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      • 2008
      • Working Paper

      Product Development and Learning in Project Teams: The Challenges are the Benefits

      By: Amy C. Edmondson and Ingrid M. Nembhard
      The value of teams in new product development (NPD) is undeniable. Both the interdisciplinary nature of the work and industry trends necessitate that professionals from different functions work together on development projects to create the highest quality product in... View Details
      Keywords: Competency and Skills; Learning; Management Skills; Product Development; Projects; Groups and Teams; Conflict Management; Social and Collaborative Networks
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      Edmondson, Amy C., and Ingrid M. Nembhard. "Product Development and Learning in Project Teams: The Challenges are the Benefits." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-046, January 2008.
      • November 2007
      • Article

      Solve the Succession Crisis by Growing Inside-Outside Leaders

      By: Joseph L. Bower
      This article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. In his interviews and data analysis, Harvard Business School professor Bower found... View Details
      Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Leadership Development; Management Practices and Processes; Management Succession; Planning
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      Bower, Joseph L. "Solve the Succession Crisis by Growing Inside-Outside Leaders." Harvard Business Review 85, no. 11 (November 2007).
      • 2007
      • Book

      An Experiment in Fair Value Accounting? The State of the Art in Research and Thought Leadership on Accounting for Life Assurance in the UK and Continental Europe

      By: Joanne G Horton, Richard H. Macve and George Serafeim
      "Fair value" is currently the central topic of debate in the development of accounting standards. While it has now been defined to mean an exit price in US GAAP, the IASB is still considering its own definition, and some commentators are arguing for versions of entry... View Details
      Keywords: Transition; Financial Instruments; Framework; Market Entry and Exit; Insurance; Revenue Recognition; Fair Value Accounting; Standards; United Kingdom
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      Horton, Joanne G., Richard H. Macve, and George Serafeim. An Experiment in Fair Value Accounting? The State of the Art in Research and Thought Leadership on Accounting for Life Assurance in the UK and Continental Europe. London, UK: Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, Centre for Business Performance, 2007.
      • July 2007 (Revised September 2009)
      • Case

      CEMEX (A): Building the Global Framework (1985-2004)

      By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Pamela Yatsko and Ryan Raffaelli
      CEMEX grew through acquisitions from a Latin American to a global company under the leadership of a CEO who believed in the importance of a "one enterprise" culture and benchmarking against world standards. As the CEO ponders an acquisition that would double the... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Competency and Skills; Globalized Firms and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Integration; Latin America
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      Kanter, Rosabeth M., Pamela Yatsko, and Ryan Raffaelli. "CEMEX (A): Building the Global Framework (1985-2004)." Harvard Business School Case 308-022, July 2007. (Revised September 2009.)
      • July 2007 (Revised November 2009)
      • Case

      Greenpeace

      By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Jordan Mitchell
      Nearly all environmental organizations have a similar aim: to stop the degradation of the natural environment. However, the strategies which environmental organizations choose to employ are sometimes starkly different. Compares the models of two dissimilar... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Non-Governmental Organizations; Business Strategy
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      Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Jordan Mitchell. "Greenpeace." Harvard Business School Case 708-418, July 2007. (Revised November 2009.)
      • July 2007 (Revised November 2009)
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      World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF)

      By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Jordan Mitchell
      Nearly all environmental organizations have a similar aim: to stop the degradation of the natural environment. However, the strategies which environmental organizations choose to employ are sometimes starkly different. Compares the models of two dissimilar... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Non-Governmental Organizations; Business Strategy
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      Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Jordan Mitchell. "World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF)." Harvard Business School Case 708-417, July 2007. (Revised November 2009.)
      • March 2007 (Revised August 2009)
      • Case

      Aurolab: Bringing First-World Technology to the Third-World Blind

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan
      Aurolab is the in-house producer of IOLs (required in cataract surgery) for the Aravind Eye Care System, a group of charity hospitals with the largest volume of eye surgery in the world. Aurolab's manufacturing capability and capacity had long exceeded the requirements... View Details
      Keywords: Emerging Markets; Production; Mission and Purpose; Performance Capacity; Nonprofit Organizations; Corporate Strategy; India
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Aurolab: Bringing First-World Technology to the Third-World Blind." Harvard Business School Case 507-061, March 2007. (Revised August 2009.)
      • 2006
      • Book

