by Peter Tufano - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Oct 2000
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Q & A: Bain & Company's Thomas J. Tierney

constellation of brilliant, talented individuals, each held in place by countervailing forces that both pull inward and push outward. Executive "stars" are attracted and held to an organization by their... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Oct 2001
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Looking for a Leader: The Role of Executive Search Firms

of the personal connection it already enjoyed? Understanding the dynamics of the CEO search process — and the ways in which chief executive turnover influences corporate performance — has been the subject of recent research by HBS... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs; Telecommunications; Information

01 Jun 2001
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Eric C. Feagler: Against the Odds

When he graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1990 with a degree in aerospace engineering, Eric Feagler (MBA 2001) had already been accepted by the Navy’s elite flight training program. After a brief postgraduation return to... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs; Navy; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

01 Jun 1996
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Reinventing Marketing

featuring Professor Gerald Zaltman's pioneering marketing research method, ZMET, which uses visual images to tap into consumer feelings; Entrepreneurial Marketing, taught by Thomas J. Kosnik, a visiting lecturer from Stanford University;... View Details

Keywords: Mary Jane Higgins; Illustration by Peter Hoey

01 Oct 1999
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Entrepreneur Daniel S. Bricklin: A Class Act

shared his idea. Especially supportive was a young, then untenured professor of information technology, James Cash. "Jim told me, 'Anything you do to improve the computer's human interface has got to be good,' " Bricklin recalls. By the... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs

01 Jun 2001
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Group Therapy: The Role of Business Groups in Emerging Economies

nation’s infrastructure. They boost entrepreneurship by supplying seed capital for budding entrepreneurs, providing a range of support activities, and assisting in the distribution and marketing of goods and services. And if an... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs; Market Research, Photo, Translation, Veterinary and Other Services; Professional Services

01 Jun 2018
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What I Do: Minnie Ingersoll (MBA 2002)

that, not just because it’s the work that we’re doing, but also because I’m able to bring some of my skills from Google to help us run a user-growth campaign to reach people by using some reasonably basic tools of technology.” “A lot of... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Peter and Maria Hoey

01 Dec 2018
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What I Do: Lindsey Mead (MBA 2000), Vedica Qalbani and Jessica Wu (both MBA 2007)

its competitors in the hunt for talent in the high-stakes, trilliondollar finance industry. Ratio’s focus is on search for private equity and hedge fund firms, and its founders’ strategy for winning in that specialized, competitive market is driven View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustrations by Peter and Maria Hoey

01 Jun 2000
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Managing the Map

headlines this year for releasing its research on a subscription-only basis, a stance that has caused some consternation in the scientific community. Thanks to large investments in automated gene-sequencing machines - and, it might be added, its use of free data... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs

01 Sep 2018
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What I Do: Clare Reichenbach (AMP 185, 2013)

Described by Julia Child as “the quintessential American cook,” James Beard died in 1985, leaving a long legacy of cookbooks written, chefs mentored, and many, many meals enjoyed. He also left a townhouse in New York City’s West Village,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustrations by Peter and Maria Hoey

01 Mar 2018
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What I Do: Philippe Hellich (MBA 1996)

Founded in Sweden in 1943, IKEA is the world’s largest furniture retailer, outfitting dorm rooms and designer homes around the globe. A company that engages nearly a billion customers every year and employs over 194,000 workers in 49 countries has plenty of upside... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustrations by Peter and Maria Hoey

21 Jul 2020
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Balancing Oxford’s Business School: More Women, More Africans

23 Sep 2020
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Alumni Consider Election Reform; Clubs Explore Parenting by Case Method

Scholar Tim Naftali, Business Executive Katherine Gehl, Harvard Prof. Michael Porter, Pulitizer Prize Winner HBS Alumna Sheryl WuDunn (Panel Moderator) Back Row: HBS Club NY President Andy Cheskis, REN Core Team REN cofounder and primary researcher View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley