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May 2018 (Revised December 2019)
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Apple Inc. in 2018

Many observers worried about what would happen to Apple when Steve Jobs died in 2011. But Apple had performed above everyone's expectations in Cook's six years as CEO. Apple's core business—the iPhone—continued to deliver spectacular results. In addition, Cook was... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Information Technology; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Technological Innovation; Competitive Advantage; Computer Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Technology Industry

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08 Nov 2019
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HBS Life: The Military Community at HBS

08 Feb 2012
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Sizing Up the Super Bowl Ads

03 Oct 2016
Blog Post

What I Learned in the Peek Weekend STEM Cohort

apply for both – and I loved both programs! Peek is really the most robust look at an MBA possible. Instead of just telling you how great and transformative an MBA can be, we are immersed in the world of the MBA and watch firsthand as it... View Details

10 Jan 2014
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The baffling revival of the vinyl LP

24 Jul 2017
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To Improve Wireless Networks, Auction the Airwaves

04 Nov 2014
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'We Are Not ... Awash In Fabulous Role Models For Young Girls'

14 Oct 2014
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The Counterproductive Perils of Transparency

05 Nov 2014
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How Will Apple’s ‘Smart Watch’ Affect the Industry?

18 Nov 2016
Video

The Making of an Internship: Impact

18 Apr 2017
Video

20th Anniversary New Venture Competition Finale

16 Jan 2014
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Even Sony's Playstation Now Can't Kill Retro Video Games

April 1997
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Romeo Engine Plant (Abridged)

By: Robert S. Kaplan and Amy P. Hutton

A newly reopened automobile engine plant has been organized along total quality and teamwork principles. Employees now solve problems and ensure quality, rather than watch parts being produced. New operating and financial systems have been installed to promote... View Details

Keywords: Cost Accounting; Cost Management; Groups and Teams; Employees; Performance Improvement; Auto Industry

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25 Jun 2014
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All aboard the football express

November 1993 (Revised March 1997)
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Romeo Engine Plant

By: Amy P. Hutton and Robert S. Kaplan

A newly reopened automobile engine plant has been organized along total quality and teamwork principles. Employees now is to solve problems and ensure quality, rather than watch parts being produced. New operating and financial systems have been installed to promote... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Motivation and Incentives; Management Practices and Processes; Groups and Teams; Performance Efficiency; Performance Improvement; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry

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