Publications

March 1995 (Revised September 1997)
Case

Datavision (A)

By: Michael Beer and Gregory C. Rogers

Depicts a "team-building" intervention by an organizational consultant at a small computer company. View Details

Keywords: Employees; Groups and Teams; Social and Collaborative Networks; Computer Industry

March 1995 (Revised August 1995)
Supplement

Datavision (C)

By: Michael Beer and Gregory C. Rogers

Describes the events to follow Datavision (A) and (B). Covers the aftermath of two previous team-building meetings and leaves off with the protagonist struggling with how to proceed. View Details

Keywords: Employees; Problems and Challenges; Groups and Teams; Social and Collaborative Networks; Computer Industry

July–August 1994
Article

Collaborative Advantage: The Art of Alliances

By: R. M. Kanter

Keywords: Alliances

October 1993
Case

Analyst's Dilemma (A), The

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Jerry Useem

A young investment banker returns home one night to find that her roommate and best friend has been laid off from Universal Bank because Universal is shutting down its capital finance group. Her roommate makes her promise to keep this information confidential because... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Leveraged Buyouts; Conflict of Interests; Decision Choices and Conditions; Risk and Uncertainty

April 1993 (Revised December 1993)
Case

NEC

By: Marco Iansiti

Investigates product development practices at NEC. The company provides an intriguing example of how to build capability through a stream of product development projects. Focuses in detail on an engineering group that develops the core component of its line of... View Details

Keywords: Product Development; Product Design; Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Technological Innovation; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Information Technology; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Information Technology Industry

1993
Book

Coalitions and Collaboration in International Business

By: G. Jones

This volume provides a selection of the most important research on the history of international business collaboration from the nineteenth century until the present day. The selected essays cover the extensve literature on international cartels, other forms of... View Details

Keywords: International Business; Collaboration; Joint Ventures; Trade; Equity; Body of Literature; Relationships; Research

1989
Chapter

Collaborative Product Development and the Market for Know-How: Strategies and Structures in the Biotechnology Industry

By: Gary P. Pisano and Paul Mang

Keywords: Product Development; Innovation Strategy; Knowledge Management; Industry Structures; Biotechnology Industry

April 1992 (Revised July 1993)
Case

Conoco's: "Green" Oil Strategy (A)

By: Malcolm S. Salter and Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.

Conoco faces challenges in formulating a proactive environmental strategy for its proposed oil development in Ecuador's pristine tropical rain forest region. The case outlines the innovative process in which Conoco collaborated with a wide range of often conflicting... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Ethics; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Outcome or Result; Problems and Challenges; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Conflict Management; Ecuador

Article

The Governance of Innovation: Vertical Integration and Collaborative Arrangements in the Biotechnology Industry

By: Gary P. Pisano

Keywords: Governance; Innovation and Invention; Vertical Integration; Biotechnology Industry

1991
Chapter

Organizational Decision Support: An Interacting Team Perspective

By: L. M. Applegate and J. Henderson

Keywords: Groups and Teams; Decisions; Social and Collaborative Networks; Organizational Culture

September 1990 (Revised March 1991)
Case

Mod IV Product Development Team

By: Anne Donnellon and Joshua D. Margolis

Focuses sharply on a crossfunctional product development team at Honeywell's Building Controls Division. Traces the history of teams at the division, which introduced them as a response to intensifying competition and the need for faster development. Reveals the... View Details

Keywords: Business Divisions; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Management Teams; Product Development; Organizational Structure; Groups and Teams; Competitive Strategy

1989
Chapter

Collaborative Arrangements and Global Technology Strategy: Some Evidence from the Telecommunications Equipment Industry

By: Gary P. Pisano and David Teece

Keywords: Global Strategy; Innovation Strategy; Communication Technology; Agreements and Arrangements; Cooperation; Telecommunications Industry

1988
Chapter

Joint Ventures and Collaboration in the Biotechnology Industry

By: Gary P. Pisano, W. Shan and David Teece

Keywords: Joint Ventures; Cooperation; Biotechnology Industry

1988
Chapter

Joint Ventures and Collaborative Arrangements in the Telecommunications Equipment Industry

By: Gary P. Pisano, Michael Russo and David Teece

Keywords: Joint Ventures; Cooperation; Communication Technology; Telecommunications Industry

Article

Do Supervisors Thrive in Participative Work Systems?

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Richard E. Walton

This article presents the findings regarding the nature of the difficulties surrounding the supervisory role in participative work systems, a conceptualization of the supervisor/work group interface, and some action implications for the management of organizations.... View Details

Keywords: Managerial Roles; Organizational Design; Management Practices and Processes; Innovation and Invention

Forthcoming
Article

Achieving Epilepsy Care for All: Ecosystem-Based Transformation

By: Susanna Gallani, Bernice Martin Lee and Lidia M. V. R. Moura

Epilepsy exemplifies many of the systemic challenges of modern health care— fragmented care delivery, inequitable access, financial strain, and so on. The current “system of systems” (SoS) structure of U.S. health care fosters siloed operations among its member systems... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare Delivery; Epilepsy; Seizures; Health Care and Treatment; Health Disorders; Equality and Inequality; Framework; Service Delivery

Forthcoming
Book

Blockchain Forensics and Crypto-Related Cybercrimes

By: Lin William Cong, Kim Grauer, Daniel Rabetti and Henry Updegrave

This handbook provides an overview of various criminal activities related to cryptocurrencies, including investment scams, Ponzi schemes, rug pulls, ransomware attacks, money laundering, and darknet markets. We discuss the need for user protection and education,... View Details

Keywords: Cyberattacks; Blockchain; Network; Cryptocurrency; Crime and Corruption; Cybersecurity; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Law Enforcement; Technology Adoption