Dorothy A. Leonard

Dorothy A. Leonard is an American professor of business administration specialized in knowledge management. She is the William J. Abernathy professor of business administration emerita at the Harvard Business School.

Education

Leonard completed a Ph.D. at Stanford University.

Career

Leonard worked in Southeast Asia for ten years. She taught at the MIT Sloan School of Management for three years. In 1983, Leonard joined the Harvard Business School. She researches knowledge management for innovation and methods of increasing creativity in groups.

Personal life

Leonard was married to management consultant Ronald B. Barton. Barton died September 19, 1995.

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