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- August 1986 (Revised June 1987)
- Case
Lotus Development Corporation: Entering International Markets
By: David B. Yoffie and John J. Coleman
Lotus 1-2-3 exploded on the American market in the spring of 1983. Nine months later Jim Manzi, vice president of marketing, hired Chuck Digate to develop an international strategy for Lotus. Case explores Lotus' rapid rise to the top of the software market in the... View Details
Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Applications and Software; Global Strategy; Management Teams; Information Technology Industry; United States
Yoffie, David B., and John J. Coleman. "Lotus Development Corporation: Entering International Markets." Harvard Business School Case 387-034, August 1986. (Revised June 1987.)
- March 2015
- Case
MELF and Business Culture in the Twin Cities (A)
By: Clayton S. Rose and David Lane
Leaders of the many Fortune 500 firms headquartered in Minneapolis-St. Paul have a long history of engaging collectively, and with educational, political and social leaders, to deal with important community issues. Focusing on the participation of leading CEOs in the... View Details
Rose, Clayton S., and David Lane. "MELF and Business Culture in the Twin Cities (A)." Harvard Business School Case 315-078, March 2015.
- September 2004
- Article
A Field Study of Group Diversity, Participation in Diversity Education Programs and Performance
By: R. Ely
Ely, R. "A Field Study of Group Diversity, Participation in Diversity Education Programs and Performance." Journal of Organizational Behavior 25, no. 6 (September 2004).
- Article
Computer-Aided Deliberation: Model Management and Group Decision Support
By: J. F. Nunamaker, L. M. Applegate and Benn R Konsynski
Nunamaker, J. F., L. M. Applegate, and Benn R Konsynski. "Computer-Aided Deliberation: Model Management and Group Decision Support." Operations Research 36, no. 6 (November–December 1988).
- June 1986
- Article
Professional Psychologists as Group Treatment Providers: Utilization, Training, and Trends
By: Timothy Butler and Adelaide Fuhriman
Butler, Timothy, and Adelaide Fuhriman. "Professional Psychologists as Group Treatment Providers: Utilization, Training, and Trends." Professional Psychology: Research and Practice 17, no. 3 (June 1986).
- 01 Oct 2020
- News
Does Your Company Need a Chief Medical Officer?
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Last Look - September 2007
Our thanks to MBA 1976 classmates John Adams, Dottie Stephenson (both Section C), Sam Yates (Section D), and many others who provided details about this model rocket launch in Harvard Stadium. Yates wrote: “We had a first-year Marketing case called ‘Estes Rocket... View Details
- Article
What Is Your Status Portfolio? Higher Status Variance across Groups Increases Interpersonal Helping but Decreases Intrapersonal Well-being
By: Catarina R. Fernandes, Siyu Yu, Taeya M. Howell, Alison Wood Brooks, Gavin J. Kilduff and Nathan C. Pettit
Individuals belong to multiple groups across various domains of life, which in aggregate constitute a portfolio of potentially distinct levels of experienced status. We propose a two-factor model for assessing the effects of an individual’s status portfolio, based on... View Details
Keywords: Status; Social Hierarchies; Helping; Perspective Taking; Anxiety; Status and Position; Groups and Teams; Perspective; Well-being
Fernandes, Catarina R., Siyu Yu, Taeya M. Howell, Alison Wood Brooks, Gavin J. Kilduff, and Nathan C. Pettit. "What Is Your Status Portfolio? Higher Status Variance across Groups Increases Interpersonal Helping but Decreases Intrapersonal Well-being." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 165 (July 2021): 56–75.
- 2018
- Working Paper
Status Inconsistency: Variance in One's Status Across Groups Harms Well-being but Improves Perspective-taking
By: Catarina Fernandes and Alison Wood Brooks
Most people belong to many different groups. While some people experience consistently high or low status across all of their groups, others experience wildly different levels of status in each group. In this research, we examine how status inconsistency – the degree... View Details
- March 2017
- Article
Risky Business: When Humor Increases and Decreases Status
By: T. B. Bitterly, A.W. Brooks and M. E. Schweitzer
Across eight experiments, we demonstrate that humor can influence status, but attempting to use humor is risky. The successful use of humor can increase status in both new and existing relationships, but unsuccessful humor attempts (e.g., inappropriate jokes) can harm... View Details
Bitterly, T. B., A.W. Brooks, and M. E. Schweitzer. "Risky Business: When Humor Increases and Decreases Status." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 112, no. 3 (March 2017): 431–455.
