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Who Is Going to Regulate AI?
Government policy and regulation Digital ArticleAs the world reckons with the impact of powerful new AI systems, governments are jostling to lead the regulatory charge — and shape how this technology will grow. -
Smarter, Smaller, Safer Robots
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleA new generation of adaptive robots are creating new efficiencies for manufacturers and changing how companies build things, including factory floors... -
Corporate Governance 2.0
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleAchieving best practices in corporate governance has been hindered, the author writes, by a patchwork system of regulation, a mix of public and private... -
What Young vs. UPS Means for Pregnant Workers and Their Bosses
Global Business Digital ArticleCompanies that don't become more accommodating may find themselves facing legal action. -
Negotiating Without a Net: A Conversation with the NYPD’s Dominick J. Misino
Business communication Magazine ArticleWhat’s the best way to handle a crisis negotiation? Know your hot buttons, says an expert hostage negotiator, and help the other guy save face. -
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. -
Why the U.S. Decided That Managers Deserve Overtime Too
Global Business Digital ArticlePutting a price on our time is a good thing. -
Bad Behavior Is Preventable
Leadership & Managing People Big IdeaManage high-risk employees, and stop problems before they happen. -
To Regulate Big Corporations, Understand How They Got That Way
Global Business Digital ArticleBig isn't categorically bad, but it should invite public suspicion and scrutiny. -
A Question of Color: A Debate on Race in the U.S. Workplace
Diversity and inclusion Magazine ArticleMore than two decades have passed since affirmative action became law, thrusting the issue of racial diversity in the workplace into the open—and often into the crossfire. Today both government statistics and anecdotal evidence suggest that people of color make up a larger percentage of senior managers than at any point in the past. […] -
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... -
3 Myths About China’s IP Regime
Business law Digital ArticleFears of forced technology transfer are overblown. -
23andMe's CEO on the Struggle to Get Over Regulatory Hurdles
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleIn 2013 the genetic testing firm 23andMe received a cease-and-desist letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration forbidding it from selling its... -
Spontaneous Deregulation
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticlePlatform businesses such as Airbnb and Uber have risen to success partly by sidestepping laws and regulations that encumber their traditional competitors.... -
What Business Needs to Know About the New U.S. Cybersecurity Strategy
Cybersecurity and digital privacy Digital ArticleIt promises to shift liability onto private firms and create incentives to defend against critical vulnerabilities. -
Research: How Employee Protections Affect Investment and Growth
Business law ResearchThere are pros and cons to at-will employment. -
The Organizational Apology
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleAt some point, every company makes a mistake that requires an apology--to an individual; a group of customers, employees, or business partners; or the... -
Up to Code: Does Your Company's Conduct Meet World-Class Standards?
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleCodes of conduct have long been a feature of corporate life. Today, they are arguably a legal necessity--at least for public companies with a presence... -
Should Dual-Class Shares Be Banned?
Financial markets Digital ArticleInstitutional investors don’t like them, but founders do.
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Ann Hopkins (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Describes the reasons why the courts found in favor of Ann Hopkins in the sexual discrimination suit. Also explains why the courts concluded she was the... -
Facebook Faces the Regulators
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details In the fall of 2019, Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg are facing increased scrutiny on multiple fronts. Regulators from around the globe are threatening... -
Rospil.info
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details What should business leaders do about corruption? In December 2011, four HBS alumni met to debate how to engage the unprecedented protests against Vladimir... -
Oracle vs. PeopleSoft (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Focuses on the hotly contested takeover battle between software rivals Oracle and PeopleSoft in 2003 and 2004. Raises novel issues of takeover law under... -
Planetary Resources Inc., Property Rights, and the Regulation of the Space Economy
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Planetary Resources, Inc. (PRI) had a bold, some said crazy, vision: to mine asteroids. One might have assumed that developing the right technology would... -
The New Year's Eve Crisis
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Mike Valenti, founder and president of Michael's Homestyle Pasta of Connecticut, has just finished a four-hour conference call with his top managers,... -
Quabbin Cablevision Co.
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Several entrepreneurs are considering the purchase of an existing cable TV business with the financial assistance of several investors. They must decide... -
Introduction to Islamic Finance
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Provides a basic introduction to the principles of Islamic finance. Examines the religious background and legal foundations of Islamic finance. Also discusses... -
Whistleblowing Systems and Policies
Communication Case Study8.95View Details This technical note provides some basic information about the functioning of intra- and interfirm whistleblowing systems. This work adopts a managerial... -
Privatizing the Albany County Airport: Epilogue
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details An antiquated airport jeopardizes a region's economic health but the county of Albany, New York, operator of the airport, lacks funds to undertake much-needed... -
Oracle vs. PeopleSoft (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Singapore Post: Transforming Mail Services in the Internet Age
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details This case is set in August 2012 about ten months after the 'Ready for the Future' (RTF) Transformation Programme was implemented at Singapore Post Limited... -
United States Sugar Program
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details US price supports for domestically grown sugar become controversial because of their varying impacts on sugar-exporting nations, domestic sugar refiners... -
Medicare Coverage and Payment for Medical Technologies and Procedures
Technology & Operations Case Study6.95View Details Explains how Medicare pays for new technologies and services. -
Brief History of the Browser Wars
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Recounts the history of the evolution of browser market shares from 1994 forward. Netscape's Navigator establishes a huge early lead, but is then displaced... -
Atlas Copco (C): The Conflict Episode
Sales & Marketing Case Study5.00View Details Describes the company's response to further problems with a distributor. -
Toys "R" Us (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details In 1992, Toys "R" Us, the pioneer of the "category killer" retail format, faced significant competitive threats from mass discounters and warehouse clubs... -
Norway Sells Wal-Mart
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details In June 2006, Norway's Pension Fund decided to divest its position in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. after an investigation by the Fund's Ethics Council. According... -
IPremier Co. (B): Denial of Service Attack
Technology & Operations Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Working Effectively with Counsel
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Popular stereotypes of lawyers include "overhead," "Dr. No," "internal cop," "keep us out of trouble!" and "get us out of trouble!" Focus groups of business...
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Who Is Going to Regulate AI?
Government policy and regulation Digital ArticleAs the world reckons with the impact of powerful new AI systems, governments are jostling to lead the regulatory charge — and shape how this technology will grow. -
Ann Hopkins (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Describes the reasons why the courts found in favor of Ann Hopkins in the sexual discrimination suit. Also explains why the courts concluded she was the... -
EnergyNow: Powering a New Market, Teaching Note
Management Digital ArticleTeaching note for case 723361. -
Facebook Faces the Regulators
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details In the fall of 2019, Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg are facing increased scrutiny on multiple fronts. Regulators from around the globe are threatening... -
Smarter, Smaller, Safer Robots
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleA new generation of adaptive robots are creating new efficiencies for manufacturers and changing how companies build things, including factory floors... -
MCI Communications Corp.--1983, Teaching Note
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Rospil.info
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details What should business leaders do about corruption? In December 2011, four HBS alumni met to debate how to engage the unprecedented protests against Vladimir... -
Oracle vs. PeopleSoft (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Focuses on the hotly contested takeover battle between software rivals Oracle and PeopleSoft in 2003 and 2004. Raises novel issues of takeover law under... -
Planetary Resources Inc., Property Rights, and the Regulation of the Space Economy
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Planetary Resources, Inc. (PRI) had a bold, some said crazy, vision: to mine asteroids. One might have assumed that developing the right technology would... -
Corporate Governance 2.0
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleAchieving best practices in corporate governance has been hindered, the author writes, by a patchwork system of regulation, a mix of public and private...