Publications

November 1986 (Revised March 1995)
Case

Vought Aero Products: Factory of the Future

By: David A. Garvin

Keywords: Production; Strategy; Air Transportation Industry

February 1986 (Revised March 1990)
Supplement

Copeland Corp.: Evolution of a Manufacturing Strategy--1975-82 (D)

By: David A. Garvin

Summarizes Copeland's focused factory approach, and updates the company's efforts at the Sidney, Hartselle, Shelby, and Richville plants. Concludes with a brief discussion of future prospects for Copeland's manufacturing strategy. View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Production; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Manufacturing Industry; Ohio

November 1985 (Revised June 1986)
Supplement

Rogers Corp.: Electroluminescent Lamps (C)

By: David A. Garvin

2003
Class Lecture

Creating Competitive Advantage Through Organizational Learning

By: David A. Garvin

Keywords: Organizations; Competitive Advantage; Knowledge Use and Leverage

September–October 2003
Article

Making the Case: Professional Education for the World of Practice

By: David A. Garvin

Keywords: Education; Practice

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October 1997
Teaching Note

SAP America TN

By: David A. Garvin

Teaching Note for (9-397-057). View Details

Keywords: United States

January 1997
Teaching Note

Arthur D. Little, Inc. TN

By: David A. Garvin

Teaching Note for (9-396-060). View Details

January 1996 (Revised March 1996)
Case

Ellis International Division: Patrick O'Brian

By: David A. Garvin

Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management

January 1996 (Revised October 1997)
Case

Americhem: The Gaylord Division (A)

By: David A. Garvin

The Gaylord Division of Americhem, a large chemical company, is in the midst of the first use of a new zero-base budgeting system. The general manager of the division leading the process is experiencing disagreement and conflict among the members of the senior... View Details

Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Leadership; Management Practices and Processes; Strategic Planning; Problems and Challenges

Spring 1981
Article

Deregulating and Self-Regulating

By: David A. Garvin

Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms

September 12, 1983
Article

'Made in America' Prestige Fades

By: David A. Garvin

Keywords: Status and Position; United States

28 Apr 2015
First Look

First Look: April 28

Publications April 2015 HarperBusiness Strategy Rules: Five Timeless Lessons from Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs By: Yoffie, David B., and Michael A. Cusumano Abstract—The authors of the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

2010
Working Paper

Reversing the Queue: Performance, Legitimacy, and Minority Hiring

By: Andrew Hill and David A. Thomas

Studies of minority hiring have found that poor-performing firms or firms in highly competitive contexts are more likely to hire minority candidates. However, most work has examined hiring for entry and mid-level positions, not senior management. Management positions... View Details

Keywords: Diversity; Selection and Staffing; Leadership; Managerial Roles; Performance Effectiveness; Sports Industry; United States

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16 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 16

encouraging the establishment of new venture capital firms. Performance Persistence in Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Authors:Paul A. Gompers, Josh Lerner, David Scharfstein, and Anna Kovner... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

June 2005 (Revised September 2008)
Class Lecture

Strategy: Building and Sustaining Competitive Advantage

By: Bharat N. Anand, Stephen P. Bradley, Pankaj Ghemawat, Tarun Khanna, Cynthia A. Montgomery, Michael E. Porter, Jan W. Rivkin, Michael G. Rukstad, John R. Wells and David B. Yoffie

It's great to have a blockbuster quarter or a revolutionary product or service, but true business excellence demands sustainability. Maintaining your competitive advantage requires a strategy that makes your business unique and carries you forward as the world around... View Details

Keywords: Competitive Advantage

March 2012
Article

Fixing What's Wrong with U. S. Politics

By: David A. Moss

In America today there's a growing sense that the political system is broken and that its ineffectiveness is a major threat to U.S. competitiveness. Why do so many think the political system is not working? Research shows that in Congress, Republicans and Democrats are... View Details

Keywords: Government and Politics; System; Conflict Management; Performance Productivity; Policy; Public Administration Industry; United States

October 2011
Supplement

Ganesh Natarajan, CEO of Zensar: In-Class Comments, 4/7/11

By: David A. Garvin

Zensar is a rapidly growing, mid-sized Indian IT services company with a collaborative management philosophy and innovative HR policies. One of its practices, Vision Communities, is an inclusive forum for innovation and strategy formulation. As the company grows,... View Details

Keywords: Management; Service Operations; Family and Family Relationships; Behavior; Information Technology; Information Technology Industry; India