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November 1995
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"Marketing" at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Samanta Graff

Describes the history and unique operating principles of the most successful corporate law firm in the country. Closes with a lengthy quotation by Martin Lipton, who is one of the firm's founding partners and who is described in an American Lawyer article as the "Elvis... View Details

Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Reputation; Business Strategy; Legal Services Industry

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May 2013 (Revised March 2014)
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Strategy and the Strategist

By: Eric Van den Steen

This short case presents a series of brief accounts, observations, and quotations that challenge students to think about the role of the CEO — and of the CEO's (possibly strong) beliefs and convictions — in strategy. It focuses in particular on three issues and their... View Details

Keywords: Belief Systems; Strategic Analysis; Competitive Advantage; Values; Vision; Strategy And Leadership; Strategy; Leadership; Values and Beliefs

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11 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

The Quiet Leader—and How to Be One

that was in my mind. In the course, so many of the people in the works of fiction we read—who aspire to greatness or who achieve greatness—end up badly. There is a quotation from F. Scott Fitzgerald: "Show me a hero and I'll tell you... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

07 May 2007
Research & Ideas

Rediscovering Schumpeter: The Power of Capitalism

years at Harvard. As for my title, here's the quotation that inspired it: "Without innovations, no entrepreneurs; without entrepreneurial achievement, no capitalist returns and no capitalist propulsion." Schumpeter wrote this... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Education

03 Apr 2007
First Look

First Look: April 3, 2007

particularly if they are affiliated with the underwriter. We analyze how investors account for such distortions. Using the NYSE Trades and Quotations database, we find that large traders adjust their trading response downward: they exert... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 1

a series of brief accounts, observations, and quotations that challenge them to think about the role of the CEO-and of his/her potentially strong beliefs or convictions-in strategy. It focuses in particular on three issues and their... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Mar 2010
Research & Ideas

Ruthlessly Realistic: How CEOs Must Overcome Denial

fast-tracked young talent. More questions could be asked. They are not easy to answer. My own view is that the closest we will get to an answer is the quotation in the title of this chapter: "They just didn't believe these things were... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Auto; Retail; Technology

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