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- 2010
- Working Paper
Law and Finance c. 1900
By: Aldo Musacchio
How persistent are the effects of legal institutions adopted or inherited in the distant past? A substantial literature argues that legal origins have persistent effects that explain clear differences in investor protections and financial development around the world...
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Musacchio, Aldo. "Law and Finance c. 1900." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 16216, July 2010.
- 23 Mar 2012
- HBS Seminar
Dan Kahan, Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology at Yale Law School
- 2023
- Working Paper
The Diffusion of New Technologies
By: Aakash Kalyani, Nicholas Bloom, Marcela Carvalho, Tarek Hassan, Josh Lerner and Ahmed Tahoun
We identify phrases associated with novel technologies using textual analysis of patents, job postings, and earnings calls, enabling us to identify four stylized facts on the diffusion of jobs relating to new technologies. First, the development of new technologies is...
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Keywords:
Technology;
Geography;
Innovation;
R&D;
Information Technology;
Disruptive Innovation;
Geographic Location;
Employment;
Innovation and Invention;
Research and Development
Kalyani, Aakash, Nicholas Bloom, Marcela Carvalho, Tarek Hassan, Josh Lerner, and Ahmed Tahoun. "The Diffusion of New Technologies." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-144, June 2021. (Revised October 2023.)
- March 1983
- Background Note
EEC Co. Law Harmonization and Accounting--1983
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Bruns, William J., Jr. "EEC Co. Law Harmonization and Accounting--1983." Harvard Business School Background Note 183-181, March 1983.
- 2019
- Chapter
Fiduciary Law and Financial Regulation
By: Howell E. Jackson and Talia B Gillis
Jackson, Howell E., and Talia B Gillis. "Fiduciary Law and Financial Regulation." In The Oxford Handbook of Fiduciary Law, edited by Evan J. Criddle, Paul B. Miller, and Robert H. Sitkoff. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.
- Teaching Interest
Technology and Operations Management
By: Frances X. Frei
This course enables students to develop the skills and concepts needed to ensure the ongoing contribution of a firm's operations to its competitive position. It helps them to understand the complex processes underlying the development and manufacture of products as... View Details
- March 2006
- Background Note
Business, Law, and Society: The Systems Approach to Law and Management
Presents the systems approach to law and management, a construct for understanding how public law affects the competitive environment and a firm's resources. Describes how the legally astute manager can use legal tools to assess opportunities, develop the firm's value...
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Bagley, Constance E. "Business, Law, and Society: The Systems Approach to Law and Management." Harvard Business School Background Note 806-086, March 2006.
- 13 Nov 2020
- HBS Seminar
Ashley Nunes, Harvard Law School
- Teaching Interest
Technology and Operations Management
This course is taught in the MBA required curriculum. It provides students with the foundations necessary to be effective operating managers. During the course students learn to analyze decisions that drive the design, planning, and execution of the activities that...
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- 2007
- Article
Selling Stem Cell Science: How Markets Drive Law along the Technological Frontier
By: Debora Spar and Anna Harrington
Spar, Debora, and Anna Harrington. "Selling Stem Cell Science: How Markets Drive Law along the Technological Frontier." American Journal of Law & Medicine 33, no. 4 (2007): 541–565.
- August 2011 (Revised September 2011)
- Background Note
U.S. Universities and Technology Transfer
By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Josh Lerner and Phillip Andrews
Technology transfer from U.S. universities to industry has increased dramatically in the last 25 years. Reviews the history of technology transfer with particular emphasis on the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980. It then examines how universities responded to Bayh-Dole, the...
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Keywords:
Higher Education;
Information Technology;
Laws and Statutes;
Technology Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States
Hamermesh, Richard G., Josh Lerner, and Phillip Andrews. "U.S. Universities and Technology Transfer." Harvard Business School Background Note 812-016, August 2011. (Revised September 2011.)
- January 2008 (Revised November 2009)
- Case
China's Evolving Labor Laws (A)
By: Lynn Sharp Paine and Aldo Sesia Jr.
