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- 31 Jul 2018
Harvard Graduate School Information Session in Washington D.C.
This 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 between two of these schools are... View Details
- 05 Apr 2017
Real Students of HBS: The Joint Degree Programs
Join current joint degree students for an online discussion focusing on their paths to HBS and life as a joint degree student. Hear about the HBS joint degree programs with the Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Law School, and Harvard... View Details
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Alumni in Climate Networking Series: San Francisco - Addressing Extreme Weather, Climate Risk, and Resilience - Blog - Business & Environment
and challenges at the intersection of business and the environment. Email bei@hbs.edu to learn more about upcoming events. The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, in collaboration with Harvard Business School’s Business and Environment Initiative (BEI) and... View Details
- August 2005 (Revised April 2015)
- Background Note
Employment At Will: A Legal Perspective
By: Lynn S. Paine and Christopher M. Bruner
Provides a brief overview of the employment-at-will doctrine, an important concept unique to the U.S. legal system and business landscape. Briefly surveys the history and development of this doctrine and certain limitations and exceptions to it, as well as some of the... View Details
Keywords: Business History; Resignation and Termination; Employment; Common Law; Laws and Statutes; Business and Government Relations; United States
Paine, Lynn S., and Christopher M. Bruner. "Employment At Will: A Legal Perspective." Harvard Business School Background Note 306-036, August 2005. (Revised April 2015.)
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Campaign Season
Photos by Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer On September 21, Harvard University officially launched The Harvard Campaign with a series of events, featuring a speech by Harvard President Drew Faust and "The Future of Knowledge" faculty panel, which was moderated by... View Details
- 24 Jul 2014
Harvard Graduate School Outreach Event for College Students
This event is designed for college students who are in the Washington, DC area this summer. The event will include the opportunity to speak with Admissions Officers from Harvard Business School as well as Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard View Details
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2.3.2 Hazing | MBA
2.3.2 Hazing Students are advised that Massachusetts law expressly prohibits any form of hazing in connection with the initiation of students into student groups and organizations. The relevant statutes are provided below. The View Details
- 07 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
How an African History Scholar Became a Modern Righter of Wrongs
still a junior faculty member, focused on making tenure and writing a second book. That’s the year she got a call from the law firm Leigh Day, which was looking to sue the British government for reparations on behalf of the Kikuyu... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- April 2011
- Case
Hermitage's Russian Quandary (A)
By: Eric Werker, Ray Fisman and Lauren Weber
In June 2007, the offices of Russian hedge fund Hermitage Capital were raided by Moscow police; in the months that followed, Hermitage founder Bill Browder found himself banned from Russia and fending off efforts to expropriate the fund's Russian assets. This case... View Details
Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Private Equity; Investment; Law Enforcement; Laws and Statutes; Crisis Management; Risk Management; Business and Government Relations; Financial Services Industry; Moscow
Werker, Eric, Ray Fisman, and Lauren Weber. "Hermitage's Russian Quandary (A)." Harvard Business School Case 711-054, April 2011.
- 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 between two of these schools are... View Details
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Casey Gerald
“Truth is, there weren’t a lot of kids around me going to an Ivy League school.” Initially “convinced” he would become a lawyer, a summer internship within a law firm “quickly disabused me of the idea.” Investment banking came next,... View Details
- 08 Aug 2019
- News
Cloudflare Pulls the Plug on Hate Site
wrote Prince. “Even if 8chan may not have violated the letter of the law in refusing to moderate their hate-filled community, they have created an environment that revels in violating its spirit." In an interview in the New York Times,... View Details
- 25 Jun 2019
HBS in NYC: Harvard Graduate Programs Panel & Fair
This event is designed for prospective students who are interested in learning more about the MBA as well as the programs offered by Harvard Law School, Harvard Kennedy School, and HBS Online (including information on the joint degree... View Details
- 05 Jul 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Buying the Verdict
Keywords: by Lauren H. Cohen and Umit G. Gurun
- May 2006
- Article
The Board of Directors and the Company Lawyers
By: Jay W. Lorsch and John L. Howard
Lorsch, Jay W., and John L. Howard. "The Board of Directors and the Company Lawyers." Directors Monthly 30, no. 5 (May 2006): 1–6.
- January 1997
- Article
A Model of Contract Guarantees for Credit-Sensitive, Opaque Financial Intermediaries
By: Robert C. Merton
Merton, Robert C. "A Model of Contract Guarantees for Credit-Sensitive, Opaque Financial Intermediaries." European Finance Review 1, no. 1 (January 1997): 1–13.
- September 2002
- Article
The Effects of Contracts on Interpersonal Trust
By: Deepak Malhotra and J. Keith Murnighan
Malhotra, Deepak, and J. Keith Murnighan. "The Effects of Contracts on Interpersonal Trust." Administrative Science Quarterly 47, no. 3 (September 2002): 534–559.
- 1982
- Book
Business Law: Text and Cases
By: Henry B. Reiling, George C. Thompson, Gerald P. Brady and Frank J. Macchiarola
Reiling, Henry B., George C. Thompson, Gerald P. Brady, and Frank J. Macchiarola. Business Law: Text and Cases. Kent Publishing Co., 1982.
- April 2013 (Revised October 2014)
- Case
SaferTaxi: Connecting Taxis and Passengers in South America
By: Peter Coles and Benjamin Edelman
SaferTaxi, a taxi booking service in South America must develop its mobilization strategy; that is, it must attract enough passengers and drivers to make its service worthwhile for all. Drivers hesitate to pay for SaferTaxi's smartphones and service unless these will... View Details
Keywords: Taxi Booking; Smartphone; Transportation Networks; Network Effects; Laws and Statutes; South America; Argentina; Brazil; Chile
Coles, Peter, and Benjamin Edelman. "SaferTaxi: Connecting Taxis and Passengers in South America." Harvard Business School Case 913-041, April 2013. (Revised October 2014.) (request a courtesy copy.)