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- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Greek Drama
Samaras: Enough pain. Photo AFP/Getty Images The debt drama unfolding in Greece is made even more gripping by the long relationship between two of the country’s leaders, former Socialist Prime Minister George Papandreou and the head of... View Details
- 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 May 2016
- News
What Does the American Dream Mean in Today’s America?
boundless compassion, unique talents and selfless generosity; all while maintaining the traditions of their ethnic heritage as they uphold the ideals and spirit of America.” Navab wrote about the honor on KKR’s blog, reflecting on his family’s journey from... View Details
- 02 Jul 2015
- Op-Ed
The Future of the Greek Economy
Editor's note: The economy of Greece is in the depths of despair—a fitting topic for a Greek tragedy. As investor Wilbur Ross (HBS MBA 1961) has poignantly put it, "The country that brought us democracy may now take itself into... View Details
- September 1970
- Case
Classic Greek Explosives Co. (B)
By: Richard F. Meyer
Meyer, Richard F. "Classic Greek Explosives Co. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 171-046, September 1970.
- 2022
- Working Paper
Between Human Dignity and Security: Identifying Citizen and Elite Preferences and Concerns over Refugee Reception
By: Kristin Fabbe, Eleni Kyrkopoulou and Mara Vidali
Under what conditions do citizens and elites support the creation of migrant and refugee hosting facilities in their area, and what types of facilities do they prefer? What types of concerns underlay these preferences and how do they differ by ideology and elite... View Details
Fabbe, Kristin, Eleni Kyrkopoulou, and Mara Vidali. "Between Human Dignity and Security: Identifying Citizen and Elite Preferences and Concerns over Refugee Reception." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-026, November 2022.
- December 2018
- Case
OTE: Managing in Times of National Crisis (A)
By: Juan Alcacer, Jérôme Lenhardt and Emer Moloney
In late 2010, Michael Tsamaz was appointed CEO and Chairman of Greek telecommunications company OTE. OTE still exhibited many traits of a large incumbent organization, with high personnel costs, crippling bureaucracy, lack of customer-centricity, a dull brand, and... View Details
Keywords: Leading Change; Transformation; Economy; Crisis Management; Telecommunications Industry; Greece
Alcacer, Juan, Jérôme Lenhardt, and Emer Moloney. "OTE: Managing in Times of National Crisis (A)." Harvard Business School Case 719-456, December 2018.
- 2021
- Article
Fundraising for Stigmatized Groups: A Text Message Donation Experiment
By: Katerina Linos, Laura Jakli and Melissa Carlson
As government welfare programming contracts and NGOs increasingly assume core aid functions, they must address a long-standing challenge—that people in need often belong to stigmatized groups. To study other-regarding behavior, we fielded an experiment through a... View Details
Keywords: Demographics; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Communication Strategy; Civil Society or Community; Non-Governmental Organizations; Welfare; Greece
Linos, Katerina, Laura Jakli, and Melissa Carlson. "Fundraising for Stigmatized Groups: A Text Message Donation Experiment." American Political Science Review 115, no. 1 (2021): 14–30.
- 8 May 2003
- Other Presentation
The Competitive Advantage of Greece: Moving to the Next Level
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's articles and books, in particular, The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press, 1990), "Building the Microeconomic Foundations of Competitiveness" in The Global Competitiveness Report 2002, (World... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "The Competitive Advantage of Greece: Moving to the Next Level." Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Athens, Greece, May 8, 2003.
- October 2006 (Revised November 2007)
- Supplement
Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki and the 2004 Athens Olympic Games (B)
By: Christopher Marquis, Doug Guthrie and Yannis Katsarakis
Marquis, Christopher, Doug Guthrie, and Yannis Katsarakis. "Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki and the 2004 Athens Olympic Games (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 407-051, October 2006. (Revised November 2007.)
- December 1997 (Revised May 2008)
- Supplement
Wolfgang Keller at Konigsbrau-TAK (B)
By: John J. Gabarro
This is the supplement to “Wolfgang Keller at Königsbräu-TAK (A).” This case is a modernized revision of the popular case “Wolfgang Keller at Königsbräu-Hellas (B).” View Details
Gabarro, John J. "Wolfgang Keller at Konigsbrau-TAK (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 498-046, December 1997. (Revised May 2008.)
- Profile
Aspa Lekka
Aspa Lekka takes pride in her Greek roots, but her journey does not begin from Olympian heights. "I come from a small city called Ioannina in northwest Greece of ~170,000 people," she explains. "I studied math in one of the... View Details
Keywords: Consulting
- 04 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Finding My Passion in the Startup Space
crazy pace of tech developments and feel the intense energy around you. Unfortunately, the company I worked for eventually shut down. I decided to take a few weeks off and head to Greece on vacation. I felt the uncertainty that comes in... View Details
- 16 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
Finding my Passion in the Startup Space
around you. Unfortunately, the company I worked for eventually shut down. I decided to take a few weeks off and head to Greece on vacation. I felt the uncertainty that comes in pivotal times of your life and the excitement that comes when... View Details
- August 13, 2011
- Book Review
Inside the Greek Volcano
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Keywords: Greece
Koehn, Nancy F. "Inside the Greek Volcano." New York Times (August 13, 2011).
- May 2005 (Revised December 2022)
- Case
Aristotle Onassis and the Greek Shipping Industry
By: Geoffrey Jones and Paul Gomopoulos
Examines the career of Aristotle Onassis and his creation of one of the world's largest shipping companies between 1945 and 1973. Explores the role of ethnic and family networks in Greek shipping and how Onassis was able to penetrate this system despite being an... View Details
Keywords: Networks; Ethnicity; Family Business; Innovation Strategy; Management Succession; Competitive Advantage; Personal Development and Career; Entrepreneurship; Shipping Industry; Greece
Jones, Geoffrey, and Paul Gomopoulos. "Aristotle Onassis and the Greek Shipping Industry." Harvard Business School Case 805-141, May 2005. (Revised December 2022.)
- June 1982
- Supplement
Konigsbrau-Hellas A.E. (C)
By: John J. Gabarro and Colleen Kaftan
Gabarro, John J., and Colleen Kaftan. "Konigsbrau-Hellas A.E. (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 482-119, June 1982.
- Portrait Project
Philia Hiotis
them break out of poverty. I want to keep on challenging myself in small or big ways, just as I did years ago when I left Greece for the first time in my life to attend Brown University, or more recently when I overcame my fear of... View Details