Publications

July 1998
Supplement

Bell Atlantic in Union City

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter

In this pioneering project to wire a school for the Internet and put computers in students' homes, Bell Atlantic combined its need for a beta site for a technology trial with the school reform efforts of the Union City, New Jersey public schools, under the leadership... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Social Enterprise; Internet and the Web; Education; Business and Community Relations; Education Industry; New Jersey

summer 1998
Article

The Managerial Revolution in the U.S. Health Care Sector: Lessons from the U.S. Economy

By: Regina E. Herzlinger

Keywords: Health Industry; United States

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June 1998
Article

The Coevolution of Community Networks and Technology: Lessons From the Flight Simulation Industry

By: L. Rosenkopf and Michael Tushman

Keywords: Networks; Information Technology; Learning; Aerospace Industry

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January 1998 (Revised June 1999)
Case

German Hyperinflation of 1923, The

By: David A. Moss and Julio J. Rotemberg

Presents a compilation of primary and secondary sources as well as a set of data exhibits on the German hyperinflation of 1923. The hyperinflation represented a defining moment in German history and certainly one of the two or three most important economic events of... View Details

Keywords: History; Price; Production; Money; Inflation and Deflation; Policy; Economy; Government and Politics; Germany

1997
Chapter

Building Competitive Advantage: Lessons from Other Countries

By: M. E. Porter

Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Global Range

1997
Working Paper

Social Enterprise Series No.4: Business Leadership Lessons from the Cleveland Turnaround

By: James E. Austin

1997
Book

Matsushita Leadership: Lessons from the 20th Century's Most Remarkable Entrepreneur

By: J. P. Kotter

Keywords: Leadership; History; Japan

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December 1996
Supplement

Cleveland Turnaround: Leadership in Action

By: James E. Austin, Jaan Elias and Andrea L Strimling

Consists of three separate parts. Part 1, The Cleveland Turnaround, describes Cleveland's decline until its bankruptcy in 1978. This is followed by the remedial actions taken by community leaders, starting with the election of a new mayor, the formation of new... View Details

Keywords: Leading Change; Business Cycles; Development Economics; Urban Development; Social Issues; Business and Community Relations; Cleveland

1996
Working Paper

Mentoring and the Boundaryless Career: Lessons from Minority Experience

By: David A. Thomas and Monica C. Higgins

1996
Chapter

Mentoring and the Boundaryless Career: Lessons from the Minority Experience

By: D. Thomas and M. C. Higgins

Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Diversity

January 1996
Case

Biogen, Inc.: rBeta Interferon Manufacturing Process Development

By: Steven C. Wheelwright

Biogen, Inc., a Cambridge, MA-based biotechnology company, is wrapping up a project to develop a new manufacturing process for a new drug product that will reposition the company from a purely research-oriented company to a fully integrated pharmaceutical manufacturing... View Details

Keywords: Learning; Technological Innovation; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Product Development; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Projects; Research and Development; Corporate Strategy; Biotechnology Industry

August 1995 (Revised December 2003)
Case

Cricket Road, 503

By: William J. Poorvu and Donald A. Brown

In September 2003, Mason Sexton, a young, inexperienced developer, was making plans to replace a rooming house he had inherited next to the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville with a new 14-unit, 5-story apartment house. His attempts to assemble the... View Details

Keywords: Property; Entrepreneurship; Housing; Buildings and Facilities; Construction; Risk and Uncertainty; Management Practices and Processes; Real Estate Industry; United States