Competency and Skills - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 1999
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The Message and the Media: Advertising's Brave New World

to expand their market power through vertical and horizontal integration," Silk explains. Within the media industry, a central fact is that its many actors, from venerable big-city dailies to the hottest Internet sites, are View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs

01 Jun 2015
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The Military and the MBA: Maura Corby Sullivan (MBA/MPA 2009)

critical management skill set. Having the ability to lead and run highly performing organizations is how I think I can make a difference for our country. Next: Chris Howard (MBA 2003) — A case study in... View Details

Keywords: National Security and International Affairs; National Security and International Affairs

01 Dec 1997
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Making Real Progress in the Middle East: The Bottom-Up, Economic Solution

technical, and skilled employees to support growing international business. For Jordanian, Egyptian, and Palestinian companies, cooperation with Israeli firms, View Details

Keywords: Michael Porter, Yagil Weinberg, and Noreena Hertz

01 Oct 1997
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Antitrust in Historical Perspective

producing companies became larger and more autonomous. Even producers, if they happened to be small operators of oil refineries, iron works, and cigarette factories, could not begin to View Details

Keywords: Thomas K. McCraw and Richard S. Tedlow

25 Oct 2016
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Dimon on the Federal Reserve, Taxes, and his Optimistic Outlook

In the 45-minute interview with Carlyle Group CEO David Rubenstein, Dimon discussed everything from his early career at Citi to economic policy to the current state of affairs in the United States. “America has the best hand ever dealt of any country on this planet... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Revamping the corporate tax code could improve America’s competitiveness and living standards

The US corporate tax code is impeding the nation’s ability to compete in the worldwide economy, according to Mihir A. Desai (MBA 1993, PhD 1998), the Mizuho Financial Group Professor of Finance. Desai has found that current US policies... View Details

01 Feb 1998
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C.D. Spangler, Jr.: A Leadership Role in Business and Academe

systems were retrenching; and his encouragement of faculty to compete more actively for outside grants and contracts, with growth in those areas rising annually from $175... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry; photo by Ann Hawthorne

01 Apr 2001
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Beyond the Rim: New Paths to Success in Asia

involved in the recent Tsinghua program and teaches Competing in the Information Age in the MBA curriculum, is intrigued by how different countries react to new technologies. “In the United States, we... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes and Deborah Blagg; David Lane; Educational Services

14 Feb 2018
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A ‘Hopeaholic’ Promotes Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality in the Workplace

Ina Coleman (MBA 1986) found her professional calling by empowering others to take action for gender equality, inclusion, and diversity in their work environments. An organizational development consultant at Sirenia Partners, Coleman... View Details

01 Mar 2016
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HBS Fund Helps Fuel Faculty Research and New Learning Experiences

sees her research as helping firms build actionable solutions to their business challenges. Sadun’s research is developed from management practice data that she and her colleagues compiled by interviewing business leaders across the... View Details

26 Oct 2021
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What Companies Want Most in a CEO: A Good Listener

01 Jun 1997
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Competition and Strategy Unit at HBS Sets Pace In Its Field

practice." Indeed, C&S faculty have recently published a number of books that have been well received in the academic and business press. Professor Adam M. Brandenburger's Co-opetition, for instance, is a Business Week bestseller while... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

13 Mar 2019
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The First Five Years: Sierra Smith and Taylor Wiegele (both MBA 2017)

unique skill sets and also enjoy different aspects of the business. Taylor leads our product development, design, and marketing. I lead our operations, finances, View Details

01 Mar 2006
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Entrepreneur's Notebook with Paul Conforti and Kim Moore (both MBA '97)

raise more money up front, if it were even possible. — KM Another would be hiring staff based on entrepreneurial spirit as much as skill in the industry. — PC What keeps me up at night: What stresses me most are the things out of my... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; desserteries; Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places

01 Oct 1997
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New Course for General Managers Broadens Managerial Scope and Builds Confidence

As general managers advance through their careers, they are often asked to bring their skills to bear on a new level of responsibilities. For the recently appointed country or business-unit manager of a multinational organization, such... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

01 Oct 1998
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Andresen Becomes First European and First Exec. Ed. Graduate to Endow HBS Professorship

program at the Nestlé Group in Germany, where he showed a particular talent for marketing and product management. His skills attracted the attention of the management at Pfizer-Germany, who hired him in 1966... View Details

01 Apr 1996
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Stewards of the Seventh Generation

resident of Brazil who first demonstrated extraordinary leadership skills as a youthful commander in the underground resistance against his native Norway's Nazi occupiers, Lorentzen has made development one of his top priorities. View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso, Garry Emmons, Linda Goodspeed, and Elaine Gottlieb

22 Feb 2022
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New Urban Order

energy-efficient HVAC, skilled robotics, high-performance insulation, fire- and wind-resistant materials, and minimal waste are the rule on construction sites nationwide.... View Details

01 Jun 2002
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Profile: The Invisible Hand - Robert Massie and God's Green Earth

over, certified that ethical boundaries were being respected.” Massie was learning a lot, too — not only a greater comprehension of the business process and ethos, but also the managerial skills that have... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; management; ethics

01 Dec 2000
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Latin America's Decade

still wary of Mexico in the wake of a series of economic crises. In addition, he notes, "We now must compete against Internet companies for capital as e-commerce firms attract investors seeking high returns. But I think as our country... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Julia Hanna; Latin America; research; infrastructure; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments

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