Kathryn Rudie Harrigan
Henry R. Kravis Professor of Business Leadership at Columbia Business School
Biography
Columbia Business School
Biography
Professor Harrigan, who teaches strategic management courses about corporate growth (as well as turnaround management), is a specialist in corporate strategy, strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions, diversification strategy, in turnarounds, industry restructurings and the competitive problems of mature- and declining-demand businesses, and in industry and competitor analysis. Most recently, Professor Harrigan has researched the role of technological synergies in corporate strategy. She has served on the board of three publicly-traded firms and is the author of several prize-winning books on strategy.
Teaching
Fall 2017
Summer 2017
Corporate Growth & Development (EMBA)
Fall 2016
Turnaround Management (EMBA)
Turnaround Management (MBA)
Summer 2016
Corporate Growth & Development (EMBA)
Summer 2015
Turnaround Management (EMBA)
Corporate Growth & Development (EMBA)
Fall 2014
Summer 2014
Corporate Growth & Development (EMBA)
Fall 2013
Summer 2013
Corporate Growth & Development (EMBA)
Fall 2012
Summer 2012
Corporate Growth & Development (EMBA)
Turnaround Management (MBA)
Columbia Caseworks cases
AT&T Bids for Time Warner (2017)
Coauthor(s): Kathryn Rudie Harrigan, Christof Spaeth
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Disruptive Forces in the Media Industry (2017)
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Allegheny International (2016)
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Johns Manville's Asbestos Woes Lead to a Turnaround (2016)
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Why Do Companies Wait So Long to Turn Around Operations? ()
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Nadir Publishing ()
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Bonne Chance: A Simple Little Retail Business ()
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Patent Wars: Apple Versus Samsung (2016)
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GT Advanced Technologies (2015)
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The Internal Arc (2016)
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Sharp Electronics in 2013 (2014)
Coauthor(s): Kathryn Rudie Harrigan, Yoko Kagami
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Time Warner Restructures (2014)
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The Synergy Limitation Paradox (2012)
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Motorola's Spin-Off of Its Cell Phone Business (2012)
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E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company: Cleaning House (2012)
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Infosys 3.0: Building Tomorrow's Enterprise? (2012)
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A Turnaround Strategy Framework (2011)
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Acid Tests of Corporate Advantage (2011)
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Research
Journal articles
Multiplicative-Innovation Synergies: Tests in Technological Acquisitions In Journal of Technology Transfer (forthcoming)
Coauthor(s): Kathryn Harrigan, Maria DiGuardo
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Sustainability of Patent-based Competitive Advantage in the Communications Services Industry In Journal of Technology Transfer (forthcoming)
Coauthor(s): Kathryn Harrigan, Maria Chiara DiGuardo
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Shaping the Path to Inventive Activity: The Role of Past Experience in R & D Alliances In Journal of Technology Transfer (2016)
Coauthor(s): Maria Chiara DiGuardo, Kathryn Harrigan
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Operating Autonomy in Chinese-Foreign Joint Ventures In Asia Pacific Management Review (2015)
Coauthor(s): Kathryn Harrigan, Yang Wei
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Comparing Corporate Governance Practices and Exit Decisions between US and Japanese Firms In Journal of Management & Governance (2014)
Coauthor(s): Kathryn Harrigan
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Mapping Research on Strategic Alliances and Innovation: A Co-citation Analysis In The Journal of Technology Transfer (2012)
Coauthor(s): Maria DiGuardo, Kathryn Harrigan
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A Guide to Choosing Genuine Opportunities for Turnarounds In Strategy & Leadership (2009)
Coauthor(s): Kathryn Harrigan, Robert Shaughnessy
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The Changing Face of Private Equity: How Modern Private Equity Firms Manage Investment Portfolios In The Journal of Private Equity (2009)
Coauthor(s): Kathryn Harrigan, Daniel Klier, Martin Welge
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Using Hybrid Research Methodologies for Testing Contingency Theories of Strategy In Research Methodology in Strategy and Management (2009)
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Knowledge Workers The Last Bastion of Competitive Advantage In Planning Review (1991)
Coauthor(s): Kathryn Harrigan, Gaurav Dalmia
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Joint Ventures and Competitive Strategy In Strategic Management Journal (1988)
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Strategic Alliances and Partner Asymmetries In Management International Review (1988)
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Matching Vertical Integration Strategies to Competitive Conditions In Strategic Management Journal (1986)
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Strategies for intrafirm transfers and outside sourcing In Academy of Management Journal (1985)
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Exit Barriers and Vertical Integration In Academy of Management Journal (1985)
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Vertical Integration and Corporate Strategy In Academy of Management Journal (1985)
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An Application of Clustering for Strategic Group Analysis In Strategic Management Journal (1985)
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Formulating Vertical Integration Strategies In Academy of Management Review (1984)
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Innovation Within Overseas Subsidiaries In Journal of Business Strategy (1984)
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End-Game Strategies for Declining Industries In Harvard Business Review (1983)
Coauthor(s): Kathryn Harrigan, Michael Porter
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Research Methodologies for Contingency Approaches to Business Strategy In Academy of Management Review (1983)
