by Michael Wheeler - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2017
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HBX: Reimagining HBS for the Digital Age

leadership teams. Each course is led by a renowned HBS professor: Disruptive Strategy with Clayton Christensen; Leading with Finance with Mihir Desai; and Negotiation Mastery with Michael Wheeler. Through... View Details

01 Mar 2003
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Alumni Bookshelf

The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler’s Germany, 1941–1945 by Michael Beschloss (MBA 1980) (Simon & Schuster) Noted presidential historian, author, and commentator Beschloss offers... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Dec 2012
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HBS Alumni in Harvard Leadership Roles

Rothenberg (MBA 1970). The Board of Overseers exerts influence over the University's strategic direction, counsels its leaders, and periodically reviews Harvard's schools and departments. Elected by Harvard alumni as Overseers this year... View Details

01 Dec 2018
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Combating Climate Change

If global temperatures rise by 6 degrees celsius by 2050—as they are on track to do—officials at the International Energy Agency say the changes would bring “devastating consequences for the planet.” And... View Details

01 Dec 2018
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Preparing Our Students for a Changing World

to understand the technology cycle, which is often influenced by ideas generated by former members of the military. Only months before he would graduate and launch his own venture, View Details

01 Dec 2017
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Diagnosing DC’s Dysfunction

School’s US Competitiveness Project from business leader Katherine Gehl and University Professor Michael Porter. Gehl and Porter use the lens of industry competition to analyze the US political system and propose a strategy for reform and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Government

24 Jun 2014
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Plan Ahead to Think on Your Feet

Keywords: negotiation; tactics

01 Aug 2013
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A Cure for Cold Storage

Michael Schrader The measles, says Vaxess CEO Michael Schrader (MBA 2012), is the perfect example of what's wrong with the modern vaccine. Despite the fact that a measles immunization has been available for... View Details

Keywords: Morrell, Daniel; vaccines; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

01 Mar 2017
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Starting Lineup: No Reservations

Illustrations by Drue Wagner The Company The Founder The Pitch The News EatWith CEO Susan Kim (MBA 2003) Founded 2012 This online marketplace allows cooks to sell seats at their dinner tables. TripAdvisor is the latest investor in this... View Details

01 Dec 2012
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Alumni Book Briefs

Affluent in China and India by Michael J. Silverstein (MBA 1980), Abheek Singhi, Carol Liao, and David Michael (Harvard Business Review Press) Silverstein and his BCG... View Details

Keywords: Broadcasting (except Internet); Information

01 Oct 2000
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Silent Killers: Overcoming Barriers to Organizational Learning

In their HBS working paper "Overcoming the 'Silent Killers' to Strategy Implementation and Organizational Learning," HBS professor Michael Beer and Russell A. Eisenstat, president of the Center for Organizational Fitness, outline six... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Dec 2016
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Is Cash the Best Form of Charity?

(Illustration by Edmon de Haro) (Illustration by Edmon de Haro) When Michael Faye (PhDBE 2009) and his cofounders—including Harvard grad students Paul Niehaus and Rohit... View Details

Keywords: April White

25 Apr 2016
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Just Rewards

Michael Darrington (PMD 27, 1974) believes in putting people first. As CEO of Greggs, which he led for 24 years to become the United Kingdom’s baking industry leader and in previous positions where he oversaw strategic turnarounds. He has... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Saving lives through new vaccine technology

Michael Schrader (MBA 2012) is on a mission to help keep millions of people around the world from dying needlessly. “Right now, 2.4 million people die every year from vaccine-preventable diseases,” says Schrader, cofounder and CEO of... View Details

01 Mar 2017
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@Soldiers Field

by Harvard Medical School psychiatry professor Robert Stickgold, who recently published the first scientific study on dreams in 40 years. Professor Michael Norton interviewed best-selling author View Details

01 Mar 2017
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Lego Stays on Script

marketing, Michael Moynihan (MBA 1993), has been with the company since 1996, long enough to remember its missteps in attempting to broaden Lego’s customer base by expanding into product categories such as... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Jun 2020
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Meal Plan

Image by John Ritter In 2019, US restaurants topped $860 billion in revenues; prior to COVID-19, Americans spent more for food away from home than food purchased for at-home consumption, whether it be a pitstop at fast food drive-through,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; restaurants; COVID-19; pandemic; recovery; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

01 Dec 2019
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Shaping Leaders Who Understand Business and the Environment

Michael Toffel, the Senator John Heinz Professor of Environmental Management and chair of the Business and Environment Initiative Five years ago, as George Serafeim recalls, if he had walked into the classroom on the first day and... View Details