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- September 1987
- Background Note
Establishing Strategic Direction: Appraising and Implementing Strategy
By: James L. Heskett
Heskett, James L. "Establishing Strategic Direction: Appraising and Implementing Strategy." Harvard Business School Background Note 388-030, September 1987.
- September 1987 (Revised September 1988)
- Background Note
Selecting and Developing People
By: James L. Heskett
Heskett, James L. "Selecting and Developing People." Harvard Business School Background Note 388-045, September 1987. (Revised September 1988.)
- September 1987
- Background Note
Basic Issues in the Process of Formulating Strategy, Setting Goals, and Managing Standards of Performance
By: James L. Heskett
Heskett, James L. "Basic Issues in the Process of Formulating Strategy, Setting Goals, and Managing Standards of Performance." Harvard Business School Background Note 388-036, September 1987.
- September 1987 (Revised October 1987)
- Background Note
The Job of the General Manager
By: James L. Heskett
Describes elements of the job of the general manager that are addressed in the Management Policy and Practice course at the Harvard Business School. These include: 1) establishing strategic direction, 2) setting goals and managing standards of performance, 3)... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Policy; Recruitment; Working Conditions; Managerial Roles; Resource Allocation; Mission and Purpose; Performance Evaluation; Strategy; Value
Heskett, James L. "The Job of the General Manager." Harvard Business School Background Note 388-035, September 1987. (Revised October 1987.)
- spring 1987
- Article
Second-Sourcing and the Experience Curve: Price Competition in Defense Procurement
By: James J. Anton and Dennis A. Yao
We examine a dynamic model of price competition in defense procurement that incorporates the experience curve, asymmetric cost information, and the availability of a higher cost alternative system. We model acquisition as a two-stage process in which initial production... View Details
Anton, James J., and Dennis A. Yao. "Second-Sourcing and the Experience Curve: Price Competition in Defense Procurement." RAND Journal of Economics 18, no. 1 (spring 1987): 57–76. (Harvard users click here for full text.)
- February 1987
- Supplement
CompuServe: Charlie McCall, Video
By: James L. Heskett
Heskett, James L. "CompuServe: Charlie McCall, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 887-525, February 1987.
- October 1986 (Revised October 1987)
- Background Note
Managing the Turnaround
By: James L. Heskett
Heskett, James L. "Managing the Turnaround." Harvard Business School Background Note 387-065, October 1986. (Revised October 1987.)
- October 1986 (Revised September 1987)
- Background Note
Start-up and Entrepreneurship
By: James L. Heskett
Heskett, James L. "Start-up and Entrepreneurship." Harvard Business School Background Note 387-062, October 1986. (Revised September 1987.)
- October 1986 (Revised October 1987)
- Supplement
Sepratech Corp. (C)
By: James L. Heskett
Heskett, James L. "Sepratech Corp. (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 387-053, October 1986. (Revised October 1987.)
- October 1986 (Revised October 1987)
- Supplement
Sepratech Corp. (B)
By: James L. Heskett
Heskett, James L. "Sepratech Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 387-052, October 1986. (Revised October 1987.)
- September 1986 (Revised August 1988)
- Case
Sepratech Corp. (A)
By: James L. Heskett
Keywords: Green Technology Industry
Heskett, James L. "Sepratech Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 387-051, September 1986. (Revised August 1988.)
- April 1986 (Revised April 1987)
- Teaching Note
CompuServe (B), (C), (D), and (E), Teaching Note
By: James L. Heskett
- spring 1986
- Book Review
Book Review of No Free Lunch: Food and Revolution in Cuba Today, edited by Medea Benjamin, Joseph Collins, and Michael Scott in Calories Count in Cuba
By: James E. Austin
Austin, James E. "Book Review of No Free Lunch: Food and Revolution in Cuba Today, edited by Medea Benjamin, Joseph Collins, and Michael Scott in Calories Count in Cuba." Caribbean Review (spring 1986).
- March 1986 (Revised March 1990)
- Teaching Note
Benetton (B), Teaching Note
By: James L. Heskett
Teaching Note for (9-685-020). View Details
- February 1986
- Supplement
CompuServe (A): Jeff Wilkins, Video
By: James L. Heskett
Heskett, James L. "CompuServe (A): Jeff Wilkins, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 886-519, February 1986.
- February 1986
- Supplement
CompuServe (B): Jeff Wilkins, Video
By: James L. Heskett
Heskett, James L. "CompuServe (B): Jeff Wilkins, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 886-526, February 1986.
- February 1986 (Revised May 2003)
- Teaching Note
Shouldice Hospital Limited, Teaching Note
By: James L. Heskett
Teaching Note for (9-683-068). View Details
- October 1985 (Revised February 1986)
- Supplement
CompuServe (A1)
By: James L. Heskett
This addendum to CompuServe (A) describes how resources were allocated. View Details
Heskett, James L. "CompuServe (A1)." Harvard Business School Supplement 386-094, October 1985. (Revised February 1986.)
- October 1985 (Revised December 1989)
- Case
CompuServe (B)
By: James L. Heskett
Heskett, James L. "CompuServe (B)." Harvard Business School Case 386-095, October 1985. (Revised December 1989.)
- October 1985
- Supplement
CompuServe (C)
By: James L. Heskett
Describes events and raises issues subsequent to Charlie McCall's acceptance of the job of CEO at CompuServe. View Details
Heskett, James L. "CompuServe (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 386-096, October 1985.