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21 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

Are Your Employees Passing Up Incentives? Try Promoting the Programs More

offer. They do not necessarily have to be about cash; they could be something like a reserved parking space near the front of the building or a day off. “Cash is not always king,” John says. “I think you can get more bang for your... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

January 2023 (Revised April 2023)
Case

Cobalt Robotics: Scaling Workplace Robotics

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Nicole Tempest Keller and Kyung Keun Park

Founded in 2016, Cobalt Robotics, based in Fremont, California, was a Robot-as-a-Service (RaaS) company that built autonomous workplace robots that were designed to replace or supplement human security guards. Outfitted with over 60 sensors, Cobalt robots patrolled... View Details

Keywords: Information Infrastructure; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation and Invention; Marketing Strategy; Marketing Channels; Customers; Technology Industry; United States; California

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28 Mar 2012
What Do You Think?

Are Factory Jobs Important to the Economy?

the innovation process (as Pete Clekurs pointed out). The park is designed to create fast-response product development by linking product designers to manufacturers in a way that minimizes the need to ship liquid ingredients over long... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing

04 Apr 2022
What Do You Think?

As Disney Board Chair, What Would You Advise CEO Bob Chapek Regarding 'Don’t Say Gay'?

parks—responsible for spreading “pixie dust” for Disney’s “guests”—were supporters of these groups. Within Disney, employees were protesting on social media and organizing walkouts from company theme parks in Florida and elsewhere. In... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

July 2023 (Revised June 2025)
Case

The Miccosukee Tribe and the Battle to Save the Everglades: A Miami Climate Action Story

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Joyce J. Kim

The Miccosukee Indians, a small tribe of indigenous people in South Florida, have a long-standing interest in protecting the land, waterways, and habitats of the Everglades, their ancestral home, which serves as a watershed for urban areas in Miami-Dade County and a... View Details

Keywords: Native Americans; Climate Change; Change; Leadership; Natural Environment; Florida; Everglades National Park

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13 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

Want to Be Happier? Spend Some Money on Avoiding Household Chores

cab or you could park in a lot that’s more expensive and closer (to the venue). You’re not walking far. You’re not rushed. You enjoy a glass of wine before your friend meets you there. With that free time, you’ll enjoy your experience... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

25 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

Is Baseball Ready to Compete for the Next Generation of Fans?

first time. "I'm saying the pace is not going to attract a more action-oriented, younger demographic." Park attendance, however, continues its nine-year decline, and MLB trails the NFL, NBA, and English Premier League in annual... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Media & Broadcasting; Sports

02 May 2022
What Do You Think?

Can the Case Method Survive Another Hundred Years?

state law to exempt 38 square miles of property from most state and local regulations. It allows Disney to collect taxes, follow its own building codes and provide emergency services for its six theme parks and resorts in the area. So now... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

17 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Can Autonomous Vehicles Drive with Common Sense?

and helping the flow of traffic third. But you also need to know when to violate these rules and by how much in order to drive in ways that are more practical.” As an example, if a truck is parked in the middle of the road for long... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Auto

06 Jan 2016
What Do You Think?

Why Do Leaders Get Their Timing Wrong?

report, all employees’ autos were required to be parked in the same direction, apparently with exhausts pointed away from the plant so as to limit pollution damage to the building. There is no report of complaints or questions. While... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Auto; Fashion

03 May 2022
Research & Ideas

Desperate for Talent? Consider Advancing Your Own Employees First

Job openings in the United States continue to hover at record high levels, exacerbated by the Great Resignation and a sputtering emergence from the pandemic. Competition remains fierce among companies struggling to find qualified workers. Yet many employers,... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

31 Jul 2019
Research & Ideas

Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training

appointment, time getting there and back, time in the waiting room. A lot of people don’t feel like they have that time,” Parks says. “This technology is not meant to replace in-person therapy, but because we know therapy can’t reach... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health

05 Jul 2021
What Do You Think?

Do Companies Really Need Chief Experience Officers to Know Their Customers?

(Image credit: iStockphoto/skynesher) I will always remember November 11, 1977 as the day I drove a Ford Pinto into the employee parking lot of the General Motors Technical Center in Detroit. My vehicle was the only Ford product in a sea... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

30 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Real Estate: The Most Imperfect Asset

Debates on urban sprawl and so-called new urbanism are the rage among developers and academics. Grayfield debates concern what to do with all of those old shopping malls and parking lots in infill locations. (One friend told me the... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Construction; Real Estate

Article

Lords of the Harvest: Symbolic Signaling and Regulatory Approval of Genetically Modified Organisms

By: Shon R. Hiatt and Sangchan Park

Keywords: Science; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms

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August 2013
Article

Lords of the Harvest: Third-party Influence and Regulatory Approval of Genetically Modified Organisms

By: Shon R. Hiatt and Sangchan Park

Little is known about the factors that influence regulatory-agency decision making. We posit that regulatory agencies are influenced by the firms they regulate, but not exclusively via dyadic exchanges as is traditionally argued in the regulatory capture and... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Government and Politics; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States

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2017
Working Paper

What Do Investors Ask Managers Privately?

By: Eugene F. Soltes and Jihwon Park

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2011
Other Unpublished Work

Lords of the Harvest: Third-Party Signaling and Regulatory Approval of Genetically Modified Organisms

By: Shon R. Hiatt and Sangchan Park

Little is known about the factors that influence regulatory agencies' decision making. We posit that regulatory agencies are influenced by the firms they regulate, but not exclusively via political influence as is argued in the traditional regulatory-capture... View Details

Keywords: Genetics; Decision Choices and Conditions; Reputation; Agribusiness; Power and Influence; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States

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