Publications

September 1983 (Revised July 1991)
Case

Orthoteks USA (A)

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Richard G. Hamermesh

A series on implementing strategy as the head of the U.S. subsidiary of a successful Swiss medical products firm. Traces the actions of the CEO over a four year period and highlights his negotiations with the Swiss parent and the way functional components of the... View Details

Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Trade; Health Care and Treatment; Leadership Style; Agreements and Arrangements; Strategy; Health Industry; Switzerland; United States

trade agreements with China and other nations, and invested in research and development. He was also effective in streamlining the company’s operations during the recession of the seventies. View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

Profile

Brett Lindsay Laffel

three days after graduation." At MLB, Brett joined the Labor Relations department while the collective bargaining agreement with the players' association was taking place in 2006. Later, she joined the Baseball Operations department... View Details

15 Oct 2019
News

Examining Climate Change From a Business Perspective

description of the euphoric moment in Paris on December 12, 2015, when delegates from around the world jumped from their seats, “crying, clapping, screaming” in celebration of their collective agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions... View Details

Web

Industrial Film Collection | Baker Library

manufacturing shop processes. In addition, the collection includes films produced by HBS for teaching topics like labor relations, the human aspect of administration, business policy, and management. Use the Collection Industrial Film Collection guide Search the... View Details

10 Jan 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: January 10, 2017

Negotiation Journal BATNAs in Negotiation: Common Errors and Three Kinds of 'No' By: Sebenius, James K. Abstract—The Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement (“BATNA”) concept in negotiation has proved to be immensely useful. It is... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Big Deal: Reflections on the Megamerger of American and US Airways

agreements or use the threat of such rejection as leverage to obtain financial concessions from lessors and other counterparties. For an airline that leases its planes, this can generate enormous cost savings. This ability to reject or... View Details

Keywords: Re: Rosabeth M. Kanter & Stuart C. Gilson; Air Transportation

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Terms of Use | HBS Online

. 1. Introduction; Changes Please read these Terms of Use and the other Agreements described immediately below before registering for, accessing or using any portion of the Harvard Business School Online website (the “Site,” which... View Details

17 Sep 2024
HBS Case

The Climate Targets Leaders Need to Know as Regulations Loom

sense? Toffel says that leaders should ask themselves: “Are we aiming for net zero like so many other companies? Are we aiming for products that are going to be carbon neutral? Are we instead going to go with the Paris Agreement... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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1.17 Field Based Learning / Independent Projects | MBA

created, and shared during field activities, Clarify ownership rights and non-disclosure agreements for students, faculty, and company sponsors in company-sponsored field-based learning projects. The policies governing Field Based... View Details

October 2002 (Revised February 2006)
Case

Codex Alimentarius and Food Labeling

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Hal Hogan

Codex Alimentarius is a set of international food standards devised by the Codex Commission, a body within the United Nations jointly sponsored by the FAO and WHO. The purpose of the standards is to harmonize global trade in food products and agricultural commodities,... View Details

Keywords: Standards; Trade; Agreements and Arrangements; Food; Agribusiness; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Globalization; Health; Food and Beverage Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry

July 2008 (Revised October 2024)
Supplement

UpDown: Confidential Instructions for PHUC

By: Noam Wasserman and Deepak Malhotra

Michael Reich is having severe doubts about how he split the equity with his co-founders two months ago, when they completed a one-page "November Agreement." Since then, Michael has found an angel investor and has worked non-stop on the business, while one co-founder... View Details

Keywords: Negotiation Participants; Agreements and Arrangements; Business Startups; Ownership Stake

December 2003
Case

George Mitchell in Northern Ireland (B)

By: James K. Sebenius and Daniel F. Curran

Examines the strategies and tactics that U.S. negotiator George Mitchell used during his two-year tenure as chairman of the all-party talks in Northern Ireland. His efforts culminated in the signing of the historic Good Friday Accords. A revised version of an earlier... View Details

Keywords: Policy; International Relations; Agreements and Arrangements; Negotiation Tactics; Northern Ireland; United States

01 Mar 2008
News

Sarah Talley’s Key Negotiation Principles

When you have a problem, when there’s something you engage in with Wal-Mart that requires agreement so that it becomes a negotiation, the first advice is to think in partnership terms, really focus on a common goal, of getting costs out,... View Details

Keywords: General Merchandise Stores; Retail Trade

1993
Chapter

The Law of the Sea Conference: Lessons for Negotiations to Control Global Warming

By: James K. Sebenius

Keywords: Negotiation; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Agreements and Arrangements; International Relations

March 2008 (Revised June 2012)
Background Note

ADR Choices

By: Michael Wheeler, James Sebenius and Marjorie Aaron

Six different business disputes, all in the shadow of pending litigation, are described. Students are asked to recommend the appropriate method of dispute resolution (mediation, arbitration, mini-trial, etc.) for each one, depending on the circumstances, especially to... View Details

Keywords: Lawsuits and Litigation; Managerial Roles; Negotiation; Agreements and Arrangements; Conflict Management

January 1996
Case

Palm Computing, Inc. (A)

By: Myra M. Hart

Discusses patents, licenses, and deal making in a start-up venture. The entrepreneur, Jeff Hawkins, holds a patent on Palm Print, a pattern recognition algorithm. After licensing Palm Print to his employer, he led three years of development of commercial products for... View Details

Keywords: Intellectual Property; Patents; Agreements and Arrangements; Negotiation Deal; Business Startups; Management Teams