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- February 2002 (Revised March 2002)
- Case
India's Intellectual Property Rights Regime and the Pharmaceutical Industry
In 1970, the Indian government significantly revised its patent law, Patents and Design Act of 1911. The 1911 act was enacted when India was a colony of Great Britain, and it was controversial because it led to the total dominance of India's pharmaceutical market by... View Details
Huang, Yasheng, and Hal Hogan. "India's Intellectual Property Rights Regime and the Pharmaceutical Industry." Harvard Business School Case 702-039, February 2002. (Revised March 2002.)
- July 19, 2024
- Article
The CEO’s Journey Is a 3-Act Play: Planning for the Distinct Phases of Your Tenure Increases Your Odds of Success.
By: Nitin Nohria
Instead of treating a leadership role as an unending sprint, CEOs should approach their tenure as a series of three phases. Act one requires a leader to establish legitimacy, build a top team, and begin to communicate and implement a change agenda. Act two requires... View Details
Nohria, Nitin. "The CEO’s Journey Is a 3-Act Play: Planning for the Distinct Phases of Your Tenure Increases Your Odds of Success." Harvard Business Review (website) (July 19, 2024).
- November 1983 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Federal Government and Employment
Provides a vehicle for a discussion of the Employment Act of 1946. View Details
Tedlow, Richard S. "Federal Government and Employment." Harvard Business School Case 384-125, November 1983. (Revised March 1995.)
- November 1993 (Revised May 1994)
- Supplement
Dow Corning Corporation: Business Conduct and Global Values (A), Supplement
By: Lynn S. Paine
Describes the 1988 amendments to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977. View Details
Paine, Lynn S. "Dow Corning Corporation: Business Conduct and Global Values (A), Supplement." Harvard Business School Supplement 394-068, November 1993. (Revised May 1994.)
- February 2014
- Background Note
Raising Startup Capital
By: Jeffrey Bussgang
Entrepreneurs typically focus their full energies on business-building. But raising capital is a core part of building a valuable business. Developing expertise in raising capital is more than a necessary evil, it is a competitive weapon. Master it and you will be in a... View Details
Keywords: Fund Raising; Venture Capital Term Sheet; Venture Creation/development; Venture Investing; Venture Philanthropy; Entrepreneurial Finance; Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurs; Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act; Non-equity Financing; Convertible Notes; Convertible Debt; Debt Financing; Raising Capital; National Venture Capital Association; Venture Capital Firm Compensation; Crowdfunding; Crowd-funding; Startup; Start-up; Startup Management; Startups; Angel Investors; Angels; Accelerator; Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Financial Services Industry; United States
Bussgang, Jeffrey. "Raising Startup Capital." Harvard Business School Background Note 814-089, February 2014.
- 04 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Is Web Surfing Distracting Your Workers?
A number of studies have suggested that US workers waste between one and two hours a day web surfing, costing their companies billions in lost productivity. In response, some employers have banned private Internet use at the office, a practice that might come back to... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 2015
- Chapter
Making the Business Case for Environmental Sustainability
Can a business case be made for acting sustainably? This is a difficult question to answer precisely, largely because there is no generally accepted definition of the term "sustainability." Is it acting sustainably to protect the human rights of the firm's workforce?... View Details
Henderson, Rebecca. "Making the Business Case for Environmental Sustainability." Chap. 2 in Leading Sustainable Change: An Organizational Perspective, edited by Rebecca Henderson, Ranjay Gulati, and Michael Tushman, 22–50. Oxford University Press, 2015.
- August 2006
- Exercise
Bundling of Office Suites: An Economic Analysis
Presents a simple model to demonstrate that bundling can act as a barrier to entry. View Details
Coughlan, Peter J. "Bundling of Office Suites: An Economic Analysis." Harvard Business School Exercise 707-423, August 2006.
- January 2011 (Revised September 2011)
- Case
Caterpillar, Inc. (A)
By: David F. Hawkins
2010 Healthcare Reform Act eliminates Medicare Part D subsidy and Caterpillar recognizes a $100 million change. View Details
Keywords: Information Infrastructure; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Employment; Cost vs Benefits; Forecasting and Prediction; Change Management; Asset Management; Financial Strategy; Activity Based Costing and Management; Business or Company Management; Technology Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States
Hawkins, David F. "Caterpillar, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 111-031, January 2011. (Revised September 2011.)
