Joseph L. Bower - Publications - Faculty & Research

August 2010 (Revised January 2012)
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Leaders Who Make a Difference: Sam Palmisano's Smarter IBM: Day 2

By: Joseph L. Bower and Sonja Ellingson Hout

Sam Palmisano became CEO of IBM in 2002. He dramatically energized the organization through portfolio changes and a values driven approach to managing the company. View Details

Keywords: Transformation; Leadership; Leadership Style; Business or Company Management; Emerging Markets; Value

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August 2010 (Revised January 2012)
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Leaders Who Make a Difference: Sam Palmisano's Smarter IBM: Day 1

By: Joseph L. Bower and Sonja Ellingson Hout

Sam Palmisano became CEO of IBM in 2002. He dramatically energized the organization through portfolio changes and a values driven approach to managing the company. View Details

Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Multinational Firms and Management; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Emerging Markets; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Corporate Strategy; Information Technology Industry; New York (state, US)

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April 2007 (Revised March 2018)
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M-TRONICS (A)

By: Joseph L. Bower and Lynda M. Applegate

The new CEO of a small manufacturing firm pursues growth through the launch of Entrepreneurial Subsidiaries. While the firm grows revenues from $600 million to over $2 billion in 10 years, problems surface as the subsidiaries are integrated into the established... View Details

Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Business Model; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Integration

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September 2006
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5 Years On The Job: Interview with Jeffrey Immelt, Chairman & CEO, GE March 24, 2006

By: Joseph L. Bower and Sonja Ellingson Hout

Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Leadership

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August 2001
Supplement

Teradyne-Managing Discontinuous Change

By: Joseph L. Bower and Sonja Ellingson Hout

Presents the top executives of Teradyne. Alex d'Arbeloff, the CEO who drove the project, Jim Prestridge, the vice chairman (and top engineer), Owen Robbins, vice chairman and CFO, and Ed Rogus, the division head who wouldn't fund Aurora. View Details

Keywords: Business Divisions; Change Management; Projects; Management Teams

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June 2001
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Viacom, Inc.: CBS Acquisition

By: Joseph L. Bower and Sonja Ellingson Hout

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01 Apr 1998
News

World Economic Forum

featured speaker for the "25 Years of Business Strategy" discussion, and the moderator of a corporate citizenship panel. Professor Robert S. Kaplan moderated a session titled "Staying One Step Ahead: Winning through the Balanced Scorecard," while Professor View Details

01 Dec 2001
News

Effective Leadership and Decision-Making

elements that make this approach successful: fostering constructive, not personal, conflict; giving each viewpoint serious consideration; and knowing when to close deliberations. In "We Don't Need Another Hero," Professor Joseph Badaracco... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

20 Nov 2014
News

Strengthening America's Public Education System

and infrastructure, and closing America’s gap in preparing workers for jobs requiring “middle skills”—that is, competencies beyond a high school diploma but less than a four-year college degree. Rosabeth Moss Kanter, the Ernest L.... View Details

9 Feb 2012
Keynote Speech

Capitalism at Risk

By: Lynn S. Paine, Joseph L. Bower and Dutch Leonard

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1990
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Management Revolution: The Response to Global Glut

By: J. L. Bower

Keywords: Change Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Supply and Industry

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2004
Chapter

When We Study M&A, What Do We Learn?

By: J. L. Bower

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions

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August 1975
Background Note

Note on the U.S. Chemical Industry

By: Joseph L. Bower and Hassell H. McClellan

Keywords: Chemical Industry; United States

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May 1975 (Revised December 1987)
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Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

By: Joseph L. Bower and Hassell H. McClellan

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14 May 2012
Talk

Capitalism at Risk: Rethinking the Role of Business

By: Lynn S. Paine and Joseph L. Bower

Keywords: Capital Markets; Innovation; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Innovation Leadership; Consumer Products Industry

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November 2008
Case

Associated Petroleum

By: John W. Rosenblum and Joseph L. Bower

Keywords: Energy Industry

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April 2008
Teaching Note

Indesit Company: Does Global Matter? (TN)

By: Joseph L. Bower and Sonja Ellingson Hout

Teaching Note for [308071]. View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products Industry

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June 2002
Supplement

DoubleTwist - Update Spring 2001

By: Joseph L. Bower and Sonja Ellington Hout

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February 2002
Supplement

Interview with Vittorio Merloni

By: Joseph L. Bower and Sonja Ellingson Hout

Vittorio Merloni describes the evolution of leadership in his company, and the consequent improvement in its performance, as well as his thoughts on building a successful company in a very competitive industry. View Details

Keywords: Information; Leadership Development; Outcome or Result; Performance Improvement; Competitive Strategy

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