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Breakthrough Ideas for 2008
Business law Magazine ArticleOur annual snapshot of the emerging shape of business. -
How an Old U.S. Antitrust Law Could Foster a Fairer Retail Sector
Antitrust laws Digital ArticleTargeting abuses of purchasing power helped usher in a golden age of retail in the United States — and it could again. -
Big Tech Has a Patent Violation Problem
Intellectual property Digital ArticleCongress needs to make it easier to enforce IP protections. -
The Surprising Consequences of Antitrust Actions Against Big Tech
Antitrust laws ResearchA study of a landmark case against Microsoft found it didn’t necessarily lead to more competition or innovation. -
Understanding Your NDA (and When It Can Be Broken)
Business law and ethics Digital ArticleNon-disclosure agreements that restrict your ability to report misconduct to the government are illegal in the U.S. -
To Regulate Big Corporations, Understand How They Got That Way
Government policy and regulation Digital ArticleBig isn’t categorically bad, but it should invite public suspicion and scrutiny. -
Adapting to the New Risk Landscape
Leadership & Managing People Big IdeaIn the court of public opinion, it's not about what the law requires. It's about whether the outcome feels fair. -
Patent Sharks
Intellectual property Magazine ArticleLegal strategies aren’t enough to deal with these predators of the IP world. You need to rethink your approach to R&D. -
Why Companies Shouldn't Be Allowed to Treat Their Diversity Numbers as Trade Secrets
Innovation & Entrepreneurship ResearchSome tech firms are going out of their way to avoid uncomfortable disclosures. -
Culture Clash in the Boardroom (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleLiu Peijin is the president of Almond China, a subsidiary of the German company Almond Chemical. Almond China's joint venture with Chongqing No. 2 Chemical... -
To Regulate Network-Based Platforms, Look at Their Data
Business and society Digital ArticleLeveraging platforms’ own data could be the key. -
When Can You Fire for Off-Duty Conduct?
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleWhen an employee is discovered indulging in unorthodox, immoral or criminal behavior while off duty, can the employer discipline or fire the person? What... -
Tracked
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleA dominant web model today is amassing data on people and selling it or using it to market products. Thanks to sophisticated tracking, digital home assistants,... -
Alternative Dispute Resolution: Why It Doesn't Work and Why It Does
Global Business Magazine ArticleIn the 1980s, experts and executives alike heralded alternative dispute resolution (ADR) as a sensible, cost-effective way to keep corporations out of... -
When Climate Collaboration Is Treated as an Antitrust Violation
Global Business Digital ArticleCorporate cooperation will be critical in the fight against climate change - but the law might get in the way. -
To Earn Trust, Climate Alliances Need to Improve Transparency
Climate change Digital ArticleBusiness alliances play a crucial role in addressing the climate crisis — and through greater disclosure, they might be able to gain greater legitimacy. -
The CEO of Duke Energy on Learning to Work with Green Activists
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleRogers was a freshly minted CEO trying to lead Public Service Indiana back from the brink of bankruptcy when the results of a 10-year federal study on... -
What the Future of U.S. Antitrust Should Look Like
Economics Digital ArticleIt shouldn’t be a partisan issue. -
Elon Musk Doesn't Care About Patents. Should You?
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleToday's most successful companies are rethinking traditional notions of ownership. -
Gilded and Gelded: Hard-Won Lessons from the PR Wars
Communication Magazine ArticleA golden statue of a winged youth once perched on the roof of AT&T's old headquarters. But when AT&T lowered the 24-foot-high statue for regilding so...
