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- January 2020
- Supplement
John Branca: Negotiating Michael Jackson’s Thriller (B)
By: James K. Sebenius and Alex Green
Supplements the (A) case.
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Sebenius, James K., and Alex Green. "John Branca: Negotiating Michael Jackson’s Thriller (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 920-036, January 2020.
- October 2019 (Revised January 2020)
- Case
John Branca: Negotiating Michael Jackson's Thriller (A)
By: James K. Sebenius and Alex Green
John Branca, attorney to pop musician Michael Jackson, must negotiate a series of deals on behalf of his client in order to safeguard his financial interests and creative license during a period of rising stardom.
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Sebenius, James K., and Alex Green. "John Branca: Negotiating Michael Jackson's Thriller (A)." Harvard Business School Case 920-027, October 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
- 2016
- Book
Negotiating the Impossible: How to Break Deadlocks and Resolve Ugly Conflicts (without Money or Muscle)
By: Deepak Malhotra
Some negotiations are easy. Others are more difficult. And then there are situations that seem completely hopeless. Conflict is escalating, people are getting aggressive, and no one is willing to back down. And, to top it off, you have little power or other resources...
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Keywords:
Dealmaking;
Diplomacy;
Conflict;
Dispute Resolution;
Strategy;
Conflict Management;
Negotiation
Malhotra, Deepak. Negotiating the Impossible: How to Break Deadlocks and Resolve Ugly Conflicts (without Money or Muscle). Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2016. (Top 10 Business Books of 2016 (The Globe & Mail)
#1 Business Book of 2016 (KnowSquare, for the Spanish Edition)
Business Bestseller List (800CEORead.)
- April 2013
- Article
What Roger Fisher Got Profoundly Right: Five Enduring Lessons for Negotiators
Roger Fisher, who died in 2012, enjoyed a remarkable career that modeled one way that an academic, especially in a professional school such as law or business, could make a significant, positive, and lasting difference in the world. Distinctive aspects of his career...
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Keywords:
Bargaining;
Conflict Resolution;
Dealmaking;
Negotiation;
Personal Development and Career;
Conflict and Resolution
Sebenius, James K. "What Roger Fisher Got Profoundly Right: Five Enduring Lessons for Negotiators." Negotiation Journal 29, no. 2 (April 2013): 159–169.
- January 1997 (Revised November 1997)
- Case
IBM and Siemens: Revitalizing the Rolm Division (B)
By: Ashish Nanda, Antonio Davila and Georgia Levenson
This supplement to the (A) case describes Siemens’ purchase of Rolm’s entire product development and manufacturing operation to form Rolm Systems and discusses the simultaneous 50/50 joint venture between IBM and Siemens to manage marketing, sales, and service for PBX...
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Keywords:
Manufacturing;
Deal;
Dealmaking;
IBM;
Siemens;
Product Development;
Joint Ventures;
Restructuring;
Corporate Strategy
Nanda, Ashish, Antonio Davila, and Georgia Levenson. "IBM and Siemens: Revitalizing the Rolm Division (B)." Harvard Business School Case 397-061, January 1997. (Revised November 1997.)
- 2020
- Book
Dealmaking: The New Strategy of Negotiauctions
Based on broad research and detailed case studies, Dealmaking provides the jargon-free, empirically sound advice you need to close the deal.
Leading dealmaking scholar Guhan Subramanian specializes in understanding how deals work. As a Harvard Business... View Details
Leading dealmaking scholar Guhan Subramanian specializes in understanding how deals work. As a Harvard Business... View Details
Subramanian, Guhan. Dealmaking: The New Strategy of Negotiauctions. 2nd edition. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2020.
- 05 Jul 2018
- News
Henry Kissinger's Lessons for Business Negotiators
- 09 Jul 2007
- Research & Ideas
Five Steps to Better Family Negotiations
family members begin to leverage the 5 principles of effective negotiation we have outlined, they will increase their chances of successful dealmaking and dispute resolution. The likelihood of success increases further if others in the...
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by John A. Davis and Deepak Malhotra
- 09 Sep 2013
- News
Pension Plans: Flying Solo
- 03 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Dealing with the ‘Irrational’ Negotiator
has greater dealmaking authority. In negotiation, a wide variety of possible constraints exist. The other side may be constrained by advice from her lawyers, by the fear of setting a dangerous precedent, by promises she has made to other...
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by Deepak Malhotra & Max H. Bazerman
- 21 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Making Credibility Your Strongest Asset
Negotiation is a breeze if you're selling a unique product or service that others desperately need: Just sit back and let the bidding begin. Likewise, if you're a buyer in a buyer's market, getting a bargain is a snap. But what happens when lots of other people are...
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by Michael Wheeler
- 26 Oct 2009
- Lessons from the Classroom
The New Deal: Negotiauctions
known, unknown, and potential competitors. In February 2010, Subramanian will publish Negotiauctions: New Dealmaking Strategies for a Competitive Marketplace, a book that draws on his experience studying and advising on complex corporate...
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by Julia Hanna
- TeachingInterests
Exec Ed: Real Estate Executive Seminar: Capital, Partnerships, and Portfolios
By: John D. Macomber
With both a quest for yield and new opportunities emerging across the real estate supply chain, business leaders must have the financial capabilities, analytical tools, and strategic skills to ensure the long-term profitability of their development projects and...
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- 05 Jul 2018
- News
Henry Kissinger's Lessons for Business Negotiators
- September 2009
- Article
Hidden Roadblocks in Cross-Border Talks
While most analysts and dealmakers are aware of "cultural" differences in negotiations that cross national borders--different protocol and process expectations, differences in the role of the individual versus the group, differences in attitudes toward risk and time,...
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Keywords:
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Negotiation Tactics;
Risk Management;
Time Management;
Strategy;
Governance;
Performance Expectations;
Attitudes;
Culture;
Decision Making
Sebenius, James K. "Hidden Roadblocks in Cross-Border Talks." Negotiation 12, no. 9 (September 2009): 8.
- 03 Oct 2019
- News
Where Are All the Women in Private Equity?
- 10 Feb 2017
- News
How to negotiate the best job package
- 2013
- Book
The Art of Negotiation: How to Improvise Agreement in a Chaotic World
By: Michael Wheeler
A member of the world-renowned Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School introduces the powerful next-generation approach to negotiation. For many years, two approaches to negotiation have prevailed: the "win-win" method exemplified in Getting to Yes by Roger...
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Negotiation
Wheeler, Michael. The Art of Negotiation: How to Improvise Agreement in a Chaotic World. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2013.
Guhan Subramanian
Guhan Subramanian is the Joseph Flom Professor of Law and Business at the Harvard Law School and the Douglas Weaver Professor of Business Law at the Harvard Business School. He is the first person in the history of Harvard University to hold... View Details
- February 2009 (Revised March 2013)
- Supplement
Messer Griesheim (B)
By: Josh Lerner, Ann-Kristin Achleitner, Eva Lutz and Kerry Herman
In 2001, Allianz Capital Partners and Godlman Sachs acquired a majority stake in Messer Greisheim, a European industrial gas concern held by Hoeschst. The dealmakers faced several challenges, including delicate corporate governance issues due to partial family...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Private Equity;
Stock Options;
Stock Shares;
Corporate Governance;
Governance Controls;
Family Ownership;
Problems and Challenges;
Energy Industry;
Europe
Lerner, Josh, Ann-Kristin Achleitner, Eva Lutz, and Kerry Herman. "Messer Griesheim (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 809-057, February 2009. (Revised March 2013.)