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- 11 Feb 2015
- News
Dedicated to a public service mission
Wrendon Hunt (MBA 2012) was raised to be an upstander. “My father always talked about serving causes greater than ourselves,” says Hunt, who is a 2014–2015 White House Fellow. He describes his yearlong appointment at the Department of Labor as “stimulating and... View Details
- 21 Apr 2014
- News
Giving back is part of the social contract for any business
Ravi Venkatesan (MBA 1992), former chairman of Microsoft India, discusses how a company should be aligned with the objectives of its host community or country. (Published April 2014) View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
A taste of home leads to jobs creation and community improvements
In a small, undercapitalized cheese manufacturing operation in rural Wisconsin, Paul Scharfman (AB 1976, MBA 1979) saw the opportunity to develop a variety of specialty cheeses that would appeal to the palates of the growing population of ethnic consumers in the United... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Promoting strong ties between U.S. and China will benefit the world
Former US Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. (MBA 1970) talks about his efforts to promote positive US-China relations. (Published April 2014) View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Q&A: Wrestling with the Unthinkable
In June 2000, when the National Commission on Terrorism released its report, the commission's chairman, L. Paul ("Jerry") Bremer III (MBA '66), issued a warning. "There's a chance terrorists will try to stage a catastrophic event in the United States in the future,"... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Alumni Fill Diplomatic Posts
HBS alumni currently hold several key diplomatic posts in Europe. U.S. ambassadors to France, Germany, Italy, and Austria are, respectively, Craig Stapleton (MBA ’70), William Timken Jr. (MBA ’62), Ronald Spogli (MBA ’75), and designee Susan Rasinski McCaw (MBA ’88). View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Starting Now — Bruce Wasserstein (MBA 1971)
this day, the two siblings remain "very close," says Wasserstein, who readily defers to his sister's fame. "More often than not," he says affectionately, "I'm just known as Wendy's brother." After finishing his undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan,... View Details
- February 2013
- Article
An Activity-Generating Theory of Regulation
By: Joshua Schwartzstein and Andrei Shleifer
We propose an activity-generating theory of regulation. When courts make errors, tort litigation becomes unpredictable and as such imposes risk on firms, thereby discouraging entry, innovation, and other socially desirable activity. When social returns to activity are... View Details
Keywords: Courts and Trials; Lawsuits and Litigation; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Theory
Schwartzstein, Joshua, and Andrei Shleifer. "An Activity-Generating Theory of Regulation." Journal of Law & Economics 56, no. 1 (February 2013): 1–38. (Lead Article.)
- September 1996 (Revised December 2000)
- Background Note
Protection of Intellectual Property in the United States, The
By: Myra M. Hart and Howard G. Zaharoff
Presents an overview of U.S. laws/systems in place to safeguard intellectual property rights. Includes a brief history of the development of the laws. Attention is given to patents, licenses, copyrights, trade secrets, trade and service markets, and non-disclosure and... View Details
Keywords: Trademarks; Patents; Copyright; Laws and Statutes; Agreements and Arrangements; United States
Hart, Myra M., and Howard G. Zaharoff. "Protection of Intellectual Property in the United States, The." Harvard Business School Background Note 897-046, September 1996. (Revised December 2000.)
- 13 Jan 2014
- News
How Government Can Restore the Faith of Citizens
- Web
Manuscript Collections - Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School
include Lewis Tappan, C. A. Spofford, and Jay Cooke. Collection Guide James McCauley Landis Papers (1924-1945) . Special Collections, Harvard Law School. James Landis was a legal academic and federal regulator. The papers at Harvard View Details
- 07 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
How an African History Scholar Became a Modern Righter of Wrongs
still a junior faculty member, focused on making tenure and writing a second book. That’s the year she got a call from the law firm Leigh Day, which was looking to sue the British government for reparations on behalf of the Kikuyu... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 05 Jul 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Buying the Verdict
Keywords: by Lauren H. Cohen and Umit G. Gurun
- May 2006
- Article
The Board of Directors and the Company Lawyers
By: Jay W. Lorsch and John L. Howard
Lorsch, Jay W., and John L. Howard. "The Board of Directors and the Company Lawyers." Directors Monthly 30, no. 5 (May 2006): 1–6.
- January 1997
- Article
A Model of Contract Guarantees for Credit-Sensitive, Opaque Financial Intermediaries
By: Robert C. Merton
Merton, Robert C. "A Model of Contract Guarantees for Credit-Sensitive, Opaque Financial Intermediaries." European Finance Review 1, no. 1 (January 1997): 1–13.
- September 2002
- Article
The Effects of Contracts on Interpersonal Trust
By: Deepak Malhotra and J. Keith Murnighan
Malhotra, Deepak, and J. Keith Murnighan. "The Effects of Contracts on Interpersonal Trust." Administrative Science Quarterly 47, no. 3 (September 2002): 534–559.
- 1982
- Book
Business Law: Text and Cases
By: Henry B. Reiling, George C. Thompson, Gerald P. Brady and Frank J. Macchiarola
Reiling, Henry B., George C. Thompson, Gerald P. Brady, and Frank J. Macchiarola. Business Law: Text and Cases. Kent Publishing Co., 1982.
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Lesson from the Fall
Skilling’s conduct will reopen discussions of what was the real offense committed by Skilling. The answer to this question is important because many of Skilling’s allegedly fraudulent activities fall into the “shadowed space” or “penumbra” between the clear light of... View Details
- 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