Dispute - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2018
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September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

understanding at the center of the American experiment: that disputation over religion, ideology, or founding principles is normal in our secular state and even healthy for free citizens to flourish within a diverse society. You Are a... View Details

28 May 2019
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A More Perfect Union

Collaborative Democracy, which grew out of the MIT-Harvard Public Disputes Program, is focused on convening negotiators to develop an economic plan that would better serve the long-term interests of Americans across the political and... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Dan Bejar

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

01 Mar 2009
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Gazprom Goes Global

disputed pipeline fees, unsigned contracts, bad faith, and, ultimately, failed negotiations. Although other neighboring countries had had similar problems with Ukraine, the shutoff was a PR disaster for Gazprom, which had enjoyed a... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Natural Gas Distribution; Utilities

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 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 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

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

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