Competence - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2003
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Stan O’Neal

O’Neal Photo courtesy Merrill Lynch & Co., INC. While Merrill Lynch CEO E. Stanley O’Neal admits the public perception of CEOs, business, and financial markets may be low in the current climate, he loves what he does. “I often pinch myself when I wake up in the... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Finance

01 Feb 2002
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It's academic. (Not!)

If your idea of a Ph.D. in business conjures up visions of spectacled scholars toiling in solitude in the library's darkest, dustiest corners, think again. At HBS, students in the School's Doctoral Programs are doing much more than theorizing and crunching numbers. by... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Oct 1996
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Mastering the Competition — Michael E. Porter (MBA 1971)

father's travels provided me with a broadening experience," says Porter, at ease between sips from a can of diet soda, "and athletics offered an outlet for competing while exposing me to the importance of self-discipline and thorough... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

01 Oct 1999
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Eight Among Many: Peter G. Harf

All told, Coty Inc. competes in 80 markets in 29 countries. Harf began working for Coty's German parent company, Joh. A. Benckiser GmbH, in 1981. Ten years later, he became CEO of what is now Coty Inc., a company that he helped to... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Mar 2018
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Every Trick in the Book

environment its original owners never envisioned. As other independent booksellers before her had discovered, Brody realized that the store could never compete with its bigger rivals on price or—with just 1,000 square feet of space—on... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Aug 1998
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High Honors

corporate and strategic matters. Under Marram's leadership, the company has attained a prominent position in the worldwide premium juice business. Her skill in promoting growth without losing sight of her company's core competencies has... View Details

01 Mar 2008
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THE 6 MYTHS OF CREATIVITY

people compete for recognition, they stop sharing information. And that’s destructive because nobody in an organization has all of the information required to put all the pieces of the puzzle together. A Streamlined Organization Is a... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Sports, Language, Driving, and Other Schools; Educational Services; Management

14 Jun 2023
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Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in East Asia

Starting last fall and continuing through the coming year, Dean Srikant Datar is traveling to meet with alumni around the world. On June 5 and 8, more than 300 alumni in East Asia gathered to celebrate and connect with each other at "An Evening with Dean Datar" events... View Details

25 Aug 2014
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Jonathan M. Nelson, MBA 1983

successful companies. While Nelson tries to keep a low profile, Providence, with offices around the world, competes with larger, global firms. With the success of the firm and $40 billion under management, staying under the radar isn’t as... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

24 Jan 2020
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Clayton M. Christensen Dies at 67

disruptive innovation for their ability to innovate, grow, and compete in today’s global economy. Read more. Updates and Information After careful consideration and in accordance with the new Harvard University guidelines for events and... View Details

15 Sep 2017
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Christopher Harland (MBA 1984)

consider it a great privilege to have spent two years with some of the smartest, most driven people out there,” explains Harland. For his thirtieth reunion, Harland established a charitable remainder trust. “I want HBS to maintain its excellence, and I know the School... View Details

01 Dec 2009
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One Man Crime Wave

We were about to give up and call it a night when somebody dropped the girl off the bridge. And so John D. MacDonald (MBA ’39) begins another book, with an opening line so deft it makes other writers want to give up and call it a career. MacDonald tossed off lines like... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; fiction writing; Arts, Entertainment; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Sep 2003
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Dwight Raiford

Raiford Photo courtesy Dwight Raiford Growing up in a North Carolina mill town, W. Dwight Raiford learned from his father, an insurance agent, that a black man can be successful in business and from his uncle, a janitor, to “be of service to others.” Both ideals have... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Finance

12 Nov 2021
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Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

solar energy has become cheap enough to compete with gas and coal. Wind energy is typically more effective than solar, and due to advances in engineering, more wind locations provide grid-parity green energy. Solar and wind will continue... View Details

01 Oct 1997
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High Fives

learned at HBS: “I developed a sense of confidence in myself and in my ability to go out and compete in the business world.” Inspirations & role models: “As a woman, there were no role models!” Best business advice ever received: “When I... View Details

01 Dec 2006
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Taking the Long View

Street , said, “Work hard and never give up, those were very valuable lessons I learned from trying to compete with Al.” Another Gordon lesson is the key to longevity. Known for long city walks and for climbing the stairs in skyscrapers,... View Details

01 Sep 2009
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Outtakes with Russ Wilcox

have 150 issued patents in the United States. You definitely need them, but you can’t rely on them alone. As a small company, we can’t pursue millions of dollars in patent lawsuits. At the end of the day, you have to stay ahead with your technology and View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Dec 2014
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Clubs Hopping

NETWORK SOLUTIONS In 2012, Richard Kane (MBA 1968) and Bruce Bockmann (MBA 1967) sat in the audience at New York’s Lincoln Center as Professors Michael Porter and Jan Rivkin presented findings from the School’s U.S. Competiveness Project.... View Details