Legal - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Aug 2015
Research & Ideas

Who is Boss in the Sharing Economy?

them the lion's share of revenues in order to incentivize them. "On the other hand, I also don't think it's right to say that Uber is a pure marketplace and that it doesn't have any obligations. The answer is obviously in the middle." New Category of Worker Needed?... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Service; Technology

28 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Creating a Workplace That Supports Employees in Work and Life

for LGBTQ+ rights in countries that companies operate in where LGBTQ+ folks are criminalized and/or marriage is not legally recognized. Inclusive Language Communication Another important change companies can make is adapting inclusive... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

14 Feb 2023
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on STEM

about the legalities and stigma around cannabis consumption in the United States. Chloe Sharp (MBA 2024) Where is your hometown? Detroit, Michigan. What was your pre-MBA industry and role? I was a Gillette Product Supply Engineer at... View Details

11 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

The Future of Boards

more on top of these problems. Q: What were some of their thoughts? A: It was clear that many felt the impact of corporations' increasing complexity. You need people with more knowledge to serve on the boards of such companies, but that runs counter to the View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

24 Apr 2020
Op-Ed

Lessons from the NFL: Virtual Hiring, Leadership, Building Teams and COVID-19

sessions and should involve the same preparation (e.g., background research and question lists) and legal considerations. Question lists should be compiled in advance and in connection with HR and legal... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Abbott , Boris Groysberg, Tali Groysberg, and Abhijit Naik; Sports

04 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: January 4

tribal governments, the history of tribal sovereignty, the origins of Indian gaming, the legal framework that governs tribal gaming activities, as well as an analytic approach to negotiations, this paper explains the Foxwoods deal and its... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

29 Jan 2013
First Look

First Look: Jan. 29

case:http://hbr.org/search/813073-PDF-ENG Addleshaw Goddard LLP (Abridged) Eccles, Robert G., Amy C. Edmondson, and James WeberHarvard Business School Case 413-064 Addleshaw-Goddard (AG), the 15th largest law firm in the UK, is seeking ways to serve larger clients on... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 May 2016
Research Event

Crowdsourcing, Patent Trolls, and Other Research Insights Highlighted at Harvard Business School Symposium

invent a product, a large company can’t just swoop in and steal it and dare the little guy to fight it. NPEs claim they are protecting these little guys. Opponents, however, say they are exploiting imperfections in the legal system. Cohen... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman & Carmen Nobel

11 Nov 2014
First Look

First Look: November 11

reached their limits; third, some products affecting the health and rights of the people as well as the related entities' behavior are challenging the legal and moral bottom line. These three aspects are required to establish a new... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Apr 2009
First Look

First Look: April 7, 2009

Addleshaw-Goddard (AG), the 15th largest law firm in the U.K., is seeking ways to serve larger clients on more important legal matters. Part of this strategy involves its "Client Development Centre (CDC)," an innovative idea and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

29 Apr 2008
Research Event

Venture Capital

capital firms strategize and differentiate. Global strategy—a new form of herd behavior? How to scale up the partnership to the global operations level. Protecting venture capital operations from legal shortcomings and corruption. What... View Details

Keywords: by Josh Lerner; Financial Services

24 Oct 2007
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Innovation

of expertise, and the solution may reside in another. Find innovative licensing ways or legal regimes that allow people to share knowledge without risking the overall intellectual property of the firm. View Details

29 Apr 2021
News

Equal Partner

and non-accredited investors—92 percent of the country—something that had not been legal until that year. Using Republic’s website or app, anyone with $10 can invest in a highly vetted startup. Moreover, women founders and founders of... View Details

Keywords: Diversity; Inclusion

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

09 Jan 2014
Research & Ideas

Excerpt: ’Fortune Tellers’

threat of such legal action. Forecasters' reliance on science and statistics as methods for accessing the future aligns their story with conventional narratives of modernity. The German sociologist Max Weber, for instance, argued that a... View Details

Keywords: by Walter A. Friedman

02 Oct 2000
Research & Ideas

The Dubious Logic of Global Megamergers

to examine the legality of deals such as Bell Atlantic's acquisition of GTE and AT&T's acquisition of MediaOne. The current rash of international antitrust cases—such as those in Europe around MCI-WorldCom's purchase of Sprint and... View Details

Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat & Fariborz Ghadar

05 Jan 2011
Op-Ed

Funding Unpredictability Around Stem-Cell Research Inflicts Heavy Cost on Scientific Progress

promising projects. Great people will leave basic research and move to more predictable pastures. And some great young people will decide not to go into research careers at all. The precipitous shift in the legal and regulatory... View Details

Keywords: by William Sahlman; Biotechnology; Health; Pharmaceutical

06 Dec 2010
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Doing Business in Emerging Markets

companies can do things together without formal ownership or legal relationships. Emerging nations must create programs and incentives that encourage enterprises in free-trade zones to build linkages with the local economy. Companies must... View Details

25 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

MNCs in Asia: Investing in the Future

said Howson, who focuses on mergers and acquisitions, project finance, and capital markets in his firm's Beijing office. The creation of domestic capital markets, increasing access to foreign capital, legal changes in corporate... View Details