- 09 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Most Accountants Aren’t CrooksWhy Good Audits Go Bad
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, signed into law last July, is the government's response to a series of financial reporting scandals that rocked investors. Among other measures the law offers up stiff criminal penalties for accounting... View Details
- January 2006
- Tutorial
Alternative Choice Decisions Analysis
By: David F. Hawkins, V.G. Narayanan, Jacob Cohen and Michele Jurgens
Shows how managers use information on costs and revenues to decide between possible alternative courses of action. Presents two case examples of differential cost analysis. The first, a make or buy decision, examines two alternatives in which only costs vary. The... View Details
- 2023
- Working Paper
Navigating the Jagged Technological Frontier: Field Experimental Evidence of the Effects of AI on Knowledge Worker Productivity and Quality
By: Fabrizio Dell'Acqua, Edward McFowland III, Ethan Mollick, Hila Lifshitz-Assaf, Katherine C. Kellogg, Saran Rajendran, Lisa Krayer, François Candelon and Karim R. Lakhani
The public release of Large Language Models (LLMs) has sparked tremendous interest in how humans will use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to accomplish a variety of tasks. In our study conducted with Boston Consulting Group, a global management consulting firm, we examine... View Details
Keywords: Large Language Model; AI and Machine Learning; Performance Efficiency; Performance Improvement
Dell'Acqua, Fabrizio, Edward McFowland III, Ethan Mollick, Hila Lifshitz-Assaf, Katherine C. Kellogg, Saran Rajendran, Lisa Krayer, François Candelon, and Karim R. Lakhani. "Navigating the Jagged Technological Frontier: Field Experimental Evidence of the Effects of AI on Knowledge Worker Productivity and Quality." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-013, September 2023.
- 2014
- Working Paper
Making the Business Case for Environmental Sustainability
Can a business case be made for acting sustainably? This is a difficult question to answer precisely, largely because there is no generally accepted definition of the term "sustainability". Is it acting sustainably to protect the human rights of the firm's workforce?... View Details
Henderson, Rebecca. "Making the Business Case for Environmental Sustainability." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 15-068, February 2015.
- 06 Jan 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Should Management Deal With “Anonymous”?
said, "maybe the only thing that can help is common sense and learning to keep our mouths, and e-mails, shut." The most prevalent attitude about dealing with a leaky Internet was to assume the worst and act accordingly. In Mike... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett
- December 2000
- Case
Daymon Associates
By: Ray A. Goldberg
How does a firm act as a coordinater between the food retailer and manufacturer and satisfy both? View Details
- October 2006 (Revised December 2012)
- Background Note
Note on U.S. Public Education Finance (A): Revenues
Describes the revenue structure of U.S. public education. Covers funding by federal, state, and local governments. Examines in detail two federal education laws: the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act... View Details
Childress, Stacey M., and Stig Leschly. "Note on U.S. Public Education Finance (A): Revenues." Harvard Business School Background Note 307-069, October 2006. (Revised December 2012.)
- July 2002 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
Cirque du Soleil
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Vineeta Vijayaraghavan
Retaining talent is an issue for any company whose success relies on the creativity and excellence of its employees. This is especially true for Cirque du Soleil, the spectacularly successful "circus without animals," whose 2,100 employees include 500 artists--mimes,... View Details
Keywords: Retention; Employee Relationship Management; Business Strategy; Talent and Talent Management; Organizational Culture; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
DeLong, Thomas J., and Vineeta Vijayaraghavan. "Cirque du Soleil." Harvard Business School Case 403-006, July 2002. (Revised October 2002.)
- July 1996
- Case
Trans National Group
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Takia Mahmood
Starting as a classic entrepreneur,Steve Belkin, CEO of Trans National (TN), drives the company through two businesses--one in group travel and another in financial services--before deciding to step back and act as a general manager whose focus and attention is on... View Details
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Takia Mahmood. "Trans National Group." Harvard Business School Case 397-015, July 1996.
- 02 Aug 2004
- What Do You Think?
For Greater Transparency, Is Section 404 an Effective Response?
broken. It is really about people and ethics." B. V. Krishnamurthy concurred, saying "... the Act ... is unlikely to result in any radical transformation of the system. Such a transformation has to be an internal process with... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
What Roosevelt Took: The Economic Impact of the Panama Canal, 1903-29
Keywords: by Noel Maurer & Carlos Yu