Publications

June 1994 (Revised March 1995)
Case

Lotus Development Corp.: Spousal Equivalents (A)

A group of Lotus employees propose extending all health care and other benefits to the spousal equivalents of lesbian and gay employees. The vice president of human resources considers the proposal during a reorganization and period of financial uncertainty. View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Diversity Characteristics; Compensation and Benefits

1996
Chapter

Creating and Implementing a Development Strategy

By: S. C. Wheelwright

Keywords: Corporate Strategy

03 Jun 2015
News

Developing Employees Who Think for Themselves

13 Nov 2014
News

'Middle skills' key to workforce development

Video

SIPs 2021: Developing Personal Leadership Effectiveness

Jan 23 2017
Testimonial

Developing the Confidence to Take Risks

Dec 21 2015
Testimonial

Gaining Personal Insight Through Professional Development

Sep 02 2014
Testimonial

Developing the Tools to Embrace Change

23 Nov 2022
News

4 Techniques for Developing Strategy Insights

01 Mar 2022
News

Effective Employee Development Starts with Managers

February 2007 (Revised September 2008)
Case

CMM versus Agile: Methodology Wars in Software Development

A CIO decides whether to adopt the "Capability Maturity Model" (CMM) within her IT department. The decision is proving surprisingly controversial; some of her best developers prefer adopting an "agile" methodological approach instead. Compares and contrasts the CMM and... View Details

Keywords: Innovation and Management; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Product Development; Business Processes; Information Technology; Applications and Software

Discussions of the economic impact of open source software often generate more heat than light. Advocates passionately assert the benefits of open source while critics decry its effects. Missing from the debate is rigorous economic analysis and systematic economic... View Details

December 1970 (Revised December 1977)
Background Note

Stages of Corporate Development (Part I)

By: Bruce R. Scott

Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation

Find at Harvard

Aug 2011
Conference Presentation

Research on Organization Change and Development

By: Michael Beer

May 2013
Case

Unilever's Paul Polman: Developing Global Leaders

By: Bill George, Krishna G. Palepu, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Matthew Preble

July 2008 (Revised September 2008)
Case

Recent Developments in the Ranbaxy Case

By: Robert C. Pozen

This brief case describes settlements Indian drug maker Ranbaxy has made with Pfizer and AstraZeneca, as well as Daiichi Kangyo's purchase of a majority shareholding in Ranbaxy in 2008. View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Patents; Lawsuits and Litigation; Ownership Stake; Pharmaceutical Industry; India