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27 Apr 2004
Conference Presentation

Practical Drift in Complex Organizations

By: Scott Snook

Keywords: Organizational Structure; Complexity

September 1990 (Revised March 1993)
Case

General Electric Plastics: Organizing the Marketing Function

Describes the rapid growth of General Electric Plastics for over the last decade to a $5 billion (sales) company. The accompanying organizational transitions are described. The task is to design a marketing organization for the coming decade given the anticipated... View Details

Keywords: Transition; Marketing Strategy; Organizational Design; Growth and Development Strategy

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Managing Change in Innovative Organizations

By: R. M. Kanter

Keywords: Change Management; Innovation and Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation

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Building Entrepreneurial Organizations - Health Care

Impact Building Entrepreneurial Organizations Health Minute: How Entrepreneurs are Reducing Costs & Improving Outcomes More “Entrepreneurship” stories Faculty Focus Innovating In Health Care is the focus of Professor Regina Herzlinger’s... View Details

January 2018 (Revised February 2025)
Teaching Note

Collage.com: Scaling a Distributed Organization

By: Christopher Stanton and Shikhar Ghosh

Teaching Note for HBS No. 817-038. View Details

Keywords: Internet and the Web; Organizational Structure; Competitive Strategy; Employees; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy

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September 2016 (Revised September 2017)
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Collage.com: Scaling a Distributed Organization

By: Christopher Stanton and Shikhar Ghosh

Kevin Borders and Joe Golden, co-founders and co-CEOs of Collage.com, must decide how to grow their custom photo-products startup in the face of fierce competition. From 2011 through 2016, the business evolved from a hobby to a startup with $22 million in revenue and... View Details

Keywords: Remote Work; Internet and the Web; Organizational Structure; Competitive Strategy; Employees; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Service Industry

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April 2008
Class Lecture

Can Complex Organizations Learn? (FSS)

By: Amy C. Edmondson

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation

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8 Aug 2004
Conference Presentation

Self-discovery through Journaling in Organizations

By: Teresa M. Amabile and Steve J. Kramer

Keywords: Identity; Social Psychology; Organizations

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February 2012
Case

Kent Chemical: Organizing for International Growth

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Laura Winig

In July 2008, Luis Morales, president of Kent Chemical International, is proposing a third reorganization effort after two failed attempts to better align his business with its U.S.-based parent company. With a global expansion strategy placing increasing demands on... View Details