Pittsburgh - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

CEOs and Coaches: How Important is Organizational 'Fit?'

first head coaching job in 2006 with the New Orleans Saints, and won the Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year award that year; Chuck Noll, who took his first head coach job with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1969 and coached the team to... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg & Abhijit Naik; Sports

February 2024
Case

Can Cities Beat the Heat? (A): A Comparative Analysis of Climate Actions and Change Enablers in 14 U.S. Cities

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jacob A. Small

Throughout the early 2000's, emphasis was placed on initiatives to adapt to and mitigate climate action in cities. This series presents overviews (snapshots) of 14 U.S. metropolitan regions to help identify similarities, differences, and opportunities for developing... View Details

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Educators

21 Aug 2012
First Look

First Look: August 21

across and within metropolitan areas, but the endogeneity of these measures bedevils interpretation. Chinitz (1961) hypothesized that coal mines near Pittsburgh led that city to specialization in industries, like steel, with significant... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

Is it Worth a Pay Cut to Work for a Great Manager (Like Bill Belichick)?

Championship, Branch scored the first and last touchdowns, the final one a 23-yard run on a reverse, which clinched the game after the Pittsburgh Steelers had clawed their way back to be down by just a touchdown. Two weeks later, Branch... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg & Abhijit Naik; Sports

February 2018 (Revised December 2019)
Case

Rise of the Drones: Identified Technologies

By: Andy Wu and George Gonzalez

The founder and CEO of Identified Technologies, a Pittsburgh-based drone software and services company, faces a dilemma when San Francisco–based DroneDeploy begins to disrupt the industry with its drone software platform. Identified Technologies needs to consider... View Details

Keywords: Applications and Software; Digital Platforms; Disruption; Network Effects; Computer Industry; Web Services Industry; Pittsburgh; San Francisco

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Educators

Purchase

22 Sep 2009
First Look

First Look: September 22

http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/410042-PDF-ENG Steel Street Harvard Business School Case 210-010 The case involves repositioning an old 6-story warehouse in Pittsburgh and many of the issues of rehabilitation and selecting and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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