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- October 2007 (Revised March 2009)
- Case
Advanced Energy: Programs for Energy Conservation
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Brooke Barton
Describes the dilemma facing Advanced Energy (AE), a $6 million nonprofit engaged in energy conservation in North Carolina. Most of the money for its programs comes from a Public Benefits Fund (PBF) enacted by the state legislature. With renewed effort by activists in...
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Keywords:
Energy Conservation;
Public Equity;
Performance Efficiency;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Conflict and Resolution;
Energy Industry;
Utilities Industry
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Brooke Barton. "Advanced Energy: Programs for Energy Conservation." Harvard Business School Case 508-003, October 2007. (Revised March 2009.)
- June 2007 (Revised July 2008)
- Case
Kinder Morgan, Inc. - Management Buyout
Kinder Morgan, Inc., was a leader in the transportation and distribution of energy throughout North America, managing a master limited partnership with over $35 billion in infrastructure assets. In the summer of 2006, Richard Kinder, the founder and chairman of Kinder...
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Keywords:
Leveraged Buyouts;
Fairness;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Privatization;
Partners and Partnerships;
Conflict of Interests;
North America
El-Hage, Nabil N., Leslie Pierson, Ewa Bierbrauer, and Francine Chew. "Kinder Morgan, Inc. - Management Buyout." Harvard Business School Case 207-123, June 2007. (Revised July 2008.)
- December 2010
- Case
The Israeli-Palestinian Negotiating Partners: 2010 Strategic Re-assessment
By: James K. Sebenius and Shula Gilad
A network of influential Israelis and Palestinians, jointly trained in negotiation at Harvard since 2002, faces organizational, strategic, and funding challenges in 2010. Unlike "people-to-people" or "Track II" initiatives, the Israeli-Palestinian Negotiating Partners...
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Keywords:
Finance;
Negotiation Participants;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Conflict and Resolution;
Conflict Management;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Strategy
Sebenius, James K., and Shula Gilad. "The Israeli-Palestinian Negotiating Partners: 2010 Strategic Re-assessment." Harvard Business School Case 911-025, December 2010.
- August 2007 (Revised May 2008)
- Case
Rebuilding the New Orleans Public Schools: Turning the Tide? (Abridged)
After Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans Public School System is faced with rebuilding from the ground up. The challenge is enormous, as is the opportunity to remake the lowest-performing public school system in Louisiana and one of the lowest-performing in the nation....
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Transformation;
Entrepreneurship;
Business and Community Relations;
Business and Government Relations;
Natural Disasters;
Conflict and Resolution;
Education Industry;
New Orleans
Childress, Stacey M. "Rebuilding the New Orleans Public Schools: Turning the Tide? (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 808-045, August 2007. (Revised May 2008.)
- December 2010
- Case
Everything or Nothing: Martti Ahtisaari and the Aceh Negotiations (A)
By: James K. Sebenius and Alex Green
In early 2005, Martti Ahtisaari planned negotiations to end the decades-long conflict between Acehnese insurgents and the Indonesian government that had claimed thousands of lives. The "modern" phase of the insurgency by the fighters from the Free Aceh Movement that...
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Keywords:
Government and Politics;
Negotiation;
Conflict and Resolution;
Conflict Management;
Indonesia
Sebenius, James K., and Alex Green. "Everything or Nothing: Martti Ahtisaari and the Aceh Negotiations (A)." Harvard Business School Case 911-040, December 2010.
- June 2001 (Revised November 2001)
- Case
Plum Creek Timber (B)
By: Max H. Bazerman, Jack Troast, Hannah Bowles and Nicole Nasser
Plum Creek Timber Co. decides to go ahead with negotiations for a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) on its Pacific Northwest properties. HCP represents a new form of public-private-sector collaboration and innovation to improve upon command-and-control environmental...
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Keywords:
Conflict of Interests;
Negotiation Process;
Negotiation Participants;
Environmental Sustainability;
Business and Government Relations;
Forest Products Industry;
United States
Bazerman, Max H., Jack Troast, Hannah Bowles, and Nicole Nasser. "Plum Creek Timber (B)." Harvard Business School Case 801-399, June 2001. (Revised November 2001.)
