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- August 2008 (Revised May 2009)
- Background Note
Note on Generic Drugs in the European Union
By: Robert C. Pozen and Elizabeth M. Leonard
Rules governing the introduction of generic drugs in U.S. and EU have some similarities but significant differences because of the Hatch-Waxman Act in the U.S.
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Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Government Legislation;
Health Care and Treatment;
Trademarks;
Brands and Branding;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
European Union;
United States
Pozen, Robert C., and Elizabeth M. Leonard. "Note on Generic Drugs in the European Union." Harvard Business School Background Note 309-019, August 2008. (Revised May 2009.)
- 20 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Much Is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.
gig workers,” the researchers write. The politics of gig work Aside from studying whether gig workers would be willing to sacrifice pay in exchange for having the freedom to set their own hours, the researchers also wanted to know: How...
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- 11 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018
partners to build her fashion business and legendary luxury brand based on understated elegance. Chanel’s famous “little black dress” was accompanied by many other innovations including the use of jersey as material for daytime clothing...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS
their work. Joining the discussion was Professor Debora Spar, a political scientist who recently traced the historical development of several pioneering technologies. Leading Research: Let's begin by talking about what led to the writing...
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by Jim Aisner
- 02 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 3, 2018
in U.S. politics: CEOs are taking very public stands on thorny political issues that have nothing to do with their firms’ bottom lines. Business leaders like Tim Cook of Apple, Howard Schultz of Starbucks, and Marc Benioff of...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 13 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 13, 2008
search for solutions. BP successfully reduced its own carbon emissions, and championed cap-and-trade style regulation over taxation or command-and-control. Despite this progress, as the climate issue gains in political prominence and the...
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Martha Lagace
- 13 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
3 Ways Firms Can Profit From Environmental Investments
In the course of her work, Rebecca Henderson meets business executives who don't address the threat of climate change because they don't believe that it exists. Her recommendation: They should consider investments in environmental sustainability anyway, assuming that...
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- 12 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 12, 2008
2001. In 1990 the German consumer goods company Benkiser began acquiring fragrance and cosmetics brands with the intent of developing a beauty business. These included the long-established, but relatively small, U.S. fragrance company...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 19, 2016
chains have engaged in private political strategies prompting transnational corporations (TNCs) to adopt codes of conduct and monitor their suppliers for compliance, but it is not clear whether organizational structures established by...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2021
- What Do You Think?
Are Employers Ready for a Flood of 'New' Talent Seeking Work?
several when he said, “This isn’t something I’m comfortable with. I do not believe the workplace should be a forum for political discussion as it creates immediate division.” Quoting from a statement by the founders of Basecamp, he added,...
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by James Heskett
- 29 Jun 2015
- HBS Case
Consumer-centered Health Care Depends on Accessible Medical Records
in hospitals and homes to monitor millions of patients. Philips generates over one-third of its global sales from health care. Other companies like GE and Samsung are also active in health care. These brands enjoy some consumer...
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- 26 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 26, 2008
a government, were gaining prominence across the globe, especially with their recent investments in troubled U.S. financial firms that had suffered significant losses from the subprime mortgage crisis. Yet SWFs were viewed with suspicions amid concerns that they could...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 11
on schemas, procedural justice, emotion expression, and prosocial behavior. Land Politics and Local State Capacities: The Political Economy of Urban Change in China Author:Meg Rithmire Publication:China...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 5, 2017
political pressures. If successful, the Chinese Communist Party will forge a new path of urbanization, building cities before recruiting urban citizens. The process, however, entails possibilities of yet other social dislocations,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 22, 2008
Working PapersFixing Market Failures or Fixing Elections? Agricultural Credit in India Authors:Shawn A. Cole Abstract This paper integrates theories of political budget cycles with theories of tactical electoral redistribution to test...
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Martha Lagace
- 19 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 19
Navalny the right figure for business leaders in Russia to organize around? What were the risks of getting involved with a politically volatile activist? Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/112033-PDF-ENG McKesson...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Finding Success in the Middle of the Market
had been undercut by Ameritrade and E*trade. Research identified a large middle market of investors, bruised by the end of the dot-com bubble, in need of more advice and brand assurance than Vanguard and Fidelity provided but without...
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- 07 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 7
explores how the nature of risk itself has changed over time. It highlights key aspects that have shaped the evolving industry, including shifts in risk engineering and risk management, the development of actuarial science, and the impact of changes in View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
What’s Next for Japan
In the opening panel of the conference, titled "Japan Towards the 21st Century: How Should Japan Compete?" moderator and Harvard University professor Michael Porter laid a framework for experts from Japanese business, government, and View Details
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by Hilah Geer
- 29 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 29
Tarun Khanna, and Ashutosh Varshney Publication:Economic & Political Weekly Abstract It is now widely accepted that the lower castes have risen in Indian politics. Has there been a corresponding change in the economy? Using...
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Sean Silverthorne