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- November 2001
- Case
IBM Network Technology (B)
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Organizational Design;
Management Teams;
Leadership Style;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Change Management;
Growth Management;
Information Technology Industry
Tushman, Michael L. "IBM Network Technology (B)." Harvard Business School Case 402-013, November 2001.
- October 2001
- Case
TIGR and ILRI: Solving Problems with Genomics
By: Ray A. Goldberg and James M Beagle
Discusses nonprofit institutional leadership applying advances in genetic science to solve health and animal problems in industrial countries and the developing world.
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- October 2001 (Revised January 2002)
- Case
Philipp Justus at eBay Germany (A)
By: Linda A. Hill and Maria Farkas
A week after becoming country manager of eBay's recently acquired German auction site, Philipp Justus must steer the company through a massive technical integration with eBay's Web site. Throughout the seven-month project, Justus and his team must master the challenge...
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Keywords:
Organizational Design;
Leadership;
Internet and the Web;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Managerial Roles;
Management Teams;
Management Practices and Processes;
Auctions;
Information Technology Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Germany
Hill, Linda A., and Maria Farkas. "Philipp Justus at eBay Germany (A)." Harvard Business School Case 402-007, October 2001. (Revised January 2002.)
- October 2001
- Supplement
BMW AG: The Digital Auto Project-An Interview With Chris Bangle, Head of Global Design
By: Stefan H. Thomke
Chris Bangle describes how BMW is trying to reduce its development time by half with the aid of computer-aided technologies. To leverage these technologies in the very competitive automotive industry, he talks about how BMW is faced with the challenges of changing its...
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Keywords:
Interpersonal Communication;
Management Practices and Processes;
Time Management;
Product Development;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Problems and Challenges;
Competition;
Information Technology;
Auto Industry
Thomke, Stefan H. "BMW AG: The Digital Auto Project-An Interview With Chris Bangle, Head of Global Design." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 602-802, October 2001.
- August 2001 (Revised June 2002)
- Case
IBM Software Solutions (A)
By: Michael L. Tushman, Charles A. O'Reilly III and Robert Chapman Wood
Executives and managers of key IBM software units struggle to make IBM a top player in the post-mainframe era. When one software unit introduces a visionary product with potential to create a new leadership position for the firm, the result is an epic conflict in the...
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Keywords:
Business Units;
Leadership Style;
Leading Change;
Managerial Roles;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Conflict Management;
Information Technology Industry
Tushman, Michael L., Charles A. O'Reilly III, and Robert Chapman Wood. "IBM Software Solutions (A)." Harvard Business School Case 402-016, August 2001. (Revised June 2002.)
- July 2001 (Revised September 2005)
- Case
USA TODAY: Pursuing the Network Strategy (A)
By: Michael L. Tushman, Michael J. Roberts and David Kiron
Describes the evolution of USA TODAY Online, the electronic version of the newspaper, within the organizational structure of the newspaper. Describes the tensions and issues that develop and the pressure from the Online division to be spun off. At the same time, CEO...
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Keywords:
Business Units;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Integration;
Internet and the Web;
Organizational Design;
Groups and Teams;
Newspapers;
Innovation and Invention;
Journalism and News Industry
Tushman, Michael L., Michael J. Roberts, and David Kiron. "USA TODAY: Pursuing the Network Strategy (A)." Harvard Business School Case 402-010, July 2001. (Revised September 2005.)
- July 2001 (Revised September 2005)
- Case
USA TODAY: Pursuing the Network Strategy (B)
By: Michael L. Tushman, Michael J. Roberts and David Kiron
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Business Units;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Integration;
Internet and the Web;
Organizational Design;
Groups and Teams;
Newspapers;
Innovation and Invention;
Journalism and News Industry
Tushman, Michael L., Michael J. Roberts, and David Kiron. "USA TODAY: Pursuing the Network Strategy (B)." Harvard Business School Case 402-011, July 2001. (Revised September 2005.)
- June 2001
- Teaching Note
Coordinating + Managing Supply Chains: Course Overview Note TN
By: Ananth Raman
Describes the MBA elective course on supply chain management at HBS. Coordinating and Managing Supply Chains focuses on the managerial aspects of supply chains. Acquaints students with practical issues in a variety of supply chains and then identifies barriers to, and...
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- June 2001
- Case
GE's Early Dispute Resolution Initiative (A)
By: Michael A. Wheeler and Gillian Morris
GE's chief litigation counsel sought to rationalize litigation flow by viewing it as a manufacturing process. By applying the principles of Six Sigma, P.D. Villareal created an Early Dispute Resolution (EDR) system that enabled both lawyers and managers to work...
