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- April 2014
- Article
Who Lives in the C-Suite? Organizational Structure and the Division of Labor in Top Management
By: Maria Guadalupe, Hongyi Li and Julie Wulf
Top management structures in large U.S. firms have changed significantly since the mid-1980s. While the size of the executive team—the group of managers reporting directly to the CEO—doubled during this period, this growth was driven primarily by an increase in... View Details
Keywords: Communication; Functions; Centralization; M-form; Hierarchy; Top Management Team; C-Suite; Activities; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Diversification; Managerial Roles; Organizational Design; Information Technology; Organizational Structure; Management Teams; United States
Guadalupe, Maria, Hongyi Li, and Julie Wulf. "Who Lives in the C-Suite? Organizational Structure and the Division of Labor in Top Management." Management Science 60, no. 4 (April 2014): 824–844.
- October 2008 (Revised June 2011)
- Case
JetBlue Airways: Managing Growth
By: Robert S. Huckman and Gary P. Pisano
Considers the situation facing David Barger, President and CEO of JetBlue Airways, in May 2007 as he addresses the airline's need to slow its growth rate in the response to increasing fuel costs and the effects of major operational crisis for the airline in February... View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Operations; Performance Capacity; Performance Efficiency; Competitive Strategy; Air Transportation Industry
Huckman, Robert S., and Gary P. Pisano. "JetBlue Airways: Managing Growth." Harvard Business School Case 609-046, October 2008. (Revised June 2011.)
- 2013
- Dictionary Entry
Technology and Innovation Management
By: Elizabeth J. Altman, Frank Nagle and Michael L. Tushman
The goal of this annotated bibliography on technology and innovation is to organize and present the most important literature relevant to a scholar seeking to understand and advance the field. It includes articles that are highly-cited and foundational pieces, as well... View Details
Keywords: Technology; Technological Change; Innovation Streams; Organizational Evolution; Executive Leadership; Organizational Architecture; Information Technology; Technological Innovation; Innovation and Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leadership; Organizational Design
Altman, Elizabeth J., Frank Nagle, and Michael L. Tushman. "Technology and Innovation Management." In Oxford Bibliographies: Management, edited by Ricky W. Griffin. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. Electronic.
- 07 Jan 2013
- News
Culture Changers: Managing High-Impact Entrepreneurs
- February 2015
- Supplement
Loki Capital Management
By: Joseph B. Fuller and Christopher Payton
Fuller, Joseph B., and Christopher Payton. "Loki Capital Management." Harvard Business School PowerPoint Supplement 315-099, February 2015.
- September 2014
- Case
Evanston Capital Management
By: Erik Stafford and Adi Sunderam
Stafford, Erik, and Adi Sunderam. "Evanston Capital Management." Harvard Business School Case 215-016, September 2014.
- August 2006 (Revised May 2007)
- Teaching Note
People Management (TN)
By: Boris Groysberg, David Lane and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Keywords: Human Resources
- Article
Managing Multiple Channels
By: Frank V. Cespedes and E. Raymond Corey
Cespedes, Frank V., and E. Raymond Corey. "Managing Multiple Channels." Business Horizons 33, no. 4 (July–August 1990): 66–77.
- October 1986 (Revised October 1987)
- Background Note
Managing the Turnaround
By: James L. Heskett
Heskett, James L. "Managing the Turnaround." Harvard Business School Background Note 387-065, October 1986. (Revised October 1987.)
- 11 Feb 2010
- News
Washington: Management Reboot?
- December 2010 (Revised March 2011)
- Background Note
Layoffs: Management Implications and Best Practices
By: Sandra J. Sucher, Elana Sara Green and David Alberto Rosales
This note reviews decision criteria for carrying out a layoff, best practices for implementation, and ways that managers can prepare themselves to conduct a layoff. View Details
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing
Sucher, Sandra J., Elana Sara Green, and David Alberto Rosales. "Layoffs: Management Implications and Best Practices." Harvard Business School Background Note 611-029, December 2010. (Revised March 2011.)
- February 2000 (Revised July 2000)
- Case
Honeywell, Inc. and Integrated Risk Management
Honeywell was the first to introduce an integrated risk management program that combined traditionally insured risks with other risks in an insurance contract. This case identifies the benefits of integrating risks and shows how such an approach might be valuable. View Details
Meulbroek, Lisa K., and Jonathan Barnett. "Honeywell, Inc. and Integrated Risk Management." Harvard Business School Case 200-036, February 2000. (Revised July 2000.)
- April 2009
- Case
Merck: Managing Vioxx (A)
By: Robert L. Simons, Kathryn Rosenberg and Natalie Kindred
This two-class case series allows students to stand in the shoes of CEO Ray Gilmartin during the unfolding stages of a reputational crisis. Merck's mission statement claims to "put patients first," but the company is widely criticized for putting profit before patient... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Crisis Management; Reputation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Customers; Business or Company Management; Cost vs Benefits; Corporate Accountability; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Customer Focus and Relationships; Pharmaceutical Industry
Simons, Robert L., Kathryn Rosenberg, and Natalie Kindred. "Merck: Managing Vioxx (A)." Harvard Business School Case 109-080, April 2009.
- 1992
- Article
Management Information and Accounting Information: What Do Managers Want?
By: W. J. Bruns Jr. and S. M. McKinnon
Bruns, W. J., Jr., and S. M. McKinnon. "Management Information and Accounting Information: What Do Managers Want?" Advances in Management Accounting 1 (1992): 55–80.
- 20 May 2014
- News
Manage Your Team’s Collective Time
- Teaching Interest
Risk Management for Corporate Leaders
As companies adapt to the aftershocks of the global recession, risk management is a top priority for their senior executives and boards—and for those of nonprofit and public-sector enterprises as well. The financial crisis revealed that risk management processes cannot... View Details