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- 20 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: December 20
the bonding hypothesis, we analyze markets' reaction to a sudden radical change in the law governing U.S.-listed foreign firms. In March 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court signaled its intention to geographically limit the reach of the U.S.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 20 Sep 2011
- News
A Taxing Question
subsidiaries of US firms is supposed to be taxed at the corporate rate of 35 percent. But the law provides a huge loophole that allows companies to sidestep paying any tax on foreign profits as long as the money stays outside the US.... View Details
- 01 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 1
Authors:David E. Bell and Mary L. Shelman Publication:Harvard Business Review 89, no. 11 (November 2011) An abstract is unavailable at this time. Read the article: http://hbr.org/2011/11/kfcs-radical-approach-to-china/ar/1 Tax Policy and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Books: Winning the Influence Game
be applied at the local, state, national, or international level by managers from a wide spectrum of industries. In today's economy, where government laws and regulations can determine the long-term viability of businesses, Winning the... View Details
- 12 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
When Mass Shootings Lead to Looser Gun Restrictions
potential reason that voters and political parties can’t even agree on which laws they should target, and whether to loosen or tighten them,” says Malhotra, the Eli Goldston Professor of Business... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Julie Bishop (AMP 151, 1996)
Julie Bishop (AMP 151, 1996) was 18 years into a successful legal career at a law firm in Perth, Western Australia, when she came to HBS. Bishop, who describes the AMP program as a time of “reflection, learning, and inspiration” graduated... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; photography by X99/Zuma
- 27 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 27
Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/810086-PDF-ENG Torts 101: Civil Wrongs & Ways to Right Them Lena G. Goldberg and Mary Beth FindlayHarvard Business School Note 312-033 This note summarizes basic principles of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
University Elections
I. Melvoin, AB ’73; MA ’78, Ph.D. ’83, University of Michigan. Head of School, Belmont Hill School. Belmont, MA. Penny Pritzker, AB ’81; JD/MBA ’85, Stanford Law School and Stanford Business School.... View Details
- 25 Sep 2009
- News
Are You Being Served?
Recently, I successfully appealed and overturned a ruling handed down against me by the State of Massachusetts. After being found at fault for a minor, non-injury traffic accident, I challenged the decision, hoping to reverse it and prevent an increase in my insurance... View Details
- Student-Profile
Talia Gillis
I now find myself in an unusual and exciting situation in which I am concurrently a Business Economics doctoral student at HBS and a student in the Doctoral of Juridical Science program at Harvard Law... 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
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
50 Years & Counting
The Power of Women Related Links The Accidental Pioneers From Where We Stand Celebrating the Women of HBS W50 Summit Registration A Daring Experiment exhibit Women's Student Association 2013 Dynamic Women in Business Conference Kathleen... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Q & A: A Conversation with IRS Chief Charles Rossotti
technically be within the law but has no practical business purpose. It's just sleight of hand to reduce taxes without a legitimate reason. Typically, it's the bigger companies and multinationals that engage... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 20 Aug 2014
- Research & Ideas
Dragging Patent Trolls Into the Light
the "Wonderland of Lights." Marshall's most booming industry these days, however, is based in the Baxter Building, an unassuming three-story brick office space in the center of town. Twenty-five businesses fill the space, but... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
The Deleterious Effects of Dirty Money
realistic to expect other people to follow his example? Why not? You can do business all around the world abiding by the laws of other countries. It’s when we want to maximize the profit on every single... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
$how Me the Money
petition that calls for greater transparency in the global financial system and stronger enforcement of international money-monitoring laws and regulations. For Baker, this is the latest salvo in a long campaign that began in Nigeria,... View Details
- 07 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Whatever Happened to Caveat Emptor?
efforts in Germany and France), consumers favor products that evolved slowly and are well engineered, while the French prefer style and innovation. These preferences are not just a matter of national DNA, but also reflect decisions made by product designers to respond... View Details
- July 2003 (Revised February 2004)
- Background Note
M&A Legal Context: Standards Related to the Sale or Purchase of a Company
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin, Constance E. Bagley and James Quinn
Introduces students to the legal standards affecting officers and directors when selling or purchasing a company. Provides a practical understanding of the Revlon Standard, the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, Rule 10b-5, and the legal criteria for a cause of... View Details
Keywords: Laws and Statutes; Law Enforcement; Government Legislation; Acquisition; Business Exit or Shutdown; Corporate Governance; Going Public; Courts and Trials
Baldwin, Carliss Y., Constance E. Bagley, and James Quinn. "M&A Legal Context: Standards Related to the Sale or Purchase of a Company." Harvard Business School Background Note 904-004, July 2003. (Revised February 2004.)
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
The End of the Noncompete Clause
since 2009. Those efforts, however, have been slowed by strong opposition from EMC, one of the state’s largest tech companies. That led Johnson to consider an innovative approach to changing noncompetes. With advice from a team of labor View Details
Keywords: Janelle Nanos