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- 03 Feb 2015
- News
Raising a risk-averse generation
- January 1998 (Revised May 1999)
- Case
General Scanning, Inc. (A)
By: H. Kent Bowen, Sean McClenaghan and Charles Tillen
General Scanning, Inc. was founded by Jean Montagu and Pierre Brosens, two MIT mechanical engineers with an interest in developing innovative products based on the early application of lasers. They invented proprietary technology for laser beam positioning and scanning... View Details
Keywords: Transition; Entrepreneurship; Management Practices and Processes; Product Development; Strategic Planning; Research and Development; Risk and Uncertainty; Commercialization; Manufacturing Industry
Bowen, H. Kent, Sean McClenaghan, and Charles Tillen. "General Scanning, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 698-036, January 1998. (Revised May 1999.)
- January 1988 (Revised May 1988)
- Case
General Motors' Asian Alliances
Describes all of General Motors' major alliances with Asian firms. These include Toyota, Fanuc, Isuzu, Daewoo, Suzuki, Nissan, and Hitachi. Students can discuss the rationale of each alliance, their risks, their management problems, and their likely evolution. Also... View Details
Keywords: Joint Ventures; Cost Management; Globalized Firms and Management; Problems and Challenges; Alliances; Risk and Uncertainty; Adoption; Corporate Strategy
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "General Motors' Asian Alliances." Harvard Business School Case 388-094, January 1988. (Revised May 1988.)
- TeachingInterests
General Management Program (GMP)
By: Sunil Gupta
As global business challenges become more complex, companies are turning to cross-functional leaders who can drive change across the organization. The General Management Program (GMP) is a unique modular program that provides the latest management thinking and best... View Details
- 19 May 2010
- News
Attracting the Next Generation
- 2025
- Working Paper
Generative AI Use by Capital Market Information Intermediaries: Evidence from Seeking Alpha
By: Mark Bradshaw, Chenyang Ma, Benjamin Yost and Yuan Zou
We study the use of generative AI for firm-specific financial analysis on the Seeking Alpha platform. We find that, after the initial launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, the share of AI-generated articles rose sharply to 13.4% of all articles, then declined in late... View Details
Keywords: Generative Ai; Seeking Alpha; Equity Research; Large Language Models; Gpt; AI and Machine Learning; Information Publishing; Financial Markets
Bradshaw, Mark, Chenyang Ma, Benjamin Yost, and Yuan Zou. "Generative AI Use by Capital Market Information Intermediaries: Evidence from Seeking Alpha." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-055, April 2025.
- January 1998 (Revised May 1999)
- Case
General Scanning, Inc. (B)
By: H. Kent Bowen, Sean McClenaghan and Charles Tillen
After meeting with a mediator, Montagu and Davis decided their goals were not in accordance, and Davis left General Scanning. Montagu and Brosens wrote three-year objectives for the company and proceeded to search for a new professional manager. Chuck Winston took on... View Details
Keywords: Business Units; Restructuring; Change; Business or Company Management; Ownership Stake; Strategic Planning; Hardware
Bowen, H. Kent, Sean McClenaghan, and Charles Tillen. "General Scanning, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 698-037, January 1998. (Revised May 1999.)
- Teaching Interest
General Management Program (GMP)
By: Stefan H. Thomke
As global business challenges become more complex, companies are turning to exceptional general managers who can take on greater cross-functional responsibilities and contribute to corporate growth on a more strategic level. Moving beyond your field of expertise,... View Details
- March 2000 (Revised August 2000)
- Background Note
Transition to General Management Website
By: David A. Garvin and Jeffrey Berger
Describes the transition from functional to general management. Describes the distinctive challenges of the general manager's job as well as how best to manage the short-term results of assuming a position as general manager. View Details
Keywords: Transition; Business or Company Management; Managerial Roles; Outcome or Result; Problems and Challenges
Garvin, David A., and Jeffrey Berger. "Transition to General Management Website." Harvard Business School Background Note 300-126, March 2000. (Revised August 2000.)
