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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. -
Confession Game Plan
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe penalties for antitrust offenses are more severe than most executives think. But companies that violate antitrust laws can win amnesty by fessing... -
The Surprising Consequences of Antitrust Actions Against Big Tech, Chinese Version
Global Business ResearchA study of a landmark case against Microsoft found it didn't necessarily lead to more competition or innovation. -
How an Old U.S. Antitrust Law Could Foster a Fairer Retail Sector
Antitrust laws Digital ArticleTargeting abuses of purchasing power helped usher in a golden age of retail in the United States — and it could again. -
Playing by the Rules: How Intel Avoids Antitrust Litigation
Global Business Magazine ArticleMicrosoft and Intel are both obvious targets for antitrust litigation; both wield considerable control in their respective segments of the computer industry.... -
Microsoft, Google, and a New Era of Antitrust
Antitrust laws Digital ArticleHow businesses can navigate the increasing uncertainty around where and how antitrust law is enforced. -
Google’s Antitrust Hearing: Three Things Eric Schmidt Must Say
Competitive strategy Digital ArticleGoogle has a lot at stake today when Eric Schmidt, the company’s Executive Chairman, testifies before the U.S. Senate subcommittee on anti-trust. Google flourishes in the market, but is under increasing pressure in the realm of politics and regulation. Such a paradigm-shifting company inevitably encounters political scrutiny, and Google has successfully dealt with challenges in […] -
To Regulate Network-Based Platforms, Look at Their Data
Global Business Digital ArticleLeveraging platforms' own data could be the key. -
What Happens When Antitrust and Protectionism Cycles Collide
Business and society Digital ArticleIt’s rare for these two forces to occur simultaneously. -
Time to Rein In Big Tech?
Technology and analytics Magazine ArticleNew podcasts and books explain how to save the industry—and us—from its worst instincts. -
Big Tech Has a Patent Violation Problem
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleCongress needs to make it easier to enforce IP protections. -
Should Antitrust Regulators Stop Companies from Collecting So Much Data?
Global Business Digital ArticleThe case for and against. -
No Monopoly on Innovation
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleMany economists argue that monopolies stifle innovation. But before the breakup, AT&T and its R&D units constituted probably the most potent innovation... -
The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the U.S. Antitrust Movement
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleA short history. -
Beating Microsoft at Its Own Game
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleEntrepreneur Charles H. Ferguson created FrontPage with the notion of establishing a proprietary software standard for the Internet. His company, Vermeer,... -
As More People Worry About Monopolies, an Economist Explains What Antitrust Can and Can’t Do
Competitive strategy Digital ArticleIt won’t fix inequality or end political corruption. -
The Next Battle in Antitrust Will Be About Whether One Company Knows Everything About You
Global Business Digital ArticleRegulators must shift attention from mergers to the consolidation of information. -
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. -
Antitrust Isn't the Solution to America's Biggest Tech Problem
Global Business Digital Article162 million Americans don't have reliable internet access. -
When Climate Collaboration Is Treated as an Antitrust Violation
Antitrust laws Digital ArticleCorporate cooperation will be critical in the fight against climate change — but the law might get in the way.
