Publications

July 1998 (Revised November 2004)
Exercise

Succession Planning Worksheet

By: John A. Davis

Copyrighted by John Davis. View Details

Keywords: Management Succession

26 Mar 2021
News

Planning for a Hybrid Workforce

December 1989
Background Note

Action Planning in Human Resource Management

Lays out a framework for action planning in human resource management. Prepared for use in the first year MBA HRM course. View Details

Keywords: Management; Human Resources; Planning

06 Sep 2004
Research & Ideas

The Innovator’s Battle Plan

satisfied, high-paying customers. In essence, incumbents can disassociate themselves from a business in exchange for a better one. How can we identify when flight is in progress? Changes in customer or product mix can be a clear sign of flight, as are View Details

Keywords: by Clayton M. Christensen, Scott D. Anthony & Erik A. Roth

March 1990 (Revised November 1999)
Case

MCI Communications: Planning for the 1990s

By: Robert L. Simons and Hilary Weston

Concentrates on the evolution of MCI's strategy-setting process following a period of dramatic growth. Opportunistic strategies during MCI's early years have given top managers a dislike of formal strategic planning and a strongly-held belief in top down strategy... View Details

Keywords: Globalization; Growth and Development; Planning; Strategic Planning; Growth Management; Business or Company Management; Competition; Alignment; Communications Industry

01 Jun 2017
News

Surveying Students’ Summer Plans

brands (like Tim Tams), so I was looking for an opportunity to work on strategic brand initiatives with a firm that has similarly beloved products. Also, my wife and I enjoy outdoor activities and have heard that Minneapolis is amazing in summer—so we View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

August 2020
Background Note

Six Simple Steps to Action Planning

By: Tsedal Neeley

As a leader, you will need to master action plans to implement solutions that advance your organizational goals. Here are six simple steps to diagnosing situations and systematically developing action plans. View Details

Keywords: Organizations; Goals and Objectives; Planning

October 1997
Case

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (B)

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Elaine V. Backman

Outlines the process of strategy reinvention adopted by Planned Parenthood. It lays out the new strategic proposals, and the reactions of the various constituencies to those proposals. View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Framework; Core Relationships; Risk and Uncertainty; Adaptation; Health Industry

18 Feb 2014
News

Stick with Plan A

MADDY "When I have my mind set on something, I do not create a Plan B," says Monique Maddy (MBA 1993). "I feel that it lessens my commitment and my focus. If it doesn't work out, I come up with another Plan... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; Waleed Iskandar (MBA 1993); Telecommunications

February 2025
Course Overview Note

Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP)

By: Ryan Raffaelli

This is an instructor-only course overview note for the course Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP). View Details

May 1995 (Revised March 1996)
Case

ToyWorld, Inc.: Information Technology Planning

By: Lynda M. Applegate

ToyWorld, a fast growing retailer, was revitalizing its information technology (IT) infrastructure and called in AT&T to help plan for the future. Five strategic alternatives for use of information and communications technology were identified through value chain... View Details

Keywords: Strategic Planning; Information Technology; Growth and Development; Expansion; Partners and Partnerships; Retail Industry

December 1978
Case

Mead Corp.: Strategic Planning

By: Francis Aguilar

Keywords: Strategic Planning; Pulp and Paper Industry

2013
Other Unpublished Work

How ISS Dictates Equity Plan Design

By: David F. Larcker, Ian D. Gow, Allan McCall and Brian Tayan

Proxy advisory firms have long been known to influence the voting decisions of institutional investors. Now, a growing body of evidence suggests that they also influence company decisions in equity plan design. Should shareholders and the SEC be concerned? View Details

Keywords: Voting; Institutional Investing; Corporate Governance

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November 1998 (Revised December 1998)
Background Note

Templates for Profit Planning

By: Robert L. Simons

A one-page visual to support the key variables to be considered in building a profit plan. View Details

Keywords: Profit; Planning

September 1999
Case

Throughline Company Business Plan

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Sheila L Marcelo

Keywords: Business Plan

March 2004
Article

Lofty Missions, Down-to-Earth Plans

By: V. K. Rangan

Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Planning