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- 2014
- Working Paper
Learning from the Kursk Submarine Rescue Failure: the Case for Pluralistic Risk Management
By: Anette Mikes and Amram Migdal
The Kursk, a Russian nuclear-powered submarine, sank in the relatively shallow waters of the Barents Sea in August 2000 during a naval exercise. Numerous survivors were reported to be awaiting rescue, and within a week, an international rescue party gathered at... View Details
Mikes, Anette, and Amram Migdal. "Learning from the Kursk Submarine Rescue Failure: the Case for Pluralistic Risk Management." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 15-003, July 2014.
- September 2010
- Case
Bush Brothers & Company
By: Lena G. Goldberg and Chad Carr
The chairman and CEO of Bush Brothers grapples with leading and managing changes in strategy, governance and board composition, as well as succession, compensation and ownership issues, as he takes the family owned/family operated business into its fourth generation.... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Change Management; Decision Making; Selection and Staffing; Leading Change; Management Succession; Governing and Advisory Boards; Wages; Values and Beliefs; Growth and Development Strategy
Goldberg, Lena G., and Chad Carr. "Bush Brothers & Company." Harvard Business School Case 311-052, September 2010.
- January 2020
- Case
Lunchclub: Algorithmic Networking
By: Scott Duke Kominers and George Gonzalez
Algorithmic networking startup Lunchclub coordinates in-person meetings between professionals who would have been unlikely to meet. The company faces marketplace design, growth, and monetization challenges: The executive team has to refine Lunchclub's marketplace... View Details
Keywords: Monetization Strategy; Networking; Business Startups; Marketplace Matching; Market Design; Growth and Development Strategy; Information Industry
Kominers, Scott Duke, and George Gonzalez. "Lunchclub: Algorithmic Networking." Harvard Business School Case 820-051, January 2020.
- September 2003 (Revised September 2018)
- Exercise
RetailMax: Role for Regan Kessel
By: Kathleen McGinn and Dina Witter
This exercise requires students to enact an internal salary negotiation, taking on the roles of Cam Archer, a star employee, and Regan Kessel, a VP trying to attract the MBA into his department. The exercise presents a one-issue, distributive negotiation that... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Compensation and Benefits; Management Practices and Processes; Retail Industry
McGinn, Kathleen, and Dina Witter. "RetailMax: Role for Regan Kessel." Harvard Business School Exercise 904-025, September 2003. (Revised September 2018.)
- September 2003 (Revised October 2020)
- Exercise
RetailMax: Role for Cam Archer
By: Kathleen McGinn and Dina Witter
This exercise requires students to enact an internal salary negotiation, taking on the roles of Cam Archer, a star employee, and Regan Kessel, a VP trying to attract the MBA into his department. The exercise presents a one-issue, distributive negotiation that... View Details
Keywords: BATNA; Decision Trees; Negotiation; Compensation and Benefits; Personal Development and Career; Retail Industry
McGinn, Kathleen, and Dina Witter. "RetailMax: Role for Cam Archer." Harvard Business School Exercise 904-024, September 2003. (Revised October 2020.)
- June 2001 (Revised March 2008)
- Exercise
Privatization of Anatolia National Telekom, The: General Instructions for All Simulation Participants
Anatolia National Telekom is a multiparty negotiation simulation patterned after the Turkish government's aborted attempt to privatize its state-owned telecommunications monopoly, Turk Telekom, in late 1997. Provides participants with an opportunity to identify and... View Details
"Privatization of Anatolia National Telekom, The: General Instructions for All Simulation Participants." Harvard Business School Exercise 801-431, June 2001. (Revised March 2008.)
- June 2001
- Case
Privatization of Anatolia Natonal Telekom, The: NALI Confidential Instructions
Anatolia National Telekom is a multiparty negotiation simulation patterned after the Turkish government's aborted attempt to privatize its state-owned telecommunications monopoly, Turk Telekom, in late 1997. Provides participants with an opportunity to identify and... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation Process; Emerging Markets; Privatization; State Ownership; Telecommunications Industry; Turkey
Watkins, Michael D., Banu Ozcan, Burkhard Schrage, and Paul Vaaler. "Privatization of Anatolia Natonal Telekom, The: NALI Confidential Instructions." Harvard Business School Case 801-436, June 2001.
