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Predicting the Present
Strategic planning Magazine ArticleThe Idea in Brief Science fiction writer Cory Doctorow shares his insights on how technology and the internet are changing society and the economy in the twenty-first century. Far from dumbing down people or giving government and business too much power, technology and the internet are great enablers of individual freedom. The internet provides universal […] -
Industrial Espionage Is More Effective Than R&D
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleA new study shows that during the Cold War, corporate spying generated significant economic returns for East German companies. It was so successful, in... -
Will Our Partner Steal Our IP? (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Global Business Magazine ArticleA Taiwanese manufacturer of hybrid-car parts faces risks to its proprietary technology in its partnership with a Chinese automaker. Case Study authored... -
Blockchain Could Help Artists Profit More from Their Creative Works
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleMovie studios and record companies should take note. -
Treat Employees like Adults
Intellectual property Magazine ArticlePeople aren’t getting dumber, but they’re often treated that way. Politicians, educators, and the media assume the public is uncomfortable with nuance and grateful for prescribed solutions. Business, too, is being progressively dumbed down, not only by book authors who teach management by parable but also by managers themselves. Ironically, the infantilization of work is […] -
Connect Inventors with the Right Problems
Innovation Digital ArticleOpen innovation platforms are making it easier. -
The Lingering Cost of Instant Fashion
Global Business Digital ArticleConsumers should understand the side effects of business models - particularly the privatization of profit and the socialization of costs, including human... -
The Dangers of Modularity
Intellectual property Magazine ArticleBy placing a premium on predictability in their product development efforts, companies create a technology landscape that’s easier to navigate—but one that may produce fewer true breakthroughs. -
Pirates Inside
Organizational culture Magazine ArticleCorporations battle intellectual property theft in courtrooms, through international agencies, and with embedded technologies. But while these organizations turn a fierce antipiracy face to the world, many of their employees are blithely downloading or swapping files illegally—and doing it at work. Tolerance of that behavior sends a mixed message about the organization’s commitment to intellectual […] -
Can You Patent Your Business Model?
Intellectual property Magazine ArticleThe short answer is no, says the head of the U.S. patent office, but you can patent specific ways of doing business. And that, he contends, is a good thing for innovation. -
3 Myths About China’s IP Regime
Business law Digital ArticleFears of forced technology transfer are overblown. -
U.S. Competitiveness and the Chinese Challenge
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleAmerica needs to restore confidence in the country's innovation machine. -
What? Me, Worry?
Intellectual property Magazine ArticleMost executives think they’re security conscious—they change their passwords and shred important documents and so forth. But what rarely crosses their minds, says espionage expert H. Keith Melton, is that cloak-and-dagger types really are after their valuables. Just because you’re not paranoid, he observes, doesn’t mean they’re not following you. Melton, the author of Ultimate […] -
What the Rise of Russian Hackers Means for Your Business
Intellectual property Digital ArticleMake yourself a harder target. -
Hedging Political Risk in China
Intellectual property Magazine ArticleNo investment destination better illustrates the importance of managing political risk than China. Over the past 25 years, the Chinese Communist Party’s economic reforms have opened the gates to vast flows of foreign investment, generated almost miraculous growth, lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty, and propelled Chinese companies onto the global stage. […] -
When Fandom Clashes with IP Law
Intellectual property Digital ArticleShould companies control all the ways people experience art? -
Generative AI Has an Intellectual Property Problem
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleStrategies to help companies mitigate the legal risk and ensure they're in compliance with the law. -
Wanted: Chief Ignorance Officer
Organizational culture Magazine ArticleIgnorance management is arguably a more important skill than knowledge management. Mastering it requires learning four basic principles. -
Will Our Partner Steal Our IP? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Global Business Magazine ArticleA Taiwanese manufacturer of hybrid-car parts faces risks to its proprietary technology in its partnership with a Chinese automaker. Case Study authored... -
Managing Your Mission-Critical Knowledge
Intellectual property Magazine ArticleHow to identify, map, and leverage some of your company’s most strategic assets
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The Lingering Cost of Instant Fashion
Business and society Digital ArticleConsumers should understand the side effects of business models — particularly the privatization of profit and the socialization of costs, including human and environmental harm. -
Pro Sports Has a Piracy Problem
Intellectual property Digital ArticleNew research suggests an effective way to address it. -
Generative AI Has an Intellectual Property Problem
Intellectual property Digital ArticleStrategies to help companies mitigate the legal risk and ensure they’re in compliance with the law. -
Your Company’s Data Is for Sale on the Dark Web. Should You Buy It Back?
