negotiating - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Sep 2016
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Building a Green Energy Grid

of private landowners and the approvals of federal, state, and town officials,” says Skelly, who spends much of his time these days negotiating with investors, lawmakers, customers, landowners, and utility executives. Never one to shy... View Details

01 Sep 2015
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State of the Unions

impact in the United States. Real middle-class wage growth requires collective bargaining. “In an era where I think an awful lot of people see wage stagnation as a major problem in the American economy,” he says, the negotiations continue... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos; McDonald's; Walmart

01 Apr 1997
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Managing a Master

manages a number of other jazz musicians, including Wynton's father, pianist Ellis Marsalis. Arrendell's company, The Management Ark, Inc., in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is his headquarters for negotiating clients' contracts, record and... View Details

Keywords: Jeff Lazar

01 Jun 2007
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The Show Goes On

hoping to sell 2,000 tickets at $30 each. That’s close to our $70,000 operating budget. This year, we had some savvy negotiators who bargained with our lighting and sound vendors and managed to get a 10 percent reduction in price. Another... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

17 Jun 2016
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Minding God’s Money

business challenges in nonprofits with global operations, large staffs, and potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in annual cash flow, Thomas comments, “The leadership I provide is behind the scenes. The best ministries understand that their reputations are built... View Details

01 Mar 2014
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Research Brief: Better to Be Safe with a Sorry

"Never apologize, mister," John Wayne's character famously said in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. "It's a sign of weakness." And while previous academic research has similarly concluded that apologizing during negotiations hurts perceptions of... View Details

Keywords: Morrell, Daniel; Information

01 Dec 2016
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Inside the Bestseller List with James Andrew Miller

The then 24-year-old didn’t know he had something big on his hands until his agent negotiated a publishing deal: “That’s your first peek at what the market potential is,” Miller says. Miller went on to write Live from New York, a history... View Details

26 Mar 2018
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Funding Climate Change Solutions

developing countries—the full actors of the fight against climate change. I joined the Green Climate Fund back in 2014 to help set up the institution and to facilitate the negotiation of the Paris Agreement. “So I saw my role as... View Details

23 Sep 2010
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How Did You Spend Your Summer Vacation?

student summer experiences and the 2011 IXP destination list indicate that HBS students are still looking for ways to leverage their experience in finance, consulting, strategy, and negotiations — but where and how they use those skills... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services