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- January 1988 (Revised March 1995)
- Supplement
Digital Equipment Corp.: The Endpoint Model (C2)
By: David A. Garvin
To follow Digital Equipment Corp.: The Endpoint Model (C1). Students must assess what their next steps would be as plant manager and group manufacturing manager. View Details
Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Business Model; Business or Company Management; Production; Technology; Technology Industry
Garvin, David A. "Digital Equipment Corp.: The Endpoint Model (C2)." Harvard Business School Supplement 688-063, January 1988. (Revised March 1995.)
- November 1987 (Revised April 1990)
- Teaching Note
Operations Strategy, Module Overview: Competing on Quality
By: David A. Garvin
- February 1987
- Background Note
Note on Value Analysis: Its History and Methodology
By: David A. Garvin
Garvin, David A. "Note on Value Analysis: Its History and Methodology." Harvard Business School Background Note 687-066, February 1987.
- December 1986
- Case
Westinghouse Electric Corp.: Steam Turbine Division (B)
By: David A. Garvin
Keywords: Energy Industry
Garvin, David A. "Westinghouse Electric Corp.: Steam Turbine Division (B)." Harvard Business School Case 687-037, December 1986.
- November 1985 (Revised June 1986)
- Case
Rogers Corp.: Electroluminescent Lamps (A)
By: David A. Garvin
Garvin, David A. "Rogers Corp.: Electroluminescent Lamps (A)." Harvard Business School Case 686-060, November 1985. (Revised June 1986.)
- February 1985
- Case
General Electric--Thermocouple Manufacturing (B)
By: David A. Garvin
Describes what has happened since the introduction of just-in-time production techniques were developed to reduce inventory. Reviews the progress to date in such areas as process rationalization; set-up reduction; quality improvement and leveling the scheduling; and... View Details
Keywords: Supply Chain; Logistics; Production; Business Processes; Technological Innovation; Quality; Performance Improvement; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Manufacturing Industry
Garvin, David A. "General Electric--Thermocouple Manufacturing (B)." Harvard Business School Case 685-062, February 1985.
- November 1991
- Teaching Note
Types of Processes, Teaching Note
By: David A. Garvin
Teaching Note for (9-682-008). View Details
- November 1981 (Revised July 1985)
- Teaching Note
Sensormatic Electronics Corp., Teaching Note
By: David A. Garvin
Teaching Note for (9-681-095). View Details
Keywords: Electronics Industry
- September 1981 (Revised September 1986)
- Case
Steinway & Sons
By: David A. Garvin
Considers whether Steinway should reintroduce a long-discontinued product line to meet competition from the Japanese. Raises the issue of just how quality is defined in this market. Looks closely at a production process relying on craft skills. Students have the... View Details
Garvin, David A. "Steinway & Sons." Harvard Business School Case 682-025, September 1981. (Revised September 1986.)
- summer 1983
- Article
Can Industry Self-Regulaton Work?
By: David A. Garvin
Garvin, David A. "Can Industry Self-Regulaton Work?" California Management Review 25, no. 4 (summer 1983).
- September – October 1983
- Article
Quality on the Line
By: David A. Garvin
Garvin, David A. "Quality on the Line." Harvard Business Review 61, no. 5 (September–October 1983).
- 1980
- Book
The Economics of University Behavior
By: David A. Garvin
Garvin, David A. The Economics of University Behavior. Academic Press, 1980.
- 19 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55865 in press Behavioural Public Policy Invisible Inequality Leads to Punishing the Poor and Rewarding the Rich By: Hauser, Oliver P., Gordon T. Kraft-Todd, David Rand, Martin View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 15
institutionalize empathy as part of its delivery of care. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/611015-PDF-ENG GoodGuide George Serafeim, Robert G. Eccles, and Tiffany A. ClayHarvard Business School Case 112-031... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 12, 2008
that Enhance the Effectiveness of Workforce Diversity Initiatives in Knowledge Intensive Firms Authors: Modupe N. Akinola, David A. Thomas Abstract Workforce diversity continues to be a key focus for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 23, 2016
alternative measures of trade costs, address potential reverse causality, and explore regional patterns. CEO Personality and Firm Policies By: Gow, Ian D., Steven N. Kaplan, David F. Larcker, and Anastasia View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- October 2016
- Case
Malenti Strings: Intrapreneurship within FLG, Inc.
By: David A. Garvin and Rachel Gordon
This case follows Jenica Fletcher as she rebuilds her company's guitar strings division from the ground up. Convinced that she could turn the division around if given complete independence from corporate headquarters, Fletcher relocated the group, rebranded it as... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Management Style; Management Practices and Processes; Restructuring; Business Divisions; Consumer Products Industry
Garvin, David A., and Rachel Gordon. "Malenti Strings: Intrapreneurship within FLG, Inc." Harvard Business School Brief Case 917-513, October 2016.
- December 2011
- Supplement
Bergerac Systems: The Challenge of Backward Integration, Spreadsheet Supplement (Brief Case)
By: David A. Garvin and Sunru Yong
- November 2009
- Teaching Note
RL Wolfe: Implementing Self-Directed Teams (Brief Case)
By: David A. Garvin and Elizabeth Collins
Teaching Note for 4063 View Details
- January 2011 (Revised November 2015)
- Case
The National Geographic Society (A)
By: David A. Garvin and Carin-Isabel Knoop
In January 2010, John Fahey, president, CEO, and chairman of the board of trustees' executive committee of the Washington, D.C.-based National Geographic Society (NGS), must decide how best to organize the 121-year old mission-driven organization for a world of... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Information Publishing; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Growth and Development Strategy; Managerial Roles; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Internet; Publishing Industry
Garvin, David A., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "The National Geographic Society (A)." Harvard Business School Case 311-002, January 2011. (Revised November 2015.)