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- 02 Oct 2019
- What Do You Think?
What Grade Would You Give Walmart CEO Doug McMillon?
other stakeholders to be abused Mr. McMillon has taken a first step to protect capitalism.” Nicolas T marked him Grade A. “He is ahead of the curve and by taking such decisions he will remain ahead.” Bolanie raised an View Details
- 01 May 2000
- What Do You Think?
Can You Hard-Wire Performance?
1970s, nearly all Xerox copiers were leased, with revenues dependent on per-copy royalties. If the machines malfunctioned, it was in Xerox's best interests to get there as fast as possible and keep the machines running as much as... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 28 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
How Property Ownership Changes Your World View
beliefs that people hold. Important research has been done to demonstrate the material effects of property ownership, like increased access to credit. "However, I've been more interested in looking at... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 02 Apr 2014
- What Do You Think?
Has the Post-Capitalist Economy Finally Arrived?
"I would compare Jobs, Bezos, etc. to Ford, Edison, etc No one ever raves about their so- called 'leadership' style. These men were outliers. Their style is not duplicable." Kim Forbes set forth an interesting hypothesis in... View Details
- 13 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
How to Pick Managers for Disruptive Growth
evolved into a complex solution instead of the simple small business software that originally was envisioned. Its features got specified and locked in before a single paying customer had used the product. The Pandesic team did a lot View Details
Keywords: by Michael Raynor
- 01 Oct 2020
- What Do You Think?
Are CEOs the Wrong Leaders for Stakeholder Capitalism?
(iStock) iStock SUMMING UP Who Will Call the Shots in Stakeholder Capitalism? At one time in my checkered academic career I studied, researched, and published papers about interorganizational management. Specifically, I was interested in... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why Businesses Need a Language Strategy
it - and they have to. But they also save millions of dollars by equipping their employees to perform well in English or another relevant language. That said, they would be the first to say that implementation continues to be a problem... View Details
Keywords: Re: Tsedal Neeley
- 20 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Users Love Ello, But What’s the Business Model?
Edward W. Carter Professor of Business Administration, provide insights into the next generation of social networks, and what kind of network they'd build with unlimited... View Details
- 23 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
A Little Understanding Motivates Copyright Abusers to Pay Up
also make the settlement request conform more closely to standard invoices, providing a smoother path for processing payment, instead of initiating an internal legal review. She says it is interesting to... View Details
- 06 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
Should Entrepreneurs Pitch Products or Ideas for Products?
is enough interest to go further? Which is the better strategy for young innovators? What are the pros and cons of each? Can the risks be measured and mitigated? “The pitch or spec dilemma touches any... View Details
- 09 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Unconscious Executive
times of day compared to optimal times of day. It seems that conscious thought sometimes gets in the way of making good decisions. Q: You and your colleagues also study sleep... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 20 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
New Dean Sets Five Priorities for HBS
we say "educate leaders," what kinds of leaders are we talking about? he asked. "If we are interested in educating leaders whom others declare to be leaders, we have to recognize that people... View Details
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Religion and Business Learn From Each Other?
you point things out like that, it is amazing how many people have some kind of closet interest that they're afraid to express. I would never want to be misunderstood here. I do not like people superficially... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 18 Jan 2021
- Book
How Thinking Like a Startup Helps Governments Solve More Problems
etc., you would get a list of very interesting and sometimes helpful practices. And if you, as a public leader, aren’t doing the things on that list, you should. And if you, the public, aren’t demanding... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace