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- September 2019 (Revised February 2022)
- Supplement
Glenn Defense Marine Asia (B)
By: Susanna Gallani, Anja Anliker, Luke Hodges and Amram Migdal
This case describes the growth of Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA) under the leadership of Leonard Glenn Francis. GDMA provided ship husbanding and logistical support services to the United States Navy when Navy ships visited various ports in Southeast Asia. The case... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Business Growth and Maturation; Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Fairness; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Governance; Corporate Accountability; Governance Controls; Government and Politics; Law; Contracts; Lawfulness; Operations; Shipping Industry; Service Industry; Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Singapore
Gallani, Susanna, Anja Anliker, Luke Hodges, and Amram Migdal. "Glenn Defense Marine Asia (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 120-037, September 2019. (Revised February 2022.)
- September 2019 (Revised February 2022)
- Case
Glenn Defense Marine Asia (A)
By: Susanna Gallani, Anja Anliker, Luke Hodges and Amram Migdal
This case describes the growth of Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA) under the leadership of Leonard Glenn Francis. GDMA provided ship husbanding and logistical support services to the United States Navy when Navy ships visited various ports in Southeast Asia. The case... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Business Growth and Maturation; Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Fairness; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Governance; Corporate Accountability; Governance Controls; Government and Politics; Law; Contracts; Lawfulness; Operations; Shipping Industry; Service Industry; Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Singapore
Gallani, Susanna, Anja Anliker, Luke Hodges, and Amram Migdal. "Glenn Defense Marine Asia (A)." Harvard Business School Case 120-036, September 2019. (Revised February 2022.)
- 15 Jul 2020
- News
The Impact of Public Policy on Health Care Innovation
- Web
Law, Management and Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog
literacy by honing instincts that will help business leaders avoid legal pitfalls, attain a competitive edge and promote long-term success. Expanding well beyond the basic legal concepts introduced in LCA, the course will refine students’... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Research Brief: Unveiling the Truth about Transparency
and later on in renegotiations. Transparency also leads workers to accept lower initial offers to get in the door, thinking they can renegotiate later, once they learn the salaries of their coworkers, Cullen says. Already 13 states have enacted View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
A Man without a Pause
Between the ages of 30 and 40, James Wolfensohn (MBA ’59) lived a life most would find enviable. An Olympic fencer and graduate of both law and business schools (he cofounded a laundry service at HBS),... View Details
- March 2010 (Revised January 2011)
- Case
Carrot or Stick? Getting Paid for Innovation at Tessera Technologies
By: Willy C. Shih
Tessera Technologies has been very successful developing technologies for the semiconductor and mobile device industry, and then licensing them broadly to manufacturers. In addition to licensing patents, it also supplies know-how to help manufacturers move into... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Innovation Strategy; Patents; Courts and Trials; Rights; Mobile Technology; Semiconductor Industry; California
Shih, Willy C. "Carrot or Stick? Getting Paid for Innovation at Tessera Technologies." Harvard Business School Case 610-085, March 2010. (Revised January 2011.)
- October 1980 (Revised April 1981)
- Background Note
Note on Government Contracting and Methods of Government Procurement
By: J. Ronald Fox
Fox, J. Ronald. "Note on Government Contracting and Methods of Government Procurement." Harvard Business School Background Note 381-026, October 1980. (Revised April 1981.)
- October 2001
- Case
Healthcare Brands Corporation
By: David F. Hawkins
A U.K. and a U.S. firm are entering into a merger agreement. Management must decide whether the merged companies should be domiciled in the United Kingdom and account for the merger as a pooling of interests or the United States and account for the merger as a... View Details
Keywords: International Accounting; Mergers and Acquisitions; Contracts; Health Industry; United Kingdom; United States
Hawkins, David F. "Healthcare Brands Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 102-032, October 2001.
