Kathryn Rudie Harrigan (D.B.A., Harvard; M.B.A., Texas; B.A., Macalester) is an associate professor of strategic management at the Columbia Business School in New York City. Her research interests include industry and competitor analysis, strategic management, turnaround management, competitive dynamics, global strategies, and business-government relationships. Her books, "Strategies for Declining Businesses" (1980), "Strategies for Vertical Integration" (1983), and "Strategies for Joint Ventures" (1985), are published by Lexington Books.
Professor Harrigan received the General Electric Awar...