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- 05 May 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is Denial Endemic to Management?
looking for new ways to solve it" and suggested that the phenomenon applies to organizations as well as individuals. In Steve Sheinkopf's opinion, "Denial is only part of the problem; not understanding your View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 13 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
How to Pick Managers for Disruptive Growth
assembling the capabilities required to succeed. But it is only the first step, because the capabilities of organizations are a function of... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Raynor
- 26 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Where will Pokémon Go with Your Personal Information?
possible with modern smartphones loaded with technology like GPS, compasses, accelerometers, and orientation sensors. I would call it a tour-de-force in terms of using all the capabilities embedded in modern... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Value Judgments: Business Ethics Across Borders
such as support for schools, health centers, sewage disposal, and forest preservation — to be socially responsible within that setting." A series of cases on the Haier Group describes a Chinese... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 14 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society
(2) technologies capable of addressing the demands of the new markets, and (3) a new enterprise logic that can link employees, technologies, and markets in new ways. Today's... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 17 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Can China Maintain Its Economic Power?
money. So it starts with a different kind of orientation. "They are intensely proud of their civilization and determined to preserve it, even as they have become leading... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg
- 06 Oct 2003
- What Do You Think?
Is “the Innovator’s Solution” to Sustained Corporate Growth an Unnatural Act?
customers whose capabilities and needs have been outstripped by the development of newer and more complex product features. In the face of a "disruptive technology,"... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 24 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Who Sets Your Benchmarks?
Reaching Your Potential. Kaplan continues his theme of self-directed assessment and improvement with his new book, to be released in early May, What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential. He offers a... View Details
- 08 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 8, 2007
economic motives behind individual concerns for privacy. Recent theories of privacy demands in commercial contexts have assumed an economically aware and sophisticated consumer, capable View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Feb 2017
- Op-Ed
What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects
conditions in the world today: the declining capabilities of government, the massive size and increasing sophistication of the global financial markets, and the impacts View Details
- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Strategy for Small Fish
strong example here, with the continued success of its Quicken application against Microsoft Money. The key is finding a large enough market that requires specialized capabilities. Leverage other View Details
Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien
- 05 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
How to Tap the Talent Automated HR Platforms Miss
As the global staffing shortage grinds on, corporate recruiters everywhere are relying on their online hiring platforms and automated systems to deliver the candidates they need. Too often, these tools will fail them, sidelining many qualified workers in the process.... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller
- 02 Jul 2001
- What Do You Think?
Built to Last or Bought to Sell?
like private equity fund managers, especially in terms of forming exit strategies at the time of business development; base decisions on an assumption of increasing competitive... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 28 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?
stock turnovers that drive LEGO's business model. Senior distribution manager Asger Juncher Métais said the group should assume that all retailers want quick lead times and fast stock turnover, capabilities where LEGO is strong. The... View Details
- 20 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
US Competitiveness at Risk
Recession. Q: In the 1980s, Americans were concerned about the competitive challenge from Japan. Are current challenges different? JR: Today, we've got a far more diverse set of global competitors with View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter & Jan W. Rivkin
- 04 Nov 2002
- What Do You Think?
What’s Best for the Corporate Brain?
Or when organization development efforts are curtailed? Or when knowledge development is subcontracted to an army of "free agents?" Or when employees are discouraged from engaging in too much "water cooler time" in the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 03 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
NFL Black Monday: How Much Do Coaches Really Matter?
deploying and leveraging the resources at their disposal more effectively than their less capable counterparts. Furthermore, though managerial ability does indeed significantly affect resource productivity and organizational performance,... View Details
- 08 May 2020
- In Practice
Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Must Hoard Cash to Hold On
advice on how the social enterprise can restructure or redeploy its staff to be more effective. Preserving cash is the dominant issue. F. Warren McFarlan is the T.J. Dermot Dunphy Baker Foundation Professor View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 21 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
7 Successful Battle Strategies to Beat COVID-19
to solve challenges for customers quickly without a supervisor's approval. This capability is one reason why an analyst on Bloomberg recently opined that Southwest might be the airline best prepared to adapt and emerge successfully from... View Details
Keywords: by Euvin Naidoo
- 15 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Business IT Innovation is so Difficult
Harvard Business School professor Kristina Steffenson McElheran studies the effect of information technology on business process innovation. It's a topic, she is sometimes told, that is, well, less than exciting. "I've had people say to... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish