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Initiating Divergent Organizational Change: The Enabling Role of Actor's Social Position
By: Julie Battilana
Battilana, Julie. "Initiating Divergent Organizational Change: The Enabling Role of Actor's Social Position." Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings (2007).
- August 1995 (Revised December 1997)
- Case
Encyclopaedia Britannica (A)
Examines the growth of the CD-ROM publishing industry and its impact on the Encyclopaedia Britannica Co., which chose to ignore it.
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Information Publishing;
Publishing Industry
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Thomas A. Gerace. "Encyclopaedia Britannica (A)." Harvard Business School Case 396-051, August 1995. (Revised December 1997.)
- 1999
- Chapter
The Pharmaceutical Industry and the Revolution in Molecular Biology: Interactions Among Scientific, Institutional, and Organizational Change
By: Rebecca Henderson, Gary P. Pisano and Luigi Orsenigo
Keywords:
Science-Based Business;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Transformation;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Henderson, Rebecca, Gary P. Pisano, and Luigi Orsenigo. "The Pharmaceutical Industry and the Revolution in Molecular Biology: Interactions Among Scientific, Institutional, and Organizational Change." In Sources of Industrial Leadership: Studies of Seven Industries, edited by David Mowery and Richard Nelson. Cambridge University Press, 1999.
- Web
Strategy Execution - Course Catalog
people to help others achieve shared goals. Adapting to change: You will learn how to identify the strategic uncertainties that could upend your strategy, build early warning systems, and adapt current...
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- 14 Dec 2017
- News
Making Movies Is a Class Act
Glenn Close in Crooked House (photo by Nick Wall) Crooked House, an Agatha Christie mystery published in 1949, was one of her favorites, yet it had never been adapted for film or television. Now, however, HBS sectionmates Joe Abrams and...
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Jill Radsken
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Alumni Books
how it works); illuminates the challenges of bringing billions of dollars in private capital to bear on social problems; identifies smart public policies that promote social innovation; and recommends specific investment opportunities. Global Dexterity: How to View Details
- 12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 16 Mar 2016
- Webinars: Trending@HBS
How the Internet Became Commercial: Innovation, Privatization, and the Birth of a New Network
logic. All major technologies deploy when they overcome the circular conundrum and an adaptation conundrum. The circular conundrum arises because maximum value from the commercial technology requires all components to work together. That...
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- June 2017
- Supplement
Transformation at Eli Lilly & Co. (B)
By: William R. Kerr and Alexis Brownell
Keywords:
Eli Lilly;
Pharmaceutical Companies;
Restructuring;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Indiana;
Indianapolis
Kerr, William R., and Alexis Brownell. "Transformation at Eli Lilly & Co. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 817-136, June 2017.
- September 1995 (Revised October 1996)
- Case
Symantec: Transformation for the 1990s
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation
Applegate, Lynda M., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Symantec: Transformation for the 1990s." Harvard Business School Case 196-010, September 1995. (Revised October 1996.)
- March 2010 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2009
By: Jan W. Rivkin, Michael Roberto and Ranjay Gulati
This case, a supplement to the “Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2001 (Abridged)” case (710-450) and the “Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2007” case (710-451), reviews the FBI's progress in its transformation effort from 2007 to 2009.
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Public Administration Industry;
District of Columbia
Rivkin, Jan W., Michael Roberto, and Ranjay Gulati. "Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2009." Harvard Business School Case 710-452, March 2010. (Revised May 2010.)
- 1995
- Book
Reengineering the Organization
By: R. L. Nolan, D. B. Stoddard, T. H. Davenport and S. Jarvenpaa
Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation
- April 1995 (Revised July 1997)
- Case
General Instrument (A)
A manufacturer of cable TV transmission equipment is faced with redesigning its network of international plants that make set-top converters and decoders. One possibility is to have each plant dedicated to manufacturing and engineering support for different product...
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Keywords:
Technology;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Manufacturing Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry
Gray, Ann E., and James A. Costantini. "General Instrument (A)." Harvard Business School Case 695-056, April 1995. (Revised July 1997.)
- 1999
- Chapter
Creating the Individualized Corporation: The Path to Self-Renewal at General Electric
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Sumantra Ghoshal
Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation
- Article
Geographic Mobility, Immobility, and Geographic Flexibility—A Review and Agenda for Research on the Changing Geography of Work
I review and integrate a wide range of literature that has examined how geographic mobility of high-skilled workers creates value for organizations and individuals. Drawing on this interdisciplinary literature, I document that geographic mobility creates value by...
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Keywords:
Geographic Mobility;
Frictions;
Work-from-anywhere;
Employees;
Geographic Location;
Organizational Change and Adaptation
Choudhury, Prithwiraj. "Geographic Mobility, Immobility, and Geographic Flexibility—A Review and Agenda for Research on the Changing Geography of Work." Academy of Management Annals 16, no. 1 (January 2022): 258–296.
- 2021
- Chapter
Digital Transformation and the Salesforce: Observations, Warnings, and Recommendations
Sales is a crucial test for organizational change, including productive use (or not) of new technologies. Changes in selling always have wider organizational implications, because so many other decisions and resource commitments in firms depend upon demand forecasts...
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Keywords:
Sales;
Salesforce Management;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Digital Transformation
Cespedes, Frank V. "Digital Transformation and the Salesforce: Observations, Warnings, and Recommendations." In Managing Digital Transformation: Understanding the Strategic Process, edited by Andreas Hinterhuber, Tiziano Vescovi, and Francesca Checchinato. Routledge, 2021.
- March 18, 2020
- Article
How Honest Conversations Can Accelerate Corporate Transformation
By: Michael Beer
When CEOs engage a cross section of their key people in an honest conversation about organizational strengths and barriers to the execution of strategic changes required by the changing competitive landscape, transformations are accelerated. The honest conversation...
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Keywords:
Honesty;
Communication;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Transformation;
Organizational Culture
Beer, Michael. "How Honest Conversations Can Accelerate Corporate Transformation." Chief Executive (March 18, 2020).
- March 1995
- Case
Procter & Gamble: Improving Consumer Value Through Process Redesign
The evolution of Procter & Gamble's development of efficient consumer response (ECR) involved a series of trials, a resolve to distribute diapers on the basis of product movement, a conscious effort to move to a new means of distribution across all lines, a first cut...
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Keywords:
Technology;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Consumer Products Industry
McKenney, James L., and Theodore H. Clark. "Procter & Gamble: Improving Consumer Value Through Process Redesign." Harvard Business School Case 195-126, March 1995.
- February 2008 (Revised March 2008)
- Case
Terumo (A)
By: David Godes, Masako Egawa and Mayuka Yamazaki
Terumo faces two challenges: how to sell its catheter products in the U.S. and its new “Solution Pack” in its domestic market, Japan. The case provides rich detail on the firm's evolution from a manufacturer of thermometers to a seller of commodity products like...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Expansion;
Global Strategy;
Sales;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Japan;
United States
Godes, David, Masako Egawa, and Mayuka Yamazaki. "Terumo (A)." Harvard Business School Case 508-068, February 2008. (Revised March 2008.)