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- November 2021
- Case
Steve Schwarzman on Dealmaking I: “Becoming a ‘Friend of the Situation’” (A)
By: James K. Sebenius and Alex Green
Blackstone Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO Stephen A. Schwarzman, whom Forbes has called “Wall Street’s Greatest Dealmaker,” played a major role in the negotiations that transformed Blackstone from a fragile startup in 1985 with $400,000 in capital into a dominant...
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- 13 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 13, 2010
in use two years after the intervention. Business Groups in Emerging Markets: Paragons or Parasites? Authors:Tarun Khanna and Yishay Yafeh Publication:Chap. 20 in The Oxford Handbook of Business Groups, edited by Asli M. Colpan, Takashi...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Faculty - Faculty & Research
Senior Lecturer of Business Administration Matthew Rabin Professor (Harvard University) Joshua R. Schwartzstein Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration James K. View Details
- 10 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 10
PublicationsHow Will You Measure Your Life? Authors:Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth, and Karen Dillon Publication:HarperBusiness, forthcoming Abstract In 2010 world-renowned innovation expert Clayton M. Christensen gave a...
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Carmen Nobel
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Business Economics - Doctoral
Rabin Gautam Rao Kenneth Rogoff Amartya Sen Neil Shephard Andrei Shleifer Stefanie Stantcheva Jeremy Stein James Stock Ludwig Straub Tomasz Strzalecki Lawrence H. Summers Elie Tamer Winnie Van Dijk David Yang Current HBS Faculty Laura...
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Negotiation, Organizations & Markets - Faculty & Research
Bargain: Negotiating Toward a Better Middle East By: James K. Sebenius Winter–Spring 2024 | Article | Negotiation Journal How can sophisticated negotiation bring about a more...
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- February 1999 (Revised August 1999)
- Case
Michael Brown: Negotiating Slots at Foxwoods (B)
The approach taken by Michael Brown and Governor Lowell Weicker and the means by which the agreement's sustainability was enhanced in the face of attacks by other gaming operators are detailed.
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Keywords:
Games, Gaming, and Gambling;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Government and Politics;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Connecticut
Sebenius, James K. "Michael Brown: Negotiating Slots at Foxwoods (B)." Harvard Business School Case 899-235, February 1999. (Revised August 1999.)
- 2024
- Report
Overcoming Barriers to Resolving Gaza and Beyond
As of early January 2024, discussion of the Gaza war heavily focuses on its humanitarian costs, cease fire possibilities, hostage prospects, and “day after” options. Yet what longer-term strategy guides actions on these vital issues while offering a more positive...
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Sebenius, James K. "Overcoming Barriers to Resolving Gaza and Beyond." Report, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, January 2024.
- November 2006
- Case
Sarah Talley and Frey Farms Produce: Negotiating with Wal-Mart (A)
By: James K. Sebenius and Ellen Knebel
Describes the retailer-supplier negotiations of Frey Farms Produce in its growth from a small local produce supplier to becoming a supplier for Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer. The (A) case sets up three negotiations led by Sarah Talley of Frey Farms Produce in...
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Sebenius, James K., and Ellen Knebel. "Sarah Talley and Frey Farms Produce: Negotiating with Wal-Mart (A)." Harvard Business School Case 907-003, November 2006.
- 2018
- Book
Kissinger the Negotiator: Lessons from Dealmaking at the Highest Level
By: James K. Sebenius, R. Nicholas Burns and Robert H. Mnookin (with a forward by Henry A. Kissinger)
As professors and practitioners with careers devoted to negotiation, we are often asked “Who are the world’s best negotiators? What makes them effective?” Inevitably Henry Kissinger’s name comes up as an elite, if controversial, negotiator from whom we can learn a...
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History;
Negotiation Process;
Negotiation Tactics;
Personal Development and Career;
Negotiation Style;
United States
Sebenius, James K., R. Nicholas Burns, and Robert H. Mnookin (with a forward by Henry A. Kissinger). Kissinger the Negotiator: Lessons from Dealmaking at the Highest Level. New York: HarperCollins, 2018.
