Consultants - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Big Deal: Reflections on the Megamerger of American and US Airways

value the respective boards claim will soon become a matter of leadership: How the integration is conceived and led. Having studied and consulted to numerous integration teams, I learned the M&A variant of Murphy's Law: Anything that... View Details

Keywords: Re: Rosabeth M. Kanter & Stuart C. Gilson; Air Transportation

23 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Are Great Teams Less Productive?

to help organizations better access, integrate, and leverage the talents and insights of their employees. An earlier career as an organizational change consultant led me to realize how many thoughtful, caring individuals were stymied in... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

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2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

IMAGO Global Grassroots, involves co-creative model of international development in South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and South America. Zachary frequently offers training on integral and unconscious psychological dimensions of leadership and conducts View Details

06 Sep 2018
Blog Post

How to Thrive in an Unstructured Environment

sales startup consultants and Sales Development Representatives at other startups. Every conversation enabled us to learn from their process and best practices uncovering one piece of the puzzle at a time. This collective feedback was... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

13 Aug 2018
Blog Post

Following My Dream: Launching a Venture

smoothie increases happiness and is also a great socializing experience: more than 40% of our users stated to have met someone new or interacted with a colleague they had not talked to for a long time. The highlight so far was certainly a weeklong trial at The Boston... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

Profile

Dominic Mensah

Coming to HBS is like... Entering a journey of self-reflection on and immersion in your purpose. It is a courageous leap of faith—a deliberate choice to forgo a “safer” path and confront passion head-on. Before HBS, I balanced a role in strategy View Details

29 Apr 2015
Blog Post

2+2: Challenging Conceptions of Business

others around you, and know that HBS values the experiences that make you different from the typical finance or consulting applicant. What surprised you about HBS?I always thought HBS would be a highly competitive environment, but I was... View Details

25 May 2018
Blog Post

9 Reasons to Look Forward to Your HBS Commencement

social enterprise to venture capitalism, from consulting to entrepreneurship. We can't wait to see the impact you will make on the world. For those of you just beginning your path to the Commencement stage (whether you are starting your... View Details

10 May 2015
Blog Post

Brand Strategist Turns Entrepreneur

off last spring. What did you do before coming to HBS? Before HBS I served as a brand strategy and market research consultant for retail, media and technology firms. For about five years, I thoroughly enjoyed advising clients on topics... View Details

01 Mar 2019
News

In My Humble Opinion: Easy Rider

Before he launched Harley-Davidson in India, Anoop Prakash (MBA 2001) held business development roles in technology and was a consultant at McKinsey. He also had experience in the public sector and in the US Marine Corps. But he hadn’t... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Dec 2017
News

The Robots Are Coming to Save Your Job

in manufacturing,” says Eckert. A 2015 report by Deloitte and the Manufacturing Institute found that 2 million of the nearly 3.5 million anticipated open manufacturing jobs in the United States in the next decade will go unfilled. Europe has a similar problem, with... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Jun 1997
News

Short Takes

with the ungainly conglomerates assembled in the 1960s and 1970s that provided a variety of seemingly mismatched products and services. And while many consultants and investors are seeking to extend this focused model into emerging... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Dec 2003
News

Books

Jay Lorsch and the Boston Consulting Group’s Colin Carter (MBA ’71) argue that corporate boards have made progress in the last decade, but are being pressed to perform unrealistic duties, given their structure, processes, and membership.... View Details

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

01 Sep 2003
News

New York Club Honors Goldman Sachs CEO

community service programs provide pro bono consulting to nonprofits and small businesses affected by the World Trade Center tragedy. Dallas Club Hosts Crimson Charity Gala HBS Club of Dallas officers: Mark Huhndorff (MBA ’97), Joe... View Details

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

06 Mar 2007
First Look

First Look: March 6, 2007

consulted with government officials about national fiscal policy. As a statesman and as a business leader, Odutola worked tirelessly to improve the infrastructure of his country. Purchase this case:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Open Source Science: A New Model for Innovation

unconventional field settings. Their mission was to produce a DNA sequencing test that was cost effective, robust, and operable in extreme field conditions. After several months of effort, the team in consultation with company experts... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

03 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 3, 2006

contact each other through trusted intermediaries on the network to offer or seek jobs, consulting engagements, expertise, and financing. The company had outpaced its competitors by building the most populous online business network, but... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2009
News

Over the Top

on performance pay before the U.S. Senate and served as a consultant to many international companies. The issue of to what extent the financial crisis was driven by misaligned pay incentives is one of the major concerns that spurred us to... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Finance; Government

14 Apr 2009
First Look

First Look: April 14, 2009

firm's capabilities to the client's needs. GEPs must be able to simultaneously manage a larger number of tasks, often under great time pressure. This case describes how a very effective GEP-Miles Everson, who was named one of the top 25 View Details