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- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Setting the Stage: A Young Scholar at HBS
if not, what is the role of business history in your primary research interests? A: I do consider myself a business historian, though my research also ventures deeply into the realms of political and social history. A significant portion of my dissertation examines the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Producers
wouldn’t consumers simply download movies — legally or illegally? Uneasy parallels have been drawn between the movie industry and the music industry, which continues to fight against illegal downloading. One entrepreneur, Mark Cuban, has... View Details
- 21 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Making Credibility Your Strongest Asset
of lawsuits on all sides. Two other groups reportedly topped Kraft's bid, but, in the end, the seller reluctantly chose to settle for less rather than get involved in protracted legal battles. Afterwards, Kraft attributed his success to... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
- December 2020 (Revised February 2021)
- Supplement
The Tulsa Massacre and the Call for Reparations
By: Mihir A. Desai and Suzanne Antoniou
How should historic social injustices be addressed? Survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre and their descendants, including Representative Regina Goodwin of Tulsa, believe they should be addressed through reparations and have consequently continued to push the government... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decisions; Judgments; Race; Fairness; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Policy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government Legislation; Government and Politics; Government Administration; Lawsuits and Litigation; Legal Liability; Leading Change; Mission and Purpose; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Conflict and Resolution; Conflict Management; Loss; Motivation and Incentives; Perspective; Prejudice and Bias; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Welfare; Tulsa; Oklahoma; United States
- 20 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 20
economic actors. Capitalist competition takes place in markets that exist in legal and regulatory frameworks and are governed by a political authority with the power and legitimacy to empower as well as regulate behavior and punish... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 24
legal and business issues versus his desire to land the key customer. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/812050-PDF-ENG Grand Circle Travel: Where Risk Comes with the Territory Herman B. LeonardHarvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 23, 2008
believed to be more fundamental to self-identity (e.g., social comfort) than traits considered less fundamental to self-identity (e.g., concentration ability). Moral acceptability of a trait enhancement strongly predicted people's desire to View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Jun 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Promise of Channel Stewardship
host of factors. Intermediary relationships, institutional commitments, legal restrictions, entrenched customer behavior, and competitive practices often limit the type and extent of changes that a firm can realistically make. 2. Within... View Details
- 14 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Big Money for Big Projects
it creates a legally independent project company and finances that company with nonrecourse debt (i.e., the debt must be repaid by cash flows from the project company only.) The relevant question is: Why would a firm choose to finance its... View Details
- 17 Dec 2017
- News
How Music Forged a Fighter for Free Expression
watched, and if anything happened to them, if they showed up that day with bruises, the world would know about it. So there was an aspect of helping with the legal defense as much as we could, providing support and care for them while... View Details
- 17 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 17
Healthcare Reform: International Perspectives" updating key events and disputes concerning the reform law, including the 2010 Congressional elections, legislative proposals, legal challenges, and responses by employers. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
How to Build a Better Board
the right information and you have limited time, you can't do the right thing. Q: What are some important ways in which boards could improve their own design? A: The design that a board chooses depends on the role that the board decides to play. And boards do have a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 16 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 16, 2008
Comparative Treatment of Business Method and Software Patents in the United States and European Union Harvard Business School Note 309-023 This note analyses and compares the legal definitions and practical applications of Business Method... View Details
- 29 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019
Accountability Increase Diversity? Evidence from IPOs By: Koning, Rembrand, and John-Paul Ferguson Abstract— Does public ownership improve employment diversity? Organizational researchers theorize that increased transparency to regulators and the public should lead... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 11
corporate social responsibility (CSR)-those corporate activities and policies that are not legally mandated and are framed in terms of the corporation's impact on society. The remaining sections consider the ethical dimensions of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 May 2011
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First Look: May 24
Russian assets. This case describes the challenges faced by Hermitage in responding to these threats, and more broadly discusses the perils of doing business in a business environment with weak legal and political institutions. Purchase... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley Unlocking Innovation: A Leader's Guide to Turning Bold Ideas Into Tangible Results By Robyn Bolton (MBA 2005) Page Two Press Only 1 in every 50,000 incubated ideas reaches $1 million in sales. If you ask most corporate executives why their... View Details
- 17 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 2/5
refuse to accept the trivialization of black life and justification of social controls like the persistent shadow of police brutality and lethality. They seek to challenge a legal system that has failed to provide justice for too many... View Details
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cpd@hbs.edu ) for help navigating the recruiting process. Unexcused Absences Unexcused Absences occur when a student is unable to be physically present in the classroom for a reason other than an Excused Absence reason listed above. Reasons for Unexcused Absences... View Details
- 16 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
Reintroducing Intellectual Ambition to the Study of Business History
of legal systems. Many of the arguments have been theoretically, rather than empirically, informed. The subject of "capitalism," too, which is thriving in American graduate history programs, appears to have the potential to... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones & Walter Friedman