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- July 2011 (Revised December 2015)
- Case
Assistant Professor Gyan Gupta and the Wet Noodle Class (A)
By: Dorothy Leonard and Susan S. Harmeling
Professor Gupta faces three major problems in teaching cases: 1) his students, accustomed to lectures, don't know how to conduct a case discussion; 2) the students are using the Internet to discover the outcome of managerial dilemmas posed in the case; 3) he wants to... View Details
Keywords: Business Education; Curriculum and Courses; Learning; Teaching; Cases; Outcome or Result; Internet and the Web; Theory; Education Industry
Leonard, Dorothy, and Susan S. Harmeling. "Assistant Professor Gyan Gupta and the Wet Noodle Class (A)." Harvard Business School Case 912-405, July 2011. (Revised December 2015.)
- September 1998
- Case
Monsanto's March into Biotechnology (C)
By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Robert Irwin
Supplements the (A) and (B) cases. View Details
Leonard, Dorothy A., and Robert Irwin. "Monsanto's March into Biotechnology (C)." Harvard Business School Case 699-021, September 1998.
- September 1986 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
Solagen: Process Improvement in the Manufacture of Gelatin at Kodak
By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Brian DeLacey
Kodak must decide whether to make a major investment in a production facility designed around a new technique for producing the gelatin critical to so many film and paper products. Currently, gelatin making is an arcane art, unchanged in 150 years and heavily dependent... View Details
Keywords: Arts; Buildings and Facilities; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Experience and Expertise; Engineering; Investment; Time Management; Production; Research and Development; Semiconductor Industry
Leonard, Dorothy A., and Brian DeLacey. "Solagen: Process Improvement in the Manufacture of Gelatin at Kodak." Harvard Business School Case 687-020, September 1986. (Revised February 2007.)
- November–December 2000
- Article
Gurus in the Garage
By: Dorothy Leonard and Walter C. Swap
Leonard, Dorothy, and Walter C. Swap. "Gurus in the Garage." #R00609. Harvard Business Review 78, no. 6 (November–December 2000): 71–82.
- 2015
- Chapter
Deep Smarts as the Underpinnings of Dynamic Capabilities
By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Michelle Barton
Both ordinary and dynamic capabilities depend upon the deep smarts, i.e., business-critical, experience-based knowledge, held in the heads of an organization’s top talent. This chapter examines the links between individual and organizational capabilities and presents... View Details
Leonard, Dorothy A., and Michelle Barton. "Deep Smarts as the Underpinnings of Dynamic Capabilities." In The Oxford Handbook of Dynamic Capabilities, edited by David J. Teece and Sohvi Leih. Oxford University Press, 2015. Electronic.
- November 2005
- Supplement
Best Buy (B): The Journey Accelerates
By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Brian DeLacey
Keywords: Electronics Industry
Leonard, Dorothy A., and Brian DeLacey. "Best Buy (B): The Journey Accelerates." Harvard Business School Supplement 606-049, November 2005.
- September 2002
- Supplement
Hewlett-Packard: Singapore (D)
By: Dorothy A. Leonard and David Kiron
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Leonard, Dorothy A., and David Kiron. "Hewlett-Packard: Singapore (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 603-053, September 2002.
- April 2001 (Revised July 2001)
- Case
Zaplet, Inc.
By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Brian DeLacey
Start-up Zaplet, Inc., has radical software, prestigious venture capital funding, and a multitude of business opportunities. New CEO Alan Baratz must select a strategy and redesign the organization to deliver. This case describes the roles and philosophies of the... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Business or Company Management; Information Technology; Organizational Design; Venture Capital; Valuation; Business Strategy; Restructuring; Expansion; Product Development; Innovation Strategy; Human Resources; Information Technology Industry; California
Leonard, Dorothy A., and Brian DeLacey. "Zaplet, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 601-165, April 2001. (Revised July 2001.)
- April 1997 (Revised May 1997)
- Case
Mercer Management Consulting's "Grow to Be Great" (C): The Book
By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Leonard, Dorothy A., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. Mercer Management Consulting's "Grow to Be Great" (C): The Book. Harvard Business School Case 697-088, April 1997. (Revised May 1997.)
- April 1997 (Revised May 1997)
- Case
Mercer Management Consulting's "Grow to Be Great" (B): Going Ahead with the Book
By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Leonard, Dorothy A., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. Mercer Management Consulting's "Grow to Be Great" (B): Going Ahead with the Book. Harvard Business School Case 697-087, April 1997. (Revised May 1997.)
- February 1997 (Revised September 1998)
- Case
American Management Systems, Inc.: The Knowledge Centers
By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Sylvia Sensiper
Senior management at AMS, a business and information technology consulting company, is growing at 28% annually and assimilating 1,800 new hires a year. AMS has recently instituted a new knowledge management strategy, a group of six knowledge centers (virtual... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Innovation and Management; Technological Innovation; Knowledge Management; Management Teams; Business Strategy; Consulting Industry; United States
Leonard, Dorothy A., and Sylvia Sensiper. "American Management Systems, Inc.: The Knowledge Centers." Harvard Business School Case 697-068, February 1997. (Revised September 1998.)
- 2001
- Chapter
The Value of 'Been There, Done That' in Innovation
By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Walter C. Swap
Leonard, Dorothy A., and Walter C. Swap. "The Value of 'Been There, Done That' in Innovation." In Leading for Innovation and Organizing for Results, edited by Frances Hesselbein, Marshall Goldsmith, and Iain Somerville, 165–176. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001.
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Thought Leader
long-dominant idea that the individual mind (“I think, therefore I am”) could by itself know about the world. The nature of Davidson’s reality was broad indeed. He was a mountain climber, surfer, pilot, and accomplished pianist (who... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2014
degrees, apprenticeships, and occupational learning. Faculty Books Own Your Future: How to Think Like an Entrepreneur and Thrive in an Unpredictable Economy by Paul B. Brown, Charles F. Kiefer, and Leonard... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
New Releases
managerial formula. His book is designed to help managers understand that distinction and show them how to adapt and respond accordingly. The Service Profit Chain by James L. Heskett, W. Earl Sasser, Jr., and View Details
- April 2005 (Revised March 2006)
- Supplement
Change at Whirlpool Corporation (C)
By: Jan W. Rivkin, Dorothy A. Leonard and Gary Hamel
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Rivkin, Jan W., Dorothy A. Leonard, and Gary Hamel. "Change at Whirlpool Corporation (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 705-464, April 2005. (Revised March 2006.)
- April 2005 (Revised March 2006)
- Supplement
Change at Whirlpool Corporation (B)
By: Jan W. Rivkin, Dorothy A. Leonard and Gary Hamel
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Rivkin, Jan W., Dorothy A. Leonard, and Gary Hamel. "Change at Whirlpool Corporation (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 705-463, April 2005. (Revised March 2006.)
- 20 Oct 2022
- News
Lebanon Alumni Host US Ambassador for Dinner and Discussion
Clubs News Clubs News The HBS Club of Lebanon (HBSCL) hosted the US Ambassador to Lebanon, Dorothy Shea, for dinner and a discussion on August 18 at the Monty Club in Beirut. According to Club President Jean-Marc Ingea (MBA 1994), the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Social Enterprise Initiative Marks 20th Anniversary
Professors Leonard and Rangan One of the benefits of starting a new initiative within an academic institution is the chance to set transformational ideas into motion. In 1993, when then-Dean John McArthur and John Whitehead (MBA 1947)... View Details
Keywords: SEI
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Business
Karim Lakhani and Marco Iansiti (photos by Susan Young; Getty Images) Karim Lakhani and Marco Iansiti (photos by Susan Young; Getty Images) Artificial intelligence is driving the latest seismic shift in the... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young