- February 2008
- Exercise
Gerson Lehrman Group
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr. and David Lane
Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG) brought together decision makers in search of hard-to-find answers with specialized experts in nearly every imaginable field. Over time, GLG developed software to help minimize potential conflicts of interest among and between experts and...
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Keywords:
Experience and Expertise;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Governance Compliance;
Conflict of Interests;
Competitive Advantage;
Software;
Consulting Industry
Eccles, Robert G., Jr., and David Lane. "Gerson Lehrman Group." Harvard Business School Exercise 408-076, February 2008.
- June 1990 (Revised October 1991)
- Case
Lake Pleasant Bodies Case (A)
Presents a classic dilemma in legal ethics--the conflict between an attorney's obligations as an attorney, in this case to protect a client's confidentiality, and his or her own moral obligations as a person. An attorney must decide how to respond to the father of a...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Moral Sensibility;
Questionnaires;
Attorney and Client Relationships;
Social Psychology;
Conflict Management;
Legal Services Industry
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "Lake Pleasant Bodies Case (A)." Harvard Business School Case 390-212, June 1990. (Revised October 1991.)
- April 2011 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
The Greek Crisis: Tragedy or Opportunity?
By: Dante Roscini, Jonathan Schlefer and Konstantinos Dimitriou
After its 2009-2010 fiscal crisis shook the euro, could the Greek government stabilize debt, avoid default, and stay on the euro? This case looks at the Greek social and political road to fiscal crisis; the economics of that crisis and efforts to recover from it; the...
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Keywords:
Financial Crisis;
Borrowing and Debt;
Currency;
Financial Condition;
Central Banking;
Financial Markets;
International Finance;
Policy;
Conflict Management;
Cooperation;
Public Administration Industry;
Greece
Roscini, Dante, Jonathan Schlefer, and Konstantinos Dimitriou. "The Greek Crisis: Tragedy or Opportunity?" Harvard Business School Case 711-088, April 2011. (Revised January 2024.)
- March 1997 (Revised October 1999)
- Case
Stone Container in Honduras (A)
By: James K. Sebenius and Hannah Bowles
Chicago-based Stone Container Corp., a leading producer of cardboard containers and paper bags, proposes a large-scale pine forest management and utilization program in the La Mosquitia region of Honduras. A framework agreement with the government is strongly endorsed...
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Keywords:
Negotiation Preparation;
Negotiation Types;
Environmental Sustainability;
Conflict of Interests;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Government and Politics;
Manufacturing Industry;
Pulp and Paper Industry;
Honduras;
Chicago
Sebenius, James K., and Hannah Bowles. "Stone Container in Honduras (A)." Harvard Business School Case 897-172, March 1997. (Revised October 1999.)
- September 2023
- Technical Note
Note on Family Constitutions
Less than half of family businesses will survive generational transfer. While sometimes this is due to operating company issues, in many cases it is because of conflict within the family. Many families create and adopt a family constitution to proactively mitigate...
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- July 2013
- Case
Slicing Pie with a Razor: Ockham Technologies' Founding Agreement
By: Noam Wasserman and Yael Braid
Ockham Technologies' three founders are about to craft their founding agreement and split the equity among themselves. Uncertainty lingers over each member's future contributions, though—how is the team to devise a durable and effective split? Jim Triandiflou and Ken...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Job Cuts and Outsourcing;
Conflict Management;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Employees;
Management Teams;
Product Development;
Technology Industry
Wasserman, Noam, and Yael Braid. "Slicing Pie with a Razor: Ockham Technologies' Founding Agreement." Harvard Business School Case 814-017, July 2013.
- September 2004
- Article
Capital Controls: A Political Economy Approach
By: Laura Alfaro
This paper examines the economic consequences of political conflicts that arise when countries implement capital controls. In an overlapping-generations model, agents vote on whether to open or close an economy to capital flows. The young (workers) receive income from...
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Keywords:
Economy;
Voting;
Conflict of Interests;
Capital;
Government and Politics;
Wages;
Saving;
Forecasting and Prediction
Alfaro, Laura. "Capital Controls: A Political Economy Approach." Review of International Economics 12, no. 4 (September 2004): 571–590.
