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- November 1995 (Revised February 1996)
- Case
Arthur D. Little, Inc.
By: David A. Garvin and Sanjay Bhatnagar
Charlie LeMantia, the president and CEO of Arthur D. Little (ADL), a leading consulting firm, is trying to decide whether the firm has a complete and effective corporate strategy. The case traces ADL's history, its rise to prominence and subsequent decline, and... View Details
Keywords: Management; Management Practices and Processes; Corporate Strategy; Business or Company Management
Garvin, David A., and Sanjay Bhatnagar. "Arthur D. Little, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 396-060, November 1995. (Revised February 1996.)
- June 1995
- Teaching Note
Time Life Inc. (A) and (B)TN
By: David A. Garvin and Artemis March
Teaching Note for (9-395-012) and (9-395-013). View Details
Keywords: Publishing Industry
- May 2012 (Revised November 2015)
- Case
The National Geographic Society (A) (Abridged)
By: David A. Garvin and Annelena Lobb
In January 2010, John Fahey, president, CEO, and chairman of the board of trustees' executive committee of the Washington, D.C.–based National Geographic Society (NGS), must decide how best to organize the 121-year old mission-driven organization for a world of... View Details
Keywords: General Management; Change Management; Media And Publishing; Digital Convergence; Strategy Development; Business Models; Information Publishing; Online Technology; Business Model; Organizational Structure; Business Strategy; Publishing Industry
Garvin, David A., and Annelena Lobb. "The National Geographic Society (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 312-120, May 2012. (Revised November 2015.)
- December 2011
- Supplement
Bergerac Systems: The Challenge of Backward Integration, Instructor Spreadsheet (Brief Case)
By: David A. Garvin and Sunru Yong
- December 2011
- Teaching Note
Bergerac Systems: The Challenge of Backward Integration (Brief Case)
By: David A. Garvin and Sunru Yong
Teaching Note for Product # 4381 View Details
- August 2006 (Revised May 2007)
- Supplement
Management Levels at Staples (B): General Manager
By: David A. Garvin and Lynne Levesque
Garvin, David A., and Lynne Levesque. "Management Levels at Staples (B): General Manager." Harvard Business School Supplement 307-038, August 2006. (Revised May 2007.)
- November 2005 (Revised June 2006)
- Case
Strategic Planning at United Parcel Service
By: David A. Garvin and Lynne Levesque
In March 2005, CEO Michael Eskew has asked the Corporate Strategy Group to recommend changes to the strategic process to ensure it allows United Parcel Service (UPS) to continue to transform itself over the next several years. Describes the evolution of UPS's strategic... View Details
Keywords: Change; Decisions; Globalization; Growth and Development Strategy; Managerial Roles; Strategic Planning; Creativity; Corporate Strategy
Garvin, David A., and Lynne Levesque. "Strategic Planning at United Parcel Service." Harvard Business School Case 306-002, November 2005. (Revised June 2006.)
- December 2004 (Revised February 2006)
- Case
Executive Decision Making at General Motors
By: David A. Garvin and Lynne Levesque
Describes the evolution of General Motors' strategy, organizational structure, and management processes from its founding to the present day. Focuses on the role of GM's management committee—the senior-decision-making body at the company, now called the Automotive... View Details
Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Structure; Competitive Strategy; Decision Making; Management Teams; Auto Industry
Garvin, David A., and Lynne Levesque. "Executive Decision Making at General Motors." Harvard Business School Case 305-026, December 2004. (Revised February 2006.)
- January 2000 (Revised June 2002)
- Teaching Note
A Thousand Days, Thirteen Days (TN)
By: David A. Garvin and Jeffrey Berger
Keywords: Management
- March 1995
- Teaching Note
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation (Abridged) TN
By: David A. Garvin and Norman Klein
Teaching Note for (9-695-023). View Details
Keywords: Steel Industry
- April 1993
- Background Note
Note on High-Commitment Work Systems
By: David A. Garvin and Norman Klein
Describes the history, theory, and practice of high-commitment work systems. The history reviews classical approaches (i.e. Frederick Taylor), the human relations movement, the human resources approach, quality of work life, and empowerment. The theory examines the... View Details
Keywords: Design; Human Resources; Innovation and Invention; Managerial Roles; Work-Life Balance; Problems and Challenges; Strategy
Garvin, David A., and Norman Klein. "Note on High-Commitment Work Systems." Harvard Business School Background Note 693-080, April 1993.
- March 1991
- Teaching Note
Allstate Chemical Co.: The Commercialization of Dynarim, Teaching Note
By: David A. Garvin and Norman Klein
Teaching Note for (9-687-010). View Details
Keywords: Chemical Industry
- March 1991 (Revised January 1997)
- Teaching Note
Digital Equipment Corp.: The Endpoint Model Series, Teaching Note
By: David A. Garvin and Norman Klein
Teaching Note for (9-688-059, (9-688-060), (9-688-061), (9-688-062), and (9-688-063). View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing Industry
- February 1991
- Teaching Note
Teradyne: The Foundry, Teaching Note
By: David A. Garvin and Norman Klein
- February 1998 (Revised February 2000)
- Teaching Note
Decision-Making Exercise (A), (B), and (C), TN
By: David A. Garvin and Michael Roberto
Teaching Note for (9-397-031), (9-397-032), and (9-397-033). View Details
- September 1994 (Revised May 1995)
- Case
Time Life, Inc. (A)
By: David A. Garvin and Jonathan West
Time Life has historically been a continuity book publisher, selling 20-volume book series via direct mail. Now, however, music and video/TV divisions have been added, and the CEO is trying to craft a strategy that will align the divisions so they can produce... View Details
Keywords: Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Business Divisions; Horizontal Integration; Production; Creativity; Alignment; Advertising; Publishing Industry
Garvin, David A., and Jonathan West. "Time Life, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 395-012, September 1994. (Revised May 1995.)
- 03 Jan 2017
- First Look
January 3, 2017
Abstract—Following a brief summary of Henry A. Kissinger’s career, this paper describes six of his most pivotal negotiations: the historic establishment of U.S. diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China, the easing of... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 23 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017
in press Journal of Experimental Psychology: General Pseudo-Set Framing By: Barasz, Kate, Leslie John, Elizabeth A. Keenan, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—Pseudo-set framing—arbitrarily grouping items or tasks together as part of an... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 2007
- Working Paper
Is Yours a Learning Organization?
By: Amy Edmondson, David A. Garvin and Francesca Gino
- February 2008 (Revised February 2008)
- Case
Yale School of Management
By: Srikant M. Datar, David A. Garvin and James Weber
In the fall of 2006, the Yale School of Management launched a new core curriculum in its MBA program. The new curriculum eliminated traditional discipline-based courses such as finance and marketing and replaced them with courses that sought to integrate teaching and... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Business Education; Curriculum and Courses; Learning; Teaching; Integration
Datar, Srikant M., David A. Garvin, and James Weber. "Yale School of Management." Harvard Business School Case 308-011, February 2008. (Revised February 2008.)