Management Style - Publications - Faculty & Research

February 1991
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Note on Sealed Bid Auctions

Describes a simple approach to determining an appropriate bid for a sealed bid auction. View Details

Keywords: History; Management Style; Financial Management; Consumer Behavior; Accounting; Bids and Bidding; Decisions; Market Transactions; Decision Choices and Conditions; Competitive Strategy; Negotiation Style; Auctions

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01 Jun 2020
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boutique style hotel—in other words, a design-forward property with a chef-driven restaurant and often a rooftop bar. Quite often we also change management firms and brand affiliations. And what’s happened... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; hotels; COVID-19; real estate; Accommodation; Hospitality

November 2000 (Revised November 2005)
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Meg Whitman at eBay Inc. (A)

By: Linda A. Hill and Maria Farkas

Meg Whitman takes over as CEO of eBay from the founder. She must figure out how to lead the company through a stage of phenomenal growth without compromising eBay's unique external customer culture and internal culture--its key success factors. A rewritten version of... View Details

Keywords: Leadership Style; Change Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Growth Management; Organizational Culture; Success

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01 Mar 2007
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The Winning Season

THAT'S A WINNER: The DeWitts enjoy the home field advantage at the new Busch Stadium, which offers views of downtown St. Louis and the city's trademark Gateway Arch. From his office in the new Busch Stadium, St. Louis Cardinals Managing... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Sep 2012
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Alumni Books

best innovations: Find and fill an important unmet customer need. Plan for profitability. Strive for sustainability. Establish credibility. Gather necessary resources. Lead and manage effectively. Maintain balance and learn to enjoy the... View Details

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

August 2008
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Sloan & Harrison: Non-Equity Partner Discontent

By: Boris Groysberg and Eliot Sherman

The law firm, Sloan & Harrison, was dealing with some discontent among its junior non-equity partners. These partners were concerned with the transparency of the advancement process, their ability to position themselves as both leaders within the firm and rainmakers,... View Details

Keywords: Employees; Human Resources; Leadership Development; Management Style; Performance; Work-Life Balance; Legal Services Industry

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17 Aug 2022
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Keeping Your Team Motivated When the Company Is Struggling

26 Mar 2020
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Oprah Winfrey and the Power of Empathy

22 Jan 2021
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Is Your Organization Digging Trenches or Building Bridges?

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Online Dynamic Teaming Course | HBS Online

business leaders About the Professor Amy Edmondson Dynamic Teaming Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management "In this course, you’ll learn how to adopt and create a leadership style that promotes... View Details

28 Feb 2014
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The First Five Years: Omowale Casselle (MBA 2009)

the expectations of our consumers, retailers, and brand partners. "In addition to managing our product lines, I also lead our operations team, which means that I make sure that each retail partner (Walmart, Walgreens, Kroger, and Meijer)... View Details

Keywords: General Merchandise Stores; Retail Trade

January 1989 (Revised June 1993)
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General Electric: Compliance Systems

By: Robert L. Simons

After General Electric (GE) is indicted in 1985 for defrauding the Department of Defense, Chairman John F. Welch takes dramatic steps to prevent a recurrence. This case documents the new systems and procedures that are put in place to ensure that all GE employees are... View Details

Keywords: Policy; Contracts; Business or Company Management; Communication; Business History; Behavior; Boundaries; Management Style; Cost Management; Electronics Industry

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November 2017 (Revised November 2021)
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Irene Rosenfeld at Mondelēz International: Crafting a Corporate Strategy

By: Raffaella Sadun, David J. Collis, Amram Migdal and Kerry Herman

The case focuses on Irene Rosenfeld’s tenure as CEO of the global snack food company Mondelēz International. Beginning in 2006, she had led the company through many acquisitions, including France’s LU Biscuit and British confectionery company Cadbury, before, in 2012,... View Details

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01 Dec 1997
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Arthur Rock (MBA '51)

In 1957 a group of eight scientists, disenchanted with the management style of their Nobel Prize-winning boss, William Shockley, walked out of Shockley Semiconductor Laboratories in Palo Alto. Armed with the... View Details

12 Jul 2023
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The Simple Power of Communicating with Kindness

13 Dec 2021
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Great Leaders Embody These 4 Principles, According to Best Buy's Former CEO

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Venus Miller

consulting." Attracted to the University of Washington for its program in international business, Venus participated in four years of internships, each in a different functional area, at Boeing. In her junior year, Boeing sponsored her for the one-week Summer... View Details

01 Dec 2021
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Humanizing the Profit Motive

22 Jan 2001
Research & Ideas

Control Your Inventory in a World of Lean Retailing

perspective of actual consumer buying patterns, a blazer in an atypical size actually has more in common with a fashion-driven product than with the same style jacket in a popular size. For example, sales for 46-regular, one of the most... View Details

Keywords: by Frederick H. Abernathy, John T. Dunlop, Janice H. Hammond & David Weil; Consumer Products