Strategic Transition - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2019
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City on a Hill

Appalachian settlement schools that functioned as both educational institutions and community centers. After serving as an elementary school, a boarding school, and a public school, Pine Mountain transitioned in the 1970s to a center for... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Clay Cook

01 Dec 2012
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From Where We Stand

markets were overextended, but my earlier failure had laid the groundwork for a very successful next chapter of my career. Catherine Bouvier D'Yvoire (MBA 1982), financial advisor to governments, Paris, France After years of working "happily" in the same company, I... View Details

08 Sep 2016
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How We Make It Work

1999), program manager, Strategic Decisions Group Diane and Peter Escher (both MBA 2009) Children: Hazel (4); Josh (2) Diane and Peter both work for startups in downtown Seattle, commuting to different floors of the same building. Diane... View Details

01 Jun 2014
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What’s Next

mission to develop great general managers by capitalizing on the case method. In recent years, the School has added myriad initiatives that appear to celebrate complexity rather than strategic simplicity. Please draw these initiatives... View Details

Keywords: HBS Campaign; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2025
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Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Rethinking Investing: A Very Short Guide to Very Long-Term Investing By Charles D. Ellis (MBA 1963) Wiley In just 10 short, accessible, and inviting chapters, Rethinking Investing: A Very Short Book on Very Long-Term Investing presents... View Details

19 Dec 2024
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The Musts of 2024

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. I love these end-of-the-year lists where you can get recommendations from smart people about things that are worth your time and money. It always sets me up really... View Details

01 Sep 2017
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City of Dreams

Defecting from his position as Rajapaksa’s minister of health, Sirisena’s unexpected win signaled a miraculously peaceful transition to a more democratic, just future. A coalition government formed, with Ranil Wickremesinghe, a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Alice Carfrae; Sri Lanka; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

01 Dec 2016
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Alumni Books of 2016

Leading Strategic Change in an Era of Healthcare Transformation edited by Jim Austin, Judith Bentkover, and Laurence Chait (MBA 1965) (Springer) This book focuses on how to lead transformative and strategic... View Details

01 Oct 1996
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Leading In a New Era

have today's senior executives, trained in the days when the pyramidal organization and domestic markets held sway, made the transition to a global, technology-driven economy? For three 1971 classmates and corporate leaders, Donald J.... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

01 Oct 1996
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Lasting Impressions

the School had made a strategic decision to become more diverse. There were also a number of international students and people from West Point and the Navy Nuclear Sub program. I had a lot of respect for the military people and shared... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

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