Publications

1984
Book

Negotiating the Law of the Sea: Lessons in the Art and Science of Reaching Agreement

By: James K. Sebenius

Keywords: Law; Agreements and Arrangements

September 1983 (Revised December 1988)
Case

Cleveland Twist Drill (A)

By: Richard G. Hamermesh

Deals with the problems of implementing strategy in a declining industry and the negotiation of strategy with external constituencies, particularly labor unions. Traces Jim Bartlett's first nine months as president and asks for a plan of action. View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Management Style; Negotiation Tactics; Labor and Management Relations; Corporate Strategy

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

1983
Book

Negotiating in Organizations

By: M. H. Bazerman and R.J. Lewicki

Keywords: Negotiation; Organizations

June 1983
Article

Don't Bet on It: Contingent Agreements with Asymmetric Information

By: James K. Sebenius and John Geanakoplos

Keywords: Information; Agreements and Arrangements

June 1983
Article

Expectations and Reputations in Bargaining: An Experimental Study

By: A. E. Roth and F. Schoumaker

Keywords: Negotiation; Reputation

May 1983 (Revised December 1987)
Case

Technical Data Corp.

By: William A. Sahlman

Describes a decision confronting the president of a small company about selling some or all of the shares in his company to another firm. Technical Data Corp. provides analytical services to professional bond market traders over a system of computer terminals operated... View Details

Keywords: Stocks; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Internet and the Web; Information Infrastructure; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Valuation; Negotiation Tactics; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Strategy; Horizontal Integration; Information Industry; Service Industry

1983
Chapter

Information and Aspirations in Two Person Bargaining

By: A. E. Roth and J. K. Murnighan

Keywords: Negotiation; Information; Motivation and Incentives

Article

Towards a Theory of Bargaining: An Experimental Study in Economics

By: A. E. Roth

Keywords: Negotiation; Information; Economics

spring 1983
Article

Negotiation Arithmetic: Adding and Subtracting Issues and Parties

By: James K. Sebenius

Keywords: Negotiation

Article

Bargaining Power of Multinationals and Host Governments

By: L. T. Wells Jr. and N. Fagre

Keywords: Negotiation; Power and Influence; Government and Politics

September 1982
Article

Risk Aversion and the Negotiation of Insurance Contracts

By: R. Kihlstrom and A. E. Roth

Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Negotiation; Insurance

September 1982
Article

Scale Changes and Shared Information in Bargaining: An Experimental Study

By: A. E. Roth and M. Malouf

Keywords: Change; Information; Negotiation

May 1982 (Revised June 1982)
Case

Air Traffic Controllers

By: Michael Beer

On August 3, 1981 President Ronald Reagan terminated 12,000 air traffic controllers, members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization, for violating their no-strike oath. Provides background on the human resources policies and practices of the Federal... View Details

Keywords: Resignation and Termination; Labor and Management Relations; Government and Politics; Labor Unions; Negotiation; Employees; Air Transportation Industry; United States