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- 07 Jul 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
- 10 Jul 2019
Harvard Graduate School Information Session in Atlanta
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
- August 2021
- Supplement
Crisis at the 11th Hour — Protagonist Video
By: Rebecca Henderson and Trevor Fetter
A successful lawyer describes an important decision she had to make as a young attorney about whether to disclose information in a contract. View Details
Henderson, Rebecca, and Trevor Fetter. "Crisis at the 11th Hour — Protagonist Video." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 321-706, August 2021.
- Article
Law, Ethics, and Managerial Judgment
By: L. S. Paine
Paine, L. S. "Law, Ethics, and Managerial Judgment." Journal of Legal Studies Education 12, no. 2 (June 1994): 153–169. (Reprinted in A Companion to Business Ethics, Blackwell Companions to Philosophy, edited by Robert E. Frederick, 194-206. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers Ltd., 1999.)
- May 1995
- Article
Contractual Arrangements in Franchising: An Empirical Investigation
By: D. Agrawal and R. Lal
Agrawal, D., and R. Lal. "Contractual Arrangements in Franchising: An Empirical Investigation." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) 32, no. 2 (May 1995).
- 2011
- Chapter
Toward a Three-Tier Market for U.S. Home Mortgages
By: Robert C. Pozen
This chapter analyzes the various forms of federal programs to support home mortgages–both government-insured mortgages and privately issued mortgages purchased by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. It argues that there will be a third tier of home mortgages created by the... View Details
Pozen, Robert C. "Toward a Three-Tier Market for U.S. Home Mortgages." Chap. 3 in The Future of Housing Finance: Restructuring the U.S. Residential Mortgage Market, edited by Martin Neil Baily, 26–65. Brookings Institution Press, 2011.
- September 2004 (Revised April 2005)
- Background Note
Note on Individual and Corporate Liability
By: Lynn S. Paine
Answers some of the most common questions managers ask about potential corporate and individual liability for corporate misconduct under U.S. law. Describes a few general principles of liability that managers should be aware of. A rewritten version of an earlier note. View Details
Paine, Lynn S. "Note on Individual and Corporate Liability." Harvard Business School Background Note 305-049, September 2004. (Revised April 2005.)
- May 2004 (Revised June 2004)
- Case
Lucas Chevrolet File, The
An insurance company claim manager is deciding how to negotiate a large liability claim and reviewing the company's approach to settling large claims. This case provides background on the claim and the 4-1/2-year history of negotiations to date. It also gives profiles... View Details
Hammond, John S. "Lucas Chevrolet File, The." Harvard Business School Case 904-078, May 2004. (Revised June 2004.)
- 1999
- Chapter
Aspects of Financial Contracting in Venture Capital
Sahlman, William A. "Aspects of Financial Contracting in Venture Capital." Chap. 16 in The Entrepreneurial Venture. 2nd ed. by William A. Sahlman, Howard H. Stevenson, Michael J Roberts, and Amar V. Bhide, 304–325. Harvard Business School Press, 1999. (Originally published in Continental Bank Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 1, no. 2 (summer 1988): 23-36. Also reprinted in The New Corporate Finance: Where Theory Meets Practice, edited by D. Chew, 229. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1993. Part IV: 4.)
- April 1986 (Revised July 1986)
- Supplement
Duncan Field (B)
Following the acquisition of a new business, the manager is approached for the "continuation" of a regular payment for services to "insure labor peace" and maintain a parking lot. The case allows discussion of ethical, legal, and practical issues involved. View Details
Stevenson, Howard H. "Duncan Field (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 386-179, April 1986. (Revised July 1986.)
- 21 Nov 2014
- News
Could Julie Bishop Become Australia's Prime Minister?
- 10 Jun 2014
- News
From Suit to Kurta-Pyjama
- August 1999 (Revised February 2000)
- Background Note
Introduction to Islamic Finance, An
By: Benjamin C. Esty, Fuaad Qureshi and Mathew M Millett
Provides a basic introduction to the principles of Islamic finance. Examines the religious background and legal foundations of Islamic finance. Also discusses the development of Islamic financial institutions and the financial instruments they use. Concludes with a... View Details
Keywords: Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Globalization; Growth and Development; Lawfulness; Problems and Challenges; Religion; Financial Services Industry
Esty, Benjamin C., Fuaad Qureshi, and Mathew M Millett. "Introduction to Islamic Finance, An." Harvard Business School Background Note 200-002, August 1999. (Revised February 2000.)
- 09 Apr 2024
- News
To Serve and Protect the Markets
Every day, in her role as the director of the Atlanta Regional Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Nekia Hackworth Jones (MBA 2004) stands in the breach between the $100 trillion in securities traded on U.S. equity markets and the bad actors who... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- Career Coach
Phillip Andrews
Phillip (MPA, New Hampshire ’06; JD, Suffolk Law ’09) is formerly a Corporate Relations Director in HBS Career & Professional Development responsible for employer relations in Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, as... View Details
Keywords: Consulting; Education; Emerging Markets; Investment Management; Financial Services (All); Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Venture Capital; Financial Services (All); Government; Social Enterprise; Clean Technology; Energy; Telecommunications; Impact Investing; Financial Services (All); Manufacturing; Auto/Transportation/Logistics
- 25 Apr 2000
- Research & Ideas
Adjusting the Fit for Government
skills development." Other essentials for governments, Donovan said, are a willingness to privatize businesses, and to follow the rule of law "as opposed to the rule of individual parties and special interests." Another is... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 27 Jul 2015
Harvard Graduate School Information Session in Washington, DC
This event is designed for prospective applicants to learn more about Harvard Business School. In addition, admissions representatives from Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Law School will be in attendance to discuss their programs.... View Details
- 2011
- Working Paper
The Power of Political Voice: Women's Political Representation and Crime in India
By: Lakshmi Iyer, Anandi Mani, Prachi Mishra and Petia Topalova
Using state-level variation in the timing of political reforms, we find that an increase in female representation in local government induces a large and significant rise in documented crimes against women in India. Our evidence suggests that this increase is good... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Crime and Corruption; Local Range; Laws and Statutes; Law Enforcement; Gender; Power and Influence; Public Administration Industry; India
Iyer, Lakshmi, Anandi Mani, Prachi Mishra, and Petia Topalova. "The Power of Political Voice: Women's Political Representation and Crime in India." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-092, March 2011. (Revised July 2011.)
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Bankers, Financiers, and Statesmen - Coin and Conscience
Finances in Paris. 64 John Law (1671–1729) view image Engraving by Leonard Schenk (fl. 1715–46). Pieter Schenk (b. 1660), "exc." Amsterdam, [ca. 1719]. 27.5 x 18 cm F f30 x A Scottish financier who became Controller General of Finances of... View Details
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Law, Management and Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Law, Management and Entrepreneurship Course Number 1540 Senior Lecturer John Batter Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits Exam Senior Lecturer John Batter Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits Exam Note: No student who is in the JD/MBA program, or who is an attorney, or who... View Details