      Science Business: The Promise, the Reality, and the Future of Biotech

      By: Gary P. Pisano
      Why has the biotechnology industry failed to perform up to expectations—despite all its promise? In Science Business, Gary P. Pisano answers this question by providing an incisive critique of the industry. Pisano not only reveals the underlying causes of... View Details
      Keywords: Science; Business Ventures; Biotechnology Industry
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      Pisano, Gary P. Science Business: The Promise, the Reality, and the Future of Biotech. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2006.
      • October 2006 (Revised May 2007)
      • Case

      King Arthur Flour

      By: Thomas J. DeLong, James Holian and Joshua Weiss
      Steve Voigt, the CEO of King Arthur Flour, must determine how the company can continue to grow, whilst preserving its unique culture. In 1996, the company was sold to employees in as ESOP transaction. The following decade saw significant growth, despite declining sales... View Details
      Keywords: Employee Stock Ownership Plan; Business or Company Management; Organizational Culture; Employee Ownership
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      DeLong, Thomas J., James Holian, and Joshua Weiss. "King Arthur Flour." Harvard Business School Case 407-012, October 2006. (Revised May 2007.)
      • October 2006 (Revised August 2007)
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      Marketing Chateau Margaux

      By: John A. Deighton, Leyland Pitt, Vincent Marie Dessain, Daniela Beyersdorfer and Anders Sjoman
      Chateau Margaux, luxury brand or connoisseur brand? Although France is awash with unsold wine, demand has never been stronger for the very finest Bordeaux. How should Margaux sustain and grow its business? The Chateau management team is wondering if it can take more... View Details
      Keywords: Price; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Distribution; Luxury; Food and Beverage Industry; France
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      Deighton, John A., Leyland Pitt, Vincent Marie Dessain, Daniela Beyersdorfer, and Anders Sjoman. "Marketing Chateau Margaux." Harvard Business School Case 507-033, October 2006. (Revised August 2007.) (request a courtesy copy.)
      • October 2006
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      Location Choices across the Value Chain: How Activity and Capability Influence Collocation

      By: Juan Alcacer
      There has been a recent revival of interest in the geographic component of firm strategy. Recent research suggests that two opposing forces—competition costs and agglomeration benefits—determine whether firms collocate in a given geographic market. Unexplored is (1)... View Details
      Keywords: Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Sales; Research and Development; Cost Accounting; Cost Management; Markets; Production; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Distribution; Cost vs Benefits; SWOT Analysis; Telecommunications Industry
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      Alcacer, Juan. "Location Choices across the Value Chain: How Activity and Capability Influence Collocation." Management Science 52, no. 10 (October 2006): 1457–1471.
      • 2006
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      Does Competition Increase Patent Litigation? Empirical Evidence of Strategic Patenting in the Telecom Equipment Industry

      By: Juan Alcacer and Rachelle C. Sampson
      Anecdotal evidence suggests that patent litigation has increased in the last 20 years as firms in knowledge intensive industries use patents more frequently to protect their knowledge stocks and managers focus on extracting new revenue streams from existing patent... View Details
      Keywords: Patents; Competition; Lawsuits and Litigation
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      Alcacer, Juan, and Rachelle C. Sampson. "Does Competition Increase Patent Litigation? Empirical Evidence of Strategic Patenting in the Telecom Equipment Industry." 2006. (Presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting in Honolulu, HI, August 2005.)
      • May 2006 (Revised June 2006)
      • Case

      Codon Devices

      By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and David Kiron
      In December 2005, 40-year-old John Danner was about to make his first presentation to the board of directors of Codon Devices, a one-year-old biotechnology start-up based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. After a month as the company's CEO, Danner was prepared to lay out... View Details
      Keywords: Strategic Planning; Venture Capital; Intellectual Property; Governing and Advisory Boards; Genetics; Competitive Advantage; Science-Based Business; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Biotechnology Industry; Cambridge
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      Lassiter, Joseph B., III, and David Kiron. "Codon Devices." Harvard Business School Case 806-198, May 2006. (Revised June 2006.)
      • May 2006 (Revised November 2006)
      • Case

      Willa Seldon at Tides Center (A)

      By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Stecker
      Willa Seldon, an African-American woman with 16 years of for-profit experience, was hired as executive director of Tides Center, a nonprofit in San Francisco, CA. Tides Center was a fiscal sponsor dedicated to supporting individuals and groups working toward social... View Details
      Keywords: For-Profit Firms; Nonprofit Organizations; Transition; Change Management; Leadership Style; Performance; Customer Satisfaction; San Francisco
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      Hill, Linda A., and Emily Stecker. "Willa Seldon at Tides Center (A)." Harvard Business School Case 406-072, May 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
      • April 2006 (Revised September 2009)
      • Case

      BYD Company, Ltd.

