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- November 1982 (Revised March 1994)
- Case
Madison Wire and Cable Corp. (B)
By: Stephen P. Bradley and William S. Krasker
Keywords:
Telecommunications Industry
Bradley, Stephen P., and William S. Krasker. "Madison Wire and Cable Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 183-118, November 1982. (Revised March 1994.)
- March 1994 (Revised March 1995)
- Teaching Note
Amelia Rogers at Tassani Communications (A) and (B) TN
By: Linda A. Hill and Katherine Seger Weber
Teaching Note for (9-492-034) and (9-492-035).
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Keywords:
Telecommunications Industry
- February 1992 (Revised March 1995)
- Supplement
Amelia Rogers at Tassani Communications (B)
By: Linda A. Hill
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Telecommunications Industry
Hill, Linda A. "Amelia Rogers at Tassani Communications (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 492-035, February 1992. (Revised March 1995.)
- November 1991 (Revised June 1992)
- Case
AT&T: The Dallas Works (B)
Describes the innovative use of a cross-level team as a tool for driving change at a troubled AT&T plant. After the team is disbanded, the case raises questions about the group's achievements, and about how well the organization is positioned to tackle the changes that...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Change Management;
Groups and Teams;
Telecommunications Industry;
Texas
Jick, Todd D. "AT&T: The Dallas Works (B)." Harvard Business School Case 492-024, November 1991. (Revised June 1992.)
- December 1988
- Case
Pacific Bell and the CWA (A)
By: Charles C. Heckscher and Rosabeth M. Kanter
Keywords:
Telecommunications Industry
Heckscher, Charles C., and Rosabeth M. Kanter. "Pacific Bell and the CWA (A)." Harvard Business School Case 489-086, December 1988.
- March 1986
- Teaching Note
American Communications (A), Teaching Note
By: D. Quinn Mills and G. Bruce Friesen
- February 1983 (Revised February 1986)
- Case
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp. (A&B) (Condensed)
By: Michael Beer
Keywords:
Telecommunications Industry
Beer, Michael. "International Telephone & Telegraph Corp. (A&B) (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 483-105, February 1983. (Revised February 1986.)
- December 1982
- Case
New Technology and Job Design in a Phone Company (A)
By: Richard E. Walton
Keywords:
Information Technology;
Job Design and Levels;
Human Resources;
Management;
Telecommunications Industry
Walton, Richard E. "New Technology and Job Design in a Phone Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 483-073, December 1982.
- January 1982
- Case
New York Telephone Co.: The 1975 Revenue Forecast
Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "New York Telephone Co.: The 1975 Revenue Forecast." Harvard Business School Case 182-060, January 1982.
- May 1991 (Revised April 2008)
- Case
The Japanese Facsimile Industry in 1990
Japanese firms dominate the facsimile machine industry, accounting for more than 90% of worldwide sales. This case explores the reasons for this dominance.
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Keywords:
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Industry Structures;
Business and Government Relations;
Competition;
Telecommunications Industry;
Japan
Enright, Michael J. "The Japanese Facsimile Industry in 1990." Harvard Business School Case 391-209, May 1991. (Revised April 2008.)
- 29 May 2006
- Research & Ideas
Why CEOs Are Not Plug-and-Play
manager's skills. When the telecommunications industry was deregulated and challenged by new entrants, for instance, few former Bell Systems managers were able to successfully transition to the fast-moving, entrepreneurial,...
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- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Surveying the VC Landscape
VC investing and innovation? A: Buyout groups in fact exacerbated much of the volatility in the venture capital cycle. During the late 1990s, many buyout groups began abandoning the basic industries in which they had traditionally invested and instead undertook...
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- October 2018
- Case
Zenefits Board of Directors (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
In early 2018, the time seemed right for Zenefits investor and director Lars Dalgaard to reflect on whether Zenefits had the right board of directors to shepherd the company through its next stages of growth. For the company whose name combined the words “benefits,”...
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Keywords:
Ethics;
Business Model;
Corporate Accountability;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Corporate Governance;
Crisis Management;
Entrepreneurship;
Human Resources;
Leadership;
Risk Management;
Venture Capital;
Telecommunications Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
United States;
California
Paine, Lynn S., and Will Hurwitz. "Zenefits Board of Directors (A)." Harvard Business School Case 319-034, October 2018.
- October 2017 (Revised April 2024)
- Case
Snap Inc. Goes Public (A)
By: Lynn Sharp Paine and Will Hurwitz
Snap Inc.’s chairman must decide how to address investor concerns about the company’s unprecedented plans to issue only non-voting shares in its upcoming IPO. The case is set in early 2017 following the public availability of Snap’s IPO filing with the U.S. Securities...
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Keywords:
Ethics;
Capital Structure;
Corporate Accountability;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Corporate Governance;
Going Public;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Leadership;
Management;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Venture Capital;
Telecommunications Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
United States;
California
Paine, Lynn Sharp, and Will Hurwitz. "Snap Inc. Goes Public (A)." Harvard Business School Case 318-042, October 2017. (Revised April 2024.)
- 14 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
The World in Your Palm?
rather by telecommunications carriers. It's the carriers who create design specifications for the manufacturers to meet, and services are largely tied into the carrier's proprietary network. "There are lots of things we'd like to put...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 14, 2007
Telephone Company, formed by a consortium of private equity firms, has made a public tender offer for Denmark's leading telecommunications company, TDC. TDC's board of directors approved the take-private transaction, and 88% of...
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Keywords:
Martha Lagace
- 1998
- Chapter
The Converging Worlds of Telecommunications, Computing and Entertainment
By: David J. Collis, Stephen P. Bradley and P. William Bane Jr.
Keywords:
Communication Technology;
Information Technology;
Entertainment;
Telecommunications Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
Telecommunications Industry
Collis, David J., Stephen P. Bradley, and P. William Bane Jr. "The Converging Worlds of Telecommunications, Computing and Entertainment." In Sense and Respond: Capturing Value in the Network Era, edited by Stephen P. Bradley and Richard L. Nolan, 31–62. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1998.
- 1998
- Chapter
The Converging Worlds of Telecommunications, Computing, and Entertainment
By: P. W. Bane, S. P. Bradley and D. J. Collins
- 28 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Six Lessons from Mobile Money Ventures in Developing Countries
In many emerging economies, the need to give people in poverty better access to financial services seems obvious. The mobile phone is a perfect vehicle, given their widespread adoption, even among the financially less well off. Designing a profitable solution for an...
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- 26 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 26, 2006
expenditures for telecommunications and information technology. One option is to hand over management of its telecom and IT networks to its vendors. Explores the pros and cons of such an outsourcing arrangement for a company in an...
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Keywords:
Sean Silverthorne