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- 26 Mar 2008
- News
Spring cleaning ...for the mind
- 05 Mar 2020
- News
The Life And Legacy Of Jack Welch
- May 2001
- Article
Lead from the Center: How to Manage Divisions Dynamically
By: Michael Raynor and Joseph L. Bower
Raynor, Michael, and Joseph L. Bower. "Lead from the Center: How to Manage Divisions Dynamically." Harvard Business Review 79, no. 5 (May 2001).
- March 2013 (Revised March 2014)
- Case
Cummins, Inc.: Building a Home Community for a Global Company
By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Norris
In 2010, Tom Linebarger, president and COO of Cummins, Inc., the Columbus, Indiana-based manufacturer of diesel engines, has to decide where to locate the company's new manufacturing line for high horsepower engines. He has three choices to decide from: Seymour,... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing; Competitiveness; Competition; Education; Business and Community Relations; Manufacturing Industry; United States
Bower, Joseph L., and Michael Norris. "Cummins, Inc.: Building a Home Community for a Global Company." Harvard Business School Case 313-024, March 2013. (Revised March 2014.)
- February 2012 (Revised June 2012)
- Background Note
The Market for Consumer Finance
By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Norris
This note describes the market for consumer finance products in the United States. The note focuses on the changes in supply and demand that have occurred since the mid-20th century, and highlights recent approaches to finance for low-credit rated borrowers. View Details
Keywords: Financial Markets
Bower, Joseph L., and Michael Norris. "The Market for Consumer Finance." Harvard Business School Background Note 312-041, February 2012. (Revised June 2012.)
- October 2011
- Case
CNBM: Rolling Up China's Cement Industry
By: Joseph L. Bower and G.A. Donovan
The Chinese government has charged Song Zhiping with the job of rationalizing China's cement industry. He has acquired 200 plus companies, but the industry is still fractured. Can he succeed? View Details
Keywords: Industry Growth; Mergers and Acquisitions; Policy; Government and Politics; Construction Industry; Industrial Products Industry; China
Bower, Joseph L., and G.A. Donovan. "CNBM: Rolling Up China's Cement Industry." Harvard Business School Case 312-067, October 2011.
- September 1999
- Case
CIBC Corporate and Investment Banking (B): 1992-1997 (Condensed)
By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Raynor
From 1992 to 1997, CIBC CEO Al Flood and head of investment banking John Hunkin integrate the struggling investment bank Wood Gundy with CIBC's corporate bank. The impact and interaction of organization design, compensation schemes, and communication initiatives are... View Details
Keywords: Investment Banking; Banks and Banking; Mergers and Acquisitions; Organizational Design; Business Plan; Communication; Banking Industry
Bower, Joseph L., and Michael Raynor. "CIBC Corporate and Investment Banking (B): 1992-1997 (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 300-003, September 1999.
- March 2006 (Revised May 2009)
- Case
Entrepreneurial Insights
By: Joseph L. Bower and Sonya Hout
Presents a matrix of 42 video clips of interviews with seven entrepreneurial managers answering the same six questions about their experiences building their companies. The individual entrepreneurs (Vittorio Merloni, Merloni Elettrodomestici; Alex d'Arbeloff, Teradyne,... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Leadership; Business or Company Management; Managerial Roles; Personal Characteristics
Bower, Joseph L., and Sonya Hout. "Entrepreneurial Insights." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 306-703, March 2006. (Revised May 2009.)
- February 2007
- Article
How Managers' Everyday Decisions Create—or Destroy—Your Company's Strategy
By: Joseph L. Bower and Clark Gilbert
Bower, Joseph L., and Clark Gilbert. "How Managers' Everyday Decisions Create—or Destroy—Your Company's Strategy." Harvard Business Review 85, no. 2 (February 2007).
- 2006
- Working Paper
Manage Resource Allocation to Craft Strategy
By: Joseph L. Bower and Clark Gilbert
- December 2000 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
DoubleTwist, Inc.
By: Joseph L. Bower and Christina L. Darwall
John Couch, CEO of DoubleTwist, has transformed a software products company into an Internet application service provider, racing to provide databases and tools for those working to explore the human genome. Crafting strategy and building organizational capability are... View Details
Keywords: Growth Management; Product Development; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Corporate Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Information Technology Industry
Bower, Joseph L., and Christina L. Darwall. "DoubleTwist, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 301-023, December 2000. (Revised March 2001.)
- 1979
- Chapter
Strategic Management: A New View of Business Policy and Planning
By: Joseph L. Bower and Yves L. Doz
- 15 Feb 2022
- News
Charlotte Club Hosts Webinar to Mark 100 Years of the Case Method
Clubs News Clubs News The HBS Club of Charlotte recently marked 100 Years of Case Method Teaching and Learning at HBS by hosting a virtual conversation with two of the School’s most prolific case writers. The January 19 event, which attracted 170 alumni, featured View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 27 Jun 2012
- News
Larry Page's Lost Voice Provokes Widespread Worry
- 05 Jun 2008
- News
Gates-Ballmer Clash Shaped Microsoft's Coming Handover
- 02 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 2
Rolling Up China's Cement Industry Joseph L. Bower and G.A. DonovanHarvard Business School Case 312-067 The Chinese government has charged Song Zhiping with the job of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- January 2019
- Supplement
JPMorgan Chase: Invested in Detroit (C)
By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Norris
Video Supplement to HBS Case Nos. 918-406 and 918-410.
Beginning in 2014, JPMorgan Chase launched “Invested in Detroit,” a $100 million philanthropic investment in the city over five years. The bank worked with local economic development organizations,... View Details
Beginning in 2014, JPMorgan Chase launched “Invested in Detroit,” a $100 million philanthropic investment in the city over five years. The bank worked with local economic development organizations,... View Details
Keywords: Philanthropic Investment; Banking; Economic Development; Local Economic Development; Workforce Development; Financial Institutions; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Urban Development; Business and Community Relations; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Expansion; Banking Industry; United States; Michigan; Detroit
Bower, Joseph L., and Michael Norris. "JPMorgan Chase: Invested in Detroit (C)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 919-801, January 2019.
- March 2018 (Revised March 2018)
- Case
JPMorgan Chase: Invested in Detroit (A)
By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Norris
Beginning in 2014, JPMorgan Chase launched Invested in Detroit, a $100 million philanthropic investment in the city over five years. The bank worked with local economic development organizations, workforce development organizations, small businesses, philanthropies,... View Details
Keywords: Local Economic Development; Workforce Development; Philanthropic Investment; Financial Institutions; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Urban Development; Business and Community Relations; Banking Industry; United States; Michigan
Bower, Joseph L., and Michael Norris. "JPMorgan Chase: Invested in Detroit (A)." Harvard Business School Case 918-406, March 2018. (Revised March 2018.)