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Workforce Change
By: Sandra J. Sucher
This research encompasses layoffs, furloughs and restructuring, global practices that affect millions of employees and thousands of companies every year. In this work I aim to replace bad practice that damages trust with good (or at least better) practice through... View Details
- 1992
- Chapter
MNCs: Get Off the Reorganization Merry-go-round
By: C. A. Bartlett
Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation
- November 1991
- Case
Frost, Inc. (B)
Describes the changes made to Frost, Inc. to exploit CNC technology. The focus is on the impact in each functional area.
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation
Chew, W. Bruce. "Frost, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 692-006, November 1991.
- January 1995 (Revised September 2011)
- Supplement
Charlotte Beers at Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide (B)
Updates CEO Beers' progress two years after her initiation of a massive organizational change effort. Designed as an in-class handout.
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Ibarra, Herminia M., and Nicole Sackley. "Charlotte Beers at Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 495-032, January 1995. (Revised September 2011.)
- January 1989 (Revised February 1993)
- Supplement
Warner Cable (B)
Describes the view of corporate officers regarding the changes made by General Manager Bruce McKinnon.
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Telecommunications Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry
Sonnenfeld, Jeffrey A. "Warner Cable (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 489-093, January 1989. (Revised February 1993.)
- April 1987 (Revised March 1989)
- Case
Bob Galvin and Motorola, Inc. (A)
Describes the changing environment faced by Motorola in the 1980s and the recognition by its CEO, Bob Galvin, that "change is needed." Also describes a major challenge set forth by Galvin to the organization to do something to prepare for the future. The challenge is...
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Jick, Todd D., and Mary C. Gentile. "Bob Galvin and Motorola, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 487-062, April 1987. (Revised March 1989.)
- 1994
- Chapter
The Organization Change Imperative: A Personal Journey
By: M. Beer
Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
The Shape of Things to Come
opportunities with social media, and we’re exploring how we might incorporate this into the curriculum. And alumni have a big impact by being case protagonists. So the curriculum naturally adapts to change. What changes are you seeing in...
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- 17 Feb 2015
- News
The First Five Years: Diogo Castro Freire (MBA 2012)
When did you realize that you wanted to make a career change? (Diogo left a career in management consulting in October 2014 to become founder/executive producer of Adaptation Now, a documentary film project that will tell the stories of...
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- 1994
- Chapter
Strategic Change: How to Realign the Organization to Implement Strategy
By: Michael Beer and R. A. Eisentat
- August 1999
- Case
Rob Waldron at SCORE! Educational Centers
Describes Rob Waldron's actions upon assuming leadership of SCORE! Educational Centers, an after-school tutoring enterprise. Examines the issue of acquiring and growing a small, self-owned company into a professional organization. Focuses on the steps Waldron takes to...
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Burton, M. Diane, Jeffrey L. Bradach, and Naomi Atkins. "Rob Waldron at SCORE! Educational Centers." Harvard Business School Case 400-040, August 1999.
- November 1987
- Case
International Business Machines: Changes in Marketing Organization
Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Marketing;
Computer Industry;
Information Technology Industry
Cespedes, Frank V. "International Business Machines: Changes in Marketing Organization." Harvard Business School Case 588-037, November 1987.
- March 1986 (Revised May 1989)
- Case
Wright Line, Inc. (B)
After working unsuccessfully for three years with the new sales and distribution channels organization, Wright Line's managers assess their experience and restructure their marketing organization.
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Corey, E. Raymond. "Wright Line, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 586-143, March 1986. (Revised May 1989.)
- June 1992 (Revised May 1996)
- Case
Xerox Corp.: Leadership Through Quality (C)
Reveals the course of action that Xerox took after discovering that its Leadership Through Quality program had not met all expectations. Reinforces the message that change is an ongoing and continuous effort, and that companies never achieve all of their change goals.
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Jick, Todd D. "Xerox Corp.: Leadership Through Quality (C)." Harvard Business School Case 492-046, June 1992. (Revised May 1996.)
- March 1953 (Revised August 1985)
- Case
Rose Co.
An accounting executive is appointed plant manager, his first major "line" assignment. The plant is to be operated on a decentralized basis, contrary to the company's other plans. Administrative problems are anticipated.
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Hower, Ralph M., and Edmund P. Learned. "Rose Co." Harvard Business School Case 453-002, March 1953. (Revised August 1985.)
- November 2012 (Revised August 2014)
- Case
Cisco in 2012: Reorganizing for Efficiency and Flexibility
By: Ranjay Gulati, Alison Berkley Wagonfeld and Luciana Silvestri
In 2012, Cisco was under intense pressure to show results: growth in its core business was decelerating and a number of exploratory ventures and acquisitions had not proven as profitable as expected. CEO John Chambers vowed to restore the company's health in a way that...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Restructuring;
Adaptation;
Performance Efficiency;
Emerging Markets;
Information Technology Industry
Gulati, Ranjay, Alison Berkley Wagonfeld, and Luciana Silvestri. "Cisco in 2012: Reorganizing for Efficiency and Flexibility." Harvard Business School Case 413-069, November 2012. (Revised August 2014.)
George Westinghouse
Westinghouse helped to revolutionize the power industry with his electric company. A prolific inventor, Westinghouse figured out a way to adapt Europe’s alternating current technology to American needs, creating two-phase View Details
Keywords:
Fabricated Goods
- 08 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Death of the Global Manager
enables you to adapt and modify, not just produce one single, standardized product. The simplest example might be the need for a right-hand drive Toyota Corolla in the UK," Bartlett says. The third imperative is to leverage the world...
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by Julia Hanna
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