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- August 1981
- Supplement
General Electric Co.: Management Development; Corporate Culture; Executive Style, Video
Vancil, Richard F. "General Electric Co.: Management Development; Corporate Culture; Executive Style, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 882-503, August 1981.
- February 1980 (Revised September 1994)
- Case
General Electric Co.: The Executive Manpower Operation -- David Orselet
By: Wickham Skinner and David C. Rikert
Keywords: Leadership Development
Skinner, Wickham, and David C. Rikert. "General Electric Co.: The Executive Manpower Operation -- David Orselet." Harvard Business School Case 680-122, February 1980. (Revised September 1994.)
- November 2022
- Article
Shared Electric Scooters and Electric Bikes Can Reduce Traffic in Urban Centres
By: Omar Isaac Asensio
Evidence from a policy experiment shows that public safety bans on electric scooters and electric bikes can generate unintended traffic congestion in city centres. The studied ban is found to increase travel times by 9–11% for daily evening commutes and by 37%... View Details
Asensio, Omar Isaac. "Shared Electric Scooters and Electric Bikes Can Reduce Traffic in Urban Centres." Nature Energy 7, no. 11 (November 2022): 1013–1014. (Summary of Impacts of Micromobility on Car Displacement with Evidence from a Natural Experiment and Geofencing Policy.)
- June 1982 (Revised May 1984)
- Supplement
General Electric Co.: Clock and Timer Market Strategy, Planning Exercise
Cady, John F. "General Electric Co.: Clock and Timer Market Strategy, Planning Exercise." Harvard Business School Supplement 582-151, June 1982. (Revised May 1984.)
- August 1984
- Case
Competitive Positioning in the Dishwasher Industry (D): General Electric (GE)
By: Joseph L. Bower
Bower, Joseph L. "Competitive Positioning in the Dishwasher Industry (D): General Electric (GE)." Harvard Business School Case 385-048, August 1984.
- June 1982
- Supplement
General Electric Co.: Management Succession and a New Staff Role, Video
Vancil, Richard F. "General Electric Co.: Management Succession and a New Staff Role, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 882-554, June 1982.
- May 2004
- Article
Was Electricity a General Purpose Technology: Evidence from Historical Patent Citations
By: Tom Nicholas and Petra Moser
Nicholas, Tom, and Petra Moser. "Was Electricity a General Purpose Technology: Evidence from Historical Patent Citations." American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings 94, no. 2 (May 2004).
- 2024
- Working Paper
Consumer Inertia and Market Power
By: Alexander MacKay and Marc Remer
We study the pricing decisions of firms in the presence of consumer inertia. Inertia, which can arise from habit formation, brand loyalty, and switching costs, generates dynamic pricing incentives. These incentives mediate the impact of competition on market power in... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Inertia; Market Power; Dynamic Competition; Demand Estimation; Consumer Behavior; Markets; Performance; Competition; Price
MacKay, Alexander, and Marc Remer. "Consumer Inertia and Market Power." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-111, April 2019. (Revised January 2024. Direct download.)
- April 1985
- Supplement
General Electric Co.: Major Appliance Business Group, Videotape of Dishwasher Commercials
By: John A. Quelch
Quelch, John A. "General Electric Co.: Major Appliance Business Group, Videotape of Dishwasher Commercials." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 885-517, April 1985.
- August 1981
- Supplement
General Electric Co.: The First Three Weeks; Welch's First Year, Video
Vancil, Richard F. "General Electric Co.: The First Three Weeks; Welch's First Year, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 882-504, August 1981.
- 1999
- Chapter
Creating the Individualized Corporation: The Path to Self-Renewal at General Electric
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Sumantra Ghoshal
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation
- 2013
- Supplement
Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited: Overseas Acquisitions (B)
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Yongjun Jin and Xiaohui Li
Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited (Yanzhou Coal) is a listed company controlled by Yankuang Group Co., Ltd. (Yankuang Group) which is affiliated to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) of Shandong Provincial Government, China.... View Details
Keywords: Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; China; Electric Power Generation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Strategy; China
McFarlan, F. Warren, Yongjun Jin, and Xiaohui Li. "Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited: Overseas Acquisitions (B)." Tsinghua University Supplement, 2013.
