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The Role of Leadership in Strategy
Professor Montgomery's current research centers on the human side of strategy, and in particular the unique and abiding role leaders play in the formulation and implementation of strategy. Her article "Putting Leadership Back into Strategy,"... View Details
- 1995
- Chapter
Of Diamonds and Rust: A New Look at Resources
Montgomery, Cynthia A. "Of Diamonds and Rust: A New Look at Resources." In Resource-Based and Evolutionary Theories of the Firm: Towards a Synthesis, edited by C. A. Montgomery, 251–26. Norwell, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1995.
- 24 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 24, 2009
Authors:Michael A. Rees, Jonathan E. Kopke, Ronald P. Pelletier, Dorry L. Segev, Matthew E. Rutter, Alfredo J. Fabrega, Jeffrey Rogers, Oleh G. Pankewycz, Janet Hiller, Alvin E. Roth, Tuomas Sandholm, Utku Ünver, and Robert View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- December 2005
- Class Lecture
Resources and Corporate Strategy (FSS)
Montgomery, Cynthia A. "Resources and Corporate Strategy (FSS)." Harvard Business School Class Lecture 706-461, December 2005.
- December 1995 (Revised July 1996)
- Teaching Note
Banc One Corporation, 1989 TN
Teaching Note for (9-390-029). View Details
- 10 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 10
Cynthia A. Montgomery, Michael Shih-ta Chen, and Dawn LauHarvard Business School Case 712-414 CARD (Center for Agricultural and Rural Development) is a Philippines-based microfinance organization that began... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 7
has been divided by both worldview and practice. Why, in the face of the common challenge of dependence on imported Russian gas, have national reactions to such vulnerability varied so dramatically across the continent? And why have a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 2012
- Book
The Strategist: Be the Leader Your Business Needs
Montgomery, Cynthia A. The Strategist: Be the Leader Your Business Needs. New York: HarperCollins, 2012.
- July 2001
- Teaching Note
Newell Company: Corporate Strategy TN
Teaching Note for (9-799-139). A rewritten version of an earlier teaching note. View Details
- February 1992
- Background Note
Resources: The Essence of Corporate Advantage
Introduces the idea that a firm's resources are at the heart of corporate advantage. Identifies six characteristics of a resource that together describe its potential for creating value for the firm. View Details
Montgomery, Cynthia A. "Resources: The Essence of Corporate Advantage." Harvard Business School Background Note 792-064, February 1992.
- August 1991 (Revised December 1994)
- Supplement
Marks and Spencer Ltd. (C)
Describes post-acquisition activity in Brooks Brothers and Kings Supermarkets from 1988 to 1991. View Details
Montgomery, Cynthia A. "Marks and Spencer Ltd. (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 792-007, August 1991. (Revised December 1994.)
- March 1991 (Revised December 1994)
- Case
Marks and Spencer Ltd. (B)
Describes the firm's 1988 expansion into the United States through the acquisition of Brooks Brothers, a specialty up-market men's clothing chain and Kings Super Markets, a high quality New Jersey grocer. View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Expansion; Business Strategy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Globalization; Retail Industry; United States
Montgomery, Cynthia A. "Marks and Spencer Ltd. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 391-090, March 1991. (Revised December 1994.)
- March 2004 (Revised September 2005)
- Case
Newell Rubbermaid: Strategy in Transition
By: Cynthia A. Montgomery, Rhonda Kaufman and Carole Winkler
Describes the transformation of a company's corporate-level strategy. Begins by laying out the strategy that brought the Newell Co. stunning success for nearly three decades. The highly integrated, internally consistent strategy was tailored for manufacturing and... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Corporate Strategy; Transformation; Problems and Challenges; Acquisition; Product Development; Brands and Branding; Manufacturing Industry; Retail Industry; United States
Montgomery, Cynthia A., Rhonda Kaufman, and Carole Winkler. "Newell Rubbermaid: Strategy in Transition." Harvard Business School Case 704-491, March 2004. (Revised September 2005.)
- 25 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 25, 2006
Psychological Links to Micro and Macro Organizational Behaviour Authors:M. A. Neale, A. E. Tenbrunsel, T. Galvin, and M. H. Bazerman Publication:In The SAGE Handbook of Organization Studies, 2nd ed. Edited... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- March 2022
- Background Note
Assets, Capabilities, and Other Resources
By: Cynthia A. Montgomery and Maria Roche
Montgomery, Cynthia A., and Maria Roche. "Assets, Capabilities, and Other Resources." Harvard Business School Background Note 722-392, March 2022.
- March 1988
- Article
Tobin's q and the Importance of Focus in Firm Performance
By: Cynthia A. Montgomery and Birger Wernerfelt
Montgomery, Cynthia A., and Birger Wernerfelt. "Tobin's q and the Importance of Focus in Firm Performance." American Economic Review 78, no. 1 (March 1988).
- July 1999 (Revised May 2003)
- Teaching Note
Vivendi: Revitalizing a French Conglomerate (A) & (B) TN
By: Cynthia A. Montgomery and Elizabeth Gordon
Teaching Note for (9-799-019) and (9-703-418). View Details
- March 2003
- Article
The Board's Missing Link
By: Cynthia A. Montgomery and Rhonda Kaufman
Keywords: Governance
Montgomery, Cynthia A., and Rhonda Kaufman. "The Board's Missing Link." Harvard Business Review 81, no. 3 (March 2003): 86–93.
- winter 1988
- Article
Diversification, Ricardian rents, and Tobin's q
By: Cynthia A. Montgomery and Birger Wernerfelt
Montgomery, Cynthia A., and Birger Wernerfelt. "Diversification, Ricardian rents, and Tobin's q." RAND Journal of Economics 19, no. 4 (winter 1988).
- October 2002 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
Vivendi (B): Revitalizing a French Conglomerate
By: Cynthia A. Montgomery and Rhonda Kaufman
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Montgomery, Cynthia A., and Rhonda Kaufman. "Vivendi (B): Revitalizing a French Conglomerate." Harvard Business School Case 703-418, October 2002. (Revised May 2003.)