Publications

Teaching Interest

Risk Management for Corporate Leaders

As companies adapt to the aftershocks of the global recession, risk management is a top priority for their senior executives and boards—and for those of nonprofit and public-sector enterprises as well. The financial crisis revealed that risk management processes cannot... View Details

May–June 1993
Article

Managing Your Boss

By: John J. Gabarro and John P. Kotter

Keywords: Management; Employees

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2005
Book

Customer Equity Management

By: Roland T Rust, Katherine N Lemon and Das Narayandas

Keywords: Customers; Equity; Management

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Private wealth management

Where can I find statistics and information on private wealth management firms? For an overview on private wealth management firms use... View Details

02 Apr 2007
Lessons from the Classroom

Making the Move to General Manager

People achieve success in the early years of their career by specializing and becoming functional experts—in essence, they succeed by knowing more and more about less and less, says Benjamin C. Esty, chair of the General Management... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

Article

Managing Multi-Site Nonprofits

By: Allen Grossman and V. Kasturi Rangan

Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Management

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13 Jun 2016
News

Managing the High-Intensity Workplace

September 1989
Case

Navistar: Managing Change

Describes 15 years of change at Navistar. Highlights changes in strategy, name, products, services, size, human resources policies, and programs. Underscores the brisk pace and scope of changes. Students are asked to categorize the types of change, evaluate them, and... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management

November 2010 (Revised October 2012)
Module Note

Global Strategic Management

By: Jordan Siegel

This module note provides introduction to the field of global strategic management/international business. View Details

Keywords: Globalization; Global Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management

Research Summary

Managing Marketspace Service Interfaces

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport

Jeffrey F. Rayport is focusing on the strategic challenges that face businesses selling information-intensive products and services. A key strategic issue in such businesses is the dematerialization of information-intensive products and services as a consequence of... View Details

11 Apr 2013
Working Paper Summaries

Managers and Market Capitalism

Keywords: by Rebecca Henderson & Karthik Ramanna

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Managing Global Operations

management worldwide. Frost & Sullivan Reports on industry research, growing opportunities, market trends encompassing various tech related fields. Topics covered, e.g., workforce solutions or workforce automation and... View Details

03 May 2023
News

Managing Through Crisis

July 2002 (Revised December 2002)
Case

Mercer Management Consulting (A)

By: Thomas J. DeLong and Michael Echenberg

Insurance giant Marsh & McLennan acquires management consulting firms Temple, Barker & Sloane (TBS) in 1987 and Strategic Planning Associates (SPA) in 1990 and sets out to merge the two. The merger proceeds slowly and painfully. Following the February 1990 merger,... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Model; Decision Making; Organizational Culture; Personal Development and Career; Horizontal Integration; Consulting Industry

May 2001 (Revised October 2001)
Case

Harvard Management Company (2001)

By: Jay O. Light

Harvard Management Co. uses portfolio theory to help consider the asset allocation issues for its endowment. View Details

Keywords: Asset Management