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Exit Decisions in Mature Industries In Academy of Management Journal (1982)
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Barriers to Entry and Competitive Strategies In Strategic Management Journal (1981)
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Numbers and Positions of Women Elected to Corporate Boards In Academy of Management Journal (1981)
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Deterrents to Divestiture In Academy of Management Journal (1981)
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Strategy Formulation in Declining Industries In Academy of Management Review (1980)
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The Effect of Exit Barriers Upon Strategic Flexibility In Strategic Management Journal (1980)
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Books
Declining Demand, Divestiture, and Corporate Strategy (2003)
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Joint Ventures, Allliances, and Corporate Strategy (2003)
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Vertical Integration, Outsourcing, and Corporate Strategy (2003)
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Managing Maturing Businesses: Restructuring Declining Industries and Revitalizing Troubled Operations (1988)
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Managing for Joint Venture Success (1986)
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Strategic Flexibility: A Management Guide for Changing Times (1985)
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Strategies for Joint Ventures (1985)
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Strategies for Vertical Integration (1983)
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Strategies for Declining Businesses (1980)
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Chapters
Performance Differences of Jointly-Owned Firms in the Electronics Sector In Frontier of Alliance Research (2017)
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Strategic Flexibility and Competitive Advantage In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Business and Management (2016)
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Why Do Companies Need a Turnaround and Why Do They Wait So Long? In Routledge Companion to Turnaround Management and Bankruptcy (2015)
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Strategic Alliances as Agents of Competitive Change In Collaborative Strategy: A Guide to Strategic Alliances (2015)
Coauthor(s): Kathryn Harrigan
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Michael Porter In Encyclopedia of Strategic Management (2013)
Coauthor(s): Kathryn Harrigan
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Mobility Barrier Permeability In Encyclopedia of Strategic Management (2013)
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Overcoming Exit Barriers In Palgrave Encyclopedia of Strategic Management (2013)
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Joint Ventures: A Mechanism for Strategic Change In The Management of Strategic Change (1987)
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Web-only articles
The Performance Implications of Demand-Side Diversification: Evidence from the US Telecommunications Sector, 1990–1996 In Journal of Strategic Marketing (2015)
Coauthor(s): Lalit Manrala, Kathryn Harrigan
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Working papers
Patent Value and the Tobin's q Ratio in Media Services (2016)
Coauthor(s): Kathryn Harrigan, Maria DiGuardo
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The Complementarity Effects of M&A Diversification and Knowledge Recombination on Innovation Performance: Evidence from the U.S. Electronics Industry (2016)
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Using Distance Measures to Operationalize Patent Originality (2016)
Coauthor(s): Kathryn Harrigan, Maria DiGuardo, Elona Marku, Brian Velez
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Geographic Fragmentation, Entry and the Decline of Dominant Incumbent (2010)
Coauthor(s): Kathryn Harrigan, Lalit Manral
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Influence of Boards of Directors on Chinese Joint Venture Performance (2010)
Coauthor(s): Kathryn Harrigan, Wei Yang
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Variety bundling as demand-side diversification: The performance implications of the choice to diversify in the U.S. Telecommunications Services Industry, 1990–1996 (2010)
Coauthor(s): Kathryn Harrigan, Lalit Manral
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Ambidexterity in the Transition to Greater Service Offerings: An Empirical Study (2010)
Coauthor(s): Kathryn Harrigan, Tim Kessler
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Demand-Side Competences as Sources of Intra-industry Heterogeneity (2010)
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Autonomy in Chinese Joint Ventures (2010)
Coauthor(s): Kathryn Harrigan, Wei Yang
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Diversify with Care — Even in Private Equity (2010)
Coauthor(s): Kathryn Harrigan, Daniel Klier, Martin Welge, Karsten Webel
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Acid Tests of Competitive Advantage (2010)
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Case studies
Johns Manville''s Asbestos Woes Lead to a Turnaround (2016)
Coauthor(s): Kathryn Harrigan
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Why Do Companies Wait So Long to Turn Around Operations? (2016)
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GT Advanced Technologies (2015)
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Infosys 3.0: Building Tomorrow''s Enterprise? (2012)
Coauthor(s): Kathryn Harrigan
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Motorola''s Spin-Off of Its Cell Phone Business (2012)
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The Synergy Limitation Paradox (2012)
Coauthor(s): Kathryn Harrigan
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A Turnaround Strategy Framework (2011)
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Acid Tests of Corporate Advantage (2011)
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Awards And Honors
Best Reviewer Award
2014 Corporate Strategy Interest Group, Strategic Management Society
Lifetime Achievement Award
2000, Presented by the Business Policy and Strategy Division of the Academy of Management.
Fellows of the Academy of Management
1989 - Present
Schoenheimer Award for Research Excellence
1987 - Present, Columbia University
Glueck Best Paper Award
1983, Business Policy and Strategy Division, Academy of Management
General Electric Award for Outstanding Research in Strategic Management, Business Policy and Strategy Division
1979, National Academy of Management
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