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- November 2006
- Case
Kroger Union Negotiations
By: Dennis A. Yao
A stylized version of the negotiations between Kroger Company and its local unions during the mid-1980s. Management faces a sequence of individual negotiations with local unions during a time of weak economic performance when management is seriously considering... View Details
- February 2008
- Case
Monitor's Opportunities in India (A)
By: Juan Alcacer and Jan W. Rivkin
The CEO of a strategy consulting firm must decide which of the firm's functions, if any, to move to India. In particular, he wonders whether business research--currently conducted by highly paid consultants in developed countries--can be conducted more efficiently and... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Consulting Industry; India
Alcacer, Juan, and Jan W. Rivkin. "Monitor's Opportunities in India (A)." Harvard Business School Case 708-482, February 2008.
- April 1995
- Case
Montague Corporation (A)
By: Norman A. Berg and James Weber
The Montague Corp. is a small company started in 1987 and owned by David Montague, age 31, and his father. The company designs, manufactures in Taiwan, and sells through distributors worldwide a high-quality "bicycle that folds." The company offices are located in... View Details
Keywords: Business Strategy; Financial Strategy; Financial Management; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Globalized Firms and Management; Family Business; Bicycle Industry; Taiwan; Cambridge
Berg, Norman A., and James Weber. "Montague Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 395-037, April 1995.
- July 2013
- Case
Slicing Pie with a Razor: Ockham Technologies' Founding Agreement
By: Noam Wasserman and Yael Braid
Ockham Technologies' three founders are about to craft their founding agreement and split the equity among themselves. Uncertainty lingers over each member's future contributions, though—how is the team to devise a durable and effective split? Jim Triandiflou and Ken... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Conflict Management; Governing and Advisory Boards; Employees; Management Teams; Product Development; Technology Industry
Wasserman, Noam, and Yael Braid. "Slicing Pie with a Razor: Ockham Technologies' Founding Agreement." Harvard Business School Case 814-017, July 2013.
- October 18, 2017
- Editorial
Why We Must Embrace, Not Fear, the Technology That Is Revolutionising Education and Jobs
By: Peter Tufano
Tufano, Peter. "Why We Must Embrace, Not Fear, the Technology That Is Revolutionising Education and Jobs." International Business Times (October 18, 2017).
- 05 Mar 2001
- What Do You Think?
Fine Coupling: Can Human Resource Management Learn from Supply Chain Management?
Productivity will improve as the alternation of job assignments eliminates the 'indispensable' worker." Connie Luthy says, "I have practiced 'Just-In-Time' hiring ... in the pharmaceutical industry.... I have advised my client companies to View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 31 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 31, 2009
and Sugata Roychowdhury Abstract We examine the accrual choices of outsourcing firms with links to U.S. congressional candidates during the 2004 elections, when corporate outsourcing was a major campaign... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 May 2024
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - How to Build a Culture of Intrapreneurship
is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of InGenia Uruguay, an outsourcing and strategic consultancy services company based in Montevideo. Established in 2003, InGenia specializes in risk management for Uruguay’s financial sector.... View Details
- October 2000 (Revised June 2002)
- Supplement
Nick Fiore: Healer or Hitman? (B)
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Tara Donovan
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Strategic Planning; Decision Choices and Conditions
Christensen, Clayton M., and Tara Donovan. "Nick Fiore: Healer or Hitman? (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 601-063, October 2000. (Revised June 2002.)
- 22 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 22, 2007
formal models and theory can account for important aspects of software design evolution in large-scale systems. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-081.pdf From Outsourcing to Global Collaboration: New Ways to Build... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- March 10, 2025
- Article
How Gen AI Could Change the Value of Expertise
By: Joseph Fuller, Matt Sigelman and Michael Fenlon
In the near future, gen AI is likely to affect some 50 million jobs, automating away elements of some jobs and augmenting workers’ abilities in others. The extent of those changes will compel companies to reshape their organizational structures and rethink their talent... View Details
Keywords: AI and Machine Learning; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Organizational Structure; Talent and Talent Management; Personal Development and Career
Fuller, Joseph, Matt Sigelman, and Michael Fenlon. "How Gen AI Could Change the Value of Expertise." Harvard Business Review (website) (March 10, 2025).
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Finding a Balance
government has been unresponsive to date. With Western companies such as Microsoft, GE, and IBM making significant investment in IT outsourcing in India, the pressure is on for the government to toe the legal line. “None of these... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faculty Books
a start-up, discuss lean prototyping techniques for hardware, identify costly outsourcing mistakes, provide practical tips on user acquisition, offer branding guidelines, and explain how a choir of angel investors often will sing... View Details
- 09 Nov 2015
- Research & Ideas
These Employers Pay Higher Salaries than Necessary
buyer. Now translate the same situation from a brick-and-mortar bazaar to an online peer-to-peer marketplace such as Upwork, which allows businesses to outsource work to freelancers, frequently overseas. “Workers on the market have lots... View Details
- 26 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
Where is Home for the Global Firm?
outsourcing operation of General Electric and was the largest outsourcing operation in India. In 2005 GE decided to partially divest this subsidiary to a number of private equity players. By 2007, the firm... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Think Locally, Act Globally
enterprise. Says Mittal of the Bharti model, “We’ll never have the domain knowledge that world leaders in IT or networks have. We’ve had to focus on what we know best: getting customers on to our network and giving them a great experience. So just like India, in Africa... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
1972), and David Wayne Brown ((Sanai Publishing)) The Change Maker: Preserving the Challenge of America by Al Checchi (MBA ’74) ((Open Road Integrated Media LLC)) Outsourcing Murder Maddi Davidson (MBA 1980) ((CreateSpace)) Marketing: A... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Naina Lal Kidwai
encourage investment in the energy sector would also boost competitiveness. What are attractive investment opportunities in India? Sectors that require technical and labor-intensive input, such as software services, business process View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Rahul Bajaj, MBA 1964
supply-chain management, turning to outsourcing for almost every component used on the assembly line and relying on just-in-time deliveries several times a day. "We went through the difficult process of winnowing our major suppliers from... View Details
- April 2004 (Revised July 2005)
- Case
Offshoring at Global Information Systems, Inc.
This case explores the topic of offshoring high-tech jobs several perspectives. The issues presented include determining the stock price consequences of offshoring, examining the economic consequences of the offshore job to both the transferring and receiving... View Details
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Offshoring at Global Information Systems, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 204-144, April 2004. (Revised July 2005.)