Alliances - Publications - Faculty & Research

March 2020
Case

The Working Circle: Wolves, Ranchers, and Karin Vardaman's Pursuit of the ‘Radical Middle’

By: Francesca Gino and Jeffrey Huizinga

Karin Vardaman, a lifelong conservationist now committed to protecting wolves in the American West, finds herself unexpectedly allied with the one of the species' most fervent opponents: cattle ranchers. View Details

Keywords: Non-profit; Conservation Intervention; Agriculture; Environment; Social Impact; Leadership; Nonprofit Organizations; Alliances

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1995
Chapter

Towards a Winning Climate Coalition

By: James K. Sebenius

Keywords: Climate Change; Alliances; Negotiation

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January – February 2009
Article

Transformation: The Quiet Role of Coalitional Leadership

By: Stephen Friedman and James K. Sebenius

Keywords: Transformation; Alliances; Leadership

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14 Jan 2021
News

Better Than Cash

Goals. Whether it’s improvements in sanitation or health or education, it starts with a payment system everyone can use.” The Better Than Cash Alliance advocates for this type of digital financial inclusion, provides guidance to... View Details

08 Jan 2001
What Do You Think?

Have We Extended the Boundaries of the Firm Too Far?

toughest decisions often are associated with situations in which strategic risk is high but in-house capability is low. Here Doherty suggests a strategic alliance with the purpose of upgrading in-house capability as at least one... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

Philip Lehman

Lehman was responsible for forming a profitable alliance with Goldman, Sachs that marked the beginning of a new type of investment house. Together they managed 114 negotiated offerings for 56 issuers. Their premiere interest was on the... View Details

Keywords: Finance

June 2003 (Revised September 2003)
Background Note

Acquisitions & Alliances: Introduction to the Course

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin

Helps students understand the multiple forms M&A deals can take, while framing the underlying dimensions that managers must consider when designing or assessing a given deal. Begins by introducing students to the ways in which M&A activity creates value, proceeds by... View Details

Keywords: Alliances; Mergers and Acquisitions

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2006
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Redesigning a Stroke Service: Developing Collaboration across Organizations

By: Julie Battilana, A.M., Cagna, T., D'Aunno and M.J., Gilmartin

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Alliances; Organizations; Health Industry

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12 Sep 2006
First Look

First Look: September 12, 2006

increase in cooperative arrangements between not-for-profit organizations. Yet, despite the richness of the existing alliance literature in the for-profit sector, interorganizational cooperative arrangements between not-for-profit... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Jan 2003
Research & Ideas

Making Biotech Work as a Business

productivity are hellishly difficult to sort out. This is due to the difficulty of measuring such amorphous factors as intellectual property creation and the long time lag before any expected return on investment. The sector's tendency to form View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Biotechnology; Health; Technology

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Research Links - The High Art of Photographic Advertising - Baker Library | Bloomberg Center

others. This stunning group of black and white gelatin silver prints and color images was originally displayed in a 1934 exhibit sponsored by the National Alliance of Art and Industry (NAAI) and The Photographic Illustrators, Inc. The... View Details

01 Dec 2001
News

Film School

fabrics firm in Pennsylvania, but prior to that, he had run a departmentstore chain in Southern California and had friends and contacts in the movie industry. With their help, in 1994 Seder founded the Big Picture Alliance (BPA), an... View Details

Keywords: Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries; Information

11 Jun 2001
Research & Ideas

E-Commerce Unplugged

tickets for the game. What does Soda X get out of the transaction? Revenues from Soda X products and services jointly developed with alliance partners such as Guess? and Chicago Fire, revenues from products and services that users buy... View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria & Marty Leestma

27 Apr 2023
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Life Preserver

When Sebastian Giwa (MBA 2009) joined Singularity University's Global Solutions Program in the summer of 2012, he was accepted based on his ideas of how distance learning and remote work—both rarities at that point—could reshape opportunities for youth in developing... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Oct 1996
News

The Drive for Excellence: An Interview with Jim Henderson

thing to do, but it also contributes to a feeling of fairness on the part of the people who remain. What are some of the things you've learned from your international experience? I used to think that Cummins should have a controlling interest in any international View Details

01 Jun 1999
News

Sixth Annual Cyberposium an SRO Success

sometimes heated discussion of cyber-competition, rivalries, and alliances among traditional media companies and high-tech startups. Twelve afternoon breakout sessions allowed participants to delve into a host of topics, including online... View Details

2007
Book

Managing Network Resources: Alliances, Affiliations, and Other Relational Assets

By: Ranjay Gulati

Keywords: Management; Networks; Alliances; Relationships; Assets

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2014 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

panels showcasing research and practitioner perspectives, as well as a workshop on building alliances to support women's leadership and well-being. The symposium will be held on the Harvard Business School campus in Boston, MA on April... View Details

01 Dec 2000
News

Looking to the East

policies of Western entities such as the IMF and the World Bank are often contrary to India's best interests, he told the newspaper that a strategic agreement between India and Japan would greatly benefit both countries over time. Kulkarni predicted that an View Details