Praise for Career Imprints
"Monica Higgins' groundbreaking work, Career Imprints, offers
bold and original insights into the way in which talent-laden
companies spawn new businesses, as Baxter alums did for the biotech
industry. Her provocative and thoroughly documented research goes
well beyond classic economic theories to demonstrate conclusively
why entrepreneurially-led companies have the capacity not only to
create new companies but entire industries as well."
--Bill George, author, Authentic Leadership, and former chairman
and chief executive officer, Medtronic
"At the heart of this important study is a fascinating question:
Why did alumni of one company--the amazing 'Baxter boys'--produce
so many of the leaders of the burgeoning biotech industry? To find
the answers, Monica Higgins left no research stone unturned. The
result is a compelling new theory about exactly what happens in the
early stages of careers to shape true leaders who can guide
innovation and entrepreneurship. Higgins' concepts will leave their
imprint on careers, company cultures, and industry
development."
--Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School, author,
Confidence: How Winning Streaks & Losing Streaks Begin &
End
"What Fairchild was to the development of high technology firms
in Silicon Valley, Baxter has been to the evolution of the
biopharmaceutical industry. Monica Higgins builds a fascinating,
richly portrayed case for Baxter's impact on the creation and
growth of biopharmaceutical firms."
--Denise Rousseau, H.J. Heinz II Professor of Organization
Behavior and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
"Dr. Higgins has written an insightful analysis of a phenomenon
whichshaped the biotechnology industry. There is no doubt that my
days at Baxter had the most profound influence on my life and
career as well as on those of my colleagues."
--Bob Carpenter, founder, Intergrated Genetics, Geltex, Vactex,
Candent, Somatix, Hydra, and Peptimmune
"Career Imprints is inspired as both industry history and
cultural anthropology. In unique fashion, Monica Higgins tells the
story of the emergence of Baxter Travenol as a healthcare giant and
one of the great cell cultures of American entrepreneurship. This
book is a must for anyone interested in the place of high tech
healthcare in our economy and entrepreneurial organizational
development."
--William A. Holodank, president, J. Robert Scott
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