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- January 2009
- Case
Wolf Elmore Brewer, Inc.
By: John A. Davis
This case describes how Alex Wolf, the founder of a small architecture and urban planning firm based in Portland, Oregon, decides to offer partnership to two trusted colleagues, and then how strains develop in their relationship. It asks what can be done to improve...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Interpersonal Communication;
Entrepreneurship;
Partners and Partnerships;
Conflict Management
Davis, John A. "Wolf Elmore Brewer, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 809-098, January 2009.
- May 2001 (Revised May 2015)
- Case
Compagnie Lyonnaise de Transport (A)
By: Michael Tushman and Michael J. Roberts
Describes the issues surrounding the funding of a centralized research service that supports two related divisions. The company has a very decentralized and financially driven culture, and the centralized service is used unequally, setting up a conflict.
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Keywords:
Business Divisions;
Organizational Culture;
Relationships;
Conflict Management;
Balance and Stability;
Transportation Industry;
France
Tushman, Michael, and Michael J. Roberts. "Compagnie Lyonnaise de Transport (A)." Harvard Business School Case 401-040, May 2001. (Revised May 2015.)
- May 2006 (Revised May 2009)
- Case
De Beers: Addressing the New Competitiveness Challenges
By: Michael E. Porter, Sonia D. Marciano and Alyson Warhurst
Traces the development of De Beers and the diamond industry from its inception in the mid-1800s to the year 2000. Discusses De Beer's history and strategy as the industry leader and its role in industry development. Enables deep examination of the interdependence of...
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Keywords:
History;
Strategy;
Geographic Location;
Conflict Management;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Business and Community Relations;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Mining Industry
Porter, Michael E., Sonia D. Marciano, and Alyson Warhurst. "De Beers: Addressing the New Competitiveness Challenges." Harvard Business School Case 706-501, May 2006. (Revised May 2009.)
- 20 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: December 20
designed as modular systems. Finally, it analyzes in detail the strategy of capturing value by maintaining exclusive control of an essential module in an open system. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-040.pdf Fiduciary Duties and Equity-Debtholder...
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Carmen Nobel
- 04 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Max Bazerman
the federal level. Would government be better served by having more business leaders in office? A: I don't think that a business school professor can offer unbiased advice on who should run government. However, it is clear that most elected officials miss the key...
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Re: Max H. Bazerman
- 17 May 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Turbulence, Firm Decentralization and Growth in Bad Times
- April 2017
- Teaching Note
Golden Rule
By: Andrew Wasynczuk
Jim Golden wants to radically change how catastrophic trucking accident lawsuit claims are handled by his trucking company. He wants to “do the right thing” for both the claimant and his company. Golden is a former litigator with 16 years of experience defending...
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- Forthcoming
- Article
The Credit Rating Agency Market in Africa: Landscape and Future Research Directions
By: Saveshen Pillay and Anywhere Sikochi
We explore the role of credit ratings in global markets and highlight potential opportunities for research on the African credit rating agency market. We trace the evolution of credit ratings and conduct a comprehensive literature review of existing studies globally...
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Keywords:
Credit Rating;
Credit Rating Agencies;
Credit;
Conflict of Interests;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Financial Markets;
Africa
Pillay, Saveshen, and Anywhere Sikochi. "The Credit Rating Agency Market in Africa: Landscape and Future Research Directions." Journal of Financial Reporting (forthcoming). (Pre-published online April 18, 2024.)
- January 2004 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Crisis and Response: Sexual Abuse Allegations in the Boston Archdiocese (B)
By: Ashish Nanda
In 2002, the Boston archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church was confronted by public revelations of how allegations of clergy sexual abuse were handled by the archdiocese during the 1990s. This case describes how the Boston archdiocese addressed the issue over the...
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Keywords:
Conflict of Interests;
Crime and Corruption;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Religion;
Crisis Management;
Boston
Nanda, Ashish. "Crisis and Response: Sexual Abuse Allegations in the Boston Archdiocese (B)." Harvard Business School Case 904-049, January 2004. (Revised April 2004.)
- November 1996
- Case
Del Webb Corporation (A), The
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Samanta Graff
Begins with a company history, tracing the tenures of founder Del E. Webb and his successor as chairman and CEO, Robert H. Johnson. Johnson inherited a diversified company that was involved in construction, real estate development (including the famous Sun City), and...
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Keywords:
Management Style;
Conflict Management;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Management Succession;
Crisis Management
Lorsch, Jay W., and Samanta Graff. "Del Webb Corporation (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 497-016, November 1996.
- June 2004 (Revised May 2005)
- Case
Judah Folkman and the War on Cancer
Judah Folkman, professor in the Division of Vascular Biology at Children's Hospital in Boston, is considering how best to advance the research in his lab in an era where biomedical research has gotten more interdisciplinary and collaborative. Specifically, Folkman has...
