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August 2000 (Revised June 2001)
Case

Fsas: Fujitsu Support and Service Inc.

Fsas was created as a spinoff subsidiary of Fujitsu to service PC networks. As the company succeeded, it became listed on Japan's stock exchange--second tier. Now the Internet is causing Fsas to decide how to structure itself again. Should it spinoff a new company? View Details

Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Internet; Business Growth and Maturation; Innovation and Invention; Information Technology Industry; Japan

13 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees

modify aspects of their job to fit their own needs, abilities, and preferences—can increase well-being. If leaders support and help their subordinates engage in job crafting, this may improve employee well-being in these challenging... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

July 19, 2011
Article

A Debt Plan Republicans Can Support

By: Robert C. Pozen

Keywords: Borrowing and Debt; Government and Politics

May 1990
Teaching Note

Xerox Corp.: Executive Support Systems, Teaching Note

By: Lynda M. Applegate

Keywords: Management Teams; System; Consumer Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry

01 Jan 1987
Conference Presentation

Executive Support Systems for Hospital Strategic Planning

By: L. M. Applegate and R. O. Mason

Keywords: Management Systems; Strategic Planning; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry

17 Nov 2016
Op-Ed

What's Behind the Unexpected Trump Support from Women

them white, came out to support him. Why did Donald Trump’s candidacy appeal to so many women voters? Although his election has been attributed primarily to disenfranchised citizens, the data suggest otherwise. Women from varying... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Morgan Roberts and Robin Ely

July–September 2020
Article

Innovation Contest: Effect of Perceived Support for Learning on Participation

By: Olivia Jung, Andrea Blasco and Karim R. Lakhani

Background: Frontline staff are well positioned to conceive improvement opportunities based on first-hand knowledge of what works and does not work. The innovation contest may be a relevant and useful vehicle to elicit staff ideas. However, the success of the... View Details

Keywords: Contest; Innovation; Employee Engagement; Organizational Learning; Health Care; Health Care Delivery; Innovation and Invention; Organizations; Learning; Employees; Perception; Health Care and Treatment

Article

When Seeking Help, Women and Racial/Ethnic Minorities Benefit from Explicitly Stating Their Identity

By: Erika L. Kirgios, Aneesh Rai, Edward H. Chang and Katherine L. Milkman

Receiving help can make or break a career, but women and racial/ethnic minorities do not always receive the support they seek. Across two audit experiments—one with politicians and another with students—as well as an online experiment (total n = 5,145), we test whether... View Details

Keywords: Support; Marginalized Communities; Personal Development and Career; Equality and Inequality; Identity; Race; Gender; Communication Intention and Meaning

Article

In Search of True Public Arts Support

By: Arthur C. Brooks

June 1995
Supplement

Frito-Lay, Decision Support System Software: Macintosh Version

By: Lynda M. Applegate

Keywords: Decision Making; Applications and Software; Digital Platforms

October 1994
Supplement

Frito-Lay, Decision Support System Software: Windows Version

By: Lynda M. Applegate

Keywords: Decision Making; Applications and Software; Digital Platforms; Food and Beverage Industry

December 2012
Teaching Note

Delwarca Software Remote Support Unit (Brief Case)

By: Roy D. Shapiro and Paul E. Morrison

March 1993 (Revised September 1995)
Case

Chemical Bank: Technology Support for Cooperative Work

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Donna B. Stoddard

Describes the organization and IT environment that Bruce Hasenyager found when he arrived at Chemical Bank. Goes on to explain his decision for implementing Lotus Notes as an "indispensable" management tool. Software is available: Order No. 9-196-701 (Windows version)... View Details

Keywords: Organizations; Decision Making; Decisions; Management Style; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Applications and Software; Information Technology; Information; Information Management; Technology Industry

Educators

January 1985
Case

Manion Telecommunication Division: 1981 Personnel Support Plan

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger

March 2019
Module Note

Designing Management Systems to Support Multiunit Growth

By: Tatiana Sandino

1986
Article

Model Management Systems: Designs for Decision Support

By: L. M. Applegate, B. Konsynski and J. Nunamaker

Keywords: Management; System; Design; Decision Making

01 Jun 1987
Conference Presentation

Group Decision Support Systems: Determinants of Success

By: D. Vogel, J. F. Nunamaker, L. M. Applegate and B. R. Konsynski

Keywords: Groups and Teams; Success

1979
Book

Financial Support of Women's Programs in 1970s

By: R. M. Kanter

Keywords: Money; Programs