- June 2001
- Case
Privatization of Anatolia National Telekom, The: CORA Confidential Instructions
Anatolia National Telekom is a multiparty negotiation simulation patterned after the Turkish government's aborted attempt to privatize its state-owned telecommunications monopoly, Turk Telekom, in late 1997. Provides participants with an opportunity to identify and... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation Process; Emerging Markets; Privatization; State Ownership; Telecommunications Industry; Turkey
Watkins, Michael D., Banu Ozcan, Burkhard Schrage, and Paul Vaaler. "Privatization of Anatolia National Telekom, The: CORA Confidential Instructions." Harvard Business School Case 801-434, June 2001.
- December 1992 (Revised March 1993)
- Case
Mark Miller (A)
Describes the career of Mark Miller, who went into his family's motel business as a young man, took over active management, and grew the enterprise to the point where it is a $25 million in revenue, $30 million equity value business. Focuses on a growth acquisition... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Family Business; Decisions; Entrepreneurship; Revenue; Leadership Style; Goals and Objectives; Personal Development and Career
Roberts, Michael J. "Mark Miller (A)." Harvard Business School Case 393-082, December 1992. (Revised March 1993.)
- 08 Feb 2022
- News
Deep Purpose with Ranjay Gulati
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
New Marketplace Survey: Payers and Providers Remain Far Apart
- 28 Jan 2016
- News
Want A Job You Love? Stop Looking And Job Craft It
- Teaching Interest
Owner/President Management Progam (Executive Education)
By: Josh Lerner
As business owners and entrepreneurs prepare to take their companies to the next level in a highly competitive global arena, they must be fully equipped to master a range of skills—from strategy development to financial management to team... View Details
- 2019
- Working Paper
Design Rules, Volume 2: How Technology Shapes Organizations: Chapter 8 Rationalizing Flow Processes
The purpose of this chapter is to examine the value structure of flow production processes and to explain why it is necessary to rationalize flow processes using the tools of systematic management. I first explain the problems facing managers of multi-step flow... View Details
Keywords: Flow Processes; Bottlenecks; Systematic Management; Production; Management; Problems and Challenges
Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Design Rules, Volume 2: How Technology Shapes Organizations: Chapter 8 Rationalizing Flow Processes." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-032, September 2019.
- September–October 2017
- Article
Managing Our Hub Economy: Strategy, Ethics, and Network Competition in the Age of Digital Superpowers
By: Marco Iansiti and Karim R. Lakhani
A small number of digital superpowers—Alibaba, Amazon, Microsoft, and others—have become “hub firms” because they control access to billions of mobile customers coveted by all kinds of product and service providers. These hubs drive increasing returns to scale and... View Details
Iansiti, Marco, and Karim R. Lakhani. "Managing Our Hub Economy: Strategy, Ethics, and Network Competition in the Age of Digital Superpowers." Harvard Business Review 95, no. 5 (September–October 2017): 84–92.
- 2015
- Chapter
Negotiations: Statistical Aspects
'Negotiation analysis' seeks to develop prescriptive theory and useful advice for negotiators and third parties. It generally emphasizes the parties' underlying interests, alternatives to negotiated agreement, approaches to productively manage the inherent tension... View Details
Sebenius, James K. "Negotiations: Statistical Aspects." In International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences. 2nd ed. Edited by James D. Wright, 430–436. London: Elsevier, 2015.
- 16 Jul 2018
- News
WalletHub’s Best Airline Miles Credit Cards
- 16 May 2023
- HBS Case
How KKR Got More by Giving Ownership to the Factory Floor: ‘My Kids Are Going to College!’
their improved performance creates. “There exists tremendous low-hanging fruit in creating shared value for employees and companies,” says Rouen. “The logistics are not hard; it’s the will. Top management have to be willing to give up a... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- April 1990 (Revised December 1995)
- Case
SouthPark IV
A young entrepreneur examines an 80,000 square foot office/warehouse building as a potential acquisition. The building is currently fully leased but all four leases will expire shortly. Due to changing market conditions, the protagonist has to look at current market... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Valuation; Property; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Leasing; Cash Flow; Real Estate Industry
Poorvu, William J. "SouthPark IV." Harvard Business School Case 390-181, April 1990. (Revised December 1995.)
- 14 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age
organizational boundaries. "No organization can go it alone." Curate talent. Expanding their traditional network of talent requires leaders who can identify and assess the capabilities, mindsets, and values of individuals the corporation... View Details