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Keywords: Knowledge; Integration; Learning; Theory; Growth and Development

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July 1995 (Revised March 1996)
Teaching Note

Applichem (A) (Abridged) TN

Teaching Note for (9-694-030). View Details

Keywords: Chemical Industry

October 1992
Supplement

Presents a plant manager's proposal to improve operations at American Connector Co. The plan attempts to imitate operations at DJC Corp., a successful Japanese competitor. Requires students to consider how changes in manufacturing impact productivity, flexibility, and... View Details

Keywords: Change; Production; Performance Productivity; Strategy; Japan; Sunnyvale

May 1992 (Revised February 1996)
Teaching Note

Nucleon, Inc., Teaching Note

Teaching Note for (9-692-041). View Details

Keywords: Biotechnology Industry

March 1992 (Revised April 1995)
Teaching Note

BMW: The 7-Series Project (A), Teaching Note

Teaching Note for (9-692-083). View Details

Keywords: Projects; Competency and Skills; Production; Quality; Product Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Decisions; Management Practices and Processes; Luxury; Auto Industry

2002
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Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Keywords: Pharmaceutical Industry; Biotechnology Industry

01 Sep 2012
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and can change the course of history. By analyzing the hidden patterns of their careers, Mukunda sheds important new light on how the best leaders can be identified. Producing Prosperity: Why America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

17 Feb 2010
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First Look: Feb. 17

Working PapersThe Evolution of Science-Based Business: Innovating How We Innovate Author:Gary P. Pisano An abstract in unavailable at this time. Download the paper:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

April 2020
Article

Long-term Firm Growth: An Empirical Analysis of U.S. Manufacturers 1959–2015

By: Giovanni Dosi, Marco Grazzi, Daniele Moschella, Gary P. Pisano and Federico Tamagni

Firm growth is an essential feature of market economies, shaping together macroeconomic performance and the evolution of industry structures. As a potential indicator of organizational “fitness” within a competitive environment, firm growth is also a central concern to... View Details

Keywords: Firm Growth; Organizations; Growth and Development; Theory; Analysis; Production; Data and Data Sets

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12 Jan 2010
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First Look: Jan. 12

produce farmers in the northeast U.S. The case highlights the challenges involved in making locally grown produce available to large consumer markets. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/510023-PDF-ENG Warner Bros. Entertainment View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

March 2011 (Revised February 2012)
Case

Innovation and Growth at Actelion Ltd.

By: Gary P. Pisano, Daniela Beyersdorfer and Ruth Dittrich

In late 2010, Jean-Paul Clozel, CEO of the Swiss biotech pharmaceuticals firm Actelion, looks back on a successful decade. The small venture that he had started with a few of his scientist colleagues in the late 1990s to discover novel medicine in a research-driven... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Talent and Talent Management; Innovation and Management; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Development; Organizational Culture; Research and Development; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Switzerland

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International Competitiveness in High Technology and Science Based Sectors