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- April 1997 (Revised May 1997)
- Case
Mercer Management Consulting's "Grow to Be Great" (A): The Growth Initiative
By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Carin-Isabel Knoop
In late 1994, James Down, member of Mercer's Executive Committee, has to decide whether or not he should push ahead with the writing and publication of a book on growth--at a time when the more successful business publications focus on reengineering and cost cutting.... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Organizational Culture; Business Growth and Maturation; Knowledge Management; Product Development; Information Publishing; Books; Consulting Industry; Publishing Industry
Leonard, Dorothy A., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. Mercer Management Consulting's "Grow to Be Great" (A): The Growth Initiative. Harvard Business School Case 697-084, April 1997. (Revised May 1997.)
- April 1997 (Revised May 1997)
- Case
Mercer Management Consulting's "Grow to Be Great" (B): Going Ahead with the Book
By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Leonard, Dorothy A., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. Mercer Management Consulting's "Grow to Be Great" (B): Going Ahead with the Book. Harvard Business School Case 697-087, April 1997. (Revised May 1997.)
- April 1997 (Revised May 1997)
- Case
Mercer Management Consulting's "Grow to Be Great" (C): The Book
By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Leonard, Dorothy A., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. Mercer Management Consulting's "Grow to Be Great" (C): The Book. Harvard Business School Case 697-088, April 1997. (Revised May 1997.)
- February 1997 (Revised September 1998)
- Case
American Management Systems, Inc.: The Knowledge Centers
By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Sylvia Sensiper
Senior management at AMS, a business and information technology consulting company, is growing at 28% annually and assimilating 1,800 new hires a year. AMS has recently instituted a new knowledge management strategy, a group of six knowledge centers (virtual... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Innovation and Management; Technological Innovation; Knowledge Management; Management Teams; Business Strategy; Consulting Industry; United States
Leonard, Dorothy A., and Sylvia Sensiper. "American Management Systems, Inc.: The Knowledge Centers." Harvard Business School Case 697-068, February 1997. (Revised September 1998.)
- 1997
- Chapter
Alliance Clusters in Multimedia: Safety Net or Entanglement?
By: D. A. Leonard and C. Gomes-Casseres
- 1996
- Chapter
Commercial Technology: Imaginative Understanding of User Needs
By: D. A. Leonard and J. Doyle
- 1995
- Book
Wellsprings of Knowledge: Building and Sustaining the Sources of Innovation
Keywords: Knowledge
Leonard-Barton, D. A. Wellsprings of Knowledge: Building and Sustaining the Sources of Innovation. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1995.
- 1995
- Chapter
Modes of Technology Transfer
- March 1995 (Revised February 1999)
- Case
Details: Designing an Articulating Keyboard Support
Leonard-Barton, Dorothy, and Marilyn Matis. "Details: Designing an Articulating Keyboard Support." Harvard Business School Case 695-033, March 1995. (Revised February 1999.)
- 1995
- Chapter
How to Integrate Work and Deepen Expertise
Leonard, D. A., H. K. Bowen, K. B. Clark, C. Holloway, and S. C. Wheelwright. "How to Integrate Work and Deepen Expertise." In The Product Development Challenge: Competing Through Speed, Quality, and Creativity, edited by K. B. Clark and S. C. Wheelwright. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1995.
- 1994
- Chapter
Core Capabilities and Core Rigidities
Leonard-Barton, D. A. "Core Capabilities and Core Rigidities." In The Perpetual Enterprise Machine: Seven Keys to Corporate Renewal through Successful Product and Process Development, edited by H. K. Bowen, K. B. Clark, C. H. Holloway, and S. C. Wheelwright. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994.
- 1994
- Chapter
Guiding Visions
Keywords: Perception
Leonard-Barton, D. A. "Guiding Visions." In The Perpetual Enterprise Machine: Seven Keys to Corporate Renewal through Successful Product and Process Development, edited by H. K. Bowen, K. B. Clark, C. H. Holloway, and S. C. Wheelwright. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994.
- September–October 1994
- Article
How to Integrate Work and Deepen Expertise
Keywords: Integration
Leonard-Barton, D., H. K. Bowen, K. B. Clark, C. Holloway, and S. C. Wheelwright. "How to Integrate Work and Deepen Expertise." #94502. Harvard Business Review 72, no. 5 (September–October 1994): 121–130.
- September–October 1994
- Article
Regaining the Lead in Manufacturing: How to Integrate Work and Deepen Expertise
Leonard-Barton, D., H. Kent Bowen, Kim B. Clark, Charles A. Holloway, and Steven C. Wheelwright. "Regaining the Lead in Manufacturing: How to Integrate Work and Deepen Expertise." Harvard Business Review 72, no. 5 (September–October 1994): 121–130.
- June 1994 (Revised September 1994)
- Background Note
Commercializing Technology: Imaginative Understanding of User Needs
The transformation of technology into commercially successful products is a process fraught with risk and uncertainty, and increasing pressure on time to market is exacerbating the difficulties. This note first describes a study conducted by Hewlett-Packard to improve... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Communication Strategy; Customers; Design; Marketing; Consumer Behavior; Product Development; Research; Risk and Uncertainty; Commercialization; Technology Adoption
Leonard, Dorothy A. "Commercializing Technology: Imaginative Understanding of User Needs." Harvard Business School Background Note 694-102, June 1994. (Revised September 1994.)
- March 1994 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Emerson Electric in China
By: Dorothy Leonard-Barton and Thomas A Gerace
Leonard-Barton, Dorothy, and Thomas A Gerace. "Emerson Electric in China." Harvard Business School Case 694-064, March 1994. (Revised March 1995.)
- November – December 1993
- Response
'Is It Too Late for Pacer to Change Course?' A Response to 'When New Products and Customer Loyalty Collide'
Leonard-Barton, D. A. "'Is It Too Late for Pacer to Change Course?' A Response to 'When New Products and Customer Loyalty Collide'." Harvard Business Review 71, no. 6 (November–December 1993): 25–28.
- October 1993
- Article
Developer-user Interaction and User Satisfaction in Internal Technology Transfer
By: D. A. Leonard-Barton and D. Sinha
Leonard-Barton, D. A., and D. Sinha. "Developer-user Interaction and User Satisfaction in Internal Technology Transfer." Academy of Management Journal 36, no. 5 (October 1993): 1125–1139.