Richard S. Tedlow
There are 10 articles for this faculty member.
'Ted Levitt Changed My Life'
| Published: | December 17, 2008 |
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| Feature: | Lessons from the Classroom |
Many students say legendary Harvard Business School marketing professor Ted Levitt changed their lives inside his classroom and out. "Ted Levitt was the most influential and imaginative professor in marketing history," HBS professor and senior associate dean John Quelch eulogized on the occasion of Levitt's death in 2006. Colleagues and students remember a life and times. From HBS Alumni Bulletin.
The Intellectual History of Harvard Business School
| Published: | May 7, 2008 |
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| Feature: | HBS Centennial Colloquia Reports |
This colloquium held at HBS in April looked at key developments in the areas of entrepreneurship, organizational behavior, accounting, and strategy, among others. HBS professor Richard S. Tedlow describes the highlights.
Published in 2006
Andy Grove: A Biographer's Tale
| Podcast with: | Richard S. Tedlow |
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| Published: | November 9, 2006 |
| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Podcast: For Harvard Business School professor Richard S. Tedlow, Intel co-founder Andy Grove is one of the most important and intriguing CEOs in American business history. In this interview, Tedlow discusses his new biography, Andy Grove: The Life and Times of an American with Jim Aisner.
The History and Influence of Andy Grove
| Q&A with: | Richard S. Tedlow |
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| Published: | October 30, 2006 |
| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
In a soon-to-be-released biography, Harvard Business School professor Richard S. Tedlow profiles one of the most influential business leaders of our time—Intel's Andy Grove. Tedlow discusses his research on the Silicon Valley legend and how Grove altered much more than the chip industry.
American Auto's Troubled Road
| Published: | April 10, 2006 |
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| Feature: | Views on News |
Harvard Business School faculty dissect where U.S. auto makers went wrong, and how they might again get on the road to growth. From HBS Alumni Bulletin.
Published in 2004
The Watsons: IBM's Troubled Legacy
| Published: | May 24, 2004 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
For over seventy years, Thomas Watson Sr. and Thomas Watson Jr. shaped and built IBM. In a new book, Professor Richard Tedlow explores the complex relationship between father and son.
Published in 2003
Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS
| Q&A with: | Alfred Chandler, Nancy F. Koehn, Debora L. Spar, and Richard S. Tedlow |
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| Published: | June 23, 2003 |
| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Harvard Business School faculty Richard S. Tedlow, Alfred D. Chandler, Nancy F. Koehn, and Debora L. Spar discuss the different research paths they took leading to their most recent publications.
Historical Perspective: Levitt Shaped the Debate
| Published: | June 16, 2003 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Theodore Levitt’s work was outrageous—and outrageously smart. HBS professors Richard S. Tedlow and Rawi Abdelal put "The Globalization of Markets" in perspective.
Published in 2001
How the Giants of Enterprise Seized the Future
| Published: | July 23, 2001 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
What do great innovators of the past have in common? "They live in the future," according to HBS professor and business historian Richard S. Tedlow. In this essay, Tedlow describes tactics of master innovators including Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford, and Charles Revson, and finds key lessons for executives today.
Sam Walton: Great From the Start
| Published: | July 23, 2001 |
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| Feature: | Research & Ideas |
Sam Walton’s retailing career began September 1, 1945, in Newport, Arkansas. He paid a princely $25,000 to Butler Brothers to franchise a 5,000-square-foot Ben Franklin’s variety store. In this excerpt from Giants of Enterprise: Seven Business Innovators and the Empires They Built, author and HBS professor Richard S. Tedlow depicts the huge success Walton made of his first store—against all odds. The book is scheduled for publication later this year by HarperBusiness. Excerpted with permission of the author.
