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- May 1994 (Revised August 1994)
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Motorola-Elma
By: Shoshana Zuboff and Janis Lee Gogan
Motorola's old automative electronics plant in Arcade, outside Buffalo, New York, faced the prospect of closure in the mid-1980s, but leading customers persuaded Motorola to give the plant a second chance. The new plant manager, Dennis Fiehn, recognized that existing...
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Keywords:
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Business Exit or Shutdown;
Customers;
Leading Change;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Organizational Structure;
Competitive Strategy;
Expansion;
Telecommunications Industry;
New York (state, US)
Zuboff, Shoshana, and Janis Lee Gogan. "Motorola-Elma." Harvard Business School Case 494-136, May 1994. (Revised August 1994.)
- May 1994 (Revised May 1995)
- Case
Laura Ashley (B): Defining a Strategy
By: Richard L. Nolan
A turnaround CEO engineers a business transformation and formulates short-term and long-term strategy after assessing the business situation.
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Change Management;
Management Teams;
Business Strategy;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry
Nolan, Richard L. "Laura Ashley (B): Defining a Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 194-143, May 1994. (Revised May 1995.)
- May 1994 (Revised July 1995)
- Case
Taco Bell--1994
Taco Bell CEO, John Martin, boldly proclaims a growth goal of 200,000 points of access by the year 2000 (the company had approximately 3,600 in 1991). To realize such growth, Martin embraces a philosophy of continual change. The implications for Taco Bell are dramatic...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Food;
Organizational Structure;
Organizational Culture;
Human Resources;
Brands and Branding;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Goals and Objectives;
Change Management;
Expansion;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Communication;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States
Schlesinger, Leonard A. "Taco Bell--1994." Harvard Business School Case 694-076, May 1994. (Revised July 1995.)
- May 1994 (Revised November 1994)
- Case
PepsiCo: A View from the Corporate Office
Describes the three business segments of PepsiCo (beverages, snack foods, and restaurants). It then explores the competitive environment within each segment and the response of PepsiCo's businesses. It seeks to show how PepsiCo CEO, D. Wayne Calloway, in a very...
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Keywords:
Business Divisions;
Change;
Governance Controls;
Management Style;
Organizational Structure;
Situation or Environment;
Competitive Strategy;
Value;
Food and Beverage Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Leonard A. Schlesinger. "PepsiCo: A View from the Corporate Office." Harvard Business School Case 694-078, May 1994. (Revised November 1994.)
- 1994
- Chapter
Strategic Change: How to Realign the Organization to Implement Strategy
By: Michael Beer and R. A. Eisentat
- April 1994 (Revised May 1995)
- Case
Laura Ashley (A): A New CEO Takes Charge
By: Richard L. Nolan
In a turnaround situation, a new CEO must take actions in the short term to gain control and exercise executive leadership and lay groundwork to formulate a long-term strategy to rebuild a viable business.
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Change Management;
Management Teams;
Business Strategy;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry
Nolan, Richard L. "Laura Ashley (A): A New CEO Takes Charge." Harvard Business School Case 194-142, April 1994. (Revised May 1995.)
- April 1994 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
Frito-Lay, Inc.: A Strategic Transition (1990-1992)
Describes the changes in structure, management systems, people, and processes instituted by the company. Provides students with an opportunity to explore the nature of "IT-enabled" organizational change and the process through which it is implemented. Also enables a...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Information Technology;
Business Strategy;
Food and Beverage Industry
Applegate, Lynda M. "Frito-Lay, Inc.: A Strategic Transition (1990-1992)." Harvard Business School Case 194-109, April 1994. (Revised October 2002.)
- April 1994 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
Frito-Lay, Inc.: A Strategic Transition (1987-1989)
Describes the actions taken by the new CEO to return the company to profitability, to clarify the vision, and then to build the infrastructure (human, capital, and information) needed to support the long-term change in strategy and organization. Ends with senior...
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Keywords:
Transition;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Information Technology;
Management Teams;
Business Strategy;
Food and Beverage Industry
Applegate, Lynda M. "Frito-Lay, Inc.: A Strategic Transition (1987-1989)." Harvard Business School Case 194-108, April 1994. (Revised October 2002.)
- April 1994 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
Frito-Lay, Inc.: A Strategic Transition 1980-1986
Describes the environmental, organizational, and information technology context in the late 1970s that led to the development of the initial vision for change and the actions taken to implement that vision. The case ends with the abrupt departure of the CEO as profits...
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Keywords:
Transition;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Information Technology;
Management Succession;
Management Teams;
Business Strategy;
Food and Beverage Industry
Applegate, Lynda M. "Frito-Lay, Inc.: A Strategic Transition 1980-1986." Harvard Business School Case 194-107, April 1994. (Revised October 2002.)
- March 1994
- Case
Intel Corp.: Leveraging Capabilities for Strategic Renewal
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Ashish Nanda
Traces the history of Intel from its earliest days as a technology-driven memory company to its emergence as an increasingly market-focused microprocessor company with emerging systems capabilities. The focus is on the strategic, organizational, and management...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Adaptation;
Management Skills;
Management Practices and Processes;
Strategy;
Organizations;
Information Technology Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Ashish Nanda. "Intel Corp.: Leveraging Capabilities for Strategic Renewal." Harvard Business School Case 394-141, March 1994.
