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- February 1996
- Case
TRW's Information Services Division: Strategic Human Resource Management
By: Michael Beer and Gregory C. Rogers
Looks at a change effort initiated by a human resources manager within a division of TRW. The effort utilizes a change process to try to deal with some of the division's issues around organizational effectiveness, especially that of a long-term strategy. In so doing,...
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Keywords:
Human Resources;
Change Management;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Managerial Roles;
Strategy;
Problems and Challenges
Beer, Michael, and Gregory C. Rogers. "TRW's Information Services Division: Strategic Human Resource Management." Harvard Business School Case 496-003, February 1996.
- April 1995 (Revised November 1995)
- Supplement
Human Resources at Hewlett-Packard (B)
By: Michael Beer and Gregory C. Rogers
Designed as an in-class handout as a source of further discussion of the issues.
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Beer, Michael, and Gregory C. Rogers. "Human Resources at Hewlett-Packard (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 495-052, April 1995. (Revised November 1995.)
- April 1995 (Revised November 1995)
- Case
Human Resources at Hewlett-Packard (A)
By: Michael Beer and Gregory C. Rogers
Provides an overview of the human resource policies and practices applied by Hewlett-Packard (HP). Discusses HP's reactions as an organization to changes in its business environment. As such, it is an opportunity to analyze HP's practices, and how they have been...
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Beer, Michael, and Gregory C. Rogers. "Human Resources at Hewlett-Packard (A)." Harvard Business School Case 495-051, April 1995. (Revised November 1995.)
- March 1993
- Teaching Note
John A. Clendenin and Managing Xerox's Multinational Development Center TN
By: Michael Beer and Russell A. Eisenstat
Teaching Note for John A. Clendenin (9-490-028) and Managing Xerox's Multinational Development Center (9-490-029).
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Keywords:
Globalized Firms and Management
- October 1986
- Supplement
Colonial Foods: Performance Appraisal Interview, Video Transcript
By: Michael Beer and James G. Clawson
Transcript for Video (9-884-518).
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Beer, Michael, and James G. Clawson. "Colonial Foods: Performance Appraisal Interview, Video Transcript." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 487-027, October 1986.
- 1995
- Chapter
Strategic Change: A New Dimension of Human Resource Management
By: R. A. Eisenstat, M. Beer and R. Biggadike
- 09 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
provides detailed contents to discuss the challenges involved in transforming the sales strategy of a well-established firm. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/519054-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 719-408 The De View Details
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Dina Gerdeman
- May 1982 (Revised May 1985)
- Case
Human Resources at Hewlett-Packard
By: Michael Beer and Richard O. von Werssowetz
Provides an overview of all the human resource policies and practices applied by Hewlett-Packard. As such, it is an opportunity to analyze Hewlett-Packard's practices in all four policy areas; stakeholder influence, flows, rewards, and work systems.
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Keywords:
Human Resources;
Management Practices and Processes;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Working Conditions;
Policy
Beer, Michael, and Richard O. von Werssowetz. "Human Resources at Hewlett-Packard." Harvard Business School Case 482-125, May 1982. (Revised May 1985.)
- May–June 2015
- Article
Higher-Ambition CEOs Need Higher-Ambition Boards
By: Edward Ludwig, Elise Walton and Michael Beer
The authors opine that ambitious chief executives (CEOs) of corporations need corporate boards which are also ambitious and accommodative of them. According to the authors good corporate governance and financial performance are the main requirements for good board-CEO...
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Keywords:
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Management Succession;
Performance;
Corporate Governance;
Management Teams
Ludwig, Edward, Elise Walton, and Michael Beer. "Higher-Ambition CEOs Need Higher-Ambition Boards." NACD Directorship 41, no. 3 (May–June 2015): 56–59.
