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Competitive Dynamics of the Textile-Apparel-Retail Channel
Janice H. Hammond established in 1991 (with Frederick H. Abernathy and John Dunlop of Harvard University and David Weil of Boston University) the Harvard Center for Textile and Apparel Research. Funding provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has supported the... View Details
- 05 Jul 2006
- What Do You Think?
How Important Is “Executive Intelligence” for Leaders?
concluded in his classic study, Good to Great, that among the most important attributes of leaders, people who John Kotter maintains achieve "extremely useful change," was the right mix of humility... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Mar 2021
- What Do You Think?
What Does Remote Work Mean for Middle Managers?
information, creating surprises for top management. That claim was part of the defense used by top management in the Wells Fargo customer fraud scandal. Even academics are loath to probe middle management. A 1993 study about middle... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 08 Mar 2021
- In Practice
COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?
A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making
What lessons could the humid shores of the Caribbean, the freezing heights of the Himalayas, or the farthest reaches of Earth's atmosphere hold for your company or organization? Although those places couldn't be more different, all were the scenes of disastrous... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 03 Jul 2008
- What Do You Think?
Are Followers About to Get Their Due?
followership? Why isn't followership addressed by business school curricula along with leadership? Does it belong in a course of study? Or does this just run the risk of deteriorating into a discussion of how to manipulate your boss? What... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 17 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Being the Boss
responsibility for the relationship, because it's definitely two-way. I'm building on the traditions of [HBS professors emeriti] John Kotter and John Gabarro, who [in 1980]... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 15 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Five Imperatives for Improving Health Care
Health Care Policy at HMS; and Joseph P. Newhouse, John D. MacArthur Professor of Health Policy and Management at Harvard University. The key findings from the conference and survey are detailed in the... View Details
- 07 Aug 2009
- What Do You Think?
Why Can’t Americans Get Health Care Right?
anything, can we learn from solutions implemented by other countries? For example, should Americans have a public option? What else? What do you think? To read more: N. Gregory Mankiw, "The Pitfalls of the Public Option," The... View Details
- 05 Sep 2012
- What Do You Think?
Will Business Management Save US Health Care?
Summing Up What Role Will Management Play in Saving US Health Care? The verdict is in, according to respondents of this month's column: Problems confronting health care in the US are much larger and broader than those that can be solved View Details
- 01 Apr 2019
- What Do You Think?
Does Our Bias Against Federal Deficits Need Rethinking?
accompanied by lower inflation and interest rates—that justify deficit spending to produce both economic growth and social programs designed to improve our quality of life and reduce social inequality” (JohnfrmClevelnd). Or, it prompts... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 17 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership
“Oh, they were the ones who said, ‘We’re going to be out by Christmas.’ And Christmas would come, and Christmas would go. Then they’d say, ‘We’re going to be out by Easter.’ And Easter would come, and Easter... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 10 Sep 2001
- What Do You Think?
Do MBAs Need More Street Smarts?
obtained. Is it a matter of the genes? Do they result from experience, therefore precluding most newly-minted MBAs in their twenties from having them? Or does their presence depend on the environment in which one grows up? For example, a study View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Jun 2007
- What Do You Think?
How Should Pay Be Linked to Performance?
for shareholders. However, there is a sense, expressed by John Ippolito, that there is a lack of perception in boards of directors of "what constitutes 'creating value' in the enterprise many boards are... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 16 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business
John Macomber (@cleantechcities) is a senior lecturer of business administration in the Finance Unit Gary P. Pisano: In-person meetings will be less important All organizations will learn that they can... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
What Makes a Good Leader?
competitors would be all over them, and employees would be jumping ship. But even if you can't be absolutely open with everyone, leaders have to confront their companies' problems and, of course, share them with top management." John... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg & Susan Young
- 19 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking Company Loyalty
advises Donald P. Rogers, professor of international business at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. John Chappelear, a professional coach and trainer, says, "Clarify your expectations, and make... View Details
Keywords: by Lauren Keller Johnson
- 05 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles and Working Papers 2008
Balanced Scorecard Companies often manage strategy in fits and starts, with strategy execution lost along the way. A new book by Balanced Scorecard creators Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton aims to make... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 29 Jun 2009
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Leading Change
retrenchment; think growth. Key concepts include: Companies that survive the financial crisis by identifying and exploiting innovation will serve as economic growth engines in the future—and will be the industry leaders of tomorrow. This... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 06 Oct 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters
Protect and Pivot Boris Groysberg, Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration. MARKETING Tip: Tailor your brand stories to the new reality. Which types of brand stories should companies tell? After KFC was chastised View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne