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    Gerald Zaltman

    *Joined Harvard Faculty: 1991
    Prior Faculty Appointments: Northwestern University, 1968-75;
    University of Pittsburgh, 1975-91

    *Doctoral Degree in Sociology Received from: The John Hopkins University;
    MBA Degree Received from: The University of... View Details

    Keywords: advertising; apparel; automotive; beverage; biotechnology; consumer products; entertainment; financial services; food; health care; marketing industry; pharmaceuticals; retailing; sports; telecommunications
    • 08 Sep 2015
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Through the Grapevine: Network Effects on the Design of Executive Compensation Contracts

    Keywords: by Susanna Gallani

      Benjamin C. Esty

      Benjamin Esty is the Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Over the years, he has taught a variety of courses ranging from advanced corporate finance and project finance to competitive strategy and leadership. He... View Details

      Keywords: banking; asset management; investment banking industry; consumer products; shipping; wine; financial services
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      Abhishek Avinash Gore

      consulting firm and recruited twice, Abhishek can help polish resumes, conduct mock interviews and provide guidance on networking & coffee chats 3) Help deciding / evaluating: For anyone, especially... View Details

        Nori Gerardo Lietz

        Nori Gerardo Lietz is a Senior Lecturer of Business Administration in the Finance and Entrepreneurial Management Units. She presently teaches Real Estate Private Equity and Starting a Private Investment Firm.

        Nori Gerardo Lietz is the founder of Areté... View Details

        • November 2008 (Revised March 2011)
        • Case

        a-connect: In Search of Talent Partners (A)

        By: Robert G. Eccles and Dilyana Karadzhova
        a-connect was started in 2002 by three former McKinsey partners who wanted to develop an alternative business model consulting firm, which they have positioned as a high-end staffing company. The company has been very successful, growing to revenues of CHF 30 million... View Details
        Keywords: Business Model; Decision Choices and Conditions; Initial Public Offering; Selection and Staffing; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketplace Matching; Expansion; Consulting Industry
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        • March–April 2020
        • Article

        What's Really Holding Women Back? It's Not What Most People Think

        By: R. Ely and Irene Padavic
        Ask people to explain why women remain so dramatically underrepresented in the senior ranks of most companies, and you will hear from the vast majority a lament that goes something like this: High-level jobs require extremely long hours, women's devotion to family... View Details
        Keywords: Overwork; Employment; Gender; Equality and Inequality; Work-Life Balance; Organizational Culture
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        • 23 Nov 1999
        • Research & Ideas

        What’s Your Strategy for Managing Knowledge?

        Some large consulting companies, such as Andersen Consuiting and Ernst & Young, have pursued a codification strategy. Over the last five years, they have developed elaborate ways to codify, store, and reuse knowledge. (See the exhibit... View Details
        Keywords: by Morten T. Hansen, Nitin Nohria & Thomas Tierney; Consulting

          Felix Oberholzer-Gee

          Felix Oberholzer-Gee is the Andreas Andresen Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. An award-winning instructor, his academic work and consulting are focused on competitive strategy and the effects of digital technology on corporate... View Details

          Keywords: media; professional services; manufacturing; advertising
          • January 2006 (Revised September 2007)
          • Case

          Bentington Industries

          By: David Ager and John A. Davis
          Describes the situation facing Paul Bentington, the president, CEO, and member of the owning family of BIND, PLC, a large and successful family-owned engineering consulting firm in London. Bentington's sister and brother, both of whom are owners of the firm, confront... View Details
          Keywords: Business or Company Management; Leadership; Family Business; Management Succession; Conflict and Resolution; Diversity; London
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            David B. Yoffie

            Professor David B. Yoffie is the Max and Doris Starr Professor of International Business Administration at Harvard Business School. A member of the HBS faculty since 1981, Professor Yoffie received his Bachelor's degree summa cum laude and Phi Beta... View Details

            Keywords: communications; computer; e-commerce industry; electronics; financial services; information; information technology industry; internet; retail financial services; semiconductor; soft drink; telecommunications; video games
            • 2009
            • Article

            Feeling the Heat: The Effects of Performance Pressure on Teams' Knowledge Use and Performance

            By: Heidi K. Gardner
            Why do some teams fail to use their members' knowledge effectively, even after having correctly identified each other's expertise? This paper identifies performance pressure as a critical barrier to effective knowledge utilization in teams. I theorize that performance... View Details
            Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Performance Effectiveness; Performance Expectations; Groups and Teams
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            • September 2003 (Revised November 2005)
            • Case

            Best Buy Co., Inc. (A): An Innovator's Journey

            By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Brian DeLacey
            The CEO of Best Buy, a hugely successful retailing company, has hired consulting firm Strategos to imbue the company with an improved innovative capability. The six-month program of experimental learning yields new business ideas and also trains Best Buy employees as... View Details
            Keywords: Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Management Teams; Creativity; Adoption; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Employees; Learning; Training; Programs; Retail Industry; United States
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            • 18 Nov 2015
            • News

            Seven Books for Working Relationships

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            Sarah Hoffner

            industry as well as how to leverage career resources across HBS. She studied Public Health and History at Vanderbilt University and spent six years as a Client Service Lead at Entree Health, a pharmaceutical consulting and marketing View Details
            • May 2011 (Revised March 2013)
            • Supplement

            Marshall & Gordon: Designing an Effective Compensation System (B)

            By: Heidi K. Gardner and Kerry Herman
            CEO Kelly Browne wrestles with the design and roll-out of a new compensation system to promote the collaboration necessary for supporting her firm's new strategy. Marshall Gordon International, a global public relations (PR) firm, has recently expanded its service... View Details
            Keywords: Globalization; Executive Compensation; Management; Organizational Culture; Performance; Groups and Teams; Behavior; Corporate Strategy; System
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              Richard H.K. Vietor

              Professor Vietor is Baker Foundation Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. He teaches courses on the international political economy. Before coming to the Business School in 1978, Professor Vietor held faculty appointments at Virginia... View Details

              Keywords: energy; oil ＆ gas; petroleum; railroad; shipping

                Jan W. Rivkin

                Jan W. Rivkin is a Professor in the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School. In the past, he has served as Faculty Chair of the MBA Program, Senior Associate Dean for Research, and head of the Strategy Unit. His research, course development, and teaching focus on... View Details

                Keywords: airline; computer; internet; music; transportation

                  Robert S. Huckman

                  Robert Huckman is the Albert J. Weatherhead III Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, the Howard Cox Faculty Chair of the HBS Healthcare Initiative, and the Unit Head for View Details

                  Keywords: biotechnology; health care; manufacturing; pharmaceuticals

                    Frank Nagle

                    Frank Nagle is an assistant professor in the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School. Professor Nagle studies how competitors can collaborate on the creation of core technologies, while still competing on the products and services built on top of them - especially... View Details