- April 1981 (Revised March 1993)
- Case
General Electric: Strategic Position--1981
By: Francis Aguilar and Richard G. Hamermesh
Describes the introduction and evolution of General Electric's strategic planning system from the 1960s to Jack Welch's tenure. Allows discussion of the interplay of problems and circumstances to the evolution of the strategic planning system, and how Welch might use... View Details
Aguilar, Francis, and Richard G. Hamermesh. "General Electric: Strategic Position--1981." Harvard Business School Case 381-174, April 1981. (Revised March 1993.)
- July 2012
- Supplement
Generation Investment Management, Video
By: Sandra J. Sucher
Examines the Investment process of Generation Investment Management, a "sustainable" investing firm established in 2004 by David Blood and U.S. Vice President Al Gore. Places students in the position of David Lowish, director of global industrials, who must decide... View Details
Keywords: Leadership And Managing People; Accountability; Investment Management; Social Issues; Investment; Corporate Accountability; Ethics; Development Economics; Natural Environment; Financial Services Industry; Energy Industry
Sucher, Sandra J. "Generation Investment Management, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 612-704, July 2012.
- May 1996
- Background Note
General Management: A Conceptual Introduction
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Ashish Nanda
Addresses the following issues at a conceptual level: 1) Who is a general manager? 2) To whom is the general manager responsible? and 3) How do general managers add value? View Details
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Ashish Nanda. "General Management: A Conceptual Introduction." Harvard Business School Background Note 396-161, May 1996.
- January 1989 (Revised February 1991)
- Supplement
General Electric: Valley Forge (G)
By: Robert L. Simons
Supplements General Electric: Valley Forge (A). View Details
Simons, Robert L. "General Electric: Valley Forge (G)." Harvard Business School Supplement 189-015, January 1989. (Revised February 1991.)
- January 1989 (Revised February 1991)
- Supplement
General Electric: Valley Forge (E)
By: Robert L. Simons
Supplements General Electric: Valley Forge (A). View Details
Simons, Robert L. "General Electric: Valley Forge (E)." Harvard Business School Supplement 189-013, January 1989. (Revised February 1991.)
- January 1989 (Revised February 1991)
- Supplement
General Electric: Valley Forge (H)
By: Robert L. Simons
See General Electric: Valley Forge (A). View Details
Simons, Robert L. "General Electric: Valley Forge (H)." Harvard Business School Supplement 189-016, January 1989. (Revised February 1991.)
- September 1971 (Revised July 1976)
- Case
American General Films
Keywords: Motion Pictures and Video Industry
Wheelwright, Steven C. "American General Films." Harvard Business School Case 172-114, September 1971. (Revised July 1976.)
- February 2024
- Supplement
Ada: General Updates
By: Reza Satchu and Patrick Sanguineti
Mike Murchison, cofounder and CEO of Ada, updates the audience on which investor he chose as well as how Ada has grown since its Series B. View Details
Keywords: Founder; Entrepreneur; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Growth and Development
Satchu, Reza, and Patrick Sanguineti. "Ada: General Updates." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 824-707, February 2024.
- June 2020
- Teaching Note
Generation Investment Management
By: Vikram S. Gandhi and Sarah Mehta
This teaching note provides guidance for teaching the case “Generation Investment Management” (820-033), which looks at the challenges facing a sustainable investment firm. View Details
Keywords: Sustainable Investing; Socially Responsible Investing; Long-term Investing; ESG; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Finance; Equity; Governance; Private Equity; Public Equity; Financial Markets; Investment; Investment Return; Investment Activism; Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Institutional Investing; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Financial Services Industry; United Kingdom; England; London
- April 1987 (Revised February 1988)
- Case
New General Motors
Keywords: Auto Industry
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "New General Motors." Harvard Business School Case 387-171, April 1987. (Revised February 1988.)