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- December 2007
- Background Note
Tools and Tactics for Transformation: Three "Whats" and Three "Hows"
By: James K. Sebenius and Stephen Friedman
Important transformation at Goldman Sachs, where one of the authors was Chairman, required analysis, political leadership, and management in order to fundamentally shift the strategy, people, and culture on a sustainable basis. After describing the actions needed to... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation Tactics; Business Strategy; Organizational Culture; Transition; Strategic Planning; Core Relationships; Multinational Firms and Management; Leadership Style; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Private Equity
Sebenius, James K., and Stephen Friedman. Tools and Tactics for Transformation: Three "Whats" and Three "Hows". Harvard Business School Background Note 908-028, December 2007.
- 2003
- Case
Lakhdar Brahimi / Negotiating a New Government for Afghanistan
By: James K. Sebenius and Kristin Schneeman
Part of the PON Great Negotiator Case Study Series, this factual case study examines former UN Special Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi's involvement in negotiating an interim Afghani government after the fall of the Taliban in 2001. As a result of these efforts, Brahimi... View Details
Keywords: Contemporary History; Government and Politics; Agreements and Arrangements; Leadership Style; Cognition and Thinking; Conferences; Afghanistan
Sebenius, James K., and Kristin Schneeman. "Lakhdar Brahimi / Negotiating a New Government for Afghanistan." Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School Case, 2003.
- 2004
- Other Teaching and Training Material
Great Negotiator 2002: Lakhdar Brahimi
By: James K. Sebenius and Kristin Schneeman
The Program on Negotiation honored Ambassador Brahimi in events on October 2, 2002. These began with an in-depth faculty-moderated discussion with a group of students, faculty, and guests at Harvard Business School. On the evening of the 2nd, Ambassador Brahimi... View Details
- January – February 2009
- Article
Transformation: The Quiet Role of Coalitional Leadership
By: Stephen Friedman and James K. Sebenius
Friedman, Stephen, and James K. Sebenius. "Transformation: The Quiet Role of Coalitional Leadership." Ivey Business Journal (Online) 73, no. 1 (January–February 2009).
- June 1983
- Article
Don't Bet on It: Contingent Agreements with Asymmetric Information
By: James K. Sebenius and John Geanakoplos
Sebenius, James K., and John Geanakoplos. "Don't Bet on It: Contingent Agreements with Asymmetric Information." Journal of the American Statistical Association 78 (June 1983): 424–426.
- April 1999
- Case
Steve Perlman and WebTV (A)
By: James K. Sebenius and Ron Fortgang
The dynamics of a linked series of internal and external negotiations involved in launching, growing, and selling a high-tech, Internet start-up are explored. Steve Perlman unfurled an impressive new technology, recruited a top technical and management team, secured... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Agreements and Arrangements; Negotiation Tactics; Alliances; Internet; Communications Industry
Sebenius, James K., and Ron Fortgang. "Steve Perlman and WebTV (A)." Harvard Business School Case 899-270, April 1999.
- March 1997
- Case
Stone Container in Honduras (C)
By: James K. Sebenius and Hannah Bowles
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Negotiation Preparation; Negotiation Types; Environmental Sustainability; Conflict of Interests; Globalized Firms and Management; Developing Countries and Economies; Government and Politics; Manufacturing Industry; Pulp and Paper Industry; Honduras; Chicago
Sebenius, James K., and Hannah Bowles. "Stone Container in Honduras (C)." Harvard Business School Case 897-174, March 1997.
- 2014
- Case
Tommy Koh and the United States–Singapore Free Trade Agreement (A)
By: James K. Sebenius and Laurence A. Green
The efforts of Singapore Ambassador-At-Large Tommy Koh to negotiate the United States-Singapore Free Trade agreement are explored with an in-depth focus on Koh's management of various fronts of a multiparty negotiation over a sustained period. After briefly describing... View Details
Sebenius, James K., and Laurence A. Green. "Tommy Koh and the United States–Singapore Free Trade Agreement (A)." Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School Case, 2014.
