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- October 2020
- Case
Michael Phelps: 'It's Okay to Not Be Okay'
By: Boris Groysberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Michael Norris
In 2020, Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 28 medals in various swimming events, was now retired. As he looked back on his 20+ year athletic career, he considered what had gone into making him the greatest of all time—the highs and lows,... View Details
Keywords: Mental Health; Talent and Talent Management; Training; Health; Success; Performance Improvement; Personal Development and Career; Family and Family Relationships; Sports; Competition; Sports Industry; United States; Baltimore; Arizona; Sydney; Athens; Beijing; London
Groysberg, Boris, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Michael Norris. "Michael Phelps: 'It's Okay to Not Be Okay'." Harvard Business School Case 421-044, October 2020.
- 18 Jan 2018
- News
The Lessons of All-Day Breakfast
Mac. To overcome that, we put together a task force led by a fantastic owner-operator out of Arizona and she said, let's see, let's see how we do this. What would it take, what would we have to change in terms of our procedures, our... View Details
- 19 Mar 2009
- News
Shift to thrift: Is recession creating 'new consumer'?
Louis S. Cates
Through acquisitions, such as the Nichols Copper Company, the Calumet and Arizona Mining Company, and the United Verde Copper Company, Cates expanded Phelps-Dodge into an integrated operation in the copper industry. In 1930, the capital... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture & Mining
- Portrait Project
Karina Rodriguez
from the sky to feed their families. And his daughters would be teen brides and rely on a man to take care of them. My dad decided to break the cycle, he moved to Arizona to give his children a chance at the American Dream. Thirty years... View Details
- Web
Caleb Bradford Archives | Social Enterprise
Curriculum Social Enterprise Student Club Social Entrepreneurship Summer Fellows Technology for Good Transformative Impact Tri-Sector Impact 1 Results Bringing Down the House Prices: My Summer Internship with the Governor of Arizona Caleb... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Acing Reality
stadium in Arizona while deciphering a tricky clue, and biked and jogged to the finish line” (Boston Herald, August 23, 2003). The race was grueling — USA Today described their defining moment as being when “Chip and Reichen raced Millie... View Details
- Web
HBS Magazine - Alumni
Governance-Policy Heartland Work of Art Patch Work Now Origin Story: Ricky Cordova (MS/MBA 2025) Hometown: Tucson, Arizona Agenda: Frank Lorenzo (MBA 1963) Editor's Letter Open Canvas Assets: These Little Piggies Sound Bites: A Degree of... View Details
- 31 Jan 2022
- News
Michael Trejo Brings Business Back to the Valley of the Sun
A recent article in Hispanic Executive profiles Michael Trejo (MBA 2013), who left a career in finance to return to his native Arizona and help grow a local business. As the article notes, his return was inevitable. “I always planned to... View Details
- 06 Apr 2017
- News
From Lobster Traps to Border Fencing
an expanded metal wall,” says Jim Knott Sr. (OPM 17, 1991), president and CEO of Riverdale Mills Corporation. In a recent interview with the Voice of America News, Knott noted that Riverdale’s security fencing is already in use along nearly 50 miles of the border in... View Details
- December 2001 (Revised December 2002)
- Teaching Note
QuickenInsurance: The Race to Click and Close (A) and (B) (TN)
Teaching Note for (9-800-295) and (9-803-071). View Details
- Web
Commencement 2025 - Commencement 2025
Soled Venice, CA Jay Bhandari Houston, TX Julie Cruz New York, NY Julia Siegel Denver, CO Ken Zeng Guangzhou City, People's Republic of China Lena Licht Boca Raton, FL Laura Mediorreal Bogota, Colombia & Houston, TX Mireya Iglesias Ayala Tucson, View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Join in the Centennial
provides a schedule for the event, a list of speakers, and an online registration form. Global Outreach Events April 3, 2008 HBS Club of France Professor Robert S. Kaplan April 5, 2008 HBS Association of Boston Dean Jay Light April 9, 2008 HBS Club of View Details
- November 1997 (Revised May 2002)
- Case
MicroAge, Inc.: Orchestrating the Information Technology Value Chain
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Kirk A. Goldman
MicroAge, Inc. started as a storefront in Tempe, AZ in 1976 selling personal computer kits to hobbyists. During their first year of operation, founders Jeff McKeever and Alan Hald sold $1.5 million worth of computer kits, priced at under $1,000 each. Twenty years... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Growth Management; Risk Management; Product; Opportunities; Horizontal Integration; Information Infrastructure; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Technology Industry; Arizona
Applegate, Lynda M., and Kirk A. Goldman. "MicroAge, Inc.: Orchestrating the Information Technology Value Chain." Harvard Business School Case 398-068, November 1997. (Revised May 2002.)
- November 2002 (Revised February 2003)
- Supplement
QuickenInsurance: The Race to Click and Close (B)
Details events during 2000 to 2002. View Details
Applegate, Lynda M. "QuickenInsurance: The Race to Click and Close (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 803-071, November 2002. (Revised February 2003.)
- February 1999 (Revised May 2002)
- Teaching Note
MicroAge, Inc.: Orchestrating the Information Technology Value Chain TN
Teaching Note for (9-398-068). View Details
- 29 Jul 2024
- News
Leading the Way
Illustration by Gisela Goppel When Michael Trejo (MBA 2013) was a freshman at Arizona State University (ASU) in 2005, he almost lost his full scholarship. “I just really lacked direction,” says Trejo. That’s when he joined ASU’s Hispanic... View Details
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Origin Story: Ricky Cordova (MS/MBA 2025)
mustard all the toppings.” Backyard farmer: “My girlfriend and I had chickens in Arizona and hope to again at some point. When you hand raise a chicken, you form a connection, and they become the loveliest little pets. They also give you... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 12 Jun 2017
- Blog Post
Doubts about Applying to HBS
I am a first generation Mexican-American born and raised in farming and immigrant communities in Arizona. I earned my undergraduate economics degree from Arizona State University. After graduating, I worked for Bank of America Merrill... View Details
- Web
Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
military service as an Aviat... What SEI is Reading Shelby Longland 06 Sep 2019 In between our work to educate, support, and inspire leaders across all sectors to tackle society... Bringing Down the House Prices: My Summer Internship with the Governor of View Details