- October 1987 (Revised October 1998)
- Case
CVD, Inc. vs. A.S. Markham Corp. (A)
Describes the legal odyssey of two engineers who left their old employer to start a company that was directly competitive. The issues include employment contracts, technology licenses, antitrust, trade secrets, and confidential information. Provides a good opportunity... View Details
Keywords: Business Strategy; Human Resources; Contracts; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Intellectual Property; Ethics; Legal Liability; Business Startups; Monopoly
Roberts, Michael J. "CVD, Inc. vs. A.S. Markham Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 388-041, October 1987. (Revised October 1998.)
Robert E. Dewar
With a law degree from Wayne State University, Dewar joined S. S. Kresge (K-Mart) in the legal department. However, he became more interested in business than law and... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- July 2003 (Revised February 2004)
- Background Note
M&A Legal Context: Hostile Takeovers
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin, Constance E. Bagley and James Quinn
Introduces students to the main tactical maneuvers used by hostile bidders, including bear hugs, proxy fights, tender offers, and toeholds. Also describes how, in the United States, tender offers are regulated by the federal government via the Williams Act. View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Cash; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Code Law; Bids and Bidding; United States
Baldwin, Carliss Y., Constance E. Bagley, and James Quinn. "M&A Legal Context: Hostile Takeovers." Harvard Business School Background Note 904-005, July 2003. (Revised February 2004.)
- May 2017
- Supplement
Betfair (B), (C), and (D) Case Slides
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and John Heilbron
Contains slides related to the Betfair B, C, and D cases.
Abstracts:
B) Buoyed by success in the market for gambling contracts, Betfair attempts to enter the market for financial products using its exchange model.
C) Prompted by a takeover bid from... View Details
Abstracts:
B) Buoyed by success in the market for gambling contracts, Betfair attempts to enter the market for financial products using its exchange model.
C) Prompted by a takeover bid from... View Details
- 13 Aug 2020
Joint Degree Series: Harvard Graduate Joint Degree Virtual Event
This virtual event is designed for prospective applicants to learn more about Harvard Business School, Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Law School. Candidates with an interest in pursuing a joint degree... View Details
- 07 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
How an African History Scholar Became a Modern Righter of Wrongs
Harvard MBA students visit the Bo-Kaap area of Cape Town, May 1, 2017 (Photo credit: Caroline Elkins) Recently, a first-year MBA student at Harvard Business School was overheard gushing to a friend about a professor’s deep knowledge of... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 19 Apr 2017
- News
Chicago Becomes a Hub of Startup Action
Silicon Valley’s name is dominant in the history of entrepreneurship. So where does that leave other cities that want to get in on the action? On April 13 in Spangler Auditorium, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and a panel of area business... View Details
- August 2004 (Revised June 2008)
- Case
Debating the Expropriation of Mexican Oil
By: Geoffrey G. Jones and R. Daniel Wadhwani
In 1938, the Mexican government expropriated the assets of foreign oil companies. Explores the legal and moral arguments in favor of and against expropriation. View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Globalized Firms and Management; Government and Politics; Business History; Lawfulness; Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry; Mexico
Jones, Geoffrey G., and R. Daniel Wadhwani. "Debating the Expropriation of Mexican Oil." Harvard Business School Case 805-011, August 2004. (Revised June 2008.)
- 23 Sep 2020
- News
Alumni Consider Election Reform; Clubs Explore Parenting by Case Method
will seem quaint in comparison, say the HBS alumni behind the nonpartisan group, Reform Elections Now (REN), who gave a virtual presentation to the HBS Club of Dallas in early September to educate and engage business leaders on the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
Fair Competition
competition policy, law and economics, and federalism. I recently published a paper in the Business History Review, titled “California Fair Trade: Antitrust and the Politics of 'Fairness' in U.S. Competition... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
"Unheard Voices" Brings to Light Three Centuries of American Women at Work
Business Age,” is a survey of the library’s manuscript collections that pertain to women’s history. Launched in 1999 with support from Rysia de Ravel (MBA ’83) and a grant from the Harvard University Women’s Matching Fund, the survey is... View Details