by Michael J. Roberts - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 May 2007
First Look

First Look: May 22, 2007

the New Due-Diligence Process for Mergers and Acquisitions Authors:Steven R. Anderson, Kevin J. Prokop, and Robert S. Kaplan Periodical:Journal of Private Equity (in press) Abstract A fast-track profit... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - Site Credits

Archival Collections Bibliography Site Credits Visiting the Exhibit More Baker Library Exhibits Baker Library Special Collections Exhibition organized by the HBS Leadership Initiative and Baker Library Special Collections HBS LEADERSHIP... View Details

01 Aug 2001
News

T.J. Dermot Dunphy (MBA '56)

In June, the School conferred its highest honors, the Distinguished Service Award and the Alumni Achievement Award, on four professors emeriti and five alumni, respectively. This is a profile of an Alumni Achievement Award honoree. "Differentiate View Details

Keywords: Alumni Achievement Award; Management

01 Dec 2002
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Alumni Bookshelf

The Trusted Leader by Robert M. Galford (MBA '76) and Anne Seibold Drapeau (Free Press) In their new book, The Trusted Leader: Bringing Out the Best in Your People and Your Company, authors Galford and... View Details

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Teaching & The Case Method | Baker Library

Method , authored by Christensen, Louis B. Barnes, and Abby J. Hansen, remains a seminal publication focusing on teaching with the case method in business, medicine, education, and government. Christensen... View Details

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Harvard Business School

Cornering the Market: Independent Grocers and Innovation in American Small Business . New York: Oxford University Press, 2016. Taylor, Elizabeth Dowling. The Original Black Elite: Daniel Murray and the Story of a Forgotten Era . New York: Amistad (HarperCollins... View Details

March 1998 (Revised March 2005)
Case

ONSET Ventures

By: Michael J. Roberts and Nicole Tempest

ONSET Ventures, is a venture capital firm focused on seed-stage start-ups. Describes the principles and strategies the firm has developed over its life. Also presents an in-depth discussion of one of the seed-stage companies ONSET has been incubating. View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Financing and Loans

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01 Feb 2001
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Porter Appointed to University Professorship

social issues, from the economic development of U.S. inner cities to environmental concerns. Michael E. Porter (MBA '71), the C. Roland Christensen Professor of Business Administration, whose prodigious research and course development... View Details

Keywords: Doug Gavel; University Professorship; C. Roland Christensen; Sumner H. Slichter

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Management Training Program: 1945 - 1955 | Baker Library

real business situations. One of the core courses of the program included "Human Problems in Administration." Taught by HBS Professor Fritz J. Roethlisberger, this course moved, "from cases involving the... View Details

14 Jan 2022
Blog Post

Want Hybrid Work to Succeed? Trust, Don’t Track, Employees

have been recipients of it say that it’s humiliating,” she says. "IT BECAME REALLY IMPORTANT FOR MANAGERS TO ASK, ‘HOW’S IT GOING? HOW ARE YOU DOING? HOW CAN I HELP?" Instead, Neeley takes a page from the late J. Richard Hackman, an... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

February 2015
Supplement

WebTracker, Spreadsheet for Instructors (Brief Case)

By: William A. Sahlman and Michael J. Roberts DBA

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February 2015
Teaching Note

WebTracker (Brief Case)

By: William A. Sahlman and Michael J. Roberts DBA

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01 Sep 2011
News

Faculty Books

Economic and Social Value by Michael Beer and coauthors (Harvard Business Review Press) As global competition stiffens and enterprises face increasing public scrutiny, successful leaders must win on all... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

15 Oct 2019
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Examining Climate Change From a Business Perspective

Assistant Professor Vincent Pons discussed the case he wrote, “Climate Change: Paris, and the Road Ahead,” with students in a Business, Government, and the International Economy class in spring 2019. (photo by Kavita Pillay) Assistant... View Details

01 Mar 2017
News

@Soldiers Field

by Harvard Medical School psychiatry professor Robert Stickgold, who recently published the first scientific study on dreams in 40 years. Professor Michael Norton interviewed... View Details

27 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2015

actually hinder the most important part of problem-solving: actually solving the problem. Research by Ethan Bernstein and colleagues. The 5 Strategy Rules of Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs (34,436) David Yoffie and View Details

January 1984 (Revised June 1984)
Case

Wilson Cabinet Co.

By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts

Keywords: Forest Products Industry

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September 1983 (Revised May 1999)
Case

Allen Lane

By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts

Describes Allen Lane's search for a business to buy. The case explores several failed attempts and the ethical, business, and tax issues that surround the acquisition business. Ends with a description of a new acquisition candidate, an independent valuation report of... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Ethics; Taxation; Failure; Valuation

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