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- Case
Continuous Process Improvement at Deere & Company
By: Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble
After decades of tense relationships with the United Auto Workers, Deere & Company broke through with a landmark agreement that built an expectation of continuous improvement into the compensation plan. The company then built a set of management forums and processes to...
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Keywords:
Strategy;
Machinery and Machining;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Management Practices and Processes;
Labor Unions;
Compensation and Benefits;
Auto Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Govindarajan, Vijay, and Chris Trimble. "Continuous Process Improvement at Deere & Company." 2007. (Case No. 2-0024.)
- Article
Aligning Strategy and Sales
Much current opinion asserts that strategy is less important (and may, in fact, be an impediment) in an era of constant change. This publication discusses why claims about business change are often overstated and misunderstood, why strategy is even more important as...
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- September–October 1995
- Article
Leveraging Processes for Strategic Advantage
By: David A. Garvin
Keywords:
Competitive Advantage
Garvin, David A. "Leveraging Processes for Strategic Advantage." Harvard Business Review 73, no. 5 (September–October 1995): 76–90.
- 1995
- Book
Business Policy: Managing Strategic Processes
By: Joseph L. Bower, Christopher A. Bartlett, Hugo Uyterhoeven and Richard E. Walton
Bower, Joseph L., Christopher A. Bartlett, Hugo Uyterhoeven and Richard E. Walton, eds. Business Policy: Managing Strategic Processes. Chicago: Irwin, 1995.
- February 1988
- Case
IBM Marketing Organization (B): Process
Cespedes, Frank V. "IBM Marketing Organization (B): Process." Harvard Business School Case 588-061, February 1988.
- 11 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Strategy Execution and the Balanced Scorecard
organization with no sense of priorities or impact from process improvements. Consequently, much effort does not show up in tangible results. Companies need a formal process for using strategic objectives to...
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by Martha Lagace
- 05 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Understanding the Process of Innovation
Michael Collins is looking to diversify. His company, Big Idea Group, currently produces only children's toys, but he thinks his process for discovering, refining, and bringing ideas to market can work in other niches. As the Harvard...
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by Loren Gray
- 05 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Creating the Office of Strategy Management
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by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 2015
- Other Teaching and Training Material
Competitive Strategies Marketing Reading
By: Jill Avery and Sunil Gupta
Core Curriculum Readings in Marketing cover the fundamental concepts, theories, and frameworks that business students must study.
This Reading illuminates the dynamics of companies in competition and offers a process for planning and executing marketing... View Details
This Reading illuminates the dynamics of companies in competition and offers a process for planning and executing marketing... View Details
Keywords:
Competitive Strategy
Avery, Jill, and Sunil Gupta. "Competitive Strategies Marketing Reading." Core Curriculum Readings Series. Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing 8158, 2015.
- 1995
- Book
Business Policy: Managing Strategic Processes
By: Joseph L. Bower, Hugo E.R. Uyterhoeven and Richard E. Walton
Bower, Joseph L., Hugo E.R. Uyterhoeven, and Richard E. Walton. Business Policy: Managing Strategic Processes. 8th ed. Homewood, IL: Irwin, 1995.
- September 2016 (Revised January 2018)
- Module Note
Strategy Execution Module 4: Organizing for Performance
By: Robert Simons
This module reading explores the implications of different business models on organization design. After discussing the distinction between units focused on work processes and those devoted to markets, the analysis provides insight as to when to organize businesses by...
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Keywords:
Management Control Systems;
Implementing Strategy;
Execution;
Customer Focused Organization;
Specialization;
Span Of Control;
Span Of Accountability;
Span Of Attention;
Strategy;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure
Simons, Robert. "Strategy Execution Module 4: Organizing for Performance." Harvard Business School Module Note 117-104, September 2016. (Revised January 2018.)
- January 1996
- Case
Biogen, Inc.: rBeta Interferon Manufacturing Process Development
Biogen, Inc., a Cambridge, MA-based biotechnology company, is wrapping up a project to develop a new manufacturing process for a new drug product that will reposition the company from a purely research-oriented company to a fully integrated pharmaceutical manufacturing...
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Keywords:
Learning;
Technological Innovation;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Product Development;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Projects;
Research and Development;
Corporate Strategy;
Biotechnology Industry
Wheelwright, Steven C. "Biogen, Inc.: rBeta Interferon Manufacturing Process Development." Harvard Business School Case 696-083, January 1996.
- Research Summary
Technology and Operations Strategy
By: Marco Iansiti
Marco Iansiti studies the evolving nature of strategy, innovation and operations in the modern enterprise. Over the past 20 years, he has researched the processes for technology adoption, development, and integration in hundreds of firms across a wide...
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- 02 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Mapping Your Corporate Strategy
performance against the strategy. Some organizations call this person the "Chief of Staff." In large organizations, the process is run by a new organization called the Office of Strategy Management—which...
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by Martha Lagace
- February 1997
- Case
Archer Daniels Midland: Direction and Strategy
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Thomas N. Urban Jr
Sets out the strategy and competitive competencies of one of the leading grain trade and processing companies in the world. An overview of the company's innovations in corn and oilseed by-products is provided. The strategy of the firm is to add by-products to corn,...
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Keywords:
Innovation and Invention;
Strategic Planning;
Business Strategy;
Value Creation;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., and Thomas N. Urban Jr. "Archer Daniels Midland: Direction and Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 597-039, February 1997.
- March 2007 (Revised February 2009)
- Background Note
How to Crack a Strategy Case
By: Stephen P. Bradley, David J. Collis, Kevin P. Coyne, Andrei Hagiu, Mikolaj Jan Piskorski, Jan W. Rivkin and John R. Wells
Addresses a common concern among strategy students: "How should I tackle this case?" Describes a process for diagnosing a strategic situation, then generating, evaluating, and choosing among strategic options.
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- 15 Nov 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Algorithmic Foundations for Business Strategy
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by Mihnea Moldoveanu
- April 1992 (Revised July 1993)
- Case
Conoco's: "Green" Oil Strategy (A)
Conoco faces challenges in formulating a proactive environmental strategy for its proposed oil development in Ecuador's pristine tropical rain forest region. The case outlines the innovative process in which Conoco collaborated with a wide range of often conflicting...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Ethics;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Outcome or Result;
Problems and Challenges;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Conflict Management;
Ecuador
Salter, Malcolm S., and Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. Conoco's: "Green" Oil Strategy (A). Harvard Business School Case 392-133, April 1992. (Revised July 1993.)
- October 2016 (Revised December 2016)
- Module Note
Strategy Execution Module 6: Evaluating Strategic Profit Performance
By: Robert Simons
This module reading demonstrates how to calculate and analyze the profit generated by different business strategies. Formulas and examples are provided to calculate profit generated by changes in market share, revenue growth, efficiency improvements, and support costs....
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Keywords:
Management Control Systems;
Implementing Strategy;
Execution;
Evaluating Business Performance;
Profitability Analysis;
Variance Analysis;
Measuring Effectiveness;
Measuring Efficiency;
Activity-Based Costing;
Flexible Budget;
Accounting;
Strategy
Simons, Robert. "Strategy Execution Module 6: Evaluating Strategic Profit Performance." Harvard Business School Module Note 117-106, October 2016. (Revised December 2016.)