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  • August 2001
  • Supplement

Teradyne-Managing Discontinuous Change

By: Joseph L. Bower and Sonja Ellingson Hout
Presents the top executives of Teradyne. Alex d'Arbeloff, the CEO who drove the project, Jim Prestridge, the vice chairman (and top engineer), Owen Robbins, vice chairman and CFO, and Ed Rogus, the division head who wouldn't fund Aurora. View Details
Keywords: Business Divisions; Change Management; Projects; Management Teams
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  • July 2001 (Revised February 2004)
  • Case

Gerdau (A)

By: Joseph L. Bower, Luiz Felipe Monteiro and Sonja Ellingson Hout
Gerdau Group is a family-controlled Brazilian manufacturer and distributor of long steel products. Describes the evolution of the company's strategy, organization, and smart management, making it the No. 2 steel producer in Brazil. The company must decide whether to... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Family Business; Decision Choices and Conditions; Developing Countries and Economies; Globalization; Competitive Strategy; Steel Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Brazil; United States
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  • June 2001
  • Supplement

Viacom, Inc.: CBS Acquisition

By: Joseph L. Bower and Sonja Ellingson Hout
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  • May 2001
  • Article

Lead from the Center: How to Manage Divisions Dynamically

By: Michael Raynor and Joseph L. Bower
Keywords: Leadership; Management
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  • April 2001 (Revised September 2001)
  • Case

Merloni Elettrodomestici: Building for a New Century

By: Joseph L. Bower
In 2001 a young new CEO has to develop a strategy to move his company beyond the hyper-competitive conditions of Western Europe. A major acquisition in Russia and a new Web-based service business provide interesting new directions. This case traces the development of... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Multinational Firms and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Structure; Business Strategy; Web; Russia
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  • March 2001
  • Article

Not All M&As Are Alike--and That Matters

By: Joseph L. Bower
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions
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  • February 2001
  • Teaching Note

DoubleTwist, Inc. TN

By: Joseph L. Bower
Teaching Note for (9-301-023). View Details
Keywords: Information Technology Industry
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  • December 2000 (Revised March 2001)
  • Case

DoubleTwist, Inc.

By: Joseph L. Bower and Christina L. Darwall
John Couch, CEO of DoubleTwist, has transformed a software products company into an Internet application service provider, racing to provide databases and tools for those working to explore the human genome. Crafting strategy and building organizational capability are... View Details
Keywords: Growth Management; Product Development; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Corporate Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Information Technology Industry
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  • 2000
  • Chapter

The Purpose of Change, A Commentary on Jensen and Senge

By: Joseph L. Bower
Keywords: Change
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  • October 2000 (Revised November 2000)
  • Case

New Economy Ethics: YouKnowIt.com

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Kim Slack
Entrepreneur Janice Schwartz is hoping to grow her start-up company by creating a technical advisory board and compensating members with discounted company stock. Schwartz is considering six candidates that can help her online education company in a variety of ways: as... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Crime and Corruption; Customers; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Governing and Advisory Boards; Media; Networks; Internet
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  • August 2000
  • Case

Belmont Industries, Inc. (A)

By: Joseph L. Bower
A new general manager has to propose a salary structure for the top 20 managers. His task is complicated as he learns about past performance, ambitions, interpersonal relations, and market conditions. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Keywords: Executive Compensation; Goals and Objectives; Performance Evaluation; Compensation and Benefits
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  • August 2000
  • Supplement

Belmont Industries, Inc. (B)

By: Joseph L. Bower
Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier supplement. View Details
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  • August 2000
  • Case

Belmont Industries, Inc. (C)

By: Joseph L. Bower
Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier supplement. View Details
Keywords: Wages; Managerial Roles; Management Practices and Processes; Performance; Goals and Objectives; Labor and Management Relations
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  • August 2000
  • Case

Belmont Industries, Inc. (D)

By: Joseph L. Bower
Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier supplement. View Details
Keywords: Wages; Managerial Roles; Management Practices and Processes; Performance; Goals and Objectives; Labor and Management Relations
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  • August 2000 (Revised August 2018)
  • Case

The Atchison Corporation (A)

By: Joseph L. Bower
A new general manager uses a profit-center-based system to shake up an old line company. He then faces the task of placating a board member upset by the human consequences. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Profit; Human Resources; Change Management; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Organizational Design
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  • August 2000 (Revised August 2018)
  • Supplement

The Atchison Corporation (B)

By: Joseph L. Bower
Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier supplement. View Details
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  • August 2000
  • Supplement

The Atchison Corporation (C)

By: Joseph L. Bower
Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier supplement. View Details
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  • April 2000
  • Teaching Note

Merloni Elettrodomestici spa: Building for Profit TN

By: Joseph L. Bower
Teaching Note for (9-300-118). A rewritten version of an earlier teaching note. View Details
Keywords: Europe
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  • November 1999
  • Case

Adam Opel AG (A) and (B) (Condensed)

By: Joseph L. Bower
Focuses on the strategic issue of how to approach the East German market after the Berlin wall came down in late 1989. Within an unusually rich economic-political and organizational-personal context, the chairman of GM's German subsidiary has to respond to Volkswagen's... View Details
Keywords: Adoption; Decision Choices and Conditions; Situation or Environment; Risk and Uncertainty; Auto Industry; Germany
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  • October 1999
  • Case

CIBC Corporate and Investment Banking (B): 1992-1997

By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Raynor
From 1992 to 1997, CIBC CEO Al Flood and head of investment banking John Hunkin integrate the struggling investment bank, Wood Gundy, with CIBC's corporate bank. The impact and interaction of organization design, compensation schemes, and communication initiatives are... View Details
Keywords: Investment Banking; Banks and Banking; Mergers and Acquisitions; Organizational Design; Business Plan; Communication; Banking Industry
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