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    Joseph L. Bower

    JOSEPH L. BOWER, Donald K. David Professor Emeritus, has been a leader in general management at Harvard Business School for 51 years. He also served on the faculty of the Harvard Kennedy School during its first decade.  He has served in many administrative roles... View Details

    Keywords: banking; chemical; electronics; financial services; home appliances; hotels & motels; information technology industry; insurance industry; private equity (LBO funds); retailing
    • 2008
    • Other Teaching and Training Material

    Interview with Joseph L. Bower

    By: Joseph L. Bower
    Keywords: Crisis Management; Management Succession
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    Bower, Joseph L. "Interview with Joseph L. Bower." Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Publishing, 2008. Video. (The Crisis in CEO Succession.)
    • 02 Apr 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    Not All M&As Are Alike—and That Matters

    of books and articles published about M&A, no one has ever tried to link strategic intent to the implications for integration that result.— HBS Professor Joseph Bower I will turn now to the problems that... View Details
    Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower
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    List of Videos by Professor Bower

    By: Joseph L. Bower

    Bower, Joseph L. "Interview with Bertrand Collomb, Honorary Chairman and Director, Lafarge." Succession Series. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School, 2008. Video.

    Bower, Joseph L. "Interview with Reuben Mark, Chairman & CEO, Colgate Palmolive Co."... View Details

    • 10 Jun 2002
    • Research & Ideas

    Disruption: The Art of Framing

    are allocated to respond. The dilemma: Create a response that is neither overreaction (threat) nor insufficient (opportunity). In this excerpt from their Harvard Business Review article, Harvard Business School professors Clark Gilbert and View Details
    Keywords: by Clark Gilbert & Joseph L. Bower
    • 01 Mar 2008
    • News

    Avoiding a Succession Crisis

    succession” is just waiting to happen. — HBS professor Joseph L. Bower is author of The CEO Within: Why Inside Outsiders Are the Key to Succession Planning (HBS Press, 2007).... View Details
    Keywords: Joseph L. Bower; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management
    • 08 Oct 2020
    • News

    Harvard Business School Announces Establishment of The Joseph Bower Family Fund

    • 07 Nov 2011
    • News

    Bower Says Companies Should Bring Back Worker Training

    • 28 Oct 2013
    • Research & Ideas

    Book Excerpt: The Good Struggle: Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World

    book excerpt Evolving Committments From The Good Struggle: Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World By JOSEPH L. BADARACCO In a turbulent, sometimes dangerous world,... View Details
    Keywords: by Joseph L. Badaracco
    • 17 Apr 2006
    • Research & Ideas

    Resisting the Seductions of Success

    other aspect of my life for professional achievement, but professional achievement has been at the center of my decision-making process throughout my adult life." At first, Tony's crime and confession are hard to explain. By looking... View Details
    Keywords: by Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.; Entertainment & Recreation; Information; Publishing

      Ryan L. Raffaelli

      Ryan Raffaelli is the Marvin Bower Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He created and teaches the MBA course "Leadership: Execution and Action Planning" (LEAP) and serves... View Details

      Keywords: publishing industry; advertising; consulting; information technology industry; grocery; nonprofit industry; retailing; consumer products; federal government
      • 15 Feb 2012
      • Op-Ed

      Occupy Wall Street Protestors Have a Point

      the future of the global market system. In keeping with the School's learning model, we provided participants with a "case"—this one consisting of the World Bank's scenario for global economic progress, looking toward 2030. While cheered View Details
      Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower, Herman B. Leonard & Lynn S. Paine
      • 15 Apr 2024
      • Book

      Struggling With a Big Management Decision? Start by Asking What Really Matters

      cut through all the questions that inevitably run through their heads so they can instinctively choose the right path. The best way to tackle a tough call: Start by defining on a personal level what is right, says Harvard Business School... View Details
      Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
      • 09 Sep 2009
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Perspectives from the Boardroom--2009

      Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch, Joseph L. Bower, Clayton S. Rose & Suraj Srinivasan
      • 09 Jan 2006
      • Research & Ideas

      What Really Drives Your Strategy?

      "While companies might have an intended strategy, the strategy that actually emerges can be very different," says HBS professor Clark G. Gilbert. It is a topic that Gilbert and professor Joseph L.... View Details
      Keywords: by Martha Lagace
      • November 2007
      • Article

      Solve the Succession Crisis by Growing Inside-Outside Leaders

      By: Joseph L. Bower
      This article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. In his interviews and data analysis, Harvard Business School professor Bower found... View Details
      Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Leadership Development; Management Practices and Processes; Management Succession; Planning
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      Bower, Joseph L. "Solve the Succession Crisis by Growing Inside-Outside Leaders." Harvard Business Review 85, no. 11 (November 2007).
      • 14 Aug 2007
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Improving Patient Outcomes: The Effects of Staff Participation and Collaboration in Healthcare Delivery

      Keywords: by Ingrid M. Nembhard, Anita L. Tucker, Jeffrey D. Horbar & Joseph H. Carpenter; Health
      • 29 May 2009
      • Research Event

      Business Summit: Introduction to the Future of Market Capitalism

      Editor's Note: This is a summary of an HBS Business Summit presentation. View a full summary and video of the event on the HBS Centennial Web site linked below. Date of Event: October 14, 2008 Speaker: Joseph View Details
      Keywords: Re: Joseph L. Bower
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      Elective Curriculum: Course Descriptions Last Updated: 11 Jul 2025 By Course Title View by Unit | View by Course Title | View by Faculty | Print... View Details
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