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- July 1998 (Revised December 1998)
- Background Note
Down General Management Memory Lane
By: Ashish Nanda
Offered at the end of a twenty-five session course on general management, this note reviews the course and reflects on major parts of learning.
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Keywords:
Management
Nanda, Ashish, and Ed Zschau. "Down General Management Memory Lane." Harvard Business School Background Note 899-007, July 1998. (Revised December 1998.)
- August 2010 (Revised June 2020)
- Teaching Note
Generation Investment Management (TN)
By: Sandra J. Sucher
Teaching Note for 613-002. The case and/or its teaching note includes references to case supplement videos that are intended for students to view, along with the written case, before class.
As a reminder, the (A) video supplement is intended for students to view...
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- September 1984
- Background Note
Balancing General Management Responsibilities
By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Richard R. Ellsworth
Keywords:
Management Practices and Processes
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Richard R. Ellsworth. "Balancing General Management Responsibilities." Harvard Business School Background Note 385-154, September 1984.
- September 1987 (Revised October 1987)
- Background Note
The Job of the General Manager
By: James L. Heskett
Describes elements of the job of the general manager that are addressed in the Management Policy and Practice course at the Harvard Business School. These include: 1) establishing strategic direction, 2) setting goals and managing standards of performance, 3)...
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Keywords:
Experience and Expertise;
Policy;
Recruitment;
Working Conditions;
Managerial Roles;
Resource Allocation;
Mission and Purpose;
Performance Evaluation;
Strategy;
Value
Heskett, James L. "The Job of the General Manager." Harvard Business School Background Note 388-035, September 1987. (Revised October 1987.)
- Nov 07 2022
- Testimonial
The General Management Program Impact
- 2002
- Casebook
General Management: Processes and Action: Text and Cases
By: David A. Garvin
Keywords:
General Management;
Learning Organizations;
Implementation;
Management;
Cases;
Strategic Planning;
Decision Making;
Change Management;
Leadership Style;
Organizational Culture
Garvin, David A. General Management: Processes and Action: Text and Cases. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2002.
- March 2014
- Case
Novartis' Sandoz: Between Generics and Pharma
By: Krishna Palepu and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Sandoz, which made a significant investment in bio-similars as a way to differentiate itself from its generic drug industry peers, has to negotiate with its parent company and the innovative pharma division on how best to commercialize its bio-similar portfolio. What...
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Keywords:
Global Strategy And Leadership;
Managing Within A Multi-Business Organization;
Generic Pharmaceuticals;
Global Strategy
Palepu, Krishna, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Novartis' Sandoz: Between Generics and Pharma." Harvard Business School Case 114-033, March 2014.
- May 2024
- Teaching Note
AI21 Labs in 2023: Strategy for Generative AI
By: David Yoffie
Tel Aviv-based generative artificial intelligence company AI21 Labs considers how to build a competitive advantage versus the biggest players in the technology and AI arena.
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- August 2006 (Revised May 2007)
- Supplement
Management Levels at Staples (B): General Manager
By: David A. Garvin and Lynne Levesque
Garvin, David A., and Lynne Levesque. "Management Levels at Staples (B): General Manager." Harvard Business School Supplement 307-038, August 2006. (Revised May 2007.)
- Jun 24 2014
- Testimonial
General Management Program: Owens Corning
- Dec 05 2017
- Testimonial
Inside the General Management Program
- January 2016 (Revised November 2018)
- Case
Match Next: Next Generation Middle School?
By: John J-H Kim and Daniel Goldberg
This case is set in 2015 as a team at Match Education, a high performing charter middle school in Boston, explores new staffing and technology approaches in their quest to obtain what they term "jaw dropping" results. The team hopes to test and model for other schools...
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Keywords:
General Management;
K-12;
Charter Schools;
Public Schools;
Edtech;
Education;
Information Technology;
Management;
Public Sector;
Entrepreneurship;
Education Industry;
Boston
Kim, John J-H, and Daniel Goldberg. "Match Next: Next Generation Middle School?" Harvard Business School Case 316-138, January 2016. (Revised November 2018.)
- April 2013 (Revised October 2013)
- Case
Google's Project Oxygen: Do Managers Matter?
By: David A. Garvin, Alison Berkley Wagonfeld and Liz Kind
Google's Project Oxygen started with a fundamental question raised by executives in the early 2000s: do managers matter? The topic generated a multi-year research project that ultimately led to a comprehensive program, built around eight key management attributes,...
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Keywords:
Organizational Behavior;
Business Policy;
General Management;
Human Resource Management;
Management;
Leadership;
Human Resources
Garvin, David A., Alison Berkley Wagonfeld, and Liz Kind. "Google's Project Oxygen: Do Managers Matter?" Harvard Business School Case 313-110, April 2013. (Revised October 2013.)
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
How-To Book for General Managers
modules; each focuses on a single process that is essential to general managers, such as strategy development, resource allocation, decision-making, or change. The cases include detailed process descriptions as well as practical tools,...
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- 1991
- Book
The Craft of General Management
By: J. L. Bower
Keywords:
Managerial Roles
Bower, J. L., ed. The Craft of General Management. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1991.
- 1999
- Book
Innovation and the General Manager
By: Clayton M. Christensen
Keywords:
Innovation and Management
Christensen, Clayton M. Innovation and the General Manager. Homewood, IL: Irwin/McGraw-Hill, 1999.
- July 2013
- Teaching Note
Google's Project Oxygen: Do Managers Matter?
By: David A. Garvin
Google's Project Oxygen started with a fundamental question raised by executives in the early 2000s: do managers matter? The topic generated a multi-year research project that ultimately led to a comprehensive program, built around eight key management attributes,...
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- October 1986 (Revised September 1987)
- Background Note
General Management in Diversified Firms
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "General Management in Diversified Firms." Harvard Business School Background Note 387-064, October 1986. (Revised September 1987.)
- August 1985 (Revised September 1986)
- Background Note
Role of the General Manager
Pearson, Andrall E. "Role of the General Manager." Harvard Business School Background Note 386-041, August 1985. (Revised September 1986.)
- 07 Nov 2022
- Video