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      • February 1999 (Revised July 2004)
      • Case

      Life as a Minor League CEO Frank Burke and The Chattanooga Lookouts

      By: Stephen A. Greyser and Kirk A. Goldman
      A "slice of life" depiction of the range of issues and activities experienced by Frank Burke (HBS MBA 1987), the president of a minor league baseball team (the Chattanooga Lookouts). Raises questions of the applicability of MBA skills in this role and the "quotient of... View Details
      Keywords: Happiness; Managerial Roles; Entrepreneurship; Business or Company Management; Marketing; Cost Management; Cost vs Benefits; Operations; Sports; Business Education; Sports Industry; Tennessee
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      Greyser, Stephen A., and Kirk A. Goldman. "Life as a Minor League CEO Frank Burke and The Chattanooga Lookouts." Harvard Business School Case 599-029, February 1999. (Revised July 2004.)
      • February 1999 (Revised June 1999)
      • Case

      Transformation of Pratt & Whitney North Haven (Abridged)

      By: H. Kent Bowen, Jeffrey L. Bradach, Linda A. Hill and Kristin Doughty
      Business unit manager Tom Hutton has empowered a group of hourly workers to purchase grit blast equipment for two cells. The capital purchase decision runs into some problems when the two cells fail to reach an agreement on which equipment to purchase. A rewritten... View Details
      Keywords: Business Units; Decision Making; Labor; Managerial Roles; Failure; Problems and Challenges; Power and Influence; Hardware
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      Bowen, H. Kent, Jeffrey L. Bradach, Linda A. Hill, and Kristin Doughty. "Transformation of Pratt & Whitney North Haven (Abridged) ." Harvard Business School Case 499-050, February 1999. (Revised June 1999.)
      • December 1998 (Revised July 2016)
      • Background Note

      Tools of Cooperation, The

      By: Clayton M. Christensen, Howard H. Stevenson and Jeremy Dann
      Presents a theory about the tools a manager can use to get people to agree on a coordinated course of action and effect change in his or her organization. The extent to which people in the organization agree on the way the world works, and agree on what they want,... View Details
      Keywords: Change Management; Framework; Managerial Roles; Organizations; Performance Effectiveness; Cooperation
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      Christensen, Clayton M., Howard H. Stevenson, and Jeremy Dann. "Tools of Cooperation, The." Harvard Business School Background Note 399-080, December 1998. (Revised July 2016.)
      • November 1998 (Revised February 1999)
      • Case

      Microsoft Office: Finding the Suite Spot

      By: Stefan H. Thomke and Steven Sinofsky
      Describes a key decision-making process within Microsoft's Office products division. At a time when the PC software business has a great deal of uncertainty, Microsoft's management has to make a key decision regarding the future of software suites. A strengthening of... View Details
      Keywords: Decisions; Applications and Software; Strategic Planning; Organizational Design; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Product Development; Managerial Roles; Growth and Development Strategy; Risk and Uncertainty; Goals and Objectives; Digital Platforms; Innovation and Management; Computer Industry; Information Technology Industry
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      Thomke, Stefan H., and Steven Sinofsky. "Microsoft Office: Finding the Suite Spot." Harvard Business School Case 699-046, November 1998. (Revised February 1999.)
      • August 1998 (Revised July 2002)
      • Case

      Innovation at 3M Corporation (A)

      By: Stefan H. Thomke and Ashok Nimgade
      Describes how 3M Corp. introduces and learns a new and innovative methodology called Lead User research to understand future customer and market needs. A team from 3M's Medical-Surgical Markets Division applies the Lead User methodology to the field of surgical... View Details
      Keywords: Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Managerial Roles; Marketing Strategy; Demand and Consumers; Market Timing; Product Development; Problems and Challenges; Business Strategy; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
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      Thomke, Stefan H., and Ashok Nimgade. "Innovation at 3M Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 699-012, August 1998. (Revised July 2002.)
      • August 1998 (Revised February 1999)
      • Case

      Product Development at Dell Computer Corporation

      By: Stefan H. Thomke, Vish V. Krishnan and Ashok Nimgade
      Describes how Dell redesigned its new product development process after experiencing a major product setback and a significant decline in firm profits in 1993. Dell's new process is challenged during the development of a new line of portable computers when the incoming... View Details
      Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Profit; Managerial Roles; Risk Management; Product Development; Business Processes; Problems and Challenges; Risk and Uncertainty; Hardware; Computer Industry
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      Thomke, Stefan H., Vish V. Krishnan, and Ashok Nimgade. "Product Development at Dell Computer Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 699-010, August 1998. (Revised February 1999.)
      • April 1998 (Revised November 1999)
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      Hamilton Financial Investments: A Franchise Built on Trust

