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- 2014
- Chapter
Negotiation Processes as Sources of (and Solutions to) Interorganizational Conflict
By: Elizabeth Long Lingo, Colin Fisher and Kathleen L. McGinn
We investigate how structural features of negotiations can affect interaction processes and how negotiations can be not only a solution to, but also a source of, inter-organizational conflict. Principals, agents, and teams face different sets of constraints and... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Conflict; Organizational Management; Organizations; Conflict Management; Negotiation Process; Theory
Lingo, Elizabeth Long, Colin Fisher, and Kathleen L. McGinn. "Negotiation Processes as Sources of (and Solutions to) Interorganizational Conflict." In Handbook of Conflict Management Research, edited by Oluremi B. Ayoko, Neal M. Ashkansy, and Karen Jehn. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2014.
- 2012
- Mimeo
Françafrique and Oil
By: Noel Maurer
France's special relationship with its oil-producing former colonies has become entirely divorced from economic or strategic considerations. What drives the relationship, rather, are special interests: the French oil companies, the connections between African leaders... View Details
- August 2011
- Case
Denise Frazer and Paolo Canto: A Case Vignette on Feedback - Denise Frazer's Perspective
By: Joshua D. Margolis and Anthony J. Mayo
Denise Frazer and Paolo Canto, two HBS students, have decided to give each other feedback on their class participation. While Denise believes that she has provided concrete, actionable feedback to Paolo, she does not feel that Paolo is reciprocating. His feedback is... View Details
Margolis, Joshua D., and Anthony J. Mayo. "Denise Frazer and Paolo Canto: A Case Vignette on Feedback - Denise Frazer's Perspective." Harvard Business School Case 412-045, August 2011.
- September 2007
- Teaching Note
Nonverbal Communication: Distinguishing Truth and Lies (TN)
- January 1985
- Case
Revitalizing Businesses: Shareholder/Work Force Conflicts, Course Module
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Revitalizing Businesses: Shareholder/Work Force Conflicts, Course Module." Harvard Business School Case 985-004, January 1985.
- 02 Nov 2005
- Conference Presentation
Wage Policies and Incentives to Invest in Firm-Specific Human Capital
By: George P. Baker, Nancy D. Beaulieu and Cristian Voicu
- July 1994 (Revised August 1998)
- Case
The King-Size Company
By: David E. Bell and Dinny Starr Gordon
King-Size is a mail-order company specializing in apparel for big and tall men. The case describes their operations in some detail. Issues include appropriate marketing decisions and expansion strategy. View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Marketing Strategy; Operations; Perception; Expansion; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Web Services Industry
Bell, David E., and Dinny Starr Gordon. "The King-Size Company." Harvard Business School Case 595-013, July 1994. (Revised August 1998.)
- November 1990 (Revised November 1991)
- Case
Apple Computer (A): Industry, Strategy, and Organization
Explores how the human resource (HR) function at Apple Computer can best support the company's strategy. Provides an overview of the company's history, industry, competitive position, strategy, and organization. Written at a time when the company faces a very... View Details
Keywords: Attitudes; Organizational Culture; Employees; Business Strategy; Computer Industry; United States
Gibbs, Michael J. "Apple Computer (A): Industry, Strategy, and Organization." Harvard Business School Case 491-040, November 1990. (Revised November 1991.)
- August 1996 (Revised February 2000)
- Exercise
Decision-Making Exercise (A)
By: David A. Garvin and Michael Roberto
Provides questionnaires so students can compare their experiences with different decison-making processes. Students read "Growing Pains," a Harvard Business Review (HBR) case study, and then work in teams to come up with recommendations using a consensus approach to... View Details
Garvin, David A., and Michael Roberto. "Decision-Making Exercise (A)." Harvard Business School Exercise 397-031, August 1996. (Revised February 2000.)
