Relationships - Publications - Faculty & Research

June 2003 (Revised December 2003)
Case

Social Partnership

By: Huw Pill and Julian Coulter

Discusses the tripartite social partnership among employers, unions, and government that was geared toward maintaining international competitiveness through wage moderation within the European monetary system from the late 1980s. View Details

Keywords: Wages; Competition; Partners and Partnerships; Labor and Management Relations; Business and Government Relations; Europe

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01 Mar 2008
News

Sarah Talley’s Key Negotiation Principles

statements you know, can we do this better and so forth. If the relationship with Wal-Mart is truly a partnership, negotiating to resolve differences should not endanger the tenor of the partnership. Don’t spend time griping. Be problem... View Details

Keywords: General Merchandise Stores; Retail Trade

February 2014 (Revised August 2015)
Case

The Estate Tax Debate

By: Matthew Weinzierl, Katrina Flanagan and Valerie Galinskaya

Per dollar of revenue, no tax policy generates more sound and fury than the taxation of estates. To supporters, the tax is a break on the concentration of wealth and power and an easy way to fund redistribution. To opponents, the tax is an unjust punishment of the... View Details

Keywords: Atkinson-Stiglitz; Optimal Capital Taxation; Bequest Motives; Taxation; Family and Family Relationships; Property

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1988
Chapter

The New Alliances: How Strategic Partnerships are Reshaping American Business

By: R. M. Kanter

Keywords: Alliances; Partners and Partnerships; Corporate Strategy; Business Ventures; United States

Citation

29 Apr 2019
Research & Ideas

Is the Digital Age Making Us Petty?

clock, for example–can signal trust and a desire to develop a lasting connection. “We suggest that deliberating over trivial matters when deciding how much to expend can signal a partner’s intention to give precisely no more and no less than is necessary, making that... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

01 Jun 2015
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2015

of Varanasi, India; and the ruins of Sukhothai, Thailand. The Engaged Leader: A Strategy for Your Digital Transformation by Charlene Li (MBA 1993) (Wharton Digital Press) Technology has revolutionized the nature of relationships between... View Details

Portrait Project

Glenn Bean

expectations. Better grab some blueberries for brain food. Naturally, I will enjoy the meal with others. Through exchanging ideas, fellowship, and celebration, a shared meal allows relationships to flourish. These View Details

27 Mar 2007
First Look

First Look: March 27, 2007

safety and team learning to identify core ideas and findings in these closely related literatures and to propose a model in which a negative relationship between team member diversity and team collaboration is moderated by psychological... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2009
News

Faculty Books

your own and your supervisor’s strengths, weaknesses, goals, work styles, and needs — you cultivate a relationship based on mutual respect and understanding. The result? A healthy, productive bond that helps you both to excel. Professors... View Details

Keywords: Telecommunications; Information; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

Article

No Team is an Island: How Leaders Shape Networked Ecosystems for Team Success

By: Inga Carboni, Robert Cross and Amy C. Edmondson

Today’s organizations rely on networks of dynamic systems of “agile” teams to get work done. Teams are distributed, transient, and loosely bounded in service of responsiveness and innovation. The key to this new way of doing work is managing the networked ecosystem in... View Details

Keywords: Cross-functional Teams; Teams; Interviews; Leadership; Groups and Teams; Networks

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May 2016
Case

OPET: Precision Marketing in Uncertain Times

By: Rajiv Lal, Esel Çekin and Eren Kuzucu

During Timucin Guler’s decade at OPET, a prominent fuel distributor in Turkey, he transformed the definition of marketing in the company. Under Guler’s lead, OPET, once a local player in the downstream distribution market, became the second largest fuel distributor in... View Details

Keywords: Customer Satisfaction; Customer Service; Emerging Market; Focusing On Customers; Competition; Turkey; Loyalty Program; Marketing Strategy; Downstream Distribution; Customer Relationship Management; Energy Industry; Turkey

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September 1988 (Revised October 1988)
Case

Anatomy of a ""Team Destroyer"": An Analysis of Individuals Who Stymie Interfunctional Coordination

By: Benson P. Shapiro and Suzy Wetlaufer

Keywords: Groups and Teams; Relationships; Behavior

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01 Jun 2016
News

Ask the Expert: Barreling Ahead

the number of acres they cultivate continues to grow. We’ve also created relationships with our malt, glass, can, keg, and packaging suppliers (some of which have only become stronger as a result of our View Details

04 Oct 2024
In Practice

Research-Based Advice for the Seasonally Overwhelmed and Schedule Challenged

explicitly delegating cognitive and physical tasks. Couples striving to enhance gratitude and reduce resentment in their relationships should articulate and align their expectations of one another, particularly when it comes to... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne