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Kathryn Rudie Harrigan

Henry R. Kravis Professor of Business Leadership
Management

BA, Macalester, 1972; MBA, University of Texas, Austin, 1976; DBA, Harvard, 1979

Joined CBS in 1981

Office:  1192  Kravis
Phone:  212-854-3494
E-mail:  [email protected]
Fax:  212-854-3778
Curriculum Vitae

 

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.