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Keywords:
Corporate Governance;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Six Sigma;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Problems and Challenges;
Conflict and Resolution;
Technology Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States
Wheeler, Michael A., and Gillian Morris. "GE's Early Dispute Resolution Initiative (A)." Harvard Business School Case 801-395, June 2001.
- June 2001 (Revised February 2005)
- Background Note
Creative Destruction of Industrial Age Management Principles and Creative Construction of Information Age Management Principles
By: Richard L. Nolan
Traces the creative destruction of industrial age management principles and creative construction of new management principles more appropriate for the information age. Includes self-administered questionnaire to permit managers to assess the status of the...
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Keywords:
Transformation;
Disruptive Innovation;
Goals and Objectives;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Personal Development and Career;
System;
Information Technology
Nolan, Richard L. "Creative Destruction of Industrial Age Management Principles and Creative Construction of Information Age Management Principles." Harvard Business School Background Note 301-153, June 2001. (Revised February 2005.)
- June 2001
- Background Note
IT Asset: the "Legacy" System Problem
By: Richard L. Nolan
Describes the legacy system problem facing traditional companies as they strive to build strategic I-Nets. Identifies the key trends amplifying legacy system problems that cause IT assets to become IT liabilities.
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- June 2001
- Teaching Note
Teaching IT Executive Education Courses TN
By: Richard L. Nolan
In the information age, it is important that IT be addressed in an effective way accessible to practicing executives. Teaching IT to executives continues to change in concepts and content as IT penetrates deeply into every area of business. Driven by Moore's Law, the...
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- April 2001
- Teaching Note
Marshall Industries TN
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Elliot N. Maltz and William A. Sahlman
Teaching Note for (9-899-239). For book only - not listed on case.
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- April 2001
- Teaching Note
Microsoft Carpoint
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Steven Silverman and William A. Sahlman
Teaching Note for (9-898-280). For book only - not listed on case.
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- April 2001
- Supplement
Acer America: Development of the Aspire
Consists of five segments. Segment 1 shows Culver and Pai discussing the tensions between Taiwan and the United States and the resulting performance problems with Aspire; Segment 2 features Culver and Shih describing the changes Acer made as a result of the problems...
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Keywords:
Digital Marketing;
Transformation;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Marketing Strategy;
Outcome or Result;
Problems and Challenges;
Information Infrastructure;
Internet and the Web;
Computer Industry;
Taiwan;
United States
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Acer America: Development of the Aspire." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 301-805, April 2001.
- February 2001 (Revised May 2001)
- Case
Wipro Technologies (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Suma Raju
The new general manager of Wipro's software services division has been brought on board from General Electric to develop the division into a leading provider of software services to the world's largest corporations. A native of India who received management training in...
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Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Transformation;
Change Management;
Human Resources;
Software;
Information Technology Industry;
India
Paine, Lynn S., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Suma Raju. "Wipro Technologies (A)." Harvard Business School Case 301-043, February 2001. (Revised May 2001.)
- February 2001 (Revised August 2001)
- Case
Henry Heinz: Making Markets for Processed Foods
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Outlines many of the supply-side innovations, such as improved transportation, communication, and technological developments, that greatly expanded the productive capacity of the United States in the late 19th century. Explores a range of demand-side shifts, including...
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Keywords:
Demand and Consumers;
Competitive Advantage;
Corporate Strategy;
Entrepreneurship;
Supply and Industry;
Innovation and Invention;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States
Koehn, Nancy F. "Henry Heinz: Making Markets for Processed Foods." Harvard Business School Case 801-289, February 2001. (Revised August 2001.)
- 2001
- Article
The Economic Contribution of Information Technology: Towards Comparative and User Studies
By: Timothy F. Bresnahan and Shane Greenstein
By what process does technical change in information technology (IT) increase economic welfare? How does this process result in increases in welfare at different rates in different countries and regions? This paper considers existing literature on measuring the...
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Bresnahan, Timothy F., and Shane Greenstein. "The Economic Contribution of Information Technology: Towards Comparative and User Studies." Journal of Evolutionary Economics 11 (2001): 95–118.
- December 2000 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
DoubleTwist, Inc.
By: Joseph L. Bower and Christina L. Darwall
John Couch, CEO of DoubleTwist, has transformed a software products company into an Internet application service provider, racing to provide databases and tools for those working to explore the human genome. Crafting strategy and building organizational capability are...
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Keywords:
Growth Management;
Product Development;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Corporate Strategy;
Customization and Personalization;
Information Technology Industry
Bower, Joseph L., and Christina L. Darwall. "DoubleTwist, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 301-023, December 2000. (Revised March 2001.)
- December 2000
- Case
CellFor, Inc.
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop, Frantz Edward Alphonse and Laure Mougeot Stroock
A new private company has developed a process to clone and multiply seeds for the forestry industry.
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