- 2014
- Working Paper
Higher-Ambition CEOs Need Higher-Ambition Boards
By: Edward Ludwig, Elise Walton and Michael Beer
Over the past years, forward-looking CEOs have adopted a higher-ambition approach to strategy and leadership. These "higher-ambition CEOs" are driven by a sense of purpose that goes beyond achieving financial success. They aspire to build organizations that succeed in...
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Ludwig, Edward, Elise Walton, and Michael Beer. "Higher-Ambition CEOs Need Higher-Ambition Boards." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 15-052, December 2014.
- Article
Employee Growth through Performance Management
By: Michael Beer and Robert Ruh
Beer, Michael, and Robert Ruh. "Employee Growth through Performance Management." Harvard Business Review 54, no. 4 (July–August 1976): 59–66.
- Article
The Evolution of Japanese Management: Lessons for U.S. Managers
By: Stephen Marsland and Michael Beer
Marsland, Stephen, and Michael Beer. "The Evolution of Japanese Management: Lessons for U.S. Managers." Organizational Dynamics 11, no. 3 (Winter 1983): 49–67.
- 1996
- Chapter
American Medical Technologies Inc.: Learning the Capabilities Needed to Implement Strategic Change
By: Michael Beer and Russell Eisenstat
Beer, Michael, and Russell Eisenstat. "American Medical Technologies Inc.: Learning the Capabilities Needed to Implement Strategic Change." In Blackwell Cases in Human Resource and Change Management, edited by John Storey. Blackwell Publishers, 1996.
- July–August 1993
- Article
Organizational Diagnosis: Its Role in Organizational Learning
By: M. Beer and B. Spector
Beer, M., and B. Spector. "Organizational Diagnosis: Its Role in Organizational Learning." Journal of Counseling and Development 71, no. 6 (July–August 1993).
- September 8, 2009
- Article
The New Governance Paradigm
By: Nathaniel Foote and Michael Beer
Boards members of failed banks in 2008 or of the many companies like Enron who were caught up in scandals are by and large honorable, well intentioned, and competent people. So what went wrong and what can be done about it. This article argues that the problem lies in...
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Keywords:
Corporate Governance;
Competency and Skills;
Banks and Banking;
Failure;
Goals and Objectives;
Leadership;
Management Practices and Processes;
Ethics;
Performance;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Crime and Corruption
Foote, Nathaniel, and Michael Beer. "The New Governance Paradigm." Directorship (September 8, 2009).
- June 1999
- Supplement
ASDA: An Interview with Archie Norman and Allan Leighton, April 1998
By: Michael Beer and James Weber
Beer, Michael, and James Weber. "ASDA: An Interview with Archie Norman and Allan Leighton, April 1998." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 499-506, June 1999.
- May 2000 (Revised December 2018)
- Supplement
SMA: Micro-Electronic Products Division (C)
By: Michael Beer and Michael Tushman
Supplements the (B) case. A rewritten version of an earlier supplement.
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Beer, Michael, and Michael Tushman. "SMA: Micro-Electronic Products Division (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 400-086, May 2000. (Revised December 2018.)
- January 1999 (Revised March 1999)
- Case
Merck & Co., Inc.: Corporate Strategy, Organization and Culture (B)
By: Michael Beer and James Weber
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
United States
Beer, Michael, and James Weber. "Merck & Co., Inc.: Corporate Strategy, Organization and Culture (B)." Harvard Business School Case 499-046, January 1999. (Revised March 1999.)
- October 1997 (Revised January 2008)
- Case
Asda (A)
By: Michael Beer and James Weber
In the mid-1980s, Asda was one of the most successful retail companies in the United Kingdom. By 1991, the chain of 200 grocery stores had a lack of direction, a demoralized workforce, declining profits, rising debt, collapsing stock price, and was facing bankruptcy....
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Crisis Management;
Management Teams;
Business Strategy;
Retail Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United Kingdom
Beer, Michael, and James Weber. "Asda (A)." Harvard Business School Case 498-005, October 1997. (Revised January 2008.)