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- 08 Nov 2013
- News
Harvard Professor Sees Google's Illegal Revenue Over $1 Billion
- 21 Dec 2011
- News
How Immigrant Entrepreneurs Turbocharge U.S. Trade
- 01 Dec 2021
- News
Harvard’s Case Studies Retain Their Luster in MBAs
- 13 Jul 2011
- News
House Democratic Tax Writer Says Debt Fight Poisons Reform
David A. Moss
David Moss is the Paul Whiton Cherington Professor at Harvard Business School, where he teaches in the Business, Government, and the International Economy (BGIE) unit. He earned his B.A. from Cornell University and his Ph.D. from Yale. In 1992-1993, he served as a... View Details
- 12 May 2016
- Blog Post
Reflecting on the JD/MBA Experience
I entered the JD/MBA program as an admitted student from Harvard College, where Ispent each of my summers working in government and financial services. At that time, I hoped to pursue a career in law after graduation, but I definitely...
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- 08 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
Handgun Waiting Periods Prevent Hundreds of Homicides Each Year
iStockPhoto State laws that require people to wait a few days before purchasing firearms reduce gun-related homicides by 17 percent, new research shows. Waiting periods saved 750 lives per year in the 17 states that had such policies in...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- July 2005
- Background Note
Guth v. Loft: Synopsis
By: Lynn S. Paine and Christopher Bruner
Provides a brief overview of the Supreme Court of Delaware's opinion in the 1939 case of Guth v. Loft, a widely cited application of the "corporate opportunity doctrine." Explores the corporate law principles regulating when a corporate manager can or cannot take...
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Paine, Lynn S., and Christopher Bruner. "Guth v. Loft: Synopsis." Harvard Business School Background Note 306-015, July 2005.
- 18 Jun 2021
- News
William Watson: When not knowing pays
Louis E. Caldera
Louis Caldera is a Senior Lecturer of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He teaches Leadership and Corporate Accountability, a required first-year course in the MBA program. He has previously taught law school courses on corporate... View Details
- 22 Apr 2012
- News
US hedge funds rules relaxed by accident
- 16 Oct 2017
- News
750 Gun Deaths a Year Are Prevented by Waiting Periods, Study Finds
- 29 Jun 2015
- News
Study Suggests Google Harms Consumers by Skewing Search Results
- November 2015 (Revised January 2017)
- Case
Uber: Changing the Way the World Moves
By: Youngme Moon
In 2015, Uber is building what may be the largest point-to-point transportation network of its kind; it is literally changing the way the world moves. But unlike traditional transportation logistics companies like FedEx, Uber has an incredibly lightweight...
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Service;
Innovation;
Pricing;
Customer Loyalty;
Uber;
Taxi;
Sharing Economy;
On-demand Economy;
Marketing;
Operations;
Strategy;
Disruption;
Customer Satisfaction;
Transportation;
Consumer Behavior
Moon, Youngme. "Uber: Changing the Way the World Moves." Harvard Business School Case 316-101, November 2015. (Revised January 2017.)
- March 2008 (Revised April 2009)
- Case
The Xiamen PX Project: The Rule of Contract or Citizens in China Today
This case examines the effect of environmental activism on China's investment climate, focusing on the petrochemical sector. It shows how tensions between a country's national economic development goals and political constraints make for a more unpredictable investment...
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Developing Countries and Economies;
Investment;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Business and Government Relations;
Environmental Sustainability;
Conflict and Resolution;
China
Abrami, Regina M., and Weiqi Zhang. "The Xiamen PX Project: The Rule of Contract or Citizens in China Today." Harvard Business School Case 808-123, March 2008. (Revised April 2009.)
- November 2006 (Revised August 2012)
- Background Note
A Strategic Perspective on Bankruptcy
By: Bill George, Jim Sharpe and Andrew N. McLean
An overview of bankruptcy procedures in U.S. courts, recent filing data and a framework for evaluating a reorganization with creditors or considering opening a court-supervised reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.
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Bankruptcy;
Financial Distress;
Turnarounds;
Legal Aspects Of Business;
Liquidation;
Boards Of Directors;
Hedge Funds;
Strategy;
Law;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Negotiation;
Crisis Management;
Policy;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Credit;
Financial Crisis;
United States
George, Bill, Jim Sharpe, and Andrew N. McLean. "A Strategic Perspective on Bankruptcy." Harvard Business School Background Note 407-035, November 2006. (Revised August 2012.)
- January 2013 (Revised June 2018)
- Case
Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google 2018
By: John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld
Four businesses had, by 2012, grown to dominate the infrastructure that all firms rely on to reach online customers. Will the balance of power among the four persist, will one take command at the expense of the other three, or are all four more vulnerable than they...
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Keywords:
Internet and the Web;
Competitive Advantage;
Infrastructure;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Growth and Development;
Service Industry;
Retail Industry;
United States
Deighton, John, and Leora Kornfeld. "Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google 2018." Harvard Business School Case 513-060, January 2013. (Revised June 2018.) (request a courtesy copy.)