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October 2014
Teaching Note

HandsOn Bay Area: Scaling Up Community Service

By: James Heskett

2021
Book

Global Goliaths: Multinational Corporations in the 21st Century Economy

By: C. Fritz Foley, James R. Hines Jr. and David Wessel

Globalization and multinational corporations have long seemed partners in the enterprise of economic growth: globalization-led prosperity was the goal, and giant corporations spanning the globe would help achieve it. In recent years, however, the notion that all... View Details

Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Globalization; Economy; Economic Growth; Equality and Inequality; Employment; Policy

April 2024
Case

Cyrus: Turning a Traditional Business Model on Its Head (A)

By: James Heskett

The loss of the lease at their Michelin-starred Cyrus 1.0 in Sonoma County, California gives the partners an opportunity to shut down and rework a “broken” business model, one with labor intensive experiences six or seven nights a week, high burnout, high... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Retention; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leasing; Work-Life Balance; Strategic Planning; Loss; Profit; Working Conditions; California

October 2014
Supplement

HandsOn Bay Area: Scaling Up Community Service (B)

By: James Heskett

01 May 2013
News

Why Isn’t ‘Servant Leadership’ More Prevalent?

15 Jul 2008
First Look

First Look: July 15, 2008

the technology bubble to examine the hypothesis that inexperienced investors play a role in the formation of asset price bubbles. Using age as a proxy for managers' investment experience, we find that around the peak of the technology bubble, mutual funds run View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

2021
Article

ThreeDWorld: A Platform for Interactive Multi-Modal Physical Simulation

By: Chuang Gan, Jeremy Schwartz, Seth Alter, Damian Mrowca, Martin Schrimpf, James Traer, Julian De Freitas, Jonas Kubilius, Abhishek Bhandwaldar, Nick Haber, Megumi Sano, Kuno Kim, Elias Wang, Michael Lingelbach, Aidan Curtis, Kevin Feigelis, Daniel M. Bear, Dan Gutfreund, David Cox, Antonio Torralba, James J. DiCarlo, Joshua B. Tenenbaum, Josh H. McDermott and Daniel L.K. Yamins

We introduce ThreeDWorld (TDW), a platform for interactive multi-modal physical simulation. TDW enables simulation of high-fidelity sensory data and physical interactions between mobile agents and objects in rich 3D environments. Unique properties include: real-time... View Details

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Platform; Interactive Physical Simulation; Virtual Environment; Multi-modal; AI and Machine Learning

April 2024
Teaching Note

Cyrus and Cyrus 3.0

By: James Heskett

Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 924-303 and 924-305. View Details

October 2014 (Revised May 2015)
Case

HandsOn Bay Area: Scaling Up Community Service

By: James Heskett

HandsOn Bay Area, an organization devoted to the performance of (and development of leaders for) community service, is undergoing a significant (and internally controversial) shift in its business model from "retail" projects involving individual volunteers to... View Details

April 2006
Teaching Note

Manchester Bidwell Corporation (TN) (A) and (B)

By: James L. Heskett

Teaching Note to (806-111) and (806-112). View Details

Keywords: North and Central America

January 2006 (Revised February 2007)
Case

SuperCat Powerboats (A)

By: James L. Heskett

Ryan and David Kratz have formed a new company, under very favorable terms, with a fiberglass boat builder. But at the signing of the agreement for the new company's information, the builder's spouse suggests that the Kratz's share of ownership be reduced from 67% to... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Negotiation; Ownership Stake; Consumer Products Industry

April 2004 (Revised May 2005)
Case

ING DIRECT

By: James L. Heskett

The CEO of ING Direct (U.S.) has to decide: (1) whether and how to coordinate his organization's branding effort with its parent, ING Group, and (2) how fast to grow the business. Includes color exhibits. View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Leadership Style; Growth Management; Brands and Branding; Planning; Problems and Challenges; Financial Services Industry; United States

September 2001
Teaching Note

Cinemex TN

By: James L. Heskett

Teaching Note for (9-898-108). View Details

Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Mexico City

July 2000 (Revised September 2001)
Teaching Note

Cisco Systems: Are You Ready? (A) and (B) TN

By: James L. Heskett

Teaching Note for (9-901-002) and (9-901-003). View Details

Keywords: Information Technology Industry; Web Services Industry

January 2000
Teaching Note

NYPD New TN

By: James L. Heskett

Teaching Note for (9-396-293). View Details

Keywords: Public Administration Industry

January 1999 (Revised February 2000)
Case

GE: We bring good things to life. (B)

By: James L. Heskett

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

January 1999 (Revised February 2000)
Case

GE...We bring good things to life. (A)

By: James L. Heskett

Jack Welch and the Corporate Executive Council of General Electric are faced with a decision about whether and how to implement a six-sigma quality-improvement effort in the context of many other initiatives already undertaken at GE in recent years. View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Leadership Style; Six Sigma; Quality; Organizational Change and Adaptation

February 1989
Supplement

ServiceMaster Industries, Inc., Video

By: James L. Heskett

February 1987
Supplement

CompuServe: Charlie McCall, Video

By: James L. Heskett

Find at Harvard

September 1992
Teaching Note

Fairfield Inn (A) TN

By: James L. Heskett

Teaching Note for (9-689-092). View Details

Keywords: Accommodations Industry

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