Resignation and Termination - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Oct 2011
First Look

First Look: October 4

business in the context of Nigeria's political culture and the predicament of the JV's alleged manager, Albert "Jack" Stanley, after being terminated in 2004 by Halliburton, parent of the U.S. JV... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Dec 2010
First Look

First Look: Dec. 7

win in the marketplace. This means channeling resources into the right efforts, striking a balance between innovation and control, and getting everyone to pull in the same direction. How do you accomplish... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Jul 2009
First Look

First Look: July 21

breach that resulted in a 45-minute terminal closure during peak hours, a potential threat to traveler safety, and travel delays across the U.S. O'Reilly considers the impact of her decision on a shifting... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Sep 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Google Engineer Deserved to be Fired by the CEO

people at Google and millions more around the world before Google CEO Sundar Pichai terminated him. The ensuing debate expanded far beyond the Google campus, during which many people sided with Damore as... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

18 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Want to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part I]

funding—to terminate the experiment if it appears unpromising, and to cut their losses. This model—organizing a business so it is "scheduled to run out of capital periodically," as Sahlman has... View Details

Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg

27 Jan 2009
First Look

First Look: January 27, 2009

increasingly hostile board of directors. At that meeting, he is very tempted to resign so he can move on to his next project and regain the thrill of being an entrepreneur. Purchase the case:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership

Few industries have had the competitive challenges—the literal ups and downs—experienced by the U.S. airline industry since its formation in the 1920s. Consider that its early pioneers had the unenviable task of selling tickets to people... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Air Transportation

16 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

The Unfulfilled Promise of Educational Technology

technological innovation. “The question is with 50 million public school students in America, how can you provide a more individualized learning experience?” "If you go to the smallest mom-and-pop restaurant, you'll find a point-of-sale View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education

04 Mar 2002
Research & Ideas

Don’t Lose Money With Customers

terminate an unprofitable relationship for fear of being ostracized for their actions), relationship-specific factors (competitive grandstanding, for instance, can lead to a decision by vendors to persist in unprofitable relationships).... View Details

Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs

17 Jul 2000
What Do You Think?

Where Is the Microsoft Board?

Summing Up The predominance of opinions expressed a concern about what happened in Microsoft's dispute with the Government and laid the blame at the feet of both the company's leadership and of board members... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

15 Feb 2017
Op-Ed

What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects

President Trump’s infrastructure plan and a counterproposal by Senate Democrats are rising toward the top of the national agenda. All agree that there is a pressing need to fix the collapsing bridges, potholed roads, crashing trains,... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Construction

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