Isle of Man - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Sep 2004
Research & Ideas

How Leaders Build Winning Streaks

one of them has final authority in law. The more leaders reproduce themselves, the more likely it is that they do emerge, paradoxically, with heroic accomplishments. Mandela claimed he was just an ordinary View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Portrait Project

Michelle Henry

Dragging my IV pole into the kitchen, I slapped the bag of nutrients that was pumping ‘dinner’ into my arm. “This bad boy is tastier than pizza!” Guilty faces cracked into laughter as my parents scooted over so I could finally join them. ... View Details

Portrait Project

Kimberly Dionne Spears

I want to dispel the belief that "every man is an island" because I refuse to live bound by the ignorance that isolation brings. I want to embrace the freedom to explore the world to no end. Traveling to nontraditional places;... View Details

01 Mar 2025
News

Audit: War & Peace

your needs as a negotiator,” Malhotra says. Success will not be determined by one person’s “awesome negotiating skills at the table,” he notes. In his retelling of his experiences, Santos underscores the importance View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Illustration by Matt Rota

Portrait Project

Ginger Jiang

patients deeply, with kindness and warmth. My patients often made this easy as they were kind, warm, and above all human. I’ll never forget the girl who wanted to get better so she could become a marine biologist,; the irritable elderly View Details

01 Dec 2013
News

Faster, Bigger, Stronger: Supersizing the NFL

will have to grow, says NFL executive vice president Eric Grubman (MBA 1987). A 10-year veteran of the league, who in 2013 was ranked the ninth most powerful man in the NFL by Sports Illustrated, Grubman... View Details

Keywords: Finance; Management; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

Portrait Project

John Regan

man at the end of his rope. He was behind in his work, despondent and adrift, but I told him I couldn't chat. I had a dinner to attend and my own issues to deal with. "We'll speak soon," I assured... View Details

25 Jun 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

FIELD Trip: Conquering the Gap Between Knowing and Doing

older man led them to the back of one of the homes. Inside, he showed them a group of people huddled around the glow View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education

27 Feb 2007
First Look

First Look: February 27, 2007

Business School Case 207-092 How should creditors pursue their claims in a multi-jurisdiction bankruptcy? David Butters, Managing Director at Lehman Brothers, negotiates a restructuring of Navigator Gas Transport, a shipping company that... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Dec 2012
First Look

First Look: Dec. 11

PublicationsHow Much Is Sweat Equity Worth? Authors:Marquis, Christopher, and Joshua D. Margolis Publication:Harvard Business Review 90, no. 12 (December 2012) Abstract The article presents a case study of a business decision related to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Portrait Project

Tathagata (TAT) Sarkar

1. His name is Richard Feynman. Other than winning the Nobel Prize in physics, he was a bongo drummer, master lock picker, and gifted painter. He was a man of infinite curiosity. 2. He was not Harry Houdini.... View Details

20 Jan 2015
News

Patient Medical Records, Pocket-sized

While his friends have retired, 79-year-old Merle Bushkin (AB 1956, MBA 1960), a laid-back guy with the energy of a man half his age, is rocketing full speed into the challenges View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

09 Feb 2017
News

Turning Disorder into Opportunity

Michael Fieldhouse (AMP 177, 2009) ran past the Anderson Memorial Bridge every morning and took note of the sentiments affixed to its parapet: May this bridge, built in memory of a scholar and soldier... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

01 Jun 2009
News

The Maestro and the Market

Business and Creativity at elBulli WIZARD: Chef Ferran Adrià at the World Summit of Gastronomy in Tokyo. He’s been called “the Salvador Dalí of the kitchen” for creations ranging from beetroot and yogurt... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

Portrait Project

Masood Razaq

I have always thought of myself as a Man with a Plan. It's as if I were speeding down the Autobahn, with a clear destination in mind and an obsession with getting there as quickly as possible. Yet the... View Details

28 Mar 2016
News

The Alum Building a Brand New City in Panama

Colombian billionaire Jaime Gilinski (MBA 1980) is the man behind what Forbes calls “the most audacious real estate project in the world”: the redevelopment of Howard Air Force Base along the Panama Canal.... View Details

01 Sep 2024
News

Action Plan: Yes, Chef!

the first in a long series of “what ifs” that would shape Puck’s career. The next morning, Puck did indeed return. The furious cook demanded that he leave, but the owner intervened, sending the young man to... View Details

Keywords: Christine Speer Lejeune

01 Jan 2009
News

Robert F. Greenhill, MBA 1962

achievement possibilities are limitless.” One of Wall Street’s preeminent investment bankers, Bob Greenhill has helped shape some of the world’s most successful corporations. Greenhill earned a reputation as... View Details

24 Apr 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018

online-first and traditional retailers alike. We focus on the relatively understudied domain of online-first retailers and the engagement of a key omnichannel tactic; specifically, the introduction View Details