Professor Jim Heskett - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Sep 2005
Research & Ideas

The Best Place for Retirement Funds

For many investors planning for retirement, asset allocation is a crucial issue. How much should I put into stocks, bonds, and cash? But Harvard Business School professor Daniel Bergstresser says that households with substantial assets in... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

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Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni

Welcome Address 10:00–10:30 a.m. EST Speakers: Srikant Datar , Dean of the Faculty, George F. Baker Professor of Administration and Robin Ely , Baker Foundation Professor and Diane Doerge Wilson View Details

20 Oct 2014
News

The quiet art of being a good listener

01 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

How to Choose the Best Deal

million, though the price may be negotiable. The other site, a former apple orchard of about one hundred acres, was acquired by a local bank through a foreclosure. The bank is preparing to list the property but has yet to set an asking price. An optimist by nature,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Wheeler

November 2007
Article

Solve the Succession Crisis by Growing Inside-Outside Leaders

By: Joseph L. Bower

This article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. In his interviews and data analysis, Harvard Business School professor Bower found... View Details

Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Leadership Development; Management Practices and Processes; Management Succession; Planning

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03 Dec 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Against the Grain

many people. “There is a central tension in the case between the student feeling at once helpless against a corrupt system and surprisingly powerful given his novitiate status.” The case, Against the Grain: Jim Teague in Tanzania, was... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Food & Beverage

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Shaping the Learning Environment - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

transition to participant-centered learning can be difficult for both teacher and student. It is critical to create a climate of empathy that encourages students to share their ideas. Transcript The Learning Contract Jim View Details

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About Michael Porter - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC About Michael Porter About Michael Porter A Letter from Michael Porter Biography The Essential Porter Honors & Awards Affiliated Organizations & Institutions VBHCD Initiative About Michael Porter “He has influenced more executives - and more nations - than any... View Details

07 Mar 2000
Research & Ideas

Putting Health Care Consumers in the Driver’s Seat

year, the system has been slow to respond. Other highlights of the conference included a dinner talk by William W. George (MBA '66), CEO of Medtronic, on "The Future of 21st-Century Health: The Right Care" and a lively session moderated by HBS View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Health

05 Jul 2023
News

How Are Middle Managers Falling Down Most Often on Employee Inclusion?

16 Apr 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom

School's 75th anniversary in 1984, a case-method colloquium organized by Christensen and colleagues Jim Heskett and David Garvin drew 85 participants from 60 universities around the world. That same year,... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Education

12 Feb 2008
First Look

First Look: February 12, 2007

manufacturers increased by 5.9% from April 2003 to April 2004). In June 2004, as the newly appointed vice-president of the meals division, Jim Murphy was facing a crisis with one of General Mills' key brands, Hamburger Helper. The metrics... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

05 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Venture Capital Goes Boom—or Bust?

were not realized. Four years later, another company working on the same technology went public to great acclaim and fanfare. The firm? Netscape Communications, under the leadership of Marc Andreessen and Jim Clark. 2 Because its new... View Details

Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Josh Lerner

06 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

Should Entrepreneurs Pitch Products or Ideas for Products?

School’s Hong Luo, an assistant professor in the Strategy Unit, studies entrepreneurship in Hollywood. Like other entrepreneurs, screenwriters struggle with the decision of how to advance their product. Should they pitch just a story line... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Motion Pictures & Video; Entertainment & Recreation; Banking

23 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Psychology, Pathology, and the CEO

the IT department or needed to coordinate their launches with help from sales representatives in the field. Jim Kilts encouraged the formation of operating committees in each business unit or regional group, and then further encouraged... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

21 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

The Geography of Corporate Giving

profitability. But in a review of all of the studies that have been published on the topic over the past thirty years, HBS professor Joshua Margolis and Jim Walsh concluded that the connection between social... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

31 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

Why the Largest Minority Group Faces the Most Hate—and How to Push Back

the relative rank of a group in any given community. A minority group ranked as the largest experiences the most discrimination, followed by the second-largest group, and so on, explains Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Marco... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

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Entrepreneurial Management Faculty - Faculty & Research

Lerner Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking Jim Matheson Senior Lecturer of Business Administration Henry W. McGee Senior Lecturer of Business Administration Karen Mills Senior Fellow Ramana Nanda... View Details

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Participation - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

discussion leader's job is managing participation anxiety. Transcript Combining High Standards with Support Frances Frei Professor Frei suggests that instructors maintain a supportive environment, while setting high standards for class... View Details

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Podcast - Business & Environment

Voluntary Carbon Market 29 JAN 2025 | Climate Rising Our second episode on the voluntary carbon market is a bonus episode of a panel discussion recorded at Harvard Climate Action Week in 2024. Harvard Kennedy School Professor Joe Aldy... View Details

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