David A. Garvin

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David Alan Garvin (born May 12, 1952 in New York City , † April 30, 2017 in Lexington , Massachusetts ) was an American economist at Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts.

Life

David A. Garvin had been Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School in Boston since 1979 , where he taught leadership, general management and operations management. He has worked as a consultant for Amyris, Biogen Idec, Booz Allen Hamilton, Frito-Lay, Gillette, LL Bean, 3M, Mahindra & Mahindra, Mitsubishi, Morgan Stanley, Mueller, Novartis, PPG, relx, Seagate, Stryker and the US Forest Service.

Prior to joining Harvard Business School, he worked for the Federal Trade Commission and Sloan Commission on Government and Higher Education. His academic focus was general management and strategic change with a focus on business and management processes, organizational learning and the design and management of large, complex organizations.

education and study

After graduating from Harvard College with a bachelor's degree in 1974, he received his doctorate (Ph. D.) at MIT in 1979 .

job

Employed at Harvard Business School, Boston, MA

From 1979 to 1984 Garvin was assistant professor for business administration at the Harvard Business School and worked there from 1984 to 1998 as a private lecturer for business administration. He then taught business administration from 1989 to 1990 and continued to work as a lecturer.

Awards and memberships

Awards

In addition to many awards and honors, Garvin has been quoted many times in newspapers, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, Economist, Business Week, Fortune, and the Fast Company.

  • 1981: McKinsey Award, first place for the best article in Harvard Business Review magazine
  • 1982: McKinsey Award, first place for the best article in Harvard Business Review magazine
  • 1991: Finalist at the New York International Film and Television Festival
  • 1993: McKinsey Award, second place for best article in Harvard Business Review magazine
  • 1998: Richard Beckhard Memorial Prize for the best Sloan Management review article on organizational development planning
  • 2003: Smith-Weld Award for the best Harvard Magazine article on the university
  • 2005: Robert F. Greenhill Award in the service category of Harvard Business School
  • 2016: Greenhill Service Award, Harvard Business School

Memberships

Works and publications

David A. Garvin has authored and co-authored ten books, more than thirty-five articles, including his most successful article, " The Art of Giving and Receiving Advice, " eight CD-ROMs and videotapes, and more than seventy case studies from Harvard Business School.

Books

  • Datar, Srikant M., David A. Garvin, and Patrick Cullen. Rethinking the MBA: Business Education at a Crossroads. Boston: Harvard Business Press, 2010
  • Garvin, David A. General Management: Processes and Action: Text and Cases, Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2002
  • Garvin, David A. Learning in Action: A Guide to Putting the Learning Organization to Work, Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2000
  • Garvin, David A. Operations Strategy: Text and Cases. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1991
  • Christensen, CR, David A. Garvin, and A. Sweet, eds. Education for Judgment: The Artistry of Discussion Leadership, Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1991
  • Garvin, David A. Managing Quality: The Strategic and Competitive Edge, Free Press, 1988
  • Garvin, David A. Cases in Business Decision-Making (with Education Development Center, Inc.), Dryden Press, 1987
  • Sasser, W. Earl, Kim B. Clark, David A. Garvin, Margaret BW Graham, Ramchandran Jaikumar, and David H. Maister. Cases in Operations Management: Strategy and Structure, Richard D. Irwin, 1982
  • Sasser, W. Earl, Kim B. Clark, David A. Garvin, Margaret BW Graham, Ramchandran Jaikumar, and David H. Maister. Cases in Operations Management: Analysis and Action, Richard D. Irwin, 1982
  • Garvin, David A. The Economics of University Behavior, Academic Press, 1980

Videos and multimedia (selection)

  • Interview with Edward Stroz and Eric Friedberg, Co-Presidents of Stroz Friedberg, Harvard Business School Video Appendix 312-711, November 2011
  • Interview with Ganesh Natarajan, CEO of Censorship, Harvard Business School Video Appendix 312-706, October 2011
  • Interview with Jack Hughes, Founder and Chairman of Top Coders, Harvard Business School Video Appendix 312-708, October 2011
  • Interview with Raj Datta, Former Chief Executive of Mind Tree Company, Harvard Business School Video Appendix 312-704, Aug 2011
  • Interview with John Fahey, President and CEO of the National Geographic Community, Harvard Business School Video Appendix 312-702, August 2011
  • Creating Competitive Advantage Through Organizational Learning, Electronic, Harvard Business School Publishing Class Lecture 418XC, 2003
  • American Express: Interview with Harvey Golub, Harvard Business School Video Appendix 301-803, October 2000
  • Serengeti Eyewear: Interview with Zaki Mustafa, Harvard Business School Video Appendix 394-525, June 1994.
  • Boeing 767: PTQ (“Put Together Quick”), Harvard Business School Video Appendix 888-519, June 1988
  • Teaching Aid Program: The Case Method, Video. Education Development Center, Inc., 1987

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harvard Business School Professor David A. Garvin Dies at 64th Harvard Business School, May 5, 2017, accessed on May 12, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Harvard Business School, Faculty & Research, David A. Garvin, http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6459&facInfo , accessed October 18, 2016
  3. ↑ Harvard Business School, Faculty & Research, David A. Garvin, http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6459&facInfo , accessed October 18, 2016
  4. ↑ Curriculum Vitae (PDF), http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Profile%20Files/HBS%20Faculty_David%20Garvin_CV_2015_ec32da5a-8ff1-4a28-b35d-dabaa0f8040a.pdf , accessed on October 18, 2016
  5. ↑ Curriculum Vitae (PDF), David A. Garvin, http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Profile%20Files/HBS%20Faculty_David%20Garvin_CV_2015_ec32da5a-8ff1-4a28-b35d-dabaa0f8040a.pdf , accessed on May 9, 2016
  6. ↑ Harvard Business School, Faculty & Research, David A. Garvin, Awards and Honors, http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6459&facInfo=awa , accessed May 31, 2016
  7. ↑ Harvard Business School, Faculty & Research, David A. Garvin, http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6459&facInfo , accessed on May 9, 2016
  8. ↑ Harvard Business School, Faculty & Research, David A. Garvin, Publications, Books, http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6459&facInfo=pub , accessed May 12, 2016
  9. ↑ Harvard Business School, Faculty & Research, David A. Garvin, Publications, Journal Articles, http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6459&facInfo=pub , accessed May 12, 2016
  10. ↑ Garvin, David A., and Joshua D. Margolis. "The Art of Giving and Receiving Advice." Harvard Business Review 93, 2015
  11. ↑ Harvard Business School, Faculty & Research, David A. Garvin, Publications, Cases and Teaching Materials, http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6459&facInfo=pub , accessed May 12 2016
personal data
SURNAME Garvin, David A.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Garvin, David Alan (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American economist
DATE OF BIRTH May 12, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH April 30, 2017
Place of death Lexington , Massachusetts