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- 2005
- Book
The Broadband Explosion: Leading Thinkers on the Promise of a Truly Interactive World
By: Robert D. Austin and Stephen P. Bradley
- August 2005 (Revised September 2006)
- Case
Polyphonic HMI: Mixing Music and Math
By: Anita Elberse, Jehoshua Eliashberg and Julian Villanueva
In 2003, Mike McCready, CEO of Barcelona-based Polyphonic HMI, was preparing to launch an artificial intelligence tool that could create significant value for music businesses. The technology, referred to as Hit Song Science (HSS), analyzed the mathematical... View Details
- August 2005 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
PalmSource 2005
By: David B. Yoffie and Barbara Mack
PalmSource is facing stiff competition from handheld, wireless handheld, and smart phone vendors in 2005. In addition, changes in leadership and corporate structure have altered its relationship with its leading customer--PalmOne. Although Palm renews its license with... View Details
- August 2005 (Revised December 2005)
- Case
Coach Knight: The Will to Win
By: Scott A. Snook, Leslie A. Perlow and Brian DeLacey
Successful college basketball coach Bob Knight was fired from his long-time role as basketball coach at Indiana University and hired in the same role at Texas Tech. Considers these events in the context of his long career and provides a context for discussing various... View Details
- July 2005 (Revised August 2011)
- Case
Jesse Holman Jones and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation
By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony Mayo and Bridget Gurtler
Jesse Holman Jones is regarded as one of the most influential men in reviving the American economy from the Great Depression. With only an 8th grade education, he rose to the top of the banking, real estate, and lumber industries, as well as the upper echelons of... View Details
- 22 Jun 2005
- Keynote Speech
Corporate Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector." Panel moderator. "Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce
By: Lynn S. Paine
- June 2005 (Revised October 2005)
- Case
Coach Roy Williams: What Next? (A)
By: Thomas J. DeLong, Christoper Chang and Scott Schweitzer
Roy Williams, head coach of the Kansas University Men's Basketball Team, was facing a major decision. The recent resignation of the coach at the University of North Carolina (UNC) had lead to speculation that Williams, a UNC alumnus, would be named as its new coach.... View Details
- June 2005
- Case
Transformation of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. 2005 (A)
By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Yukihiko Endo
The company, once an outstanding Japan-based global leader in electronics and major appliances, suffered poor performance during the 1990s. Kunio Nakamura became CEO in 2001 and sought to transform the company in a fundamental way. Examines the company's history,... View Details
- June 2005 (Revised January 2008)
- Case
Corey Robinson at Sprint Corporation (A)
By: Linda A. Hill, Anthony Mayo and Lisa Pode
Corey Robinson is promoted to a new position at Sprint during a time of much internal change within the company. Asks readers to consider how he sets the tone to his new management team and how effective he is in building credibility in his new leadership role. A... View Details
- May 2005 (Revised April 2011)
- Case
Arctic Timber AB: Engineered Woods Division (A)
By: Michael L. Tushman, David Kiron and Wendy Smith
Describes the leadership challenges involved in managing strategic innovation and change in a highly mature business unit. Allows systematic exploration of organizational structures, incentives, competencies, and culture that impede innovation. Pivots on a new leader's... View Details
- May 2005
- Supplement
Otis Elevator: An Interview with Ari Bousbib (video)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Brian DeLacey
CEO Ari Bousbib talks about how IT is transforming Otis and the practical challenges they are overcoming. Visibly demonstrates what appropriate CEO involvement is in an IT-enabled business transformation. View Details
- April 2005 (Revised October 2007)
- Case
Candy Land: The Utopian Vision of Milton Hershey
By: Nancy F. Koehn and Erica Helms
Explores the life, work, and achievements of Milton S. Hershey. Analyzes his entrepreneurial achievements, including the creation of the Hershey bar, the founding of the business, and the development of the mass market for chocolate. Also investigates the broader... View Details
- April 2005 (Revised July 2009)
- Case
IBM's Decade of Transformation: Turnaround to Growth
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Robert D. Austin and Elizabeth Collins
Describes IBM's decade of transformation. Provides background on the company's history and the factors that led to its near death in the early 1990s and to its remarkable turnaround during Gerstner's reign as CEO. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
- March 2005 (Revised May 2005)
- Background Note
Even Bigger Change: A Framework for Getting Started at Changing the World
Presents a framework for leading change in institutions or society, showing leaders how to manage political, economic, or social change by mapping their targets (policy, programs, or people/culture) and choice of action vehicle (single organizations or coalitions of... View Details