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"Level II" Negotiation Strategies: Advance Your Interests by Helping to Solve Their Internal Problems
Many negotiators have constituencies that must formally or informally approve an agreement. Traditionally, it is the responsibility of each negotiator to manage the internal conflicts and constituencies on his or her own side. Far less familiar are the many valuable... View Details
Sebenius, James K. "Level II" Negotiation Strategies: Advance Your Interests by Helping to Solve Their Internal Problems. In Negotiating in Times of Conflict, edited by Gilead Sher and Anat Kurz, 107–124. Tel Aviv: Institute for National Security Studies, 2015. Electronic.
- 10 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Has #MeToo Changed How Hollywood Hires?
start of a project,” the researchers note. “The choice of the writer (and his/her gender), to a great extent, influences or correlates with later choices—including the hiring of a director and actors/actresses—and signals the type of... View Details
- 13 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
What Would It Take to Unlock Microfinance's Full Potential?
investment, and the people who weren’t nominated averaged no return at all. That was our first signal that some of these alternative screening mechanisms based on soft information could transform how we think about which entrepreneurs to... View Details
- January 2010 (Revised August 2010)
- Background Note
Advanced Leadership Note: An Institutional Perspective and Framework for Managing and Leading
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Rakesh Khurana
Large-scale societal issues increasingly appear on the agenda of business leaders, including poverty, health, education, business-government relations, and the degradation of the environment. These problems are not entirely new, but the forces of globalization and the... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Framework; Global Range; Leadership; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Social Enterprise; Social Issues; Complexity
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Rakesh Khurana. "Advanced Leadership Note: An Institutional Perspective and Framework for Managing and Leading." Harvard Business School Background Note 410-076, January 2010. (Revised August 2010.)
- 29 Mar 2022
- Book
5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries
countries. Developing a reputation for playing it straight sends a signal that can dissuade corrupt officials from knocking on a company’s door. It is also a beacon to other businesses that want to do the right thing. “I think there are... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking Activity-Based Costing
the company to incorporate estimates of the practical capacities of its resources, allowing the ABC cost drivers to provide more accurate signals about the cost and the underlying efficiency of its processes. Analyzing and reporting... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & Steven R. Anderson
- July 2020
- Case
King's College Hospital in Crisis
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
On December 11, 2017, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (King’s), one of London’s leading teaching hospital groups, was put into “special measures” by NHS Improvement (NHSI), the financial regulator of England’s National Health Service (NHS). The future of... View Details
Keywords: Hospitals; Financing; Health Care and Treatment; Financial Condition; Crisis Management; Organizational Structure; Transformation; Strategic Planning; United Kingdom
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "King's College Hospital in Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 721-356, July 2020.
- 10 Jan 2023
- Op-Ed
Time to Move On? Career Advice for Entrepreneurs Preparing for the Next Stage
the thought of inheriting a team versus starting a team from scratch sound miserable? Or perhaps you never want to have to fundraise again? What would you have to see in your future role to signal potential? Often, when in transition, we... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 09 Jan 2020
- Book
Rethinking Business Strategy in the Age of AI
illustrated the approach with a variety of examples, from novel customer-facing apps (such as the innovative AI-enabled Google Assistant) to the new AI-enabled infrastructure powering Google’s data centers and cloud services. The announcement was a View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Research Summary
Dissertation - Social Structure and Mechanisms of Collective Production:Evidence from Wikipedia
Andreea's dissertation research examines social networks in the setting of collective production, defined as collective action oriented towards production of collective goods - goods available for consumption by all members of a group whenever they... View Details
- 10 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
Minimum Wage Debate Is Really About Social Values
those decisions. Q: What part does the minimum wage debate play in larger policy discussion about income inequality? A: We know that income inequality has been rising dramatically over the past several decades. If rising inequality is a View Details
- 07 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis
the brand logo’s “M” apart to signal social distancing. "Nearly a quarter of brands have gone dark, pausing all of their paid marketing communications for the first and second quarter of the year." Many other Chief Marketing... View Details
Keywords: by Jill Avery and Richard Edelman
- April 4, 2009
- Article
The Return of State-Owned Enterprises: Should We Be Afraid?
By: Aldo Musacchio and Francisco Flores-Macias
The global financial crisis of 2008-2009 has prompted many industrialized states worldwide to increase their stakes in private corporations. This wave of partial nationalizations has come amidst full-scale expropriations in developing countries such as Venezuela,... View Details
Keywords: History; Private Ownership; State Ownership; Financial Crisis; Business and Government Relations
Musacchio, Aldo, and Francisco Flores-Macias. "The Return of State-Owned Enterprises: Should We Be Afraid?" Harvard International Review (website) (April 4, 2009).
- 05 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Six Ways to Build Trust in Negotiations
party's history, culture, and perspective, you send the message that you're committed to the negotiation and the relationship—an integral step in trust building. This fluency also signals your readiness to follow through on your... View Details
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
signals and quickly adapt their activities to newly emerging information. They actively cooperate with external stakeholders (including, in some instances, their competitors) to pool and disseminate information and safeguard the stability... View Details
- 04 Jun 2020
- Book
It’s Not About You: Why Leaders Need to Look Outward
where he argued that you need to ground your case in logos, pathos, and ethos. You will also find this pattern in much of modern psychology literature. (See figure 2-1 .) Should we trust you? What signals are you sending about whether the... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 12 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Investors Often Lose When They Sue Their Financial Adviser
database provides brokers’ work history and past violations—valuable clues that might signal the potential for bias. Arbitration experts. Attorneys and firms that specialize in brokerage arbitration are more likely to maintain their own... View Details
- 06 Aug 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Super Bowl Ads Sell Products, but Do They Sell Brands?
and the Pepsi logo, which you would never see in Atlanta any other time. So, that was a very interesting move. Kenny: But does that signal something bigger? Is there kind of a trend moving in the opposite direction? We're in this period... View Details
- 26 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
Burgers with Bugs? What Happens When Restaurants Ignore Online Reviews
reviews helps consumers choose cleaner restaurants, which is a pretty robust finding." Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Chiara Farronato and Georgios Zervas, an associate professor at Boston University, used machine learning to pull out so-called hygiene... View Details
- 04 Apr 2011
- HBS Case
Reinventing the National Geographic Society
the same question Fahey debated with his team: to whom should this person report? To Fahey himself, signaling the importance of the role? To the Global Media Group, which is responsible for the magazine, book publishing, TV and film, and... View Details