Business ethics Digital ArticlePaying for stolen data — even when it’s your own — comes with substantial legal and reputational risks. -
Big Tech Has a Patent Violation Problem
Intellectual property Digital ArticleCongress needs to make it easier to enforce IP protections. -
Elon Musk Doesn’t Care About Patents. Should You?
Strategy Digital ArticleToday’s most successful companies are rethinking traditional notions of ownership. -
Is China Actually Stealing American Jobs and Wealth?
National competitiveness Digital ArticleIt’s a political talking point, so let’s look at the data. -
3 Myths About China’s IP Regime
Business law Digital ArticleFears of forced technology transfer are overblown. -
When Fandom Clashes with IP Law
Intellectual property Digital ArticleShould companies control all the ways people experience art? -
Why Companies Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Treat Their Diversity Numbers as Trade Secrets
Intellectual property ResearchSome tech firms are going out of their way to avoid uncomfortable disclosures. -
How Trade Secrets Hurt Innovation
Intellectual property ResearchThey restrict employee mobility. -
How the U.S., the EU, and Japan Are Trying to Rein in China's State Capitalism
Global Business Digital ArticleAt the top of the agenda are protecting IP and curbing state subsidies. -
Patent Trolling Isn’t Dead — It’s Just Moving to Delaware
Intellectual property ResearchThe recent Supreme Court ruling wasn’t a cure-all. -
The Uber-Waymo Lawsuit: It Should Be Easy to Poach Talent, But Not IP
Hiring and recruitment Digital ArticleNoncompetes are bad for innovation; protecting information is essential. -
How an Airplane Laptop Ban Would Expose Company Data to Espionage
Intellectual property Digital ArticleAnd how business travelers can respond. -
What the Rise of Russian Hackers Means for Your Business
Intellectual property Digital ArticleMake yourself a harder target. -
Blockchain Could Help Artists Profit More from Their Creative Works
Intellectual property Digital ArticleMovie studios and record companies should take note. -
Leading in a World Without Secrets
Leadership Digital ArticleChief Security Officers have some tough choices to make. -
Industrial Espionage Is More Effective Than R&D
National competitiveness Magazine ArticleTwo researchers look at the economic returns that spying produced during the Cold War. -
What the U.S. Should Be Doing to Protect Intellectual Property
Intellectual property Digital ArticleInnovation deserves protection.
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Syndexa and Technology Transfer at Harvard University
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Gokhan Hotamisligil is a star researcher at Harvard School of Public Health who has made groundbreaking discoveries linking fat cells, inflammation, and... -
EverTrue: Mobile Technology Development (A)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Brent Grinna is evaluating different options for the technology development of his start-up's iPhone app, including hiring local programmers, finding... -
Jet Airways (India) Limited - Brand Building and Valuation: Industry Note
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The case documents how Naresh Goyal, chairman of Jet Airways (India) Limited founded the airline and related business group, and built the 'Jet Airways'... -
TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT PARTNERS - Confidential Instructions for the V.P. of Business Development at TEP
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Two-team, six-party, four-issue negotiation between representatives of two corporations setting up a simultaneous high-tech joint venture and purchasing... -
MINTing Innovation at NewYork-Presbyterian (B)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details This short (B) case gives an update on the progess that MINT has made at NYP since the end of the (A) case. -
Rise and Fall of Iridium
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Examines the history of Iridium Communications, a provider of mobile satellite services. Discusses the genesis of Iridium's technical design, then follows... -
ALZA and Bio-Electro Systems (A): Technological and Financial Innovation
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details To develop the next generation of risky products, ALZA, a mature and profitable biotechnology firm specializing in drug delivery systems, must raise $40... -
Cisco Acquires Linksys
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Students must suggest ways to value intangible assets, including trademarks, acquired by Cisco in the Linksys acquisition. -
Luna Pen (B)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case 396156. Presents a series of multiple choice options to be distributed and discussed in class. -
Match and Mismatch: The Wahaha-Danone Dispute
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details China's leading beverage company, Hangzhou Wahaha Group (Wahaha), and the French beverage giant, Groupe Danone (Danone), formed a strategic Joint Venture... -
The Antibiotics Crisis: Exploring and Maintaining Partnership Models
Management Case Study11.95View Details The case focuses on the antibiotics crisis / antimicrobial resistance, a global health challenge as described by the World Health Organization. It refers... -
Quilts of Denmark: Managing Open Innovation
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Quilts of Denmark was a Danish start-up company founded in 2000 with the goal of producing high-quality, functional quilts and pillows that contributed... -
Qualcomm Inc., 2019
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details This case is set in mid-2019, when Qualcomm was struggling with unwanted take-over battles, fights with Apple and the Chinese government, and internal... -
Metagenom Bio Inc: Protecting Intellectual Property Rights in China
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details This case deals with the planned market expansion of Metagenom Bio Inc. (MBI), a Canadian microbiome company that specializes in designing and structuring... -
KickShot: GOOOOOOOOOAL!
