Succession - Publications - Faculty & Research

January 2021
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The Pursuit of Success in Academia: Plato’s ghost asks ‘What then?’

By: A.R. Elangovan and Andrew J. Hoffman

What do we pursue as we seek success in academia? For most, the path to academic success focuses narrowly on A-level journal publications, which has caused a stealthy but steady erosion in the very essence of academia. In this essay, we explore that erosion by drawing... View Details

Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Research; Identity; Education Industry

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19 Mar 2008
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Finding Success in the Middle of the Market

dealers and consumers alike. The other products in the line—and their relative prices—hinge on the midfield entry. “Midfield is a moving target.” A company controls midfield by fielding a complete product line that includes backs and forwards. In its supermarkets,... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Auto; Retail

May 2023
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City Group Hospitality: Executing a Successful Digital Strategy

By: Lynda M. Applegate, Gabriele Piccoli and Joaquin Rodriguez

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June 18, 2015
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What Makes FC Barcelona Such a Successful Business

By: Andres Hatum and Luciana Silvestri

This article explores how FC Barcelona's identity as "more than a club" fuels the team's impressive performance on the field. We focus on the role of La Masía, the club's youth academy, to explain how a strong sense of organizational identity underlies the team's style... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Identity; Organizational Culture; Performance; Sports Industry; Barcelona

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07 Jan 2013
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Sharing what's at the heart of career success

28 Feb 2022
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What Makes a Company Successful at Using AI?

24 Apr 2014
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Setting the standards higher for safety and success

Cynthia Carroll (MBA 1989), former CEO of Anglo American PLC, talks about the impact of her decision to make mining safety the company's highest goal. (Published April 2014) View Details

24 Oct 2012
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How 'luck' can be used to enhance success

Keywords: News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

20 Apr 2021
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A Simple Question That Can Guide Companies to Epic Success

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4. Collaborative Brokerage, Generative Creativity, and Creative Success

Joint work with Lee Fleming (Technology and Operations Management Unit, Harvard Business School) and David Chen (Doctoral Candidate, Harvard Business School and Harvard School of... View Details

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The Strategic and Performance Consequences of CEO Succession

By: Rakesh Khurana

The argument of this paper (with Nitin Nohria) is that research on executive turnover treats the departures of predecessors and the origin of successors as independent events. This approach has led to mixed empirical findings with respect to measuring the effects of... View Details