The (A) case describes key provisions of the new labor contract law proposed by China's National People's Congress in 2006. The case invites students to consider how domestic and multinational companies should respond to the Chinese government's invitation to comment...
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Keywords:
Multinational Firms and Management;
Government Legislation;
Labor;
Contracts;
Laws and Statutes;
Business and Government Relations;
China
Paine, Lynn Sharp, and Aldo Sesia Jr. "China's Evolving Labor Laws (A)." Harvard Business School Case 308-092, January 2008. (Revised November 2009.)
- June 2005 (Revised October 2007)
- Background Note
The Law of One Price
By: Joshua D. Coval, Erik Stafford, Rodrigo Osmo, John Jernigan, Zack Page and Paulo Passoni
Demonstrates the Law of One Price in practice. Using synthetic securities, students should observe opportunities to earn profits when spreads emerge between portfolios that offer identical payoffs. Uses separate uptick financial simulation software.
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Keywords:
Price
- Teaching Interest
Technology and Operations Management
This course enables students to develop the skills and concepts needed to ensure the ongoing contribution of a firm's operations to its competitive position. It helps them to understand the complex processes underlying the development and manufacture of products as... View Details
- December 2012 (Revised March 2015)
- Case
AmTran Technology Ltd.
By: Willy Shih, Jyun-Cheng Wang and Karen E. Robinson
As an original design manufacturer (ODM) of television sets and leading supplier to Vizio, a market leader in the U.S. for LCD flat panel TVs, AmTran Technology Ltd. uses what founder Alpha Wu describes as a "WE" model in which western companies perform sales,...
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Keywords:
Modularity;
Technology Transitions;
Analog;
Digital;
Television;
TV;
Flat-panel;
ATSC;
NTSC;
Video;
Global Strategy;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Leadership;
Innovation Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Product Development;
Product Design;
Supply Chain;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Technology Adoption;
Technology Platform;
Electronics Industry;
Taiwan;
United States;
Japan
Shih, Willy, Jyun-Cheng Wang, and Karen E. Robinson. "AmTran Technology Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 613-069, December 2012. (Revised March 2015.)
- 2022
- Article
Dynamic Pricing Algorithms, Consumer Harm, and Regulatory Response
By: Alexander MacKay and Samuel N. Weinstein
Pricing algorithms are rapidly transforming markets, from ride-sharing apps, to air travel, to online retail. Regulators and scholars have watched this development with a wary eye. Their focus so far has been on the potential for pricing algorithms to facilitate...
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Keywords:
Competition Policy;
Regulation;
Algorithmic Pricing;
Dynamic Pricing;
Economics;
Law And Economics;
Law And Regulation;
Consumer Protection;
Antitrust Law;
Industrial Organization;
Antitrust Issues And Policies;
Technological Change: Choices And Consequences;
Competition;
Policy;
Price;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Microeconomics;
Duopoly and Oligopoly;
Law
MacKay, Alexander, and Samuel N. Weinstein. "Dynamic Pricing Algorithms, Consumer Harm, and Regulatory Response." Washington University Law Review 100, no. 1 (2022): 111–174. (Direct download.)
- 19 Jun 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
Migrant Inventors and the Technological Advantage of Nations
- 2014
- Working Paper
Bridging Science and Technology Through Academic-Industry Partnerships
By: Sen Chai and Willy C. Shih
Scientific research and its translation into commercialized technology is a driver of wealth creation and economic growth. Partnerships to foster the translational processes from public research organizations, such as universities and hospitals, to private firms are a...
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Keywords:
Innovation;
Firm Performance;
Public-private Partnership Funding;
Translational Research;
Small And Medium Enterprises;
Partners and Partnerships;
Public Sector;
Private Sector;
Performance;
Science-Based Business;
Innovation and Invention
Chai, Sen, and Willy C. Shih. "Bridging Science and Technology Through Academic-Industry Partnerships." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 13-058, January 2013. (Revised July 2014.)
- June 2021
- Teaching Note
The Clean Network and the Future of Global Technology Competition
By: Meg Rithmire
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 721-045.
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