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- 01 Oct 2014
- What Do You Think?
Is Too Much Focus a Problem?
he continued, businesses can be 'raced' by drivers whose peripheral vision has failed. "They could see the clear track ahead of them as they initially led their markets but failed to notice the competitor coming up on the inside until it was too late." Seena... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Action Plan: To the Letter
Ninan Chacko (AMP 158, 2000) was on vacation in Turin, Italy, when he stopped to snap a photo of a street sign. In the picture, all you can see is the name: Via Roma. But for Chacko, the CEO of Monotype, the world’s largest type seller, the classic letters told the... View Details
- 03 Jul 2008
- What Do You Think?
Are Followers About to Get Their Due?
According to Mohammad Razipour, "In business, where we are talking about 'co-creation,' 'integration,' 'participation,' and 'collective wisdom,' we should not draw a sharp line between ... them (leadership and followership)."... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 04 Aug 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Dangerous Is Common Sense to Managers?
"It is the combination of theory and common sense that makes a great leader and decision maker." Jeremy Pooley asked, "Could it be that planning and testing helps us better understand the questions we need to be asking and answering before we try and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Web
Judges - Alumni
Beekeeper’s Naturals, Hill House Home, Kosas, Olive & June, and Saie. Tina is a thought leader and strategist whose extensive network, hands-on approach, and sharp instincts for commercial opportunities are highly regarded by investors,... View Details
- 29 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
How Organizations Create Social Value
Focus. Nonprofits start with a sharp focus on a problem—a focus that over time broadens as related issues are addressed. (Sometimes a nonprofit's cause is broadened to appeal to a larger donor base.) By contrast, the focus of businesses... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 27 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Dynamics of Standing Still: Firestone Tire & Rubber and the Radial Revolution
rapidly gained share in the U.S. market. Although radials represented a sharp break with existing tire technology, tire industry managers interpreted the new technology in terms of their pre-existing strategic world-view. Many Firestone... View Details
- Web
Research & Development, Project Code SX-70 - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
able to increase the speed and sharpness of the film. They tested the process in temperatures ranging from 20 degrees F. (which required longer development) to 100 degrees F. (which required shorter development). George Ehrenfried, a... View Details
- Web
2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
before, the heady boom was followed by a sharp correction—at least for entrepreneurs in all arenas except for artificial intelligence. What happens next, however, is unclear. This talk seeks to understand the implications of these recent... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
One Man Crime Wave
languages. To many writers, critics, and fans, “JDM” lives on as an underappreciated master, a born storyteller who served up riveting, best-selling adventure tales that feature penetrating social commentary and sharp insights into human... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Flex Time
about the field of manufacturing, Union describes the pure pleasure of making a tangible, useful product. “Manufacturing offers so many analytical and intellectual challenges,” she adds. “It’s extremely satisfying to build a corporate culture and improve a business... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?
“Pretty straightforward. Pretty frightening.” That’s how Jim Sharpe (MBA 1976), chairman and CEO of Extrusion Technology, Inc. (ET), describes an out-of-the-blue situation his company faced two years ago, when its largest customer... View Details
- August 2013
- Supplement
Lyric Dinner Theater (Video Supplement)
By: Jim Sharpe
Keywords: Turnarounds; Operations; Boards Of Directors; Family-owned Business; Hiring; Entrepreneurship; Family and Family Relationships; Family Business; Family Ownership; Entertainment; Negotiation; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Saint Louis
Sharpe, Jim. "Lyric Dinner Theater (Video Supplement)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 813-729, August 2013.
- June 2013
- Supplement
AME Learning Inc. (Video Supplement)
By: Jim Sharpe
This is the Video Supplement for AME Learning, Inc., HBS Case #810065. View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurs; Angels; Angel Investors; Growth Planning And Management; Growth Strategy; Family Businesses; Family-owned Business; Careers; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Family and Family Relationships; Family Business; Publishing Industry; Education Industry; Canada; United States
Sharpe, Jim. "AME Learning Inc. (Video Supplement)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 813-719, June 2013.
- June 2013
- Supplement
To JV or Not To JV? That is the Question (for XTech in China) - Video Supplement
By: Jim Sharpe
This is the Video Supplement for To JV or Not To JV? That is the Question (for XTech in China) HBS Case 807118. View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurial Management; Growth Planning And Management; Partnerships; Supply Chain Management; Succession; Private Equity; International; International Business; International Expansion; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Partners and Partnerships; Management Succession; Joint Ventures; Trade; Manufacturing Industry; United States; China; Singapore
Sharpe, Jim. "To JV or Not To JV? That is the Question (for XTech in China) - Video Supplement." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 813-718, June 2013.
- December 2003 (Revised November 2015)
- Background Note
The Fiduciary Relationship: A Legal Perspective
By: Lynn Sharp Paine
Discusses the concept of a fiduciary, as developed in the Anglo-American common law tradition, and outlines the principal differences between the legal standard applied to fiduciaries compared to ordinary arms'-length contractors. View Details
Paine, Lynn Sharp. "The Fiduciary Relationship: A Legal Perspective." Harvard Business School Background Note 304-064, December 2003. (Revised November 2015.)
- June 2013
- Supplement
Parmalat Uruguay (A) & (B) (Video Supplement)
By: Jim Sharpe
This is the Video Supplement for Parmalat Uruguay (A) & (B) (HBS Cases #807103 and 807119). View Details
Keywords: Global Business; Turnaround; Distressed Debt; Bank Loans; Bank Debt; Search; Acquisitions; Cash Flow Analysis; Liquidation; Careers; Unions; Government And Business; Acquisition; Borrowing and Debt; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Operations; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Uruguay
Sharpe, Jim. "Parmalat Uruguay (A) & (B) (Video Supplement)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 813-727, June 2013.
- June 2013
- Supplement
Union Corrugating Co. (Video Supplement)
By: Jim Sharpe
This is the Video Supplement for Union Corrugating Company(A) and (B) (HBS Cases 803065 and 804003). View Details
Keywords: Family-owned Business; Entrepreneurial Organizations; Entrepreneurs; Sales Force Management; Salesforce Management; Operations Management; COST Control; Gender; Careers; Turnaround; Turnarounds; Supply Chain Management; Restructuring; Entrepreneurship; Customer Focus and Relationships; Supply Chain; Steel Industry; Construction Industry; North Carolina; United States
Sharpe, Jim. "Union Corrugating Co. (Video Supplement)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 813-724, June 2013.
- June 2013
- Supplement
Can PACIV (Puerto Rico) Serve European Customers? (Video Supplement)
By: Jim Sharpe
This is Video Supplement for Can PACIV (Puerto Rico) Serve European Customers? HBS Case #808099. View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Management; Global Organizations; Service; Hiring; Incentives, Motivation; Joint Ventures; Customer Service Excellence; Customer Relationship Management; Empowerment; International Expansion; Ownership Structure; Culture; Organization Alignment; Growth and Development Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Private Ownership; Globalized Markets and Industries; Globalized Firms and Management; Pharmaceutical Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Puerto Rico; United Kingdom
Sharpe, Jim. "Can PACIV (Puerto Rico) Serve European Customers? (Video Supplement)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 813-722, June 2013.
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
The Fab Four
retrenching, returning to its roots. When the water is highest in the river, you can’t see the rocks. Right now you can see the rocks. There’s more clarity on which areas are not likely to be competitive and which will be important places to spend time. View Details