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- March 2010 (Revised April 2012)
- Case
Sheila Mason & Craig Shepherd (Abridged)
The case describes two individuals who have met and are in the process of starting a company together. Each is still at his/her former employer, and each has signed a different employment agreement that, on paper, may prohibit some of the contemplated acts—i.e.,...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Entrepreneurship;
Venture Capital;
Resignation and Termination;
Intellectual Property;
Law;
Agreements and Arrangements
Roberts, Michael J. "Sheila Mason & Craig Shepherd (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 810-114, March 2010. (Revised April 2012.)
- July – August 2009
- Article
Preferential Treatment: The New Face of Protectionism?
Free trade agreements have increased dramatically over the past decade. This forethought considers how they present global executives with thorny strategic and operational decisions, a piece of which has to do with China's entry into the FTA scene.
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Abrami, Regina M. "Preferential Treatment: The New Face of Protectionism?" Harvard Business Review 87, nos. 7-8 (July–August 2009).
- October 2010
- Article
Preferring Balanced vs. Advantageous Peace Agreements: A Study of Israeli Attitudes Towards a Two-State Solution
By: Deepak Malhotra and Jeremy Ginges
The paper extends research on fixed-pie perceptions by suggesting that disputants may prefer proposals that are perceived to be equally attractive to both parties (i.e., balanced) rather than one-sided, because balanced agreements are seen as more likely to be...
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Keywords:
Fixed Pie;
Balance;
Peace;
Negotiation;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Conflict and Resolution;
Government and Politics;
Balance and Stability;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Attitudes;
Israel;
Palestinian state
Malhotra, Deepak, and Jeremy Ginges. "Preferring Balanced vs. Advantageous Peace Agreements: A Study of Israeli Attitudes Towards a Two-State Solution." Judgment and Decision Making 5, no. 6 (October 2010): 420–427.
- May 1998 (Revised September 1999)
- Background Note
Note on Managed Care
By: Richard M.J. Bohmer
Presents an overview of managed care. Describes the relationship between provider and insurance companies, examines the implications for consumers, and discusses financial arrangements and operational characteristics commonly observed in the industry. Also provides a...
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Keywords:
Customers;
Insurance;
Health Care and Treatment;
Service Operations;
Relationships;
Insurance Industry
Bohmer, Richard M.J. "Note on Managed Care." Harvard Business School Background Note 698-060, May 1998. (Revised September 1999.)
- 11 Nov 2016
- News
The Fortune 500 Can’t Go Along with a Rollback on Climate Policy
- May 2022
- Case
The NFL’s $110-Billion Media Rights Deals
By: Anita Elberse and Elizabeth Warner
On March 18, 2021, Brian Rolapp, chief media and business officer at the National Football League (NFL) presented the results of a months-long effort to renegotiate rights deals with the NFL’s current partners in television—the media conglomerates behind the networks...
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Keywords:
Sports;
Entertainment;
Media;
Marketing;
Strategy;
General Management;
Negotiation;
Partners and Partnerships;
Competition;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry
Elberse, Anita, and Elizabeth Warner. "The NFL’s $110-Billion Media Rights Deals." Harvard Business School Case 522-090, May 2022.
- 30 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
Searching for Professional Passion Through My VC Summer Internship
have the time and resources to study my longer-term professional goals. I distinctly remember the joy and clarity of vision that I felt upon receiving the admissions decision email: “The answer is YES!” Upon...
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- July 2012
- Supplement
Show Me the Money (B)
By: Clayton Rose
A business unit leader faces a major decision when an employee critical to a high-profile transaction asks for a unique compensation arrangement that has implications for the culture of the business.
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Keywords:
Culture;
Compensation;
Risk Management;
Leadership;
Decision Making;
Organizational Culture;
Compensation and Benefits
Rose, Clayton. "Show Me the Money (B) ." Harvard Business School Supplement 313-003, July 2012.
- July 2012
- Case
Show Me the Money (A)
By: Clayton Rose
A business unit leader faces a major decision when an employee critical to a high profile transaction asks for a unique compensation arrangement that has implications for the culture of the business.
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Keywords:
Culture;
Compensation;
Leadership;
Cost vs Benefits;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Organizational Culture;
Compensation and Benefits
Rose, Clayton. "Show Me the Money (A)." Harvard Business School Case 313-002, July 2012.
- March 1997 (Revised October 1999)
- Case
Stone Container in Honduras (A)
By: James K. Sebenius and Hannah Bowles
Chicago-based Stone Container Corp., a leading producer of cardboard containers and paper bags, proposes a large-scale pine forest management and utilization program in the La Mosquitia region of Honduras. A framework agreement with the government is strongly endorsed...
