Professor Bill George - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 Jun 2011
First Look

First Look: June 28

case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/811065-PDF-ENG Daniel Kim's Dilemma (A) Bill George and Natalie KindredHarvard Business School Case 411-009 Daniel Kim was considering "blowing the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Feb 2014
News

How Microsoft’s Global Search Ended at Home

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Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership

Corporation, 1947–1962 Ronald W. Dollens Guidant Corporation, 1994–2004 James C. Donnell Ohio Oil Company, 1911–1927 Otto D. Donnell Ohio Oil Company, 1927–1948 Frederic G. Donner General Motors Corporation, 1958–1967 Georges F. Doriot... View Details

02 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

Negotiating in Three Dimensions

is an essential skill, and where the science of negotiation is headed. Negotiation is a core competence for life, "not merely an important skill to be wheeled out for special occasions," they argue. James K. Sebenius is the Gordon Donaldson View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Finance Faculty - Faculty & Research

George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Research Samuel G. Hanson William L. White Professor of Business Administration... View Details

12 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

Michael Porter’s Prescription For the High Cost of Health Care

participants get from price discrimination—even for those firms that currently get the biggest discounts. [ ] Simplified Billing. A fundamental function of pricing is to convey information to consumers and competitors. Current billing... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter; Health

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Placement - Doctoral

Department of Management (cross-appointment) Dissertation: Management and Disclosure of Corporate Sustainability Performance Advisors: Paul M. Healy (Co-Chair), George Serafeim (Co-Chair), Srikant M. Datar , Krishna G. Palepu , and Edward... View Details

11 May 2009
Research & Ideas

The IT Leader’s Hero Quest

Richard L. Nolan are professors at Harvard Business School while Shannon O'Donnell is a consultant with Cutter Consortium's Innovation Practice and a PhD fellow at Copenhagen Business School. The three teamed up via email for the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

22 Apr 2002
Lessons from the Classroom

Entrepreneurship: It Can Be Taught

the Sarofim-Rock Professor of Business Administration, Paul W. Marshall, the MBA Class of 1960 Professor of Management Practice and course head for The Entrepreneurial Manager, and Richard G. Hamermesh,... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

07 May 2008
Research & Ideas

The Intellectual History of Harvard Business School

history informs the faculty, which in turn develop materials which allow for an in-depth exploration of organizational dynamics. The “starbursts” session provided brief yet in-depth looks at five unique figures in HBS history: John Lintner, Howard Raiffa, View Details

Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow; Education

01 Oct 2009
What Do You Think?

Can the “Masks of Command” Coexist with Authentic Leadership?

concludes that "These are terribly important questions with no easy answers." Bill George, former Chairman and CEO of Medtronic and now a professor at the Harvard Business School, thinks he knows... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

26 Jun 2013
Op-Ed

A Roadmap for Afghanistan’s Economic Future

to President George H. W. Bush's "thousand points of light." Fittingly, Roshan is Persian for "light." Hopefully, that's a good sign for Afghanistan's future. View Details

Keywords: by Tarun Khanna

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Podcast - Business & Environment

innovative solutions emerging worldwide. Host and Guest Climate Rising Host: Professor Mike Toffel, Faculty Chair, Business & Environment Initiative (LinkedIn) Guest: Bill Weir, Chief Climate Correspondent,... View Details

04 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: Indispensable: When Leaders Really Matter

In his new book, Indispensable: When Leaders Really Matter, Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Gautam Mukunda addresses the question of whether leaders create history or are created by it. In this excerpt from Chapter One, he... View Details

24 Oct 2023
HBS Case

From P.T. Barnum to Mary Kay: Lessons From 5 Leaders Who Changed the World

Simons, Baker Foundation Professor and Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, at Harvard Business School. “People are attracted to optimism and hope in leaders.” On the surface,... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

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Curriculum - Case Method Project

inflation; debt; paper money Battle Over a Bank: Defining the Limits of Federal Power Under a New Constitution (1791) This case covers the first term of George Washington’s presidency and the push to ratify the View Details

21 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

Excessive Executive Pay: What’s the Solution?

returns grew still further. It was a vicious cycle.... "The stockholder-centric view of the current Schumer bill simply cannot be the cure for the disease it spawned." Rather than address specific policy proposals, HBS View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson

26 Jul 2013
News

Big 3 automakers thrive even as Detroit falters

25 Jan 2024
Research & Ideas

Being a Team Player: Why College Athletes Succeed in Business

C-suite roles than their classmates, says Paul Gompers, the Eugene Holman Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, who is one of the study’s co-authors. “It certainly makes sense that that kind of intense... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

30 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

Use the Psychology of Pricing To Keep Customers Returning

Buyers are more apt to use a product right after they purchase it, a fact you need to ponder as you consider how to keep customers coming back for more. In this e-mail interview with HBS Working Knowledge's Manda Mahoney, Harvard Business School View Details

Keywords: by Manda Mahoney

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