H. Irving Grousbeck

Adjunct Professor, Organizational Behavior
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H. Irving Grousbeck

The MBA Class of 1980 Adjunct Professor of Management

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Teaching Statement

Irv Grousbeck was cofounder and codirector of the Business School’s Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and coauthor of the textbook "New Business Ventures and the Entrepreneur." His teaching centers on an objective means to develop a greater understanding of the issues faced by entrepreneurial companies and individuals. His course, Conversations in Management, places students in the role of CEO and challenges them to deal with difficult managerial issues by assessment, prescription, and execution, including frequent role-plays. Mr. Grousbeck also teaches a course at the Stanford Medical School, Managing Difficult Conversations, for GSB and medical students who aspire to improve their ability to deal effectively with difficult interpersonal situations.

Bio

With a partner, Grousbeck founded Continental Cablevision (later Media One) in 1964. He was President of that company through 1980, and Chairman through 1985. He was a Visiting Lecturer and then Lecturer at Harvard Business School from 1981-85. He became a Visiting Lecturer at Stanford in 1985, a Lecturer in 1986, and a Consulting Professor in 1996.

Grousbeck has served on numerous for-profit and not-for-profit Boards over the past 37 years, including (currently) Asurion Corp., ResponseLink, and the Boston Celtics. He was a Trustee of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Vice Chairman of the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, Chairman and President of Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Chairman of the Board of Sponsors of New England Eye Bank, Overseer of Children’s Hospital (Boston), and Chairman of Menlo School and College. He is the principal owner of the Boston Celtics.

He holds an MBA from Harvard University, and Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Humane Letters (Hon.) degrees from Amherst College.

Academic Degrees

  • MBA, Harvard University, 1960
  • BA, Amherst College, 1956

Academic Appointments

  • At Stanford University since 1985
  • Co-Director, Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, Stanford GSB, 1996–2013
  • Lecturer, Harvard Business School, 1981–1985
  • Instructor, Harvard Business School, 1962–1964

Professional Experience

  • Chairman, Continental Cablevision, Inc., 1980–1985
  • President, Continental Cablevision, Inc., 1964–1980
  • Cofounder, Continental Cablevision, Inc., 1964

Awards and Honors

  • Doctor of Humane Letters (Hon.), Menlo College, 2016
  • Doctor of Humane Letters (Hon.), Amherst College, 2000
  • MBA Distinguished Teaching Award, Stanford GSB, 1987

Publications

Journal Articles

Charles G. Prober, William Meehan III, H. Irving Grousbeck
Academic Medicine
July 2022 Vol. 97 Issue 7 Pages 973–976

