by Roger Thompson - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Mar 2021
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My Favorite Case

Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Taylor Callery Scroll the main story to read all alumni submissions or jump to a specific case here: “Suzuki Samurai” Paige Arnof-Fenn (MBA 1991) “Johnson &... View Details

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

28 Sep 2017
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Alumni-Founded Aerospace Pioneer Orbital Acquired for $7.8 Billion

David Thompson President and CEO, Orbital ATK (courtesy Orbital ATK) David Thompson President and CEO, Orbital ATK (courtesy Orbital ATK) Orbital ATK—which was founded in 1982 View Details

01 Jun 2013
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Can Business Smarts Save the Charter School Revolution?

The first charter school law was passed in Minnesota in 1991; by 2011, there were 5,275 charters nationwide, making up more than 5 percent of all public schools. In June 2009, however, the movement hit a bump. Stanford University's Center... View Details

Keywords: David McKay Wilson; charter schools; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

16 Oct 2013
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Progress Through Preservation

Will Rogers by Maureen Harmon Every year, Will Rogers (MBA 1985) packages honey from his backyard beehive operation and doles it out to major supporters of the Trust for Public... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon; Real Estate

01 Jun 1998
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25 Years in Show Business

The entire cast of the 25th anniversary HBS Show. Students in "The Dancing Dean," a sketch about the School's fearless leader becoming a successful late-night talk-show host. Roger Morgan (HBS '99) and Scot Mailhot (HBS partner), complete... View Details

16 Sep 2016
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Offshore Learning

“Our classroom is a 204-acre island in Boston Harbor with two salt marshes, a fresh-water marsh, an inner tidal zone, meadows, and forests,” says Arthur Pearson (MBA 1991), president and CEO of Boston’s Thompson Island Outward Bound... View Details

01 Mar 2005
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A Well-Tuned Life

founded Carry-a-Tune Technologies, a company that sells software products that use the fun of karaoke to help people improve their singing — and, no doubt, their self-image. It happens that self-worth is an important theme in the Franzblau home as well. A principal of... View Details

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

01 Mar 2009
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Inciting Wonder

Asked by the Chicago Sun-Times (November 25, 2008) about how she conceived of her new role and her goals in it, Rogers replied, “Having people feel comfortable, and having people be able, in the warmth of... View Details

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Sep 2003
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New Editor Takes Helm at HBS Bulletin

Roger Thompson, a longtime editor at Nation’s Business magazine and, more recently, a Web site developer and manager for Cox Interactive Media, is the new editor of the HBS Bulletin. In July, he assumed the position formerly held View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Jun 2010
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Alumni Books

major key to healthy, conflict-free work environments. The Design of Business: Why Design Thinking Is the Next Competitive Advantage by Roger Martin (MBA ’81) (Harvard Business Press) Martin believes most... View Details

Keywords: mathematics; statistics; Finance

01 Dec 2008
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Lack of Energy: The Problem of Human Inertia

occurrence of problems such as overfishing.) Organizationally, Bazerman asserts that the U.S. government is hampered by bureaucratic fiefdoms with too little regulatory flexibility and a lack of collaboration across units and agencies.... View Details

27 May 2014
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Crowdsourcing the Capitalist's Dilemma

discussion of "The Capitalist's Dilemma"—the challenges of innovating for long-term growth and job creation—in the Harvard Business Review. The team of more than 150 people (see below) collaborated using the OI Engine platform developed View Details

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

01 Mar 2004
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Warren Law Remembered

Warren excelled at teaching by the case method, he was also an excellent speaker in all kinds of forums. He was famous for a sense of humor and wry delivery that reminded people of Will Rogers at his best.”... View Details

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

01 Feb 1997
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HBS Introduces Global Networking through Technology

is a real-estate developer in Singapore. What's the quickest way to get in touch with her? By late spring, your friend the real-estate mogul may be only a few computer keystrokes away. That's the time frame for the introduction of the new... View Details

19 May 2020
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Exploring the Economics of a Pandemic; Alumni Forums Draw Closer Online

passed by Congress as part of ongoing pandemic relief efforts. HBS Senior Lecturer emeritus Steven Rogers HBS Senior Lecturer emeritus Steven Rogers “They talked about specific... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

30 May 2024
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Women’s Association Goes Nationwide; Connecticut Club Hosts Beshears

(bottom left) for a virtual chat about behavioral economics. Karen Horgan (MBA 1999) (top right) served as moderator; Club president Roger Cole (MBA 1985) (bottom right), and Dan Barash (MBA 2000) (top left) joined the discussion. Fifty... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

15 Nov 2013
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Helping Bright Ideas Shine Again

lot of financial modeling. It was a nice segue to business school." While at Monitor, Laguë made the acquaintance of two directors, Roger Martin (MBA 1981) and Gerry Throop (MBA 1988). Impressed by what he... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

01 Oct 2002
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John Batcha: Sowing the Seeds to Fight Hunger

Smiles all around: Guatemalan schoolchildren enjoy the fruits of their labor. photo courtesy John Batcha Batcha in his Charlotte, North Carolina, garden with his grandchildren, Nicole and David Spencer. photo by View Details

10 Sep 2008
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Thanks for the Memories

storytelling session while on campus. Attendees at the Centennial Business Summit will have a chance to record their stories on Sunday evening, October 12. Not planning to attend either? Phone in your story for recording at a toll-free number: 877-533-4233 domestic;... View Details