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Social Cost of Fraud and Bankruptcy
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How Europe Can Create Its Own Silicon Valley
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Digital Business Models Should Have to Follow the Law, Too
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleWhy we can't let the likes of Uber and YouTube build their advantage on illegal practices. -
Regulation—By Business or Government?
Business law Magazine ArticleA trade association executive who had nervously followed certain Congressional hearings recently consulted his antitrust counsel. He informed the latter that these public hearings had questioned the competitive ethics of his industry; explained that he feared regulatory legislation might be forthcoming to police the challenged conduct; and proposed the adoption of a code of ethics, […] -
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: What U.S. Employers Need to Know
Business and society Digital ArticleA new federal law requires organizations with 15 or more employees to accommodate all health needs at work arising from pregnancy, childbirth, and related conditions. -
The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the U.S. Antitrust Movement
Economics Digital ArticleA short history. -
No Monopoly on Innovation
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleMany economists argue that monopolies stifle innovation. But before the breakup, AT&T and its R&D units constituted probably the most potent innovation... -
We Googled You (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleAs the CEO of Hathaway Jones, an American luxury apparel retailer, Fred Westen has spent the past four years struggling to revamp his company's stodgy... -
Case of the Tangled Transfer Price
Global Business Magazine ArticleThe case involving Universal Data Corp. illustrates transfer pricing methods employed by many companies to maximize profits. The European subsidiary of... -
First, Empower All the Lawyers
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleLaw is the last great untapped source of competitive advantage, argues professor Larry Downes. -
When Attending Industry Events, Avoid These Legal Risks
Global Business Digital ArticlePrep your team on which conversations and situations to avoid when mingling with competitors. -
Microsoft, Google, and a New Era of Antitrust
Antitrust laws Digital ArticleHow businesses can navigate the increasing uncertainty around where and how antitrust law is enforced. -
Blogger in Their Midst (HBR Case Study)
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleIt was five minutes before show time, and only 15 people had wandered into the conference room to hear Lancaster-Webb CEO Will Somerset introduce the... -
What the Future of U.S. Antitrust Should Look Like
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleIt shouldn't be a partisan issue. -
Product Liability: You’re More Exposed Than You Think
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleThough the product liability crisis has fallen off the front pages, the problem has not gone away. Lower insurance rates, anticipated by liability law reforms, have seldom materialized. Liability insurance premiums remain a tremendous burden for businesses in many industries. Legislation aimed at limiting liability, enacted just last year, has been declared unconstitutional. Moreover, some […] -
Stopping Data Breaches Will Require Help from Governments
Business law Digital ArticleCompanies should be prepared, but can’t thwart every attack. -
Why Didn't We Know? (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleGalvatrens, a consumer products company in Houston, has a whistle-blower's lawsuit on its hands. Mike Fields, a former divisional sales manager, claims... -
Living Agreements for a Risky World
Negotiation strategies Magazine ArticleContracts are meant to enshrine agreements in something like stone. But contracts covering long-term infrastructure investments in emerging markets are written in something closer to sand. As more companies invest in these markets—building roads, bridges, utilities, and telecom systems—contracts must become flexible enough to account for the changes that political and economic instability create. In […] -
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Global Business Magazine ArticleThe record-keeping, internal controls, and antibribery provisions of the Act provide the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) increased leverage to... -
Human Due Diligence
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleMost companies do a thorough job of financial due diligence when they acquire other companies. But all too often, deal makers simply ignore or underestimate...
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Polaroid-Kodak
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Describes Kodak's long-awaited challenge to Polaroid in the field of instant photography. Provides technological and company background of both Polaroid... -
AIT Group Plc
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details A U.S. venture capital firm has just learned that the deal structure for purchasing an illiquid U.K. software firm is unacceptable to institutional investors.... -
Multi-Jurisdictional Compliance in Cyberspace
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Law, by definition, was jurisdictional, yet in cyberspace, it had become increasingly questionable whether laws regulating the physical marketplace were... -
Just an MOU or a Real Deal?
