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  • 08 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 8, 2008

ago, in 2001, the wind farm would be visible from Hyannis Port and Osterville, two affluent communities. The coastal residents of those towns have led a campaign in Massachusetts and in Congress to thwart the efforts of Cape Wind. This... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 25 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 25

Download working paper: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1999484 Consequences to Directors of Shareholder Activism By: Gow, Ian D., Sa-Pyung Sean Shin, and Suraj Srinivasan Abstract—We examine how shareholder activist View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Dec 2006
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First Look: December 19, 2006

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-036.pdf   Cases & Course MaterialsThe Bollingers: Negotiating with Wal-Mart Harvard Business School Case 907-009 More information and purchase:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 31 May 2011
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First Look: May 31

mathematical models has turned the negotiated order of organizational activities, which necessarily include particularistic elements, into abstract generalizations that favor quantifiable variables. This paper offers another logic, a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Sep 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Is Government Just Stupid? How Bad Decisions Are Made

everyone—can learn from incorporating a search for wise tradeoffs into their decision making.   This excerpt is from the book's introduction. Imagine that you are listening to a series of campaign announcements, each made by a different... View Details
Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman, Jonathan Baron & Katherine Shonk
  • 05 Dec 2016
  • Research & Ideas

How The 2016 Presidential Candidates Misled Us With Truthful Statements

Another example is a TV ad that Hillary Clinton’s campaign ran last December, which included the following claim: “In the last seven years, drug prices have doubled.” One of the main purposes of the ad was to highlight the need for... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 14 Jan 2019
  • Op-Ed

These 4 CEOs Created a New Standard of Leadership

Mayo Clinic in 2009, the world-famous medical center was struggling financially. Congress would soon be negotiating the terms of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Obama Administration’s signature health care legislation. From the outset,... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George; Health; Banking; Food & Beverage; Consumer Products
  • 03 Jan 2017
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January 3, 2017

“no” in negotiation: a “tactical no,” a “no to re-set” that permits moves to favorably alter the underlying setup, and a “final no.” Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52030 Henry Kissinger's View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 26 Jun 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises

“I felt that we could regain the loss of our earnings in three years. But we would not be able to restore the trust of our customers for years if we failed to meet their needs at a moment of crisis,” he told Takeuchi. With the company’s coffers nearly empty, Watanabe... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 01 Sep 2022
  • What Do You Think?

Is It Time to Consider Lifting Tariffs on Chinese Imports?

the two countries have managed to alienate each other. It includes everything from blame about COVID-19 to suppression of minorities in China to the US policy toward Taiwan and “One China” to military action in waters adjacent to China to support for Russia in its... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
  • 04 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 4

maximize joint industry profits. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-045.pdf From Single Deals to Negotiation Campaigns Authors:David A. Lax and James K. Sebenius Abstract View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • June 2014
  • Article

Mastering the Intermediaries: Strategies for Dealing with the Likes of Google, Amazon, and Kayak

By: Benjamin Edelman
Many companies depend on powerful platforms which distinctively influence buyers' purchasing. (Consider, Google, Amazon, and myriad others in their respective spheres.) I consider implications of these platforms' market power, then suggest strategies to help companies... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Market Power; Dominance; Advertising Campaigns; Marketing Channels; Agreements and Arrangements; Competitive Strategy; Negotiation; Transportation Industry; Information Technology Industry; Web Services Industry
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  • 06 Mar 2007
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First Look: March 6, 2007

today. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=307075 Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.: The 'Talk to Chuck' Advertising Campaign Harvard Business School Case 507-005 Schwab management is evaluating... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 12 Dec 2019
  • Research & Ideas

How to Turn Down the Boil on Group Conflict

feel. Lees and Cikara found similar results for other scenarios, involving changes to selection of judges, campaign financing, and renaming of a state highway. (The researchers purposefully stayed away from “hot button” issues such as gun... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 20 Jan 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency

people he knows, but can he persuade Congress to act? If he’s a good communicator and good negotiator and good creator of shared value, he’ll figure out something that works for House Speaker Paul Ryan and for Senate Minority Leader Chuck... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese
  • 03 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 3

employees are more likely to speak up and offer solutions when organizations launch information campaigns to promote process improvement and when managers engage in process-improvement activities themselves. We test our hypotheses in the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 05 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 5, 2007

and communities to set up conservation programs to preserve natural habitat. In contrast, Greenpeace works to campaign for environmental change against governments and corporations and accepts funding only through individuals and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 04 Sep 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Max Bazerman

resolution and negotiation classes concerning how to enlarge the pie. I believe that the mindset of exploring wise tradeoffs is more common in business schools than in law or policy schools, where adversarial relations are too commonly... View Details
Keywords: Re: Max H. Bazerman
  • 14 Oct 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Should You Bring Advertising Expertise In-House?

campaign compare when the tasks are performed internally rather than by an independent outside agency? Ownership of an in-house agency rests with the advertiser and allows the advertiser greater control over matters such as the assignment... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Advertising
  • 23 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 23

answered the same questions directly but with less eloquence. We comment on the implications of this research for political campaigns and business management. Read the paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/mnorton/rogers%20norton%20HBR.pdf... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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