Publications

16 Nov 2010
First Look

be avoided by using a more deliberative, analytical decision-making process. In this paper, we describe joint evaluation as an effective tool to help decision makers manage their emotional assessments of morality. Bounded Ethicality in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

April 2011
Supplement

Porcini's Pronto: 'Great Italian cuisine without the wait!', Faculty Spreadsheet Supplement (Brief Case)

By: James L. Heskett and Richard Luecke

August 2015
Teaching Note

KidZania: Shaping a Strategic Service Vision for the Future

By: James L. Heskett and Javier Reynoso

September–October 1991
Article

The Service Driven Service Company

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and James Heskett

Article

Leading the High Capability Organization: Challenges for the Twenty-First Century

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and James Heskett

April 2011
Teaching Note

Porcini's Pronto: "Great Italian cuisine without the wait!" (Brief Case)

By: James L. Heskett and Richard Luecke

Teaching Note to 4277. View Details

Keywords: Franchising; Syndication; Quantitative Analysis; Performance Measurement; Human Resource Management; Incentives; Motivation; Management; Motivation and Incentives; Consumer Behavior; Mathematical Methods; Franchise Ownership; Human Resources; Performance Evaluation

March 2011
Teaching Note

Calveta Dining Services, Inc.: A Recipe for Growth? (Brief Case)

By: James L. Heskett and Patricia Girardi

Teaching Note for #4261. View Details

Keywords: Corporate Vision; Employee Empowerment; Service Management; Family Businesses; Growth Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Family Business; Employee Relationship Management; Communication; Organizational Structure; Operations; Growth and Development Strategy

1996
Chapter

Leading the Performance-Oriented Culture

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and James Heskett

April 2011
Supplement

Porcini's Pronto: 'Great Italian cuisine without the wait!', Spreadsheet Supplement (Brief Case)

By: James L. Heskett and Richard Luecke

Keywords: Franchising; Syndication; Quantitative Analysis; Performance Measurement; Human Resource Management; Incentives; Motivation; Motivation and Incentives; Analysis; Consumer Behavior; Franchise Ownership; Human Resources; Performance Evaluation

07 Jul 2010
First Look

First Look: July 7

compensation limitations. Purchase this supplement:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/310057-PDF-ENG Southwest Airlines: In a Different World James L. Heskett and W. Earl Sasser, Jr. Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Jul 2012
First Look

First Look: July 17

identified and classified in terms of specifying, allocating, and utilizing capacity. The first two categories reflect challenges faced by infrastructure providers; the last category, challenges faced by... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

June 2010
Teaching Note

Southwest Airlines: In a Different World (TN)

By: James L. Heskett and W. Earl Sasser

Teaching Note for 910419. View Details

Keywords: Competition; Price; Service Operations; Globalization; Cost vs Benefits; Air Transportation Industry; New York (state, US)

2022
Article

Social Interactivity in Live Video Experiences Reduces Loneliness

By: Benjamin T. Kaveladze, Robert R. Morris, Rosa Victoria Dimitrova-Gammeltoft, Amit Goldenberg, James J. Gross, Judd Antin, Melissa Sandgren and Melissa C. Thomas-Hunt

Background: Loneliness, especially when chronic, can substantially reduce one's quality of life. However, positive social experiences might help to break cycles of loneliness by promoting more prosocial cognitions and behaviors. Internet-mediated live video... View Details

Keywords: Lonelines; Social Connection; Internet-mediated Communication; Experiment; Emotions; Well-being; Interpersonal Communication; Internet

Read Now

July 2000 (Revised October 2000)
Case

Cisco Systems: Are You Ready? (A)

By: James L. Heskett and John P. Morgridge

An Internet service provider, INS, in which Cisco Systems has a minority ownership stake, receives an offer of $3.1 billion from Cisco's rival Lucent. Cisco's management has to decide whether to act on a request from INS management that Cisco make a counteroffer. The... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Ownership Stake; Strategic Planning; Innovation and Management; Technology; Information Technology Industry; Web Services Industry

Educators

May 1990
Teaching Note

Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. (A), (B), and (C), Teaching Note

By: James L. Heskett and Leonard A. Schlesinger

August 1993
Case

USAA: Business Process Review for the Great Lakes Region

By: James L. Heskett and Roger H. Hallowell

USAA proposes to develop a new set of processes for its property and casualty division. The case focuses on processes used in automobile claims. View Details

Keywords: Business Processes; Insurance Industry; United States