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Providing Assessment & Feedback - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
Observation of Case Instructors In-Class Assessment of Discussion-Based Teaching Questions for Class Discussions Teaching Quantitative Material Strategies and Tactics for Sensitive Topics
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- 24 Apr 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: What Mark Zuckerberg Can Learn About Crisis Leadership from Starbucks
it are not representative of our Starbucks mission and values.” In contrast, Zuckerberg ducked the spotlight for five days and even then tried to shift the argument away from data privacy. In terms of public support, this tactic backfired...
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- 26 Sep 2023
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The PGA Tour and LIV Golf Merger: Competition vs. Cooperation
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The Manager as Negotiator: Bargaining for Cooperation and Competitive Gain
By: David A Lax and James K. Sebenius
Lax, David A., and James K. Sebenius. The Manager as Negotiator: Bargaining for Cooperation and Competitive Gain. NY: Free Press, 1986. (Also published in Czech, French, Italian, and Spanish editions.)
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Negotiation
By: Kevin P. Mohan
Managerial success requires the ability to negotiate. Whether you are forging an agreement with your suppliers, trying to ink a deal with potential customers, raising money from investors, managing a conflict inside your firm, or resolving a dispute that is headed... View Details
- April 2017
- Article
BATNAs in Negotiation: Common Errors and Three Kinds of 'No'
The Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement (“BATNA”) concept in negotiation has proven to be immensely useful. In tandem with its value in practice, BATNA has become a wildly successful acronym (with more than 14 million Google results). But the initial...
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Sebenius, James K. "BATNAs in Negotiation: Common Errors and Three Kinds of 'No'." Negotiation Journal 33, no. 2 (April 2017): 89–99.
- 19 Dec 2022
- Research & Ideas
What Motivates People to Give Generously—and Why We Sometimes Don't
because you feel obligated. There are tactics that you can use to increase giving in, in the short-term, but it’s always important to consider the effects of this short-term success on people’s feelings toward that charity, in the...
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- 28 Feb 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Master the Team Meeting
of the tougher topics (budget, staffing, etc.). This fortifies the culture of your team both inside and outside of the meeting. Tactical Stuff The time of the meeting and who attends is just as important as the agenda and the content. Pro...
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by Julia Austin
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Resources - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
Teaching Quantitative Material Strategies and Tactics for Sensitive Topics Featured Video In this video Professor Jan Rivkin explores General Shoe Company, the first Harvard Business School case study, how the case method came to be at...
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- 07 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Art of Haggling
Let's say a successful businessman is in the process of buying a lakeside cottage from the original owner. The prospective buyer makes a lowball offer. The owner counters with a high demand. Both parties chest their cards, each hoping the other will misplay his hand....
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by Katie Johnston
- 11 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Strategy Execution and the Balanced Scorecard
in the book the different roles, frequencies, participants, and agendas for operational review meetings and strategy review meetings. We open the book with a great quote often but perhaps inaccurately attributed to Sun Tzu in The Art of War: "Strategy without...
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by Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2023
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Startup Success Beyond Silicon Valley
Professor Paul Gompers visited Endeavor Saudi Arabia, a nonprofit that promotes startups in emerging markets. Pictured are Alpana Thapar and Fares Khrais (both of the Middle East and North Africa Research Center), Gompers, Lateefa Alwaalan (Endeavor Saudi Arabia), and...
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Jennifer Mele
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Curriculum - Business & Environment
students’ ability to create and implement high-impact climate solutions by focusing on key ventures, cities, and regions, along with the leadership skills and tactics that can accelerate climate action. The course will explore business...
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Women at HBS - Alumni
and mobilizes professionals who deliver strategic and tactical advice to a wide range of clients. Chief , cofounded by Carolyn Childers (MBA 2008) , supports New York—based women in their journey to executive leadership. The private...
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- 09 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Location, Location, Location: The Strategy of Place
as nearby supporting industries; the company's ability to seek and retrieve knowledge in this setting; and its capability to do something better than competitors. An example of a firm playing tactical checkers instead of strategic chess...
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by Dina Gerdeman
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Virtual Job Search Teams - Alumni
ready to take the next step in their careers and launch a job search. You will get the most out of the program if you have an idea of what you want to try next and you are ready to tactically approach the job search. What is the structure...
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- 03 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Dealing with the ‘Irrational’ Negotiator
Obstacles and Achieve Brilliant Results at the Bargaining Table and Beyond. The following excerpt describes strategies and tactics to overcome another party's counterproductive behavior and keep the deal on track. These are ideas that...
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by Deepak Malhotra & Max H. Bazerman
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Pre-Class Arrival - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
instructor energize the subsequent class discussion and signal strong commitment to learning. Transcript Christensen Center Tip Sheets Characteristics of Effective Case Method Teaching Elements of Effective Class Preparation Guidelines for Effective Observation of Case...
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- 29 Mar 2022
- Book
5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries
write the authors. The book explores tactics used by several long-time entrepreneurs: Ratan Tata, former chairperson of Tata Group; Anu Aga, former head of Thermax; Adi Godrej, chairperson of the Godrej Group; Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw,...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Are You Sabotaging Your Own Company?
self-sabotaging their companies by mistakenly adhering to practices on the list. When Thomke shares portions of the field manual with business executives in class, they tend to respond with a nervous chuckle. But then the room grows quiet, the sober realization that...
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by Dina Gerdeman