- January 1994
- Case
ABC Sales and Service Division: A Case Study of Personal and Organizational Transformation
By: D. Quinn Mills, Brock W. Orwig, Janet M. Pumo, Todd C. Stilson and Richard C. Wei
In the midst of dramatic changes in the information systems industry and declining profits at the ABC Co., the vice president in charge of the sales and service division, Jeff, and his managers attempt to transform their division. The transformation gets off to a good...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Transformation;
Motivation and Incentives;
Resignation and Termination;
Communication;
Business or Company Management;
Information Technology Industry
Mills, D. Quinn, Brock W. Orwig, Janet M. Pumo, Todd C. Stilson, and Richard C. Wei. "ABC Sales and Service Division: A Case Study of Personal and Organizational Transformation." Harvard Business School Case 494-075, January 1994.
- January 1994 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
NovaCare, Inc.: Living the Vision
By: Lynn S. Paine
NovaCare's CEO is considering how further to institutionalize the company's espoused values and beliefs. One challenge is integrating two newly acquired businesses; another is better aligning the values of the company's managers with those of its front-line...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Health Care and Treatment;
Labor and Management Relations;
Management Teams;
Values and Beliefs;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Mission and Purpose;
Health Industry
Paine, Lynn S. "NovaCare, Inc.: Living the Vision." Harvard Business School Case 394-110, January 1994. (Revised March 1995.)
- January 1994 (Revised June 1996)
- Case
Problems at InSpeech
By: Lynn S. Paine
InSpeech, Inc., the largest U.S. provider of speech, occupational, and physical therapists to nursing homes and hospitals, is faltering badly. The company is having trouble retaining its frontline employees--the clinicians who deliver its services--and its customers....
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Business Strategy;
Problems and Challenges;
Health Care and Treatment;
Crisis Management;
Mission and Purpose;
Values and Beliefs;
Health Industry
Paine, Lynn S. "Problems at InSpeech." Harvard Business School Case 394-109, January 1994. (Revised June 1996.)
- January 1994 (Revised November 1995)
- Case
Phillips 66: Transforming for the 1990s
Applegate, Lynda M. "Phillips 66: Transforming for the 1990s." Harvard Business School Case 194-022, January 1994. (Revised November 1995.)
- November 1993 (Revised September 2018)
- Case
Rudi Gassner and the Executive Committee of BMG International (A)
By: Linda Hill and Katherine Seger Weber
Explores the roles of CEO Rudi Gassner and the 9-person executive committee in leading BMG International. BMG International is the international music subsidiary of Bertlesmann, a German company that is the second-largest media conglomerate in the world. Describes a...
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Keywords:
Managerial Roles;
Management Teams;
Decision Making;
Business Plan;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Global Strategy;
Leadership Style;
Organizational Culture;
Business Subsidiaries;
Business Conglomerates;
Cost Management;
Change Management;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Germany
Hill, Linda, and Katherine Seger Weber. "Rudi Gassner and the Executive Committee of BMG International (A)." Harvard Business School Case 494-055, November 1993. (Revised September 2018.)
- November 1993 (Revised March 1997)
- Case
Romeo Engine Plant
By: Amy P. Hutton and Robert S. Kaplan
A newly reopened automobile engine plant has been organized along total quality and teamwork principles. Employees now is to solve problems and ensure quality, rather than watch parts being produced. New operating and financial systems have been installed to promote...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Motivation and Incentives;
Management Practices and Processes;
Groups and Teams;
Performance Efficiency;
Performance Improvement;
Manufacturing Industry;
Auto Industry
Hutton, Amy P., and Robert S. Kaplan. "Romeo Engine Plant." Harvard Business School Case 194-032, November 1993. (Revised March 1997.)
- October 1993 (Revised December 2003)
- Case
Bausch & Lomb: Regional Organization
By: John A. Quelch
The CEO of Bausch & Lomb is contemplating replacing an international division with three regional divisions to sustain the company's growth, especially in international markets, and to add value to customers.
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Marketing Strategy;
Organizational Structure;
Globalization;
Consumer Products Industry
Quelch, John A., and Nathalie Laidler. "Bausch & Lomb: Regional Organization." Harvard Business School Case 594-056, October 1993. (Revised December 2003.)
- October 1993 (Revised April 1994)
- Case
Jack Welch: General Electric's Revolutionary
By: Joseph L. Bower and Jay Dial
Describes the work of Jack Welch as CEO of General Electric from 1981 to 1992, focusing particularly on his transformation of the company's portfolio through extensive dispositions and acquisitions and the company's culture through a mandated process called "work out."...
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Transformation;
Investment Portfolio;
Leadership Style;
Management;
Organizational Culture;
Personal Development and Career
Bower, Joseph L., and Jay Dial. "Jack Welch: General Electric's Revolutionary." Harvard Business School Case 394-065, October 1993. (Revised April 1994.)
- October 1993 (Revised September 1996)
- Case
BANC ONE - 1993
By: Hugo Uyterhoeven and Myra M. Hart
From a small local bank, Banc One has grown to one of the largest and most profitable banks in the United States under the leadership of its CEO, John B. McCoy. It has an impressive track record of improving the performance of its acquisitions while retaining the...
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Keywords:
Leadership;
Acquisition;
Organizational Culture;
Policy;
Adaptation;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Strategy;
Performance Improvement;
Industry Structures;
Banking Industry;
United States
Uyterhoeven, Hugo, and Myra M. Hart. "BANC ONE - 1993." Harvard Business School Case 394-043, October 1993. (Revised September 1996.)