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Notwithstanding the professed intention of a party to an MOU, a "preliminary" agreement can have binding effect. This note explores the circumstances... -
Brazos Partners: The CoMark LBO
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The partners of a new midmarket buyout fund are working on a buyout of a closely held modular building company. Although originally structured as a stock... -
Envisioning "Free Banking" in Antebellum New York (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Banks throughout New York State suspended specie payments (i.e., payments in gold and silver) in May 1837 following the collapse of several state banks,... -
Parker-Spencer: The Legal Form of Joint Ventures
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Parker Co., a U.S. based agricultural chemical company with $4 billion in sales, has agreed to a joint venture with Spencer, Inc., a smaller U.S. based... -
nuTonomy: The Global Race to Get a Robotaxi to Your Door
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details nuTomomy was an innovative company spun out of MIT that sought to develop Automated Mobility on Demand (AMoD) services: fleets of highly automated on-demand... -
Hermitage's Russian Quandary (A)
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details In June 2007, the offices of Russian hedge fund Hermitage Capital were raided by Moscow police; in the months that followed, Hermitage founder Bill Browder... -
Tetra Pak versus Greatview: the Battle Beyond China
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Tetra Pak, the world's largest manufacturer of aseptic packaging materials, is a typical market leader that faces growing challengers around the world... -
Jay Gould, "The Most Hated Man in America"
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Railroad magnate Jay Gould, a controversial figure in the history of U.S. capitalism, was a disruptive influence on an industry that had previously relied... -
A Big (Double) Deal: Anadarko's Acquisition of Kerr-McGee and Western Gas Resources
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details On June 23, 2006, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation announced that it was simultaneously acquiring two public companies, Kerr-McGee and Western Gas Resources,... -
Sterlite Copper's Nemesis: Misreading the Politics of Policy (B)
Management Case Study5.00View Details Since its establishment in 1994 in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, Sterlite Copper was mired in several controversies, including flagrant violation of compliance... -
Citibank: Launching the Credit Card in Asia Pacific (A)
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Consumer Bank pondered the possibilities of launching a credit card in the Asia Pacific region. The bank's New York headquarters, and several of its country... -
Regulating Broadband in Chile: The Debate Over Open Access
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details In 2011, Chile's Undersecretary of Telecommunications, Jorge Atton, was considering adopting a different policy toward regulating competition in Internet... -
Sears Auto Centers (C)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Sherwin Williams: Splashing Into the Low VOC Paint Market
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In late 1996, Sherwin-Williams CEO John Breen sat at his desk, preparing for another meeting with his board of directors. The room was dark except for... -
Sexual Harassment, Free Speech or ...?
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Presents two brief vignettes about female employees who object to gender discrimination in their work environment. In one case, the manager of a convenience... -
Strategic Perspective on Bankruptcy
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Provides an overview of bankruptcy procedures in U.S. courts and a framework for evaluating the different sources of uncertainty and their implications... -
Managing Failure: American Bankruptcy Law at a Crossroads
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Introduces the core principles and challenges of bankruptcy law (both individual and corporate) against the backdrop of the early 1970s, when the U.S....
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Polaroid-Kodak
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Describes Kodak's long-awaited challenge to Polaroid in the field of instant photography. Provides technological and company background of both Polaroid... -
Social Cost of Fraud and Bankruptcy
Finance & Accounting Magazine Article... -
How Europe Can Create Its Own Silicon Valley
Business law Digital ArticleIt will take the right laws. -
Digital Business Models Should Have to Follow the Law, Too
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleWhy we can't let the likes of Uber and YouTube build their advantage on illegal practices. -
AIT Group Plc
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details A U.S. venture capital firm has just learned that the deal structure for purchasing an illiquid U.K. software firm is unacceptable to institutional investors.... -
Regulation—By Business or Government?
Business law Magazine ArticleA trade association executive who had nervously followed certain Congressional hearings recently consulted his antitrust counsel. He informed the latter that these public hearings had questioned the competitive ethics of his industry; explained that he feared regulatory legislation might be forthcoming to police the challenged conduct; and proposed the adoption of a code of ethics, […] -
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: What U.S. Employers Need to Know
Business and society Digital ArticleA new federal law requires organizations with 15 or more employees to accommodate all health needs at work arising from pregnancy, childbirth, and related conditions. -
Multi-Jurisdictional Compliance in Cyberspace
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Law, by definition, was jurisdictional, yet in cyberspace, it had become increasingly questionable whether laws regulating the physical marketplace were... -
Just an MOU or a Real Deal?
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Notwithstanding the professed intention of a party to an MOU, a "preliminary" agreement can have binding effect. This note explores the circumstances... -
Brazos Partners: The CoMark LBO
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The partners of a new midmarket buyout fund are working on a buyout of a closely held modular building company. Although originally structured as a stock...