Publications

07 Mar 2013
News

Private firms playing major role against cyberattacks

Keywords: Telecommunications; Information; National Security and International Affairs; Government

27 Jul 2019
Op-Ed

Does Facebook's Business Model Threaten Our Elections?

California passed a similar law last year, which will go into effect in 2020. It’s an open question whether that law will spur the US Congress to enact similar measures, or water down California’s law.... View Details

Keywords: by George Riedel

September 2019
Article

Contingent Capital Trigger Effects: Evidence from Liability Management Exercises

By: Boris Vallée

This paper investigates the so called liability management exercises by European banks, which bear comparable effects to triggering contingent capital. I first explore the determinants of these exercises. I then study market reactions to these operations as well as... View Details

Keywords: Contingent Capital; Financial Distress; Regulatory Capital; Financial Institutions; Legal Liability; Management; Banking Industry; Europe

Article

A Theory of Predation Based on Agency Problems in Financial Contracting

By: David S. Scharfstein and Patrick Bolton

Keywords: Theory; Problems and Challenges; Finance; Contracts

21 May 2020
News

Is Stablecoin the Next Big Thing in E-Commerce?

Keywords: Marco Di Maggio and Nicholas Platias

01 Mar 2017
News

Nurturing Emerging Scholars and Leaders

Originally pursuing a career in law, during his first year at Harvard Law School he applied to the joint degree program with HBS at the last minute. “I discovered that I really enjoyed business school, and HBS opened up a whole range of... View Details

30 Sep 2010
News

Can’t We All Just Get Along?

presentation of HLS, HBS, and the Harvard Kennedy School, Ahtisaari received “The Great Negotiator” award, given annually by the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. HBS professor James Sebenius and HBS associate professor Deepak... View Details

Keywords: Nobel Peace Prize; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government; National Security and International Affairs; Government

August 2017
Supplement

'Not so fast...' Litigation Strategy in EMC Corporation v. Donatelli (B)

By: Lena G. Goldberg and Danielle V. Holland

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Contracts

Purchase

1986
Other Unpublished Work

Contracting for Large, Complex Projects - HBS Technical Note: See professor

By: J. Ronald Fox

Keywords: Contracts; Projects

June 2007 (Revised July 2007)
Case

USG Corporation (A)

Deals with CEO Bill Foote's decision of how to deal with USG's exposure to asbestos liability. USG was the largest building materials company in the United States, with 14,000 employees and gross revenues of $3.8 billion. Although USG used asbestos in a small subset of... View Details

Keywords: Legal Liability; Construction Industry

Educators

Purchase

January 1992
Case

Broward - Computerm Arbitration

By: Paul A. Vatter

Keywords: Negotiation; Contracts; Computer Industry

Article

Renegotiation and the Form of Efficient Contracts

By: Jerry R. Green and J. J. Laffont

Two parties may agree to a mutually binding contract that will govern their behavior after an uncertain event becomes known. As there is no agent who can both observe this uncertain outcome and enforce the contract, contingent agreements are precluded. However, the... View Details

Keywords: Negotiation; Contracts

24 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 24, 2009

six years, it is contrasted to social and political pressures within the country, volatility in global oil markets, and severe political problems in the Middle East. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=709042 Shanghai... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Web

Archival Collections - A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927 – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

campus. The wealth of architectural records also includes blueprints, drawings and sketches of site plans, sections, elevations, and floor plans. Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site Resource Link The Archives at the Frederick... View Details

December 2010
Article

Markets, Morals, and Practices of Trade: Jurisdictional Disputes in the U.S. Commerce in Cadavers

By: Michel Anteby

This study examines the U.S. commerce in human cadavers for medical education and research to explore variation in legitimacy in trades involving similar goods. It draws on archival, interview, and observational data mainly from New York state to analyze market... View Details

Keywords: Education; Goods and Commodities; Trade; Lawfulness; Moral Sensibility; Market Participation; Management Practices and Processes; New York (state, US)

August 2004 (Revised June 2008)
Case

Debating the Expropriation of Mexican Oil

By: Geoffrey G. Jones and R. Daniel Wadhwani

In 1938, the Mexican government expropriated the assets of foreign oil companies. Explores the legal and moral arguments in favor of and against expropriation. View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Globalized Firms and Management; Government and Politics; Business History; Lawfulness; Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry; Mexico