Edmund P. Learned - Publications - Faculty & Research

March 1960 (Revised November 1968)
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Midway Foods Corp. (B3)

By: Edmund P. Learned and Bruce R. Scott

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry

01 Mar 2004
News

Music, a retailer based in the Midwest. “Its biggest profit drivers were rap and hip-hop,” he remarks. “I remember thinking that there was a real opportunity to cater more directly to that customer base.” To learn more about the business,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

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National Markets - The Art of American Advertising

Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership... View Details

06 Jan 2016
What Do You Think?

Why Do Leaders Get Their Timing Wrong?

our ability to act that delays decisions. It is our ability to learn ” Edward advanced the notion that "too many (leaders) are blissfully out of touch with what really goes on in business maybe because they are slaves to the P&L... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Auto; Fashion

13 Jan 2021
Research & Ideas

How 'Small C' Change Can Beat Large-Scale Rebuilding

leaders of listed companies in Germany.1 Is Big Change always the right action to revitalize a dispirited organization? Could “Small C” retooling work better in some instances than an exhaustive, complete turnaround? What we’ve learned in... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Sascha L. Schmidt, and Sebastian Flegr; Sports

09 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

OneTen: Creating a New Pathway for Black Talent

learned first-hand about this inequity as a child in Philadelphia’s public schools. During a recent interview with Manny Maceda, Bain & Company’s worldwide managing partner, Frazier reflected on his experience: “My younger sister and... View Details

Keywords: by Rawi E. Abdelal, Katherine Connolly Baden, and Boris Groysberg

18 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

Pulpit Bullies: Why Dominating Leaders Kill Teams

When Harvard Business School Associate Professor Francesca Gino invites high-powered business leaders to address her class, she often observes an interesting phenomenon. The guest speakers announce that they are just as interested in View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Commercialization of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership... View Details

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Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - The Value of Business Education

marketing as vice president for special markets. Click on photos above to learn more Between 1915 and 1930 approximately 12 African Americans attended HBS. They forged successful careers in insurance, real estate, and finance, as well as... View Details

10 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot

the crisis to emerge stronger than others in our industry?” “How can the organization learn through this experience to win in a new world?” Saenz and O’Keeffe explain: “To guide the decisions and actions that will answer those... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly Baden

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Organizational Behavior Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Excellence in Doctoral Student Mentoring. 2021 Robin J. Ely : Winner of the 2021 Academy of Management Journal Impact Award for “The Power in Demography: Women's Social Constructions of Gender Identity at Work” (June 1995). Robin J. Ely : Winner of the 2021 Academy of... View Details

15 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

Remembering Alfred Chandler

economic life. Chandler always stressed the importance of knowledge and learning inside organizations, which preceded more recent notions of the knowledge company or organizational learning. He was also a model intellectual, a scholar's... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

12 Nov 2021
News

Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

global and a series of regional B Climate Collectives designed to support businesses to share what they are learning on topics such as how to move to a regenerative business model. How might you explore ways to reimagine your business... View Details

21 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now

learning job-relevant information from the news or social media." Employees get the news first. Nothing erodes trust for employees like learning job-relevant information from the news or social media. Think... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Robin Abrahams, and Katherine Connolly Baden

01 Dec 2000
News

The Rites of Autumn

after his presentation "Globalization and the Chinese Economy." Gary T. DiCamillo and Peter C.B. Bynoe participated in the Class of 1975 panel that brought together "The Quants" and "The Poets" for discussion. James H. Davis and Benson P.... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Oct 1996
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

Demandolx (MBA '67) Paris, France Harold N. Ehrenstrom (MBA '60) Geneva, Switzerland James R. Freeman III (MBA '68) Phoenix, AZ Arnold B. Goldstein (15th OPM) Boston, MA Susan Luick Good (MBA '71) Cambridge, MA Judith R. Haberkorn (111th AMP) New York, NY View Details

Keywords: Cathy Connett

01 Jun 2000
News

Going Public: Herman I. Safin

HBS Show. Safin graduates with an offer from Siebel Systems, a fast-growing California software development company. His Edmund S. Muskie/Freedom Support Act Graduate Fellowship requires him to spend at least two years in the republics of... View Details

Keywords: Amy E. Dean

Article

Learning-Before-Doing in the Development of New Process Technology

By: Gary P. Pisano

Keywords: Learning; Research and Development; Technology

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16 Apr 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom

progressed under the influence of a number of distinguished HBS professors and mentors, including Fritz J. Roethlisberger, Richard Meriam, and Edmund P. Learned. After earning his Doctor of Commercial... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Education