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Boardroom Battle Behind Bars: Gome Electrical Appliances Holdings -- A Corporate Governance Drama
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Despite widespread news of the incarceration of Gome Electronics' CEO, Huang Guangyu, Bain Capital felt they carefully undertook due diligence before... -
Polaroid-Kodak, Addendum
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the case. -
Controlling Acid Rain, 1986
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details This case is designed to support a discussion of how to apply an economic evaluation of the appropriate level of control of an externality to a real problem... -
Regulatory Reform at OSHA (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details The federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration, created by Congress in 1970 to curtail what was viewed as a still-alarming level of industrial... -
Dalian Pharmaceutical Group: Negotiating With A Sensitive Partner
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details This case is intended to take students through the cycle of a direct investment, during which a number of decisions has to be made by the financial investor... -
Mexico: Crisis and Competitiveness
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details In 2010, the bicentennial anniversary of Mexico's revolution against Spain, Mexican President Felipe Calderon hoped he could orchestrate several crucial... -
FCB and Publicis (B): Managing Client and Country Diversity
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Discusses FCB and Publicis, partners in a global advertising agency alliance, working together with their clients to provide excellent service. May be... -
Du Pont's Titanium Dioxide Business (F)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Provides students with the opportunity to track industry evolution over time, to explore the role that signaling may play in such evolution, and to construct... -
Jamaica's Anemic Growth: The IMF, China and the Debt(th) Trap
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details This case describes the economic development problems faced by the small Caribbean-island country of Jamaica over most of the past half-century. The Jamaican... -
George Marshall
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case presents a view of the renowned army general, World War II chief of staff, secretary of state and secretary of defense, as seen through the... -
Coal, Nuclear, Natural Gas, Oil, or Renewable: Which Type of Power Plant Should We Build?
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details A utility company must replace an aging coal-fired power plant. Accordingly, management must develop an Integrated Resource Plan that carefully explores... -
Microsoft on Trial
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In July 1999, US Federal District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson had to decide whether, as alleged by the US Department of Justice, Microsoft had illegally... -
Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship: A Conceptual Framework
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Identifies many of the legal issues likely to arise in the course of starting and growing a company. Suggests strategies not only for ensuring compliance... -
Chips on the Side (A): The Buy-Out of Avago Technologies
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details A consortium of private equity firms (KKR and Silver Lake Partners) is in the process of acquiring the semi-conductor division of Agilent. To prepare... -
NESWC (C)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Regulatory Reform at OSHA (B)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details The federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration, created by Congress in 1970 to curtail what was viewed as a still-alarming level of industrial... -
Atlas Copco (B): The Conflict Episode
Sales & Marketing Case Study5.00View Details Describes the sequence of events that led to a conflict with a distributor. -
The Rhinoceros Horn Trade: Considering Legalization
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details The international demand for rhinoceros (rhino) horns was driving the species to near extinction. But an international ban on trading the horns made it... -
Harman International and KKR (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details When courted by KKR, Harman International was experiencing robust times. After several months of due diligence performed by KKR and its financial and... -
Breaking the "Circle of Poison": Senator Patrick Leahy and Pesticide Export Controls
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details What would prompt an elected official to take on what appears to be a moral cause with little immediate political benefit? That is the implicit political...
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Boardroom Battle Behind Bars: Gome Electrical Appliances Holdings -- A Corporate Governance Drama
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Despite widespread news of the incarceration of Gome Electronics' CEO, Huang Guangyu, Bain Capital felt they carefully undertook due diligence before... -
Polaroid-Kodak, Addendum
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the case. -
Controlling Acid Rain, 1986
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details This case is designed to support a discussion of how to apply an economic evaluation of the appropriate level of control of an externality to a real problem... -
Breakthrough Ideas for 2008
Business law Magazine ArticleOur annual snapshot of the emerging shape of business. -
How an Old U.S. Antitrust Law Could Foster a Fairer Retail Sector
Antitrust laws Digital ArticleTargeting abuses of purchasing power helped usher in a golden age of retail in the United States — and it could again. -
Regulatory Reform at OSHA (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details The federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration, created by Congress in 1970 to curtail what was viewed as a still-alarming level of industrial... -
The Ethical Commitment to Compliance: Building Value-Based Cultures
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleThe 2004 amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines state that organizations should "create a culture that encourages ethical conduct and a commitment... -
Dalian Pharmaceutical Group: Negotiating With A Sensitive Partner
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details This case is intended to take students through the cycle of a direct investment, during which a number of decisions has to be made by the financial investor... -
Mexico: Crisis and Competitiveness
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details In 2010, the bicentennial anniversary of Mexico's revolution against Spain, Mexican President Felipe Calderon hoped he could orchestrate several crucial... -
FCB and Publicis (B): Managing Client and Country Diversity
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Discusses FCB and Publicis, partners in a global advertising agency alliance, working together with their clients to provide excellent service. May be...