Legal - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2009
News

Damon Silvers

they shouldn’t unionize. The employer’s legal right to coercively interfere with employees’ choices is at work in a way that’s completely inappropriate. The election process itself allows for long delays in litigation and uncertainty. I... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Transportation

25 Apr 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, April 25

as a separate marketplace, because each has its own legal requirements, cultural traditions, and business methods, and most have their own currencies. The dramatic changes in strategic thinking and organizational relationships have made... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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

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Find Books, Articles, & More | Baker Library

work on their behalf using a library proxy account. To apply: Faculty provide details about the intended proxy, including that person’s legal name. Faculty provide details about themselves. Faculty agree to take responsibility for the... View Details

24 Jul 2018
News

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
News

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

22 Dec 2009
First Look

First Look: Dec. 22

strategic implications of ending the agreement? What are the legal implications of continuing? Where is the line between cooperation and conspiracy, and what should a company do if the legality of a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

18 Apr 2005
Lessons from the Classroom

NFL Players Touch Down at HBS

opportunity is very, very short.— Ted Johnson, New England Patriots Topics covered in the course included entrepreneurship; tax and other legal responsibilities; assessing financial health; managing yourself; analyzing a business model;... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Sports

24 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

Reducing Risk with Online Advertising

States. Furthermore, figuring out whether partners really are where they say they are can be a challenge. One shouldn't assume that they're telling the truth about their location when they are lying about everything else. So that's one important constraint in using the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Video Game; Web Services

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Supplemental Financial Information - Financial Report 2018

receivable and payable, and legal services. The amount charged to HBS in any given year is primarily calculated as a percentage of the School’s total expenses. As expected, the School’s expense in fiscal 2017 for these assessments... View Details

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for James Austin

For example, the AMA broke off a cause-related marketing agreement with Sunbeam Corporation after its members decided that it was not appropriate to its social mission. This ended up costing the nonprofit association over $10 million in compensatory payments and View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

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

July 2002 (Revised August 2003)
Case

Unilever Superannuation Fund vs. Merrill Lynch, The

By: Andre F. Perold and Joshua Musher

In 2001, the Unilever Superannuation Fund sued Merrill Lynch for damages of 130 million British pounds. Over the period 1977 to 1998, the Unilever Fund had significantly underperformed the benchmark, and its trustees contended that the poor returns resulted from... View Details

Keywords: Investment; Lawsuits and Litigation; Performance Evaluation; Agreements and Arrangements; Customer Relationship Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Asset Management; Risk Management; Legal Liability; Financial Services Industry; United Kingdom

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01 Mar 2005
News

House of Bread on the Rise

attorney to live her entrepreneurial dream, had to learn everything about the baking business from scratch. She worked with an East Coast bakery consultant to get training, recipes, and equipment. With her legal background, HBS... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

08 May 2013
Research & Ideas

A Company’s Evolving View of Gender Equity

example, the media also project solutions: that companies should educate employees about biases and be held legally and reputationally responsible for treating men and women equally. Likewise underrepresentation: When the issue is a lack... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Accounting

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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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

Making Sense of Past and Present

in the world? Some stories and questions troubled me so much that I could not stop thinking about them. Are successful entrepreneurs those who know how to best exploit legal loopholes and their network? Do we need to cozy up to powerful... View Details

29 Jun 2017
Research & Ideas

Why Uber Is Worth Saving and How To Do It

environment, and mend its sometimes-cantankerous relationship with its 1 million-plus drivers, who are independent contractors. Besides, Kanter says, the company needs to rethink whether it makes sense to fight one controversial legal... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Transportation

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