Team Management - Publications - Faculty & Research

Ferguson: Managing Manchester United." The flip side of Ferguson's acclaim, of course, is that he and his team have a large target on their backs. When the case opens on the 2012–2013 season, the club is... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises

01 Jun 2012
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They Call Him Mr. China

other countries. But by the end of 1996, it was clear that they had failed to master the task of operating Chinese enterprises. So Perkowski moved on to Plan B. He appointed a team of “Old China” managers... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises

March 1986 (Revised October 1990)
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Peter Browning and Continental White Cap (C)

Presents the results and impact of the new vice president's strategies in his first full year. Concludes with his reflections on the challenge he undertook. View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Management Teams

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01 Mar 2007
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The Joy of Work

focused, where people feel they are on a mission, actually inspires creativity. An example might be an impending project launch or a customer with a critical need. In these instances, the creative team is concentrating on a problem where... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises

01 Mar 2025
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Editor's Letter

The things we choose to save, and display, say something about us. Along with the usual photos of loved ones (husband, daughter, horse), my desk in Teele Hall includes a ceramic bluebird, a train ticket from Sri Lanka, and a vintage Budweiser can discovered during a... View Details

01 Jun 2002
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Late Start, Dramatic Finish

Peter Ware (left), a vice president at GSK, with team members Jeff Norton, Wes Brandon, Sheeba Philip, Edrienne Brandon and Lyn Baranowski Peter Ware (left), a vice president at GSK, with team members Jeff... View Details

Keywords: Management; Management

May 1989
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Lincoln Electric Co., George Willis, Video

By: Norman A. Berg

Presents George Willis, chairman and CEO of Lincoln Electric Co., addressing an HBS PMD executive class on October 7, 1988. View Details

Keywords: Management Teams; Industrial Products Industry

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Decision Making at the Top: The Shaping of Strategic Direction

By: Gordon Donaldson and J. W. Lorsch

Keywords: Management Teams; Decision Making

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01 Mar 2007
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In Brief

stadium, win the World Series, and unveil plans for a $650 million “Ballpark Village.” Meet the father-son team behind one of baseball’s most popular (and successful) franchises. The Plight of the Global Poor. Nearly half the planet’s... View Details

Keywords: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices

03 Dec 2024
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From One to Many

my research,” Ferrazzi recently wrote in Forbes online. “Work today happens fluidly in networked teams, and the performance of these teams is powered by purposeful relationships.” That realization powers Ferrazzi’s recently published... View Details

01 Sep 2009
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From Bytes to Bites

restaurants. Things went well, until — as is so often true in the mercurial world of restaurants — they didn’t. Thomas put her expertise in operations and management to work, helping to sort out some of the financial difficulties the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises

27 May 2014
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Crowdsourcing the Capitalist's Dilemma

discussion of "The Capitalist's Dilemma"—the challenges of innovating for long-term growth and job creation—in the Harvard Business Review. The team of more than 150 people (see below) collaborated using the OI Engine platform developed... View Details

Keywords: April White; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises