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- March 2019
- Supplement
The Atlanta Opera (C): A Duet
By: Michael L. Tushman and Kerry Herman
Tushman, Michael L., and Kerry Herman. "The Atlanta Opera (C): A Duet." Harvard Business School Supplement 419-026, March 2019.
- August 18, 2017
- Other Article
How the U.S. Navy Is Responding to Climate Change
By: Forest Reinhardt and Michael W. Toffel
We talk about how a giant, global enterprise that operates and owns assets at sea level is fighting climate change—and adapting to it. We discuss what the private sector can learn from the U.S. Navy’s scientific and sober view of the world. We are also the authors of... View Details
Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Leadership; Strategic Planning; Problems and Challenges; Operations; Logistics
Reinhardt, Forest, and Michael W. Toffel. "How the U.S. Navy Is Responding to Climate Change." HBR IdeaCast (August 18, 2017). (Podcast.)
- April 2018 (Revised September 2019)
- Case
Growing a Cluster: The Singapore Biomedical Sciences Initiative
By: Michael Porter and Christian H.M. Ketels
Porter, Michael, and Christian H.M. Ketels. "Growing a Cluster: The Singapore Biomedical Sciences Initiative." Harvard Business School Case 718-428, April 2018. (Revised September 2019.)
- January 2018
- Teaching Note
C.W. Dixey & Son
By: Anat Keinan and Michael B. Beverland
Teaching Note for HBS No. 517-019. View Details
- 2017
- Chapter
Platforms, Open/User Innovation, and Ecosystems: A Strategic Leadership Perspective
By: Elizabeth J. Altman and Michael Tushman
Platform, open/user innovation, and ecosystem strategies embrace and enable interactions with external entities. Firms pursuing these approaches conduct business and interact with environments differently than those pursuing traditional closed strategies. This chapter... View Details
Keywords: Platforms; Open/user Innovation; Ecosystems; Crowdsourcing; Strategic Leadership; Top Management Teams; CEO Role; Business Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leadership; Managerial Roles; Digital Platforms
Altman, Elizabeth J., and Michael Tushman. "Platforms, Open/User Innovation, and Ecosystems: A Strategic Leadership Perspective." In Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Platforms. Vol. 37, edited by Jeffrey Furman, Annabelle Gawer, Brian Silverman, and Scott Stern, 177–207. Advances in Strategic Management. Emerald Publishing Limited, 2017.
- 2018
- Working Paper
How Scheduling Can Bias Quality Assessment: Evidence from Food Safety Inspections
By: Maria Ibanez and Michael W. Toffel
Many production processes are subject to inspection to ensure they meet quality, safety, and environmental standards imposed by companies and regulators. Inspection accuracy is critical to inspections being a useful input to assessing risks, allocating quality... View Details
Keywords: Assessment; Bias; Inspection; Scheduling; Econometric Analysis; Empirical Research; Regulation; Health; Food; Safety; Quality; Performance Consistency; Performance Evaluation; Food and Beverage Industry; Service Industry
Ibanez, Maria, and Michael W. Toffel. "How Scheduling Can Bias Quality Assessment: Evidence from Food Safety Inspections." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-090, April 2017. (Revised October 2018. Formerly titled "Assessing the Quality of Quality Assessment: The Role of Scheduling". Featured in Forbes, Food Safety Magazine, and Food Safety News.)
- 7 Apr 2016
- Conference Presentation
Assessing and Improving Working Conditions at Global Supply Chain Factories
By: Michael W. Toffel and Yanhua Zhou
- January 2017
- Teaching Note
European Integration: Meeting the Competitiveness Challenge
By: Michael E. Porter and Christian Ketels
Teaching Note for HBS No. 714-405. View Details
- Article
The What and Why of Self-deception
By: Zoë Chance and Michael I. Norton
Scholars from many disciplines have investigated self-deception, but defining self-deception and establishing its possible benefits have been a matter of heated debate—a debate impoverished by a relative lack of empirical research. Drawing on recent research, we first... View Details
Keywords: Cognition and Thinking
Chance, Zoë, and Michael I. Norton. "The What and Why of Self-deception." Special Issue on Morality and Ethics edited by Francesca Gino and Shaul Salvi. Current Opinion in Psychology 6 (December 2015): 104–107.
- Article
A Systems Approach to Organization Development
By: Michael Beer and Edgar F. Huse
Beer, Michael, and Edgar F. Huse. "A Systems Approach to Organization Development." Journal of Applied Behavioral Science 8, no. 1 (January 1972): 79–101.
- 1987
- Chapter
Organization Change and Development
By: Michael Beer and Anna Elise Walton
Beer, Michael, and Anna Elise Walton. "Organization Change and Development." In Annual Review of Psychology, Volume 38, edited by Mark R. Rosenzweig and Lyman W. Porter, 339–367. Annual Reviews, 1987.
- November 2014
- Case
Ardian—The Sale of Diana
By: Paul A. Gompers and Michael Roberts
The case focuses on a European private equity firm—Ardian—and the process it uses to sell one of its portfolio companies, and the decisions around that sale. Key issues include the choice of an auction or acceptance of a pre-emptive bid, and the role of the portfolio... View Details
Gompers, Paul A., and Michael Roberts. "Ardian—The Sale of Diana." Harvard Business School Case 215-033, November 2014.
- October 2014
- Article
Making Charity Pay
By: Michael I. Norton and Jill Avery
Companies are increasingly experimenting with the use of philanthropy to enhance consumer loyalty, brand awareness, and sales. But even highly creative approaches that garner a lot of buzz often fall short of sales goals, leading many companies to conclude,... View Details
Keywords: Philanthropy; Charitable Giving; Charity; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Advertising; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Marketing Communications; Marketing Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry; United States
Norton, Michael I., and Jill Avery. "Making Charity Pay." Harvard Business Review 92, no. 10 (October 2014).
- August 1997 (Revised July 1999)
- Case
Hewlett-Packard's Santa Rosa Systems Division (A1): The Profiling Process and Creation of the Future Model
By: Michael Beer and Gregory C. Rogers
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Information Technology Industry
Beer, Michael, and Gregory C. Rogers. "Hewlett-Packard's Santa Rosa Systems Division (A1): The Profiling Process and Creation of the Future Model." Harvard Business School Case 498-012, August 1997. (Revised July 1999.)
- 1999
- Other Presentation
The New Challenge to America’s Prosperity: Findings from the Innovation Index
By: Michael E. Porter and Scott Stern
A comparison and projection of the innovation capabilities of the U.S. and 24 other nations based on a new set of quantitative indicators. View Details
Porter, Michael E., and Scott Stern. "The New Challenge to America’s Prosperity: Findings from the Innovation Index." Council on Competitiveness, 1999.
- Article
A Consumer Guide to Six Introductory Organizational Behavior Textbooks
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Michael McCaskey
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Michael McCaskey. "A Consumer Guide to Six Introductory Organizational Behavior Textbooks." Exchange: The Organizational Behavior Teaching Journal (Winter 1979).
- March 2013 (Revised March 2014)
- Case
Cummins, Inc.: Building a Home Community for a Global Company
By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Norris
In 2010, Tom Linebarger, president and COO of Cummins, Inc., the Columbus, Indiana-based manufacturer of diesel engines, has to decide where to locate the company's new manufacturing line for high horsepower engines. He has three choices to decide from: Seymour,... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing; Competitiveness; Competition; Education; Business and Community Relations; Manufacturing Industry; United States
Bower, Joseph L., and Michael Norris. "Cummins, Inc.: Building a Home Community for a Global Company." Harvard Business School Case 313-024, March 2013. (Revised March 2014.)
- Article
Fixing What Really Ails Japan
By: Michael E. Porter and Hirotaka Takeuchi
Conventional wisdom claims that Japan’s “economic miracle” stemmed from its unique model of government guidance and its revolutionary corporate management techniques. An in-depth study proves this seriously wrong. Rampant government intervention has caused more... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Competition; Innovation and Invention; Business and Government Relations; Japan
Porter, Michael E., and Hirotaka Takeuchi. "Fixing What Really Ails Japan." Foreign Affairs 78, no. 3 (May–June 1999): 66–81.
- August 2012
- Teaching Note
ARISE: A Destination-for-a-Day Spa (Brief Case)
By: Michael Beer and Lynda St. Clair
- May 2012
- Case
Quietly Brilliant: Transformational Change at HTC
By: Michael L. Tushman and Kerry Herman
The case examines smartphone maker HTC's 2006 decision to become a branded company. The case focuses on the cultural and organizational shifts HTC underwent to successfully make the transition from an ODM, founded in 1997, to a leading branded manufacturer (7% market... View Details
Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Organizational Structure; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Telecommunications Industry; Taiwan
Tushman, Michael L., and Kerry Herman. "Quietly Brilliant: Transformational Change at HTC." Harvard Business School Case 412-070, May 2012.