Publications

February 1990
Article

Developing the Competitive Organization: Interventions and Strategies

By: M. Beer

Keywords: Competition; Organizations; Strategy

November 1992
Case

PPG: Developing a Self-Directed Work Force (A)

By: David A. Garvin and Norman Klein

PPG has built a state-of-the-art glass plant in Berea, Kentucky. The plant is pursuing the goal of a "self-directed workforce." The case describes the progress to date and the unresolved issues faced by management. These include questions about shift rotation,... View Details

Keywords: Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Organizational Culture; Managerial Roles; Management Style

Educators

April 1998
Teaching Note

Skandia AFS: Developing Intellectual Capital Globally TN

By: Christopher A. Bartlett

Teaching Note for (9-396-412). View Details

01 Apr 2012
News

Aligning the Goals of Development and Business

1980
Mimeo

Transfer of Industrial Technology Among the Developing Countries

By: Pankaj Ghemawat and Louis T Wells Jr

Keywords: Information Technology; Developing Countries and Economies

1990
Manual

Instructor's Manual for Strategic Management in Developing Countries

By: J. E. Austin and T. Kohn

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Management; Strategy

2016
Book

Slavery's Capitalism: A New History of American Economic Development

By: Sven Beckert and Seth Rockman

During the nineteenth century, the United States entered the ranks of the world's most advanced and dynamic economies. At the same time, the nation sustained an expansive and brutal system of human bondage. This was no mere coincidence. Slavery's Capitalism... View Details

Keywords: History; Development Economics; Ethics; Social Issues; United States

1973
Chapter

Effects of Foreign Joint Ventures on Developing Countries

By: L. T. Wells Jr.

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Joint Ventures

May 2011 (Revised September 2015)
Background Note

A Note on Private Equity in Developing Countries

By: Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon and Abishai Vase

This note provides an overview of private equity in emerging markets as of late 2009. View Details

Keywords: Development Economics; Developing Countries and Economies; Private Equity; Investment; Emerging Markets

Educators

April 1997
Article

New Product Development Structures and Time to Market

By: S. Datar, C. Jordan, S. Kekre, S. Rajiv and K. Srinivasan

Keywords: Product Development

March 1993
Teaching Note

John A. Clendenin and Managing Xerox's Multinational Development Center TN

By: Michael Beer and Russell A. Eisenstat

Teaching Note for John A. Clendenin (9-490-028) and Managing Xerox's Multinational Development Center (9-490-029). View Details

Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management

October 2023
Article

Finding New Business and Developing Relevant Sales Capabilities

By: Frank V. Cespedes

There are few alternatives to growth for most companies. It’s the rare firm whose goal involves getting smaller and, for employees, there is a strong correlation between their company’s growth rate, promotion opportunities, and job satisfaction. But a growth strategy... View Details

Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Sales

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Article

Competing through Development Capability in a Manufacturing-based Organization

By: S. C. Wheelwright and K. B. Clark

Keywords: Competition; Growth and Development; Organizations; Manufacturing Industry

2004
Chapter

Developing 'Leaders of Character': Lessons from West Point

By: Scott Snook and Rakesh Khurana

Keywords: Leadership Development; Trust

1994
Article

Accelerating the Design-build-test Cycle for Effective Product Development

By: S. C. Wheelwright and K. B. Clark

Keywords: Design; Product; Research and Development

01 Jan 1977
Conference Presentation

The Roles for Research and Development in Auditing

By: Robert S. Kaplan

Keywords: Research and Development; Accounting Audits

1999
Article

The Microeconomic Foundations of Economic Development and Competitiveness

By: Michael E. Porter

Keywords: Microeconomics; Economics; Growth and Development; Competition

2013
Working Paper

Religion, Politician Identity and Development Outcomes: Evidence from India

By: Sonia Bhalotra, Guilhem Cassan, Irma Clots-Figueras and Lakshmi Iyer

This paper investigates whether the religious identity of state legislators in India influences development outcomes, both for citizens of their religious group and for the population as a whole. To control for politician identity to be correlated with constituency... View Details

Keywords: Politician Identity; Infant Mortality; Primary Education; India; Muslim; Fairness; Religion; Government and Politics; India