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- January 2007 (Revised May 2009)
- Case
Kibera and the Kenya Slum Upgrading Project (A)
By: Nicolas P. Retsinas, Arthur I Segel, Marc Diaz and John Dean Shepherd
Kenya's Minister of Housing faces tremendous pressures in dealing with the pervasive housing troubles in his country. Kibera is the largest slum in Africa and home to more than 800,000 residents, yet only measures two square kilometers, roughly half the size of... View Details
- October 2006 (Revised October 2007)
- Case
Google Advertising
By: Youngme E. Moon and David Chen
In mid-2006, Google is the number one search engine in America with 99% of its revenues deriving from its simple, text-only advertising services. It is on track to bring in roughly $9.5 billion in advertising revenue in 2006, which would place it fourth among American... View Details
- 2006
- Chapter
Modularity in the Design of Complex Engineering Systems
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Kim B. Clark
- October 2006 (Revised November 2006)
- Case
Integrated Packaging Corporation: Struggling to Do the Right Thing (A)
By: Herman B. Leonard and Orson Watson
As a child, Al Fuller had seen his working-class, African-American neighborhood disintegrate as factory jobs moved away. He resolved to help inner-city communities do better when he grew up. Some years later, as an accomplished university graduate with several years... View Details
- March 2006 (Revised June 2010)
- Case
Eldeco: Playing in the Big League
By: Arthur I Segel, Nicolas P. Retsinas and Siddarth Yog
In 2001, Pankaj Bajaj is considering whether to go forward with a residential development outside New Delhi. Facing an uncooperative local authority, he must determine how to evaluate the risks of proceeding against the potential loss of a golden opportunity to bring... View Details
- January 2006 (Revised April 2007)
- Case
General Electric Healthcare, 2006
By: Tarun Khanna and Elizabeth Raabe
In January 2006, Joe Hogan, head of General Electric (GE) Healthcare Technologies, prepared to step into William Castell's shoes as CEO of GE Healthcare, the world's leading manufacturer of diagnostic imaging equipment. In 2004, former CEO Jeff Immelt acquired Amersham... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Cost vs Benefits; Growth and Development Strategy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Machinery and Machining; Global Range; Multinational Firms and Management; Product Design; Technological Innovation; Expansion; Value Creation; Business Subsidiaries; Health Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
- January 2006 (Revised September 2007)
- Case
Bentington Industries
By: David Ager and John A. Davis
Describes the situation facing Paul Bentington, the president, CEO, and member of the owning family of BIND, PLC, a large and successful family-owned engineering consulting firm in London. Bentington's sister and brother, both of whom are owners of the firm, confront... View Details
- December 2005 (Revised March 2010)
- Case
William Levitt, Levittown and the Creation of American Suburbia
By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony Mayo and Mark Benson
Demand for low-cost housing after World War II far exceeded supply. Was this a profitable new market? New York developer William Levitt had to decide. During World War II, Levitt was eager to build basic housing for the working class—otherwise, Levitt & Sons would have... View Details
- September 2005 (Revised June 2012)
- Case
New Songdo City
By: Arthur I Segel, Brandon Blaser, Gerardo Garza, Albert Kim, John Richard and Andrew Murphy
The government of South Korea has chosen John Hynes and Gale International to construct New Songdo City. This is an entirely new city, about the size of Boston, between the new Incheon airport and the capital of Seoul. The proposed city is the government's attempt to... View Details
- May 2005 (Revised April 2011)
- Case
Arctic Timber AB: Engineered Woods Division (A)
By: Michael L. Tushman, David Kiron and Wendy Smith
Describes the leadership challenges involved in managing strategic innovation and change in a highly mature business unit. Allows systematic exploration of organizational structures, incentives, competencies, and culture that impede innovation. Pivots on a new leader's... View Details
- May 2005 (Revised April 2011)
- Supplement
Arctic Timber AB: Engineered Woods Division (B)
By: Michael L. Tushman, David Kiron and Wendy Smith
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Forest Products Industry
- May 2005 (Revised April 2011)
- Supplement
Arctic Timber AB: Engineered Woods Division (C)
By: Michael L. Tushman, David Kiron and Wendy Smith
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Forest Products Industry
- March 2005 (Revised May 2009)
- Case
Columbia's Final Mission
By: Michael Roberto, Amy C. Edmondson, Richard M.J. Bohmer, Laura Feldman and Erika Ferlins
On February 1, 2003, the Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere, and the seven astronauts onboard lost their lives. Explores Columbia's final mission from the perspective of six key managers and engineers associated with NASA's Space... View Details
- 2005
- Case
Ventures in Salt: Compass Minerals International
By: Rebecca Henderson, J. Sternman and R. Nanda
Keywords: Metals and Minerals
- December 2004
- Supplement
D-Wave: An Interview with Seth Lloyd, Professor of Quantum Mechanical Engineering at MIT
Keywords: Engineering
- November 2004 (Revised July 2006)
- Case
Patrimonio Hoy
By: Arthur I Segel, Michael Chu and Gustavo Herrero
Patrimonio Hoy is a program targeting the housing needs of the low-income population by CEMEX, a major Mexican company and a leading global cement producer. Originally conceived as a project to understand the customers in the self-construction segment better, a major... View Details
- November 2004
- Case
Deere & Company
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Hal Hogan
John Deere & Co. wants to improve shareholder value and provide incentives to do so. The task is difficult in a volatile agriculture and construction industry. It also wants to be more global and provide machinery that traces commodities from the field to the consumer. View Details
- September 2004 (Revised December 2004)
- Case
Metso Paper: Globalization of Finnish Metal Workshops
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Marikka Heikkila and Kalle Lyytinen
Metso Paper, the world's largest producer of paper machines, aims to transform itself into a knowledge- and information-based service and solution provider for the paper industry by aggressively exploiting information technologies. In the fall of 2002, Jorma Hujala, a... View Details
- July 2004 (Revised July 2020)
- Case
Hines Goes to Rio
By: Arthur I Segel and Ricardo Reisen De Pinho
The Torre Almirante office tower, Hines' newest project in Rio de Janeiro, was a 36-story, Class AA office tower with an adjoining 420-stall parking structure and a preserved 14-story historic facade. It was completely different from anything that had previously been... View Details