Michael Farmer (MBA 1971) - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part II]

Kristin S. Rhyne, MBA '99, would have loved to have the problems of reconciling employee priorities and juggling financial plans. Late last May, a year after incorporating Polished, she was still struggling to open its first unit. The... View Details

Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg

01 Dec 2015
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015

innovations that made this possible came from entrepreneurs and iconoclasts who were outside the mainstream—and how the commercialization of the Internet was by no means a foregone conclusion at its outset. MBA Class of 1957 Professor... View Details

01 Dec 2003
News

Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?

relentless innovation and laser-eyed attention to detail are the primary drivers of success. And despite, or perhaps because of, those demands, these manufacturing executives also describe the sense of deep satisfaction their work can bring. (See “Flex Time ”) China:... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Manufacturing

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2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Robinson has five degrees in engineering, urban studies, management and entrepreneurship. Steven Rogers Steven Rogers is the MBA Class of 1957 Senior Lecturer in General Management and teaches Entrepreneurial Finance and a new course... View Details

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Courses by Faculty - Course Catalog

Negotiation Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 ^ back to top K Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits Michael S. Kaufman Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry General Management, Entrepreneurial... View Details

18 Dec 2019
News

A Recovery Squandered

10 Mar 2021
News

New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts

workplace relationships, sharpen their communication skills, improve their personal brands and, ultimately, make an impact. The World’s Littlest Book on Climate: 10 Facts in 10 Minutes about CO2 By Mike Nelson, Pieter Tans, and Michael... View Details

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

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Leading Change and Organizational Renewal | HBS Online

video interviews from prominent business leaders About the Professors Michael Tushman Leading Change and Organizational Renewal Baker Foundation Professor and Paul R. Lawrence MBA Class of 1942 Professor of... View Details

01 Jun 1997
News

Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference

opportunities, particularly in China, he said, were immeasurable. On the Ground The distinctive realities of doing business in China and East Asia were discussed at two packed panel discussions. On the second day of the conference, MBA... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

31 Jul 2019
News

Skydeck Live: The Rise of the FOMO Sapiens

Stavropoulos, MBA class of 1997. Any ideas about how to help, let's say young teenagers or kids sort of recognize and potentially arm themselves against FOMO and FOBO? McGinnis: This is a very important topic because it's just so... View Details

01 Jun 2009
News

Letters to the Editor

people often don’t have the financial wherewithal and broad general skills to leave behind a job where they are intimidated. Working in fear is a terrible way to live, and a secret ballot can ameliorate much of that fear. Michael A.... View Details

Keywords: News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

19 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 19, 2007

Levine, and Michael W. Toffel Abstract Ratings of corporations' environmental activities and capabilities influence billions of dollars of "socially responsible" investments as well as some consumers, activists, and potential... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Sep 2010
News

RX for Change

insights into how managers can engage frontline workers to solve problems. Reunion presentation: Designing Care, Professor Richard Bohmer Health care–related programs and courses are nothing new at HBS; in recent years, 10 percent of every graduating View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Health, Social Assistance; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance

18 Aug 2021
News

Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement

AllyRioting website, which includes links to resources divided into three categories: how to be a better human, how to be a better company, and voting with your voice and your dollars. Endline, an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Harvard Innovation Lab, hosts a regular... View Details

28 Aug 2017
Research & Ideas

Should Industry Competitors Cooperate More to Solve World Problems?

Source: Cecilie_Arcurs George Serafeim has a startling suggestion to fix the world’s biggest environmental, social, and governance (ESG) problems such as water pollution, deforestation, and wealth inequality: encourage companies within industries to do less competing... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services; Manufacturing; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Mining

06 Dec 2021
News

December 2021 Alumni and Faculty Books

Innovator’s Dilemma, Second Edition By Charles A. O’Reilly, III and Michael L. Tushman, Baker Foundation Professor; Paul R. Lawrence MBA Class of 1942 Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus and... View Details

08 Jun 2018
News

My First Job: Selling Shoes, Surviving Black Monday, and Shaped by Chicken Lenses

value is that all the people aren't seeing, and then visualizing it, and then putting a team together to capture that value. My name is Jennifer Tisdel Schorsch, and I'm MBA Class of 1992. My first job was in a shoe store, and my... View Details

17 Oct 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017

economy, while freshly minted MBAs see magic in founding something new. Yes, startups look magical, but they can also be chaotic and inaccessible. Many books are written for those who aspire to be founders, but a company only has one or... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Jan 2008
First Look

First Look: January 15, 2008

Course MaterialsPerforming Industry Research to Inform Investment Decisions Harvard Business School Note 207-069 Conducting thorough research about an industry is often an important component of investment analysis. Written specifically for HBS View Details