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- June 1991 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Becton Dickinson (B): Global Management
By: Michael Beer
The president of Becton Dickinson (BD) and his top management team struggle with issues of: 1) how to manage the top of the organization, focusing on leadership style, the committee structure, and the role of sector presidents, and 2) how to manage a multinational...
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Keywords:
Globalized Firms and Management;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Human Resources;
Leadership Style;
Management Teams;
Corporate Strategy;
Health Industry
Beer, Michael. "Becton Dickinson (B): Global Management." Harvard Business School Case 491-152, June 1991. (Revised June 1993.)
- April 1991 (Revised July 1991)
- Case
RJR Nabisco Board: Guardians of the Gate? (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Charles Hugel, the chairman of RJR Nabisco, receives a call from RJR Nabisco's CEO, Ross Johnson; Johnson plans to present an LBO plan to the board of directors at the board meeting the following week. The case details Hugel's actions as chairman, and describes the...
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Keywords:
Leveraged Buyouts;
Situation or Environment;
Bids and Bidding;
Decision Making;
Managerial Roles;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Management Teams;
Consumer Products Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry
Lorsch, Jay W. "RJR Nabisco Board: Guardians of the Gate? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 491-120, April 1991. (Revised July 1991.)
- April 1991 (Revised July 1991)
- Supplement
RJR Nabisco Board: Guardians of the Gate? (B)
By: Jay W. Lorsch
The special committee of the RJR Nabisco board has extended the bidding deadline for the company by 10 days. The case explains the process by which Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and the management group bid against one another for ownership of RJR Nabisco. The board of...
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Keywords:
Leveraged Buyouts;
Situation or Environment;
Bids and Bidding;
Decision Making;
Managerial Roles;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Management Teams;
Consumer Products Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry
Lorsch, Jay W. "RJR Nabisco Board: Guardians of the Gate? (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 491-121, April 1991. (Revised July 1991.)
- March 1991 (Revised October 1991)
- Case
CEO Evaluation at Dayton Hudson
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Describes the Dayton Hudson CEO evaluation process, one of the most intensive in corporate America today. The board of directors' role in the evaluation is examined, as is the question of whether the Dayton Hudson CEO evaluation process should serve as a model for...
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Keywords:
Performance Evaluation;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Management Succession;
Management Teams
Lorsch, Jay W. "CEO Evaluation at Dayton Hudson." Harvard Business School Case 491-116, March 1991. (Revised October 1991.)
- May 1990 (Revised December 1998)
- Case
Technology Transfer at a Defense Contractor (Abridged)
By: Linda A. Hill
Covers the same material concerning the specific transfer of technology as described in the longer version but summarizes the environmental and organizational context of the transfer. Most appropriate when the instructor wishes to focus on the action questions.
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Change Management;
Conflict Management;
Managerial Roles;
Management Teams;
Employees;
Competitive Strategy;
Projects
Hill, Linda A. "Technology Transfer at a Defense Contractor (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 490-094, May 1990. (Revised December 1998.)
- March 1990 (Revised October 1999)
- Case
Turner Construction Company: Project Management Control Systems
By: Robert L. Simons and Hilary Weston
After providing a brief overview of Turner Construction Co.'s structure and project work, the case gives a detailed description of its project management control system, the IOR system. In addition to explaining the mechanics of the IOR system, the case identifies the...
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Keywords:
Mission and Purpose;
Cost Management;
Performance Evaluation;
Risk Management;
Strategic Planning;
Planning;
Management Systems;
Management Teams;
Construction Industry
Simons, Robert L., and Hilary Weston. "Turner Construction Company: Project Management Control Systems." Harvard Business School Case 190-128, March 1990. (Revised October 1999.)
- November 1989 (Revised April 2018)
- Case
Automation Consulting Services
By: Robert Simons and Hilary Weston
Illustrates the management control challenges that are associated with rapid growth and geographic expansion. Situated at an offsite Executive Committee Retreat. The three founding partners of a specialized consulting firm are grappling with several difficult questions...
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Keywords:
Geographic Location;
Governance Controls;
Policy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Management Teams;
Expansion;
Consulting Industry
Simons, Robert, and Hilary Weston. "Automation Consulting Services." Harvard Business School Case 190-053, November 1989. (Revised April 2018.)
- January 1989 (Revised December 1991)
- Case
British Airways: ""Go for It, America!"" Promotion (A)
Senior marketing executives of a major international airline are deciding on a strategy to address a crisis situation precipitated by a series of terrorist acts. The company is experiencing the worst downturn ever in its U.S.-U.K. travel business due to media reports...
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Keywords:
Advertising Campaigns;
Crime and Corruption;
Crisis Management;
Management Teams;
Time Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Perception;
Value Creation;
Travel Industry;
United Kingdom;
United States
Greyser, Stephen A. British Airways: ""Go for It, America!"" Promotion (A). Harvard Business School Case 589-089, January 1989. (Revised December 1991.)
- January 1989 (Revised March 1991)
- Case
General Electric Canada: Designing a New Organization
By: Lynda M. Applegate and James I. Cash Jr.
General Electric Canada used sociotechnical design techniques to restructure its financial, administrative, facilities, and information technology service from a decentralized, hierarchical organization to a centralized organization composed of self-managing,...
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Keywords:
Organizational Design;
Information Technology;
Groups and Teams;
Change;
Communication;
Information;
Industrial Products Industry;
Canada
Applegate, Lynda M., and James I. Cash Jr. "General Electric Canada: Designing a New Organization." Harvard Business School Case 189-138, January 1989. (Revised March 1991.)
- November 1988 (Revised July 1997)
- Case
Technology Transfer at a Defense Contractor
By: Linda A. Hill
At a time of great changes in the corporate environment, Larry Yoshino, a design lab manager at Parsons Controls Corp., faces a delay in a costly defense project due to the inability of one of his subordinates to gain the cooperation of engineers at Parsons'...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Change Management;
Conflict Management;
Managerial Roles;
Management Teams;
Employees;
Competitive Strategy;
Projects
Hill, Linda A. "Technology Transfer at a Defense Contractor." Harvard Business School Case 489-084, November 1988. (Revised July 1997.)
- September 1984 (Revised September 1993)
- Case
Nestle S.A.: International Marketing (A)
By: John A. Quelch
A senior manager at Nestle's headquarters is reviewing the role of the central marketing staff with respect to Nestle's operating companies around the world. Two specific examples of the role of the central staff in guiding the advertising and packaging decisions of...
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Keywords:
Globalized Firms and Management;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Marketing;
Operations;
Advertising;
Management Teams;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Health Industry;
Switzerland
Quelch, John A., and Edward J. Hoff. "Nestle S.A.: International Marketing (A)." Harvard Business School Case 585-013, September 1984. (Revised September 1993.)
- November 1981
- Case
Assessing Managerial Talent at AT&T (A)
By: Michael Beer
Provides background on the assessment center used by AT&T to assess managerial potential for upper middle management. Contains assessment reports for two candidates. Raises questions about manpower training and development. Students may be asked which of the candidates...
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Keywords:
Managerial Roles;
Performance Evaluation;
Management Teams;
Executive Education;
Management Skills
Beer, Michael. "Assessing Managerial Talent at AT&T (A)." Harvard Business School Case 482-035, November 1981.
- October 1971 (Revised September 1983)
- Case
Sturdivant Electric Corp.
By: Richard L. Nolan
A unit manager on a field computer installation job is faced with recurring conflict between a programmer and his immediate supervisor.
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Keywords:
Planning;
Rank and Position;
Problems and Challenges;
Conflict and Resolution;
Attitudes;
Jobs and Positions;
Management Teams;
Managerial Roles;
Public Relations Industry;
Computer Industry
Nolan, Richard L. "Sturdivant Electric Corp." Harvard Business School Case 172-123, October 1971. (Revised September 1983.)
- Article
The Role of Conflict in Economic Decision-Making Groups: Some Empirical Results
By: Joseph L. Bower
Bower, Joseph L. "The Role of Conflict in Economic Decision-Making Groups: Some Empirical Results." Quarterly Journal of Economics 79, no. 2 (May 1965).
- Teaching Interest
Deals
By: Kevin P. Mohan
This advanced negotiation course includes both negotiation simulations and analysis of actual corporate deals. In the first part of the course, students will participate in complex negotiation simulations and debrief their results in class. In the second part of the... View Details
- Forthcoming
- Article
How Our Ideological Out-Group Shapes Our Emotional Response to Our Shared Socio-Political Reality
By: Julia Elad-Strenger, Amit Goldenberg, Tamar Saguy and Eran Halperin
What shapes our emotional responses to socio-political events? Following the social identity approach, we suggest that individuals adjust their emotional responses to socio-political stimuli based on their ideological out-group's responses, in a manner that preserves...
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Elad-Strenger, Julia, Amit Goldenberg, Tamar Saguy, and Eran Halperin. "How Our Ideological Out-Group Shapes Our Emotional Response to Our Shared Socio-Political Reality." British Journal of Social Psychology (forthcoming). (Pre-published online November 21, 2023.)
- Teaching Interest
Managing Human Capital
The Managing Human Capital course has been specifically designed to teach practical skills for the future general manager (not just the human resource practitioner) who seeks to manage both other people and her or his own career with optimal... View Details
Keywords:
Human Capital;
Hiring;
Socialization;
Performance Management;
Compensation And Benefits;
Talent Development And Retention;
Structure;
Career Management;
Human Resources;
Leadership;
Personal Development and Career;
Organizations;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Africa;
Asia;
Europe;
Middle East;
Latin America;
North and Central America;
South America
- Teaching Interest
Overview
Professor Bernstein currently teaches a second-year MBA course in Managing Human Capital (MHC). He is also the faculty chair for the Harvard Business School Online Developing Yourself as a Leader course and teaches in a variety of executive education...
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Keywords:
Leadership;
Leadership Development;
Leadership Style;
Innovation Leadership;
Management Practices and Processes;
Management Succession;
Management Style;
Management Systems;
Management Teams;
Managerial Roles;
Organizations;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Mission and Purpose;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Performance;
Information Technology;
Strategy;
Human Resources;
Compensation and Benefits;
Employees;
Recruitment;
Resignation and Termination;
Retention;
Selection and Staffing
- Research Summary
Overview
By: Roberto Verganti
Roberto’s research focuses on how to create innovations that are meaningful for people, for society, and for their creators. He explores how leaders and organizations generate radically new visions, and make those visions come real. His studies lie at the intersection...
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Strategy Implementation: Role and Management of the Sales Force
My research concerns the role and management of the sales force as agents of a firm's business strategy and not only as individual or team contributors to profitable growth. This work takes the form of course development, teaching and workshops in HBS executive...
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