Dispute - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Jan 2014
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Tapping into Opportunity

irrigation systems and techniques still used today. Unfortunately, water has also been the cause of many bloody wars in the region. In the US, conflict over water hasn't reached that intensity, but bitter legal and political disputes are... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; Business and Environment Initiative; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Sep 2015
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Opening Minds Through Expanded Learning Opportunities

the course, which has an enrollment of 100 and convenes at the Business School. The syllabus covers a wide span of events—from the drafting of the US Constitution to recent disputes over same-sex marriage. Last year, the innovative... View Details

01 Dec 2005
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Winning Legally

to litigation. Isn’t litigation best left to the experts? My view is that every legal dispute is a business problem that requires a business solution. I tell my students that if they end up in court, they’ve already lost. Every hour spent... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Jun 2010
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$how Me the Money

tax dispute in IRS history, settled in 2006 when GlaxoSmithKline paid the agency some $3.4 billion, a case that the IRS said sent “a strong message of our resolve” in dealing with transfer pricing. Says Wells, “The manipulation of... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Legal Services; Professional Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Feb 1999
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Q&A: Camille Tang Yeh of the Asia-Pacific Research Office

is not a monolith and spans cultural traditions as diverse as Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Confucianism, Hinduism, to name but a few. Dispute resolution, enforcement of legal judgments, data transparency, corporate governance,... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Sep 2003
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Globalization Revisited

was no disputing the significance of Levitt’s contribution to the theory and practice of global marketing and to the ongoing assessment of its impact. As HBS professor Richard S. Tedlow noted of Levitt’s work, “It’s all in the question,... View Details

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

01 Dec 2013
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Faster, Bigger, Stronger: Supersizing the NFL

players, for whom an average career, their union asserts, lasts less than four years (the league disputes that). The players claimed the league deceived them about its knowledge of the severity and scope of football-induced concussions... View Details

Keywords: Finance; Management; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Dec 2019
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John McArthur

along the way, it was a pivot in my relationship with John McArthur, a finance professor at the time, that caused me to feel—to this day—very positive about my entire HBS experience. As one example, Professor McArthur assumed a possibly unofficial role as a mediator in... View Details

Keywords: Dean

01 Mar 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016

things seem impossible. Professor Malhotra draws out lessons using behind-the-scenes stories of real-life negotiations, including drafting the U.S. Constitution, resolving the Cuban Missile Crisis, ending bitter disputes in the NFL and... View Details

25 Aug 2010
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Games, Parties, Pranks, and Celebrations

class, there was a big dispute about the numbers in a case. Those who got the wrong answer had rounded off a number and then multiplied it by a large number That explained the discrepancy. I carefully elucidated the nature of the problem... View Details

Keywords: Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

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