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- November 2012
- Case
Teaming at GE Aviation
Describes the challenges and successes encountered by GE's Aviation business in implementing a teaming work structure and culture in plants across its supply chain. GE Aviation leadership had seen dramatic gains in productivity, quality, and worker satisfaction in... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Behavior; Aviation And Aerospace; Capacity Management; Competitiveness; Corporate Culture; Corporate Structure; Labor Relations; Manufacturing; Production Planning; General Electric; Teaming; Managing Change; Transformation; Labor Unions; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Performance Productivity; Leading Change; Management Style; Job Design and Levels; Aerospace Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States
Khurana, Rakesh, Jeffrey Polzer, Willy Shih, and Eric Baldwin. "Teaming at GE Aviation." Harvard Business School Case 413-074, November 2012.
- 24 Jun 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
The Entrepreneurial Gap: How Managers Adjust Span of Accountability and Span of Control to Implement Business Strategy
Keywords: by Robert L. Simons
- June 2013
- Supplement
Hexcel Turnaround—2001 (Video Supplement)
This is the Video Supplement for Hexcel Turnaround - 2001(A), (B) and (C), HBS Cases 806099, 806100, 806101. View Details
Keywords: Turnarounds; Human Capital; Organizational Change And Transformation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Management; Leadership; General Management; Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Financial Crisis Management; Acquisitions; Debt Crisis; Debt; Debt Management; Crisis Management; Financial Crisis; Private Equity; Public Ownership; Resignation and Termination; Restructuring; Air Transportation Industry; Communications Industry; Electronics Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States; Europe
Sharpe, Jim. "Hexcel Turnaround—2001 (Video Supplement)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 813-723, June 2013.
- August 2001 (Revised March 2003)
- Background Note
Comments on the Second Toyota Paradox: With appendix on modularity for managing complex-systems design
Two groups of people start out with the same task, equipped with the same resources and the same initial conditions. One, however, consistently beats the other. What are the differences between what the two groups are doing, and what can we adopt from the better... View Details
Spear, Steven J. "Comments on the Second Toyota Paradox: With appendix on modularity for managing complex-systems design." Harvard Business School Background Note 602-035, August 2001. (Revised March 2003.)
- 05 Mar 2001
- What Do You Think?
Fine Coupling: Can Human Resource Management Learn from Supply Chain Management?
To some degree, this has exacerbated the challenge to those responsible for staffing these activities by creating more frequent peaks and valleys in demands for talent. Are there lessons for human resource management in what is being done... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 16 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
How Companies Managed Risk (and Even Benefitted) in World War Internment Camps
Bayer (later part of IG Farben); and steel producer Krupp. Managing the internment risk World War I brought the first wave of civilian internment, creating a turning point for companies and triggering them to develop strategies for... View Details
- 01 Feb 2022
- What Do You Think?
Is Concierge Management an Answer to the “Big Quit”?
contributing to the so-called Great Resignation (or “Big Quit”) that has gained publicity recently. Quitting in the United States is a major business expense. Applying generally accepted rules of thumb for the annual cost of quitting to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 2021
- Article
Internment as a Business Challenge: Political Risk Management and German Multinationals in Colonial India (1914–1947)
By: Christina Lubinski, Valeria Giacomin and Klara Schnitzer
Internment in so-called “enemy countries” was a frequent occurrence in the 20th century and created significant obstacles for multinational enterprises (MNEs). This article focuses on German MNEs in India and shows how they addressed the formidable challenge of the... View Details
Keywords: Internment; Political Risk; International Business; Multinational Firms and Management; Employees; War; History; Outcome or Result; India; Germany
Lubinski, Christina, Valeria Giacomin, and Klara Schnitzer. "Internment as a Business Challenge: Political Risk Management and German Multinationals in Colonial India (1914–1947)." Business History 63, no. 1 (2021): 72–97.
