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- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Rapid Response: Inside the Retailing Revolution
documented in their book, the authors are optimistic about the future of U.S. apparel and textile firms, even as many other commentators see danger ahead as a result of liberalized global trade agreements and the phasing out of the... View Details
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Advanced Negotiation: Great Dealmakers, Diplomats, and Deals - Course Catalog
diplomacy : Christiana Figueres guides the Paris climate talks to a near-unanimous agreement in 2015; Colombian President Juan Santos ends a 50-year civil war with the FARC guerillas; US Trade Negotiator Charlene Barshefsky takes on IP... View Details
- 03 Apr 2019
- News
Finding Common Ground
orientations, and political beliefs, helps us capture the very best thinking,” he explains. “When people from diverse areas of expertise all put their ideas on the table, there’s often greater agreement than you might imagine.” Shumway... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 15 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 15, 2017
ubiquitous by the 2010s; (3) asset lockups, which disappeared from the landscape for thirty years, have reemerged, though in a "new economy" variation; and (4) practitioners have begun implementing side agreements to the deal... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 12
practices and strength as a company. Students have to decide whether CFRA should flag First Solar as a concern and add it to CFRA's "Biggest Concerns" list. Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/113044-PDF-ENG Crafting a Founder View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Little Ice-Cream Company That Could
percent stake to the company in 1994 with the agreement that it would not attempt to acquire more than a 25 percent stake for a decade. As that agreement neared its end, Nestlé surprised Rogers by making an... View Details
- 28 Apr 2008
- HBS Case
Negotiating with Wal-Mart
tractors ($12,000 each) as a cheaper and faster way to transport melons to the warehouse. Talley also negotiated a coveted co-management supplier agreement with Wal-Mart, showing how Frey Farms could share the responsibility of managing... View Details
- 02 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Dubious Logic of Global Megamergers
relationships. In many cases, partnerships are a more appropriate way to grow than M&A. Even a company as large as IBM uses alliances in its PC business, which has been deemed unprofitable but still important given its links with other IBM businesses. In 1996, IBM... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat & Fariborz Ghadar
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Christensen and Vernon Remembered
F. Kennedy School of Government, died on August 26 due to complications from cancer. He was 85. Vernon, who served on the HBS faculty for nineteen years, was a key member of the Marshall Plan team and a central player in the development of the International Monetary... View Details
- 23 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Emerging Art of Negotiation
negotiators define the game, the group writes, "may be key to better understanding why parties do not reach agreements when we think they should." Preconceptions Count No one goes into a negotiation completely blind. Almost... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 19 Apr 2016
- Blog Post
First Minutes are Critical in New-Employee Orientation
for example), and some focused on the identity of the organization (such as creating a logo for the research lab). After the experiments, participants filled out a short questionnaire about their experience in the lab, indicating their level of View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- January 2023
- Case
Gerald Weiss (2023)
By: Brian J. Hall, Carleen Madigan, Andrew Wasynczuk and Caroline Witten
Gerald Weiss left Wall Street for the promise of a CFO position at a well-established corporation. He was given a 10-year options package with a guaranteed floor of $12 million and unlimited upside. To ensure the entire package would be worth at least $12 million after... View Details
Keywords: Management Teams; Resignation and Termination; Executive Compensation; Organizational Culture; Agreements and Arrangements; Stock Options; Conflict and Resolution; New York (city, NY)
Hall, Brian J., Carleen Madigan, Andrew Wasynczuk, and Caroline Witten. "Gerald Weiss (2023)." Harvard Business School Case 923-038, January 2023.
- July 2002 (Revised August 2003)
- Case
Unilever Superannuation Fund vs. Merrill Lynch, The
By: Andre F. Perold and Joshua Musher
In 2001, the Unilever Superannuation Fund sued Merrill Lynch for damages of 130 million British pounds. Over the period 1977 to 1998, the Unilever Fund had significantly underperformed the benchmark, and its trustees contended that the poor returns resulted from... View Details
Keywords: Investment; Lawsuits and Litigation; Performance Evaluation; Agreements and Arrangements; Customer Relationship Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Asset Management; Risk Management; Legal Liability; Financial Services Industry; United Kingdom
Perold, Andre F., and Joshua Musher. "Unilever Superannuation Fund vs. Merrill Lynch, The." Harvard Business School Case 203-034, July 2002. (Revised August 2003.)
- June 2008
- Teaching Note
Transparent Value LLC (TN)
By: Sharon P. Katz and Krishna G. Palepu
Teaching Note for [108098]. View Details
- 26 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 26
Strategies Authors:Pol Antràs and C. Fritz Foley Publication:In Costs and Benefits of Regional Economic Integration, edited by Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee. Oxford University Press, forthcoming Abstract This paper analyzes the effects of the formation of a regional... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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1.18 Field Global Capstone | MBA
off-campus immersion components of the FIELD Global Capstone. Academic Policy As with any required academic course, students are expected to adhere to all HBS Academic Policies for the duration of the course. Students will also be asked to sign a Team View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Building Bridges: New Dimensions in Negotiation
pure process focus to substance: the principles of designing agreements that create value and are sustainable. Inexperienced negotiators, says Sebenius, often unconsciously limit themselves to a one-dimensional process of sitting at the... View Details
Keywords: by Anita M. Harris
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What Happened When TikTok Songs Went Silent for Three Months | Working Knowledge
artists to get discovered,’” Ofek says. “It does seem like TikTok, at least going into this, felt like they had the power.” While details of the new agreement weren’t publicly released, The New York Times reported in May that artists and... View Details
- 12 Feb 2016
- Op-Ed
The Real Jobs Tragedy in the US: We've Lost the Skills
of jobs that Americans would aspire to, if only they knew where scarcity existed, what the qualifications were for those jobs, and where to go to acquire the right credentials. Tariffs or flimsy labor standards agreements will do nothing... View Details
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Manuscript Collections - Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School
item in the collection is the memoir Jay Cooke wrote late in life. Also noteworthy are the agreements Cooke made with other firms, in particular an 1869 contract between Cooke and the Northern Pacific Railroad. Collection Guide... View Details