- January 2008 (Revised April 2009)
- Case
Wyoff and China-LuQuan: Negotiating a Joint Venture (A)
By: James K. Sebenius and Cheng (Jason) Qian
Through stalled joint venture talks between Pennsylvania-based Wyoff Corp. and China-based China-LuQuan, strategic and cross-cultural negotiation challenges are explored both from American and Chinese perspectives. Wyoff, a leading US chemical company has been seeking...
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Joint Ventures;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Negotiation Style;
Strategy;
Chemical Industry;
China;
Pennsylvania
Sebenius, James K., and Cheng (Jason) Qian. "Wyoff and China-LuQuan: Negotiating a Joint Venture (A)." Harvard Business School Case 908-046, January 2008. (Revised April 2009.)
- Web
Middle East & North Africa - Global
Europe. Winter–Spring 2024 Article Negotiation Journal Grand Bargain: Negotiating Toward a Better Middle East By: James K. Sebenius How can sophisticated negotiation bring...
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- April 2013
- Article
What Roger Fisher Got Profoundly Right: Five Enduring Lessons for Negotiators
Roger Fisher, who died in 2012, enjoyed a remarkable career that modeled one way that an academic, especially in a professional school such as law or business, could make a significant, positive, and lasting difference in the world. Distinctive aspects of his career...
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Bargaining;
Conflict Resolution;
Dealmaking;
Negotiation;
Personal Development and Career;
Conflict and Resolution
Sebenius, James K. "What Roger Fisher Got Profoundly Right: Five Enduring Lessons for Negotiators." Negotiation Journal 29, no. 2 (April 2013): 159–169.
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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
Columbia University and serves on the board of directors. Howard I. (MBA 1989) and Sandra Kim (MBA 1992) Hoffen Fund for the MS/MBA Program The Howard I. Hoffen and Sandra Kim Hoffen Fund for the MS/MBA Program was established by Howard...
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- 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.
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Publications - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
activity-based costing to determine open radical cystectomy and ileal conduit surgical episode cost drivers by Janet Baack Kukreja, M.D., M.P.H.a,b, Mohamed A. Seif, M.D.a, Marissa W. Mery, M.D.c, James R....
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- December 2011 (Revised May 2014)
- Background Note
Col. Joshua Chamberlain: Background to a Challenging Negotiation from the Civil War
This note provides historical context and background for a challenging negotiation by Col. Joshua Chamberlain of the 20th Maine Regiment of the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War.
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Sebenius, James K. "Col. Joshua Chamberlain: Background to a Challenging Negotiation from the Civil War." Harvard Business School Background Note 912-029, December 2011. (Revised May 2014.)
- Awards
Harold and Margaret Sprout Award
Winner of the 1986 Harold and Margaret Sprout Prize presented by International Studies Association for Negotiating the Law of the Sea: Lessons in the Art and Science of Reaching Agreement (Harvard University Press, 1984).
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- Spring 2018
- Article
Henry Kissinger and Robert Mugabe: The Forgotten Connection via Remarkably Creative Negotiation
When Robert Mugabe was forced out of office in late 2017 after 37 years of increasingly brutal rule in Zimbabwe, he had been in the job so long that few recall how he got there. Fewer still remember that it was Henry Kissinger, whose complex, if unlikely, negotiations...
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Sebenius, James K. "Henry Kissinger and Robert Mugabe: The Forgotten Connection via Remarkably Creative Negotiation." Harvard International Review 39, no. 2 (Spring 2018): 58–61.
- Research Summary
Middle East Negotiation Initiative
The Middle East Negotiation Initiative is a component of the Harvard Negotiation Project that seeks to analyze and develop grounded analysis and advice for complex negotiations in and around the Middle East. Its current focus is on the intellectual and study...
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