- 14 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Are You Managing To a ‘T’? Time To Break With Tradition
Many companies have tried, with mixed success, to leverage this underused asset by centralizing knowledge management functions or by investing heavily in knowledge management technology. We suggest another... View Details
Keywords: by Morten T. Hansen & Bolko Von Oetinger
- 21 Jan 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
Managing the Family Business: Market Basket’s Lessons About Buyouts
2014, when George's branch obtained control and fired the CEO—who happened to be a cousin, Arthur T. Demoulas. Management was outraged, and the employees walked out in support of their CEO. The company lost tens of millions of dollars as... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 14 Feb 2017
- Blog Post
Why I Love My Job: Leticia Tavares On Marriott's Management Acceleration Program
on-the-ground management experience and has given me the opportunity to be hands-on with different activities at the hotels. I learn best by doing, thus I believe the experience of being on the properties has no substitute - it will... View Details
- Web
Using Oral History in Business and Management Studies - Creating Emerging Markets
Conferences Using Oral History in Business and Management Studies February 6th, 2023 from 8:30AM-12PM EST on ZOOM . The Creating Emerging Markets (CEM) project based at Harvard Business School’s Business History Initiative has been... View Details
- April 2015
- Teaching Note
Transforming Verizon 2015: Going Above the Network
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Daniel Fox
Teaching note for the Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Daniel Fox, "Transforming Verizon 2015: Going Above the Network," HBS No. 315-068, Feb. 2015. View Details
Keywords: General Management; Leadership And Change Management; Organizational Change And Transformation; Reorganization; Transformation; Wireless Technologies; Telecommunications; Network Organizations; Innovation; Product Development Strategy; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Telecommunications Industry; Technology Industry; United States
- June 2013
- Supplement
Montague Corporation: Unfolding the Future in Cycling (Video Supplement)
By: Jim Sharpe
This is the Video Supplement for Montague Corporation: Unfolding the Future in Cycling
(HBS Case #808087). View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurs; Consumer Products; Innovation ＆ Entrepreneurship; Innovation; General Managers; Growth; Growth Management; International; Consumer Behavior; Marketing Channels; Founding; Channels Of Distribution; Entrepreneurship; Marketing; Leadership; Bicycle Industry; United States
Sharpe, Jim. "Montague Corporation: Unfolding the Future in Cycling (Video Supplement)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 813-720, June 2013.
- November 2014
- Teaching Plan
Diageo: Innovating for Africa
By: David E. Bell, Damien P. McLoughlin, Mary Shelman and Andrew Otazo
This teaching plan is designed to help students understand the challenges and opportunities of launching products and building businesses in developing markets. View Details
Keywords: Africa; Diageo; Nigeria; Kenya; Guiness; Sourcing; Supply Chain; Business Government Relations; Developing Markets; General Management; Agribusiness; Supply Chain Management; Business and Government Relations; Marketing; Developing Countries and Economies; Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Africa; Kenya; Nigeria; United Kingdom
Bell, David E., Damien P. McLoughlin, Mary Shelman, and Andrew Otazo. "Diageo: Innovating for Africa." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 515-056, November 2014.
- 2013
- Teaching Note
Ningbo FOTILE Kitchen Ware Co., Ltd. (TN)
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Zheng Xiaoming, Yuren Fang and Hong Zhang
Since 2008, FOTILE has actively introduced philosophies of the traditional Chinese culture—such as benevolence, justice, courtesy, wisdom and faith—into its management, which it believes to compensate for deficiencies in Western management concepts and creates a new... View Details
Keywords: Human Resource Management; China; Human Resources; Leadership; Management; Strategy; China
McFarlan, F. Warren, Zheng Xiaoming, Yuren Fang, and Hong Zhang. "Ningbo FOTILE Kitchen Ware Co., Ltd. (TN)." Tsinghua University Teaching Note, 2013.
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
The Small Business Difference: How Smaller Companies Manage with Less
how companies that lack resources and clout respond to a range of issues, from developing products and services, to establishing supplier relationships, to hiring and growing a staff.” In the spirit of his research, Bowen began his presentation, titled “Running and... View Details
- April 2017
- Teaching Note
DoubleDutch
By: Frank Cespedes
This Teaching Note accompanies HBS No. 815-044 “DoubleDutch” in which the co-founders of the event management start-up, DoubleDutch, have to make a significant decision about their young company's sales function. The teaching note covers: Opportunity analysis,... View Details
- 2013
- Case
Ningbo FOTILE Kitchen Ware Co., Ltd.
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Zheng Xiaoming, Yuren Fang and Hong Zhang
Since 2008, FOTILE has actively introduced philosophies of the traditional Chinese culture—such as benevolence, justice, courtesy, wisdom and faith—into its management, which it believes to compensate for deficiencies in Western management concepts and creates a new... View Details
Keywords: Human Resource Management; China; Human Resources; Leadership; Management; Strategy; China
McFarlan, F. Warren, Zheng Xiaoming, Yuren Fang, and Hong Zhang. "Ningbo FOTILE Kitchen Ware Co., Ltd." Tsinghua University Case, 2013.
- 21 May 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: From Trash to Treasure: Inside a Waste Management Site in Mumbai
waste management plant is a fascinating case study of how the right capital, players, and process can tackle the waste crisis. Hindustan Unilever, like other FMCG manufacturers, has historically faced criticism for its reliance on... View Details