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Michael Useem

Knowledge@Wharton: Layered Leadership and Apple’s Rise to the Top

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Knowledge@Wharton has reproduced a segment from Mack Co-Director Harbir Singh and Wharton’s Michael Useem’s book, The Strategic Leader’s Roadmap, on how adopting a “layered” leadership model helped Apple create its most iconic and successful products.…Read More

December 3, 2021   |   Mack Institute News, Press Coverage Apple, Harbir Singh, leadership, Michael Useem

To Master Innovation in Today’s Markets, Think Outside the Firm

Saikat Chaudhuri and Harbir Singh

Saikat Chaudhuri and Harbir Singh discuss why companies need to cultivate their own innovation ecosystem in this interview on Wharton’s Business Radio.…Read More

July 31, 2017   |   Mack Institute News, Mack Talks, Podcasts, Spring and Fall Conferences aircraft industry, aviation industry, disruptive technology, featured, Harbir Singh, innovation ecosystems, Michael Useem, outsourcing, Saikat Chaudhuri

“Fortune Makers” Tells the Stories Behind China’s Booming Economy

Fortune Makers

Read an exclusive excerpt of Fortune Makers, the new book that brings to light the distinctive practices of China’s most successful business leaders.…Read More

May 8, 2017   |   Mack Institute News, Mack Institute Research, Published Research, Video Alibaba, China, Harbir Singh, Michael Useem, Neng Liang, Peter Cappelli

Fortune Makers: The Leaders Creating China’s Great Global Companies

Published Research

Fortune Makers, coauthored by the Mack Institute’s Harbir Singh, analyzes and brings to light the distinctive practices of business leaders who are the future of the Chinese economy. …Read More

March 14, 2017   |   Mack Institute Research, Published Research China, Harbir Singh, Michael Useem, Neng Liang, Peter Cappelli

Harbir Singh on the Marriage of Strategy and Leadership

Harbir Singh

Mack Institute Co-director Harbir Singh discusses his new book, The Strategic Leaders’ Road Map, co-authored with Wharton professor Mike Useem.…Read More

October 24, 2016   |   Evolving and Leading for Innovation, Mack Institute News, Mack Institute Research, Video Harbir Singh, leadership, Michael Useem, strategy

The Strategic Leader’s Roadmap: A New Book Coauthored by Harbir Singh

Singh’s new book on integrating leadership and strategy is available as both a paperback and an ebook from Wharton Digital Press.…Read More

October 12, 2016   |   Mack Institute News Harbir Singh, leadership, Michael Useem, strategy

Wharton Researchers on Chinese Business Leadership

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New research by Wharton faculty Harbir Singh, Peter Cappelli, and Michael Useem reveals how Chinese business leaders are learning from their Western counterparts, and how they’re forging their own paths. …Read More

July 30, 2015   |   Evolving and Leading for Innovation, Mack Institute News, Mack Institute Research China, Harbir Singh, leadership, Michael Useem, Peter Cappelli
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