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  • 28 Jul 2010
  • News

Wrongful dismissal; consumers like underdogs, too

  • 13 Sep 2010
  • News

The Consumer Appeal of Underdog Branding

  • January 2006 (Revised May 2006)
  • Case

Akin Ongor's Journey

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter
A retired bank CEO, one of Turkey's most admired leaders, wants to start a leadership institute to develop emerging leaders in the eastern Mediterranean region. Describes his biography and values, the models he established for excellent financial performance and... View Details
Keywords: Leadership Development; Values and Beliefs; Partners and Partnerships; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business Startups; Environmental Sustainability; Retirement; Education Industry; Turkey; United States
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  • 02 Sep 2010
  • News

Disputing wrongful dismissal; consumers like underdogs, too

  • 19 Jan 2012
  • News

What's Your Story? How Personal Narratives Impact Leadership

  • 1989
  • Book

Planning and Power in Iran: Ebtehaj and Economic Development under the Shah

By: Geoffrey Jones
This book provides a biography of Abol Hassan Ebtehaj, who headed Iran's central bank and Plan Organization during the 1940s and 1950s. It provides a wide-ranging survey of the problems of modernization and economic planning in Iran. Ebtehaj was at the center of... View Details
Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Decision Making; Economics; Central Banking; Policy; Political History; Resignation and Termination; Biography; Books; Surveys; Growth and Development Strategy; Planning; Iran
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  • 14 Apr 2010
  • News

Straight Talk: Oprah's Leadership Lessons

  • September 1994
  • Case

Bob Fifer

By: David A. Thomas and Doug Cohen
Explores the life and concerns of Bob Fifer, HBS class of 1979 and CEO of Kaiser Associates. Explores the many influences on Bob's development and his subsequent career choices. It is written as a biography with extensive quotes from interviews with Bob. He describes... View Details
Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Entrepreneurship; Identity; Leadership Style; Ethnicity; Management Teams
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  • 16 Nov 2009
  • Research & Ideas

The Times Captures History of American Business

choosing articles and writing context-setting essays to situate and engage readers. I greatly enjoyed playing the role of narrator, distilling biography and social, economic, cultural, and business history. The book is rich with... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Journalism & News
  • Research Summary

Research and Publication Interests

Michelle Craig McDonald is currently writing a Harvard Business School case study on the impact of the International Coffee Act on small producers. She is interested in early American economic development, especially the role of foreign trade and re-exported... View Details
  • Research Summary

Immigrant Policymakers and Entrepreneurs

Since completing his prize-winning biography of Joseph Schumpeter in 2007 and his book, American Business since 1920 in 2009, Professor McCraw has been working on two new books about immigrants who came to the United States and became important policymakers... View Details

    David G. Fubini

    David G. Fubini is a Senior Lecturer in the Organizational Behavior Unit and leader of the Leading Professional Services Firm and Mergers & Acquisitions Programs for Harvard Business School’s Executive Education. His MBA teaching has concentrated on teaching the... View Details

    • Research Summary

    The American Chief Executive from 1850 to 2000

    By: Richard S. Tedlow
    Richard S. Tedlow's research explores changes in the leadership strategies, styles, and backgrounds of corporate chief executive officers in the United States over the past century and a half. This project has both a qualitative and a quantitative component. The... View Details
    • 06 Jan 2015
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Henry A. Kissinger as Negotiator: Background and Key Accomplishments

    Keywords: by James Sebenius & Laurence A. Green
    • April 2018 (Revised October 2023)
    • Case

    Coco Chanel: From Fashion Icon to Nazi Agent

    By: Geoffrey Jones and Emily Grandjean
    This case describes the career of the iconic French fashion designer Coco Chanel who created a transformational business during the first half of the 20th century. Beginning in her early adulthood, Chanel leveraged relationships with acquaintances, friends, and... View Details
    Keywords: Business History; Biography; Entrepreneurship; Relationships; Brands and Branding; Ethics; Fashion Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry
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    • 17 Apr 2025
    • HBS Seminar

    Maria De-Arteaga, McCombs School of Business, UT Austin

    • Web

    About Michael Porter - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

    HBS ISC About Michael Porter About Michael Porter A Letter from Michael Porter Biography The Essential Porter Honors & Awards Affiliated Organizations & Institutions VBHCD Initiative About Michael Porter “He has influenced more executives... View Details
    • Web

    How Coaching Can Help You - Alumni

    sessions per year that are free of charge. Book a Coaching Appointment Ready to connect with a career coach and book an appointment? Visit our Coach Directory to filter coach biographies by expertise and industry. To book an appointment,... View Details
    • Web

    Dean Srikant Datar | About

    editorial board of several journals and presented his research to academic and executives audiences in North America, South America, Asia, Africa, and Europe. Full Biography Statements & Speeches More Statements & Speeches Dean Srikant... View Details
    • Web

    South Asia - Global

    Congress leaders? Was it her oratory skills, or was there something more? Why did people follow her—was it because they were following Gandhi, and she was simply the messenger, or did they see her as a leader in her own right? See more research Mumbai Staff Anjali... View Details