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- December 2004 (Revised April 2006)
- Case
Managing a Public Image: Kevin Knight
By: Robin J. Ely and Ingrid Vargas
Kevin Knight recounts an uncomfortable situation he faced as an African-American student at Harvard Business School. Concerned with maintaining an image as a calm and rational person, he is appalled when he finds himself in a heated classroom exchange in defense of an... View Details
- December 2004
- Article
Learning from Failure in Health Care: Frequent Opportunities, Pervasive Barriers.
By: A. C. Edmondson
- December 2004
- Teaching Note
Yield Curves and Bond Ratings Tutorial (TN)
Teaching Note to (9-204-712). View Details
- October 2004 (Revised March 2005)
- Case
Langer Lab, The: Commercializing Science
By: H. Kent Bowen, Alex Kazaks, Ayr Muir-Harmony and Bryce LaPierre
Professor Robert Langer's laboratory at MIT is the source of an unusually large number of published papers, patents, and technology licenses to start-up and established companies in the biomedical industry. Explores Langer's leadership and other factors that create a... View Details
- Article
Teaching Auction Strategy Using Experiments Administered via the Internet
By: John Asker, Brit Grosskopf, C. Nicholas McKinney, Muriel Niederle, Alvin E. Roth and George Weizsäcker
- September 2004 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
Hedging Currency Risks at AIFS
By: Mihir A. Desai, Vincent Dessain and Anders Sjoman
The American Institute for Foreign Studies (AIFS) organizes study abroad programs and cultural exchanges for American students. The firm's revenues are mainly in U.S. dollars, but most of its costs are in eurodollars and British pounds. The company's controllers review... View Details
- September 2004
- Article
A Field Study of Group Diversity, Participation in Diversity Education Programs and Performance
By: R. Ely
- August 2004 (Revised March 2009)
- Exercise
Your Own Case Study
By: Joshua D. Margolis and Sarah Marie Kauss
Designed to aid in the transfer and application of knowledge gained from the executive program to the live situation that program participants face in their jobs. Teaching Purpose: To bring practical relevance to executive education programs, permitting focused... View Details
- August 2004
- Teaching Note
Your Own Case Study (TN)
By: Joshua D. Margolis and Sarah Marie Kauss
Teaching Note to (9-405-037). View Details
- August 2004 (Revised August 2006)
- Background Note
Reading the Material
By: Sandra J. Sucher
This note is intended to aid students preparing for The Moral Leader course. Given the unique nature of the materials used in the course (history, literature, biography, autobiography, plays, philosophical extracts), a different approach to reading is required for... View Details
Keywords: Education
- 8 Aug 2004
- Conference Presentation
Team Learning and the Racial Diversity-Performance Link
By: R. Ely and David A. Thomas
- August 2004
- Article
The Gastroenterology Fellowship Match: How It Failed, and Why It Could Succeed Once Again
By: Muriel Niederle and Alvin E. Roth
- July 2004 (Revised May 2009)
- Case
Getting Participant-centered Learning to Work
By: Thomas R. Piper, James L. Heskett and Gustavo Herrero
The newly appointed dean of a South American business school is eager to transform the learning process from the traditional lecture method to one that actively engages students and contributes to the development of critical managerial skills, attitudes, and world... View Details
- June 2004
- Teaching Note
Yale University Investments Office: June 2003 (TN)
By: Josh Lerner, G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
Teaching Note to (9-204-055). View Details
Keywords: Education Industry
- May 2004 (Revised June 2004)
- Case
Brief Biographical Note on P. Roy Vagelos
By: Nitin Nohria and Bridget Gurtler
Provides background biographical information on P. Roy Vagelos, chief executive officer of Merck Pharmaceuticals. Teaching Purpose: To chart the development of a leader in the pharmaceutical industry. View Details
- May 2004
- Article
CEO: Chief Education Officer; How to Deal with an Independent Board
By: Jay W. Lorsch
- April 2004 (Revised October 2005)
- Teaching Note
Marketing of Innovations, The: Course Overview Note for Instructors
- March 2004 (Revised August 2004)
- Case
Restricting Foods of Minimal Nutritional Value in Texas Public Schools
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Hal Hogan
The Commission of Agriculture in Texas wants to improve the nutritional quality of the school lunch program to help fight obesity in students. It needs the cooperation of the soft drink industry to change their products and the manner in which they provide financial... View Details