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- 15 Jun 2009
- Research & Ideas
GM: What Went Wrong and What’s Next
centers into more nimble operations that can sustain its renewed brands far into the 21st Century. Nancy F. Koehn, James E. Robison Professor Of Business Administration: General Motors was formed in 1908, the same year Henry View Details
- September 2021 (Revised March 2024)
- Case
Tesla in 2023: 'Electrified' Competition
By: Eric Van den Steen, Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman
Over its 17 years in existence, Tesla had redefined people’s view of electric cars, and in 2020, the company saw its stock rise by more than 700% to became the most valuable carmaker in the world. In December 2020, Tesla celebrated its fifth consecutive quarter of...
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Keywords:
Barrier To Entry;
Competitive Advantage;
Innovation;
Tesla;
Automotive Industry;
Sustainable Competitive Advantage;
Values;
Vision;
Learning By Doing;
Economies Of Scale;
Electric Vehicle;
Scenario Planning;
Batteries;
Competitive Strategy;
Product Positioning;
Profit;
Competition;
Industry Growth;
Auto Industry
Van den Steen, Eric, Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, and Karen Elterman. "Tesla in 2023: 'Electrified' Competition." Harvard Business School Case 722-375, September 2021. (Revised March 2024.)
- 03 Mar 2017
- News
Hiring an Entrepreneurial Leader
- 22 Feb 2010
- Op-Ed
Tragedy at Toyota: How Not to Lead in Crisis
has always been quality, a competitive advantage that prompted many Americans to stop buying GM and Ford brands. Toyota can only regain its footing by transforming itself from top to bottom to deliver the highest quality automobiles. When...
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- 2015
- Chapter
From Periphery to Core: A Process Model for Embracing Sustainability
By: Luciana Silvestri and Ranjay Gulati
There is a growing call for business enterprises to adopt sustainability principles and practices, yet many established organizations continue to struggle in their quest to embrace them. In this chapter, we analyze how organizations that relegate sustainability to the...
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Silvestri, Luciana, and Ranjay Gulati. "From Periphery to Core: A Process Model for Embracing Sustainability." In Leading Sustainable Change: An Organizational Perspective, edited by Rebecca Henderson, Ranjay Gulati, and Michael Tushman. Oxford University Press, 2015.
- December 2023
- Case
Robert McNamara: Changing the World
By: Robert Simons and Shirley Sun
This case traces the life of Robert McNamara from Harvard Business School to Ford Motor Company to the U.S. Department of Defense. McNamara excelled in every job along the way: becoming the youngest-ever professor at Harvard Business School, the first non-family...
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Keywords:
Performance Measurement;
Military;
Leadership Development;
Values and Beliefs;
Personal Characteristics;
Leadership Style;
Success;
Business and Government Relations;
Power and Influence;
Business Education;
War
Simons, Robert, and Shirley Sun. "Robert McNamara: Changing the World." Harvard Business School Case 124-036, December 2023.
- November 2011 (Revised June 2012)
- Case
The Big 3 Roar Back
By: William W. George
The "Big 3"—Ford Motor Company, General Motors, and Chrysler—were all headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. Born between 1903 and 1928, they dominated the automobile industry in the U.S. for decades until they became complacent. In the 1970s they started losing share to...
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Keywords:
Production;
Labor Unions;
Labor and Management Relations;
Industry Clusters;
Competitive Strategy;
Auto Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Michigan
George, William W. "The Big 3 Roar Back." Harvard Business School Case 412-072, November 2011. (Revised June 2012.)
Dennis A. Yao
Dennis Yao is the Lawrence E. Fouraker Professor of Business Administration and Chair of the Doctoral Programs at Harvard Business School. He joined the faculty in 2004 after having been at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. From 1991-1994 he served as... View Details
- 18 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
GM’s IPO: Back to the Future
requires careful structuring of the transaction, cautious pricing of the shares, and wide diversification of the pockets of demand by the underwriters. These elements explain the concurrent convertible preferred stock offering, the discount to the trading multiple of...
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- June 2005 (Revised May 2006)
- Case
Covisint (A): The Evolution of a B2B Marketplace
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Elizabeth Collins
Ford Motor Co., General Motors, and DaimlerChrysler--the three original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that dominated the automotive industry throughout the 20th century--launched Covisint in February 2000 as an industry supply chain exchange that would drive out cost...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Supply Chain Management;
Business Startups;
Management Teams;
Manufacturing Industry;
Auto Industry;
United States
Applegate, Lynda M., and Elizabeth Collins. "Covisint (A): The Evolution of a B2B Marketplace." Harvard Business School Case 805-110, June 2005. (Revised May 2006.)
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Reinventing the Industrial Giant
parts order comes through, so they have the part ready to ship as soon as the order is placed. 86 Here too, GM was attempting to replicate the new business models pioneered by companies like Dell and Cisco. However, GM was not alone in the creation of a B2B exchange....
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- Web
Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership
Donald C. Burr People Express Airlines, 1980–1986 Thomas J. Burrell Burrell Advertising, 1971–2003 Robert N. Burt FMC Corporation, 1991–2001 Adolphus Busch Anheuser-Busch Brewery, 1880–1913 C Vincent A. Calarco Crompton Corporation, 1985–2004 Philip Caldwell View Details
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Hiring Organizations
Therapeutics Foodology Foot Locker Footbridge Partners Foothill Ventures Ford Motor Company Foundation Medicine Founder Collective Founders Factory Africa Four More Capital Francisco Partners Franklin...
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- 24 Apr 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Courage: The Defining Characteristic of Great Leaders
automate its factories, Mulally borrowed $23.5 billion, convincing the Ford family to pledge its stock and the famous Ford Blue Oval as collateral. His bold move paid off. Unlike its Detroit competitors,...
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- Web
Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
bachelor's and master's degrees from Cooper Union College, followed by his MBA from HBS in 1949. He worked at Ford Motor Company and at Republic Aviation during and after World War II before creating his own...
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- Web
Buy Now, Pay Later: Cars on Time
however, motorized trucks and passenger cars found a market among small businessmen who recognized their value for deliveries and short-distance transport of heavy goods, but could not put up the entire purchase price at once. The auto...
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- Web
Winners & Success Stories - New Venture Competition
More than 500 leading global organizations including ABN AMRO, Boeing, Cox Newspapers, the (US) Defense Intelligence Agency, Dell, Ford Motor Company, Hyatt, IBM, John Deere, the Library of Congress, Texas...
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- 01 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making
and everywhere in between, "fundamental but highly controversial issues often are not surfaced," former Vietnam-era Secretary of Defense, Ford Motor Company president, and World Bank president...
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Keywords:
by Garry Emmons
- Web
Historical Data & Sources - Business History
Ford on Six Continents , Cambridge University Press, June 2011. Ford Motor Company Annual Reports, various years Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries ,...
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- 25 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles
planet.” HOME REGION Ann Arbor, MI UNDERGRAD EDUCATION University of Michigan PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Ford Motor Company, University of Michigan, Tesla Motors, Inc., BMW Group AG, BMW Manufacturing, Sunventrix...
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