Explores the life and problems of Bob Fifer, HBS Class of 1979 and Chief Executive Officer Kaiser Associates. Explores the many influences on the development of Bob and his subsequent career choices. It is written as a biography with extensive quotes from the interview with Bob. He describes the role of a Jewish upbringing and ethnicity in the formation of his early self-concept. Highlights of career-related choices he makes, including Harvard College, participation in business school, and entering consulting. After several years of success and driven workaholic behavior, Bob is disappointed and personal tragedy. "Hide
by David Thomas, Doug Cohen Source: Harvard Business School 11 pages. Publication Date: Sep 09, 1994. Prod. #: 495013-PDF-ENG
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