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Modularity and Intellectual Property Protection
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Joachim Henkel
Modularity is a means of partitioning technical knowledge about a product or process. When state-sanctioned intellectual property (IP) rights are ineffective or costly to enforce, modularity can be used to hide information and thus protect IP. We investigate the impact...
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Keywords:
Modularity;
Value Appropriation;
Relational Contracts;
Clans;
Rights;
Complexity;
Intellectual Property
Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Joachim Henkel. "Modularity and Intellectual Property Protection." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-046, December 2013. (Revised June 2014.)
- January 1990 (Revised June 1995)
- Case
Colliers International Property Consultants
By: Nitin Nohria
Describes the origins, organizational structure, management practices, and use of information technology (IT) in Colliers, a real estate network. Colliers provides local firms with a way to maintain local autonomy while gaining national and international coverage....
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Keywords:
Property;
Organizational Structure;
Information Technology;
Management Practices and Processes;
Partners and Partnerships;
Business Model;
Mission and Purpose;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Conflict and Resolution;
Quality;
Real Estate Industry
Nohria, Nitin. "Colliers International Property Consultants." Harvard Business School Case 490-049, January 1990. (Revised June 1995.)
- September 1988 (Revised November 1988)
- Case
Rose Forest Properties
By: Michael J. Roberts
Roberts, Michael J. "Rose Forest Properties." Harvard Business School Case 389-001, September 1988. (Revised November 1988.)
- February 1992 (Revised April 1995)
- Case
Pfizer: Global Protection of Intellectual Property
By: Lynn S. Paine and Michael Santoro
Top officials at Pfizer are assessing their strategy for improving protection of Pfizer's patents around the world. The outcome of the Uruguay Round of the GATT negotiations is uncertain, and it is not clear whether an acceptable intellectual property protection...
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Keywords:
Patents;
Trade;
Policy;
Government and Politics;
Business Strategy;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Alliances;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
United States;
Japan;
Europe
Paine, Lynn S., and Michael Santoro. "Pfizer: Global Protection of Intellectual Property." Harvard Business School Case 392-073, February 1992. (Revised April 1995.)
- 30 Jan 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Modularity and Intellectual Property Protection
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by Carliss Y. Baldwin & Joachim Henkel
- 28 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
How Property Ownership Changes Your World View
a home, and achieve some level of success, security, and happiness. But how does this vision change in parts of the world where property rights, if they are present at all, are threatened by weak law enforcement, corruption, crime, and...
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by Julia Hanna
- February 1996
- Case
CIGNA Property and Casualty Reengineering (B)
By: Richard L. Nolan, Donna B. Stoddard, Chiara Francalanci and Elise C Martin
In 1993 CIGNA Property and Casualty embarked on a full transformation effort under a new leadership team headed by Gerry Isom. This case presents progress through September 1995.
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Keywords:
Transformation;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Human Resources;
Leading Change;
Organizational Design;
Groups and Teams
Nolan, Richard L., Donna B. Stoddard, Chiara Francalanci, and Elise C Martin. "CIGNA Property and Casualty Reengineering (B)." Harvard Business School Case 196-014, February 1996.
- March 1992 (Revised October 1996)
- Case
United Kingdom Properties Trust
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "United Kingdom Properties Trust." Harvard Business School Case 192-093, March 1992. (Revised October 1996.)
- Article
Little Patents and Big Secrets: Managing Intellectual Property
By: James J. Anton and Dennis A. Yao
Exploitation of an innovation commonly requires some disclosure of enabling knowledge (e.g., to obtain a patent or induce complementary investment). When property rights offer only limited protection, the value of the disclosure is offset by the increased threat of...
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Keywords:
Patents;
Management;
Innovation and Invention;
Knowledge;
Rights;
Value;
Information;
Corporate Disclosure
Anton, James J., and Dennis A. Yao. "Little Patents and Big Secrets: Managing Intellectual Property." RAND Journal of Economics 35, no. 1 (Spring 2004): 1–22. (Harvard users click here for full text.)
- November 1995 (Revised November 1996)
- Background Note
Global Property and Casualty Insurance Industry, The
This case gives a broad overview of the global property and casualty insurance industry. Topics covered include insurance economics and risk bearing, insurance accounting, risk-based capital, catastrophic risk, underwriting cycles, the Lloyd's crisis, reinsurance, and...
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Mason, Scott P., and W. James Whalen. "Global Property and Casualty Insurance Industry, The ." Harvard Business School Background Note 296-033, November 1995. (Revised November 1996.)
