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      • September–October 1998
      • Article

      How to Kill Creativity

      By: T. M. Amabile
      The article addresses the topic of business creativity, its benefits, and how managers can inspire it. The author's research shows that it is possible to develop the best of both worlds: organizations in which business imperatives are attended to and creativity... View Details
      Keywords: Creativity; Situation or Environment; Motivation and Incentives; Organizational Culture; Management Practices and Processes
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      Amabile, T. M. "How to Kill Creativity." Harvard Business Review 76, no. 5 (September–October 1998): 76–87.
      • August 1998 (Revised October 2002)
      • Case

      Harbus Foundation, The

      By: James E. Austin and Linda Carrigan
      Describes the challenges faced by a group of HBS students as they create a foundation. Given surplus funds generated by the student-run newspaper, The Harbus leadership decides to find a meaningful use for the excess cash. Profiles both the entrepreneurial process used... View Details
      Keywords: Business Startups; Decision Choices and Conditions; Asset Management; Financial Institutions; Investment Portfolio; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Problems and Challenges; Social Enterprise; Valuation; Financial Services Industry
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      Austin, James E., and Linda Carrigan. "Harbus Foundation, The." Harvard Business School Case 399-031, August 1998. (Revised October 2002.)
      • August 1998 (Revised October 1998)
      • Case

      Disney's "The Lion King" (B): The Synergy Group

      By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis
      In the late 1980s, Disney CEO Michael Eisner introduced a synergy group to the company's organizational structure. The synergy group was responsible for keeping all of Disney's divisions informed and updated on company projects and marketing strategies. View Details
      Keywords: Entertainment; Creativity; Value; Organizational Structure; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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      Rayport, Jeffrey F., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Cate Reavis. Disney's "The Lion King" (B): The Synergy Group. Harvard Business School Case 899-042, August 1998. (Revised October 1998.)
      • August 1998
      • Supplement

      Cleveland Tomorrow, Video

      By: James E. Austin and Rosabeth M. Kanter
      As part of Cleveland's turnaround, Cleveland Tomorrow creates new investment funds to stimulate new business development. This development is designed to earn a profit and bring new benefits to the community. Part of the HBS Social Enterprise Video Series on Business... View Details
      Keywords: Investment Funds; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Business and Community Relations; Social Enterprise
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      Austin, James E., and Rosabeth M. Kanter. "Cleveland Tomorrow, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 399-507, August 1998.
      • July 1998 (Revised March 2000)
      • Case

      Champion International

      By: Michael Beer and James Weber
      Richard Olson, a long-tenured employee, was named CEO of Champion in 1996. Champion had been conducting an organizational transformation since the early 1980s that could be considered successful on most operational and social measures. However, due to industry... View Details
      Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Design
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      Beer, Michael, and James Weber. "Champion International." Harvard Business School Case 499-019, July 1998. (Revised March 2000.)
      • July 1998
      • Article

      Are Computers Scapegoats? Attributions of Responsibility in Human-Computer Interaction

      By: Y. Moon and C. I. Nass
      Keywords: Information Infrastructure; Behavior
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      Moon, Y., and C. I. Nass. "Are Computers Scapegoats? Attributions of Responsibility in Human-Computer Interaction." International Journal of Human-Computer Studies 49, no. 1 (July 1998): 79–94.
      • July 1998
      • Supplement

      Bell Atlantic in Union City

      By: Rosabeth M. Kanter
      In this pioneering project to wire a school for the Internet and put computers in students' homes, Bell Atlantic combined its need for a beta site for a technology trial with the school reform efforts of the Union City, New Jersey public schools, under the leadership... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Social Enterprise; Internet and the Web; Education; Business and Community Relations; Education Industry; New Jersey
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      Kanter, Rosabeth M. "Bell Atlantic in Union City." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 399-501, July 1998.
      • June 1998
      • Article

      Boundary Control: The Social Ordering of Work and Family Time in a High-Tech Corporation

      By: Leslie Perlow
      Keywords: Family and Family Relationships; Information Technology; Business Ventures
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      Perlow, Leslie. "Boundary Control: The Social Ordering of Work and Family Time in a High-Tech Corporation." Administrative Science Quarterly 43, no. 2 (June 1998): 328–357.
      • April 1998 (Revised May 2000)
      • Case

      Guidant Corporation: Shaping Culture Through Systems

      By: Robert L. Simons and Antonio Davila
      Guidant is a successful IPO start-up selling pacemakers and defibrillators. The case describes how managers install systems to balance innovation and control. Three parts of a shareholder value strategy are described. Controls include incentive systems, beliefs... View Details
      Keywords: Innovation Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Motivation and Incentives; Planning; Risk Management; Management Systems; Business Strategy; Value Creation; System; Service Industry; Financial Services Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
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      Simons, Robert L., and Antonio Davila. "Guidant Corporation: Shaping Culture Through Systems." Harvard Business School Case 198-076, April 1998. (Revised May 2000.)
      • March 1998 (Revised October 1999)
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      Electronic Data Systems (EDS)

      By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Thomas Dretler
      Explores a global program of Electronic Data Systems (EDS) called "Global Volunteer Day" and examines the activities and business situation of the company in four countries. Asks students to address whether American values like "volunteerism" can be exported. View Details
      Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Globalized Firms and Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Community Relations; Information Technology Industry; United States
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      Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Thomas Dretler. "Electronic Data Systems (EDS)." Harvard Business School Case 398-072, March 1998. (Revised October 1999.)
      • March 1998 (Revised October 2001)
      • Case

      Teradyne: Corporate Management of Disruptive Change

      By: Joseph L. Bower
      Two cases deal with the introduction of a new product to Teradyne's line of semiconductor test equipment. This case deals with the problems facing the head of a start-up division responsible for developing and bringing to market a new product based on technology deemed... View Details
      Keywords: Business Startups; Disruption; Management; Market Entry and Exit; Product; Problems and Challenges; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Technology
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      Bower, Joseph L. "Teradyne: Corporate Management of Disruptive Change." Harvard Business School Case 398-121, March 1998. (Revised October 2001.)
      • March 1998 (Revised July 1998)
      • Case

      Boston Duck Tours,1996: Has Boston Gone Quackers?

      By: Myra M. Hart and Stephanie Dodson
      While on vacation in Memphis, former investment manager Andy Wilson discovers a unique "tour bus" that travels over land and through water. He decides to transplant the concept to Boston and to add both historical and theatrical features to the amphibious tour. As he... View Details
      Keywords: Opportunities; Creativity; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Problems and Challenges; Business Startups; Tourism Industry; Tennessee; Boston
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      Hart, Myra M., and Stephanie Dodson. "Boston Duck Tours,1996: Has Boston Gone Quackers?" Harvard Business School Case 898-189, March 1998. (Revised July 1998.)
      • March 1998
      • Case

      Bumper Acquisition (A2), A: Confidential Information for Medallion Capital, Inc.

      By: James K. Sebenius and David T. Kotchen
      Located in Mundelein, IL, Thermo-Impact, Inc. is a rapidly growing, private firm that manufactures automotive bumpers. In 1995, a number of large automotive supply companies and a private equity investment firm offer to buy Thermo-Impact. The cases in this series focus... View Details
      Keywords: Private Equity; Valuation; Negotiation Participants; Decision Making; Negotiation Process; Entrepreneurship; Negotiation Offer; Acquisition; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Illinois
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      Sebenius, James K., and David T. Kotchen. "Bumper Acquisition (A2), A: Confidential Information for Medallion Capital, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 898-199, March 1998.
      • February 1998
      • Background Note

