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August 6th, 2023
Clayton Christensen (Clayton Magleby Christensen, April 6, 1952 – January 23, 2020) was a well-known American scientist and business consultant. He became best known for his theory of ‘disruptive innovation’. Clayton Christensen co-founded Rose Park Advisors, a venture capital firm,…
August 6th, 2023
Renée Mauborgne (1963) is a professional and a professor of strategy at INSEAD. Renée Mauborgne is also co-founder of the Blue Ocean Strategy and Co-Director of the Blue Ocean Strategy Institute.
The biography of Renée Mauborgne
Over the years…
August 3rd, 2023
Friedrich Engels (1820 – 1895) was a German economist, philosopher, historian and socialist. He was also a businessman, journalist and political activist. His father owned the large textile mills in the United Kingdom, and former Prussia, now Germany. Friedrich Engels…
August 2nd, 2023
David Jemison is Associate Professor of Management & Finance and the director of an MBA programme at the McCombs School of Business in Austin. His area of expertise is strategic management. Furthermore, David Jemison is also a faculty member at…
July 29th, 2023
Marty Linsky is an American professor who contributed to the foundation of the concept of Adaptive Leadership. Marty Linsky co-authored the bestselling book ‘Leadership on the Line’ and also authored several other books on leadership, management, politics, and education.…
July 27th, 2023
Martin Seligman (Martin Elias Seligman, born Aug. 12, 1942) is an American psychologist, author and specialist in parenting. Martin Seligman has authored several self-help books and is a strong supporter and promoter of positive psychology. His theory of learned helplessness…
July 20th, 2023
Henry Gantt (1861 – 1919) was an American engineer and famous management consultant. Henry Gantt was best known for his planning methodology, the Gantt Chart. This methodology helped him realize major infrastructure projects including the construction of the Hoover…
July 8th, 2023
Kenichi Ohmae (1943) is a business- and corporate strategist in heart and soul. Kenichi Ohmae has also developed the strategic triangle model and he is known worldwide as “Mister Strategy”.
Kenichi Ohmae biography
Education
Kenichi Ohmae holds a Bachelor’s degree…
July 8th, 2023
Jane Mouton (1930 – 1987) was a management theorist. She was known primarily for the development of the Managerial Grid which Jane Mouton developed with Robert R. Blake.
Jane Mouton biography
In 1950, Jane Srygley Mouton obtained her Bachelor’s…
July 4th, 2023
Albert Mehrabian (1939, Professor Emeritus) is best known for his ground breaking theories on verbal and non-verbal communication. The theories of Albert Mehrabian are quoted all over the world and in particular his 7 38 55 rule of Communication.…
June 26th, 2023
Geert Hofstede (1928 – 2020) was a Dutch organizational psychologist who enjoys an international reputation in the field of intercultural studies. Geert Hofstede is famous for his development of the Hofstede cultural dimensions Theory and model. This organizational culture model…
June 26th, 2023
Walter Andrew Shewhart (1891 – 1967) was an American physicist, statistician, and engineer. Dr. Walter Andrew Shewhart is also known as the founder of today’s statistical quality control. He became known for his role in the development of the PDCA …