- April 1994 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
Frito-Lay, Inc.: A Strategic Transition (1987-1989)
Describes the actions taken by the new CEO to return the company to profitability, to clarify the vision, and then to build the infrastructure (human, capital, and information) needed to support the long-term change in strategy and organization. Ends with senior... View Details
Keywords: Transition; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Information Technology; Management Teams; Business Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry
Applegate, Lynda M. "Frito-Lay, Inc.: A Strategic Transition (1987-1989)." Harvard Business School Case 194-108, April 1994. (Revised October 2002.)
- November 2004 (Revised March 2007)
- Case
10 Uncommon Values®: Optimizing the Stock-Selection Process
By: Paul M. Healy and Boris Groysberg
In 2003, Steve Hash, research director at Lehman Brothers, prepared to initiate the firm's "Ten Uncommon Values" stock-picking process for the year. An investment committee had to pick the 10 best stocks from about 100 stock ideas presented by the firm's analysts. The... View Details
Keywords: Stocks; Investment; Financial Strategy; Decision Making; Groups and Teams; Financial Services Industry; United States
Healy, Paul M., and Boris Groysberg. "10 Uncommon Values®: Optimizing the Stock-Selection Process." Harvard Business School Case 405-022, November 2004. (Revised March 2007.)
- April 2004
- Teaching Note
Marks & Spencer: The Phoenix Rises (Multi-Media Case)
By: Joseph L. Bower
Teaching Note to (9-304-034). View Details
- May 2002 (Revised May 2003)
- Exercise
Endeca Negotiation, The: Charlie Yie
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Students play the role of Charlie Yie, a venture capitalist considering an investment in a venture-backed enterprise software company. In the challenging financing climate of the Fall of 2001, he is trying to decide what terms to offer the company as an outside... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation Process; Negotiation Offer; Management Teams; Venture Capital; Valuation; Software; Information Technology Industry; Web Services Industry
Hardymon, G. Felda, Josh Lerner, and Ann Leamon. "Endeca Negotiation, The: Charlie Yie." Harvard Business School Exercise 802-214, May 2002. (Revised May 2003.)
- November 1991 (Revised June 1992)
- Case
AT&T: The Dallas Works (A)
Describes the organizational challenges facing an AT&T plant a few years after the breakup of AT&T. In an effort to empower workers and to unite the factory behind change, management proposes an unusual team-based approach to driving the change. Teaching Objective: To... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Groups and Teams; Organizational Culture; Telecommunications Industry; Texas
Jick, Todd D. "AT&T: The Dallas Works (A)." Harvard Business School Case 492-023, November 1991. (Revised June 1992.)
- 16 Jun 2020
- News
Megan Rapinoe on Leading - On and Off the Field
- April 1997
- Case
Romeo Engine Plant (Abridged)
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Amy P. Hutton
A newly reopened automobile engine plant has been organized along total quality and teamwork principles. Employees now solve problems and ensure quality, rather than watch parts being produced. New operating and financial systems have been installed to promote... View Details
Keywords: Cost Accounting; Cost Management; Groups and Teams; Employees; Performance Improvement; Auto Industry
Kaplan, Robert S., and Amy P. Hutton. "Romeo Engine Plant (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 197-100, April 1997.
- August 2010 (Revised March 2012)
- Case
The Dow Acquisition of Rohm and Haas (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Melissa Barton
The Rohm and Haas Board decided how to move forward after its largest shareholder chose to sell all of its shares in the company. View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Leadership; Management Teams; Ownership Stake; Business and Shareholder Relations; Chemical Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and Melissa Barton. "The Dow Acquisition of Rohm and Haas (A)." Harvard Business School Case 411-001, August 2010. (Revised March 2012.)
- April 2009
- Teaching Note
Ocean Tomo: Building a Market for Intellectual Property (TN)
By: Peter A. Coles and Andrei Hagiu
Teaching Note for [709404]. View Details
- June 2005 (Revised May 2006)
- Case
Covisint (A): The Evolution of a B2B Marketplace
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Elizabeth Collins
Ford Motor Co., General Motors, and DaimlerChrysler--the three original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that dominated the automotive industry throughout the 20th century--launched Covisint in February 2000 as an industry supply chain exchange that would drive out cost... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Supply Chain Management; Business Startups; Management Teams; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; United States
Applegate, Lynda M., and Elizabeth Collins. "Covisint (A): The Evolution of a B2B Marketplace." Harvard Business School Case 805-110, June 2005. (Revised May 2006.)