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A Framework On Mandating Versus Incentivizing Corporate Social Responsibility, Margaret Ryznar, Karen E. Woody Jun 2015

A Framework On Mandating Versus Incentivizing Corporate Social Responsibility, Margaret Ryznar, Karen E. Woody

Marquette Law Review

There are two primary but different methods of controlling behavior, whether it is the behavior of individuals or corporations: to incentivize it or to regulate it. Governments are in a unique position to employ either or both options because of their ability to pass regulatory schemes and to extend tax incentives. This Article analyzes the two methods of shaping corporate behavior, examining the regulation issue through the case of the conflict minerals provision of the Dodd–Frank Act and examining the taxation issue through several examples of corporate tax incentives.


Corporate Patents: Optimizing Organizational Responses To Innovation Opportunities And Invention Discoveries, Richard Gruner Jan 2006

Corporate Patents: Optimizing Organizational Responses To Innovation Opportunities And Invention Discoveries, Richard Gruner

Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review

This article examines the interplay between patent incentives and corporate innovation. It argues that innovation concerning today's complex technologies often requires efforts on a corporate organizational scale and that changes in patent and corporate laws are needed to fully promote effective and efficient innovation in corporate environments. The prevalence of patent ownership and exploitation by corporations reflects a fundamental but poorly appreciated truth about modern technological innovation. Patent incentives influencing individuals don't bring most new inventions to the public. Rather, in many recently developed technology areas, corporate-initiated efforts are the primary sources of publicly valuable innovation and, hence, the main …


Corporate Sponsorships Of Sports And Entertainment Events: Considerations In Drafting A Sponsorship Management Agreement , Gregory J. Heller, Jeffrey A. Hechtman Jan 2000

Corporate Sponsorships Of Sports And Entertainment Events: Considerations In Drafting A Sponsorship Management Agreement , Gregory J. Heller, Jeffrey A. Hechtman

Marquette Sports Law Review

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