- July 2008 (Revised September 2010)
- Case
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kaitlyn Simpson
Larry Scott, the new CEO of the Women's Tennis Association, arrives amidst turmoil. Players and tournaments clash over opposing interests. As a result, the board members who represent them are equally divided and feel conflicted about their role. They aren't sure how...
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Keywords:
Corporate Governance;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Leadership;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Conflict of Interests;
Cooperation;
Sports Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and Kaitlyn Simpson. "Sony Ericsson WTA Tour (A)." Harvard Business School Case 409-018, July 2008. (Revised September 2010.)
- February 2012 (Revised August 2014)
- Case
Poles Apart on PZU (A)
By: Francesca Gino, Vincent Dessain, Karol Misztal and Michael Khayyat
In October 2008, Andrzej Klesyk, CEO of Poland's largest insurer PZU, reflected on possible ways of resolving a decade-long cross-border shareholder conflict at his company. Owned 55% by the Polish State Treasury and 33% by the Dutch insurer Eureko as of October 2008,...
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Gino, Francesca, Vincent Dessain, Karol Misztal, and Michael Khayyat. "Poles Apart on PZU (A)." Harvard Business School Case 912-013, February 2012. (Revised August 2014.)
- Article
A Persuasive Peace: Syrian Refugees' Attitudes Towards Compromise and Civil War Termination
By: Kristin Fabbe, Chad Hazlett and Tolga Sınmazdemir
Civilians who have fled violent conflict and settled in neighboring countries are integral to processes of civil war termination. Contingent on their attitudes, they can either back peaceful settlements or support warring groups and continued fighting. Attitudes toward...
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Fabbe, Kristin, Chad Hazlett, and Tolga Sınmazdemir. "A Persuasive Peace: Syrian Refugees' Attitudes Towards Compromise and Civil War Termination." Journal of Peace Research 56, no. 1 (January 2019): 103–117.
- April 2013 (Revised April 2014)
- Case
Transitions Asia: Managing Across Cultures
By: Roy Y.J. Chua and Dawn H. Lau
The director of an interim executive search firm, Chee Lung Tham, faced a clash of culture and management styles when his mainland Chinese client threatened to fire the American interim manager that Tham had assigned. The client, Wong Lung, ran a family-owned garment...
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Keywords:
China;
Cross-cultural Management;
Management Style;
Conflict Management;
Family Business;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Service Industry;
China
Chua, Roy Y.J., and Dawn H. Lau. "Transitions Asia: Managing Across Cultures." Harvard Business School Case 413-099, April 2013. (Revised April 2014.)
- November 2005 (Revised July 2009)
- Case
Trolltech (Norway) - Will Cenapio Steal Christmas?
Describes the creation of an open source software venture in Norway, Australia, and the United States that lands a strategic OEM deal with a leading Japanese manufacturer of embedded devices (PDAs in this instance). Details the evolution of the two companies'...
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Keywords:
Applications and Software;
Conflict and Resolution;
Strategy;
Partners and Partnerships;
Open Source Distribution;
Information Infrastructure;
Entrepreneurship;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Information Technology Industry;
Australia;
Japan;
Norway;
United States
Isenberg, Daniel J. "Trolltech (Norway) - Will Cenapio Steal Christmas?" Harvard Business School Case 806-090, November 2005. (Revised July 2009.)
- 2008
- Case
Thomas Green:Power, Office Politics and a Career in Crisis
By: W. Earl Sasser
The case describes the dilemma of a marketing manager, Thomas Green, who, after being rapidly promoted, is harshly criticized by his boss, Frank Davis. Green and Davis disagree on work styles and market projections. Green believes the sales goals set by Davis are based...
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- September 1992 (Revised March 2007)
- Case
Kaiser Steel Corporation, 1987
By: Timothy A. Luehrman
Kaiser Steel entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in early 1987. Nine months later it still faces several difficult obstacles to reorganization, including litigation, environmental liabilities, and pension and medical benefits for retired employees. Students are...
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Keywords:
Business Plan;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Employee Relationship Management;
Resource Allocation;
Opportunities;
Conflict and Resolution;
Steel Industry;
United States
Luehrman, Timothy A. "Kaiser Steel Corporation, 1987." Harvard Business School Case 293-019, September 1992. (Revised March 2007.)