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- February 1998 (Revised May 1998)
- Case
Merck-Medco: Vertical Integration in the Pharmaceutical Industry
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell
Records the analyses and actions taken by Merck Pharmaceuticals in its acquisition of Medco, a channel intermediary (called "pharmacy benefit manager"). While many of its competitors seem to be faring poorly, Merck seems to have managed the Medco integration superbly.
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Keywords:
Vertical Integration;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Competitive Strategy;
Marketing Channels;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Marie Bell. "Merck-Medco: Vertical Integration in the Pharmaceutical Industry." Harvard Business School Case 598-091, February 1998. (Revised May 1998.)
- 23 Jul 2015
- News
How Pharma Can Offer More than Pills
- November 1998 (Revised December 1998)
- Case
Asea Brown Boveri (Condensed)
By: Robert L. Simons
The merger of Asea AB and BBC Brown Boveri required a restructuring of operations and a change in organizational cultures. Competitive success also necessitated the benefits of scale while remaining "local" for political and customer-responsiveness reasons. The case...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Restructuring;
Cost vs Benefits;
Competitive Strategy;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Growth and Development;
Performance Effectiveness;
Consumer Products Industry
Simons, Robert L. "Asea Brown Boveri (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 199-027, November 1998. (Revised December 1998.)
- February 2004 (Revised January 2005)
- Case
Hewlett-Packard: Culture in Changing Times
By: Michael Beer, Rakesh Khurana and James Weber
HP had been a highly successful and respected company for decades. It was well known for its company culture and management practices--the HP way--which emphasized both profits and people. Changing markets, strong competitors, and the growth of its computer business,...
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Human Resources;
Leading Change;
Managerial Roles;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Performance Effectiveness;
Adoption;
Competition
Beer, Michael, Rakesh Khurana, and James Weber. "Hewlett-Packard: Culture in Changing Times." Harvard Business School Case 404-087, February 2004. (Revised January 2005.)
- April 1987 (Revised April 1987)
- Case
Tiberg Co.
By: Michael Beer and Daniel J. Isenberg
Describes the efforts of a vice president of purchasing to coordinate and centralize purchasing procedures in a multinational company. He encounters a lack of active cooperation. A rewritten version of an earlier case by G. Lombard.
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Keywords:
Cost Management;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Governance Controls;
Managerial Roles;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Design;
Power and Influence
Beer, Michael, and Daniel J. Isenberg. "Tiberg Co." Harvard Business School Case 487-079, April 1987. (Revised April 1987.)
- Web
Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change - Course Catalog
navigating the challenges of social entrepreneurship and systemic change, focusing on resilience, stakeholder engagement, and adaptive strategy. Create a community of students from across the university who are passionate about social and...
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- 28 May 2019
- News
The Physical Campus in a Virtual World
campus construction site. Outside class, our students spend much of their time collaborating on projects: To facilitate this work, we have dozens of adaptable project spaces that allow for whiteboarding, video conferencing, or group...
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Nitin Nohria
- 18 Feb 2014
- News
Stick with Plan A
persistence are must-haves. Find good local partners who share your vision and your business philosophy. "In terms of impact, there is an absence of legacy technology in many cases. An entrepreneur has far greater latitude in leveraging technology that is already...
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Does Your Company Need a Chief Medical Officer?
By: Tsedal Neeley
With the Covid-19 pandemic still raging but businesses trying to remain operational, organizations now have a life or death role to play in protecting the health of employees, customers, and the public. That means they need a new executive in the C-suite: a chief...
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Keywords:
COVID-19 Pandemic;
Health;
Health Pandemics;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Structure;
Safety;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Working Conditions
Neeley, Tsedal. "Does Your Company Need a Chief Medical Officer?" Harvard Business Review (website) (October 1, 2020).
- July 2022
- Teaching Note
Netflix: A Creative Approach to Culture and Agility
By: Ranjay Gulati, Matt Higgins and Allison Ciechanover
Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 420-055 and 423-026.
