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- 07 Feb 2005
- What Do You Think?
If You Blink, Will You Miss?
studies helps an MBA candidate gain the capability to thin slice? Or is the typical business decision so much more complicated and less repetitive than, say, evaluating the authenticity of a rare object, that a manager never gains the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 07 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Green-tech Entrepreneurship in India
by building a strong & technically capable brand which is defensible vs. going to the larger retail side first. Technology/Operations: Beyond the development of battery chemistries for the India context, Log 9's methodical use of data... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Righting the Ship
capabilities needed now: communication capabilities, ethical and social commitments, the ability to see the large, interdependent picture and to steer an organization with this in mind, and an understanding of the extraordinarily high... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Books
enhancing economic value and developing organizational capability as ends and means of change." HBS Press Books in Brief (Harvard Business School Press) The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life, by Rosamund... View Details
- 22 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
LM Wind Power Test and Validation Center
circle). The amount of energy that can be captured by the blades on a turbine are proportional to the swept area. The authors at LM Wind, in front of a blade of the world’s first offshore wind turbine. With blades growing longer and longer, LM Wind has expanded their... View Details
- 23 Jan 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sports: Lessons for Managers
Sponsorship—Combining and Integrating Key Resources and Capabilities of International Sports Events and Their Major Sponsors This field-based study of the Union of European Football Associations and its main international sporting event,... View Details
- 16 Aug 2016
- Blog Post
Health Care Club: Summer Spotlight
about regulation, IP, and production capabilities (CMC). I will also be looking at the potential commercial prospects which are the basis for Shires interest. It is important for Shire to have a picture of both the opportunity and... View Details
Keywords: Health Care
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Donella Rapier to Head External Relations
School. Our growing technology capabilities will enable us to broaden our offerings to alumni in ways that have never been possible before. In addition, as we move ahead with initiatives to expand our impact worldwide, our alumni will... View Details
- 13 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Ignore This Advice at Your Own Peril
relationship with them is important." Hayley Blunden That’s a problem, since rubbing powerful colleagues the wrong way could impact “every aspect of one’s career, from opportunities for promotion to abilities to develop one’s network to View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Web
Motorized Bicycle Policy | About
Bicycle A pedal bicycle which has a helper motor, or a non-pedal bicycle which has a motor, with a cylinder capacity not exceeding fifty (50) cubic centimeters, an automatic transmission, and which is capable of a maximum speed of no more... View Details
- 06 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Van den Ende Rozen: Greenhouse Rose Production
acre) greenhouse. Currently in its fourth generation, the company is run by three Van den Ende brothers: Sam, Tim and Bob. They gave us a quick overview of the greenhouse and the processing hall with an automated production line capable... View Details
- 15 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
A Mass Crisis Can Overwhelm Health Care. Liberia Found a Solution.
a situation like the current global pandemic. The case shows that if community health workers could be trained on the front lines, you might have access to capabilities to everything from initial screening to contact tracing on the back... View Details
- 01 Apr 2019
- What Do You Think?
Does Our Bias Against Federal Deficits Need Rethinking?
a confluence of factors that muddy the analysis” such as “the extremely deflationary push of technology,” one that is not measured correctly because of productivity increased by the greater capabilities of the widgets we produce that go... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 03 Apr 2017
- What Do You Think?
How About Investing in Human Infrastructure?
revenue-producing capacity of the worker from $60,000 (a rough figure for the hospitality industry) to $110,000 (a similarly rough figure for “health care and social assistance”). A $30,000 investment in human infrastructure, based on these assumptions, would foster an... View Details
- 12 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Private Sector, Public Good
like a renewed democratic process and appropriate regulatory regimes. I believe that these problems are usually best dealt with by the state, but in many cases that is not happening." Moreover the private sector has resources and View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Feb 2009
- What Do You Think?
Why Can’t We Figure Out How to Select Leaders?
trying to achieve as an organization?" Adrian Grigoriu commented that "... it shouldn't be so hard. But business leader stereotypes corrupt the selection process ...." Several others questioned the capabilities of the... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 14 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
Should You Bring Advertising Expertise In-House?
the literature I have seen. Obviously, it will depend on the range of services to be delivered and the nature of capabilities a firm already possesses. Q: Your research covered several different industries. Did your findings vary by... View Details
- 05 Nov 2007
- What Do You Think?
Why Is Succession So Badly Managed?
effort into succession ." C.J. Cullinane pointed out that "if the style or background of a capable insider does not mesh with the CEO, (insiders) seldom get to a position where the Board of Directors can evaluate them."... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 05 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Changing Face of American Innovation
innovation.” Since 2000, however, the contributions of Chinese scientists have leveled off, while Indian contributions showed a slight decline. This may be raising a red flag about America's capability to innovate in the future. Says... View Details
- 20 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 20, 2007
capabilities approach and postulates that "legal astuteness"—defined here as the ability of the top management team to communicate effectively with counsel and to work together to solve complex problems—is a valuable dynamic... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace