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      • November 2001 (Revised April 2002)
      • Case

      Taking Charge at Dogus Holding (A)

      By: Rakesh Khurana, Gina Carioggia and Simon Johnson
      Describes 37-year-old Ferit Sahenk's challenges in taking over his father's traditionally managed $14 billion Turkish conglomerate in a period of economic instability. Leading the large holding company into the 21st century will require the establishment of a more... View Details
      Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Trade; Competitive Strategy; Decision Making; Leadership; Performance Effectiveness; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Family Business; Change Management; Turkey
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      Khurana, Rakesh, Gina Carioggia, and Simon Johnson. "Taking Charge at Dogus Holding (A)." Harvard Business School Case 402-009, November 2001. (Revised April 2002.)
      • November 2001 (Revised September 2007)
      • Case

      Children's Hospital and Clinics (A)

      By: Amy C. Edmondson, Michael Roberto and Anita L. Tucker
      Describes the major phases of an initiative designed to transform the organization and enhance patient safety. Raises interesting questions about how to encourage candid discussion about failures while continuing to hold people accountable for their performance. View Details
      Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Leading Change; Business Processes; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Performance Improvement; Safety; Health Industry
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      Edmondson, Amy C., Michael Roberto, and Anita L. Tucker. "Children's Hospital and Clinics (A)." Harvard Business School Case 302-050, November 2001. (Revised September 2007.)
      • October 2001 (Revised November 2017)
      • Case

      Japan: The Miracle Years

      By: Louis T. Wells
      Japan experienced rapid growth in the 1950s and 1960s while following a set of policies that differ from current policies in fashion. Although some observers believe that Japanese growth occurred in spite of the policies rather than because of them, several countries... View Details
      Keywords: History; Policy; Economic Growth; Business and Government Relations; Growth and Development Strategy; Japan
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      Wells, Louis T. "Japan: The Miracle Years." Harvard Business School Case 702-014, October 2001. (Revised November 2017.)
      • October 2001
      • Background Note

      A Note on Team Process

      By: Linda A. Hill and Maria Farkas
      When tasks are highly complex, demand a diversity of skills, or require a commitment from the involved parties, teams are usually the most effective way to approach them. But a group of people working together does not automatically equally a team, and groups are often... View Details
      Keywords: Competency and Skills; Decision Making; Management; Business Processes; Performance Effectiveness; Performance Efficiency; Groups and Teams; Conflict and Resolution
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      Hill, Linda A., and Maria Farkas. "A Note on Team Process." Harvard Business School Background Note 402-032, October 2001.
      • October 2001 (Revised May 2010)
      • Case

      Sarnia Corporation

      By: Thomas R. Piper
      A division manager must explain why his division failed to meet its budgeted profit performance as well as meet with members of his management team to discuss corrective action. View Details
      Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Business Divisions; Profit; Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Failure; Performance; Strategy
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      Piper, Thomas R. "Sarnia Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 202-051, October 2001. (Revised May 2010.)
      • 2001
      • Book

      Foreign Multinationals in the United States: Management and Performance

      By: Geoffrey Jones and Lina Galvez-Munoz
      In this volume, leading scholars in international business and business history examine the investments and performance of British, Canadian, French, German, Spanish and Japanese firms in the United States over time. They explore why so many foreign firms experience... View Details
      Keywords: Investment; Multinational Firms and Management; Books; Management; Performance; Perspective; United States
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      Jones, Geoffrey, and Lina Galvez-Munoz, eds. Foreign Multinationals in the United States: Management and Performance. London: Routledge, 2001.
      • August 2001 (Revised April 2002)
      • Case

      Strategic Capital Management, LLC (A)

      By: Mark L. Mitchell, Erik Stafford and Todd Pulvino
      Strategic Capital Management, LLC, is a hedge fund that is planning to make financial investments in Creative Computers and Ubid. Creative Computers recently sold approximately 20% of its Internet auction subsidiary, Ubid, to the public at $15 per share. Ubid's stock... View Details
      Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Business Subsidiaries; Internet and the Web; Investment Funds; Price; Performance Efficiency; Capital Markets; Auctions; Investment Return; Equity; Planning; Financial Services Industry
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      Mitchell, Mark L., Erik Stafford, and Todd Pulvino. "Strategic Capital Management, LLC (A)." Harvard Business School Case 202-024, August 2001. (Revised April 2002.)
      • August 2001
      • Case

      Strategic Capital Management, LLC (B)

      By: Mark L. Mitchell, Erik Stafford and Todd Pulvino
      Supplements the (A) case. View Details
      Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Business Subsidiaries; Internet and the Web; Investment Funds; Price; Performance Efficiency; Capital Markets; Auctions; Investment Return; Equity; Planning; Financial Services Industry
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      Mitchell, Mark L., Erik Stafford, and Todd Pulvino. "Strategic Capital Management, LLC (B)." Harvard Business School Case 202-025, August 2001.
      • August 2001
      • Case

      Strategic Capital Management, LLC (C)

      By: Mark L. Mitchell, Erik Stafford and Todd Pulvino
      Supplements the (A) case. View Details
      Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Business Subsidiaries; Internet and the Web; Investment Funds; Price; Performance Efficiency; Capital Markets; Auctions; Investment Return; Equity; Planning; Financial Services Industry
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      Mitchell, Mark L., Erik Stafford, and Todd Pulvino. "Strategic Capital Management, LLC (C)." Harvard Business School Case 202-026, August 2001.
      • August 2001 (Revised June 2024)
      • Case

      Operations at the Donner Company

      By: H. Kent Bowen
      A small manufacturer of circuit boards faces product and operations-management problems. This case analyzes the production capacity at various stages and examines bottlenecks and product flow decisions. A detailed look at the problems and a discussion of the tools and... View Details
      Keywords: Operations; Production; Performance Capacity; Business Processes; Logistics; Electronics Industry; Manufacturing Industry
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      Bowen, H. Kent. "Operations at the Donner Company." Harvard Business School Case 602-040, August 2001. (Revised June 2024.)
      • July 2001
      • Case

      Bobbie D'Alessandro and the Redesign of the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School

      By: Linda A. Hill, Kristin Doughty and Ellen Pruyne
      Bobbi D'Alessandro, the superintendent of the school system in Cambridge, MA, has just hired a new principal to lead a major redesign effort in the city's only high school. The need for reform had been evident since the late 1980s when school statistics highlighted... View Details
      Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Performance Improvement; Change Management; Secondary Education; Selection and Staffing; Leading Change; Education Industry; Cambridge
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      Hill, Linda A., Kristin Doughty, and Ellen Pruyne. "Bobbie D'Alessandro and the Redesign of the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School." Harvard Business School Case 402-002, July 2001.
      • June 2001
      • Supplement

      GE's Early Dispute Resolution Initiative (B)

      By: Michael A. Wheeler and Gillian Morris
      Early Dispute Resolution (EDR) has proved successful at GE. Yet, when Michael McIlwrath, new counsel at an Italian subsidiary, attempted to translate it to his company, problems arose. He had to gain internal acceptance, and explain the concept of early mediation to a... View Details
      Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Globalization; Lawsuits and Litigation; Organizational Culture; Performance Effectiveness; Problems and Challenges; Conflict of Interests; Complexity; Italy; New York (state, US)
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      Wheeler, Michael A., and Gillian Morris. "GE's Early Dispute Resolution Initiative (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 801-453, June 2001.
      • June 2001 (Revised August 2003)
      • Case

      Home Depot, Inc. in the New Millennium

      By: Krishna G. Palepu and Jeremy Cott
      After nearly two decades of spectacular performance, Home Depot reported a disappointing performance in the year 2000. The company began expanding its business scope as a result of saturating its growth in the core business. This case explores whether the disappointing... View Details
      Keywords: Growth Management; Expansion; Valuation; Performance; Business Strategy; Corporate Finance; Retail Industry
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      Palepu, Krishna G., and Jeremy Cott. "Home Depot, Inc. in the New Millennium." Harvard Business School Case 101-117, June 2001. (Revised August 2003.)
      • June 2001
      • Teaching Note

      Teaching IT Executive Education Courses TN

      By: Richard L. Nolan
      In the information age, it is important that IT be addressed in an effective way accessible to practicing executives. Teaching IT to executives continues to change in concepts and content as IT penetrates deeply into every area of business. Driven by Moore's Law, the... View Details
      Keywords: Transformation; Developing Countries and Economies; Business Education; Managerial Roles; Organizational Structure; Performance Effectiveness; Performance Improvement; Information Technology
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      Nolan, Richard L. "Teaching IT Executive Education Courses TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 301-151, June 2001.
      • February 2001 (Revised November 2009)
      • Case

      Amazon.com (C)

      By: Jeffrey F. Rayport
      At the end of 1998, Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos ponders the next moves for his company. Having secured the leadership position as the leading online book seller in the United States, Amazon.com has now moved into the product categories of CDs and videos by... View Details
      Keywords: Expansion; Internet and the Web; Business Growth and Maturation; Books; Growth and Development Strategy; Retail Industry; Germany; United Kingdom; United States
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      Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Dickson Louie. "Amazon.com (C)." Harvard Business School Case 901-021, February 2001. (Revised November 2009.)
      • January 2001
      • Case

      Abgenix and the XenoMouse

      By: Robert J. Dolan
      Abgenix has a unique method for generating antibodies useful in treating a number of diseases, including cancer. In early 2000, the company's cancer has performed very well in animal testing and is moving to early stage human testing. Abgenix must decide whether to... View Details
      Keywords: Product Development; Marketing Strategy; Health Testing and Trials; Risk and Uncertainty; Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Science-Based Business; Biotechnology Industry
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      Dolan, Robert J. "Abgenix and the XenoMouse." Harvard Business School Case 501-061, January 2001.
      • January 2001
      • Article

      Estimating the Performance Effects of Business Groups in Emerging Markets

      By: Tarun Khanna and J. Rivkin
      Keywords: Performance; Groups and Teams; Emerging Markets
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      Khanna, Tarun, and J. Rivkin. "Estimating the Performance Effects of Business Groups in Emerging Markets." Strategic Management Journal 22, no. 1 (January 2001): 45–74. (Winner of Academy of Management. Business Policy and Strategy Division. Best Paper Award presented by Academy of Management.)
      • 2001
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      Publicly Funded Science and the Productivity of the Pharmaceutical Industry

      By: Rebecca Henderson and Ian Cockburn
      U.S. taxpayers funded $14.8 billion of health related research last year, four times the amount that was spent in 1970 in real terms. In this paper we evaluate the impact of these huge expenditures on the technological performance of the pharmaceutical industry. While... View Details
      Keywords: Public Sector; Science-Based Business; Research and Development; Sovereign Finance; Pharmaceutical Industry
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      Henderson, Rebecca, and Ian Cockburn. "Publicly Funded Science and the Productivity of the Pharmaceutical Industry." In Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 1, edited by Adam B. Jaffe, Josh Lerner, and Scott Stern, 1–34. MIT Press, 2001.
      • December 2000 (Revised January 2002)
      • Background Note

      Incentives and Controllability: A Note and Exercise

      By: Brian J. Hall
      Describes three performance measures for "plants" or businesses: cost centers, revenue centers, and profit centers. Discusses what should be done if a function outside of the "controllability" of the manager affects the performance measure and therefore compensation. View Details
      Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Cost; Profit; Revenue; Compensation and Benefits; Managerial Roles; Performance Evaluation; Motivation and Incentives
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      Hall, Brian J. "Incentives and Controllability: A Note and Exercise." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-334, December 2000. (Revised January 2002.)
      • December 2000
      • Article

      Triad Lessons: Generalizing Results on High Performance Firms in Five Business-to-Business Markets

      By: Rohit Deshpandé, John U. Farley and Frederick E. Webster Jr.
      Keywords: Learning; Performance; Business Ventures; Markets
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      Deshpandé, Rohit, John U. Farley, and Frederick E. Webster Jr. "Triad Lessons: Generalizing Results on High Performance Firms in Five Business-to-Business Markets." International Journal of Research in Marketing 17, no. 4 (December 2000): 353–362.
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