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- 2007
- Book
Negotiation Genius
By: Deepak Malhotra and M. H. Bazerman
Whether you've “seen it all” or are just starting out, Negotiation Genius will dramatically improve your negotiating skills and confidence. Drawing on decades of behavioral research plus the experience of thousands of business clients, the authors take the mystery out... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Negotiation Preparation; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Tactics; Behavior
Malhotra, Deepak, and M. H. Bazerman. Negotiation Genius. Bantam Books, 2007. (Winner of International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution. CPR Award for Outstanding Book presented by International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution. Published in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Italian.)
- 19 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Brand Manager’s Guide to Losing Control
tactical and understand living and responding in the now." The Wii Fit parody is an example of a parody video that can hurt a brand. Click to watch. This Snuggie parody video actually helps the brand, Avery says.Click to watch. View Details
- 20 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Seven Things That Surprise New CEOs
when adjustments are necessary. Surprise One: You Can't Run the Company Warning signs: You are in too many meetings and involved in too many tactical discussions. There are too many days when you feel as though you have lost control over... View Details
- 05 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
How The 2016 Presidential Candidates Misled Us With Truthful Statements
"Paltering" is the active use of truthful statements to influence a target’s beliefs by giving a false or distorted impression. It can pervade all kinds of personal interactions, from romantic relationships to foreign affairs, whenever people are tempted to mislead... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Oct 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters
(virtually) talked with more than 50 “resilient” businesses across a variety of countries and sectors. The results of this exploration show that managers are trying to ensure safety and maintain profitability with tremendous energy and creativity. While specific View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Oct 2010
- Research & Ideas
John Kotter: Four Ways to Kill a Good Idea
tipped not only toward opposing a proposal, but also toward using attack tactics that tip still more people. Anxiety then builds like an infection. People use fear-mongering strategies with voices that are beastly or, more often, ones... View Details
Keywords: by John Kotter & Lorne A. Whitehead
- 16 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Getting the Message: How the Internet is Changing Advertising
environment for doing marketing." Deighton, who is the coeditor of the Journal of Interactive Marketing, heads the required MBA course in marketing and teaches an interactive marketing elective. He explains that traditional marketing View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
- February 2023
- Case
Ransomware Attack at Springhill Medical Center
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan (Jason) Ni
In July, 2019, Springhill Medical Center (“SMC”) in Mobile, Alabama, fell prey to a malicious ransomware attack that crippled the hospital’s internal network systems and public-facing web page. While the hospital rushed to securely restore the network, medical... View Details
Keywords: Disruption; Communication; Communication Strategy; Decision Making; Decision Choices and Conditions; Judgments; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Policy; Employees; News; Cybersecurity; Digital Strategy; Information Infrastructure; Information Management; Internet and the Web; Crisis Management; Resource Allocation; Risk Management; Negotiation Tactics; Failure; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Attitudes; Behavior; Perception; Reputation; Trust; Public Opinion; Social Issues; Health Industry; United States; Alabama
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Li-Kuan (Jason) Ni. "Ransomware Attack at Springhill Medical Center." Harvard Business School Case 123-065, February 2023.
- 11 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
Fix This! Why is it so Painful to Buy a New Car?
dealership can be effective tools, although sales staffs also know the walk-away tactic and sometimes even encourage it to put a deal in play. Experts also suggest buyers hunt down dealerships that are moving away from sales commissions... View Details
- 06 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Four Strategies for Making Concessions
strategy of demanding and defining reciprocity plays out in a variety of contexts; those who understand how to use it can profit from it immensely. A great example is a tactic consultants and contractors use. When a client praises her... View Details
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra
- March 2023
- Case
Ransomware Attack at Colonial Pipeline Company
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan Ni
On the morning of May 7, 2021, Colonial Pipeline Company became aware that the company had been the victim of a malicious ransomware attack that had stolen and locked up company data. The extortionists demanded 75 bitcoins (worth about $4.4 million at the time) in... View Details
Keywords: Disruption; Communication; Communication Strategy; Decision Making; Decision Choices and Conditions; Judgments; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Policy; Employees; News; Cybersecurity; Digital Strategy; Information Infrastructure; Information Management; Internet and the Web; Crisis Management; Business or Company Management; Resource Allocation; Risk Management; Negotiation Tactics; Failure; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Attitudes; Behavior; Perception; Reputation; Trust; Public Opinion; Social Issues; Infrastructure; Distribution Industry; United States; Alabama
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Li-Kuan Ni. "Ransomware Attack at Colonial Pipeline Company." Harvard Business School Case 123-069, March 2023.
- 31 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Team Leaders Show Support–or Not
project across the organization, he gathered useful technical and tactical information that he then brought back to the team. He frequently recognized good work on the project, almost always in a public setting (such as a team meeting).... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 14 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
A Strategy For Steady Leadership in an Unsteady World
bold, not the meek and timid. Adaptability – If ever there were a need for leaders to be flexible in adapting to this rapidly changing environment, this is it. Long-range plans are often obsolete by the time they are approved. Instead, flexible View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 02 Jun 2010
- What Do You Think?
How Do You Weigh Strategy, Execution, and Culture in an Organization’s Success?
hope the comments were as helpful and thought-provoking to you as they were to me. Those of you willing to venture to place weights on the determinants of success gave the nod to culture by a wide margin. As Mouaz AlZayyat put it, "Growth plans and articulated... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 25 Jan 2017
- HBS Case
How Should Advertisers Respond to Consumer Demand for Whiter Skin?
depressed, or concerned.” But these standards are merely guidelines, not laws. “These are not really regulations,” Deshpandé says. “They’re suggestions.” That leaves WOW organizers concerned that cream manufacturers can use questionable marketing View Details
- 04 Jun 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Life
Blockbuster's historical margins. History reveals Blockbuster's tactical error, of course: the company is bankrupt, while Netflix now has more than 25 million customers. Marginal thinking can be dangerous on a personal level, too.... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 02 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Secret of How Microsoft Stays on Top
Microsoft has been criticized as a company that relies more on predatory tactics than great products and innovation to succeed. What can you say about Microsoft's product development performance over the years? A: We analyzed the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- December 2019 (Revised December 2021)
- Case
Negotiating for Equal Pay: The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (A)
By: Christine Exley, John Beshears, Manuela Collis and Davis Heniford
In 2019, members of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (WNT) filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation. The case describes the history of the WNT's quest for equal pay leading up to this event. View Details
Keywords: Equal Pay; Negotiation; Compensation and Benefits; Equality and Inequality; Gender; Prejudice and Bias; Negotiation Tactics; Corporate Governance; Lawsuits and Litigation; Sports; Sports Industry; United States
Exley, Christine, John Beshears, Manuela Collis, and Davis Heniford. "Negotiating for Equal Pay: The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (A)." Harvard Business School Case 920-029, December 2019. (Revised December 2021.)
- 13 Nov 2019
- Research & Ideas
Don't Turn Your Marketing Function Over to AI Just Yet
learning to gain new knowledge about current and potential market segments. “It might be that people on the bus use their cell phones more,” Amano posits, “so they just tend to buy cell phones more often.” Personalization vs. privacy Managers who implement marketing... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 03 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2010
to Tactics Drivers such as globalization, deregulation, and technological change are profoundly changing the competitive game. Scholars and practitioners agree that the fastest-growing firms in this new environment appear to have taken... View Details
Keywords: by Staff