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Keywords:
Netflix;
Corporate Culture;
Streaming;
Media;
Technology;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Innovation Leadership;
Innovation Strategy;
Leadership Style;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Motion Pictures and Video Industry;
Technology Industry;
California
- July 2022
- Supplement
Netflix: A Creative Approach to Culture and Agility (B)
By: Ranjay Gulati and Matt Higgins
This (B) case, set in summer 2022, was designed as a companion to "Netflix: A Creative Approach to Culture and Agility," a case set in 2018. The purpose of this brief document is to unlock a discussion around how the Netflix culture can be used to weather new...
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Keywords:
Netflix;
Corporate Culture;
Streaming;
Media;
Technology;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Innovation Leadership;
Innovation Strategy;
Leadership Style;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Motion Pictures and Video Industry;
Technology Industry;
California
Gulati, Ranjay, and Matt Higgins. "Netflix: A Creative Approach to Culture and Agility (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 423-026, July 2022.
- April 2003
- Case
IBM Canada: Global Services (B)
By: Michael L. Tushman, David Kiron and Wendy Smith
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Leading Change;
Technological Innovation;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Change Management;
Management Teams;
Information Technology;
Organizational Structure;
Information Technology Industry;
Canada
Tushman, Michael L., David Kiron, and Wendy Smith. "IBM Canada: Global Services (B)." Harvard Business School Case 403-078, April 2003.
- February 1996 (Revised April 1997)
- Case
Partners HealthCare System, Inc. (A)
By: Gary P. Pisano and Maryam Golnaraghi
Focuses on the decision confronting senior administrators at the Brigham and Women's Hospital: whether to enter into an affiliation with the Massachusetts General Hospital. Requires students to analyze the complex institutional changes in the health environment and to...
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Keywords:
Consolidation;
Health Care and Treatment;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Change Management;
Management Teams;
Health Industry;
Massachusetts
Pisano, Gary P., and Maryam Golnaraghi. "Partners HealthCare System, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 696-062, February 1996. (Revised April 1997.)
- March 1991 (Revised December 1994)
- Case
Steve Mariotti and NFTE
Less than three years ago, Steve Mariotti created NFTE, a nonprofit organization for teaching entrepreneurship to disadvantaged youths. The organization has gained national recognition, and offers a variety of programs on a budget of nearly half a million dollars. It...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Growth Management;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Teaching;
Business Startups
Dees, J. Gregory, and Alice Oberfield. "Steve Mariotti and NFTE." Harvard Business School Case 391-169, March 1991. (Revised December 1994.)
- 05 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
How New BofA Executives Learn its ’Deep Smarts’
stakeholders and steps the new executive can take to manage the transition, including building necessary relationships and adapting to the culture. The plan also identifies archival materials that would be useful for the incoming...
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- 25 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: ‘Can China Lead?’
predecessors in a given field. Certainly in business as in education, China has shown innovation through creative adaptation in recent decades, and it now has the capacity to do much more. Reprinted by permission of Harvard Business...
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- 02 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Managing the Open Source vs. Proprietary Decision
differences in the cost components are not as sharply different as we would have assumed. Therefore it is important to do a precise analysis adapted to each specific case. The appropriate mixture between open and proprietary software will...
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- 20 Dec 2019
- Blog Post
Top 10 MBA Voices Blogs of 2019
tricky situations, CEOs need to have situational and self-awareness, adapt when and how they need to, and make sound judgments– none of which are possible using only pure intelligence. Read More>>> MBA Curriculum Spotlight:...
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- 01 Dec 1997
- News
New Releases
observed, he has distilled the critical elements for success. Iansiti points out that lessons drawn from the computer industry have broad applications. "This book offers examples that people in other environments can use and adapt to...
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Robert Binstock
- 02 Mar 2015
- News
To Market, To Market
me develop my ‘systems thinking’: understanding, from beginning to end, how a system works and how it can be adapted to perform better. That was the focus,” recalls Ferrari. “It leads to a greater impact, which is of great importance in...
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