Conflict Management - Publications - Faculty & Research

January 2002
Background Note

A Note on Incentives in the NFL

By: Brian J. Hall and Jonathan Lim

This case describes compensation and incentive issues in one of the major U.S. professional sports leagues, the National Football League (NFL). It first provides some background information on the labor market for players and the salary cap and then describes incentive... View Details

Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Labor and Management Relations; Conflict and Resolution; Motivation and Incentives; Sports; Sports Industry; United States

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01 Jun 2025
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Barbie: Reviving a Cultural Icon at Mattel

Like countless others in the summer of 2023, HBS professor Elie Ofek went to the theater to see the blockbuster film Barbie and found himself enveloped by the pink-drenched marketing blitz that had all but taken over the world. To Ofek, who teaches in the Marketing... View Details

Keywords: Christine Speer Lejeune; Illustrations by Miguel Porlan; Educational Services

02 Jan 2008
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Stories 2007

versus items they should buy (salad). In their research on online grocery-buying habits and DVD rentals, Harvard Business School's Katy Milkman and Todd Rogers, along with Professor Max Bazerman, provide insights on the want-should View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2005
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Do You Speak Business?

China. “I have no regrets,” he adds, “because I learned so much from that experience.” Now working in strategic planning for Philip Morris International’s China operations, Klump is part of a small management team whose eleven members... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

05 Jul 2006
Op-Ed

Corporate Governance Activists are Headed in the Wrong Direction

management is the responsibility of none other than the corporation's number-one manager, a conflict of interest that is awkward at best. The obvious solution is separating the two positions—a move many Ford... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Hinsey

24 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

In Troubled Africa, Botswana Flowers

(diamonds) and have managed this resource extremely well. Working with De Beers, the government has consistently and strategically limited its sales of diamonds, striving to keep prices steady over the long run rather than maximizing... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

01 Mar 2004
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David Horgan: Iraqi Briefing, 21st November, 2003

rigorous case discussion at any HBS section including people with knowledge of Iraq and the Middle East, we would never have gone to war. The best way to avoid post-conflict problems is to avoid conflict. If conflict were forced upon us,... View Details

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

10 May 2004
Research & Ideas

Rethink the Value of Joint Ventures

and entrepreneurial management, done with colleagues C. Fritz Foley and James R. Hines Jr. at the University of Michigan. Their research will appear in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Financial Economics. In this interview, Desai discusses the research and its... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

22 Mar 2011
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and Creative Sparks: Enhancing Individual Creativity through Conflict and Integration Authors:E. Miron-Spektor, F. Gino, and L. Argote Publication:Enhancing Individual Creativity through Conflict and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Jan 2008
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First Look: January 23, 2008

Tintaya copper mine has long been a source of intense conflict between local community members and mine operators. The mine, which was owned and managed first by the Peruvian state and later by BHP Billiton,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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

include whether high-performance Asian companies can provide a business model for success in the region, the role of accounting infrastructure in transitional economies, restructuring diversified businesses in emerging markets, and exploring the Asian View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

15 Dec 2008
Research & Ideas

The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands

to managers and stimulating reflection among scholars, a new working paper by HBS professors James E. Austin and Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard looks at how and why such acquisitions occur and how to View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage

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Alumnae Circles Open House: Washington D.C.

Women's groups are launching- are you interested? Register for this upcoming open house to learn more. View Details

24 Apr 2007
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First Look: April 24, 2007

Working PapersPoverty, Social Divisions, and Conflict in Nepal Authors:Quy-Toan Do and Lakshmi Iyer Abstract We conduct an econometric analysis of the economic and social factors which contributed to the spread of violent View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

August 2003 (Revised May 2006)
Case

Elizabeth Parker (A)

By: Tiziana E. Casciaro, Wickham Skinner and David Krackhardt

A new political appointee with years of volunteer experience takes over a highly responsible job in the state government and is met with bureaucratic inertia. Describes a successful strategy to overcome organizational resistance to change. View Details

Keywords: Public Sector; Leading Change; Managerial Roles; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Conflict and Resolution; Power and Influence

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01 Sep 2010
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Letters to the Editor

more than you will eliminate disease. The whole range of human incentives is involved, not just money. In the UK, people like to say “We are not corrupt,” but we’re not all as squeaky clean as we like to suggest. Hugh Quick (MBA ’56) Ilminster, Somerset, England No... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

05 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019

Refugees' Attitudes Towards Compromise and Civil War Termination By: Fabbe, Kristin, Chad Hazlett, and Tolga Sınmazdemir Abstract— Civilians who have fled violent conflict and settled in neighboring countries are integral to processes of... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Sep 2007
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Ali Allawi

would have been formed, and then you let Iraqis, whether for good or ill, manage this process. For the first four months after the overthrow of the regime, there was very little resistance either from disbanded army units or from the... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; National Security and International Affairs; Government

January 2025
Supplement

Colbún’s Angostura Dam Project (B)

By: James K. Sebenius and Nicolas Andrade

The A case describes Colbún Chile’s plans for the Angostura dam in the Bío Bío River, a hydroelectric construction venture with major challenges given the region’s history of indigenous resistance. This context was especially unfavorable given the highly contentious... View Details