      By: Robert S. Huckman and Alan D. MacCormack
      Considers whether BYD Co., Ltd., the largest Chinese maker of rechargeable batteries, should enter the Chinese automobile industry by acquiring Qinchuan Auto, a state-owned car manufacturer. Set just after BYD's initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Labor; Production; Competitive Advantage; Diversification; Auto Industry; Battery Industry; Manufacturing Industry; China
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      Huckman, Robert S., and Alan D. MacCormack. "BYD Company, Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 606-139, April 2006. (Revised September 2009.)
      • December 2005 (Revised January 2007)
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      Ben & Jerry's: Preserving Mission & Brand within Unilever

      By: James E. Austin and James Quinn
      In the months after Ben & Jerry's was acquired by Unilever, Ben & Jerry's head social mission faces challenges and opportunities unique in the company's history, including: how to manage employee morale; whether to include synthetic ingredients to meet consumer... View Details
      Keywords: Brands and Branding; Problems and Challenges; Mergers and Acquisitions; Mission and Purpose; Social Enterprise; Management Teams; Governing and Advisory Boards; Value Creation; Corporate Governance; Employee Relationship Management; Food and Beverage Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Retail Industry; United States
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      Austin, James E., and James Quinn. "Ben & Jerry's: Preserving Mission & Brand within Unilever." Harvard Business School Case 306-037, December 2005. (Revised January 2007.)
      • September 2005 (Revised April 2010)
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      Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker (A)

      By: Daniel C. Snow, Steven C. Wheelwright and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
      Scharffen Berger, a premium brand chocolate, is growing rapidly and must decide where and when to add capacity in the production line and with what technology. The company must consider the demands of marketing, the impact on quality and reputation, and the economics... View Details
      Keywords: Production; Business Processes; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance Capacity; Quality; Expansion
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      Snow, Daniel C., Steven C. Wheelwright, and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. "Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker (A)." Harvard Business School Case 606-043, September 2005. (Revised April 2010.)
      • September 2005 (Revised May 2006)
      • Case

      Teradyne Corporation: The Jaguar Project

      By: Francesca Gino and Gary P. Pisano
      Teradyne, a leading manufacturer of semiconductor test equipment, embarked on a multiyear effort to improve its product development capabilities and to implement more formalized project management approaches. Examines the development of a new-generation tester that... View Details
      Keywords: Projects; Management; Product Development; Information Infrastructure; Applications and Software; Groups and Teams; Business or Company Management; Research and Development; Problems and Challenges; Semiconductor Industry; United States
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      Gino, Francesca, and Gary P. Pisano. "Teradyne Corporation: The Jaguar Project." Harvard Business School Case 606-042, September 2005. (Revised May 2006.)
      • June 2005 (Revised March 2006)
      • Background Note

      Delivering Strategic Human Resource Management

      By: Boris Groysberg, Andrew N. McLean and Cate Reavis
      This note reviews the history of the human resources (HR) function and the strategic human resources management (SHRM) movement, wherein HR managers' aspired to be strategic partners with line managers. Reviews practices for implementing a strategic-business-partner... View Details
      Keywords: Human Resources
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      Groysberg, Boris, Andrew N. McLean, and Cate Reavis. "Delivering Strategic Human Resource Management." Harvard Business School Background Note 405-049, June 2005. (Revised March 2006.)
      • April 2005 (Revised May 2005)
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      Exel PLC--Supply Chain Management at Haus Mart

      By: Zeynep Ton and Steven C. Wheelwright
      Exel plc is a global third-party logistics provider, serving clients such as Home Depot, Dell, Unilever, and Marks & Spencer. Describes the range of activities Exel performs for its clients and the capabilities the company has developed. Exel traditionally focused on... View Details
      Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Supply Chain Management; Logistics
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      Ton, Zeynep, and Steven C. Wheelwright. "Exel PLC--Supply Chain Management at Haus Mart." Harvard Business School Case 605-080, April 2005. (Revised May 2005.)
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