Books

Howard H. Stevenson, Michael Roberts, H. Irving Grousbeck
Irwin
Homewood
1999

Stanford Case Studies

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David Dodson, Gelila Bekele
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H. Grousbeck, Mu Y. Li
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H. Irving Grousbeck, David Dodson, Jim Ellis, Erika Feldhausen
2020
H. Irving Grousbeck, David Dodson, Erika Feldhausen
2020
H. Irving Grousbeck, David Dodson, Erika Feldhausen
2020
Peter Kelly, H. Irving Grousbeck, Austin Yoder, Sara Rosenthal
2018
Peter Kelly, David Dodson, H. Irving Grousbeck, Susan Pohlmeyer, Sara Rosenthal
2016
H. Irving Grousbeck, Ryan Kissick
2016
H. Irving Grousbeck, Jim Ellis, Graham Weaver, Sara Rosenthal
2016
H. Irving Grousbeck, Mike Harkey
2016
H. Irving Grousbeck, Jason Luther
2014
H. Irving Grousbeck, Yin Li
2014
David Dodson, Peter Kelly, H. Irving Grousbeck, Jason Luther, Sara Rosenthal
2014
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H. Irving Grousbeck, Sara Rosenthal
2013
H. Irving Grousbeck, Justin Randolph
2013
H. I. Grousbeck, C. G. Prober, Alexander Tauber
2013
H. Grousbeck, Sara Rosenthal
2012
H. Grousbeck, Arar Han
2012
H. Irving Grousbeck, Arar Han, Sara Rosenthal
2012
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2012
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H. Grousbeck, Austin Kiessig
2012
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2011
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2011
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H., Grousbeck, Claire Magat
2010
H. I. Grousbeck, C. G. Prober, Alexander Tauber
2010
H. I. Grousbeck, C. G. Prober, Alexander Tauber
2010
H. I. Grousbeck, C. G. Prober, Alexander Tauber
2010
H. Grousbeck, Arar Han
2010
H. I. Grousbeck, Alexander Tauber, Elizabeth A. Zambricki
2010
H. Grousbeck, Aimee LaFont Leifer, Tjarko Leifer, Lisa Sweeney
2010
H. I. Grousbeck, C. G. Prober, Alexander Tauber
2009
H. I. Grousbeck, C. G. Prober, Alexander Tauber
2009
H. I. Grousbeck, C. G. Prober, Alexander Tauber, Elizabeth A. Zambricki, Julie Makinen
2009
H. Grousbeck, Jocelyn Hornblower
2009
H.I. Grousbeck, C.G. Prober, Alexander Tauber, Elizabeth A. Zambricki
2009
H. Grousbeck, Claire Magat
2009
Bethany Coates, H. Grousbeck
2008
Katherine Bose, H. Grousbeck
2008
H. Grousbeck, Sean Harrington
2008
Patrick Arippol, H. Grousbeck
2007
Bethany Coates, H. Grousbeck
2007
Katherine Bose, H. Grousbeck
2007
H. Grousbeck, Alex Tauber
2006
H. Grousbeck, Mike Harkey
2006
H. Grousbeck, Joshua Spitzer
2006
Harold Grousbeck, Joel Peterson, Jeffrey Pfeffer, Alex Tauber
2006
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H. Grousbeck, Timothy Groseclose, Alicia Seiger
2005
H. Grousbeck, Joel Peterson, Alex Tauber
2005
H. Grousbeck, Joel Peterson, Alex Tauber
2005
H. Grousbeck, Mike Harkey
2005
H. Grousbeck, Mike Harkey
2005
H. Grousbeck, Joshua Spitzer
2005
H. Grousbeck, Alex Tauber
2004
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2004
H. Grousbeck, Alicia Seiger
2004
H. Grousbeck, Nick Mansour
2004
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Harold Grousbeck, Joel Peterson, Alicia Seiger
2003
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2003
Janet Feldstein, H. Grousbeck
2003
H. Grousbeck, Mu Li
2003
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2003
H. Grousbeck, Alicia Seiger
2003
H. Grousbeck, J. Feldstein
2002
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H. Grousbeck, Andrea Higuera
2002
Harold Grousbeck, Kevin Taweel
2002
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2002
Janet Feldstein, H. Grousbeck
2002
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Christopher Flanagan, H. Grousbeck
2001
Christopher Flanagan, H. Grousbeck, Nick Mansour, Joseph Welsh
2001
Christopher Flanagan, H. Grousbeck
2001
Janet Feldstein, H. Grousbeck
2001
H. Grousbeck, Keith Sigg
2000
Harold Grousbeck, Pratap Mukherjee
2000
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Nathaniel Durant, Harold Grousbeck
2000
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2000
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Harold Grousbeck, Brian Trelstad
2000
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2000
H. I. Grousbeck, Keith Sigg
1999
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1999
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Harold Grousbeck, Alex Tauber
1998
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1998
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1998
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1998
Charles A. Holloway, H. Irving Grousbeck, Alex Tauber
1998
Harold Grousbeck, N Mansour
1997
H. Grousbeck, Nick Mansour, L. Snedeker
1997
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1997
H. Grousbeck, B. Keare
1996
H. Grousbeck, Brian Keare
1996
H. Grousbeck, Brian Keare
1996
H. Grousbeck, Brian Keare
1996
H. Grousbeck, Joseph Welsh
1995
H. Grousbeck, Joseph Welsh
1995
Lauren Dutton, Jim Ellis, H. Grousbeck, Kevin Taweel
1995
H. Grousbeck, J.M. Welsh
1995
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1994
Jim Ellis, H. Grousbeck
1994
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1994
H. Grousbeck, J. Ellis
1994
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1994
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1993
Harold Grousbeck, Kevin Taweel
1993
Harold Grousbeck, Kevin Taweel
1993
Harold Grousbeck, David Dodson
1987

Stanford GSB Affiliations

Service to the Profession

  • Former Vice Chairman: Massachusetts Board of Higher Education

Director

  • Alta Colleges
  • Asurion, Inc.
  • Boston Celtics
  • ResponseLink

In the Media

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