Publications

April 1987 (Revised February 1988)
Case

New General Motors

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.

Keywords: Auto Industry

August 1993
Background Note

Executing Change: Three Generic Strategies

By: Nitin Nohria and Rakesh Khurana

Describes the strengths and weaknesses of three generic strategies for implementing change--programmatic change, discontinuous change, and emergent change. View Details

Keywords: Change; Strategy

Educators

April 1981 (Revised March 1993)
Case

General Electric: Strategic Position--1981

By: Francis Aguilar and Richard G. Hamermesh

Describes the introduction and evolution of General Electric's strategic planning system from the 1960s to Jack Welch's tenure. Allows discussion of the interplay of problems and circumstances to the evolution of the strategic planning system, and how Welch might use... View Details

Keywords: Strategic Planning; Growth Management

Educators

Teaching Interest

General Management: Processes and Action

General Management: Processes and Action (GMPA) focuses on implementation and the way that general managers get things done. Typically, they work through processes—sequences of tasks and activities that unfold over time, like strategic planning,... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Communication Strategy; Decision Making; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Technological Innovation; Knowledge Management; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Management Skills; Management Style; Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Resource Allocation; Business Processes; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Strategic Planning; Conflict and Resolution; Power and Influence; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Auto Industry; Computer Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Financial Services Industry; Health Industry; Information Industry; Legal Services Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Publishing Industry; Retail Industry; Video Game Industry; China; India; United States

May 1996
Background Note

General Management: A Conceptual Introduction

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Ashish Nanda

Addresses the following issues at a conceptual level: 1) Who is a general manager? 2) To whom is the general manager responsible? and 3) How do general managers add value? View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Management; Management Skills; Managerial Roles

Educators

March 1980 (Revised March 1981)
Case

General Health Co.

By: Joseph L. Bower

Keywords: Health Industry

June 1988 (Revised September 1991)
Case

General Cinema Corp.--1987

By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick

Keywords: Motion Pictures and Video Industry

August 1964
Case

General Holdings Corp.

By: John H. McArthur

August 2008
Teaching Note

Wireless Generation (TN)

By: Stacey M. Childress, Geoff Eckman Marietta and Jason Mahon

Teaching Note for [307049]. View Details

December 2007 (Revised July 2008)
Supplement

General Mills (B)

By: Raymond V. Gilmartin, Marco Iansiti and Bianca Buccitelli

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry

1982
Book

The General Managers

By: J. P. Kotter

Keywords: Managerial Roles

01 Sep 2004
News

Across HBS Generations

Every autumn, more than 1,000 alumni and their guests visit HBS for class reunions. They return for the academic and social events, of course, and to reconnect with classmates. But there is another powerful pull as well — something to do with nostalgia and going back... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

July 1998 (Revised December 1998)
Background Note

Down General Management Memory Lane

By: Ashish Nanda

Offered at the end of a twenty-five session course on general management, this note reviews the course and reflects on major parts of learning. View Details

Keywords: Management