by Robert L. Simons - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2001
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September 11: A Community Reflects

in the U.S. Army. Before joining Aon, he was a managing director at Marsh & McLennan, where he worked for 31 years. Robert P. Williams, a friend and colleague, called Demas "a natural leader and mentor." At Demas's memorial service,... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young;Deborah Blagg

01 Sep 2017
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History’s Lessons

of Courageous Leadership in Turbulent Times by Nancy Koehn, to be published by Scribner, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. Printed by... View Details

Keywords: Abraham Lincoln; Ernest Shackelford; Rachel Carson

27 Jan 2015
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First Look: January 27

Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing: A Driver for Provider Engagement in Costing Activities and Redesign Initiatives By: Kaplan, Robert S., Nancy McLaughlin, Michael A. Burke, Nisheeta P. Setlur, Douglas R. Niedzwiecki, Alan View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Jan 2022
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HBS Alumni Mentor Students; Shanghai Club Hosts Entrepreneurship Conference

five historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the Atlanta area, but the only college in Georgia founded solely by African-American patronage. The school lost its accreditation in 2004, but has worked diligently since then... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 1999
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Christensen and Vernon Remembered

leading authority on case-method teaching, C. Roland ("Chris") Christensen (MBA 3/'43, DCS '53) was the Robert Walmsley University Professor, Emeritus. He died on August 28 in Nashville, Tennessee, from complications following open-heart... View Details

08 May 2012
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First Look: May 8

abstract is unavailable at this time. Book: http://hbr.org/2012/05/six-myths-of-product-development/ar/1 Working PapersLearning by Supplying Authors:Juan Alcácer and Joanne Oxley Abstract Learning processes lie at the heart of our... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

10 Mar 2021
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New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts

today's government for the better. Hot Seat: What I Learned Leading a Great American Company By Jeff Immelt (MBA 1982) with Amy Wallace Simon & Schuster In September 2001, Jeff Immelt replaced the most... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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Past Issues - Alumni

Hand - Robert Massie and God's Green Earth Alfred L. Cheauré - A Dog's Life Complete Table of Contents April 2002 Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City Back in Business HBS Alumni and New York... View Details

01 Dec 2016
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Alumni Books of 2016

insurgent's clear mission and purpose, an unambiguous owner mindset, and a relentless obsession with the front line) can resolve the predictable crises of growth. Scalability Rules: Principles for Scaling Web Sites by Martin View Details

01 Jun 2002
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Faculty Debates Lessons from Enron's Collapse

and Robert Simons. The lively and informative presentations were punctuated by questions from faculty eager to share their own insights or to challenge colleagues' assumptions. The group worked together to... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Enron; faculty; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

22 Feb 2022
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March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

Entrepreneurial Acquisitions: The Roadmap for Buying a Business and Leading It to the Next Level By Jan Simon (AMP 199) TellWell Talent In the mid-1980s, a group of enterprising and industrious MBA students... View Details

26 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 26, 2008

Truth and Deception, edited by M. S. McGlone and M. L. Knapp. Routledge, 2008 Abstract When people behave in ways that might appear selfish, prejudiced or perverted, they engage in a host of strategies... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 1996
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Starting Up and Starting Over

history courses today. The first HBS course designed specifically to teach entrepreneurial management - The Management of New Enterprises - was introduced in 1947, one of several HBS initiatives undertaken to address the unique circumstances presented View Details

19 Mar 2015
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Walter Salmon Remembered

at my new employer, I found myself “between jobs.” I happened to meet Walt by accident one evening walking on the street where I lived. We exchanged greetings and chatted for only a few minutes. I told him I was temporarily out of work... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

20 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 20, 2008

despite export options which appear to be more profitable. Thus many conjecture that one or several markets are missing. We report here on a randomized controlled trial conducted by DrumNet in Kenya that attempts to help farmers adopt and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 1996
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Four Professors to Retire

multifirm study of the grocery industry to trace consumer response and the evolution and use of information technology in organizational change. He also hopes to spend more time in Montana, fishing. Robert B. Stobaugh Bob Stobaugh... View Details

Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb and John Prestage

01 Dec 1996
News

An Entrepreneurial Journey

broadcaster in the country. In 1972, L. Lowry Mays (MBA '62) bought a Texas radio station for $175,000; today his Clear Channel Communications owns 18 TV stations and 140 radio stations across the country. HBS alumni would make their... View Details

10 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 10

Publications August 2013 pub Cannibalization and Option Value Effects of Secondary Markets: Evidence from the U.S. Concert Industry By: Bennett, Victor Manuel, Robert Seamans, and Feng Zhu Abstract—We examine how reducing search... View Details