- August 1995 (Revised May 2008)
- Teaching Note
Jensen Shoes (TN)
By: James I. Cash Jr. and Mary C. Gentile
Teaching Note for (9-395-120) and (9-395-121). View Details
- Article
CEO Incentives and Firm Size
By: George P. Baker and Brian J. Hall
Baker, George P., and Brian J. Hall. "CEO Incentives and Firm Size." Journal of Labor Economics 22, no. 4 (October 2004).
- May 1990 (Revised April 1991)
- Background Note
Dirty Hands
A one-paragraph excerpt from a play by Jean-Paul Sartre. Describes in the words of one character, the ethical problem of "dirty hands": the problem that doing the morally superior thing in some circumstances inevitably involves doing some things that are morally wrong.... View Details
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "Dirty Hands." Harvard Business School Background Note 390-213, May 1990. (Revised April 1991.)
- June 2023 (Revised November 2024)
- Case
Albert Einstein: Changing the World
By: Robert Simons and Shirley Sun
This case traces the rise of Albert Einstein from a small town in Germany to a towering intellectual leader who revolutionized the field of physics. The case describes his early education and his penchant for individual thinking and non-conformity. A committed... View Details
Keywords: Science; Research; Personal Characteristics; Mission and Purpose; Success; Work-Life Balance; Higher Education; Power and Influence
Simons, Robert, and Shirley Sun. "Albert Einstein: Changing the World." Harvard Business School Case 123-025, June 2023. (Revised November 2024.)
- September 2008
- Case
Adobe Systems: Working Towards a "Suite" Release (A)
By: David A. Thomas and Lauren Barley
The case examines the tools a manager can use to keep her project on track and manage conflict and tension as Adobe prepares to launch Creative Suite 3, the biggest software release in the company's 25-year history. The protagonist, Yvonne Murray, is a group program... View Details
Keywords: Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Product Launch; Projects; Groups and Teams; Conflict Management; Power and Influence
Thomas, David A., and Lauren Barley. Adobe Systems: Working Towards a "Suite" Release (A). Harvard Business School Case 409-014, September 2008.
- March–April 2013
- Article
Language Matters: Status Loss & Achieved Status Distinctions in Global Organizations
By: Tsedal Neeley
How workers experience and express status loss in organizations has received little scholarly attention. I conducted a qualitative study of a French high-tech company that had instituted English as a lingua franca, or common language, as a context for examining this... View Details
Keywords: Organizations; Status and Position; Loss; Spoken Communication; Emotions; Attitudes; Behavior; Globalization
Neeley, Tsedal. "Language Matters: Status Loss & Achieved Status Distinctions in Global Organizations." Organization Science 24, no. 2 (March–April 2013): 476–497.
- August 2023
- Case
Salma Qarnain: Spaceships to Broadway
By: Leslie Perlow, Mel Martin and Hannah Weisman
Salma Qarnain, daughter of Pakistani Muslim immigrants, is an engineer trained at Stanford and MIT. She began her career building spacecrafts but 30 years later finds herself pursuing her calling, acting on Broadway. The case explores Qarnain’s career path, family... View Details
Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Job Search; Job Design and Levels; Happiness; Identity; Well-being; Work-Life Balance; Family and Family Relationships; Theater Entertainment; Film Entertainment; Talent and Talent Management; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Aerospace Industry; United States; New York (city, NY); Boston; California
- 11 Jan 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Populism and the Return of the 'Paranoid Style': Some Evidence and a Simple Model of Demand for Incompetence as Insurance Against Elite Betrayal
- 1988
- Foreword
Assessing Organizational Climates for Creativity and Innovation: Methodological Review of Large Company Audits
By: R. M. Burnside, T. M. Amabile and S. S. Gryskiewicz
Burnside, R. M., T. M. Amabile, and S. S. Gryskiewicz. "Assessing Organizational Climates for Creativity and Innovation: Methodological Review of Large Company Audits." Foreword to New Directions in Creative and Innovative Management, edited by Y. Ijiri and R. L. Kuhn. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1988.