Management Styles - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2013
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A United Front

Sustaining peak performance over not just years but decades may be the single most difficult challenge for executives, which makes Sir Alex Ferguson's 26-year run as manager of England's legendary Manchester United soccer club so... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises

16 Aug 2021
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Building Trust from the Inside Out

Keywords: Trust

30 Jan 2012
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Shopping Around

projects merely to the ground-breaking phase,” she said. Calabrese currently manages the firm’s twenty designer outlet villages across the UK and Europe, a portfolio that is scheduled to expand to 21 by the end of 2012. She told the Times... View Details

Keywords: real estate; shopping; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

29 Feb 2016
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How Joe Shoen Got U-Haul Back on Track

apologizes. He directs her to the location finder on uhaul.com, where she can look up climate-controlled self-storage locations. Later he calls Mike Kinealy, vice president of sales and customer service, and tells him to follow up. Using Brenda’s phone number, Kinealy... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises

01 Jun 2013
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Brick by Brick

back in-house for quality control. Emphasizing simplicity, clarifying the core of its business, and engaging the larger community helped save the LEGO Group. Although Kundstorp was not a Kristiansen by birth, his management View Details

Keywords: toys; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

19 Mar 2015
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Walter Salmon Remembered

working for an investment management firm in Boston. He then served as the Chairman of the Board of the investment management company I started in Boston nine years later. Professor Salmon constantly amazed... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training

01 Dec 2005
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Alumni Achievement Awards: Honorees and Victories

900 first-year students, a pair of video clips that showcased the contrasting leadership styles of two of college basketball’s best coaches: the nurturing Mike Krzyzewski of Duke and the intimidating Bobby Knight of Texas Tech and,... View Details

Keywords: Management; Management; Management; Management; Management

06 Dec 2021
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Rescue & Recovery

2018, the organization announced a new ethics policy, so Culver Humphrey came forward with her story once again. Leadership rebuffed her a second time, so she met with the Oregonian. Team members were stunned by what they read. For many, including the NGO’s View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Stephen Voss; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

01 Sep 2005
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New Career Wanted

intangibles, such as company culture and styles of decision-making, to make sure they are compatible with your own style.” MBAs change careers for various reasons at different stages of their professional lives. “At midcareer,” Sullivan... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training

13 Feb 2015
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Lessons in Perseverance

turmoil of a military dictatorship, hyperinflation, and a guerrilla war that killed 70,000 Peruvians. Then, with the country stable, she faced a pressing issue and turned to HBS for help. Accepted into the Owner/President Management (OPM)... View Details

Keywords: Tyler Bridges; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2017
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Alumni on the Best Business Advice They’ve Ever Received

MORE Hear more advice in the special reunion edition of the Skydeck podcast MORE Hear more advice in the special reunion edition of the Skydeck podcast Spring reunions welcomed 3,600 alumni and guests to campus, and the Bulletin staff set up shop on Spangler lawn and... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Skydeck; podcast; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises

07 Apr 2014
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Negotiation and All That Jazz

25 Apr 2014
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Fostering a synergy at work that benefits associates as well as customers

Ganesh Natarajan (AMP 169, 2005), CEO of Zensar Technologies, is cultivating a collaborative management philosophy and innovative HR policies to ensure its 7,000 associates help customers achieve their business needs. At the core of the... View Details

12 Apr 2013
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In Push for Gender Equality, Breaking Down the Boardroom Door

Keywords: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices

01 Mar 2018
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More Than a Game

Above: photo by Peter Taylor Fernando Aguirre (PPL 2009) owns the Erie SeaWolves minor league baseball team, and he runs it with the same management strategies he employed during his career in consumer goods. One is a hands-on approach:... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Jun 2005
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Do You Speak Business?

while higher-level management interaction with international departments was common, its day-to-day management style was localized and gave limited international exposure to... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Sep 2011
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Faculty Books

The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work by Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer (Harvard Business Review Press) The best managers build a group of employees who have great inner work lives:... View Details

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

10 May 2010
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