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- February 1999
- Case
Tele-Communications, Inc. (A): Cascading Miracles
John Malone, CEO of Tele-Communications, Inc. (TCI), the largest U.S. cable television company, is in the midst of a strategic and operational turnaround. TCI has been losing market share to direct-to-home satellite broadcasters, and Malone is considering a bold new... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Operations; Television Entertainment; Business Strategy; Volatility; Telecommunications Industry; United States
Eisenmann, Thomas R. "Tele-Communications, Inc. (A): Cascading Miracles." Harvard Business School Case 899-215, February 1999.
- March 1999
- Case
Australia's Telstra Corporation (B): The Countdown
By: W. Earl Sasser, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Sasser, W. Earl, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Cate Reavis. "Australia's Telstra Corporation (B): The Countdown." Harvard Business School Case 899-210, March 1999.
- August 1998 (Revised November 1998)
- Teaching Note
Teleswitch (A), (B), and (C) TN
Teaching Note for (9-898-207), (9-898-208), and (9-898-209). View Details
Keywords: Telecommunications Industry
- May 1991
- Article
Engines of Progress: Designing and Running Entrepreneurial Vehicles in Established Companies: The Enter-Prize Program at Ohio Bell, 1985-90
By: R. M. Kanter and L. Richardson
Kanter, R. M., and L. Richardson. "Engines of Progress: Designing and Running Entrepreneurial Vehicles in Established Companies: The Enter-Prize Program at Ohio Bell, 1985-90." Journal of Business Venturing 6 (May 1991): 209–229.
- November 1992
- Case
Genessee Wire and Cable
By: Jonathan Eckstein and Arthur Schleifer Jr.
Keywords: Telecommunications Industry
Eckstein, Jonathan, and Arthur Schleifer Jr. "Genessee Wire and Cable." Harvard Business School Case 893-008, November 1992.
- May 1999
- Case
African Communications Group (Condensed)
Describes the opportunities that confront the African Communications Group, an entrepreneurial organization that plans to introduce a wireless pay-phone system in Tanzania. Provides a foundation for the analysis of value creation and of value capture. The possibility... View Details
McGahan, Anita M. "African Communications Group (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 799-148, May 1999.
- May 1999
- Background Note
Broadband Race, The
By: David B. Yoffie and Mary Kwak
Surveys developments in broadband in the late 1990s, focusing on the rivalry between telecom companies deploying DSL and cable companies rolling out cable modem service. Reviews the major broadband technologies, examines the state of competition in the United States,... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Internet and the Web; Competition; Telecommunications Industry; United States; Hong Kong; Singapore
Yoffie, David B., and Mary Kwak. "Broadband Race, The." Harvard Business School Background Note 799-106, May 1999.
- October 1994 (Revised October 1995)
- Case
AT&T and the International Settlements Problem
By: Willis M. Emmons III and David Riordan
Emmons, Willis M., III, and David Riordan. "AT&T and the International Settlements Problem." Harvard Business School Case 795-035, October 1994. (Revised October 1995.)
- March 1994
- Supplement
Measure of Delight: The Pursuit of Quality at AT&T Universal Card Services (B)
By: Roy D. Shapiro and Michael D. Watkins
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Telecommunications Industry
Shapiro, Roy D., and Michael D. Watkins. "Measure of Delight: The Pursuit of Quality at AT&T Universal Card Services (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 694-077, March 1994.
- October 1993 (Revised July 1997)
- Case
Measure of Delight: The Pursuit of Quality at AT&T Universal Card Services (A)
By: Roy D. Shapiro and Michael D. Watkins
AT&T's Universal Card Services (UCS) has been extremely successful during its short lifetime. Dedicated to improving service quality and customer satisfaction, chief quality officer Rob Davis and his quality team have designed and put into place an unusual measurement... View Details
Keywords: Customer Satisfaction; Policy; Compensation and Benefits; Performance Evaluation; Quality; System; Telecommunications Industry
Shapiro, Roy D., and Michael D. Watkins. "Measure of Delight: The Pursuit of Quality at AT&T Universal Card Services (A)." Harvard Business School Case 694-047, October 1993. (Revised July 1997.)
