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- 18 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018
firms face little competition, even after the end of formal periods of patent protection and market exclusivity. Additionally, the evolving technologies of drug development—in particular, the increasingly common use of auxiliary endpoints...
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Dina Gerdeman
- March 1991 (Revised July 2001)
- Supplement
Ann Hopkins (B)
By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Ilyse Barkan
Describes the reasons why the courts found in favor of Ann Hopkins in the sexual discrimination suit. Also explains why the courts concluded she was the victim of sexual stereotyping.
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Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Ilyse Barkan. "Ann Hopkins (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 391-170, March 1991. (Revised July 2001.)
- 12 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019
forthcoming World Happiness Report Happiness and Prosocial Behavior: An Evaluation of the Evidence By: Aknin, Lara B., A.V. Whillans, Michael I. Norton, and Elizabeth W. Dunn Abstract— Humans are an...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 2008
- Working Paper
Finding Missing Markets (and a disturbing epilogue): Evidence from an Export Crop Adoption and Marketing Intervention in Kenya
By: Nava Ashraf, Xavier Gine and Dean Karlan
In much of the developing world, many farmers grow crops for local or personal consumption despite export options which appear to be more profitable. Thus many conjecture that one or several markets are missing. We report here on a randomized controlled trial conducted...
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Agribusiness;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Trade;
Profit;
Product Marketing;
Standards;
Failure;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Non-Governmental Organizations;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Kenya;
Europe
Ashraf, Nava, Xavier Gine, and Dean Karlan. "Finding Missing Markets (and a disturbing epilogue): Evidence from an Export Crop Adoption and Marketing Intervention in Kenya." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-065, February 2008. (forthcoming, American Journal of Agricultural Economics.)
- summer 2003
- Article
Patents, Invalidity, and the Strategic Transmission of Enabling Information
By: James J. Anton and Dennis A. Yao
The patent system encourages innovation and knowledge disclosure by providing exclusivity to inventors. Exclusivity is limited, however, because a substantial fraction of patents have some probability of being ruled invalid when challenged in court. The possibility of...
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System;
Innovation and Invention;
Knowledge Dissemination;
Courts and Trials;
Competition;
Patents;
Corporate Disclosure
Anton, James J., and Dennis A. Yao. "Patents, Invalidity, and the Strategic Transmission of Enabling Information." Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 12, no. 2 (summer 2003): 151–178. (Harvard users click here for full text.)
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
a rising corporate attorney, was charged with murdering his lover, also a rising advertising executive in Manhattan. The dramatic trial that followed this incident played out for several years, mirroring the loss of sensibility to crime,...
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- 08 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Seven Negotiation Lessons from Amazon's HQ Disaster in Queens
negotiating too narrowly with those who have formal power and authority. Negotiation experts have a patriarchal name for a version of this classic—and avoidable—mistake: Decide-Announce-Defend or DAD. Along with gaining the full-throated...
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- 22 Feb 2022
- News
March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
bloc or the programs that Soviets, East Germans, Cubans, Chinese, and other outsiders tried to promote. Instead, they attempted to forge new models of socialist development through their own trial View Details
- 05 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
US courts due to its status as a territory. In 2016, the US Congress had intervened, passing the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (Promesa), which established an eight-member...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Jimmy Lai Chee-ying: Rags, Riches, and Risk
the Chinese government and openly supporting the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong and the mainland. He isn’t afraid to swim against the current and try new things. “The only...
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- December 2004 (Revised August 2007)
- Background Note
LTCM's Profit Motive
By: Henry B. Reiling and Kevin Wall
This case summarizes the finding and reasoning inherent in the economic substance and penalty imposition holdings of the district court decision in Long Term Capital Holdings v. United States. The court upheld the IRS's contention that a transaction between Long Term...
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Reiling, Henry B., and Kevin Wall. "LTCM's Profit Motive." Harvard Business School Background Note 205-054, December 2004. (Revised August 2007.)
- 13 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 13, 2018
initiatives are fulfilling their desired objectives. By being able to more rigorously evaluate compliance programs with data and empirical analysis, prosecutors and courts will...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
After a first year of trial rollout in Israel, CEO Lihi Segal and her team are devising a global go-to-market plan for the firm. The team is considering several target markets, ranging from people with...
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Dina Gerdeman
- February 1991 (Revised August 2001)
- Case
Ann Hopkins (A)
By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Ilyse Barkan
Intended to help students understand the many barriers organizations face as their members and their management ranks grow more diverse. As a case on business ethics, it encourages students to discuss what "fairness" and "diversity" mean when an organization is also...
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Ethics;
Employee Relationship Management;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Structure;
Problems and Challenges;
Groups and Teams
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Ilyse Barkan. "Ann Hopkins (A)." Harvard Business School Case 391-155, February 1991. (Revised August 2001.)
- November 2009
- Case
The Explosion of Genetic Testing: Opportunities and Challenges
By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Mara G. Aspinall and Rachel Gordon
This case study invites the reader to consider genetic testing in several different lights. First, can the business of genetic testing be considered a disruptive innovation to the current drug therapy model as defined by Harvard Business School Professor Clay...
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- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020
impact of changes to an experience or product. Once an esoteric tool for academic research, the randomized controlled trial has gone mainstream—and is becoming an important part of the managerial toolkit. In The Power of Experiments:...
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- September 2017
- Case
Dr. William Carson— Intrapreneurial Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry
By: Steven Rogers and Alyssa Haywoode
Dr. William Carson, an African-American alum of Harvard University became the President and CEO of a multi billion dollar division of Otsuka, a Japan based pharmaceutical company. His ascension to this leadership position followed a thriving career in academic medicine...
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Dr. Williams Carson;
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical;
Harvard;
Abilify;
Aripiprazole;
Health Testing and Trials;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Japan
Rogers, Steven, and Alyssa Haywoode. "Dr. William Carson— Intrapreneurial Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry." Harvard Business School Case 318-005, September 2017.
- 26 Jun 2014
- News
Investors Always Come Back … Even to Argentina
- 21 Feb 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Do Legal Origins Have Persistent Effects Over Time? A Look at Law and Finance around the World c. 1900
- 28 May 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019
transformation. Through trial and error, observation and interpretation, the new managers learned what it took to become effective business leaders. The Business of Platforms...
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