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- June 2001
- Case
GE's Early Dispute Resolution Initiative (A)
By: Michael A. Wheeler and Gillian Morris
GE's chief litigation counsel sought to rationalize litigation flow by viewing it as a manufacturing process. By applying the principles of Six Sigma, P.D. Villareal created an Early Dispute Resolution (EDR) system that enabled both lawyers and managers to work...
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Keywords:
Corporate Governance;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Six Sigma;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Problems and Challenges;
Conflict and Resolution;
Energy Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States
Wheeler, Michael A., and Gillian Morris. "GE's Early Dispute Resolution Initiative (A)." Harvard Business School Case 801-395, June 2001.
- 2007
- Working Paper
Geography, Poverty and Conflict in Nepal
By: Quy-Toan Do and Lakshmi Iyer
This paper conducts an empirical analysis of the geographic, economic and social factors that contributed to the spread of civil war in Nepal over the period 1996-2006. This within-country analysis complements existing cross-country studies on the same subject. Using a...
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Do, Quy-Toan, and Lakshmi Iyer. "Geography, Poverty and Conflict in Nepal." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-065, April 2007. (Revised February 2009, previously titled "Poverty, Social Divisions and Conflict in Nepal.")
- 2011
- Chapter
Managing Conflict
By: Lakshmi Iyer
Keywords:
Conflict Management
Iyer, Lakshmi. "Managing Conflict." In Reshaping Tomorrow: Is South Asia Ready for the Big Leap? edited by Ejaz Ghani. Oxford University Press, 2011.
- November 1990 (Revised February 1991)
- Case
L. William Seidman and the Resolution Trust Corp.
Keywords:
Business and Government Relations;
Organizational Design;
Public Administration Industry;
Financial Services Industry
Vietor, Richard H.K. "L. William Seidman and the Resolution Trust Corp." Harvard Business School Case 391-098, November 1990. (Revised February 1991.)
- 12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 19 Sep 2017
- Webinars: Career
Navigate Conflict and Build Stronger Relationships at Work
Every day at work we navigate competing interests, clashing personalities, and limited time and resources. The most effective leaders know how important it is to be able to navigate difficult conversations and work through conflict to improve our relationships.
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- July 1991 (Revised June 1993)
- Background Note
Conflicting Responsibilities
Presents a framework for resolving issues in which managers' responsibilities--to shareholders, employees, other stakeholder groups, and to their own values and commitments in life--conflict with each other. The framework analyzes these issues in terms of duties,...
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Keywords:
Ethics;
Employees;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Management Practices and Processes;
Organizational Structure;
Personal Development and Career;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Business and Stakeholder Relations
Badaracco, Joseph L. "Conflicting Responsibilities." Harvard Business School Background Note 392-002, July 1991. (Revised June 1993.)
- 2005
- Book
Negotiation, Decision Making, and Conflict Management
By: M. H. Bazerman
Bazerman, M. H., ed. Negotiation, Decision Making, and Conflict Management. 3 vols. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2005.
- November 2021
- Supplement
Steve Schwarzman on Dealmaking I: “Becoming a ‘Friend of the Situation’” (B)
By: James K. Sebenius and Alex Green
This case describes, largely in his own words, how Schwarzman dealt with the eight negotiation challenges in the (A) case (922-005); with respect to each challenge, a series of generalizations follows to enhance one's effectiveness in negotiation.
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- November 9, 2019
- Article
Effect of Revealing Authors' Conflicts of Interests in Peer Review: Randomized Controlled Trial
By: Leslie K. John, George Loewenstein, Andrew Marder and Michael Callaham
Objective: To assess the impact of disclosing authors’ conflict of interest declarations to peer reviewers at a medical journal.
Design: Randomised controlled trial.
Setting: The study was conducted within the manuscript review process at the... View Details
Design: Randomised controlled trial.
Setting: The study was conducted within the manuscript review process at the... View Details
Keywords:
Conflicts Of Interest;
Peer Review;
Randomized Controlled Trial;
Scientific Publication;
Conflict of Interests;
Journals and Magazines;
Science
John, Leslie K., George Loewenstein, Andrew Marder, and Michael Callaham. "Effect of Revealing Authors' Conflicts of Interests in Peer Review: Randomized Controlled Trial." BMJ: British Medical Journal 367, no. 8221 (November 9, 2019).