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Competition Policy in the European Union in 1995
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Describes the history of the competition policy in the European Union, and focuses on the evolution of pan-European and member-state statutes. The tension... -
The PGA Tour (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study15.05View Details In 1994, the PGA Tour (the "Tour"), the dominant incumbent professional golf circuit, had created tremendous value for its players. In the 1974 season,... -
Ivar Kreuger and the Swedish Match Empire
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Taught in Evolution of Global Business. Globalization and corporate fraud are the central themes of this case on the international growth of Swedish Match... -
Barclays and the Libor: Anatomy of a Scandal
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details On June 27, 2012, the storied British bank Barclays admitted that it repeatedly attempted to rig the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) over a four-year... -
Tokyo Electron: The Competitive Consolidation and Antitrust Challenge
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details In September 2013, Tokyo Electron Limited announced a merger with Applied Materials Inc. The deal would place the new entity in the leader position in... -
Amazon: Combatting Antitrust Litigations
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details On July 29, 2020, Jeff Bezos, the founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc. (Amazon), testified before a United States House Judiciary Subcommittee... -
Search Engines in Search of Fair Play
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Google's plan to gear up its flight search service in India by allowing users to compare fares and book tickets made other domestic travel portals in... -
Spitzberg Elevators Corporation: Responding to Antitrust Legislation
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details In April 2015, a legal associate at Spitzberg Elevators Corporation, a U.S. corporation operating in Hong Kong, was tasked with recommending how the company... -
Antitrust and Competitive Strategy from the 1990s to 2008 (Condensed)
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Describes U.S. antitrust policy, including major judicial decisions and their impact on competitive strategy. Omits information on the history of antitrust... -
Clear Communications Ltd. vs. Telecom Corp. of New Zealand Ltd. (B)
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Wireless Philadelphia: Sequel
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details This case tells the story of the decision by the city government of Philadelphia to develop a publicly-owned competitor to private high-speed internet... -
Dollar General Bids for Family Dollar
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details In spring 2015, Dollar General's CEO Rick Dreiling was looking ahead to retiring at year's end but worried about ensuring continued growth for the company... -
Antitrust Regulations in a Global Setting: The EU Investigation of the GE/Honeywell Merger
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Helps students understand the principles underlying competition and antitrust policy in the context of the proposed GE-Honeywell merger. The U.S. Department... -
Agarwal Packers and Movers: Competing for "Moving" Experiences
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details In December 2014, the chairman of Agarwal Packers and Movers Limited (APML) prepared for a meeting with his senior management team. APML was a family-managed... -
Burroughs Wellcome and AZT (A)
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Burroughs Wellcome Co., developer of AZT, the first drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of Acquired Immune Deficiency... -
The EC Rains on Oracle/Sun (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun was on a fast track until the EC's antitrust concerns about open-source MySQL ignited a translantic war of words... -
Aguas del Aconquija S.A.: Privatization in Troubled Waters
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details The case is about the privatization of water in the Argentinean province of Tucumán, and its subsequent re-nationalization, which attracted major media... -
Beth Israel Deaconess: Consolidating to Strengthen, or to Stave Off, Competition?
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details In July 2017, CEO Kevin Tabb of Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center announced his plan to consolidate 11 Massachusetts hospitals under a common... -
Du Pont's Titanium Dioxide Business (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details This case series is a vehicle for examining the strategic logic and risks of preemption. Rewritten versions of earlier cases. -
Massachusetts Eye and Ear: Deciding Whether to Join Partners HealthCare
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details This case follows John Fernandez, CEO of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, as he evaluates whether or not his organization should join Partners HealthCare, the...
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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. -
Competition Policy in the European Union in 1995
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Describes the history of the competition policy in the European Union, and focuses on the evolution of pan-European and member-state statutes. The tension... -
Amazon: Combatting Antitrust Litigations, Teaching Note
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleTeaching note to case W20994 -
When Marketing Practices Raise Antitrust Concerns
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleThis is an MIT Sloan Management Review article. Increasingly, the government agencies that enforce antitrust laws are scrutinizing organizations' marketing,... -
The PGA Tour (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study15.05View Details In 1994, the PGA Tour (the "Tour"), the dominant incumbent professional golf circuit, had created tremendous value for its players. In the 1974 season,... -
Ivar Kreuger and the Swedish Match Empire
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Taught in Evolution of Global Business. Globalization and corporate fraud are the central themes of this case on the international growth of Swedish Match... -
Barclays and the Libor: Anatomy of a Scandal
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details On June 27, 2012, the storied British bank Barclays admitted that it repeatedly attempted to rig the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) over a four-year... -
Confession Game Plan
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe penalties for antitrust offenses are more severe than most executives think. But companies that violate antitrust laws can win amnesty by fessing... -
Tokyo Electron: The Competitive Consolidation and Antitrust Challenge
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details In September 2013, Tokyo Electron Limited announced a merger with Applied Materials Inc. The deal would place the new entity in the leader position in... -
MCI Communications Corp.--1983, Teaching Note
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleTeaching Note for (9-284-057).