      Contracting and Control in Venture Capital

      By: Paul A. Gompers
      Discusses the control mechanisms and contracts utilized by venture capitalists. The emphasis is on understanding potential conflicts of interest and how the contracts mitigate those conflicts. View Details
      Keywords: Venture Capital; Governance Controls; Contracts; Business or Company Management; Conflict of Interests
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      Gompers, Paul A. "Contracting and Control in Venture Capital." Harvard Business School Background Note 298-067, February 1998.
      • February 1998 (Revised March 2000)
      • Case

      Burma Pipeline, The

      By: Debora L. Spar and Lane LaMure
      In 1996, Unocal Corp. joined forces with the French Total company to construct an ambitious natural gas pipeline from the Andaman Sea across the southern tip of Burma and into Thailand. At an estimated cost of $1.2 billion, the pipeline was designed to bring sorely... View Details
      Keywords: Political Risk; Risk Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Issues; Foreign Direct Investment; Energy Industry; Asia
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      Spar, Debora L., and Lane LaMure. "Burma Pipeline, The." Harvard Business School Case 798-078, February 1998. (Revised March 2000.)
      • January 1998 (Revised February 2002)
      • Case

      Funai Consulting Company, Ltd. (A)

      By: Lynn S. Paine and Tomoya Nakamura
      In the summer of 1997, a consultant at Japan's Funai Consulting Co. Ltd., must decide how to respond to a client's proposal to offer "open pricing" (based on willingness to pay) to customers unable to pay the standard price for the client's product. The client, Akita... View Details
      Keywords: Business or Company Management; Price; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Decisions; Agribusiness; Management Practices and Processes; Business Ventures; Consulting Industry; Japan
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      Paine, Lynn S., and Tomoya Nakamura. "Funai Consulting Company, Ltd. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 398-017, January 1998. (Revised February 2002.)
      • January 1998 (Revised February 1998)
      • Case

      Sideco Americana S.A. (A)

      By: Lynn S. Paine and Harold F. Hogan Jr
      This case focuses on a decision the Sideco management team faces when customers of its newly acquired and privatized water and sewer company neglect to pay its bills. Describes the effort to transform an old-style Argentine construction and engineering company into a... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Government Relations; Transformation; Business or Company Management; Values and Beliefs; Argentina
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      Paine, Lynn S., and Harold F. Hogan Jr. "Sideco Americana S.A. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 398-081, January 1998. (Revised February 1998.)
      • December 1997 (Revised October 2006)
      • Case

      Merck Sharp & Dohme Argentina, Inc. (A)

      By: Lynn S. Paine and Hal Hogan
      Describes the efforts of the new managing director of Merck's subsidiary for Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay to transform the organization and its culture. Focuses on a critical decision: whether to offer the son of a high-ranking official in the government's national... View Details
      Keywords: Business or Company Management; Ethics; Decision Making; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Leadership; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Conflict of Interests; Argentina; Uruguay; Paraguay
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      Paine, Lynn S., and Hal Hogan. "Merck Sharp & Dohme Argentina, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 398-033, December 1997. (Revised October 2006.)
      • December 1997 (Revised May 1998)
      • Case

      CUC and HFS: Corporate Identity for a "Merger of Equals"

      By: Stephen A. Greyser and Robert J. Crawford
      In the wake of a major $20 billion market capitalization "merger of equals," two large consumer service firms must determine a new name for the new entity. Neither CUC nor HFS is well known among consumers. The CUC Services (e.g., shopping, travel, credit card... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Capital; Brands and Branding; Identity; Customization and Personalization; Value; Service Industry
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      Greyser, Stephen A., and Robert J. Crawford. CUC and HFS: Corporate Identity for a "Merger of Equals". Harvard Business School Case 598-028, December 1997. (Revised May 1998.)
      • 3 Dec 1997
      • Keynote Speech

      The US Corporation as a Citizen of the World." Speaker. "CEO Forum & Annual Dinner

      By: Lynn S. Paine
      Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Globalization; United States
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      Paine, Lynn S. The US Corporation as a Citizen of the World." Speaker. "CEO Forum & Annual Dinner. New England Legal Foundation CEO Forum, Cambridge, MA, December 3, 1997.
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