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The Science of Thinking Smarter
Intellectual property Magazine ArticleNeuroscience can show managers ways to improve productivity. -
Rebuilding the R&D Engine in Big Pharma
Intellectual property Magazine ArticleTo save themselves, pharmaceutical companies will have to break up their giant R&D organizations, overhaul core processes, and put passionate scientists back in charge. -
Big Tech Has a Patent Violation Problem
Intellectual property Digital ArticleCongress needs to make it easier to enforce IP protections. -
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 […] -
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. -
Pro Sports Has a Piracy Problem
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleNew research suggests an effective way to address it. -
License to Overkill (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleSheldon Bloomfield, senior vice-president of character properties for Multi-Media Worldwide, has a hit with Baby Ruby. Originally a children's book character,... -
Open-Market Innovation
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleCompanies in many industries are feeling immense pressure to improve their ability to innovate. But executives know that the best ideas aren't always... -
Everyday Business Travelers Are Easy Targets for Espionage
Intellectual property Digital ArticleTwelve ways to make yourself a harder target. -
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. -
When Fandom Clashes with IP Law
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleShould companies control all the ways people experience art? -
How an Airplane Laptop Ban Would Expose Company Data to Espionage
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleAnd how business travelers can respond. -
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. -
Connect Inventors with the Right Problems
Innovation Digital ArticleOpen innovation platforms are making it easier. -
When Your Contract Manufacturer Becomes Your Competitor
Intellectual property Magazine ArticleContract manufacturers cut OEMs’ costs and free up capital. But the hungry ones are starting to bite the hand that feeds them. Smart OEMs know how to keep such hazards under control. -
The Uber-Waymo Lawsuit: It Should Be Easy to Poach Talent, But Not IP
Organizational Development Digital ArticleNoncompetes are bad for innovation; protecting information is essential. -
Connect and Develop: Inside Procter & Gamble's New Model for Innovation
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleFor generations, Procter & Gamble generated most of its phenomenal growth by innovating from within--building global research facilities and hiring the... -
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 […] -
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. […] -
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.
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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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Alltech
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Alltech was a Lexington, Kentucky-based producer of supplements for animal feed, with revenues of over $2 billion (projected to reach $3 billion in 2018),... -
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... -
Walt Disney's Dennis Hightower: Weaving Together the European Operations
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details The case describes the actions taken by Dennis Hightower as president of Disney Consumer Products in Europe and the Middle East from 1988 to 1994. It... -
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. -
Magnolia Community Initiative: A Network Approach to Population-Level Change
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This 2014 case describes how the Los Angeles-based Magnolia Community Initiative (MCI) - a network of 70 government, nonprofit and for-profit organizations... -
AKB48: Going Global? (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details After a remarkable success in Japan, the producer of the Japanese female singing group AKB48 evaluates market opportunities overseas for his artistic... -
Note on the Use of Alliances
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Describes advantages and disadvantages of alliances (including joint ventures and licensing agreements). -
Telma: Building and Defending a Market Leader
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details This case traces the inception to rise of Telma, the flagship brand of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, over its decade of existence. Telma based on the molecular... -
Marvel Enterprises, Inc. (Abridged)
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details The management team of Marvel Enterprises, known for its universe of superhero characters that includes Spider-Man, the Hulk, and X-Men, must reevaluate... -
Building an Integrated Biopharma Company: Crucell (B)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details The Crucell (B) case updates events at Crucell since 2009. In September, 2009, Johnson & Johnson acquired 18% of Crucell for $400 million. This investment... -
ALZA and Bio-Electro Systems (B1): Rights Offering Strategy
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. Describes the CEO's decision. -
Myelin Repair Foundation: Accelerating Drug Discovery Through Collaboration
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case presents the Myelin Repair Foundation's accelerated research collaboration model for drug discovery. It highlights the challenges of building... -
Ensighten
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Focuses on a small start-up software company engaged in a negotiation over its software licensing agreement with a very large potential client. The entrepreneur... -
Wattpad
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details How to run a platform to match 4 million writers of stories to 75 million readers? Use data science. Make money by doing deals with television and film... -
Shein: An Ultra-Fast-Fashion Retailer's Digital Strategies
Management Case Study11.95View Details Shein, an ultra-fast-fashion brand, is one of the most downloaded shopping apps in the United States. With an estimated value of USD100bn in 2022, Shein... -
Financing Anghami's Growth
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details In December 2012, less than two years into the founding of their music-streaming platform Anghami, cofounders Elie Habib and Eddy Maroun found themselves... -
Tokyo Disneyland: Licensing vs. Joint Venture
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Tokyo Disneyland was started as a result of a licensing agreement between Walt Disney (WD) of the United States and Oriental Land Corp. (OL) of Japan.... -
Priceline.com vs. Microsoft (A)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Describes Priceline's patent of its "reverse auction" pricing mechanism, its discussions with Microsoft regarding Microsoft's license of the patent for... -
Philips' Compact Disc Introduction (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Asks that students adopt the perspective of Philips in 1979, after technical development of the CD was complete, but three years before it was introduced... -
Primateria AB: Scaling Up and Protecting IP
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Swedish technology start-up Primateria AB (Primateria) was founded in November of 2004 with the main idea to provide science-backed consulting services...
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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... -
DexAI
Management Case Study11.95View Details During a challenging fundraising environment, the DexAI founders received two term sheets with nearly identical economic terms but very different legal... -
Alltech
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Alltech was a Lexington, Kentucky-based producer of supplements for animal feed, with revenues of over $2 billion (projected to reach $3 billion in 2018),... -
Telma: Building and Defending a Market Leader
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details This case traces the inception to rise of Telma, the flagship brand of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, over its decade of existence. Telma based on the molecular... -
Big Tech Has a Patent Violation Problem
Intellectual property Digital ArticleCongress needs to make it easier to enforce IP protections. -
The Science of Thinking Smarter
Intellectual property Magazine ArticleNeuroscience can show managers ways to improve productivity. -
Synergy Pharmaceuticals Scales Up: License or Go It Alone?
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details After more than a decade of development, US-based Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Synergy) received marketing approval from the US Federal Drug Administration... -
Pro Sports Has a Piracy Problem
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleNew research suggests an effective way to address it. -
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... -
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 […]