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Michael Echenberg

In the middle of October in 1921, Franz Kafka wrote in his diary, "Life's splendor forever lies in wait about each one of us in all its fullness, but veiled from view, deep down, invisible, far off. If you summon it by the right... View Details

Michael Ovitz

Ovitz founded and led one of the most successful talent agencies in Hollywood. By representing both scriptwriters and actors he was able to offer a unique service that often resulted in the packaging of the two talents. For the 20 years... View Details

Keywords: Services

02 May 2012
News

La iniciativa "Sintonía" impulsada por Michael E. Porter en Puebla (The initiative " Tuning " driven by Michael E. Porter in Puebla)

August 2011 (Revised November 2012)
Case

Michael Lester at Lachlan Consulting

By: Anthony J. Mayo and Joshua D. Margolis

Michael Lester, a consultant with Lachlan, was frustrated by his client's unwillingness to provide key data for an important presentation. Lester must decide how best to confront Nadine Robert, his client, knowing that his personal success and the reputation of his... View Details

Keywords: Outcome or Result; Training; Customer Focus and Relationships; Interpersonal Communication; Success; Reputation

March 2016 (Revised May 2021)
Case

Michael Milken: The Junk Bond King

By: Tom Nicholas and Matthew G. Preble

Michael Milken, an investment banker who dominated the junk bond market in the 1980s, was sentenced to jail in 1990 after pleading guilty to a number of securities and tax-related felonies. In the preceding decade, Milken had helped usher in a new wave of leveraged buy... View Details

Keywords: Junk Bonds; High-yield Bonds; Financial Innovation; Shareholder Value; Bonds; Capital; Capital Structure; Cost of Capital; Crime and Corruption; Entrepreneurship; Ethics; Finance; Investment Banking; Leveraged Buyouts; Mergers and Acquisitions; Ownership; Private Equity; Restructuring; United States

Michael Wheeler's The Art of Negotiation offers a distinctive, creative approach to negotiation. The process cannot be scripted. Other parties will have their own agendas and ideas about how the interaction should unfold. As a result, negotiation must be improvised on... View Details

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Michael O. Braimah

"I've had to relearn the concept of leadership," Michael says, of his experience thus far. "Before, I saw it as being at the front: the leader makes decisions and expects everyone to conform. HBS has exposed me to... View Details

07 Feb 2012
News

Yelp Reviews Reputation Study by Harvard Busines School. Assistant Professor HBS Michael Luca (VIDEO)

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Phillip Michael Strazzulla

on careers by productizing the HBS coffee chat model, according to Strazzulla. “If you are at HBS and you had worked at McKinsey for three years but you want to work at a startup in product management because you heard it was cool,... View Details

February 1999 (Revised August 1999)
Case

Michael Brown: Negotiating Slots at Foxwoods (B)

By: James K. Sebenius

The approach taken by Michael Brown and Governor Lowell Weicker and the means by which the agreement's sustainability was enhanced in the face of attacks by other gaming operators are detailed. View Details

Keywords: Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Agreements and Arrangements; Government and Politics; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Connecticut

17 Nov 2012
News

LEED-ing by Example

Book Review

Review of Understanding American Economic Decline, edited by Michael A. Bernstein and David E. Adler

By: Willis Emmons

Keywords: Economy; Economics; United States

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09 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

Six Keys to Building New Markets by Unleashing Disruptive Innovation

computers operate longer. All Innovative ideas start out as half-baked propositions.— Clayton M. Christensen, Michael E. Raynor, and Scott D. Anthony Companies march along a performance trajectory by... View Details

Keywords: by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael E. Raynor & Scott D. Anthony

17 Jun 2015
Research & Ideas

Michael Porter on America’s Historic Energy Opportunity

A new report from experts Michael E. Porter, David S. Gee, and Gregory J. Pope at Harvard Business School and The Boston Consulting Group outlines a strategic approach for improving United States competitiveness while reducing... View Details

Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter; Energy; Utilities

15 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Four Questions for David Garvin and Michael Roberto

Harvard Business School professors David A. Garvin and Michael A. Roberto fielded questions about their article in an email interview with HBS Working Knowledge senior editor Martha Lagace. Garvin and Roberto discuss the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

April 2007
Book Review

Book Review of 'Economic Analysis, Moral Philosophy, and Public Policy' by Daniel Hausman and Michael McPherson

By: Nien-he Hsieh

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November 2005
Case

Michael Ovitz and The Walt Disney Company (A)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Alexis Chernak

Faced with the need to hire a new president, The Walt Disney Co. pursued Michael Ovitz, a founder of the Creative Artist Agency. Although initially disinterested, Ovitz engaged in negotiations with Michael Eisner, CEO of The Walt Disney Co., in the summer of 1995... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Management Teams; Selection and Staffing; Negotiation; Organizational Culture