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      • May–June 1995
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      Changing the Role of Top Management: Beyond Systems to People

      By: C. A. Bartlett and S. Ghoshal
      Keywords: Change; System
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      Bartlett, C. A., and S. Ghoshal. "Changing the Role of Top Management: Beyond Systems to People." Harvard Business Review 73, no. 3 (May–June 1995): 132–142.
      • April 1995 (Revised June 2002)
      • Case

      Xerox: Outsourcing Global Information Technology Resources

      By: Lynda M. Applegate and Kevin Davis
      In order to increase revenues, develop new technologies, and manage information technology more efficiently, Xerox decided to sign a 10-year, $3.2 billion contract with Electronic Data Systems (EDS). This case describes the events that preceded Xerox's decision to... View Details
      Keywords: Information Technology; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Information Technology Industry
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      Applegate, Lynda M., and Kevin Davis. "Xerox: Outsourcing Global Information Technology Resources." Harvard Business School Case 195-158, April 1995. (Revised June 2002.)
      • February 1995 (Revised October 1995)
      • Case

      Doing Business in a Distributed World: Clients, Servers, and the Stuff in Between

      By: Lynda M. Applegate and Geoffrey Bock
      Examines business computing as it is evolving in the 1990s. Compares the highly centralized and tightly controlled systems of the past with today's flexible, networked, client/server technology. Serves as an introduction to client/server terminology and technology. View Details
      Keywords: Information Infrastructure; Information Technology; Performance Improvement; Transformation; Technological Innovation; Business Strategy; Adoption; Information Technology Industry
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      Applegate, Lynda M., and Geoffrey Bock. "Doing Business in a Distributed World: Clients, Servers, and the Stuff in Between." Harvard Business School Case 195-211, February 1995. (Revised October 1995.)
      • June 1994 (Revised October 2001)
      • Supplement

      Mrs. Fields, Inc. 1993

      By: Lynda M. Applegate and Keri O. Pearlson
      A compilation of press remarks that detail the changes in control and management initiated by the company. View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Management Systems; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Applegate, Lynda M., and Keri O. Pearlson. "Mrs. Fields, Inc. 1993." Harvard Business School Supplement 194-066, June 1994. (Revised October 2001.)
      • May 1994
      • Background Note

      Managing Market Complexity: A Three-Ring Circus

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan
      Proposes models of organization that address the various product-market environments posed by the product life cycle. Frames these changes along the two dimensions of uncertainty and diversity. Offers three sets of organizational characteristics to reflect the three... View Details
      Keywords: Business Processes; Growth and Development Strategy; Complexity; Organizational Structure; Organizational Culture; Product Marketing; Markets; Product
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Managing Market Complexity: A Three-Ring Circus." Harvard Business School Background Note 594-119, May 1994.
      • May 1994
      • Background Note

      Reorienting Channels of Distribution

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan
      Traditionally, distribution channels have been viewed as vertical marketing systems where responsibility was transferred from one layer to the next, like passing a baton in a relay race. Distribution channels in the future are likely to look more like horizontal... View Details
      Keywords: Distribution Channels; Customers; Supply and Industry; Alliances; Performance Efficiency; Performance Effectiveness; Change; Distribution Industry
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Reorienting Channels of Distribution." Harvard Business School Background Note 594-118, May 1994.
      • March 1994
      • Case

      Intel Corp.: Leveraging Capabilities for Strategic Renewal

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Ashish Nanda
      Traces the history of Intel from its earliest days as a technology-driven memory company to its emergence as an increasingly market-focused microprocessor company with emerging systems capabilities. The focus is on the strategic, organizational, and management... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Adaptation; Management Skills; Management Practices and Processes; Strategy; Organizations; Information Technology Industry
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      Bartlett, Christopher A., and Ashish Nanda. "Intel Corp.: Leveraging Capabilities for Strategic Renewal." Harvard Business School Case 394-141, March 1994.
      • January 1994
      • Case

      ABC Sales and Service Division: A Case Study of Personal and Organizational Transformation

      By: D. Quinn Mills, Brock W. Orwig, Janet M. Pumo, Todd C. Stilson and Richard C. Wei
      In the midst of dramatic changes in the information systems industry and declining profits at the ABC Co., the vice president in charge of the sales and service division, Jeff, and his managers attempt to transform their division. The transformation gets off to a good... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Transformation; Motivation and Incentives; Resignation and Termination; Communication; Business or Company Management; Information Technology Industry
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      Mills, D. Quinn, Brock W. Orwig, Janet M. Pumo, Todd C. Stilson, and Richard C. Wei. "ABC Sales and Service Division: A Case Study of Personal and Organizational Transformation." Harvard Business School Case 494-075, January 1994.
      • November 1993 (Revised March 1997)
      • Case

      Romeo Engine Plant

      By: Amy P. Hutton and Robert S. Kaplan
      A newly reopened automobile engine plant has been organized along total quality and teamwork principles. Employees now is to solve problems and ensure quality, rather than watch parts being produced. New operating and financial systems have been installed to promote... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Motivation and Incentives; Management Practices and Processes; Groups and Teams; Performance Efficiency; Performance Improvement; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry
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      Hutton, Amy P., and Robert S. Kaplan. "Romeo Engine Plant." Harvard Business School Case 194-032, November 1993. (Revised March 1997.)
      • September 1993
      • Case

      Manufacturing at ALZA: The Right Prescription? (A)

      By: Dorothy A. Leonard
      ALZA, a company specializing in drug delivery systems such as transdermal patches, considers manufacturing its own products. Until now, the company has conducted research and development on its patented system but has then licensed the technology to client-partner... View Details
      Keywords: Business or Company Management; Technological Innovation; Innovation and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Production; Research and Development; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Pharmaceutical Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
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      Leonard, Dorothy A. "Manufacturing at ALZA: The Right Prescription? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 694-019, September 1993.
      • June 1993
      • Case

