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- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The Real Deal
Leppert ELLENA FORTNER/COURTESY DALLAS MAYOR'S OFFICE Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert (MBA ’79) is making a push to help the homeless population in his city, the Dallas Morning News reported (March 13, 2008). The city has opened a homeless assistance center, and Leppert told...
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- January 2001 (Revised January 2002)
- Case
The American Medical Association-Sunbeam Deal (B): The Deal Collapses
By: Ashish Nanda and Kimberly A. Haddad
Supplements the (A) case.
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Nanda, Ashish, and Kimberly A. Haddad. "The American Medical Association-Sunbeam Deal (B): The Deal Collapses." Harvard Business School Case 801-327, January 2001. (Revised January 2002.)
- February 2012 (Revised August 2013)
- Case
What's the Deal with LivingSocial?
By: Michael I. Norton, Luc Wathieu, Betsy Page Sigman and Marco Bertini
Tim O'Shaughnessy, the 29-year-old CEO of LivingSocial, is growing a revolutionary worldwide business of "daily deals"—in which retailers offer a heavily-discounted product or service available for purchase for brief (often 24-hour) windows. The case explores the...
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Keywords:
Marketing;
Innovation and Invention;
Advertising;
Brands and Branding;
Management;
Web Services Industry
Norton, Michael I., Luc Wathieu, Betsy Page Sigman, and Marco Bertini. "What's the Deal with LivingSocial?" Harvard Business School Case 512-065, February 2012. (Revised August 2013.)
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Deals - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Deals Course Number 2267 Professor Guhan Subramanian Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 creditsWeekly 120 minute seminar (across two time slots)PaperEnrollment: Limited to 42 HBS and 42 HLS students Qualifies for Management Science...
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- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster
Experienced negotiators are generally comfortable working out the terms of an economic contract: They bargain for the best price, haggle over equity splits, and iron out detailed exit clauses. But these same seasoned professionals often spend so much time hammering out...
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- 22 Feb 2024
- News
Best Credit Card Deals
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
A Deal on Wheels
agreeing to a target asking price, sellers pay an upfront charge of $199 to CarLotz, which then handles all the paperwork and headaches that typically accompany such transactions. CarLotz collects an additional $599 “success fee” only when a View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Pursuing the Ultimate Deal
him particularly well. “I have spent more time with Arafat than has any non-Palestinian,” said Ross, who is writing a book about his Middle East experiences. “I don't believe he is against peace; I believe he wants a deal but he's not...
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- January 2017 (Revised October 2018)
- Case
Novartis: A Transformative Deal
By: David Collis and Ashley Hartman
When Joe Jimenez became CEO of Swiss-based Novartis in 2010, replacing longtime CEO Dan Vasella, he assumed control of one of the top pharmaceutical companies in the world. Vasella, an avowed advocate of diversification, had expanded the scope of the company and...
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Keywords:
Novartis;
GlaxoSmithKline;
Asset Swap;
Acquisitions;
Divestiture;
Strategy Alignment;
Pharmaceuticals;
Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Diversification;
Consolidation;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Collis, David, and Ashley Hartman. "Novartis: A Transformative Deal." Harvard Business School Case 717-453, January 2017. (Revised October 2018.)
- 23 Aug 2014
- News
Dealing With Digital Cruelty
- 02 Apr 2009
- News
Let's make a deal
- June 2021
- Article
Deals in the Time of Pandemic
By: Guhan Subramanian and Caley Petrucci
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new attention to the period between signing and closing in M&A transactions. Transactional planners heavily negotiate the provisions that govern the behavior of the parties during this window, not only to allocate risk between the...
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Subramanian, Guhan, and Caley Petrucci. "Deals in the Time of Pandemic." Columbia Law Review 121, no. 5 (June 2021): 1405–1480.
- Research Summary
Dealing with Hard Bargainers
In this line of research, I have been developing effective approaches to negotiating 1) with hard bargainers, 2) in difficult situations, and 3) from positions of perceived weakness. Through field study and theoretical inquiry, I have been developing classes of moves,...
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- 14 Apr 2016
- News
5 Reasons Good Deals Get Rejected
- 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
- November 2021 (Revised February 2022)
- Case
Advent International and Walmart Brazil's Deal
By: Victoria Ivashina, Ruth Costas and Pedro Levindo
Advent International, one of the world’s leading private equity firms, must decide whether to acquire Walmart’s subsidiary in Brazil or not. Although Walmart Brazil is losing cash at a rapid pace, Advent thinks it has a solid plan to recover the company’s finances....
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Ivashina, Victoria, Ruth Costas, and Pedro Levindo. "Advent International and Walmart Brazil's Deal." Harvard Business School Case 222-047, November 2021. (Revised February 2022.)
- October 2007 (Revised February 2008)
- Module Note
Evaluating M&A Deals: Introduction to the Deal NPV
Introduces a framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions. Assumes that the criterion of a good deal is that it creates value for shareholders; i.e., has a positive deal NPV. Looks at the deal NPV from both the buyer's and seller's point of view. Explains how a...
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Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Evaluating M&A Deals: Introduction to the Deal NPV." Harvard Business School Module Note 208-060, October 2007. (Revised February 2008.)
- June 2006
- Case
AtHoc: Dealing With Disruption
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Brian DeLacey
Follows the growth of an entrepreneur from his early startup activities. As the company evolves from 1998 to 2005, looks at key decisions and turning points as AtHoc's strategy adapts in response to changing market environments, business opportunities, and customer...
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Keywords:
Business Growth and Maturation;
Disruptive Innovation;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Business Strategy;
Venture Capital
Applegate, Lynda M., and Brian DeLacey. "AtHoc: Dealing With Disruption." Harvard Business School Case 806-073, June 2006.
- December 2012
- Background Note
Are Daily Deals Good for Merchants?
By: Sunil Gupta, Timothy Keiningham, Ray Weaver and Luke Williams
In the relatively short time since Groupon was founded, the response to "daily deals"—services that promote businesses by marketing deeply discounted, pre-paid vouchers to an online subscriber base—has by all accounts been spectacular. Our evaluation of daily deals is...
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Keywords:
Marketing;
Technology;
Business Strategy;
Digital;
Marketing Strategy;
Web Services Industry
Gupta, Sunil, Timothy Keiningham, Ray Weaver, and Luke Williams. "Are Daily Deals Good for Merchants?" Harvard Business School Background Note 513-059, December 2012.
- 25 Feb 2013
- News