Publications

June 2018
Teaching Note

Difficult Conversations and Dealing with Challenging Situations at Work

By: Boris Groysberg and Amram Migdal

Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 416-031, 416-032, 416-033, 416-034, 416-035, and 416-036. View Details

29 Jan 2019
Blog Post

Being a Mom and a Founder at HBS

Lindsay McCurren (MBA '19) grew up in Grand Rapids, MI and attended Michigan State. Prior to HBS, Lindsay spent over 6 years working in Corporate Finance at General Mills. Lindsay came to HBS with her family and is the chair of the moMBA... View Details

June 1994 (Revised March 1995)
Case

Kurt Landgraf and Du Pont Merck Pharmaceutical Co. (A)

Kurt Landgraf, newly named CEO of Du Pont Merck Pharmaceutical Co., addresses complaints of discrimination from African-American scientists in R&D during significant downsizing and dramatic changes within the pharmaceutical industry. View Details

Keywords: Prejudice and Bias; Race Characteristics; Gender Characteristics; Diversity Characteristics; Conflict and Resolution; Pharmaceutical Industry

May 2008
Teaching Note

Thomas Green: Power, Office Politics, and a Career in Crisis (Brief Case)

By: W. Earl Sasser Jr. and Heather Beckham

Teaching Note for 2095. View Details

Keywords: Superior ＆ Subordinate; Performance Management; Personal Strategy ＆ Style; Conflict Management; Communication; Personal Development and Career; Rank and Position; Performance; Power and Influence

Web

Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism - Course Catalog

journey, which grows in complexity and depth as students debate contested and sensitive topics. The course challenges students to think of business not in a vacuum, but in a rich context considering... View Details

01 Feb 1997
News

Leading the Way In Negotiation and Decision Making

and conflict resolution took place at the Negotiation Roundtable, itself part of an active University-wide effort called the Program on Negotiation, based at Harvard Law... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

November 2000
Exercise

Atlantis-Biovent Negotiation: Confidential Instructions for Atlantis

By: Michael A. Wheeler

This two-party exercise illustrates bidding strategy in the context of settling a large insurance claim. Specifically, the claimant (Biovent) and the insurer (Atlantis) are asked to submit confidential offers to a dispute resolution Web site that will determine whether... View Details

Keywords: Insurance; Bids and Bidding; Digital Platforms; Negotiation Process; Conflict and Resolution; Strategy; Internet and the Web

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Research Summary

Dissertation: Is the Ideal Worker Still Real? Sources and Consequences of Men's Professional Identities

My dissertation examines the implications of men's changing lives for their work identities and for gender inequality in organizations. Current theories of workplace gender inequality hinge upon the widely-shared cultural image of an "ideal worker,"... View Details

03 May 2024
Blog Post

From Harvard to Miss New Jersey: A Journey of Perseverance and Self-Belief

learning to think like a strategic leader. What resonated with me deeply was the way each case study became a narrative of decision-making, where we had to navigate through uncertainties and conflicting... View Details

25 Feb 2020
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020

model were the subject of a Harvard Business School case study. An inspirational story of grit and determination, Lift Off is also an uncommon lesson in best business practices—and proof that they are sound strategy. Courage View Details

01 Dec 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Modeling a Paradigm Shift: From Producer Innovation to User and Open Collaborative Innovation

Keywords: by Carliss Y. Baldwin & Eric von Hippel

June 2008 (Revised November 2010)
Supplement

Patient Flow at Brigham and Women's Hospital (B)

By: Anita L. Tucker and Jillian Alexandra Berry

The B Case is an email from the ED Director. He clarifies where the process deviations occurred. View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Health Care and Treatment; Service Operations; Business Processes; Performance Productivity; Conflict and Resolution; Health Industry; Massachusetts

19 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Rupert Murdoch and the Seeds of Moral Hazard

illegally. The 1993 Council of Europe's Resolution 1003 on the ethics of journalism clearly states that "In the journalist's profession the end does not justify the means; therefore information must be obtained by legal View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Journalism & News; Publishing

July 2008 (Revised July 2020)
Case

Managing a Global Team: Greg James at Sun Microsystems, Inc. (A)

By: Tsedal Neeley and Thomas J. DeLong

Greg James, a global manager at Sun Microsystems, Inc., sets out to meet with his entire 43-member customer implementation team spread across India, France, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States of America to resolve a dire customer system outage as required... View Details

Keywords: Groups and Teams; Global Range; Management; Customer Satisfaction; Service Delivery; Crisis Management; Conflict and Resolution; Technology Industry; India; United Arab Emirates; France; United States

March 2023
Teaching Note

Sustainability Reporting at Dollar Tree, Inc.

By: Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan Ni

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 122-044. The case discusses the ESG strategy of Dollar Tree Inc., a U.S. Fortune 500 company in the deep discount retail industry and the shareholder pressure faced by the company. In 2022, the company faced a shareholder resolution from... View Details

Keywords: ESG; Sustainability; Shareholder Activism; Dollar Tree; Sustainability Reporting; ESG Reporting; Board Of Directors; Shareholder Engagement; GHG; Environmental Accounting; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Trends; Communication; Announcements; Voting; Environmental Management; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Values and Beliefs; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Reports; Business or Company Management; Risk Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Outcome or Result; Strategic Planning; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Situation or Environment; Opportunities; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Public Opinion; Strategy; Adaptation; Alignment; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Value Creation; Retail Industry; United States; Virginia

June 1996 (Revised July 2004)
Case

Enron Development Corporation: The Dabhol Power Project in Maharashtra, India (C)

By: Krishna G. Palepu, V. Kasturi Rangan and Sarayu Srinivasan

Discusses the resolution of the canceled power project in Maharashtra. The contract between the American gas giant and Indian state government is renegotiated. View Details

Keywords: Negotiation Deal; Infrastructure; Outcome or Result; Performance Effectiveness; Energy Industry; United States