Applications and Software - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

Don’t Listen to “Yes”

procedural fairness, and the like are applicable to leaders of any group or organizational unit. In many ways, the ideas regarding how to build commitment and shared... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

29 Aug 2024
Research & Ideas

Shoot for the Stars: What to Know About the Space Economy

world. Amazon is planning a similar constellation of satellites, as is China. Of course, the initial application of that is just providing Internet coverage to places where it’s hard to run fiber-optic cables. But, if you think about the... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Aerospace

19 May 2003
Lessons from the Classroom

Business Plan Winner Targets India Dropouts

reduction of the high dropout rates.—Raj De Datta, Gyaana A: There are a range of microfinance programs around the world: Grameen, SEWA, Accion, and many others. There are also a range of successful education-focused NGOs. However, we... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler; Financial Services

19 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Unlocking Your Investment Capital

Business Review, Merton, a Nobel laureate, urges senior corporate executives and boards to view derivative applications not just as tactical measures but as strategic tools that convey competitive advantage.... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

08 Sep 2011
What Do You Think?

What’s Apple’s Biggest Challenge: Replacing Steve or Wall Street?

Summing Up The first impression I get from respondents to this month's column is that Steve Jobs can't be replaced as CEO of Apple by just one person. Rather the succession must include at least a head of design (according to Yadeed Lobo) to go along with Tim Cook, the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Computer

02 May 2012
What Do You Think?

Can the “Leadership Industry” Fulfill Its Promise?

industry in general fails in: (1) catering to customer desires for short courses that produce quick results, (2) emphasizing, and training for, ways of gaining self-knowledge, (3) providing laboratories for the View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

03 Feb 2016
What Do You Think?

How Do You Hire an 'Impostor'?

out the application in pencil to please an Army buddy when we were stationed in Europe, and my grade record at a little college in Iowa didn’t warrant admission anyway. Then I got his seat in the Stanford... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

04 Feb 2015
What Do You Think?

Is There a Stanford-Google-Silicon Valley School of Management?

the best out of young, creative recruits. The question is whether this model represents a generally applicable "school" of thought that will influence and sustain many other companies into the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

05 Mar 2014
What Do You Think?

When Will the Next Dot.com Bubble Burst?

has been an increase in the use of (the) Internet, and users are well aware of the importance of certain applications and services." AIM agreed that: "compared to... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Publishing; Retail

02 May 2008
What Do You Think?

What is the Future of State Capitalism?

respondents. Shann Turnbull points out that "National governments can deal with globalisation as they can determine the rules of ownership and control applicable in their jurisdictions."... View Details