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- April 1984
- Supplement
Managing in a High Commitment Work System, Video
By: Michael Beer
Keywords: Managerial Roles
Beer, Michael. "Managing in a High Commitment Work System, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 884-522, April 1984.
- 1986
- Book
The General Managers
By: J. P. Kotter
Keywords: Managerial Roles
Kotter, J. P. The General Managers. Paperback ed. New York: Free Press, 1986.
- January 2003 (Revised September 2003)
- Supplement
Kate Burnett
By: Linda A. Hill and Maria Farkas
Supplements Peter Isenberg at Jones Mendel (A). View Details
Keywords: Managerial Roles
Hill, Linda A., and Maria Farkas. "Kate Burnett." Harvard Business School Supplement 403-130, January 2003. (Revised September 2003.)
- 1982
- Book
The General Managers
By: J. P. Kotter
Keywords: Managerial Roles
Kotter, J. P. The General Managers. New York: Free Press, 1982.
- 2014
- Chapter
Management as a Profession
By: Rakesh Khurana and Eric Baldwin
Khurana, Rakesh, and Eric Baldwin. "Management as a Profession." In Wiley Encyclopedia of Management, Volume 2: Business Ethics. 3rd ed. Edited by Ronald James and Kenneth E. Goodpaster. John Wiley & Sons, 2014.
- 2005
- Class Lecture
Leadership Is a Choice: The General Manager in the Middle
By: Joseph L. Bower
Bower, Joseph L. "Leadership Is a Choice: The General Manager in the Middle." Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing Class Lecture, 2005. Electronic. (Faculty Lecture: HBSP Product Number 9-882-7C.)
- Person Page
Course Development
By: Debora L. Spar
Managing International Trade and Investment
Despite the ease with which it is often conducted, doing business across borders is not the same as doing it at home. Rather, it entails a whole new set of managerial challenges: re-assessing competitive... View Details
- October 2002 (Revised August 2007)
- Background Note
Entrepreneurial Marketing: Learning from High-Potential Ventures
Describes entrepreneurial marketing as both a mind-set and a process. Draws on some 30 business field cases and some 300 student projects that provide insight into what managers do in high-potential settings. View Details
Lassiter, Joseph B., III. "Entrepreneurial Marketing: Learning from High-Potential Ventures." Harvard Business School Background Note 803-036, October 2002. (Revised August 2007.)
- 2003
- Chapter
What's a Director to Do?
By: Michael C. Jensen and Joseph Fuller
Jensen, Michael C., and Joseph Fuller. "What's a Director to Do?" In Best Practice: Ideas and Insights from the World's Foremost Business Thinkers, edited by Tom Brown and Robert Heller. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Publishing, 2003.
- 1992
- Book
Becoming a Manager: Mastery of a New Identity
By: L. A. Hill
Hill, L. A. Becoming a Manager: Mastery of a New Identity. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1992.
- July 1994
- Background Note
Note on Retail Organizations
By: David E. Bell
Describes a typical organizational structure for retailers and discusses duties of various individuals such as buyer, category manager, etc. View Details
Bell, David E. "Note on Retail Organizations." Harvard Business School Background Note 595-009, July 1994.
- February 2003 (Revised February 2006)
- Background Note
Use and Abuse of Analogies, The
By: Giovanni M. Gavetti and Jan W. Rivkin
Examines how managers use, and sometimes misuse, analogical reasoning as they formulate their strategies. Suggests a process that managers can employ to use analogies productivity. View Details
Gavetti, Giovanni M., and Jan W. Rivkin. "Use and Abuse of Analogies, The." Harvard Business School Background Note 703-429, February 2003. (Revised February 2006.)
- May 1996
- Background Note
General Management: A Conceptual Introduction
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Ashish Nanda
Addresses the following issues at a conceptual level: 1) Who is a general manager? 2) To whom is the general manager responsible? and 3) How do general managers add value? View Details
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Ashish Nanda. "General Management: A Conceptual Introduction." Harvard Business School Background Note 396-161, May 1996.
- November 1998 (Revised May 1999)
- Teaching Note
Techniques of Creativity, The TN
By: Clayton M. Christensen
Teaching Note for Innovation and the General Manager course. View Details
- 2011
- Tool
Stepping Up to Management
By: Linda A. Hill
Enable new managers to learn their jobs—while performing their jobs—with content that's integrated into their day-to-day workflow. Stepping Up to Management puts new managers on the right track so they can hit the ground running while laying the foundation for a... View Details
Hill, Linda A. Stepping Up to Management. Tool. Watertown, MA: Harvard Business Publishing, 2011.
- April 1986
- Supplement
Lyric Dinner Theatre: Deborah Denenberg, General Manager, Video
Presents Deborah Denenberg, general manager, answering questions about her successful turnaround of an ailing dinner theatre. View Details
Keywords: Managerial Roles; Restructuring; Business Ventures; Arts; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
Hamermesh, Richard G. "Lyric Dinner Theatre: Deborah Denenberg, General Manager, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 886-523, April 1986.
- December 2015
- Case
Stephen Richards: Addressing FAQ
By: Eugene Soltes
Stephen Richards, former global head of sales at Computer Associates, addresses frequently asked questions from "A Letter from Prison." View Details
Soltes, Eugene. "Stephen Richards: Addressing FAQ." Harvard Business School Case 116-036, December 2015.
- February 1980 (Revised June 1984)
- Case
Quaker Steel and Alloy Corp.
By: John J. Gabarro
Lower middle-level manager is faced with the need to bring about a change in the call patterns of the sales force selling her product. Based on an earlier case by P.R. Lawrence. View Details
Gabarro, John J. "Quaker Steel and Alloy Corp." Harvard Business School Case 480-063, February 1980. (Revised June 1984.)
- 2013
- Working Paper
Managers and Market Capitalism
By: Rebecca Henderson and Karthik Ramanna
In a capitalist system based on free markets, do managers have responsibilities to the system itself? If they do, should these responsibilities shape their behavior when they are engaging in the political process in an attempt to structure the institutions of... View Details