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- October 2006
- Case
Lean at Wipro Technologies
Wipro Technologies, a rapidly growing software services firm based in India, decided to use principles from the Toyota Production System (also known as lean) to fundamentally change their operating model. Looks at why Wipro chose to use lean and how they went about...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Competitive Advantage;
Applications and Software;
Operations;
Information Technology Industry;
India
Upton, David M., and Bradley R. Staats. "Lean at Wipro Technologies." Harvard Business School Case 607-032, October 2006.
- March 1979 (Revised November 1980)
- Case
Beth Israel Hospital, Boston
The hospital is reviewing its obstetrical services and trying to decide on future strategy relative to communications, pricing and service characteristics. Important environmental trends include increasing government health regulation, a declining birth rate, more...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Marketing Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Medical Specialties;
Health Industry;
Boston
Lovelock, Christopher H. "Beth Israel Hospital, Boston." Harvard Business School Case 579-180, March 1979. (Revised November 1980.)
- April 1984 (Revised May 2011)
- Case
Mike Walker
Describes Bill Hudson's attempts to constructively deviate from and change the culture of various work units that he has worked in over 26 years with ABC Electronics.
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Keywords:
Change;
Management Skills;
Management Style;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture
Sathe, Vijay V. "Mike Walker." Harvard Business School Case 484-061, April 1984. (Revised May 2011.)
- December 1998 (Revised January 2001)
- Case
Acer, Inc.: Taiwan's Rampaging Dragon
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Anthony St. George
Describes the strategic, organizational, and management changes that led Acer from its 1976 startup to become the world's second-largest computer manufacturer. Outlines the birth of the company, the painful "professionalization" of its management, the plunge into...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Leadership;
Competitive Advantage;
Global Strategy;
Transformation;
Computer Industry;
Taiwan
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Anthony St. George. "Acer, Inc.: Taiwan's Rampaging Dragon." Harvard Business School Case 399-010, December 1998. (Revised January 2001.)
- October 1991 (Revised July 1993)
- Case
Bill Gates and the Management of Microsoft
In July 1991, Microsoft has achieved record growth and profitability in the PC software industry. The case focuses on Microsoft's founder and CEO, Bill Gates, and his top management team, as they seek to retain the innovation and spirit of a small company in a rapidly...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Growth Management;
Organizational Culture;
Personal Development and Career;
Information Technology Industry;
United States
Rosenzweig, Philip M. "Bill Gates and the Management of Microsoft." Harvard Business School Case 392-019, October 1991. (Revised July 1993.)
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Next Normal
Edited by Julia Hanna; illustrations by Fabio Consoli One year after the pandemic mandated an abrupt shift to working from home for millions of people, organizations are taking a long, hard look at how and where employees work—and why. In Remote Work Revolution:...
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- 06 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 6
http://www.palgraveconnect.com/esm/doifinder/10.1057/9781137294678.0461 August 2013 Journal of Economics & Management Strategy Delegation in Multi-Establishment Firms: Evidence from I.T. Purchasing By: McElheran, Kristina Steffenson Abstract—Recent contributions to...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Crafting Your Life: The First 10 Years Post MBA (LIFE) - Course Catalog
practices to enable you to live consistently with what matters most to you. In addition, you will consider how to adapt along the way when life inevitably does not go according to plan. A unique feature of the course is the emphasis on...
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- May 2020 (Revised July 2020)
- Case
Justice-as-a-Service at RightNow
By: Shikhar Ghosh and Amir Reza Rezvani
The case examines the focus of an early stage company, and how an unexpected external incidence can threaten or void the business model. It encompasses issues such as minimal viable product, defining and pivoting a business model, organizational requirements for a...
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Keywords:
Legacy Business;
Teams;
Startup;
Business Models;
Pivot;
Entrepreneurship;
Law;
Venture Capital;
Business Startups;
Business Model;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Strategy;
Legal Services Industry;
Germany
Ghosh, Shikhar, and Amir Reza Rezvani. "Justice-as-a-Service at RightNow." Harvard Business School Case 820-117, May 2020. (Revised July 2020.)
- November 1998 (Revised July 1999)
- Case
Spyder Active Sports, Inc. and CHB Capital Partners (B)
By: John A. Davis, Louis B. Barnes and Peter K. Botticelli
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Private Equity;
Family Business;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Entrepreneurship;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Sports Industry
Davis, John A., Louis B. Barnes, and Peter K. Botticelli. "Spyder Active Sports, Inc. and CHB Capital Partners (B)." Harvard Business School Case 899-111, November 1998. (Revised July 1999.)
- October 2016
- Case
Malenti Strings: Intrapreneurship within FLG, Inc.