- March 2008
- Article
Functional Imaging of Decision Conflict
By: J. B. Pochon, Jason Riis, A. Sanfey, L. Nystrom and J. D. Cohen
Decision conflict occurs when people feel uncertain as to which option to choose from a set of similarly attractive (or unattractive) options, with many studies demonstrating that this conflict can lead to suboptimal decision making. In this article, we investigate the...
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Pochon, J. B., Jason Riis, A. Sanfey, L. Nystrom, and J. D. Cohen. "Functional Imaging of Decision Conflict." Journal of Neuroscience 28, no. 13 (March 2008).
- 2009
- Article
The Dynamics of Silencing Conflict
By: Leslie Perlow and Nelson Repenning
In many organizations, when people perceive a difference with another they often do not fully express themselves. Despite creating innumerable problems, silencing conflict is a persistent phenomenon. While the antecedents of acts of silence are well documented, little...
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Perlow, Leslie, and Nelson Repenning. "The Dynamics of Silencing Conflict." Research in Organizational Behavior 29 (2009): 195–223.
- 08 Oct 2013
- News
Regulators ban advice fees and conflicts
- Article
Shadow of the Contract: How Contract Structure Shapes Inter-Firm Dispute Resolution
By: Fabrice Lumineau and Deepak Malhotra
This paper investigates how contract structure influences inter-firm dispute resolution processes and outcomes by examining a unique dataset consisting of over 150,000 pages of documents relating to 102 business disputes. We find that the level of contractual detail...
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Keywords:
Governance Controls;
Contracts;
Rights;
Negotiation;
Conflict and Resolution;
Power and Influence
Lumineau, Fabrice, and Deepak Malhotra. "Shadow of the Contract: How Contract Structure Shapes Inter-Firm Dispute Resolution." Strategic Management Journal 32, no. 5 (May 2011): 532–555.
- 06 May 2013
- News
The Benefits of Embracing Conflict and Integration
- 2005
- Working Paper
Wintel: Cooperation or Conflict
We study the incentives of complementors (producers of complementary products) to cooperate vs. compete and how these interact. In a system of complements, like the PC, the value of the final product depends on how well the different components work together. This, in...
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Keywords:
Investment;
Price;
Time Management;
Product;
Product Development;
Research and Development;
Conflict and Resolution;
Motivation and Incentives;
Value
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and David B. Yoffie. "Wintel: Cooperation or Conflict." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 05-083, July 2005.
- April 2005
- Article
Compensation Schemes and Dispute Resolution Mechanisms: Beyond the Obvious
By: James Sebenius, Ehud Eiran, Kenneth Feinberg, Michael Cernea and Francis McGovern
Sebenius, James, Ehud Eiran, Kenneth Feinberg, Michael Cernea, and Francis McGovern. "Compensation Schemes and Dispute Resolution Mechanisms: Beyond the Obvious." Negotiation Journal 21, no. 2 (April 2005): 231–244.
- 13 Nov 2005 - 16 Nov 2005
- Conference Presentation
Brokerage versus Cohesion and Collaborative Creativity: An Evolutionary Resolution
- November 1990 (Revised February 1991)
- Supplement
L. William Seidman and the Resolution Trust Corp., Supplement
Vietor, Richard H.K. "L. William Seidman and the Resolution Trust Corp., Supplement." Harvard Business School Supplement 391-099, November 1990. (Revised February 1991.)
- August 2019
- Supplement
Legal Time - Confidential Information for the Defense Attorney (Drew Davis)
By: Christine L. Exley, Katherine B. Coffman and Joshua Schwartzstein
Legal Time is a two-party dynamic negotiation simulation. Students take the role of either the prosecution or the defense in a case that centers on a client who has been accused of spear-heading a conspiracy to commit wire fraud. This conflict-resolution scenario gives...
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Keywords:
Conflict Resolution;
Time Stress;
Negotiation;
Conflict and Resolution;
Fairness;
Learning
Exley, Christine L., Katherine B. Coffman, and Joshua Schwartzstein. "Legal Time - Confidential Information for the Defense Attorney (Drew Davis)." Harvard Business School Supplement 920-011, August 2019.