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- April 2018
- Case
Cisco Systems and OpenDNS: Strategic Integration
By: Andy Wu, George Gonzalez and David Wang
With more than 72,000 employees and revenues approaching the $50B mark, Cisco Systems is one of the largest information technology and networking firms globally. As the company grew and expanded into different lines of businesses, Cisco consistently looked outwards for... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Integration; Corporate Strategy; Change Management; Entrepreneurship; Organizational Culture; Information Technology Industry
Wu, Andy, George Gonzalez, and David Wang. "Cisco Systems and OpenDNS: Strategic Integration." Harvard Business School Case 718-489, April 2018.
- 2022
- Working Paper
Developing a Sustainable High Commitment, High Performance System of Organizing, Managing, and Leading: An Actionable Systems Theory of Change and Development
By: Michael Beer
This paper presents a theory for developing an adaptive high commitment, high performance system of organizing, managing, and leading. It is a synthesis of my 50 years of action and field research presented in my books and articles. It operationalized and makes... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Learning; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leadership; Management Practices and Processes
Beer, Michael. "Developing a Sustainable High Commitment, High Performance System of Organizing, Managing, and Leading: An Actionable Systems Theory of Change and Development." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-016, September 2022.
- July 9, 2009
- Editorial
Systemic Risk and the Fed
By: Robert C. Pozen
Pozen, Robert C. "Systemic Risk and the Fed." Wall Street Journal (July 9, 2009).
- November 2003 (Revised December 2003)
- Case
Proteome Systems Limited: The First Five Years
A Sydney-based biotechnology company is moving from the development of proteomics technology to the commercialization of its first instruments in the worldwide proteomics market. The case study highlights the range of activities engaged in by the 120-person company,... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Information Technology; Commercialization; Entrepreneurship; Biotechnology Industry; Sydney
West, Jonathan, and Mona Ashiya. "Proteome Systems Limited: The First Five Years." Harvard Business School Case 604-049, November 2003. (Revised December 2003.)
- May 1987 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.: Planning and Control System
By: Robert L. Simons
Detailed description of the planning and control systems in use at Johnson & Johnson. Focuses on the actions of managers in one subsidiary in revising budget targets. Illustrates intensive strategic planning and financial planning process in a large, decentralized... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Planning; Planning; Forecasting and Prediction; Accounting Audits; Budgets and Budgeting; Business Strategy; Financial Management; Business or Company Management; Management Systems; Public Administration Industry; Financial Services Industry
Simons, Robert L. "Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.: Planning and Control System." Harvard Business School Case 187-081, May 1987. (Revised February 2000.)
- 01 Oct 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Systemic Risk and the Refinancing Ratchet Effect
- November 17, 2009
- Editorial
Inventing a Better Patent System
By: Robert C. Pozen
Pozen, Robert C. "Inventing a Better Patent System." New York Times (November 17, 2009).
- spring 2001
- Article
The Patent System and Innovation
By: Adam Jaffe and Josh Lerner
Jaffe, Adam, and Josh Lerner. "The Patent System and Innovation." RAND Journal of Economics 32, no. 1 (spring 2001): 167–199.
- 2003
- Chapter
Operating as a Knowledge System
Leonard, Dorothy A. "Operating as a Knowledge System." In Knowledge Capital: How Knowledge-Based Enterprises Really Get Built, edited by Jay L. Chatzkel. Oxford University Press, 2003.
- January 2014
- Case
Social Strategy at Cisco Systems
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski, Daniel Malter and Aaron Smith
In April 2013, Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn, vice president and general manager for Learning@Cisco Systems, was planning the future of the Cisco Learning Network, an online platform hosted at Cisco.com. Since its launch in 2008, the Cisco Learning Network provided content to... View Details
Keywords: Networks; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Competency and Skills; Learning; Web Services Industry
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan, Daniel Malter, and Aaron Smith. "Social Strategy at Cisco Systems." Harvard Business School Case 714-475, January 2014.
- October 2006 (Revised March 2007)
- Case
The ColorMatch Hair Color System
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Matthew Beecher
Describes the challenge of finding the right market for a product. View Details
- October 2004
- Background Note
Introduction to Responsibility Accounting Systems
By: David F. Hawkins and Jacob Cohen
Introduces responsibility accounting systems. View Details
Hawkins, David F., and Jacob Cohen. "Introduction to Responsibility Accounting Systems." Harvard Business School Background Note 105-009, October 2004.
- December 2003
- Teaching Note
Argentina's Financial System Fenced In
By: Huw Pill
Teaching Note to (703-069). View Details
- January 2000 (Revised January 2006)
- Teaching Note
Husky Injection Molding Systems (TN)
By: Jan W. Rivkin
Teaching Note for (9-799-157). View Details
- September 1994 (Revised September 1994)
- Case
ConAgra, Inc.--The Food System Company
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Quintus Travis
Goldberg, Ray A., and Quintus Travis. "ConAgra, Inc.--The Food System Company." Harvard Business School Case 595-010, September 1994. (Revised September 1994.)
- August 1980 (Revised April 1981)
- Case
Marrett Corp.: Systems Planning Committee
Ware, James P. "Marrett Corp.: Systems Planning Committee." Harvard Business School Case 481-046, August 1980. (Revised April 1981.)
- November 1980
- Background Note
Overview of IBM Operating Systems
Cash, James I., Jr. "Overview of IBM Operating Systems." Harvard Business School Background Note 181-044, November 1980.
- October 14, 2019
- Article
Designing Better Online Review Systems
By: Geoff Donaker, Hyunjin Kim and Michael Luca
Online reviews are transforming the way consumers choose products and services of all sorts. We turn to TripAdvisor to plan a vacation, Zocdoc to find a doctor, and Yelp to choose a new restaurant. Reviews can create value for buyers and sellers alike, but only if they... View Details
Donaker, Geoff, Hyunjin Kim, and Michael Luca. "Designing Better Online Review Systems." Harvard Business Review 97, no. 6 (November–December 2019): 122–129.
- March 2015
- Case
Caroline Regis at Excel Systems
By: Anthony Mayo and Michael J. Roberts DBA
Mayo, Anthony, and Michael J. Roberts DBA. "Caroline Regis at Excel Systems." Harvard Business School Brief Case 915-515, March 2015.