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Analyzes the 1991 decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in the seminal New Economy antitrust case United States vs. Microsoft Corp., 253 F.3rd 34 (D.C. Cir. 2001), which arose out of Microsoft's efforts to promote Internet Explorer and to supplant Netscape's Navi... మరిన్ని

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 with the law but also for using the law and the legal system to increase predictability, maximize value, marshal resources, and manage risk. Expla... మరిన్ని

Jay Entrepreneur had to decide whether it was worth his time to plow through a 12-page term sheet for a Series A round of preferred stock prepared by HBS Investors, a well-established venture capital firm that did seed, early-round, and mezzanine financings. He could also send the sheet over to the ... మరిన్ని

Outlines the four primary public policy objectives underlying the U.S. laws regulating business in the early 21st century: to promote economic growth; to protect workers; to promote consumer welfare, and to promote public welfare. Other major economic powers tend to have laws that promote these same... మరిన్ని

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This chapter outlines the key public policies underlying business regulation in the U.S., including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and explains the mechanisms by which managers can help shape the regulatory environment to their advantage.... మరిన్ని

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This chapter identifies the web of relationships inherent in any business, and explains how managers can structure contracts to define and strengthen relationships by increasing predictability, allocating risk and reward, creating and retaining options, and aligning incentives.... మరిన్ని

The ability to use intellectual property laws to capture the value of the firm's inventions, proprietary information, and other intangible assets is a key strategic advantage. This chapter shows managers how to use patents, copyrights, trade secrets, and trademarks both offensively and defensively.... మరిన్ని

Customers' trust in a brand can represent enormous value for the corporation. This chapter explores ways to protect brand equity from erosion due to product defects, unfair trade practices, deceptive advertising, and invasions of customer privacy.... మరిన్ని

Hiring, cultivating, and retaining talented and motivated workers are critical to a company's success. This chapter describes the policies, practices, and agreements that legally astute managers can use to build a winning team.... మరిన్ని

Disputes are inevitable in business, but legally astute managers think strategically about their disputes. This chapter offers a variety of techniques for managing disputes and describes alternative dispute resolution (ADR), recommending that companies adopt ADR programs for regular use in all their... మరిన్ని

This chapter shows managers how to collaborate more effectively with their lawyers to craft the best overall strategy and tactics for achieving core business objectives while minimizing legal risks and costs.... మరిన్ని

Involves a start-up, X-IT Products LLC, whose founders had designed an innovative, lightweight, and easy-to-use--yet strong--escape ladder. After X-IT had filed a patent application for the ladder in the United States, X-IT was approached by Kidde PLC, one of the largest vendors of fire protection p... మరిన్ని

Involves the copyright issues associated with Bram Cohen's revolutionary software program BitTorrent, which makes it possible to transfer very large files, such as movies, at a high speed over the Internet. The program, which is available for free over the Internet, is used for peer-to-peer sharing ... మరిన్ని

Involves the copyright issues associated with Bram Cohen's revolutionary program BitTorrent, which makes it possible to transfer very large files, such as movies, at a high speed over the Internet. The program, which is available for free over the Internet, is used for peer-to-peer sharing of movies... మరిన్ని

Deals with CEO Bill Foote's decision of how to deal with USG's exposure to asbestos liability. USG was the largest building materials company in the United States, with 14,000 employees and gross revenues of $3.8 billion. Although USG used asbestos in a small subset of its products (and never in its... మరిన్ని

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Compliance with the law is just the baseline for winning legally in business. This chapter shows how managers can practice what the author calls "strategic compliance management," which goes beyond mere compliance with the law to embrace organizational integrity and to seek out and exploit business ... మరిన్ని

Managers receiving letters claiming that their products or services violate the intellectual property rights of another sometimes have a tendency to ignore them after their technical staff advises them that the claims have no merit. Illustrates the perils of that approach. Legally astute managers ac... మరిన్ని

Understanding the legal dimensions of business is essential to successful management in today's global marketplace. This chapter shows you how to harness the empowering nature of the law and the legal system not only to avoid trouble, but to increase the total value created and the firm's share of t... మరిన్ని

Students are introduced to the basic framework for corporate governance. Begins by describing the complex role of the modern corporation, then proceeds by discussing the fiduciary duties to which a board of trustees is bound (duty of care, duty of loyalty, etc.), and concludes by proposing seven fac... మరిన్ని

Introduces students to the legal standards affecting officers and directors when selling or purchasing a company. Provides a practical understanding of the Revlon Standard, the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, Rule 10b-5, and the legal criteria for a cause of action for securities fraud. Recount... మరిన్ని

Introduces students to the main tactical maneuvers used by hostile bidders, including bear hugs, proxy fights, tender offers, and toeholds. Also describes how, in the United States, tender offers are regulated by the federal government via the Williams Act.... మరిన్ని