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- November 1996 (Revised December 1996)
- Case
SAP America
By: David A. Garvin and Artemis March
SAP America has grown at an explosive rate. This case describes the company's strategy, organization, and culture, with special attention to its approach to partnering and its sales and consulting process, which have been instrumental in allowing growth to proceed. Now... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Change Management; Entrepreneurship; Growth Management; Demand and Consumers; Organizational Culture; Alliances; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; United States
Garvin, David A., and Artemis March. "SAP America." Harvard Business School Case 397-057, November 1996. (Revised December 1996.)
- August 1996 (Revised February 2000)
- Exercise
Decision-Making Exercise (C)
By: David A. Garvin and Michael Roberto
Provides questionnaires so students can compare their experiences with different decison-making processes. Students read "Growing Pains," a Harvard Business Review (HBR) case study, and then work in teams to come up with recommendations using a consensus approach to... View Details
Garvin, David A., and Michael Roberto. "Decision-Making Exercise (C)." Harvard Business School Exercise 397-033, August 1996. (Revised February 2000.)
- December 2010 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Growing Pains at Stroz Friedberg
By: David A. Garvin and Carin-Isabel Knoop
In late spring 2009, Stroz Friedberg co-presidents Edward Stroz and Eric Friedberg had to set growth targets for 2010. The leading global consulting firm they had built specialized in managing digital risk and uncovering digital evidence and had grown very rapidly.... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Change Management; Transition; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Consulting Industry
Garvin, David A., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Growing Pains at Stroz Friedberg." Harvard Business School Case 311-008, December 2010. (Revised March 2013.)
- July 2010 (Revised November 2011)
- Supplement
Zensar: The Future of Vision Communities (B)
By: David A. Garvin and Rachna Tahilyani
Zensar is a rapidly growing, mid-sized Indian IT services company with a collaborative management philosophy and innovative HR policies. One of its practices, Vision Communities, is an inclusive forum for innovation and strategy formulation. As the company grows,... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Planning; Leadership Style; Employee Relationship Management; Decision Choices and Conditions; Information Technology; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Business or Company Management; Expansion; Information Technology Industry; India
Garvin, David A., and Rachna Tahilyani. "Zensar: The Future of Vision Communities (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 311-025, July 2010. (Revised November 2011.)
- August 2006 (Revised May 2007)
- Supplement
Management Levels at Staples (D): Regional Vice President
By: David A. Garvin and Lynne Levesque
Garvin, David A., and Lynne Levesque. "Management Levels at Staples (D): Regional Vice President." Harvard Business School Supplement 307-040, August 2006. (Revised May 2007.)
- August 2006 (Revised June 2007)
- Supplement
Management Levels at Staples (C): District Manager
By: David A. Garvin and Lynne Levesque
Garvin, David A., and Lynne Levesque. "Management Levels at Staples (C): District Manager." Harvard Business School Supplement 307-039, August 2006. (Revised June 2007.)
- August 2006 (Revised May 2007)
- Case
Management Levels at Staples (A): Company and Organization
By: David A. Garvin and Lynne Levesque
One of six cases that describe the roles and responsibilities of managers at each of the hierarchical levels of management within the U.S. Stores business unit of Staples, the world's largest office supply company. Together, the cases form a complete integrated... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Leadership; Management Practices and Processes; Managerial Roles; Operations; Performance Effectiveness; Strategic Planning; Perspective; Retail Industry
Garvin, David A., and Lynne Levesque. "Management Levels at Staples (A): Company and Organization." Harvard Business School Case 307-037, August 2006. (Revised May 2007.)
- December 1999
- Teaching Note
Ellis International Division: Patrick O'Brian TN
By: David A. Garvin and Jeffrey Berger
- January 1991
- Teaching Note
Intercon International (B), Teaching Note
By: David A. Garvin and Norman Klein
- December 1990 (Revised February 1991)
- Teaching Note
Note on the Aerospace Industry and Industrial Modernization, Teaching Note
By: David A. Garvin and Norman Klein
- January 1991
- Teaching Note
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp., Teaching Note
By: David A. Garvin and Norman Klein
- August 1996
- Case
Watermill Ventures
By: David A. Garvin and Artemis March
Watermill Ventures acquires and turns around an underperforming business. The case describes the criteria the company uses to identify acquisition candidates, its screening and selection process, and the way it introduces strategic thinking at the business it acquires.... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Transformation; Standards; Performance Improvement; Business Strategy; Web Sites
Garvin, David A., and Artemis March. "Watermill Ventures." Harvard Business School Case 397-010, August 1996.
- September 1994
- Supplement
Time Life, Inc. (B)
By: David A. Garvin and Jonathan West
Provides a brief update to the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Publishing Industry
Garvin, David A., and Jonathan West. "Time Life, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 395-013, September 1994.
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
The Evolving Case Method
Simulations and role-plays complement and reinforce the power of traditional case method instruction and have become fixtures of several courses. Professor David Garvin explains how this has worked in... View Details
Keywords: the case method
- 15 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 15
institutionalize empathy as part of its delivery of care. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/611015-PDF-ENG GoodGuide George Serafeim, Robert G. Eccles, and Tiffany A. ClayHarvard Business School Case 112-031... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
The MBA at a Crossroads
organized by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Datar, senior associate dean, director of research, discussed his experience recently when I sat down with him and Professor View Details
- 23 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 23, 2016
alternative measures of trade costs, address potential reverse causality, and explore regional patterns. CEO Personality and Firm Policies By: Gow, Ian D., Steven N. Kaplan, David F. Larcker, and Anastasia View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Harvard Business School
Building on the Legacy Thought Leadership Andrew F. Brimmer James I. Cash Jr. Linda A. Hill David A. Thomas HBS Faculty Members HBS Doctoral Students Alumni Profiles Research... View Details
- 23 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017
in press Journal of Experimental Psychology: General Pseudo-Set Framing By: Barasz, Kate, Leslie John, Elizabeth A. Keenan, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—Pseudo-set framing—arbitrarily grouping items or tasks together as part of an... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- July 1986
- Background Note
Quality Problems, Policies and Attitudes in the U.S. and Japan: An Exploratory Study
By: Janice A. Klein and David A. Garvin
Klein, Janice A., and David A. Garvin. "Quality Problems, Policies and Attitudes in the U.S. and Japan: An Exploratory Study." Harvard Business School Background Note 687-003, July 1986.