- September 1982
- Case
Wah Kwong Properties Ltd.
Wyckoff, Daryl D. "Wah Kwong Properties Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 683-020, September 1982.
- May 1987
- Background Note
Note on Intellectual Property
Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Note on Intellectual Property." Harvard Business School Background Note 387-197, May 1987.
- February 2010
- Supplement
Real Property Negotiation Game (CW): Excel Model
By: Arthur I. Segel, John Vogel and Justin Seth Ginsburgh
This Excel model is used to analyze the deals made in The Real Property Negotiation Game, which simulates the experience negotiating the sale, purchase, or financing of a property.
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- August 2008 (Revised April 2012)
- Supplement
Real Property Negotiation Game (B): Seller, Raleigh Commons
By: Arthur I Segel and John H. Vogel, Jr.
The Real Property Negotiation Game simulates the experience negotiating the sale, purchase, or financing of a property. The class competes as either a lender, buyer, or one of two groups of sellers, Raleigh, North Carolina and Las Vegas, Nevada. The seller case,...
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Segel, Arthur I., and John H. Vogel, Jr. "Real Property Negotiation Game (B): Seller, Raleigh Commons." Harvard Business School Supplement 209-036, August 2008. (Revised April 2012.)
- February 1986 (Revised August 1994)
- Case
New England Property and Casualty
Mason, Scott P. "New England Property and Casualty." Harvard Business School Case 286-099, February 1986. (Revised August 1994.)
- December 2013 (Revised May 2015)
- Supplement
Land Acquisition in India: Public Purpose and Private Property (C)
By: Laura Alfaro, Lakshmi Iyer and Rachna Tahilyani
Keywords:
India;
Special Economic Zones;
Land Markets;
Land Politics;
Industrial Development;
Land Reform;
Developing Markets;
Developing Countries;
Industrialization;
Industrial Property;
Economic Growth;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Economics;
Economy;
Macroeconomics;
Social Issues;
India;
Asia;
South Asia
Alfaro, Laura, Lakshmi Iyer, and Rachna Tahilyani. "Land Acquisition in India: Public Purpose and Private Property (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 714-023, December 2013. (Revised May 2015.)
- February 2008
- Article
Attracting Skeptical Buyers: Negotiating for Intellectual Property Rights
By: James J. Anton and Dennis A. Yao
Expropriable disclosures of knowledge to prospective buyers may be necessary to facilitate the sale of intellectual property (IP). In principle, confidentiality agreements can protect disclosures by granting the seller rights to sue for unauthorized use. In practice,...
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Keywords:
Corporate Disclosure;
Intellectual Property;
Knowledge Sharing;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Rights;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Competition
Anton, James J., and Dennis A. Yao. "Attracting Skeptical Buyers: Negotiating for Intellectual Property Rights." International Economic Review 49, no. 1 (February 2008): 319–348. (Harvard users click here for full text.)
- September 2000
- Case
Intellectual Property Exchange (B), The
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Gavin Clarkson
Supplements the (A) case.
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Applegate, Lynda M., and Gavin Clarkson. "Intellectual Property Exchange (B), The." Harvard Business School Case 801-177, September 2000.
- August 2008 (Revised April 2012)
- Case
Real Property Negotiation Game : Lender Case, Porus Bank
By: Arthur I Segel and John H. Vogel, Jr.
The Real Property Negotiation Game simulates the experience negotiating the sale, purchase, or financing of a property. The class competes as either a lender, buyer, or one of two groups of sellers, Raleigh, North Carolina and Las Vegas, Nevada. This is the lender case...
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Segel, Arthur I., and John H. Vogel, Jr. "Real Property Negotiation Game : Lender Case, Porus Bank." Harvard Business School Case 209-031, August 2008. (Revised April 2012.)
- June 2010 (Revised December 2013)
- Supplement
Hang Lung Properties and the Chengdu Decision (B)
By: John D. Macomber, Michael Shih-Ta Chen and Keith Chi-Ho Wong
Second phase of auction for a prime retail development parcel in Chengdu, China. Competition forces the firm to revisit all of its land purchase criteria. Hang Lung Properties is known for rigorous due diligence, for discipline in buying property, and for good...
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Keywords:
Geographic Location;
Auctions;
Bids and Bidding;
Infrastructure;
Competitive Strategy;
Valuation;
Real Estate Industry;
Chengdu
Macomber, John D., Michael Shih-Ta Chen, and Keith Chi-Ho Wong. "Hang Lung Properties and the Chengdu Decision (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 210-092, June 2010. (Revised December 2013.)