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- 03 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Business History around the World
class system, or an alleged "anti-industrial" bias of its social elite, or the post-1945 flirtation with socialism and extensive state intervention. We maintain that comparisons which use the United States as a benchmark can be...
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by Cynthia Churchwell
- 29 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Uber Is Worth Saving and How To Do It
include arrogantly ignoring cease-and-desist orders from cities trying to enforce local business regulations, allegations of drivers attacking customers, and sexual harassment complaints from employees about the company’s...
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- 02 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2006
Enter the concept of the "channel steward." The Real Wal-Mart Effect Critics are lining up to take shots at Wal-Mart's treatment of workers and a host of other alleged knocks against society. But the critics miss one big point,...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- Web
4.6 HBS Campus Demonstration Policy - MBA
HBS review (e.g., by the Conduct Review Board or a department), referral to other Harvard Schools or units, or referral to law enforcement. To protect the rights of all parties involved, as is true for all conduct matters, review and sanctioning processes for View Details
- 14 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
Deflategate and the Sustained Success of the New England Patriots
interested in the Wells Report, an NFL-commissioned probe into the alleged cheating, which was led by New York attorney Theodore Wells (HBS MBA’76). “We were looking for great examples in which to try out some analytics and analysis...
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- 26 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 26, 2018
first large-sample evidence on the behavior and impact of non-practicing entities (NPEs) in the intellectual property space. We find that on average, NPEs appear to behave as opportunistic “patent trolls.” NPEs sue cash-rich firms—and target cash in business segments...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 23 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 23, 2008
b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=209044 Leading Citigroup (A) Harvard Business School Case 308-001 The (A) case describes a series of controversial events and alleged misdeeds that placed Citigroup in the public spotlight and launched...
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Martha Lagace
- 21 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 21
empirical analysis shows that on average, NPEs appear to behave as opportunistic “patent trolls." NPEs sue cash-rich firms—and target cash in business segments unrelated to alleged infringement at essentially the same frequency as...
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Carmen Nobel
- 06 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 6
disclosures are related to subsequent allegations of corruption and subsequent performance. Firms with abnormally low anticorruption disclosures have higher subsequent media allegations of corruption than...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018
lawsuits alleging that the company had damaged creditors in their quest to preserve equity value. Of particular focus were a series of transactions that took place during 2013 and 2014 to sell assets from one subsidiary to another and to...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 06 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 6
month later, GSK's Asia Pacific regional president, Abbas Hussain, said the company would help identify corrupt practices. Two days later, GSK's CEO, Andrew Witty, called the allegations "shameful" and said the company would use...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 19
recently faced a corruption enforcement action, employ a Big Four audit firm, and have a higher percentage of independent directors. Controlling for these effects, we find that firms with abnormally low anticorruption efforts have relatively higher subsequent media...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Made in the USA
the integrity of his business and has successfully defended Riverdale against allegations of workplace violations launched by OSHA and the EPA. His epic battle with the EPA, which began with the agency’s armed raid on the factory in 1997,...
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- 14 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Reforming New Orleans Schools After Katrina
infighting, and allegations of corruption. The district was by far the lowest performing in the state, and nearly half of its 125 schools failed to meet their adequate yearly progress goals in 2004 as required by the federal No Child Left...
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- 19 May 2016
- Research Event
Crowdsourcing, Patent Trolls, and Other Research Insights Highlighted at Harvard Business School Symposium
for alleged patent violations, and it seems they do so regardless of whether patents were infringed on or not. NPEs are well aware that with intellectual property, the idea space is nebulous—which can lead to ambiguity that needs to be...
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by Dina Gerdeman & Carmen Nobel
- 03 Dec 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Against the Grain
Russian authorities, ironically, on charges of embezzlement. The charges, which date back to 2009, allege that he defrauded the Russian region of Kirov. "Rospil.info" discusses the charges and considers whether they are...
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- 08 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 8, 2015
injuries they had sustained during their time in the NFL and the resulting health problems they attributed to these injuries. In part, the lawsuit alleged that the NFL had not been forthcoming with players about the health risks of head...
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Carmen Nobel
- 23 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 23, 2008
this loss of land, mining-related environmental degradation, and allegations of human rights abuses, a coalition of five indigenous communities forged an alliance with a group of domestic and international NGOs to build their case against...
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Martha Lagace
- 19 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 19, 2018
religious discrimination claims and monetary settlements, in the United States and around the world. This case examines two incidents of alleged religious discrimination that made their way to the U.S. Supreme Court, allowing students to...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 24
hierarchies. Flattening (or delayering, as it is also known) typically refers to the elimination of layers in a firm's organizational hierarchy and the broadening of managers' spans of control. The alleged benefits of flattening flow...
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Carmen Nobel