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- September 2006 (Revised April 2007)
- Case
Tim Keller at Katzenbach Partners LLC (A)
By: Boris Groysberg, Christopher Marquis and Ayesha Kanji
Tracks of the first 6 months of a recent MBA grad, Tim Keller, at Katzenbach Partners, a boutique consulting firm focused on organizational change and strategy. Covers how Keller initially struggles with his assignment and ends with a question of whether or not he...
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Keywords:
Management;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Personal Development and Career;
Work-Life Balance;
Projects;
Situation or Environment;
Strategy
Groysberg, Boris, Christopher Marquis, and Ayesha Kanji. "Tim Keller at Katzenbach Partners LLC (A)." Harvard Business School Case 407-037, September 2006. (Revised April 2007.)
- Program
High Potentials Leadership Program
Summary To strengthen the foundation for future success, companies must commit to developing strong leaders at all levels. This program empowers high potential leaders to overcome the increasingly complex challenges that emerge as they...
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- July 1994 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Microsoft: Multimedia Publications (B)
By: Marco Iansiti and Ellen Stein
Microsoft is about to release an apparently successful CD-ROM baseball product. The company is trying to determine what product(s) should be developed next, how it should organize itself, and what role it should play in the development of such products.
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Product Development;
Applications and Software;
Product Design;
Organizational Structure;
Product Launch;
Business Strategy;
Consumer Products Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Washington (state, US)
Iansiti, Marco, and Ellen Stein. "Microsoft: Multimedia Publications (B)." Harvard Business School Case 695-006, July 1994. (Revised March 1995.)
- 26 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019
March 2019 Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes Thin Slices of Workgroups By: Satterstrom, Patricia, Jeffrey T. Polzer, Lisa Kwan, Oliver P. Hauser, Wannawiruch Wiruchnipawan, and Marina Burke Abstract—In this paper, we...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 12
enterprising companies, the current threats to market capitalism present vital opportunities. Drawing on discussions with business leaders around the world, the authors argue that companies must stop seeing themselves as bystanders and instead View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- Program
Risk Management for Corporate Leaders—Virtual
takes a more comprehensive and strategic view of risk management. It provides frameworks and tools for senior leadership and corporate boards to strengthen your company's approach to managing both internal and external risks. You will return from this virtual program...
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- January 2005 (Revised July 2010)
- Case
Anne Mulcahy: Leading Xerox through the Perfect Storm (A)
By: William W. George and Andrew N. McLean
In 2000, Xerox faces bankruptcy amid a liquidity crisis, collapsed profitability, and an expanding SEC investigation. Traces the career and leadership development of Anne Mulcahy, a former sales executive unexpectedly named COO of the beleaguered company as a last...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Leadership;
Financial Liquidity;
Organizational Culture;
Crisis Management;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Gender;
Corporate Governance
George, William W., and Andrew N. McLean. "Anne Mulcahy: Leading Xerox through the Perfect Storm (A)." Harvard Business School Case 405-050, January 2005. (Revised July 2010.)
- May 1994
- Background Note
Managing Market Complexity: A Three-Ring Circus
Proposes models of organization that address the various product-market environments posed by the product life cycle. Frames these changes along the two dimensions of uncertainty and diversity. Offers three sets of organizational characteristics to reflect the three...
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Keywords:
Business Processes;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Complexity;
Organizational Structure;
Organizational Culture;
Product Marketing;
Markets;
Product
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Managing Market Complexity: A Three-Ring Circus." Harvard Business School Background Note 594-119, May 1994.
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Leading Professional Service Firms
frameworks you need to develop and retain talent, deliver outstanding client service, and build a flexible corporate culture that can exploit disruptive innovation and market trends. Key Benefits In this intensive program led by...
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Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management
action and create a more responsive, successful, and sustainable nonprofit organization. Details Under take strategic analysis that positions your organization to thrive and grow Focus your mission and create service offerings that truly address the needs of your...
