Nitin Nohria

Robert Steven Kaplan: An interview by Bob Morris

June 25, 2013

Robert Steven Kaplan is the Martin Marshall Professor of Management Practice and Senior Associate Dean at Harvard Business School. He is also and co-chairman of Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, a global venture philanthropy firm. Prior to joining Harvard Business School…

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Entrepreneurial Nation: A book review by Bob Morris

October 24, 2012

Entrepreneurial Nation: Why Manufacturing Is Still Key to America’s Future Ro Khanna McGraw-Hill (2012) How and why “manufacturers remain at the cornerstone of the U.S. economy and our national security “ Well before the settlements at Jamestown and then Plymouth, the entrepreneurial spirit has guided…

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What business should do to restore competitiveness

October 18, 2012

Here is an excerpt from article co-authored by Michael Porter and Jan Rivkin in which they explain how and why companies can get America’s edge back while advancing their own interests. It appeared in Fortune magazine. *     *  …

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Passion & Purpose: A book review by Bob Morris

August 29, 2012

Passion & Purpose: Stories from the Best and Brightest of Young Business Leaders John Coleman, Daniel Gulati, and W. Oliver Segovia Harvard Business Review Press (2012) “Never doubt the power of a small group of people to change the world. Indeed,…

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Harvard Business Review on Succeeding as an Entrepreneur: A book review by Bob Morris

January 7, 2012

Harvard Business Review on Succeeding as an Entrepreneur Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How to create new businesses and new markets by managing risks effectively This is one of the volumes in a series of anthologies of articles…

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Anthony J. Mayo: An interview by Bob Morris

December 19, 2011

Tony Mayo is the Thomas S. Murphy Senior Lecturer of Business Administration in the Organizational Behavior Unit of Harvard Business School (HBS).  He currently teaches FIELD, Field Immersion and Experiential Leadership Development, a new required experiential, field-based course in the…

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In Their Time: A book review by Bob Morris

September 10, 2011

In Their Time: The Greatest Business Leaders Of The Twentieth Century Anthony J. Mayo and Nitin Nohria Harvard Business Press (2005) How great business leaders “seized the zeitgeist of their times” I recently re-read Paths to Power, co-authored by Anthony…

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Paths to Power: A book review by Bob Morris

September 8, 2011

Paths to Power: How Insiders and Outsiders Shaped American Business Leadership Anthony J. Mayo, Nitin Nohria, and Laura G. Singleton Harvard Business Press (2007) I recently re-read In Their Time, co-authored by Anthony Mayo and Nitin Nohria, in combination with this…

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Jim Champy: An interview by Bob Morris

June 9, 2011

Now serving as chairman of Perot Systems’ consulting practice, Jim Champy is recognized throughout the world for his work on leadership and management issues and on organizational change and business reengineering. He is the author of several books that include…

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HBR 10 Must-Reads on Change: A book review by Bob Morris

March 14, 2011

HBR 10 Must-Reads on Change Various Contributors Harvard Business Press (2011) This volume is one of several in a new series of anthologies of articles that initially appeared in the Harvard Business Review, in this instance from 1960 until 2006.…

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