by Anette Mikes - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2011
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Making the Case for Leadership

Issue Focus: Leadership Issue Focus Li & Fung's Global Footprint Reimagining the MBA Leaders come in all colors, ages, shapes, and sizes, with all manner of skills and temperaments, a variety and diversity seemingly matched only by the... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Dec 2010
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Additional alumni books for your consideration.

The Corporate Lattice: Achieving High Performance in the Changing World of Work by Cathleen Benko (MBA ’89) and Molly Anderson (Harvard Business Review Press) The authors argue that a lattice model rather than the corporate ladder is... View Details

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

01 Sep 2016
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@Soldiers Field

Photos by Susan Young Photos by Susan Young An Instagram-worthy sculpture in the shape of a cartoon speech bubble—and large enough to double as a bench—is one of four new campus art installations, on loan... View Details

01 Mar 2018
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Making Sense of the Modern Startup

Illustration by Martin Leon Barreto In a lot of ways, it didn’t seem like a very good experiment to run. A young HBS professor—a rising star in the Finance area, an economist by training, View Details

Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank (PMD 51, 1986)

15 Dec 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The Power of Imperfect Eating By Kavita Bhatnagar (SELP 11, 2022) Penguin Enterprise Rather than dictating which foods are good or bad, this book weaves together stories that mirror the intricate, emotional, and often imperfect... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Dec 2003
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Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?

cheaper) to manufacture in China. So depending on one’s perspective, China can be seen as both a challenge and an opportunity for U.S. manufacturing. For Sharpe and Katz, it is competitor and partner. As a competitor, there’s broad agreement that China maintains an... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Manufacturing

01 Sep 2010
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Start-Ups Make Their Pitch

as avatars) for use by both organizations and individuals. New York: TwoChop (Mo Lam, MBA ’05, founder) is a microgaming platform that plans to deliver “quick-engagement” games to users throughout the day. Northern California: Redbeacon... View Details

Keywords: awards; Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

19 Dec 2024
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The Musts of 2024

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. I love these end-of-the-year lists where you can get recommendations from smart people about things that are worth your time and money. It always sets me up really... View Details

02 Feb 2023
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Can We Really Engineer a Climate Fix?

help address the climate change crisis by removing excess carbon dioxide right out of the atmosphere. The promise of this approach has launched a raft of companies that not only capture but also store and even reuse the carbon—creating an... View Details

12 Feb 2008
First Look

First Look: February 12, 2007

Merton Publication:The Future of Life-Cycle Saving and Investing, edited by Zvi Bodie, Dennis McLeavey, and Laurence B. Siegel. Research Foundation of CFA Institute, 2007 Risk Management and Calculative Cultures Author:Anette View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2016
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Alumni Books of 2016

and her mother’s secrets—that develop when she moves to Tuscany to take charge of a vineyard she’s inherited. The Unelected President by John T. Reed (MBA 1977) (John T. Reed) Mike Medlock, a libertarian and... View Details

12 Aug 2008
First Look

First Look: August 12, 2008

Link: http://www.pearsonhighered.com/bookseller/ academic/product/0,3110,0136000886,00.html How XBRL Will Dramatically Improve: Reporting and Control Processes Authors: Robert G Eccles., Liv Watson and Mike Willis Publication: Chap. 25 in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2017
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017

Alumni Books Out of the Desert: My Journey from Nomadic Bedouin to the Heart of Global Oil by Ali Al-Naimi (AMP 82, 1979) (Penguin UK) Until May 7, 2016, Ali Al-Naimi was the Saudi oil minister (and an OPEC kingpin), a position he held... View Details

06 Dec 2018
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Cold Call Horror Stories

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes During Fall Reunions, the podcast team set up our microphones in Spangler Hall and asked alumni to tell us about those terrifying moments when—as is tradition at HBS—they got Cold Called View Details

12 Jul 2021
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Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis

HBS Club of India’s YouTube channel.) "At a time of crushing despair and grief, when India has been hit hard by COVID, we wanted to talk about stories of selflessness, kindness, and courage—how HBS Alums went above and beyond to help the... View Details

01 Jun 2011
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The Best-Laid Plans

financials, people, risk management, opportunity, and context. By afternoon, 28 teams in the business and social venture tracks will be named semifinalists. A later round of judging will narrow the field to nine finalists, with the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; contests; Health, Social Assistance; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

30 Sep 2016
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Competing Against Luck

And Mike found himself needing-- he had a job that he had to do, that is, I have to furnish my apartment tomorrow. And around the world, when people find themselves needing to get that job done, the word IKEA pops into their mind. Because... View Details

23 Dec 2008
First Look

First Look: December 23, 2008

Examining mechanisms, we demonstrate that cognitive ability increases participation; however, and in contrast to previous research, financial literacy education does not affect decisions. We conclude by discussing how education may affect... View Details