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- December 1986 (Revised January 1988)
- Case
Hewlett-Packard: Manufacturing Productivity Division (C)
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine
Focuses on the development of a "market driven" culture at Hewlett-Packard (HP); the conflict between autonomous, well integrated divisions making products responsive to their own markets and a greater degree of systems integration at the corporate level; and the...
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Keywords:
Business Divisions;
Marketing;
Marketing Strategy;
Production;
Organizational Culture;
Research and Development;
Sales;
Integration;
Manufacturing Industry
Shapiro, Benson P., and Lawrence B. Levine. "Hewlett-Packard: Manufacturing Productivity Division (C)." Harvard Business School Case 587-103, December 1986. (Revised January 1988.)
- April 2006
- Case
Adrian Ivinson at the Harvard Center for Neurodegeneration and Repair
By: Robert Steven Kaplan and Ayesha Kanji
Adrian Ivinson is the director of Harvard Center for Neurodegeneration and Repair (HCNR), a not-for-profit research center at the Harvard Medical School (HMS). The center was started in late 2000 with a gift of $37.5 million from an anonymous donor. Its mandate was to...
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Keywords:
Leadership Style;
Power and Influence;
Organizational Culture;
Research and Development;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Motivation and Incentives;
Change Management;
Alignment;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Health Industry;
Massachusetts
Kaplan, Robert Steven, and Ayesha Kanji. "Adrian Ivinson at the Harvard Center for Neurodegeneration and Repair." Harvard Business School Case 406-111, April 2006.
- 18 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, July 18, 2017
Participation, and Economic Incentives By: Zhou, Yanhua, Jodi L. Short, and Michael W. Toffel Abstract—Exploitive working conditions have spurred the development of formal organizational structures that...
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Sean Silverthorne
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Strategy: Building and Sustaining Competitive Advantage
developing and implementing competitive strategy for a company or business unit, such as: Chief executive officer, chief operating officer, divisional president, and vice president Chief financial officer, chief innovation officer, and...
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- May 2011
- Case
The Morrison Company
By: Steven C. Wheelwright and Paul Meyers
The Morrison Company develops and manufactures radio frequency identification tags (RFID) known as smart labels for the retail and pharmaceutical industries. RFID technology is a fast-growing and increasingly competitive industry. Sales have risen dramatically over the...
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Keywords:
Quantitative Analysis;
Technology;
Operations Management;
Product Lines;
Manufacturing;
Capacity Planning;
Production Planning;
Information Technology;
Strategy;
Production;
Organizational Structure;
Infrastructure;
Product Development;
Information Infrastructure;
Manufacturing Industry;
Retail Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Electronics Industry
Wheelwright, Steven C., and Paul Meyers. "The Morrison Company." Harvard Business School Brief Case 114-564, May 2011.
- 09 Jul 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
The Limits of Nonprofit Impact: A Contingency Framework for Measuring Social Performance
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by Alnoor Ebrahim & V. Kasturi Rangan
- March 1999
- Case
MotivAction plc (A)
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
The owner/manager of MotivAction is developing a package of incentives and bonuses that he hopes will stimulate sales growth, encourage development of new autonomous teams, and increase profitability. If they are adopted, these new incentives will replace others...
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Keywords:
Employee Relationship Management;
Compensation and Benefits;
Motivation and Incentives;
Performance Improvement;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Decisions;
Profit;
Organizational Culture
Bruns, William J., Jr. "MotivAction plc (A)." Harvard Business School Case 199-004, March 1999.
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Managing Health Care Delivery
course, you will develop approaches for dealing with these challenges by exploring breakthrough delivery models and practices; building capabilities in strategy, operations, finance, and leadership; and enhancing your ability to drive...
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Changing the Game
Summary Whether you're executing a strategic sale, a vendor contract, or a high-stakes acquisition, your ability to negotiate can make or break your company's success—and your career. In this comprehensive negotiation training program, you will View Details
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Family Office Wealth Management—Virtual
effectively meets your family's goals. Details Gain insights to build a professional family office Establish the right structure, governance, and organizational design for a family office Make savvier financial decisions based on a deeper...
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