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- January 1997 (Revised September 1997)
- Case
Improving the Product Development Process at Kirkham Instruments Corp.
By: Clayton M. Christensen
Describes the efforts of a manufacturer of scientific instruments to implement new methods of managing new product development, which its executives had learned in a Harvard Business School seminar. The executives left the seminar excited to implement a new way of... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Product Launch; Innovation and Invention; Product Development; Manufacturing Industry; Technology Industry; United States
Christensen, Clayton M. "Improving the Product Development Process at Kirkham Instruments Corp." Harvard Business School Case 697-058, January 1997. (Revised September 1997.)
- April 1988 (Revised March 1991)
- Case
Tektronix: Portable Instruments Division (B)
Describes the new material-burdening system they have implemented and the cycle-time-burdening system they are proposing. Asks students to analyze the new cost system. View Details
Cooper, Robin. "Tektronix: Portable Instruments Division (B)." Harvard Business School Case 188-143, April 1988. (Revised March 1991.)
- April 1989
- Supplement
Tektronix: Portable Instruments Division, Video
Cooper, Robin. "Tektronix: Portable Instruments Division, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 889-516, April 1989.
- December 1982
- Teaching Note
Newport Instrument Division, Teaching Note
Keywords: Industrial Products Industry
- April 1991 (Revised May 1999)
- Teaching Note
Tektronix: Portable Instruments Division (A), Teaching Note
By: Robin Cooper and Robert S. Kaplan
Teaching Note for (9-188-142). View Details
- April 1980 (Revised February 1982)
- Case
National Instrument Company Pension Fund (B)
By: Jay O. Light
Keywords: Investment Funds
Light, Jay O. "National Instrument Company Pension Fund (B)." Harvard Business School Case 280-089, April 1980. (Revised February 1982.)
- 1978
- Article
Instrumentalism v. Formalism: Dissolving the Dichotomy
By: Lynn Sharp Paine
Keywords: Theory
Paine, Lynn Sharp. "Instrumentalism v. Formalism: Dissolving the Dichotomy." Wisconsin Law Review, no. 4 (1978): 997–1028.
- June 1974 (Revised December 1983)
- Background Note
Note on the Mechanical Writing Instrument Industry
Christensen, C. Roland, and Elisabeth Lyman Rachel. "Note on the Mechanical Writing Instrument Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 374-341, June 1974. (Revised December 1983.)
- April 2015
- Article
Measuring Teamwork in Health Care Settings: A Review of Survey Instruments
By: Melissa Valentine, Ingrid M. Nembhard and Amy C. Edmondson
Background: Teamwork in health care settings is widely recognized as an important factor in providing high quality patient care. However, the behaviors that comprise effective teamwork, the organizational factors that support teamwork, and the relationship... View Details
Keywords: Teamwork; Psychometric Properties; Survey Instruments:; Measurement and Metrics; Surveys; Groups and Teams; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry
Valentine, Melissa, Ingrid M. Nembhard, and Amy C. Edmondson. "Measuring Teamwork in Health Care Settings: A Review of Survey Instruments." Medical Care 53, no. 4 (April 2015): e16–e30.
- 1995
- Chapter
The Payment System and Derivative Instruments
By: André Perold
Perold, André. "The Payment System and Derivative Instruments." In The Global Financial System: A Functional Perspective, by D. B. Crane, K. A. Froot, Scott P. Mason, André Perold, R. C. Merton, Z. Bodie, E. R. Sirri, and P. Tufano. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1995.
- April 1980 (Revised August 1980)
- Case
National Instrument Company Pension Fund (A)
By: Jay O. Light
Keywords: Finance
Light, Jay O. "National Instrument Company Pension Fund (A)." Harvard Business School Case 280-083, April 1980. (Revised August 1980.)
- April 1976 (Revised February 1977)
- Case
Texas Instruments (A): Organizing for Innovation
Lawrence, Paul R. "Texas Instruments (A): Organizing for Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 476-122, April 1976. (Revised February 1977.)
- January 1977 (Revised July 1985)
- Case
Perkin-Elmer Instrument Division: Plans and Forecasts (Revised)
Wheelwright, Steven C. "Perkin-Elmer Instrument Division: Plans and Forecasts (Revised)." Harvard Business School Case 677-150, January 1977. (Revised July 1985.)
- 22 Sep 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Measuring Teamwork in Health Care Settings: A Review of Survey Instruments
- May 1989
- Teaching Note
Tektronix: Portable Instruments Division (B), Teaching Note
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Teaching Note for (9-188-143). View Details
- May 1977 (Revised March 1985)
- Teaching Note
Searle Medical Instruments Group (A), Teaching Note
Keywords: Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
- 2014
- Working Paper
The Contaminating Effects of Building Instrumental Ties: How Networking Can Make Us Feel Dirty
By: Tiziana Casciaro, Francesca Gino and Maryam Kouchaki
To create social ties to support their professional or personal goals, people actively engage in instrumental networking. Drawing from moral psychology research, we posit that this intentional behavior has unintended consequences for an individual's morality. Unlike... View Details
Keywords: Networking; Morality; Dirtiness; Power; Networks; Moral Sensibility; Personal Development and Career; Power and Influence
Casciaro, Tiziana, Francesca Gino, and Maryam Kouchaki. "The Contaminating Effects of Building Instrumental Ties: How Networking Can Make Us Feel Dirty." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-108, April 2014.
- October 1982
- Case
Wane Division of the American Instruments Corp. (A)
Sonnenfeld, Jeffrey A. "Wane Division of the American Instruments Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 483-058, October 1982.
- fall 1982
- Article
Risk-Spreading Properties of Common Tax and Contract Instruments
By: James K. Sebenius and Peter Stan
Sebenius, James K., and Peter Stan. "Risk-Spreading Properties of Common Tax and Contract Instruments." Bell Journal of Economics and Management Science 13, no. 2 (fall 1982): 555–560.
- May 1983
- Case
Wane Division of the American Instruments Corp. (B)
Sonnenfeld, Jeffrey A. "Wane Division of the American Instruments Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 483-094, May 1983.