Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Consumers should understand the side effects of business models — particularly the privatization of profit and the socialization of costs, including human and environmental harm.

Fashion 254

Fashion Intellectual Property Ethics Government 254

Tom Spencer

MARCH 16, 2014

Property rights, including protection of intellectual property (trade marks, copyright, patents, registered designs, trade secrets, software and circuit layouts). Fashions, fads, trends, role models, and influential personalities. Industry regulation. How is the industry regulated? Are there planned changes? Automation.

Analysis 114

Analysis Intellectual Property Trends Ethics 114

Harvard Business

MAY 10, 2016

At its most basic, blockchain is a vast, global distributed ledger or database running on millions of devices and open to anyone, where not just information but anything of value – money, titles, deeds, music, art, scientific discoveries, intellectual property, and even votes – can be moved and stored securely and privately.

Financial 70

Financial Intellectual Property Enterprise Data 70

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

The traditional asset-heavy corporations that used to be at the top of everybody’s most-admired lists are starting to look old-fashioned, slow-moving, and inflexible — particularly to investors. It’s the corporate equivalent of having a closet full of old VHS tapes and CD cases.

Company 70

Company Intellectual Property Real Estate Industry 70

Harvard Business

JANUARY 24, 2018

But both sides face familiar obstacles, especially when it comes to navigating non-disclosure agreements and creating a flexible but constructive master research agreement that accounts for potential intellectual property (IP). Here’s what that entails.

Company 73

Company Research Engineering Healthcare 73

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Successful computer hacks now more often than not involve “social engineering,” the modern equivalent of an old-fashioned con. And there’s an additional factor: the weakest link in our efforts to protect proprietary information is turning out to be not a technical factor but people.

Fashion 70

Fashion Company Ethics Operations 70

Harvard Business

MAY 23, 2017

What this means in practice will vary with the multinational corporation’s line of business: An oil company will need to protect the environment; a bank will need to promote the financial security of its customers and contribute to macroeconomic stability; a global fashion brand will need to be a good employer (or buyer).

Intellectual Property 107

Intellectual Property Policies Productivity Banking 107