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- 07 Feb 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Creating the Founders’ Dilemmas Course
to deal with the big risks introduced by that decision; and Jim Triandiflou, founder and CEO of Ockham Technologies, who worries about losing control of the company as he and his cofounder consider various... View Details
- 19 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
How Mercadona Fixes Retail’s ’Last 10 Yards’ Problem
impact on profits." Adopting Mercadona's approach also requires a leader with a strong backbone. Ton notes that Jim Sinegal, CEO of Costco, another retailer with good labor practices, had been criticized View Details
- 24 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Kayak Users Built a New Industry
from these standards. By the same token, the dominant design of rodeo kayaks (as of about 2000) involves a short, center-buoyant, planing hull made of molded plastic. Bill Abernathy of HBS and Jim Utterback... View Details
- 03 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2010
to Make Careful Decisions? Summing up reader responses, Professor Jim Heskett finds compelling arguments for a process involving intuition based on analysis and experience. Should people also make their own... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Wide Horizon
There were three critical events that led John Rodakis (MBA 1997) to form the nonprofit N of One in 2014 and ultimately dedicate his life to surfacing breakthrough autism research. The first occurred on Thanksgiving of 2012. He had driven about four hours with his wife... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson
- 27 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Build Winning Streaks
official responsibility for Continental Airlines' decision to keep flying during the power blackout in August 2003, but that decision was foreordained by the actions of all the other people who claimed leadership on the ground, and knew... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 06 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Renewable Energy: Winds at Our Back?
When American energy entrepreneur Jim Gordon envisioned the first offshore wind farm lining the horizon a few miles off the coast of the eastern United States, he perhaps did not factor in blowback from almost every angle. Gordon's nearly 10-year battle to gain... View Details
- 24 Feb 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Vulnerabilities of Open Source Software
underscore the importance of understanding where open source is most used and could be vulnerable to attack. The report, ‘Vulnerabilities in the Core,’ a Preliminary Report and Census II of Open Source Software, was prepared by the... View Details
- 28 Jun 2010
- HBS Case
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
details how one institution has implemented its own version of health-care reform, taking overall performance levels from well below average to the top 10 percent in the industry. Coauthored by HBS assistant professor Anita Tucker and... View Details
- 22 Feb 2010
- Op-Ed
Tragedy at Toyota: How Not to Lead in Crisis
Toyota's ever-widening problems are a tragic case study in how not to lead in crisis. Under the media spotlight, Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda, grandson of the founder, went into hiding and sent American CEO Jim Lentz to make apologies.... View Details
- 25 Aug 2014
- HBS Case
Starbucks Reinvented
Administration. "As a brand, leadership, and entrepreneurship scholar, I've been dogging Starbucks for a long time." On a 1995 trip to Seattle, Koehn visited a Starbucks store for the first time and was struck by what she saw... View Details
- 15 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Coming Transformation of Social Enterprise
Jim Austin, picked by Dean John McArthur to lead the new initiative, saw the potential for research, curriculum, and career development around the challenges of social enterprises, including both nonprofit... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson
- 02 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2006
perceived "seller's market," says Jim Heskett. As we select and train future leaders for all levels of our organizations, how much effort do we really spend assessing executive intelligence as opposed to personality and style?... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2022
- What Do You Think?
Is It Time to Consider Lifting Tariffs on Chinese Imports?
(iStockphoto/AvigatorPhotographer) Recently there has been talk, but no action, about eliminating some or all of the tariffs on Chinese imports that were instituted by the Trump administration. The debate involves salient arguments on... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
The Long Run
Jim Langford waits for no squirrel. On a clear January morning in Atlanta, driving with considerable speed and purpose, he barrels up the hill of the Carter Center campus in a 2012 Toyota Camry. He’s talking about poetry, which he writes and publishes in rare moments... View Details
- 12 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
How Hot is the “Hot Spot” Business?
Starbucks claims the world's largest Wi-Fi network, with some 2,200 stores offering wireless connectivity to latte sippers for a charge. That number will climb to 3,000 by year's end, according to the company. Darren Hostin, of Starbucks... View Details
- 31 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Stories of 2012
brands in the world. Professor Anita Elberse discusses the keys to Sir Alex's long-time success. 7. Why Is Trust So Hard to Achieve in Management? Published: July 5, 2012 There are many reasons for the trust gap between employees and management-but also many ways to... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 29 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and Organizations of the Future
respective authors for submission to peer-reviewed academic journals in the relevant fields. In addition, Jim Heskett published a synopsis of the opening panelists' discussion in his monthly column in HBS... View Details
Keywords: by Teresa M. Amabile & Mukti Khaire
- 03 Jul 2017
- Blog Post
4 Ways HBS Alumni Utilize Baker Library
his role as Director of Business for Baker, Jim Borron supports alumni and ExEd participants by helping them understand and take advantage of the information services and products offered View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The Fight Beyond
The flight had been arranged by secret military cable. An elaborate code of flares and signal fires was agreed upon, and the US Army Air Force’s 52d Fighter Group staged a midair diversion over the Adriatic Sea. But these attempts at... View Details