By: David A. Garvin and Rachel Gordon
This case follows Jenica Fletcher as she rebuilds her company's guitar strings division from the ground up. Convinced that she could turn the division around if given complete independence from corporate headquarters, Fletcher relocated the group, rebranded it as...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Management Style;
Management Practices and Processes;
Restructuring;
Business Divisions;
Consumer Products Industry
Garvin, David A., and Rachel Gordon. "Malenti Strings: Intrapreneurship within FLG, Inc." Harvard Business School Brief Case 917-513, October 2016.
- September 1998 (Revised July 1999)
- Case
Spyder Active Sports, Inc. and CHB Capital Partners (A)
By: John A. Davis, Louis B. Barnes and Peter K. Botticelli
After establishing a small but profitable skiwear business, an entrepreneur decides to sell a minority stake in the firm to outside investors. His goal is to acquire the capital needed to grow the business, even though this will entail a substantial transformation of...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Private Equity;
Family Business;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Entrepreneurship;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Sports Industry
Davis, John A., Louis B. Barnes, and Peter K. Botticelli. "Spyder Active Sports, Inc. and CHB Capital Partners (A)." Harvard Business School Case 899-084, September 1998. (Revised July 1999.)
- Summer 2012
- Article
How to Become a Sustainable Company
By: Robert G. Eccles, Kathleen Miller Perkins and George Serafeim
Using field and survey data we identify the characteristics of sustainable companies, and we develop a two-stage model that can help companies develop a culture of innovation, trust, and the ability for transformational change.
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Keywords:
Sustainability;
Innovation;
Leadership;
Environmental Sustainability;
Organizational Culture;
Innovation and Invention;
Trust;
Organizational Change and Adaptation
Eccles, Robert G., Kathleen Miller Perkins, and George Serafeim. "How to Become a Sustainable Company." MIT Sloan Management Review 53, no. 4 (Summer 2012): 43–50.
- January 2008 (Revised July 2008)
- Case
The Allstate Corporation
By: John R. Wells
In 2007, Allstate was the number two property and casualty insurer in the USA and had enjoyed five years of rapid profit improvement. The question facing CEO Thomas J. Wilson was how to maintain the momentum. This case tracks the evolution of Allstate's strategy over...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Financial Institutions;
Insurance;
Profit;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Financial Services Industry
Wells, John R. "The Allstate Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 708-485, January 2008. (Revised July 2008.)
- November 2007
- Article
The Accidental Entrepreneur: The Emergent and Collective Process of User Entrepreneurship
By: Sonali K. Shah and Mary Tripsas
We develop a process model of how users, an understudied source of entrepreneurship, create, evaluate, share, and commercialize their ideas. We compare and contrast our model to the classic model of the entrepreneurial process, highlighting the emergent and...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Valuation;
Business Model;
Commercialization;
Adoption;
Adaptation;
Product;
Civil Society or Community
Shah, Sonali K., and Mary Tripsas. "The Accidental Entrepreneur: The Emergent and Collective Process of User Entrepreneurship." Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal 1, nos. 1-2 (November 2007): 123–140.
- June 2002
- Case
Oxfam America in 2002
Raymond Offenheiser, president of Oxfam America,a major international relief and development nongovernmental organization (NGO), is working with his staff to undertake a major strategic shift in the organization. The organization is placing a growing emphasis on...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Business or Company Management;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Non-Governmental Organizations
Levy, Reynold, and Daniella Ballon. "Oxfam America in 2002." Harvard Business School Case 302-124, June 2002.
- June 1999
- Case
PDQ Manufacturing, Inc.
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
A small manufacturer of car wash facilities has been unable to develop management systems because of rapid growth. Now size dictates the need for such systems because the current personal management style is proving inadequate.
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Keywords:
Management Practices and Processes;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Personal Development and Career;
Growth Management;
Manufacturing Industry
Bruns, William J., Jr. "PDQ Manufacturing, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 199-045, June 1999.
- June 1998 (Revised January 2000)
- Case
Egghead.com
Egghead Software, an entrenched traditional chain retailer specializing in computer software and peripherals, had established a nationwide chain of mall and shopping center stores and a well-organized national brand. In early 1998, management made a highly unusual, and...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Digital Platforms;
Internet and the Web;
Applications and Software;
Information Technology Industry;
Retail Industry
Rayport, Jeffrey F., Jeremy Dann, and Robert C Schmults. "Egghead.com." Harvard Business School Case 898-283, June 1998. (Revised January 2000.)
- January 1973 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
Tyler Abrasives, Inc.
Involves multinational pricing policy. Should a multinational industrial products supplier, with plants on several continents, grant a single worldwide price on given products to multinational customers who purchase on several continents? If so, what should the...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Marketing Strategy;
Price;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Sales;
Industrial Products Industry
Sorenson, Ralph Z. "Tyler Abrasives, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 573-039, January 1973. (Revised March 2006.)