      General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (A) and (B) (Abridged)

      By: F. Warren McFarlan and Katherine N. Seger
      Describes the largest information systems outsourcing agreement in the industry from the perspectives of both companies involved in the deal. View Details
      Keywords: Restructuring; Transition; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Contracts; Agreements and Arrangements; Business Strategy; Information Technology
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      McFarlan, F. Warren, and Katherine N. Seger. "General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (A) and (B) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 193-178, June 1993.
      • May 1993 (Revised May 1994)
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      Managing for Integrity: Three Vignettes

      By: Lynn S. Paine
      Three situations are described. A branch manager for a retail brokerage firm must decide whether to change the branch's cash management techniques to increase interest earnings. An auto mechanic must decide whether to oversell parts and repairs to meet sales and... View Details
      Keywords: Growth Management; Ethics; Decision Making; Organizational Culture; Financial Management; Sales; Organizational Change and Adaptation
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      Paine, Lynn S. "Managing for Integrity: Three Vignettes." Harvard Business School Case 393-154, May 1993. (Revised May 1994.)
      • May 1993 (Revised October 1995)
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      Connor Formed Metal Products

      By: Lynda M. Applegate, Donna B. Stoddard and Melinda Conrad
      Connor Formed Metal Products was a small, privately owned manufacturer of custom metal springs and stampings. Since becoming president in 1984, Bob Sloss had implemented many changes to the company's organizational structure, management control systems, and information... View Details
      Keywords: Private Ownership; Organizational Structure; Production; Change; Governance Controls; Information Technology; Manufacturing Industry
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      Applegate, Lynda M., Donna B. Stoddard, and Melinda Conrad. "Connor Formed Metal Products." Harvard Business School Case 193-003, May 1993. (Revised October 1995.)
      • April 1993 (Revised May 1994)
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      General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (A)

      By: F. Warren McFarlan and Katherine Seger
      Designed to generate discussion on the issues of outsourcing from the perspective of a firm thinking about turning over its IS activities to a third-party vendor. View Details
      Keywords: Management Systems; Management Style; Information Technology; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Business Strategy; Economic Systems; Business or Company Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Processes; Employment; Emerging Markets; Activity Based Costing and Management; Information Technology Industry; Consulting Industry
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      McFarlan, F. Warren, and Katherine Seger. "General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (A)." Harvard Business School Case 193-144, April 1993. (Revised May 1994.)
      • January 1993 (Revised February 1994)
      • Background Note

      New Information Systems Leaders: A Changing Role in a Changing World

      By: Lynda M. Applegate and Joyce J. Elam
      Keywords: System; Leadership; Change
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      Applegate, Lynda M., and Joyce J. Elam. "New Information Systems Leaders: A Changing Role in a Changing World." Harvard Business School Background Note 193-092, January 1993. (Revised February 1994.)
      • December 1992
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      New Information Systems Leaders: A Changing Role in a Changing World

      By: L. M. Applegate and Joyce J. Elam
      Keywords: Information Technology; System; Leadership; Change
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      Applegate, L. M., and Joyce J. Elam. "New Information Systems Leaders: A Changing Role in a Changing World." MIS Quarterly 16, no. 4 (December 1992): 469.
      • November 1992 (Revised January 2002)
      • Case

      Process Control at Polaroid (A)

      By: H. Kent Bowen and Steven C. Wheelwright
      Describes the initial efforts at a film production plant to shift from a traditional QC inspection mentality to a worker-based process control mentality. Students can prepare SPC charts, propose actions needed, and combine steps into an overall action plan. View Details
      Keywords: Management Systems; Operations; Quality; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Business Processes; Change Management; Consumer Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry
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      Bowen, H. Kent, and Steven C. Wheelwright. "Process Control at Polaroid (A)." Harvard Business School Case 693-047, November 1992. (Revised January 2002.)
      • 1992
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      Issues of Participation and Rights Allocation in Tradeable Permits Systems to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

      By: James K. Sebenius and Michael Grubb
      Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Climate Change; Pollutants; Science-Based Business
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      Sebenius, James K., and Michael Grubb. "Issues of Participation and Rights Allocation in Tradeable Permits Systems to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions." In Tradeable Permits to Reduce Greenhouse Gases, edited by Jan Corfee, 181–222. Paris: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 1992.
      • September 1992 (Revised January 1994)
      • Case

      Reshaping Apple Computer's Destiny 1992

      By: David B. Yoffie and Johanna M. Hurstak
      Examines John Sculley's approach toward transforming Apple Computer. Focuses on Sculley's management style, his creation of a new management team, and his efforts to create a professional management system inside Apple. View Details
      Keywords: Management Style; Transformation; Management Teams; Management Systems; Computer Industry; California
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      Yoffie, David B., and Johanna M. Hurstak. "Reshaping Apple Computer's Destiny 1992." Harvard Business School Case 393-011, September 1992. (Revised January 1994.)
      • September 1992 (Revised November 1996)
      • Case

      Royal Automobile Club Rescue Services Division: Transformation Through Technology

      By: W. Earl Sasser and Roger H. Hallowell
      The Royal Automobile Club uses a new computer and telephone system to improve its service standards and profitability. After the initial impact of changes from technology, the organization faces a need to choose between future technological development or... View Details
      Keywords: Technological Innovation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Information Technology; Corporate Strategy; Service Industry; Auto Industry; United Kingdom
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      Sasser, W. Earl, and Roger H. Hallowell. "Royal Automobile Club Rescue Services Division: Transformation Through Technology." Harvard Business School Case 693-029, September 1992. (Revised November 1996.)
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