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- March 2014
- Article
Why China Can't Innovate
By: Regina M. Abrami, William C. Kirby and F. Warren McFarlan
A look at how innovation is happening in China—from the top down, from the bottom up, through acquisition, and through education. Sheds light on the complexities of the issue, highlighting the promise and the problems China faces in its quest to become the world's... View Details
Abrami, Regina M., William C. Kirby, and F. Warren McFarlan. "Why China Can't Innovate." Harvard Business Review 92, no. 3 (March 2014): 107–111.
- July 2002 (Revised March 2005)
- Case
Kendall Square Research Corporation (A) (Abridged)
By: William J. Bruns Jr. and F. Warren McFarlan
Kendall Square Research was a small competitor in the supercomputer industry. Sales grew rapidly in 1992 and early 1993, and the company sold stock to the public for the first time. Analysts forecasted higher earnings for 1993, then the company's revenue recognition... View Details
Bruns, William J., Jr., and F. Warren McFarlan. "Kendall Square Research Corporation (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 303-036, July 2002. (Revised March 2005.)
- 2002
- Working Paper
The Tortoise and the Hare: An Empirical Investigation of the Dynamics of Integration, Differentiation and Incumbent Adaptation
By: George Westerman, Marco Iansiti and F. Warren McFarlan
- 2002
- Working Paper
The Incumbent's Advantage
By: Marco Iansiti, F. Warren McFarlan and George Westerman
- 2009
- Book
Chinese General Management: Tsinghua-Harvard Text and Cases
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Guoqing Chen
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Guoqing Chen. Chinese General Management: Tsinghua-Harvard Text and Cases. Tsinghua University Press, 2009, Chinese Mandarin ed. (Available in Mandarin only.)
- October 1998
- Supplement
Timberjack Parts: Packaged Software Selection Project, Video
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Mark Keil
Keywords: Software
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Mark Keil. "Timberjack Parts: Packaged Software Selection Project, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 399-510, October 1998.
- July 2004 (Revised May 2005)
- Case
Pfizer's Virtual CIO (Abridged)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Brian DeLacey
Discusses the IT organization and IT strategy issues facing Pfizer, one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies. Managing over $1 billion of IT expense, the company has a committee approach for handling all critical IT decisions, an approach that is consistent... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Cost Management; Organizational Culture; Strategy; Information Technology; Pharmaceutical Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Brian DeLacey. "Pfizer's Virtual CIO (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 305-018, July 2004. (Revised May 2005.)
- December 2001
- Case
Alibaba.com (B)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Fred Young
The challenges the largest Chinese electronic commerce company faces many challenges at the end of 2001. This case describes how it has completely reoriented its strategy in the past 12 months to become a B-to-B company. The key question is: Will it work and what... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Business Strategy; Internet and the Web; Problems and Challenges; Information Technology Industry; China; United States
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Fred Young. "Alibaba.com (B)." Harvard Business School Case 302-073, December 2001.
- December 2001 (Revised January 2002)
- Case
COSCO
By: F. Warren McFarlan and David Lane
Focuses on the IT challenges facing COSCO, one of the largest shipping companies in the world, as it deals with the Internet and modern information technology. The challenge is to understand what they are trying to do and understand the complexity of the task. View Details
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Information Technology; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Technological Innovation; Complexity; Problems and Challenges; Shipping Industry; China
McFarlan, F. Warren, and David Lane. "COSCO." Harvard Business School Case 302-051, December 2001. (Revised January 2002.)
- April 2001
- Supplement
Merrill Lynch: Integrated Choice (Supplement)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Christina Ruth
Supplements the case. Designed as an in-class handout. View Details
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Christina Ruth. "Merrill Lynch: Integrated Choice (Supplement)." Harvard Business School Supplement 301-082, April 2001.
- 2003
- Book
Connecting the Dots: Aligning Projects with Objectives in Unpredictable Times
By: Cathleen Benko and F. Warren McFarlan
Benko, Cathleen, and F. Warren McFarlan. Connecting the Dots: Aligning Projects with Objectives in Unpredictable Times. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2003.
