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- 29 Aug 2017
- Book
Using Language to Build a Global Company
- 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.)
- November–December 2017
- Article
Innovation Streams and Executive Leadership
By: Michael Tushman
Incumbent firms face steep challenges in dealing with technological change and associated innovation streams. The firm's senior leadership team, and especially R&D leadership, plays a central role in shaping a firm's ability to both exploit existing capabilities and...
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Keywords:
Ambidexterity;
Exploit Vs. Explore;
Dynamic Capabilities;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Technology Adoption;
Innovation Leadership
Tushman, Michael. "Innovation Streams and Executive Leadership." Research-Technology Management 60, no. 6 (November–December 2017): 42–47.
- April 1995 (Revised June 2002)
- Case
Xerox: Outsourcing Global Information Technology Resources
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Kevin Davis
In order to increase revenues, develop new technologies, and manage information technology more efficiently, Xerox decided to sign a 10-year, $3.2 billion contract with Electronic Data Systems (EDS). This case describes the events that preceded Xerox's decision to...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Job Cuts and Outsourcing;
Information Technology Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Kevin Davis. "Xerox: Outsourcing Global Information Technology Resources." Harvard Business School Case 195-158, April 1995. (Revised June 2002.)
- May 2000
- Supplement
GE Compilation: Jack Welch 1981-1999
Excerpts of videotaped presentations and interviews with Jack Welch in five different time periods from 1981 to 1999. Welch comments on progress on GE's strategic, organizational, and managerial transformation, and his own role in leading that change.
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Keywords:
Transformation;
Leading Change;
Managerial Roles;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Strategy
Bartlett, Christopher A. "GE Compilation: Jack Welch 1981-1999." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 300-511, May 2000.
- 15 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 15
trends. Happiness Adaptation to Income and to Status in an Individual Panel Authors:Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch Publication:Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (forthcoming) Abstract We study View Details
Keywords:
Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jul 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
What Jobs Are Being Done at Home During the COVID-19 Crisis? Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys
- April 2009
- Teaching Note
Tokyo AFM (TN)
By: Francois Brochet
Teaching Note for [109056].
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- December 2011 (Revised January 2012)
- Supplement
Pierre Frankel in Moscow (B): Plowing Ahead
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Matthew Bird
After several months into his turnaround of a global technology company's Russia subsidiary, a young and upcoming French executive reflected on how to institutionalize the subsidiary's transformation by further driving cultural change and breaking down internal silos....
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Structure;
Business Subsidiaries;
Leadership;
Manufacturing Industry;
Russia
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Matthew Bird. "Pierre Frankel in Moscow (B): Plowing Ahead." Harvard Business School Supplement 312-071, December 2011. (Revised January 2012.)
- October 2023
- Case
Revvity: A Symbol of Change
By: Satish Tadikonda and William Marks
After selling the PerkinElmer name and several ancillary business units, Prahlad Singh (CEO) and his team at the newly christened Revvity faced a challenge on how best to capitalize on the opportunities ahead for the business and emerge as winners within the Life...
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Tadikonda, Satish, and William Marks. "Revvity: A Symbol of Change." Harvard Business School Case 824-071, October 2023.
- February 2018
- Supplement
Qualtrics (C)
By: Doug J. Chung and James M. Lattin
Qualtrics was an online survey research platform and since the beginning, the company had relied entirely on an inside sales model—sales done remotely without face-to-face contact with clients. The low-cost inside sales model, along with an emphasis on a strong sales...
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Keywords:
Inside Sales Model;
Sales;
Strategy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Organizational Change and Adaptation
Chung, Doug J., and James M. Lattin. "Qualtrics (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 518-084, February 2018.
- October 2013
- Teaching Note
Teaching Note IBM and the Reinvention of High School (B): Replicating & Scaling P-TECH and Partners
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
- March 2007
- Supplement
Bain & Company, Inc.
In late 2001, the consultancy Bain must decide whether to launch information technology as a practice area within the firm. The senior executives who are Bain's clients have been asking more and more IT-related questions of the firm's partners, who find themselves...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Information Technology;
Market Entry and Exit;
Information Technology Industry;
Consulting Industry
McAfee, Andrew P. "Bain & Company, Inc." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 607-704, March 2007.
- January 2005 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
Irene Charnley at Johnnic Group (A) (Abridged)
By: Linda A. Hill and Maria Farkas
When she becomes chairperson of a large telecommunications board, Irene Charnley must transform the mostly white-led company to be more representative of South Africa's demographics.
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Demographics;
Communication Technology;
Telecommunications Industry;
South Africa
Hill, Linda A., and Maria Farkas. "Irene Charnley at Johnnic Group (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 405-060, January 2005. (Revised November 2005.)
- February 1999 (Revised March 2000)
- Case
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center: Coordinating Patient Care
External cost pressures are motivating the adoption of case management (CM) at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), but several of the organization's key professional groups are working against it. President and CEO David Dolins must decide whether CM is...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Service Operations;
Organizational Culture;
Health Care and Treatment;
Health Industry;
Boston
Gittell, Jody H., Kristin Shu, and Julian Wimbush. "Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center: Coordinating Patient Care." Harvard Business School Case 899-213, February 1999. (Revised March 2000.)
- October 1991 (Revised June 1992)
- Case
Nigel Andrews and General Electric Plastics (A)
Describes some critical challenges involved in creating employee empowerment. In the context of General Electric's efforts to debureaucratise the company, employees were encouraged to become more "self-confident". This effort, called "Workout," was introduced all over...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Change Management;
Organizational Culture;
Employees;
Manufacturing Industry;
United States
Jick, Todd D. "Nigel Andrews and General Electric Plastics (A)." Harvard Business School Case 492-020, October 1991. (Revised June 1992.)
- May 1989 (Revised September 1989)
- Case
Jacobs Suchard: Reorganizing for 1992
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Jacobs Suchard, the Swiss-based coffee and chocolate producer, is preparing for the common market and EEC 1992. At the time of the case, the company is still organized toward independent, local country markets, and believes it must move toward a more global...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Expansion;
Organizational Structure;
Markets;
Global Strategy;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Switzerland
Eccles, Robert G., Jr. "Jacobs Suchard: Reorganizing for 1992." Harvard Business School Case 489-106, May 1989. (Revised September 1989.)