Actionable Practice - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2014
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Faculty and Alumni Books for March 2014

during the 1960s by Robert B. McKersie (MBA 1988) (Southern Illinois University Press) The deeply personal story of a historic time in Chicago, this book follows the unfolding action of the Civil Rights Movement as it played out in the... View Details

01 Mar 2013
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Sizing Up Social Impact

increased expectations for hard, measurable results. Which seems only fair, right? The problem: Nonprofits can lose sight of their mission if a major funder's performance measurement priorities don't align with the necessary actions to... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Crop Production; Agriculture; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities

01 Sep 2004
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Promise & Perils

people moving from rural provinces to work in coastal-region factories, this status translated into officially sanctioned lower wages and poorly monitored working conditions. This system is now under assault by the AFL-CIO, which regards “temporary” worker... View Details

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

01 Sep 2010
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Dean Nohria Looks Ahead

been living in an America-centric world in terms of business education and the conduct of business. The most important management practices were being developed at American companies. That’s changing. Although America will continue to be... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson

01 Jun 2008
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The Prophet of Start-Ups

remember Doriot vividly. He stressed commonsense themes such as self-improvement, teamwork, and contributing to society, while spicing up his philosophy with practical and pithy words of advice: “A real courageous man is a man who does... View Details

Keywords: Spencer E. Ante; George Doriot; Charles F. Kettering; Lawrence Lowell; F. Warren Hellman; Finance; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

01 Jun 1996
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Class Acts

efforts also led to the creation of an office that offers students information and support services. He has also been active in the restructuring of campus concessions to better capture and allocate value throughout the student community. Putting ideas into View Details

01 Oct 1996
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Leading In a New Era

management practice has evolved since the "benevolent, high-growth environment" following World War II. That era provided fertile ground for the growth of Alfred Sloan's "strategy, structure, systems" model of the divisional corporation... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

13 Jan 2021
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Silicon Valley’s “Detroit Moment”

unique about that culture is really what's going to create a sustainable company. Morrell: The successes of Aldi’s Mapan—of Amira’s BulkWhiz and Nicole’s Energicity—offer tangible, actionable lessons to Silicon Valley, says Alex. Alex:... View Details

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