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Keywords:
Negotiation Preparation;
Negotiation Types;
Environmental Sustainability;
Conflict of Interests;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Government and Politics;
Pulp and Paper Industry;
Pulp and Paper Industry;
Honduras;
Chicago
Sebenius, James K., and Hannah Bowles. "Stone Container in Honduras (A)." Harvard Business School Case 897-172, March 1997. (Revised October 1999.)
- October 2011 (Revised October 2013)
- Case
Ensighten
By: Lena G. Goldberg and Michael J. Roberts
Focuses on a small start-up software company engaged in a negotiation over its software licensing agreement with a very large potential client. The entrepreneur must weight legal and business issues vs. his desire to land the key customer.
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Keywords:
Applications and Software;
Business Plan;
Business Startups;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Contracts;
Information Technology Industry
Goldberg, Lena G., and Michael J. Roberts. "Ensighten." Harvard Business School Case 812-050, October 2011. (Revised October 2013.)
- May 2000 (Revised July 2000)
- Case
World Trade Organization, The: After the Seattle Protests
Representatives of the World Trade Organization (WTO) met in Seattle to plan the next round of trade negotiations, only to face protestors and fail to reach agreement on an agenda. This case discusses the evolution of the WTO, its rules, and some of the controversy...
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- January 2010 (Revised February 2012)
- Case
Meetup
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski and David Chen
Meetup, an on-line company providing means of arranging face-to-face meetings, is deciding between two options of increasing its revenue by investing to: (i) increase new sign ups, (ii) improve the engagement of existing users.
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- 2007
- Case
Continuous Process Improvement at Deere & Company
By: Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble
After decades of tense relationships with the United Auto Workers, Deere & Company broke through with a landmark agreement that built an expectation of continuous improvement into the compensation plan. The company then built a set of management forums and processes to...
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Keywords:
Strategy;
Machinery and Machining;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Management Practices and Processes;
Labor Unions;
Compensation and Benefits;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Govindarajan, Vijay, and Chris Trimble. "Continuous Process Improvement at Deere & Company." 2007. (Case No. 2-0024.)
- February 2003 (Revised April 2012)
- Case
Sheila Mason & Craig Shepherd
Describes a marketing executive and an engineer who are starting a company together. Each is still at his/her former employer, and each has signed a different employment agreement that, on paper, may prohibit soliciting customers or employees. Focuses on how...
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Keywords:
Resignation and Termination;
Intellectual Property;
Contracts;
Legal Liability;
Entrepreneurship;
Ethics
Roberts, Michael J., and Todd H Thedinga. "Sheila Mason & Craig Shepherd." Harvard Business School Case 803-095, February 2003. (Revised April 2012.)
- February 1974 (Revised August 1985)
- Case
Bougainville Copper Ltd. (B)
Provides details of the mining agreement between Bougainville Copper and the government of Papua New Guinea; some historical, cultural, social, political, and economic information on Papua New Guinea; and historical and financial information on Bougainville Copper....
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Keywords:
Negotiation Preparation;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Mining;
Business and Government Relations;
Mining Industry;
Oceania
Hammond, John S. "Bougainville Copper Ltd. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 174-104, February 1974. (Revised August 1985.)
- August 2006 (Revised July 2007)
- Background Note
Governance of the Business Family
By: John A. Davis
Explains the purposes, processes, standards, plans, and agreements that together help to govern (or steer) a family that owns a family business.
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Keywords:
Family Business;
Corporate Governance;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Family Ownership
Davis, John A. "Governance of the Business Family." Harvard Business School Background Note 807-020, August 2006. (Revised July 2007.)
- 2010
- Chapter
A Contingency Theory of Leadership
By: Jay W. Lorsch
The idea of a contingency theory of leadership is not novel. In the 1960s several scholars conducted research and proposed such an approach arguing that the style of leadership that would be most effective depended upon the situation (Fiedler, Tannenbaum and Schmidt,...
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Lorsch, Jay W. "A Contingency Theory of Leadership." Chap. 15 in Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice, edited by Nitin Nohria and Rakesh Khurana. Harvard Business Press, 2010.
- July 1986 (Revised March 1989)
- Case
Jim Southern
A recent MBA graduate has reached tentative agreement for an LBO of a forms-printing business with $43 million sales. At the eleventh hour, however, the seller has demanded that the buyer personally guarantee $4 million of accounts payable.
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Stevenson, Howard H. "Jim Southern." Harvard Business School Case 387-009, July 1986. (Revised March 1989.)
- November 2012
- Technical Note
OpCo / PropCo Valuation
By: Nicolas P. Retsinas, Lisa Strope and John C. Hettinger
This technical note describes the "OpCo/PropCo" process of valuing a real estate intensive business. The term "OpCo/PropCo" refers to a business arrangement in which a consolidated, real estate-intensive enterprise is split into two separate businesses: (1) A property...
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Retsinas, Nicolas P., Lisa Strope, and John C. Hettinger. "OpCo / PropCo Valuation." Harvard Business School Technical Note 213-070, November 2012.