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- 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
- December 2011
- Case
Peace, Non-Aligned: The Pragmatic Optimism of Lakhdar Brahimi
By: James K. Sebenius and Laurence A. Green
Describes the background and career of Lakhdar Brahimi in numerous roles ranging from Algeria's ambassador to Indonesia and the Arab League, to serving as that country's foreign minister, and to his many years at the United Nations, with special emphasis on his actions... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Conflict Management; Personal Development and Career; Government and Politics; Algeria
Sebenius, James K., and Laurence A. Green. "Peace, Non-Aligned: The Pragmatic Optimism of Lakhdar Brahimi." Harvard Business School Case 912-028, December 2011.
- November 2010
- Supplement
Esquel Group: Building a Sustainable Partnership with Cotton Farmers in Xinjiang (B)
By: James K. Sebenius and Jason Cheng Qian
Details and evaluates results in Esquel's 2002 initiative to negotiate long-term partnerships with often-exploited farmers in Xinjiang (western China) to procure a superior cotton variety. View Details
Keywords: Contracts; Agreements and Arrangements; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Outcome or Result; Leasing; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Partners and Partnerships; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Hong Kong; Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
Sebenius, James K., and Jason Cheng Qian. "Esquel Group: Building a Sustainable Partnership with Cotton Farmers in Xinjiang (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 911-032, November 2010.
- September 2004
- Article
Anchoring Expectations
By: David A Lax and James K. Sebenius
Lax, David A., and James K. Sebenius. "Anchoring Expectations." Negotiation 7, no. 9 (September 2004): 9–11.
- 2003
- Article
The Mediator as Coalition-Builder: George Mitchell in Northern Ireland
By: Daniel F. Curran and James K. Sebenius
Keywords: Alliances
Curran, Daniel F., and James K. Sebenius. "The Mediator as Coalition-Builder: George Mitchell in Northern Ireland." International Negotiation 8, no. 1 (2003): 111–147.
- January 2002
- Article
Dealcrafting: The Substance of Three Dimensional Negotiation
By: David A. Lax and James K. Sebenius
Keywords: Negotiation
Lax, David A., and James K. Sebenius. "Dealcrafting: The Substance of Three Dimensional Negotiation." Negotiation Journal 18, no. 1 (January 2002): 5–28.
- October 2, 2000
- Article
Interests, Value and the Art of the Best Deal
By: James K. Sebenius and David A. Lax
Sebenius, James K., and David A. Lax. "Interests, Value and the Art of the Best Deal." Mastering Management, Part One, Supplement to the Financial Times Financial Times (October 2, 2000), 6–7. (Reprinted in Pickford, James, ed., Mastering Management 2.0, London: Prentice-Hall, pp. 281-5.)
- September 2017 (Revised March 2019)
- Supplement
Henry Kissinger: Negotiating Black Majority Rule in Rhodesia (B)
By: James K. Sebenius and Laurence A. Green
In 1976, United States Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger conducted a series of intricate, multiparty negotiations in Southern Africa to persuade white Rhodesian leader Ian Smith to accede to black majority rule. Conducted near the end of President Gerald Ford’s... View Details
Keywords: Equality and Inequality; Race; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Participants; Negotiation Deal; Government and Politics; Africa; United States
Sebenius, James K., and Laurence A. Green. "Henry Kissinger: Negotiating Black Majority Rule in Rhodesia (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 918-004, September 2017. (Revised March 2019.)
- 2011
- Working Paper
From Single Deals to Negotiation Campaigns
By: David A Lax and James K. Sebenius
Negotiation scholars typically take the individual deal, or a few linked deals, as the unit of analysis. While analyzing one deal requires a familiar conceptual framework, doing the same for a broader "negotiation campaign" calls for a different focus and set of... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation Deal; Framework; Business Subsidiaries; Agreements and Arrangements; Mergers and Acquisitions; Information Management; Finance; Business and Shareholder Relations; Corporate Governance; Business and Government Relations; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues
Lax, David A., and James K. Sebenius. "From Single Deals to Negotiation Campaigns." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-046, December 2011.
- March 1998
- Case
Bumper Acquisition (B), A
By: James K. Sebenius and David T. Kotchen
Picks up the negotiation between Thermo-Impact and Medallion Capital where the (A1) and A2) cases leave off. The companies began talks in 1995 when Medallion offered to buy Thermo-Impact. This case brings the negotiation through May 1996. Students view developments... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation Process; Negotiation Tactics; Negotiation Participants; Decision Making; Entrepreneurship; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Illinois
Sebenius, James K., and David T. Kotchen. "Bumper Acquisition (B), A." Harvard Business School Case 898-200, March 1998.
- December 1985
- Case
Salty Dog: Snowytown (B): Confidential Instructions for Snowytown
By: David A. Lax and James K. Sebenius
Lax, David A., and James K. Sebenius. "Salty Dog: Snowytown (B): Confidential Instructions for Snowytown." Harvard Business School Case 186-157, December 1985.
- November 2004
- Article
Anchoring the Big Picture
By: David A. Lax and James K. Sebenius
Lax, David A., and James K. Sebenius. "Anchoring the Big Picture." Negotiation 7, no. 11 (November 2004): 9–11.