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- December 2007 (Revised April 2008)
- Exercise
The Elcer Products Transaction: Confidential Information for US Industrial ElectroCeramics (US-IND)
In a six-party negotiation exercise, the TNDA Corp. plans to sell the Elcer Products Division to one of four potential buyers (industrial, financial, U.S., German). This case contains confidential information for the US Industrial ElectroCeramics (US-IND) management... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation
- December 2007
- Background Note
Tools and Tactics for Transformation: Three "Whats" and Three "Hows"
By: James K. Sebenius and Stephen Friedman
Important transformation at Goldman Sachs, where one of the authors was Chairman, required analysis, political leadership, and management in order to fundamentally shift the strategy, people, and culture on a sustainable basis. After describing the actions needed to... View Details
- September 2007 (Revised April 2013)
- Case
Peter Welz: When a Marquee Prospect Plays Hardball (A)
By: James K. Sebenius and Ellen Knebel
Describes the hardball tactics facing Peter Welz, who seeks to negotiate a make-or-break contract with a vastly larger potential client. Welz's counterpart team is led by Preston Spitzer, a notoriously tough player who fully understands his side's massive advantages in... View Details
- September 2007
- Case
Peter Welz: When a Marquee Prospect Plays Hardball (B)
By: James K. Sebenius and Ellen Knebel
- 2007
- Chapter
Negotiation Analysis: Between Decisions and Games
- April 2007 (Revised January 2010)
- Supplement
Tom Muccio: Negotiating the P&G Relationship with Wal-Mart (B)
By: James K. Sebenius and Ellen Knebel
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
- January 2007
- Case
Lou Pritchett: Negotiating the P&G Relationship with Wal-Mart
By: James K. Sebenius and Ellen Knebel
Describes several internal and external negotiations in the 1980s that led to a significant and growing partnership between Procter & Gamble (P&G) and Wal-Mart. From the perspective of Lou Pritchett, P&G's Vice President of Sales and Customer Development, the unfolding... View Details
- January 2007 (Revised January 2010)
- Case
Tom Muccio: Negotiating the P&G Relationship with Wal-Mart (A)
By: James K. Sebenius and Ellen Knebel
Describes the retailer-supplier negotiations of Tom Muccio, one of the earlier Proctor & Gamble (P&G) employees to be based in Bentonville, Arkansas, in negotiating the early operational components of the supplier-retailer partnership between P&G and Wal-Mart in the... View Details
- November 2006
- Case
Sarah Talley and Frey Farms Produce: Negotiating with Wal-Mart (A)
By: James K. Sebenius and Ellen Knebel
Describes the retailer-supplier negotiations of Frey Farms Produce in its growth from a small local produce supplier to becoming a supplier for Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer. The (A) case sets up three negotiations led by Sarah Talley of Frey Farms Produce in... View Details
- November 2006
- Supplement
Sarah Talley and Frey Farms Produce: Negotiating with Wal-Mart (B)
By: James K. Sebenius and Ellen Knebel
- November 2006 (Revised September 2007)
- Case
The Bollingers: Negotiating with Wal-Mart (A)
By: James K. Sebenius and Ellen Knebel
Describes the negotiations by Howard and Marilyn Bollinger over supplying a new product line to Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer. The (A) case outlines the Bollingers' development of their product, the Wallpockett, documents their negotiation preparation for... View Details
- November 2006
- Supplement
The Bollingers: Negotiating with Wal-Mart (B)
By: James K. Sebenius and Ellen Knebel
- 2006
- Book
3-D Negotiation: Powerful Tools to Change the Game in Your Most Important Deals
By: David Lax and James K. Sebenius
- September 2006
- Article
Facing a Protracted Dispute? Consider a 'Virtual Strike'
Keywords: Conflict and Resolution
- May 2006
- Supplement
The Brent Spar Campaign (B): Rescuing Greenpeace?
By: James K. Sebenius and Natasha Affolder
Keywords: Green Technology Industry
- April 2006
- Article
Negotiation Design for Large, Multistakeholder Projects
- February 2006
- Supplement
Smartix (D): Reflections from the Other Side of the Table
By: James K. Sebenius and Andrew Wasynczuk