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- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Building Bridges: New Dimensions in Negotiation
From resolving a labor dispute to orchestrating a merger to getting a new company off the ground, negotiation plays a vital role in nearly every facet of business. In response, Professor James Sebenius, founder of the HBS Negotiation Unit...
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by Anita M. Harris
- 11 Mar 2009
- HBS Case
The Energy Politics of Russia vs. Ukraine
decision, albeit an extreme one. The context for that incident between the two countries went back years and involved at least one previous shutdown over unpaid Ukrainian bills, as well as disputed pipeline fees, unsigned contracts, bad...
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- 27 May 2008
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Thinking About Global
the current system. Otherwise businesses will lose profitable opportunities and find themselves in the middle of disputes that hurt their future prospects. And poor countries will fail to benefit from what investors can bring them. Absent...
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- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Gazprom Goes Global
disputed pipeline fees, unsigned contracts, bad faith, and, ultimately, failed negotiations. Although other neighboring countries had had similar problems with Ukraine, the shutoff was a PR disaster for Gazprom, which had enjoyed a...
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- 26 Sep 2007
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Negotiation
uncle, mother, or daughter is your business partner. Harvard Business School's John A. Davis and Deepak Malhotra outline 5 ways to analyze and improve dealmaking and dispute resolution while protecting family ties. As they write, family...
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- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Terence P. Stewart
For more than twenty years, Terry Stewart's work has placed him at the middle of some of the world's most contentious border disputes - the trade and legal battles that erupt when countries engage in practices such as dumping or...
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Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Banking on HBS
as government privatization. The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes facilitates settlement of investment disputes between governments and foreign investors.
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Garry Emmons
- 09 Jan 2014
- News
Tapping into Opportunity
irrigation systems and techniques still used today. Unfortunately, water has also been the cause of many bloody wars in the region. In the US, conflict over water hasn't reached that intensity, but bitter legal and political disputes are...
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- 19 Dec 2006
- First Look
First Look: December 19, 2006
years the business pages of the world press were reporting an exploding number of serious disputes between foreign investors and governments. As the expected bonanzas proved elusive and the protections weaker than anticipated, many...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jan 2009
- What Do You Think?
Is the World Really Flat?
Original Article That's the question posed by Amar Bhidé in his new book, The Venturesome Economy. Disputing Thomas Friedman, author of The World is Flat, Bhidé concludes that: (1) it isn't, and (2) arguments by Friedman and others—whom...
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by Jim Heskett
- 03 Dec 2001
- What Do You Think?
What Happens When the Sumo Master Learns Judo?
developing products created by hard-to-find customer-centered software engineers. But now Microsoft's proposed settlement of its dispute with an even bigger sumo—government—would involve giving computers equipped with its operating system...
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by James Heskett
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
A Better Way to Go on Strike
W hen President Clinton imposed a cooling-down period in the American Airlines pilots' strike, he recognized that a strike would impose huge costs on those not involved in the labor dispute - from travelers and airfreight shippers to...
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- 06 Dec 2010
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Doing Business in Emerging Markets
in the middle of disputes that hurt their future prospects. And poor countries will fail to benefit from what investors can bring them. Absent strong protections, managers must ask themselves a series of questions before investing in...
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- 01 Mar 2005
- News
A Primer on Patents
for the most part, heard like any other case. If you had a dispute about something like an infringement or a royalty demand, you’d file in a district court. If you lost and wanted to appeal, you’d go to a federal circuit court. And if you...
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- 22 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
Profits and Prophets: The Role of Values in Investment
education, not for use as a political weapon. The board conditionally agreed to end the disputed investments. The result: With investments constricted over a number of years, the fund experienced a $3 million performance shortfall, which...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Opening Minds Through Expanded Learning Opportunities
the course, which has an enrollment of 100 and convenes at the Business School. The syllabus covers a wide span of events—from the drafting of the US Constitution to recent disputes over same-sex marriage. Last year, the innovative...
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- 02 Jan 2008
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Stories 2007
more so when your uncle, mother, or daughter is your business partner. Harvard Business School's John A. Davis and Deepak Malhotra outline 5 ways to analyze and improve dealmaking and dispute resolution while protecting family ties. As...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 24 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Becoming an Ethical Negotiator
you've witnessed in your professional life and tell us why it went badly? A: I've done work in land use and environmental disputes and sometimes seen questionable behavior on both sides of the table. In one case, a developer filled a...
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by Martha Lagace
- 02 May 2018
- Blog Post
Should Companies Disclose Employee Compensation?
situation came to light when the negotiation leaked. (The dispute was apparently resolved when Wahlberg agreed to donate his $1.5 million to Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund.) This Hollywood soap opera raises an interesting question. If the...
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- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Winning Legally
to litigation. Isn’t litigation best left to the experts? My view is that every legal dispute is a business problem that requires a business solution. I tell my students that if they end up in court, they’ve already lost. Every hour spent...
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Deborah Blagg