- December 1996 (Revised June 1997)
- Case
Trinity College (A)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Jaan Elias
Trinity College was an elite, private, liberal-arts college of some 1,800 students located in Hartford, CT. When Tom Gerety was chosen as Trinity's 17th president in 1989, he pledged to stay for ten years. Now less than five years at the job, Gerety announced he was... View Details
Keywords: Higher Education; Crisis Management; Management Succession; Planning; Social Enterprise; Education Industry; Connecticut
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Jaan Elias. "Trinity College (A)." Harvard Business School Case 397-068, December 1996. (Revised June 1997.)
- May 1978 (Revised February 1979)
- Supplement
B.F. Goodrich (C)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Ashis Gupta
Keywords: Manufacturing Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Ashis Gupta. "B.F. Goodrich (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 178-222, May 1978. (Revised February 1979.)
- December 2008 (Revised June 2010)
- Background Note
Political and Economic History of the People's Republic of China: An Annotated Timeline
By: Regina M. Abrami, William C. Kirby, Elisabeth Koll and F. Warren McFarlan
Brief political, economic, and social timeline of China from 1949 to present to give context on and provide overview of modern Chinese history. View Details
Abrami, Regina M., William C. Kirby, Elisabeth Koll, and F. Warren McFarlan. "Political and Economic History of the People's Republic of China: An Annotated Timeline." Harvard Business School Background Note 309-073, December 2008. (Revised June 2010.)
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
Publications August 2013 Harvard Business Review Press Can China Lead? Reaching the Limits of Power and Growth By: Abrami, Regina M., William C. Kirby, and F. Warren McFarlan... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- January 2009 (Revised March 2009)
- Case
A Chinese Start-up's Midlife Crisis: 99Sushe.com
By: William C. Kirby, F. Warren McFarlan and Tracy Manty
Now into their third year at the helm of an Internet start-up in China, Ken Pao and Bill Li were managing a totally different company (with a new name) from the one they first founded in 2006. Having changed their business model from a social networking site to an... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Investment Funds; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; China
Kirby, William C., F. Warren McFarlan, and Tracy Manty. "A Chinese Start-up's Midlife Crisis: 99Sushe.com." Harvard Business School Case 309-060, January 2009. (Revised March 2009.)
- January 2007 (Revised December 2008)
- Case
The Challenges of Launching a Start-Up in China: Dorm99.com
By: William C. Kirby, F. Warren McFarlan and Tracy Manty
After graduating from Harvard Business School in June 2006, Ken Pao and Bill Li were ready to fully commit to the Internet start-up they had been working on since they first stepped foot on the business school campus. They moved to Beijing, rounded out their management... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Joint Ventures; Entrepreneurship; Product Launch; Business and Government Relations; Internet; China
Kirby, William C., F. Warren McFarlan, and Tracy Manty. "The Challenges of Launching a Start-Up in China: Dorm99.com." Harvard Business School Case 307-075, January 2007. (Revised December 2008.)
- January 2014
- Supplement
Dana Hall: Funding a Mission (D)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Kaitlyn Szydlowski
This case is a sequel to Dana Hall: Funding a Mission (A), (B) and (C) cases. It focuses on the causes of recent fund-raising success and the complex resource allocation problems the School faces as it tries to deliver on its mission. In conjunction with the (A), (B) &... View Details
Keywords: Philanthropy; Mission and Purpose; Social Enterprise; Finance; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Kaitlyn Szydlowski. "Dana Hall: Funding a Mission (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 114-031, January 2014.
- October 2012
- Supplement
Nippon Steel Corporation (B): Significance of the Usiminas Project
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Akiko Kanno
Supplements the (A) case, 109-038. View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Akiko Kanno. "Nippon Steel Corporation (B): Significance of the Usiminas Project." Harvard Business School Supplement 113-049, October 2012.
- May 1991
- Case
N.V. Philips' Gloeilampenfabrieken (D)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Krista McQuade
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Krista McQuade. "N.V. Philips' Gloeilampenfabrieken (D)." Harvard Business School Case 191-214, May 1991.