- January 2005
- Case
Ray Rogers and the Corporate Campaign (B)
By: James K. Sebenius and Michael A. Wheeler
Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Sebenius, James K., and Michael A. Wheeler. "Ray Rogers and the Corporate Campaign (B)." Harvard Business School Case 905-055, January 2005.
- December 2003
- Case
George Mitchell in Northern Ireland (A)
By: James K. Sebenius and Daniel F. Curran
Examines the strategies and tactics that U.S. negotiator George Mitchell used during his two-year tenure as chairman of the all-party talks in Northern Ireland. His efforts culminated in the signing of the historic Good Friday Accords. A revised version of an earlier... View Details
- December 1985 (Revised September 1987)
- Case
Salty Dog: Snowytown (A): Confidential Instructions
By: David A. Lax and James K. Sebenius
Lax, David A., and James K. Sebenius. "Salty Dog: Snowytown (A): Confidential Instructions." Harvard Business School Case 186-156, December 1985. (Revised September 1987.)
- December 1985
- Case
Salty Dog: Smith Sisters (B): Confidential Instructions for Smith Sisters
By: David A. Lax and James K. Sebenius
Lax, David A., and James K. Sebenius. "Salty Dog: Smith Sisters (B): Confidential Instructions for Smith Sisters." Harvard Business School Case 186-155, December 1985.
- 2003
- Article
Sequencing, Acoustic Separation, and 3-D Negotiation of Complex Barriers: Charlene Barshefsky and I.P. Rights in China
By: Rebecca G. Hulse and James K. Sebenius
Hulse, Rebecca G., and James K. Sebenius. "Sequencing, Acoustic Separation, and 3-D Negotiation of Complex Barriers: Charlene Barshefsky and I.P. Rights in China." International Negotiation 8, no. 2 (2003): 311–338.
- 1992
- Chapter
Rethinking America's Security: The Primacy of the Domestic Agenda
By: James K. Sebenius and Peter G. Peterson
- November 2012
- Article
Deal Making 2.0: A Guide to Complex Negotiations
By: David A. Lax and James K. Sebenius
Lax, David A., and James K. Sebenius. "Deal Making 2.0: A Guide to Complex Negotiations." Harvard Business Review 90, no. 11 (November 2012): 92–100.
- October 2009
- Supplement
ADR Choices Video (Alternative Dispute Resolution Vignettes)
By: James K. Sebenius and Michael A. Wheeler
Keywords: Media
Sebenius, James K., and Michael A. Wheeler. "ADR Choices Video (Alternative Dispute Resolution Vignettes)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 910-701, October 2009.
- October 30, 1994
- Article
Sports Strikes: Let the Games Continue
By: James K. Sebenius and Michael A. Wheeler
Sebenius, James K., and Michael A. Wheeler. "Sports Strikes: Let the Games Continue." New York Times (October 30, 1994), Sect. 3, p. 9.
- September 9, 1994
- Article
Virtual Strike
By: James K. Sebenius and Michael A. Wheeler
Sebenius, James K., and Michael A. Wheeler. "Virtual Strike." Wall Street Journal (September 9, 1994), A16.
- September 1991
- Article
Negotiating through an Agent
By: James K. Sebenius and David A. Lax
Keywords: Negotiation
Sebenius, James K., and David A. Lax. "Negotiating through an Agent." Journal of Conflict Resolution 35, no. 3 (September 1991): 474–493.
- January 2005 (Revised February 2005)
- Case
Ray Rogers and the Corporate Campaign (A)
By: James K. Sebenius and Michael A. Wheeler
Sets the stage for analyzing the strategy of labor organizer Ray Rogers in bringing J.P. Stevens to the bargaining table when conventional union tactics failed. Though set in the specific context of labor-management relations, it illustrates much more fundamental... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Negotiation Preparation; Negotiation Tactics; Labor Unions; Labor and Management Relations; Manufacturing Industry; United States
Sebenius, James K., and Michael A. Wheeler. "Ray Rogers and the Corporate Campaign (A)." Harvard Business School Case 905-054, January 2005. (Revised February 2005.)