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Keywords:
Conflict of Interests;
Leadership;
Research;
Personal Development and Career;
Health Care and Treatment;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Biotechnology Industry;
Health Industry;
Boston
West, Jonathan, Ambuj Sagar, and Mona Ashiya. "Judah Folkman and the War on Cancer." Harvard Business School Case 604-091, June 2004. (Revised May 2005.)
- January 2017 (Revised September 2017)
- Case
Sales Razor Technologies
By: Paul Gompers and Noam Wasserman
Describes the issues facing a founder-CEO regarding building a board of directors, assembling an executive team, managing tension between co-founders, and outsourcing system development work.
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Job Cuts and Outsourcing;
Conflict Management;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Employees;
Management Teams;
Product Development;
Technology Industry
Gompers, Paul, and Noam Wasserman. "Sales Razor Technologies." Harvard Business School Case 217-040, January 2017. (Revised September 2017.)
- March 2013 (Revised July 2014)
- Case
Bay Partners (A)
By: Josh Lerner and Lauren Barley
In April 2010, Salil Deshpande has recently resigned from Palo Alto, California-based Bay Partners (Bay) where he had been a general partner. Although Deshpande had built a successful track record at the venture firm, he resigned with two other Bay general partners as...
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Keywords:
Risk and Uncertainty;
Risk Management;
Venture Capital;
Conflict Management;
Partners and Partnerships;
Resignation and Termination;
Policy;
Management Teams;
Financial Services Industry;
California
Lerner, Josh, and Lauren Barley. "Bay Partners (A)." Harvard Business School Case 213-102, March 2013. (Revised July 2014.)
- April 2011
- Article
What Can We Learn from 'Great Negotiations'?
What can one legitimately learn-analytically and/or prescriptively-from detailed historical case studies of "great negotiations," chosen more for their salience than their analytic characteristics or comparability? Taking a number of such cases compiled by Stanton...
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Keywords:
Learning;
International Relations;
History;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Negotiation Process;
Conflict and Resolution
Sebenius, James K. "What Can We Learn from 'Great Negotiations'?" Negotiation Journal 27, no. 2 (April 2011).
- March 2010
- Supplement
Whose Money Is It Anyway? (C)
By: V.G. Narayanan, Richard G. Hamermesh and Rachel Gordon
The case describes how the Brigham and Women's Physicians Organization and its corporate parent resolved the issue of how the disputed funds would be distributed and used.
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Keywords:
Corporate Governance;
Business Subsidiaries;
Organizational Design;
Conflict and Resolution;
Resource Allocation;
Health Industry
Narayanan, V.G., Richard G. Hamermesh, and Rachel Gordon. "Whose Money Is It Anyway? (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 810-031, March 2010.
- August 2002 (Revised June 2003)
- Case
New Wachovia (A), The
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Jeremy Swinson
In April 2001, First Union Corp. announced an agreement to merge with Wachovia Corp., a fellow North Carolina-based commercial bank. While the banks were preparing to consummate the merger, SunTrust Banks, Inc. of Atlanta, made a hostile offer for Wachovia, setting in...
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Keywords:
Voting;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Conflict and Resolution;
Banks and Banking;
Banking Industry;
Atlanta;
North Carolina
Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Jeremy Swinson. "New Wachovia (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 903-033, August 2002. (Revised June 2003.)
- 2012
- Chapter
When Identities, Interests, and Information Collide: How Subgroups Create Hidden Profiles in Teams
By: Jeffrey T. Polzer, Lisa Kwan and Lisa B. Kwan
Purpose—We review how team members' identities and interests affect team functioning, paying special attention to subgroup dynamics triggered by fault lines and coalitions. This review sets the stage for describing novel pathways through which identities and... View Details
Polzer, Jeffrey T., Lisa Kwan, and Lisa B. Kwan. "When Identities, Interests, and Information Collide: How Subgroups Create Hidden Profiles in Teams." In Looking Back, Moving Forward: A Review of Group and Team-Based Research. v.15, edited by Margaret A. Neale and Elizabeth A. Mannix, 359–381. Research on Managing Groups and Teams. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing, 2012.
- 08 Nov 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Arbitration with Uninformed Consumers
- February 2023
- Case
Nexus Market (A): Ukraine War Ripples into Silicon Valley
By: Tsedal Neeley and Jeff Huizinga
A Silicon Valley start-up executive must navigate tensions between its Ukrainian and Russian sub-contractors as war between the two countries rages. After war erupts between Ukraine and Russia, a team of subcontracted Ukrainian software developers threatens to cut ties...
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Keywords:
International Relations;
Problems and Challenges;
Conflict and Resolution;
Technology Industry;
United States
Neeley, Tsedal, and Jeff Huizinga. "Nexus Market (A): Ukraine War Ripples into Silicon Valley." Harvard Business School Case 423-024, February 2023.
- 1995
- Chapter
Regression to the Mean, Expectation Inflation, and the Winner's Curse in Organizational Contexts
By: J. R. Harrison and M. H. Bazerman