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- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Negotiating in 3-D: An Overarching Way to Get to Yes?
involving a number of players that had strong and stabilizing connections with various nonmining quarters of Chilean life, including the financial, industrial, and legal sectors. "Kennecott involved a variety of other parties that it... View Details
Keywords: Anita M. Harris
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
On the Outside at HBS
legal nonprofit. I quickly learned, however, that my accomplishments did not shield me from feeling like an outsider during my RC year. HBS Dean Nitin Nohria was right when he recently said that even in a community that can pride itself... View Details
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Doha Tantawy
"first reality check. I saw how economics play out in a real marketplace, how all the constituents – business, customers, legal context—work together." The experience awakened a passion to "serve consumers, to see change... View Details
- 07 Nov 2014
- News
Investing for the Long Term in Education
grant-making efforts. We also continue to do libraries, but in Africa, and more recently higher education in Africa. “It is an especially challenging effort, given that we are legally required to give away 5 percent of the endowment every... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
The Deleterious Effects of Dirty Money
D.C., soon before traveling to Cambridge for his 45th HBS reunion. How has dirty money contributed to world poverty? My estimate is that some $500 billion a year has moved out of developing and transitional economies. I’m not talking about View Details
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Patent search: US patent ownership
information in the public record and does not verify the validity of the information. Recordation is a ministerial function--the USPTO neither makes a determination of the legality of the transaction nor the right of the submitting party... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Disrupting criminal enterprises that prey on children
Kayla Brochu (MBA/JD 1999) deployed business and legal strategies to combat some of the world's worst crimes as the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Expert on Technology-Facilitated Child Abuse, Exploitation, and Trafficking.... View Details
- 29 Sep 2020
- News
A Righteous Path
as we can, but to completely eliminate the problem in our area.” He estimates that for every child Safe Passage is currently assisting, there are three others in the New York area who don’t have legal representation in immigration court.... View Details
- 07 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
How an African History Scholar Became a Modern Righter of Wrongs
Singapore, and Kenya. “I’m interested in tracing the way violence develops: the ideological reasons behind it, the bureaucratic reasons, the legal codes that enable this, and then also how it moves,” Elkins says. “You can trace the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 04 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 4
and Why? Authors:Stephen Leider and Alvin E. Roth Publication:Journal of Transplantation 10 (May 2010): 1221-1227 Abstract The shortage of transplant kidneys has spurred debate about legalizing monetary payments to donors to increase the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Payam Shodjai
I did was half technical, half business – involving technical, marketing, legal and strategic issues." The business side of technology inspired Payam "to get a more formal education in business that would open opportunities five... View Details
- 06 Oct 2020
- News
Clearing the Path to Citizenship
five months’ rent on an immigration attorney to navigate the bureaucracy. “This is a story told by millions of immigrant families every year,” observes Wang. As a child, he had accepted the significant financial and procedural obstacles to View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Green Dreams: Eco-Friendly Countertops
has a triple bottom line philosophy, “people, planet, profits,” and is organized as a B Corporation, a new business structure that is legally required to consider social and environmental impacts. At the day-lit IceStone plant in the... View Details
- 05 Jul 2006
- Op-Ed
Corporate Governance Activists are Headed in the Wrong Direction
for the election of directors. Under these circumstances, shareholder democracy in the traditional sense has limited relevance. A majority-voting regime could lead to failed elections and other knotty legal complications. Beyond touting... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph Hinsey
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Pension and retirement funds
Where can I find information on pension plans and retirement funds? To find out more on individual pension funds or create a list: Pensions & Investments Research Center: Screen by asset owner or money manager, or look up specific funds or... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Turnaround Situation
was homeless,” Cordova noted with a smile. When Cordova came to RS&VP in 1997, its operating budget was $30,000. Under his leadership, it has grown this year to $1.7 million, which helps provide housing, employment training, and legal... View Details
- 17 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Lessons from a Nasty Trade Dispute
governments to bring cases to the WTO. And that is why it is so important that managers understand that government support for their firm and industry is essential to their success in international legal disputes. We think it is warranted... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Noted & Quoted
18, 2009) “Google will have continuous challenges to major initiatives around consumer choice, security and trust, and privacy. ” — Professor David Yoffie, commenting on the legal and consumer backlash Google has encountered over plans to... View Details
- January 2025
- Case
Redwood & Strong: The Value of a Consulting Engagement
By: David G. Fubini and Patrick Sanguineti
The board of Redwood & Strong LLP (R&S), the American branch of a large global law firm, is meeting to review the findings of a recent strategic initiative designed to identify potential merger candidates. The request for the engagement originated from Daniel Crawford,... View Details
- February 2002
- Background Note
Mediating in the Wake of Disaster: The MIT Settlement
By: Michael A. Wheeler and Gillian Morris
In 1997, MIT freshman Scott Kruger died from alcohol poisoning after a ritual fraternity ceremony. His death sparked national controversy over the responsibility of universities for their students. For his parents, though, the pain was personal and almost solely... View Details
Keywords: Higher Education; Negotiation Deal; Moral Sensibility; Leadership; Situation or Environment; Framework; Legal Services Industry; Legal Services Industry
Wheeler, Michael A., and Gillian Morris. "Mediating in the Wake of Disaster: The MIT Settlement." Harvard Business School Background Note 902-188, February 2002.