Michael - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Aug 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 29

Positive By: Goranson, Amelia, Ryan S. Ritter, Adam Waytz, Michael I. Norton, and Kurt Gray Abstract— In people’s imagination, dying seems dreadful; however, these perceptions may not reflect reality. In two studies, we compared the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Policy - Business & Environment

economy.” Bill Eacho & Walt Minnick HBS MBA 1979 (L) Co-Founder, Partnership for Responsible Growth Pictured here with Walt Minnick, HBS MBA 1966 (R) Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler BEI Faculty Chair and Professor, Harvard Business... View Details

01 Dec 2000
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

include Jacques Nasser, president and CEO of Ford Motor Company, HBS professors Michael Porter and Clay Christensen, and Tom Coughlin, EVP, president, and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Division. Be sure to visit the Cleveland conference Web site... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Mar 2018
News

Dance Dance Revelation

part of ABT’s new Leadership Lab, launched by executive director Kara Medoff Barnett (MBA 2007) with former ABT dancer and current Harvard Kennedy School student, John Michael Schert. “Experiencing and understanding the creative process... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Mele

01 Mar 2004
News

A Case for Coffee

Salaam to dinner at his house, where we were joined by his family and Michael Owen, the acting U.S. ambassador to Tanzania. For more information on TechnoServe, visit www.technoserve.org. View Details

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

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Hospitality & Travel Club | MBA

Vegas Trek New York City Trek Club Email Address htic@studentclubs.hbs.edu Club Co-Presidents Alex Iley Beatriz Gorostiaga Zubizarreta Club CFO Michael Baldyga Mailing Address Student Clubs of HBS, Inc. - Hospitality & Travel Club Harvard... View Details

May 2001 (Revised May 2015)
Supplement

Compagnie Lyonnaise de Transport (B)

By: Michael Tushman and Michael J Roberts

Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier supplement. View Details

Keywords: Transportation Industry; France

Citation

Purchase

17 Jun 2014
News

Shedding light on business issues and opportunities in Asia

When Michael Shih-ta Chen (MBA 1972) attended HBS in the early 1970s, only a handful of case studies featured businesses in Asia. Now, some 25 cases a year focus on business issues in China, Korea, Australia, Southeast Asia, and other... View Details

01 Mar 2007
News

In Brief

Research Online; Caseworks: Courting the Poor; Faculty Opinion Newsmakers Allison Karl O'Kelly (MBA ’99); Richard Bailey (MBA ’81); Robin Buchanan (MBA ’79); Michael Bloomberg (MBA ’66); Ginger Graham (MBA ’86); John Rice (MBA ’92); Last... View Details

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

25 Aug 2016
News

Announcing the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative

File photo by Jon Chase - Harvard Staff Photographer File photo by Jon Chase - Harvard Staff Photographer Bloomberg Philanthropies and Harvard University have announced the launch of the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative. Funded by a $32 million gift from... View Details

Keywords: Government

09 Dec 2008
News

Last Look - December 2008

Our thanks to Tom Barry, Ed Jones, Ira Krauss, Henry Kuehn, Rodger Marting, Michael Owen, and John Williams (all MBA ’69E), who identified members of Section E welcoming home their MERC II (Managerial Economics, Reporting, and Control)... View Details

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

01 Jun 2009
News

Porter Helps Jerusalem Mayor with Economic Development

Nir Barkat, a software entrepreneur elected mayor of Jerusalem last November, visited HBS in late March to take part in a roundtable discussion on the economic development of his city, Israel’s poorest. HBS professor Michael Porter, a... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

01 Dec 2010
News

Showtime

CNBC’s morning business show, Squawk Box, set up on Baker Lawn September 16 for a live broadcast that tapped faculty and alumni views on the U.S. economy. Host Carl Quintanilla and University Professor Michael Porter, who served as... View Details

01 Dec 2020
News

Up Your Time Affluence

Edited by Julia Hanna and Jen McFarland Flint; illustrations by Rose Wong Assistant Professor Ashley Whillans’ research is driven by a fundamental question: What makes us happy? Is it having plenty of money? Or time? Research by Whillans and others, including Professor... View Details

12 Feb 2013
First Look

First Look: Feb. 12

http://or.journal.informs.org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/content/60/5/1199.full.pdf+html Convergence of Position Auctions under Myopic Best-Response Dynamics Authors:Cary, Matthew, Aparna Das, Benjamin Edelman, Ioannis Giotis, Kurtis Heimerl, Anna Karlin, Scott... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Faculty - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Resources Resources Video Courses Data Events & Presentations Frameworks News Publications Courses Faculty Faculty Michael Porter , chair of the Workshop, is the Bishop William Lawrence University Professor based at Harvard... View Details

01 Dec 2008
News

NYC Club Hosts Nonprofits

STRATEGIC ADVICE: HBS professor Michael Porter took a question before his presentation. What happens when you bring over 450 CEOs and presidents of New York City’s leading nonprofits together for a daylong educational summit? Answer: a... View Details

01 Sep 2009
News

Noted & Quoted

Michael Porter on health-care reform strategy (New England Journal of Medicine, July 9, 2009). “There are relatively fewer and fewer consumers willing to pay a premium or suffer a deficit in product quality in order to be patriotic and... View Details

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

TeachingInterests

Program for Leadership Development

By: Michael L. Tushman

Accelerating the Careers of High-Potential Leaders

Successful businesses know that investing in the next generation of leaders is critical to sustaining competitive advantage and achieving corporate growth over the long term. The Program for Leadership... View Details

TeachingInterests

Leading Innovation and Change