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case focuses on what an entrepreneur who has developed and marketed a soccer board game (KickShot), should do next. The case lays out the approach... -
A Leader's Guide to Cybersecurity: Why Boards Need to Lead--and How to Do It
35.00View Details Cybersecurity threats are on the rise. As a leader, you need to be prepared to keep your organization safe. Companies are investing an unprecedented amount... -
Bahwan CyberTek in 2017 and Beyond
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Bahwan Cybertek (BCT) was an IP-enabled technology company founded in 1999 by Sheikah Hind Bahwan (Hind) and S. Durgaprasad (DP). Over the years, it... -
Wizards of the Coast: Dungeons & Dragons for Everyone?
Management Case Study11.95View Details As Hasbro Inc.'s Wizards of the Coast LLC (Wizards) worked to design the next iteration of its popular tabletop role-playing game, Dungeons & Dragons... -
3D Systems
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details In late 2013, Rajeev Kulkarni needed to decide how best to facilitate the emergence of a broad base of users and content to promote the sale of 3D Systems's... -
TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT PARTNERS - Confidential Instructions for the V.P. of Engineering at TEP
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Two-team, six-party, four-issue negotiation between representatives of two corporations setting up a simultaneous high-tech joint venture and purchasing...
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Syndexa and Technology Transfer at Harvard University
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Gokhan Hotamisligil is a star researcher at Harvard School of Public Health who has made groundbreaking discoveries linking fat cells, inflammation, and... -
Predicting the Present
Strategic planning Magazine ArticleThe Idea in Brief Science fiction writer Cory Doctorow shares his insights on how technology and the internet are changing society and the economy in the twenty-first century. Far from dumbing down people or giving government and business too much power, technology and the internet are great enablers of individual freedom. The internet provides universal […] -
EverTrue: Mobile Technology Development (A)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Brent Grinna is evaluating different options for the technology development of his start-up's iPhone app, including hiring local programmers, finding... -
Jet Airways (India) Limited - Brand Building and Valuation: Industry Note
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The case documents how Naresh Goyal, chairman of Jet Airways (India) Limited founded the airline and related business group, and built the 'Jet Airways'... -
Industrial Espionage Is More Effective Than R&D
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleA new study shows that during the Cold War, corporate spying generated significant economic returns for East German companies. It was so successful, in... -
TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT PARTNERS - Confidential Instructions for the V.P. of Business Development at TEP
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Two-team, six-party, four-issue negotiation between representatives of two corporations setting up a simultaneous high-tech joint venture and purchasing... -
We're leaking, and everything's fine: How and why companies deliberately leak secrets
Sales & Marketing Digital ArticleAlthough the protection of secrets is often vital to the survival of organizations, at other times organizations can benefit by deliberately leaking secrets... -
MINTing Innovation at NewYork-Presbyterian (B)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details This short (B) case gives an update on the progess that MINT has made at NYP since the end of the (A) case. -
Will Our Partner Steal Our IP? (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Global Business Magazine ArticleA Taiwanese manufacturer of hybrid-car parts faces risks to its proprietary technology in its partnership with a Chinese automaker. Case Study authored... -
Rise and Fall of Iridium
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Examines the history of Iridium Communications, a provider of mobile satellite services. Discusses the genesis of Iridium's technical design, then follows...