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- February 2006
- Article
Do Stronger Intellectual Property Rights Increase International Technology Transfer? Empirical Evidence from U.S. Firm-Level Panel Data
By: Lee G. Branstetter, Raymond Fisman and C. Fritz Foley
Keywords: Intellectual Property; Rights; Information Technology; Information; Analytics and Data Science; United States
Branstetter, Lee G., Raymond Fisman, and C. Fritz Foley. "Do Stronger Intellectual Property Rights Increase International Technology Transfer? Empirical Evidence from U.S. Firm-Level Panel Data." Quarterly Journal of Economics 121, no. 1 (February 2006): 321–349.
- January 2013
- Case
Luotang Power: Variances Explained
By: Robert Simons and Craig Chapman
The general manager of Luotang Power, a coal-fired power plant located in central China, reviews annual results before a meeting with the board of directors. He thought the company performed well during the year and both plant availability and fuel economy had improved... View Details
Keywords: China; Financial Statements; Management Accounting; Variance Analysis; Environmental Regulations; Incentives; Electric Power Generation; Contracts; Valuation; Energy Generation; Accounting; Performance Evaluation; Energy Industry; China
Simons, Robert, and Craig Chapman. "Luotang Power: Variances Explained." Harvard Business School Brief Case 913-533, January 2013.
- 13 Apr 2015
- News
Why Americans Have Chosen to Pay Income Tax
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Book Review: Hooray for the Huddled Masses
Fariborz Ghadar (MBA 1972, DBA 1976) could have walked away from the American dream at any point. It could have been the moment his fraternity brothers at MIT decided they couldn't pronounce his name and called him "Bob." It could have been when he was forced to close... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Just Keep Our Money
© politicalcartoons.com The government’s ever-evolving rescue of the financial sector has already demanded enormous sums, and President Obama’s economic stimulus package will require many billions more. While a stimulus plan would lead to spending that boosts the... View Details
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2022 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
and an Associate Editor at Demographic Research. Jessica Clarke Jessica Clarke writes on antidiscrimination law, with a focus on sex, gender, and sexuality. Her work has appeared in law journals including the Columbia View Details
- December 2010
- Article
Organizing the In-between: The Population Dynamics of Network-weaving Organizations in the Global Interstate Network
By: Paul Ingram and Magnus Thor Torfason
This article examines the population dynamics and viability of network weavers, which are organizations that provide network relations for others. An analysis of the population dynamics of the intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) that are the basis of the interstate... View Details
Keywords: Networks; Organizations; Demographics; Relationships; Globalization; Economics; Conflict and Resolution; Value; Lawfulness; Competition
Ingram, Paul, and Magnus Thor Torfason. "Organizing the In-between: The Population Dynamics of Network-weaving Organizations in the Global Interstate Network." Administrative Science Quarterly 55, no. 4 (December 2010): 577–605.
- 2006
- Chapter
The History of Corporate Ownership in China: State Patronage, Company Legislation, and the Issue of Control
By: William Goetzmann and Elisabeth Koll
Keywords: History; Governance Controls; Laws and Statutes; Ownership; Government and Politics; Business and Government Relations; China
Goetzmann, William, and Elisabeth Koll. "The History of Corporate Ownership in China: State Patronage, Company Legislation, and the Issue of Control." Chap. 2 in A History of Corporate Governance around the World: Family Business Groups to Professional Managers, edited by Randall K. Morck. University of Chicago Press, 2006.
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
David “Bull” Gurfein: Bronze Star citation
Summary Action: Major David Gurfein, while serving as Officer-in-Charge, Task Force “Bold Eagle Bravo”, I Marine Expeditionary Force, 20 March 2003, performed his duties in a professional and heroic manner. Task Force “Bold Eagle Bravo” was responsible for coordinating... View Details
- 02 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Role of Government When All Else Fails
In When All Else Fails: Government as the Ultimate Risk Manager, David A. Moss explores government's role as insurer of last resort in everything from crafting consumer protection law to bailing out airlines after September 11th. He... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Linard
- April 2011
- Teaching Note
Emergia: Driving Profitability on Help Desk Contracts (TN)
By: Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez
Teaching Note for#111-048. View Details
- February 2011 (Revised January 2013)
- Case
Fairstar Heavy Transport (A)
By: Guhan Subramanian and Rhea Ghosh
In 2009, the small heavy marine transport company Fairstar entered into bidding on one of the largest contracts in the history of the industry. The case chronicles the company's year-long tendering process, leading up to a final make-or-break meeting. View Details
Keywords: Negotiation Process; Decision Making; Contracts; Transportation Industry; Shipping Industry
Subramanian, Guhan, and Rhea Ghosh. "Fairstar Heavy Transport (A)." Harvard Business School Case 911-036, February 2011. (Revised January 2013.)
- February 2004 (Revised March 2004)
- Background Note
Profitability Drivers in Professional Service Firms
By: Ashish Nanda
This case presents a simple model of the drivers of profitability in a professional service partnership and conducts an empirical exploration of the determinants of profitability among AmLaw 100 firms over the period 1994 to 1999. View Details
Nanda, Ashish. "Profitability Drivers in Professional Service Firms." Harvard Business School Background Note 904-064, February 2004. (Revised March 2004.)
- January 1996 (Revised January 1996)
- Teaching Note
Colonial Broadcasting Co. TN
By: Arthur Schleifer Jr. and George Wu
Teaching Note for (9-894-011). View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Unsung Hero
On September 11, 2001, Celina Realuyo (MBA 2000), a private banker at Goldman Sachs in London, watched in horror on her office TV as the attacks in New York City and Washington unfolded. A former U.S. Foreign Service officer who had worked at U.S. embassies in Spain... View Details
Keywords: Finance
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2+2 Application Process | MBA
from master’s degree programs who have not held a full-time work position (other than internships or co-ops) are eligible to apply. To be eligible for the 2+2 program, candidates need to have gone directly from undergraduate to graduate school. PhD Programs, View Details
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Mobility Policy | About
technology are bringing a wide range of personal mobility devices to the market. This policy seeks to provide a safe environment for all users of campus pathways and roadways. What devices fall under this policy? Motorized bicycles : A pedal bicycle, as defined by... View Details
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Policymakers - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Employers Suppliers Policymakers Policymakers Policymakers Policymakers play a key role in the transition to a value-based health care delivery system. Many older laws and regulations that attempted to prevent fraud and abuse in the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Faculty Research Online From HBS Working Knowledge
Khurana and Harvard Law Professor Lucian Bebchuk. Online Match-making with Virtual Dates Users of online dating sites often struggle to find love because the sites themselves make it more difficult than it needs to be. To the rescue:... View Details