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10 Jul 2009
News

Sears' Edifice Complex

October 2003
Article

Statistical Portraits of American Business Elites: A Review Essay

By: Richard S. Tedlow and Walter Friedman

Keywords: Management; United States

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September 2009
Case

J.P. Morgan

By: Richard S. Tedlow and David Ruben

An account of J.P. Morgan's remarkable career in government, railroad, and industrial finance. View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business History; Personal Development and Career

June 3, 2009
Editorial

GM: The World We Have Lost

By: Richard S. Tedlow and David Ruben

Keywords: Business Ventures; Auto Industry

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November 1995
Case

Communications Revolution, The : 1995

By: Richard S. Tedlow and James Weber

Keywords: Communication; Communication Technology

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1998
Working Paper

The Visible Man: An Historiographical Investigation of Quantitative Studies of American Business Leadership

By: Walter Friedman and Richard S. Tedlow

17 May 2011
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First Look: May 17

mechanics, types, and pricing. It then discusses the structure of the reinsurance industry and the impact of recent crises on this industry. Purchase this note:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/311102-PDF-ENG Talismark Richard View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 25

Living Kidney Donation Authors:Ruthanne L. Hanto, Alvin E. Roth, M. Utku Ünver, and Francis L. Delmonico Publication:Chap. 8 in Kidney Transplantation: A Guide to the Care of Transplant Recipients, edited by D. McKay and View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

1997
Working Paper

Managerial Commitments and Technological Change in the US Tire Industry

By: Donald N. Sull, Richard S. Tedlow and Richard S. Rosenbloom

April 1990 (Revised August 1997)
Case

Organizational Capabilities and U.S. War Production: The Controlled Materials Plan of World War II

By: Robert D. Cuff and Richard S. Tedlow

A vehicle for the discussion of a very important set of institutional arrangements that helped enable America to mobilize its economy for World War II. View Details

Keywords: Economy; Production; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Strategic Planning; War; United States

October 30, 2006
Article

The History and Influence of Andy Grove

By: Richard S. Tedlow and Sean Silverthorne

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September 2008
Case

Harrington Collection: Sizing Up the Active-Wear Market

By: Richard S. Tedlow and Heather Beckham

In the wake of slumping sales and sagging profit margins, a leading manufacturer and retailer of high-end women's apparel, Harrington Collection, must evaluate an opportunity to expand into the high-growth active-wear market. Sara Huey, Vice President of Strategic... View Details

Keywords: Breakeven Analysis; Product Introduction; Expansion; Consumer Behavior; Supply and Industry; Product Launch; Apparel and Accessories Industry

01 Dec 2012
News

Kaplan Named Senior Associate Dean

Robert S. Kaplan, a professor of management practice, has been named Senior Associate Dean for External Relations, joining Professor William A. Sahlman in that role. Kaplan also serves as faculty chair of campaign planning for the... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

28 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 28

provide a snapshot of life at the time of the reunions. Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/403087-PDF-ENG Richard Oliva Leslie A. Perlow and Thomas J. DeLongHarvard Business School Supplement 403-085 Presents profiles written View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

November 2008 (Revised June 2009)
Case

Sole-Sourcing the Intel 386: A Company and Industry Transformed

By: Richard S. Tedlow and David Ruben

Intel's precedent-breaking decision not to second-source its groundbreaking 386 microprocessor in 1986 propelled Intel to new heights and fundamentally transformed the computer industry. View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Technological Innovation; Production; Information Infrastructure; Transformation; Brands and Branding; Product Development; Computer Industry; United States

2004
Chapter

Theodore Levitt's 'The Globalization of Markets': An Evaluation After Two Decades

By: Richard S. Tedlow and Rawi Abdelal

Keywords: Globalized Markets and Industries

August 1989 (Revised October 2005)
Case

James Burke: A Career in American Business (B)

By: Richard S. Tedlow and Wendy Smith

Covers the history of Tylenol from the autumn of 1982 through the second tampering incident in February 1986. Also deals with other developments in the history of Johnson & Johnson, especially the acquisition and divestiture of Technicare. View Details

Keywords: History; Pharmaceutical Industry