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How to Confront a Bully at Work
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Case Study: Culture Clash in the Boardroom
Business ethics Digital ArticleEditors’ Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. If you’d like your comment to be considered for publication, please be sure to include your full name, company or university affiliation and email address. The room was already packed when Liu […] -
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Life's Work: An Interview with Bishop Michael Curry
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When Your New Boss Won't Stop Making Hasty Decisions
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Do You Hate Your Boss?
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When Key Employees Clash
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Managing Confrontation in Multicultural Teams
Managing conflicts Digital ArticleEveryone knows that a little confrontation from time to time is constructive, right? And the classic business literature confirms it. Patrick Lencioni’s Five Dysfunctions of a Team, for example, discusses at length how to achieve the right amount of confrontation for ultimate team effectiveness — and concludes that fear of conflict is one of the […] -
The Work Conversations We Dread the Most, According to Research
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What to Do When You Don't Trust Your Employee
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A Simple Formula for Changing Our Behavior
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How Tribalism Hurts Companies, and What to Do About It
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How to Have Difficult Conversations Virtually
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HP, Oracle, and the False Security of Contracts
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When and How to Respond to Microaggressions
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Don’t Let Election Passions Roil Your Workplace
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Being a First-Time Manager: Our Favorite Reads
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ACCOR (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details ACCOR, a French-based lodging and restaurant company, is described from its founding in 1967 to its 1990 acquisition of Motel 6. Particular attention... -
BRADFORD DEVELOPMENT - Confidential Information for the Mayor's Representative
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Bradford, an old New England industrial city, is experiencing an economic boom. The city has recently adopted a 'linkage agreement' policy, requiring... -
Wintel (B): From NSP to MMX
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HBR's 10 Must Reads for Mid-Level Managers (with bonus article "Managers Can't Do It All" by Diane Gherson and Lynda Gratton)
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PrimeGeo (C): Buying Shares from an Angry Partner - Confidential Instructions for Ann and John (PrimeGeo partners)
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Seven years ago, two of the three partners of a company worked in tandem to remove the other partner through legal trickery. Now, if they are to save... -
Scanteak: The Making of Successors in a Family Firm (A)
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Scanteak Corporation was a furniture retailer founded in Singapore in the 1970s. By 2010, it had established more than 100 stores around the world. It... -
Negotiating from the Margins: The Santa Clara Pueblo Seeks Key Ancestral Lands Sequel
Communication Case Study5.00View Details This negotiations case describes the approach, over time, of Santa Clara, a small Pueblo Indian tribe in New Mexico, to recover a piece of land tribal... -
Washout: The Founders' Tale and Investors' Tale
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Motivating From the Top Down
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Nuclear Power & the Language of Diplomacy: Negotiating a Game-Changing Nuclear Trade Agreement with India Sequel
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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Marcus?
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details This case follows Heather Grant as she begins her new role as manager of the Staunton, Virginia, branch of Loom & Ferris, a mid-sized call center specializing... -
Wintel (A): Cooperation or Conflict
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Examines the dynamic relationship between two complementors: Intel and Microsoft. Set in 1995, the case asks how Intel and Microsoft should solve a serious... -
Acton-Burnett, Inc.
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Describes the formation, selection, and experience of a task force with multidepartmental membership. The problems faced by the task force leader at the... -
Ken Talbot - Cautionary Tale in Estate Planning
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details In 2010, Ken Talbot, a self-made Australian billionaire, was traveling throughout Africa to bring his innovative coal technology to the continent when... -
A Learning Team Drama in One Act
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details "Hee Soap, Hee Soap," Timothy Jones sang out in a mocking fashion towards Hee Seop Choi, a fellow learning team member at a noted graduate school of business.... -
EAZY'S GARAGE - Confidential Instructions for the Counsel of John Eazer, Garage Owner
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Two-party negotiation between lawyers for an auto mechanic and a customer over a disputed auto repair bill. Susan Garfield has a billing dispute with... -
THE POWERSCREEN PROBLEM - Confidential Instructions for Alan Hacker's Attorney
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Two-party negotiation between the lawyers for business partners concerning the ownership of a new computer program one of them has developed. HackerStar,... -
TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT PARTNERS - Confidential Instructions for the V.P. of Engineering at AST
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Merger Talks: The Story of Three Community Development Corporations in Boston
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details In 2002, a successful community development corporation in Boston, Massachusetts was approached by two other organizations about potential mergers. Each... -
Soofa: Displaying the Right Path?
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details In November 2019, Sandra Richter, co-founder and CEO of Soofa, a network of advertising-supported digital bulletin boards, must decide between two different...
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ACCOR (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details ACCOR, a French-based lodging and restaurant company, is described from its founding in 1967 to its 1990 acquisition of Motel 6. Particular attention... -
How to Confront a Bully at Work
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleBuild a strong network of alliances to support you. -
BRADFORD DEVELOPMENT - Confidential Information for the Mayor's Representative
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Bradford, an old New England industrial city, is experiencing an economic boom. The city has recently adopted a 'linkage agreement' policy, requiring... -
Case Study: Culture Clash in the Boardroom
Business ethics Digital ArticleEditors’ Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. If you’d like your comment to be considered for publication, please be sure to include your full name, company or university affiliation and email address. The room was already packed when Liu […] -
Wintel (B): From NSP to MMX
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
HBR's 10 Must Reads for Mid-Level Managers (with bonus article "Managers Can't Do It All" by Diane Gherson and Lynda Gratton)
24.95View Details Collaborator. Communicator. Connector. Coach. As a mid-level manager, you're being tasked with more than ever before. You're expected to lead innovation,... -
PrimeGeo (C): Buying Shares from an Angry Partner - Confidential Instructions for Ann and John (PrimeGeo partners)
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Seven years ago, two of the three partners of a company worked in tandem to remove the other partner through legal trickery. Now, if they are to save... -
When Your Team Turns on You
Leadership & Managing People Best PracticeIt can happen to even the most competent leaders. Your team members disengage or stop coming to meetings. They refuse to, or simply don't do, what you... -
Scanteak: The Making of Successors in a Family Firm (A)
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Scanteak Corporation was a furniture retailer founded in Singapore in the 1970s. By 2010, it had established more than 100 stores around the world. It... -
How to Talk to Your Team About a Decision You Disagree With
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleUpper management sometimes makes choices you don't like. How can you navigate your disappointment with grace and resilience?