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- 17 Oct 2017
- News
Handgun Waiting Periods Actually Do Save Lives
Kevin P. Mohan
Kevin Mohan joined the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets unit at Harvard Business School in 2012 after a long career as a private equity investor. He teaches Negotiation in the MBA program and the Owners, Presidents, and Managers program. He also teaches War... View Details
- Article
Why Compliance Programs Fail: And How to Fix Them
By: Hui Chen and Eugene Soltes
Firms spend millions of dollars annually on whistle-blower hotlines, training, and other efforts to ensure adherence to laws, regulations, and company policies. Yet malfeasance remains entrenched in the corporate world. Why? Too many firms treat compliance as a... View Details
Keywords: Governance Compliance; Programs; Employees; Training; Performance Effectiveness; Measurement and Metrics
Chen, Hui, and Eugene Soltes. "Why Compliance Programs Fail: And How to Fix Them." Harvard Business Review 96, no. 2 (March–April 2018): 116–125.
- 2008
- Other Teaching and Training Material
Great Negotiator 2004: Ambassador Richard Holbrooke
By: James K. Sebenius and Ellen Knebel
The Program on Negotiation honored Ambassador Holbrooke in events in October 2004. These began with an in-depth faculty-moderated discussion with an invited group of students, faculty and guests at Harvard Business School and concluded with Ambassador Holbrooke... View Details
James K. Sebenius
JAMES K. (“Jim”) SEBENIUS, is the Gordon Donaldson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, where he founded the Negotiation unit and teaches advanced... View Details
- 21 Sep 2018
- News
Understanding the Post-Tax Cuts Buybacks Surge: A Primer
- October 1992 (Revised February 1995)
- Background Note
Note on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations
By: Lynn S. Paine
Describes the federal guidelines used by judges for sentencing organizations convicted of criminal wrong-doing under U.S. law as of November 1, 1991. Describes the guidelines' approach to calculating criminal fines for organizations, determining an organization's... View Details
Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Governance Compliance; Law Enforcement; Laws and Statutes; Organizations; Legal Services Industry; United States
Paine, Lynn S. "Note on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations." Harvard Business School Background Note 393-060, October 1992. (Revised February 1995.)
- February 2014
- Case
Tommy Koh: Background and Major Accomplishments of the 'Great Negotiator, 2014'
By: James K. Sebenius and Laurence A. Green
Significant negotiation-related achievements from the career of Ambassador Tommy Koh of Singapore are highlighted in brief form along with elements of his background and career. In light of these accomplishments, Koh was selected as the recipient of the 2014 Great... View Details
Keywords: Multiparty Negotiations; Dispute Resolution; Conference Diplomacy; Free Trade Agreements Environment; Environment; Singapore; ASEAN; United Nations; Negotiation; International Relations; Personal Development and Career; Trade; Conflict and Resolution; Singapore
Sebenius, James K., and Laurence A. Green. "Tommy Koh: Background and Major Accomplishments of the 'Great Negotiator, 2014'." Harvard Business School Case 914-021, February 2014.
- August 1995
- Case
Hutton Branch Manager (D)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Jane Palley Katz
Describes the actions taken by E.F.Hutton management in response to the Bell Report, a study prepared by former Attorney General Griffin Bell and his law firm after Hutton pleaded guilty to 2,000 counts of mail and wire fraud in connection with its cash management... View Details
Keywords: Legal Liability; Crime and Corruption; Moral Sensibility; Acquisition; Decisions; Business or Company Management; Financial Services Industry
Paine, Lynn S., and Jane Palley Katz. "Hutton Branch Manager (D)." Harvard Business School Case 396-047, August 1995.
- July 2020
- Background Note
Gender Diversity on Boards: Views from Norway
By: Aiyesha Dey
The issue of gender diversity on boards has received increased attention in U.S markets over the past few years. In 2018, California introduced a law which required boards of U.S-listed firms with headquarters in California to include at least one female director by... View Details
Keywords: Board Of Directors; Board Decisions; Gender; Diversity; Governing and Advisory Boards; Norway; United States
Dey, Aiyesha. "Gender Diversity on Boards: Views from Norway." Harvard Business School Background Note 120-065, July 2020.
- July 2008
- Case
Leading from the Side
By: Thomas J. DeLong
Harriet Cornwall, a partner at the law firm of Kensington Palmer, LLP, is made lead over a fellow group of attorneys. Put in charge of guiding her colleagues in their annual goal-setting initiative, she notices four that need special attention. Cornwall must address... View Details
DeLong, Thomas J. "Leading from the Side." Harvard Business School Case 409-023, July 2008.
- 30 Sep 2013
- News
What you may not be hearing about the ACA
- 23 Jun 2021
- News
What Makes TikTok Video Ads Tick?
- 12 Jan 2017
- News
Bond Covenants and Skeptic Skepticism
- 2008
- Working Paper
Behavioral Aspects of Price Setting, and Their Policy Implications
By: Julio J. Rotemberg
This paper starts by discussing consumers' cognitive and emotional reaction to posted prices. Cognitively, some consumers do not appear to make effective use of price information to maximize their consumption-based utility. Emotionally, prices can induce regret and... View Details
Rotemberg, Julio J. "Behavioral Aspects of Price Setting, and Their Policy Implications." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 13754, February 2008.