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- 02 Mar 2016
- News
The New Space Race
closer to Earth. Two years ago, the agency awarded a nearly $7 billion contract to SpaceX—launched in 2002 by PayPal and Tesla Motors cofounder Musk—and Boeing to transport US astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) starting... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 14 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Big Money for Big Projects
suppliers or host governments. High leverage prevents cash from accumulating inside project companies, thereby eliminating the temptation for related parties to seize the cash. It also helps enforce contracts by, somewhat paradoxically,... View Details
- 19 Aug 2021
- News
A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues
the federal government, was that Black people could not get mortgages, and therefore Black people had to go to the gray market for finance. And the gray market was where white buyers were actually buying homes and selling them to Blacks on what was called View Details
- 20 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 20, 2007
are an enabling force legally astute management teams can use to manage the firm more effectively. In particular, it proposes that legally astute management teams can, inter alia, use formal contracts as complements to relational... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 May 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: From Trash to Treasure: Inside a Waste Management Site in Mumbai
biodegradable alternatives are vital steps toward a circular economy. On Dalmia and HUL’s side, scaling the current plastic processing facilities requires significant investment and reliable long-term contracts for the increase in... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Sam Hayes
Another crucial step would be to ensure that public accounting firms once again become bona fide watchdogs. Too often, lucrative consulting contracts have caused accounting firms to relax their auditing standards to placate management.... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 16 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
What Happens When Zambian Schoolgirls Receive Negotiation Training
Many Zambian girls face major challenges early in life. They drop out of eighth and ninth grade at three times the rate of their male counterparts and contract HIV twice as often. Many will die due to complications associated with... View Details
Keywords: Re: Kathleen L. McGinn
- 09 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 9, 2008
customers in new product development) and developing a reputation for environmentally friendly behavior. What is the role of operations management in this context? Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Nov 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, November 21, 2017
with the model's predictions, we find that whether a firm integrates upstream or downstream suppliers depends crucially on the elasticity of demand for its final product. Moreover, a firm's propensity to integrate a given stage of the value chain is shaped by the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- March 1999 (Revised November 2001)
- Case
Honda-Rover (B): Honda Draws the Line
By: Ashish Nanda, James K. Sebenius and Ron Fortgang
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Business Exit or Shutdown; Joint Ventures; Alliances; Knowledge Sharing; Strategy; Contracts; Negotiation Process; Change Management; Negotiation Tactics; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Auto Industry; United Kingdom
Nanda, Ashish, James K. Sebenius, and Ron Fortgang. "Honda-Rover (B): Honda Draws the Line." Harvard Business School Case 899-224, March 1999. (Revised November 2001.)
- 23 Jul 2021
- Blog Post
Trends in Consumer Products
ahead of the previous year! During the pandemic, 5.7 million new homes bought the Betty Crocker brand, which was the highest penetration growth across all General Mills brands. That kind of consumer demand required radical action. We quickly engaged with several new... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
An SUV Built for African Roads—by African Workers
full-time employees, the new factory will add another 50 people per shift, doing everything from laser-cutting steel frames to inspection, painting, general assembly, and quality testing. The company worked with contract assembly to build... View Details
Keywords: Amy Yee
- February 1997
- Case
Enron Development Corp.: The Dabhol Power Project in Maharashtra, India (B) (Abridged)
A new administration takes power in a state in India and cancels a power project agreed upon by the previous state government and a U.S.-based energy company. The project cancellation is based on allegations of irregularities, exorbitant costs, and political pressures. View Details
Keywords: Energy Generation; Fairness; Cost; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Policy; Government and Politics; Contracts; Market Entry and Exit; Negotiation Process; Conflict Management; Energy Industry
Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Enron Development Corp.: The Dabhol Power Project in Maharashtra, India (B) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 797-086, February 1997.
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Latest Model
design—to help clients no matter what their business happens to be. As a result, they have become highly skilled at explaining the finer points of contract theory and incentive design to executives who want to mint their own... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Leading the Way In Negotiation and Decision Making
sustainable deals can be applied to international and financial transactions. Also crossing unit lines is Professor Richard E. Walton who contributes expertise in strategic negotiation to the examination of economic and social contracts... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 08 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 8, 2006
just than those that implied consistency and lack of bias. Information about the bias implied by a queue improved perceived procedural justice. The analysis suggests organizational artifacts to be "secondary contract makers" and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jan 2017
- Blog Post
Crossing the River: The HBS/HKS Joint Degree Program
contracting social services through conversations with industry leaders. Beyond the academic exposure it afforded me, the joint degree program offered an incredible laboratory to develop my personal theory of change. As a fellow with... View Details
- June 2006 (Revised April 2024)
- Case
Creditor Activism in Sovereign Debt: 'Vulture' Tactics or Market Backbone
By: Laura Alfaro and Ingrid Vogel
The role of distressed debt funds, also known as "vulture funds," in sovereign debt restructuring was a hotly debated topic, especially after the success of Elliot Associates in converting an $11 million investment in Peruvian bonds worth $21 million into a $58 million... View Details
Keywords: Vulture Funds; Borrowing and Debt; Bonds; Investment Activism; Investment Funds; Sovereign Finance; Government and Politics; Contracts; Business and Government Relations; Peru
Alfaro, Laura, and Ingrid Vogel. "Creditor Activism in Sovereign Debt: 'Vulture' Tactics or Market Backbone." Harvard Business School Case 706-057, June 2006. (Revised April 2024.)
- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Becoming the Next Real Estate Mogul
capital-intensive business, and it's important to consider how one's money is obtained. "There are many different funding options, from syndicates to institutions, and there are benefits and drawbacks to all of them." Palandjian suggested that the overriding... View Details
- 24 Oct 2018
- News
Exploring the Future of Work for Women
Countries. Khanna, who has been exploring the role of entrepreneurship in the economic and social development of emerging markets, described the critical need to establish trust when launching a business in developing countries, where typical legal or social View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley