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- November 2016 (Revised July 2019)
- Case
Lenovo to Buy IBM PC: Integration Challenges
By: David G. Fubini and Christine Snively
In December 2004, Chinese computer manufacturer Lenovo announced its purchase of IBM’s PC division. At the time, few industry observers were optimistic about the merger of these entities with seemingly opposite company cultures. How should the two entities plan to... View Details
Keywords: Integration; Strategy; Organizational Culture; Computer Industry; Technology Industry; United States; China
Fubini, David G., and Christine Snively. "Lenovo to Buy IBM PC: Integration Challenges." Harvard Business School Case 417-042, November 2016. (Revised July 2019.)
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Opening Minds Through Expanded Learning Opportunities
History by the Case Method Professor David Moss David Moss knew his proposal to develop a history course for Harvard College students might take Dean Nitin Nohria by surprise. But it was Nohria who surprised Moss when he suggested that his History View Details
- 09 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 9, 2015
leaders, and what support to provide in 13 different countries, each with its own legal and regulatory environment, cultural norms, and expectations and needs of employees and local communities. Purchase... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- August 2002 (Revised December 2002)
- Case
Quality Imaging Products (QIP)
Martin Stein, a recent business school graduate, is the new owner of Quality Imaging Products (QIP), a $10-million-a-year remanufacturer of printer and copier ink cartridges. Within weeks of buying the company, QIP's vp for finance, gives an ultimatum: a raise or he... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Organizational Culture; Crisis Management; Manufacturing Industry
Spear, Steven J., and Jonathan P Groberg. "Quality Imaging Products (QIP)." Harvard Business School Case 603-057, August 2002. (Revised December 2002.)
- 06 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 6
workers, the middle class, and the nonpolitical rich, jeopardizing the nation's security in the process. The authors contend that this usurpation is the source of America's economic decline and fading international power and provide an... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Sep 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
Corporate Purpose and Firm Ownership
- 27 May 2020
- Blog Post
Creating Unity and Belonging through Food and Dance: ‘EKTA’ at HBS
our classrooms, but those discussions failed to highlight the vibrant culture and the multitude of diverse subcultures that make India so special. As a result, I jumped at the first opportunity to share my... View Details
- 05 May 2022
- Blog Post
Celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS
travel, Hong Kong heritage, and modern culinary fusion. Through the creation of XO, I learned of the incredible energy contained in our cultural histories; that heritage is not... View Details
- December 2002 (Revised February 2005)
- Case
McKinsey and Company: An Institution at a Crossroads
By: Ashish Nanda
This case tracks McKinsey's evolution from its origin in 1926 to 2002, emphasizing the institutional heritage of the firm. It closes with a description of the challenges facing the firm's leadership in 2002. View Details
Nanda, Ashish, and Kelley Elizabeth Morrell. "McKinsey and Company: An Institution at a Crossroads." Harvard Business School Case 903-080, December 2002. (Revised February 2005.)
- September 2000
- Case
Renaming Computer Power Group
Presents results of a consumer survey used to guide selection of a new corporate brand name. Four alternative names are tested for their ability to communicate desired company attributes to consumers. The pros and cons of developing brand names at corporate versus... View Details
Fournier, Susan M., and Andrea Carol Wojnicki. "Renaming Computer Power Group." Harvard Business School Case 501-007, September 2000.
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Avoiding a Succession Crisis
administrative task to be delegated and then ignored, and succession what you begin to worry about the year before the CEO retires. Press descriptions of events at Merrill and Citigroup suggest that was exactly the View Details
- August 1995
- Case
Slade Plating Department, The
By: Linda A. Hill
Describes a conflict between the values and norms of a segment of an internal social system and those of management and the wider culture. Includes decision opportunity. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Hill, Linda A. "Slade Plating Department, The." Harvard Business School Case 496-018, August 1995.
- January 1982 (Revised July 2007)
- Supplement
Dan Stewart (C)
Dan is given an assignment as general manager of a small division with some difficulties but exciting possibilities. How should he manage the situation? View Details
Sathe, Vijay V., and Mark Rhodes. "Dan Stewart (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 482-089, January 1982. (Revised July 2007.)
- 2016
- Working Paper
Innovation Adoption and Organizational Identity: Identity Dynamism as a Strategic Resource for Top Management Team Decision Making
By: Ryan Raffaelli, Mary Ann Glynn and Michael Tushman
Organizations continuously face decisions about whether to adopt radical innovations. We examine the relationship between innovation adoption and identity, linking identity with firm strategy to explain innovation adoption over time. We conceptualize identity as... View Details
- 29 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
From the Classroom to the Workplace: How I Applied Learnings to my Internship
at HBS. First, working in Berlin with a truly multicultural team for the first time in my career, highlighted to me the importance of understanding cultural diversity, and personal preferences, which was the... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- 05 Sep 2008
- What Do You Think?
Is Case Method Instruction Due for an Overhaul?
Summing Up Is the case method gaining relevance over time? Case method instruction may not be perfect, but to paraphrase Winston Churchill's view of democracy (and Sameer Kamat's response to the column),... View Details
- 18 Nov 2019
- Video
Adi Godrej
Adi Godrej describes the way leaders are nurtured and developed in India-based consumer products Godrej Group, and the necessity of upholding professional standards in a family business.
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Nicolás Jodal
Nicolás Jodal, Co-Founder and CEO of GeneXus, describes how the gender balance in systems engineering has unexpectedly changed over time in Uruguay, while expressing his commitment to diversity as both a foundational aspect and a deliberate business strategy. View Details
- January–February 2021
- Article
Making Space for Emotions: Empathy, Contagion, and Legitimacy’s Double-Edged Sword
By: Andreea Gorbatai, Cyrus Dioun and Kisha Lashley
Legitimacy is critical to the formation and expansion of nascent fields because it lends credibility and recognizability to once overlooked actors and practices. At the same time, legitimacy can be a double-edged sword precisely because it facilitates field growth,... View Details
Keywords: Legitimacy; Collective Identity; Emotional Contagion; Field-congifiguring Events; Empathy; Natural Language Processing; Mixed Methods; Organizational Culture; Emotions; Groups and Teams
Gorbatai, Andreea, Cyrus Dioun, and Kisha Lashley. "Making Space for Emotions: Empathy, Contagion, and Legitimacy’s Double-Edged Sword." Organization Science 32, no. 1 (January–February 2021): 42–63.