- September 2013
- Case
Boeing 787: More Electric Architecture
By: Willy Shih
The "more electric architecture" of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner represented a significant shift in the design of secondary power systems for commercial aircraft, compared to traditional designs that employed a mix of hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical power. While the... View Details
- May 1987 (Revised October 1989)
- Case
General Electric Co.: Component Motor Operation, Distribution Channels for Consumer Aftermarket Motors
Corey, E. Raymond, and John E. P, Morrison. "General Electric Co.: Component Motor Operation, Distribution Channels for Consumer Aftermarket Motors." Harvard Business School Case 587-157, May 1987. (Revised October 1989.)
- Forthcoming
- Article
Human Capital and the Managerial Revolution in the United States: Evidence from General Electric
By: Tom Nicholas
This paper estimates the returns to human capital accumulation during the first era of mega-firms in the United States by linking employees at General Electric—a canonical enterprise associated with the “visible hand” of managerial hierarchies—to the 1940 census. I... View Details
Keywords: Returns To Education; Management Practices; Hierarchies; Management Practices and Processes; Rank and Position; Human Capital; Talent and Talent Management; Business History; United States
Nicholas, Tom. "Human Capital and the Managerial Revolution in the United States: Evidence from General Electric." Review of Economics and Statistics (forthcoming). (Pre-published online November 29, 2023.)
- November 2020 (Revised May 2023)
- Case
Holaluz: Taking on the Spanish Energy Market
By: Elie Ofek, Marco Bertini, Oded Koenigsberg, Elena Corsi and Emer Moloney
In 2020, the three cofounders of Holaluz, a newcomer to Spain’s electricity retail market, are preparing to launch a new offering: installing and managing solar panels on households' roofs at no extra cost for the consumer, who would still benefit from the energy... View Details
Keywords: Electricity; Solar Power; Subscription Business; Renewable Energy; Entrepreneurship; Service Delivery; Business Model; Product Launch; Marketing; Energy Industry; Spain
Ofek, Elie, Marco Bertini, Oded Koenigsberg, Elena Corsi, and Emer Moloney. "Holaluz: Taking on the Spanish Energy Market." Harvard Business School Case 521-045, November 2020. (Revised May 2023.)
- February 2017
- Case
GE Digital
By: Rajiv Lal and Scott Johnson
Known for manufacturing industrial equipment, GE has decided to invest in software and analytics capabilities to become a digital industrial company. They have also created a software platform that they hope will power the Industrial Internet. GE executives forecasted... View Details
Keywords: GE; General Electric; Manufacturing; Industrial Internet; Wind Power; Digital Manufacturing; Renewable Energy; Energy; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Applications and Software; Growth and Development Strategy; Transformation; Green Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Manufacturing Industry; North America
Lal, Rajiv, and Scott Johnson. "GE Digital." Harvard Business School Case 517-063, February 2017.
- 2013
- Case
Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited: Overseas Acquisitions (A)
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Yongjun Jin and Xiaohui Li
Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited (Yanzhou Coal) is a listed company controlled by Yankuang Group Co., Ltd. (Yankuang Group) which is affiliated to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) of Shandong Provincial Government, China.... View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren, Yongjun Jin, and Xiaohui Li. "Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited: Overseas Acquisitions (A)." Tsinghua University Case, 2013.
- June 1988
- Supplement
General Electric Co.: Jack Welch Question and Answer Session, October 28, 1987, Video
By: James L. Heskett
Jack Welch updates an MBA class on events which have taken place since 1984. Answers questions about his job and the task of leading a global company. View Details
Heskett, James L. "General Electric Co.: Jack Welch Question and Answer Session, October 28, 1987, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 888-525, June 1988.