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  • 04 Sep 2013
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How Relevant is Long-Range Strategic Planning?

Maffei framed the case by saying that "We need to influence leaders to envision longer term possibilities while creating short term experiments." Shann Turnbull warned this may not be easy, commenting: "The establishment of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • March 1999
  • Article

Discussion of "Engineering Bureaucracy: The Genesis of Formal Policies, Positions, and Structures in High-Technology Firms" by James N. Baron, M. Diane Burton, and Michael T. Hannan

By: Josh Lerner
Keywords: Information Technology; Organizational Structure; Engineering; Technology Industry
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  • 07 Jan 2002
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Did Consumer Behavior Tracking Come of Age on September 11?

age and with it comes a price: privacy. If monitoring is a good way to provide security, so be it." Have we become so accustomed, however gradually, to the idea of oversight that surveillance in the name of transparency is a mere increment in a long-established... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 03 Dec 2001
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What Happens When the Sumo Master Learns Judo?

the greater the likelihood that it will not be a major player in future competitions in rapidly changing environments. —Professor James Heskett Both Dennis Crane and Richard Eckel suggested that a broader view of the competitive spectrum... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 17 Sep 2001
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What Is “Business as Usual” After September 11?

be subtle, but real. —Professor James Hesket Changes in organizations, according to respondents, will be subtle, but real. Perhaps the most interesting opinions on this topic were set forth by Niklas... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 05 Aug 2015
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What Happened to the ‘Innovation, Disruption, Technology’ Dividend?

characterized those urging patience.  As he put it, “The computer was created by Babbage in the 18th century We only started seeing the pervasive benefits from computing in the last 10-15 years.  Today’s innovations will bring real... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Computer; Technology
  • 01 Jun 2016
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When Business Performance Falters, is Culture Change the Fix?

Original Article A recent article in Harvard Business Review, “Culture Is Not the Culprit,” by Jay Lorsch and Emily McTague noted that “When organizations get into big trouble, fixing the culture is usually the prescription.” The article... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett
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Shikhar Ghosh Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 ^ back to top A Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits Advanced Negotiation: Great Dealmakers, Diplomats, and Deals Negotiation, Organizations & Markets James Sebenius... View Details
  • 02 Sep 2019
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Are Overlooked Forces Shielding the US from Severe Economic Downturns?

witnessed, but NO VIRGINIA, the business cycle is not dead.” Others cited forces that, by implication, appeared to weight more heavily as influences on expansion. They included continued reasonable increases in business earnings in... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Service
  • 01 May 2000
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Can You Hard-Wire Performance?

viable alternative. Original Article Several months ago, the General Electric Company announced that it had closed a deal with Boeing that specified that only GE aircraft engines would be installed on the newest version of 777 aircraft built and sold View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 07 Sep 2016
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How Can the Threat of Networks Be Reduced?

SUMMING UP Are Computers and Tech-Driven Networks In Their Twilight Years? Issues raised by the ascendancy of network technology are many and varied, judging from responses to this month’s column based on Joshua Cooper Ramo’s book, The... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 04 Apr 2005
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Can an Organization’s “Deep Smarts” Be Preserved?

Summing Up This month's column appears to have struck a chord with those who lament the continuing loss of implicit knowledge buried inside the heads of experienced leaders (termed "deep smarts" by Dorothy Leonard and Walter... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 05 Nov 2014
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Are We Entering an Era of Neuromanagement?

Summing Up: Where Do We Draw the Line on the Use of Technology in Hiring Practices? The idea of using brain scans in hiring, while it generated limited enthusiasm among respondents to this month's column, nevertheless was rejected by only... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 05 Dec 2013
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Is Walmart Defying Economic Gravity?

federal and state governments, and negative publicity driven by special interest groups." Shadreck Saili added, "Is a company this large manageable? 'Yes' for as long as its policies align with policies of the environments it... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail
  • 07 Jan 2015
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SUMMING UP: What Are the Limits On Workplace Transparency?

demand which is deemed as justified by a panel ." What isn't off limits when it comes to transparency? What do you think? Original Article When Sony was hacked recently, most observers concentrated on issues of criminality as well as... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 05 Dec 2005
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Is Growth Good?

Summing Up by Jim Heskett A small but thoughtful set of responses to the question "Is Growth Good?" posed this month conveys the sense that the wrong questions were asked. According to the responses, growth is not only good—it... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 03 Jun 2002
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Are We Entering an Era of European Management Leadership?

temporary." Dr. B. V. Krishnamurthy picks up this theme by commenting "to argue that Europe might be snatching the lead in management is a little far-fetched. When one looks at the very successful organizations anywhere in the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 04 Jun 2014
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Does Internet Technology Threaten Brand Loyalty?

information delivered by new technologies and consumers' ability to use them effectively. Gabriel pointed out that reviews are highly subjective "so you end up not knowing what to believe The Internet and social media (don't) always... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Advertising; Consumer Products; Technology
  • 06 Feb 2006
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Should CEOs of Public Companies Offer Earnings Guidance?

Summing Up Based on some of the most thoughtful comments to any of these columns, one might conclude that acceptable earnings guidance by CEOs should take on new forms. Let's first consider the pros and cons, then some research, then some... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services
  • 01 Oct 2001
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Will Information Technology Really Turn Organizations Upside Down This Time?

inhabited by academics and consultants ...personal advancement may be better served by being provocative than by being right." Others question the importance of the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett