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Ac know ledg ments Nof learning from teachers, clients, research companies, collaborators, a book alone. In my case this work is the result of a careerO ONE WRITES students, mentors, and friends, too many to name. Although I am solely re- sponsible for this work, it exists because of the generosity of many others. I extend my gratitude to my teachers, mentors, and colleagues, with spe- cial thanks to Professors Sydney Jourard, Charlie Davison, Antonin Scalia, Lyle Bourne, Richard D’Aveni, Bill Fulmer, Robert Drazin, Robert Kazan- jian, L. G. Thomas, Jag Sheth, Kim Cameron, Ed Freeman, S. Venkata- raman, Alec Horniman, Bob Landel, Luann Lynch, Paul Simko, Jim Free- land, Mark Haskins, and Sherwood Frey, Jr. I am also indebted to UPS, Sysco, Stryker Corporation, Best Buy, Ameri- can Ea gle Outfi any & Company, FEDEX tters, Outback Steak houses, Tiff Freight, and TSYS for allowing me inside their organizations to begin my research. Th anks also to the 54 private company CEOs who generated my interest in managing the risks of growth. Th anks to Deans Al Hartgrave, Tom Robertson, Maryam Alavi, and Greg Waymire for giving me the opportunity to join academia and sup- porting my work while at Goizueta Business School. Th ank you to David Newkirk, CEO of Darden Executive Education, for the opportunity to teach and learn from so many executive education clients. Th anks to my research assistants Dr. Shizuka Modica, Cassy Eriksson, and Rick Green for their work in making this a reality. To Mike Lenox, Elizabeth O’Halloran, and Sean Carr of the Batten Institute at the Darden

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