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Private Equity’s New Phase

Harvard Business

But just as rental houses are often given minimal maintenance, leaders of acquired firms brought in only the minimum leadership necessary. Following the real estate metaphor, the PE company is less like a house flipper and more like a property developer: each separate home is designed, built, bought, and sold as an independent property.

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The Outside-In Approach to Customer Service - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM HBS EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

Harvard Business

To learn more about how Harvard Business School can help you prepare for the challenges of global leadership, visit the program website. Gulati, whose research explores leadership and strategic challenges for building high growth organizations in turbulent markets, is the Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo Professor at Harvard Business School.