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  • May 2000 (Revised August 2001)
  • Case

Telecom Italia Takeover (B)

By: Michael D. Watkins, James K. Sebenius and Ann Leamon
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Telecommunications Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Italy
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Watkins, Michael D., James K. Sebenius, and Ann Leamon. "Telecom Italia Takeover (B)." Harvard Business School Case 800-364, May 2000. (Revised August 2001.)
  • May 1998 (Revised October 1998)
  • Case

Teleswitch (C)

Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Keywords: Initial Public Offering; Investment Banking; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Wireless Technology; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry
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Roberts, Michael J. "Teleswitch (C)." Harvard Business School Case 898-209, May 1998. (Revised October 1998.)
  • May 1998 (Revised October 1998)
  • Case

Teleswitch (B)

Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Keywords: Initial Public Offering; Investment Banking; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Wireless Technology; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry
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Roberts, Michael J. "Teleswitch (B)." Harvard Business School Case 898-208, May 1998. (Revised October 1998.)
  • October 1988
  • Case

Digital Communications, Inc.: Encoder Device Division

Explores the issues surrounding the determination of the product cost of a subassembly in a firm that has never had to determine subassembly costs. Asks students to change the cost system by adding allocation bases and developing a step-down allocation process. View Details
Keywords: Cost Accounting; Resource Allocation; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry
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Cooper, Robin. "Digital Communications, Inc.: Encoder Device Division." Harvard Business School Case 189-083, October 1988.
  • 19 Nov 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Alfred Chandler on the Electronic Century

first-movers in radio were the Radio Corporation of America (RCA), a joint venture of the three leading United States producers of electrical and telecommunications equipment, and the German company Telefunken, a joint venture of the two... View Details
Keywords: by Alfred D. Chandler, Takashi Hikino & Andrew Von Nordenflycht; Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Manufacturing
  • 12 Apr 2018
  • Op-Ed

Op-Ed: The Trouble with Tariffs

likely get more serious. Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications equipment maker that has effectively been barred from selling into US markets, is now a leading innovator, and through sheer scale and scope of its engineering, is making... View Details
Keywords: by Willy C. Shih; Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Manufacturing
  • 20 Aug 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Making an Ally of Uncle Sam

manufacturer like Ford Motor Company. Ford cooperates with its suppliers to design new vehicles even as it negotiates vigorously with them over the terms on which parts will be supplied. By cooperating to develop new cars, Ford and its... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Watkins, Mickey Edwards & Usha Thakrar
  • 12 Aug 2008
  • First Look

First Look: August 12, 2008

unexpectedly in the midst of chaos brought by the resistance of its staff who feared losing their civil servant status after privatization. Also facing Mao was the forthcoming deregulation of the telecommunication industry on the island... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 May 2012
  • First Look

First Look: May 1

learning that has received less attention from academics despite popular interest: learning by supplying. Using a detailed panel dataset on supply relationships in the mobile telecommunications industry, we address the following... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 23 Jul 2024
  • In Practice

The New Rules of Trade with China: Navigating Tariffs, Turmoil, and Opportunities

overseas suppliers. One example is Hasbro, which began sourcing from firms in India, Vietnam, and Mexico in the last five years. Moving existing suppliers out of China. Goertek, a supplier of Google’s Pixel watch, and Foxconn, a View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Manufacturing
  • July 2000 (Revised August 2001)
  • Case

Telecom Italia Takeover (D): Bernabe's Revenge

By: Michael D. Watkins, James K. Sebenius and Ann Leamon
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Telecommunications Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Italy
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Watkins, Michael D., James K. Sebenius, and Ann Leamon. "Telecom Italia Takeover (D): Bernabe's Revenge." Harvard Business School Case 801-095, July 2000. (Revised August 2001.)
  • June 1995
  • Supplement

Northern Telecom and Tong Guang Electronics (A2): Getting to Know Each Other

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Pamela A. Yatsko
Reviews subsequent events. View Details
Keywords: Telecommunications Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Canada; China
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Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Pamela A. Yatsko. "Northern Telecom and Tong Guang Electronics (A2): Getting to Know Each Other." Harvard Business School Supplement 395-082, June 1995.
  • 29 May 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Why CEOs Are Not Plug-and-Play

manager's skills. When the telecommunications industry was deregulated and challenged by new entrants, for instance, few former Bell Systems managers were able to successfully transition to the fast-moving, entrepreneurial,... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Andrew N. McLean & Nitin Nohria; Employment
  • 26 Sep 2006
  • First Look

First Look: September 26, 2006

expenditures for telecommunications and information technology. One option is to hand over management of its telecom and IT networks to its vendors. Explores the pros and cons of such an outsourcing arrangement for a company in an... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • June 1995
  • Case

Northern Telecom and Tong Guang Electronics (B): Building Success

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Pamela A. Yatsko
This case continues the story of the joint venture in China between Northern Telecom (Nortel) of Canada and Tong Guang Electronics of China. It shows how North Americans learned to operate in a very different cultural environment in China and provides an opportunity to... View Details
Keywords: Mobile and Wireless Technology; Joint Ventures; Change Management; Organizational Culture; Leadership; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Culture; Telecommunications Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Canada; China
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Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Pamela A. Yatsko. "Northern Telecom and Tong Guang Electronics (B): Building Success." Harvard Business School Case 395-083, June 1995.
  • 14 Feb 2005
  • Research & Ideas

The World in Your Palm?

rather by telecommunications carriers. It's the carriers who create design specifications for the manufacturers to meet, and services are largely tied into the carrier's proprietary network. "There are... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • November 2020 (Revised March 2021)
  • Case

Sercomm: Operating in China Amid COVID-19 and Beyond

By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Gary P. Pisano and Bonnie Yining Cao
The COVID-19 pandemic had forced a production cut in the factory of Sercomm, one of the world’s major telecom equipment producers, in China. The case explores and highlights the challenges that Chief Executive Officer James Wang faced: How could Sercomm recover and... View Details
Keywords: Emerging Markets; Information Technology; Operations; Management; Health Pandemics; Strategy; Telecommunications Industry; Telecommunications Industry; China
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Choudhury, Prithwiraj, Gary P. Pisano, and Bonnie Yining Cao. "Sercomm: Operating in China Amid COVID-19 and Beyond." Harvard Business School Case 621-005, November 2020. (Revised March 2021.)
  • October 2000 (Revised January 2001)
  • Case

Polycom, Inc.: Visualizing Culture

By: Clayton M. Christensen
Polycom is a rapidly growing maker of video conferencing and teleconferencing equipment. Management is attempting to use "natural work groups" as an organizing mechanism, and to build into the culture implicit rules that will cause desired behaviors to be... View Details
Keywords: Communication Technology; Growth Management; Organizational Design; Groups and Teams; Organizational Culture; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry
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Christensen, Clayton M. "Polycom, Inc.: Visualizing Culture." Harvard Business School Case 601-073, October 2000. (Revised January 2001.)
  • May 2000 (Revised August 2001)
  • Case

Telecom Italia Takeover (C)

By: Michael D. Watkins, James K. Sebenius and Ann Leamon
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Telecommunications Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Italy
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Watkins, Michael D., James K. Sebenius, and Ann Leamon. "Telecom Italia Takeover (C)." Harvard Business School Case 800-365, May 2000. (Revised August 2001.)
  • 27 Jan 2003
  • Research & Ideas

New Cluster Mapping Project Helps Companies Locate Facilities

twenty years, particularly in high tech, made the decision to move manufacturing offshore where costs are lower. You have argued that the location decision should involve much more than simple financial savings. What have these companies... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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