by Willy C. Shih - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Jul 2016
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Alumni Capture the Essence of Pokemon GO Craze

(MBA 1986) said, “Pokemon GO will be the dawn of a new generation of Augmented Reality startups” and classmate David Kenny predicted Pokemon GO is “just the beginning of mingling real and virtual worlds.” Meanwhile, Taru Kapoor (MBA 2015) added a dose of reality View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment

01 Mar 2013
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2nd HBS Survey on US Competitiveness

Management Practice Willy Shih shares ideas with Ronald DiLiddo (PMD 50, 1985) Senior Lecturer Chet Huber makes a point Professor of Management Practice Bill George talks shop with attendees Photos View Details

13 Dec 2011
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Harvard Business School Launches US Competitiveness Project

Management; Robert Z. Lawrence, Harvard Kennedy School; Josh Lerner, HBS; David A. Moss, HBS; Gary P. Pisano, HBS; Jan W. Rivkin, HBS; Michael E. Porter, HBS; William A. Sahlman, HBS; David S. Scharfstein, HBS; Willy View Details

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

01 Mar 2011
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The Path to Economic Revival

create high-tech products essential for future prosperity is on the decline, argue Gary Pisano, the Harry E. Figgie Jr. Professor of Business Administration, and Professor of Management Practice Willy Shih. They won the prestigious... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Manufacturing

15 Nov 2020
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Exploring China’s Belt & Road Initiative

preparation with the unique perspective that comes from on-the-ground observations and interactions. The students spent two weeks in China, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka in January. Led by Meg Rithmire, the F. Warren McFarlan Associate Professor... View Details

01 Dec 2003
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Acing Reality

e26ab6ec3e322e740f082ee4c18d618b Reality television is not exactly the place you’d picture catching a glimpse of a former classmate, but those in the HBS Class of 1997 were treated to a reunion last summer when Willis View Details

Keywords: Broadcasting (except Internet); Information

21 Nov 2013
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Case Study: BlackBerry and Thorsten Heins

phones, and focused the company on the critical launch of its next iteration of handsets, BlackBerry 10. The phones came in two versions: first launched was a touch-screen phone designed to attract mass-market consumers, followed by... View Details

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

01 Mar 2018
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‘We were just doing what needed to be done’

Edited by Jennifer Gillespie FOUR FOUNDERS From left: Clifford Darden, Lillian Lincoln Lambert, Theodore Lewis, and Leroy Willis (photos courtesy of HBS Archives) Just over 50 years ago, at the end of a... View Details

01 Jun 2008
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A Binary Formula

strategic thinking in terms of how you manage these types of projects, how you manage investors’ expectations, and how you manage partners. “I see a lot of great research going on within HBS,” Shih continues. “I’m struck View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; science; research; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management

17 Sep 2015
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Seattle and Cleveland Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS

R. Jassy (MBA 1997), Tiffany T. Niver (MBA 2012), and Jonathan K. Aakre (MBA 2015). The following evening, more than 100 alumni and guests from the Cleveland area attended a presentation and reception at the Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland. The event included remarks View Details

28 Mar 2022
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The Supply Chain Crisis Is About to Get a Lot Worse

28 Jun 2024
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Honoring Leadership in New York; PRIDE Alumni Share HBS Stories

seven alumni representing five decades of MBA classes: Meri Bond (MBA 1981), Alan Miles (MBA 1992), Brenna Rauw (MBA 2004), Robert Lennox (MBA 2011), Jashin Lin (MBA 2023), Kathy Halley (MBA 1999), and Willis Emmons (MBA 1985) who is also... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

21 Dec 2022
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HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion

offering assistance to academics whose work has been impacted by Russia's war on Ukraine. The program, founded in 2001, is dedicated to helping scholars, artists, writers, and public intellectuals from around the world escape persecution... View Details

01 Apr 1999
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An Eye to the East

as a base of operations for work in the twelve countries in the region. Yeh and her small staff are set up to provide a significant part of the intellectual and logistical support needed by visiting HBS scholars. Yet logistical help is... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

18 Jan 2022
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HBS Alumni Mentor Students; Shanghai Club Hosts Entrepreneurship Conference

chair of the Asia-Pacific Research Center; Willy C. Shih, the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Management Practice in Business Administration at HBS; Lihong Qin, cofounder and president of NIO; and Paul... View Details