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- 01 Nov 2021
- What Do You Think?
How Long Does It Take to Improve an Organization’s Culture?
(iStockphoto/skynesher) Most CEOs recognize the power of organizational culture and the impact that it can have on the bottom line. They acknowledge the importance of shared values and behaviors that influence the way an organization conducts its business. One...
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by James Heskett
- 19 Oct 2020
- Video
New Cash House Name Unveiled
- 24 Apr 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: What Mark Zuckerberg Can Learn About Crisis Leadership from Starbucks
Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson (left) meets with employees and community members in this file photo. (Photo courtesy Starbucks.) Johnson & Johnson CEO Jim Burke’s leadership during the 1982 Tylenol crisis is what we at Harvard Business...
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- 21 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Geography of Corporate Giving
Silverthorne: How does your work advance other research done on corporate social activities? Christopher Marquis: Most research on why companies are involved in social activities has looked at the financial impact of such behavior, essentially an attempt to justify...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Strategic Way To Hire a Sales Team
by relevant "experience," which is the most frequently used criterion by sales managers. In his new book, Aligning Strategy and Sales, Cespedes discusses why the gap is so common—and outlines...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 12 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Using the Law to Strategic Advantage
to police its trademark by preventing others from using it to refer to something other than the Real Thing. Shareholder value is enhanced when a firm chooses an appropriate form of business organization, ranging from a limited liability...
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- 01 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making
What lessons could the humid shores of the Caribbean, the freezing heights of the Himalayas, or the farthest reaches of Earth's atmosphere hold for your company or organization? Although those places couldn't be more different, all were the scenes of disastrous...
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by Garry Emmons
- October 2008 (Revised December 2008)
- Supplement
Gillette Company (E): Procter & Gamble
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Matthew Bird
After arriving in 2001 as the first outsider Chairman and CEO in Gillette history, Jim Kilts led a remarkable turnaround. But by late 2004 he had to make a difficult decision. To better position the 104-year-old, Boston-based company, he opted to sell it to...
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Mergers and Acquisitions;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Leading Change;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Managerial Roles;
Organizational Change and Adaptation
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Matthew Bird. "Gillette Company (E): Procter & Gamble." Harvard Business School Supplement 309-033, October 2008. (Revised December 2008.)
- 02 Dec 2019
- What Do You Think?
How Does a Company like Boeing Respond to Intense Competitive Pressure?
that started a fuel burn 11 hours too early into the mission, using up so much fuel that the capsule could not reach the proper altitude. According to a reported comment by Jim Chilton, senior vice president...
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- 03 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2010
Judging by the most-read articles and faculty working papers over the last year, our readers continue to be fascinated by the emergence of social networks and their potential impacts on business and...
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by Staff
- 25 Aug 2014
- HBS Case
Starbucks Reinvented
Administration. "As a brand, leadership, and entrepreneurship scholar, I've been dogging Starbucks for a long time." On a 1995 trip to Seattle, Koehn visited a Starbucks store for the first time and was struck by what she saw...
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- 28 Apr 2008
- HBS Case
Negotiating with Wal-Mart
Muccio: Negotiating the P&G Relationship with Wal-Mart," HBS professor Jim Sebenius and Research Associate Ellen Knebel show two very different organizations doing just that. The cases are part of a series that involve hard...
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- 17 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership
States as one of the 15 “safe countries” whose citizens may enter freely. Meanwhile, many leaders are reporting that their teams—or they themselves—have crashed into a wall of demotivation and despair. The Stockdale Paradox, made famous in View Details
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by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 04 Oct 2021
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Make Sure the Right People End Up with Power in Organizations?
copy of an extensively researched recent book, Power, for All, by Professors Julie Battilana and Tiziana Casciaro. The authors define power as “the ability to influence others’ behavior, be it through persuasion or coercion (through)...
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by James Heskett
- 05 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
How The 2016 Presidential Candidates Misled Us With Truthful Statements
Bill Clinton about allegations of his having had an affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. In his answers, the president speaks in the present tense as a way of dodging Lehrer’s questions. Jim Lehrer: “No improper...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 15 May 2017
- Sharpening Your Skills
The Promises and Limitations of Big Data
How Will the Age of Big Data Affect Management? How do we avoid losing useful knowledge in a seemingly endless flood of data? Jim Heskett's readers offer some wise suggestions. Consumer-centered Health Care Depends on Accessible Medical...
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- 28 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Profit Power of Corporate Culture
A: Jim Heskett: One can only speculate on the sources of low job satisfaction. It could be a product of unmet expectations, possibly due to inadequate attention by firms to hiring, training, and subsequent...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Mar 2010
- News
Dartmouth's Chief Tackles Endowment Hit With Tough Cuts
- 25 Apr 2012
- What Do You Think?
How Will the “Age of Big Data” Affect Management?
of direct process control in which decisions have to be made "in the flow" in situations where there isn't time for conventional analysis (at least by humans). Is this a glimpse into the future of decision-making (without analysis...
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Re: James L. Heskett
- January 2007 (Revised July 2013)
- Case
To JV or Not To JV? That Is the Question (for XTech in China)
By: Daniel J. Isenberg and Paul W. Marshall
XTech, a leading manufacturer of metal parts for the telecommunications industry, is being pushed by its large equipment vendor customers to establish a manufacturing operation in China. CEO Reinhold Hesse is debating several options: establishing a joint venture,...
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Entrepreneurs;
Entrepreneurship;
Search;
Global Ventures;
Succession;
Acquisitions;
Private Equity;
Negotiation;
Partners and Partnerships;
Expansion;
Joint Ventures;
Management Succession;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Financing and Loans;
Global Strategy;
Acquisition;
Manufacturing Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
China;
United States
Isenberg, Daniel J., and Paul W. Marshall. "To JV or Not To JV? That Is the Question (for XTech in China)." Harvard Business School Case 807-118, January 2007. (Revised July 2013.)