      By: Robert L. Simons and Antonio Davila
      Provides a vehicle for students to evaluate risk management in the fast-paced mutual funds industry. A new risk manager has been hired to install new management controls and procedures. A series of decisions will determine how much business and franchise risk the... View Details
      Keywords: Risk Management; Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Forecasting and Prediction; Investment Funds; Performance Evaluation; Corporate Strategy; Change Management; Financial Services Industry; Banking Industry
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      Simons, Robert L., and Antonio Davila. "Hamilton Financial Investments: A Franchise Built on Trust." Harvard Business School Case 198-089, April 1998. (Revised November 1999.)
      • January 1998
      • Case

      Connecticut Spring and Stamping Corp. (C)

      By: H. Kent Bowen, Massimo Russo and Steven J. Spear
      Andy Youmans, executive vice president of CSSC, joins a group of U.S. executives on a tour of Japanese factories that practice the TPS. Three of the factories produce products similar to CSSC's, and even though they use similar equipment, they are significantly more... View Details
      Keywords: Managerial Roles; Performance Improvement; System; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance Productivity; Training; Quality; Business Ventures; Competency and Skills; Production; Adoption
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      Bowen, H. Kent, Massimo Russo, and Steven J. Spear. "Connecticut Spring and Stamping Corp. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 698-039, January 1998.
      • 1998
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      Beyond the Russian Doll Management Model: New Personal Competencies for New Management Roles

      By: C. A. Bartlett and S. Ghoshal
      Keywords: Competency and Skills; Management Skills; Management Style; Managerial Roles
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      Bartlett, C. A., and S. Ghoshal. "Beyond the Russian Doll Management Model: New Personal Competencies for New Management Roles." In Navigating Change: How CEOs, Top Teams, and Boards Steer Transformation, edited by Donald Hambrick, David Nadler, and Michael Tushman, 70–97. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1998.
      • August 1997 (Revised February 1999)
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      Argentina's YPF Sociedad Anonima (D): The International Platform

      By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Carin-Isabel Knoop
      In March 1995, YPF (the former Argentine state-owned oil and gas utility, privatized in late 1993) acquired the Dallas-based Maxus Energy Corp., one of the world's largest independent oil and gas exploration companies. YPF's first acquisition is nearly bankrupt, with... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Globalization; Borrowing and Debt; Privatization; Managerial Roles; Energy Industry; Argentina; Texas
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      Yoshino, Michael Y., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Argentina's YPF Sociedad Anonima (D): The International Platform." Harvard Business School Case 398-005, August 1997. (Revised February 1999.)
      • July 1997
      • Teaching Note

      U.S. Bank of Washington (TN)

      By: W. Carl Kester
      Teaching Note for (9-292-057). View Details
      Keywords: Financing and Loans; Cash Flow; Financial Statements; Business Subsidiaries; Commercial Banking; Managerial Roles; Banking Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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      Kester, W. Carl. "U.S. Bank of Washington (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 298-021, July 1997.
      • May 1997
      • Background Note

      Institutional Perspective on Management

      By: Rosabeth M. Kanter
      Discusses the dimensions of the institutional environment surrounding business, including the role of stakeholders and the need for new collaborations in emerging markets; the key assumptions of the institutional perspective on businesses and markets, especially in... View Details
      Keywords: Economics; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Management Skills; Emerging Markets; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Perspective
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      Kanter, Rosabeth M. "Institutional Perspective on Management." Harvard Business School Background Note 897-185, May 1997.
      • January 1997
      • Background Note

      Conducting a Performance Appraisal Interview

      By: Michael Beer
      Discusses typical problems experienced by managers in conducting performance appraisal interviews. The underlying causes of these problems are analyzed and ideas are presented that might help managers overcome these problems. A rewritten version of an earlier note. View Details
      Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Managerial Roles; Performance Evaluation; Problems and Challenges
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      Beer, Michael. "Conducting a Performance Appraisal Interview." Harvard Business School Background Note 497-058, January 1997.
      • November 1996 (Revised February 1997)
      • Case

      Historical Society of Pennsylvania, The

      By: Stephen A. Greyser and Stephanie L. Woerner
      The Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP) runs one of the nation's most important research libraries and a museum focusing on colonial history. Financial analysis shows that the society has absorbed increased costs of operation over the past decade through slow but... View Details
      Keywords: Finance; Cost; Human Resources; Leadership Style; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Managerial Roles; Mission and Purpose; Corporate Strategy; Pennsylvania
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      Greyser, Stephen A., and Stephanie L. Woerner. "Historical Society of Pennsylvania, The." Harvard Business School Case 597-062, November 1996. (Revised February 1997.)
      • October 1996 (Revised May 2001)
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      Cantuga Farmworkers Clinic (A)

      By: James E. Austin and Catherine Overholt
      The board of directors of a rural health clinic fires its executive director. The case elaborates the evolution and progress of the clinic under this director during a period of growth and a changing health care environment. Factors contributing to and questioning the... View Details
      Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Resignation and Termination; Managerial Roles; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance Evaluation; Problems and Challenges; Rank and Position; Social Enterprise; Health Industry
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      Austin, James E., and Catherine Overholt. "Cantuga Farmworkers Clinic (A)." Harvard Business School Case 797-041, October 1996. (Revised May 2001.)
      • August 1996 (Revised August 1997)
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      TNT Limited's Logistics Services in Asia (A): The Strategy

      By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Carin-Isabel Knoop
      Meredith Hellicar's mission as general manager of corporate development is to make TNT Ltd. one of the biggest and most diverse transport and logistic companies in the world, with approximately $5 billion in turnover in 1993, a leading provider of logistics services in... View Details
      Keywords: Business or Company Management; Managerial Roles; Distribution; Logistics; Mission and Purpose; Partners and Partnerships; Strategy; Diversification; Transportation Industry; Asia; China; Indonesia; Thailand
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      Yoshino, Michael Y., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "TNT Limited's Logistics Services in Asia (A): The Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 397-017, August 1996. (Revised August 1997.)
      • July 1996
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      The GM's Leadership Challenge: Building a Self-Renewing Institution

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Ashish Nanda
      Highlights the general manager's role in building a self-renewing organization. View Details
      Keywords: Management Skills; Leadership Development; Managerial Roles; Management Teams; Organizational Structure
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      Bartlett, Christopher A., and Ashish Nanda. "The GM's Leadership Challenge: Building a Self-Renewing Institution." Harvard Business School Background Note 397-023, July 1996.
      • July 1996
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      The GM's Organizational Challenge: Embedding and Leveraging Capability

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Ashish Nanda
      Describes how general managers can build organizational capability in their firms. View Details
      Keywords: Management Skills; Managerial Roles; Management Teams; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Growth and Development Strategy
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      Bartlett, Christopher A., and Ashish Nanda. "The GM's Organizational Challenge: Embedding and Leveraging Capability." Harvard Business School Background Note 397-011, July 1996.
      • June 1996 (Revised January 2000)
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      McKinsey & Co.: Managing Knowledge and Learning

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett
      Describes the development of McKinsey & Co. as a worldwide management consulting firm from 1926 to 1996. In particular, it focuses on the way in which McKinsey has developed structures, systems, processes, and practices to help it develop, transfer, and disseminate... View Details
      Keywords: Management; Managerial Roles; Management Practices and Processes; Competitive Advantage; Global Range; Knowledge Dissemination; Business Processes; Consulting Industry
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      Bartlett, Christopher A. "McKinsey & Co.: Managing Knowledge and Learning." Harvard Business School Case 396-357, June 1996. (Revised January 2000.)
      • May 1996
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      The GM's Operational Challenge: Managing Through People

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Ashish Nanda
      Highlights and explores how a general manager adds value to the firm at the operational level by managing through people. Discusses how assumptions about human motivation influence the employment contract that the general manager implicitly enters into with the workers... View Details
      Keywords: Employee Relationship Management; Selection and Staffing; Contracts; Managerial Roles; Operations; Problems and Challenges; Labor and Management Relations; Motivation and Incentives; Value
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      Bartlett, Christopher A., and Ashish Nanda. "The GM's Operational Challenge: Managing Through People." Harvard Business School Background Note 396-400, May 1996.
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