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- August 2010 (Revised July 2012)
- Case
Leaders Who Make a Difference: Joel Klein Brings Accountability to NYC DOE: Day 1
By: Joseph L. Bower and Sonja Ellingson Hout
Joel Klein took over the NYC Department of Education in 2002 and radically transformed the strategy and organization remarkably with improvements in performance. Day 1 of the two case series focuses on the steps taken by Klein over his eight year tenure. Supplementary... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leading Change; Corporate Strategy; Education; Performance Improvement; Public Administration Industry; Education Industry
Bower, Joseph L., and Sonja Ellingson Hout. "Leaders Who Make a Difference: Joel Klein Brings Accountability to NYC DOE: Day 1." Harvard Business School Case 311-032, August 2010. (Revised July 2012.)
- 14 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 14, 2016
forthcoming Harvard Business Review Press Managing in the Gray: Five Timeless Questions for Resolving Your Toughest Problems at Work By: Badaracco, Joseph L. Abstract—Part of a manager's job is making tough... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 18
While many texts teach the theories and frameworks of management education, Managerial Accounting goes further by covering the capabilities and techniques necessary for effective management practice, as well as fostering attitudes that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 2024
- Chapter
Corporations as the Central Institutions of Society
Mark Twain observed that, “Prediction is very difficult—particularly when it involves the future,” and he was right. One way to reduce the risk of becoming an infamous forecaster—like the experts who told us the Internet would quickly collapse, that Apple would never... View Details
Badaracco, Joseph L. "Corporations as the Central Institutions of Society." Chap. 4 in Justifying Next Stage Capitalism: Exploring a Hopeful Future, edited by Michel Dion and Moses Pava, 87–106. Springer, 2024.
- July 1991 (Revised September 1992)
- Background Note
Company's Ethical Climate
Explains what a company's ethical climate is, describes the forces that shape it, and ways managers can work to alter a firm's ethical climate. View Details
Badaracco, Joseph L. "Company's Ethical Climate." Harvard Business School Background Note 392-004, July 1991. (Revised September 1992.)
- September 1972 (Revised April 1984)
- Case
Crown Cork & Seal and the Metal Container Industry
By: Joseph L. Bower
Discusses the technical, economic, and packaging trends in the metal container industry, and the impact of these trends on major companies within the industry. Shows the response of Crown Cork & Seal Co. to these trends. Based on Crown Cork & Seal Co. and Note on the... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Operations; Supply and Industry; Economics; Trends; Manufacturing Industry
Bower, Joseph L. "Crown Cork & Seal and the Metal Container Industry." Harvard Business School Case 373-077, September 1972. (Revised April 1984.)
- February 2015
- Supplement
The Affordable Care Act (G): The Final Votes
By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Norris
In the fall of 2009, the House and Senate each voted to pass health reform bills. These bills then had to be combined into the Affordable Care Act and the ACA had to be passed by both houses. Reconciliation had to be used because of Republican Scott Brown's Senate... View Details
Keywords: Health Care; Health Care Policy; Government And Politics; Health; Policy; Health Industry; United States
Bower, Joseph L., and Michael Norris. "The Affordable Care Act (G): The Final Votes." Harvard Business School Supplement 315-038, February 2015.
- September 1994
- Case
Marks & Spencer: Sir Richard Greenbury's Quiet Revolution
By: Joseph L. Bower and John B. Matthews Jr.
Marks & Spencer (M&S) is one of the world's greatest companies. In 1994, its management was chosen the most admired in Europe by 637 peers. The case explores how Sir Richard Greenbury, appointed the new chairman of the company in 1991, transformed his inheritance into... View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Business or Company Management; Business Strategy; Management Teams; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Europe; United States
Bower, Joseph L., and John B. Matthews Jr. "Marks & Spencer: Sir Richard Greenbury's Quiet Revolution." Harvard Business School Case 395-054, September 1994.
- November 1981 (Revised November 1991)
- Case
Proposition 11 (A)
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "Proposition 11 (A)." Harvard Business School Case 382-075, November 1981. (Revised November 1991.)
- May 2006 (Revised September 2006)
- Teaching Note
Two Tough Calls (TN) (A) and (B)
- March 2006
- Article
Leadership in Literature
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "Leadership in Literature." Harvard Business Review 84, no. 3 (March 2006).
- May 1994
- Teaching Note
Malcolm X, Teaching Note
- November 1993
- Case
Selling Harvard Business School Cases
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "Selling Harvard Business School Cases." Harvard Business School Case 394-062, November 1993.
- May 1992 (Revised May 1996)
- Teaching Note
AT&T Consumer Products, Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-392-108). View Details
- March 1992 (Revised June 1992)
- Case
AT&T Productos de Consumo de Mexico
Describes in detail the decisions AT&T made in designing and staffing their Mexican telephone answering machine plant. Allows students to evaluate a company's detailed implementation decisions on a plant in a developed country--involving wages, benefits, waste... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Executive Compensation; Selection and Staffing; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Management Systems; Mexico
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "AT&T Productos de Consumo de Mexico." Harvard Business School Case 392-109, March 1992. (Revised June 1992.)
- February 1992
- Case
McDonnell Douglas and Taiwan Aerospace
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "McDonnell Douglas and Taiwan Aerospace." Harvard Business School Case 392-092, February 1992.
- July 1991
- Supplement
Allied Chemical Corp., Supplementary Financial Information
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Chemical Industry
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "Allied Chemical Corp., Supplementary Financial Information." Harvard Business School Supplement 392-006, July 1991.
- May – June 2002
- Article
The Anything-But Unremarkable Lessons of the Quiet Leader
Keywords: Leadership
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "The Anything-But Unremarkable Lessons of the Quiet Leader." Ivey Business Journal (May–June 2002): 16–21.
- September 1990 (Revised March 1991)
- Supplement
RU 486 (B)
Describes how Roussel UCLAF resolved the dilemma. Intended for use as an in-class handout. View Details
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "RU 486 (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 391-051, September 1990. (Revised March 1991.)
- June 1990 (Revised August 1992)
- Case
H. Ross Perot
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "H. Ross Perot." Harvard Business School Case 390-210, June 1990. (Revised August 1992.)