Leadership Transitions - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Oct 1999
News

The View from the Pit

learned about the basic functions of marketing, production, accounting, and finance." Want-ing more time to sort out the tension between theory and practice, Baldwin stayed on at HBS, earning her doctorate in 1977 and joining the faculty in 1981. One initial difficulty... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Jun 2008
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The Prophet of Start-Ups

prophet of this new “Start-up Nation,” the leader of a social and economic crusade that democratized the clubby world of finance. More than any other person, Doriot — through his teaching, writing, and leadership in the military,... View Details

Keywords: Spencer E. Ante; George Doriot; Charles F. Kettering; Lawrence Lowell; F. Warren Hellman; Finance; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

01 Mar 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016

Generation: How Successful Family Businesses Develop Their Next Leaders by Allan Cohen (MBA 1961) and Pramodita Sharma (Berrett-Koehler Publishers) Companies owned and run by families need to develop leadership and entrepreneurial skills... View Details

01 Dec 2016
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Vive la Madeleine!

local Normandy cows, a region known for its dairy products. Not all of the original Jeannette workers were enthusiastic about making the transition to a new way of doing things. They are no longer with the company. “Some of them weren’t... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustrations by Natalya Balnova

19 Dec 2024
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The Musts of 2024

remember there are four Ps of marketing and there are four Ps of scientific wellness. The first P is to predict disease before it happens. Most people believe that you're healthy and then you're sick, but in reality there's a long period typically of disease View Details

01 Feb 1997
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Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management

students learn how to apply discipline to the inexact science of valuing private enterprises." Running and Growing the Small Company The dramatic beginnings of entrepreneurial businesses have been much discussed in the media and business world. But the next stage of... View Details

01 Oct 1996
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Lasting Impressions

activities. I still view work as an arena where I can thrive and grow, but in 25 years I've gone from being a rookie on the team to being a star player, and now I'm really making the transition to coach." Joe O'Donnell concurs. "I love... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

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