- January – February 1991
- Article
Championing Change: An Interview with Bell Atlantic's CEO Raymond Smith
By: R. M. Kanter
Kanter, R. M. "Championing Change: An Interview with Bell Atlantic's CEO Raymond Smith." Harvard Business Review 69, no. 1 (January–February 1991): 118–130. (Reprintings include Leaders on Leadership, edited by W. Bennis. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1992; The Challenge of Organizational Change, edited by R.M. Kanter, B.A. Stein, and T.D. Jick. N.Y.: Free Press, 1992.)
- December 1989 (Revised June 1991)
- Case
Motorola, Inc.: Bandit Pager Project
Describes the development of a fully automated production line for manufacturing radio pagers. The company regarded the project as highly successful; it becomes clear in the case, however, that there were some shortcomings as well. Some marketing issues were not... View Details
Keywords: Time Management; Marketing; Product Development; Production; Success; Projects; Technology; Telecommunications Industry
Wheelwright, Steven C. "Motorola, Inc.: Bandit Pager Project." Harvard Business School Case 690-043, December 1989. (Revised June 1991.)
- August 1997 (Revised September 1997)
- Case
Imedia Corporation: The Pricing Decision
Efi Arazi, the president of a start-up called Imedia, must determine an appropriate pricing strategy for an innovation that will change the basis of competition in the cable TV industry. View Details
Kosnik, Thomas J., and Doron Kempel. "Imedia Corporation: The Pricing Decision." Harvard Business School Case 598-005, August 1997. (Revised September 1997.)
- February 1992 (Revised December 1992)
- Supplement
MCI Vision (B)
Supplements the (A) case. Designed as an in-class handout. View Details
Keywords: Telecommunications Industry
Cespedes, Frank V. "MCI Vision (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 592-084, February 1992. (Revised December 1992.)
- July 1987
- Case
Investor Relations at AT&T
By: Stephen A. Greyser and Norman Klein
Greyser, Stephen A., and Norman Klein. "Investor Relations at AT&T." Harvard Business School Case 588-003, July 1987.
- April 1986 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Cox Cable (A)
Keywords: Telecommunications Industry
Cespedes, Frank V. "Cox Cable (A)." Harvard Business School Case 586-045, April 1986. (Revised June 1993.)
- September 1980 (Revised July 1981)
- Supplement
AT&T -- Long Lines Department National Account Selling (B)
By: Thomas V. Bonoma and Benson P. Shapiro
Bonoma, Thomas V., and Benson P. Shapiro. "AT&T -- Long Lines Department National Account Selling (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 581-032, September 1980. (Revised July 1981.)
- June 1980 (Revised December 1980)
- Supplement
AT&T Long Lines (B), Telemarketing: Introduction to Video 1
Keywords: Telecommunications Industry
Shapiro, Benson P. "AT&T Long Lines (B), Telemarketing: Introduction to Video 1." Harvard Business School Supplement 580-146, June 1980. (Revised December 1980.)
- November 1991 (Revised June 1992)
- Case
AT&T: The Dallas Works (A)
Describes the organizational challenges facing an AT&T plant a few years after the breakup of AT&T. In an effort to empower workers and to unite the factory behind change, management proposes an unusual team-based approach to driving the change. Teaching Objective: To... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Groups and Teams; Organizational Culture; Telecommunications Industry; Texas
Jick, Todd D. "AT&T: The Dallas Works (A)." Harvard Business School Case 492-023, November 1991. (Revised June 1992.)
- October 1987 (Revised April 1991)
- Supplement
Motorola and Japan (A), Supplement
By: David B. Yoffie and John J. Coleman
Updates Motorola and Japan (A) for 1982. View Details
Yoffie, David B., and John J. Coleman. "Motorola and Japan (A), Supplement." Harvard Business School Supplement 388-057, October 1987. (Revised April 1991.)