... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Alfaro

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