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  • 24 Sep 2018
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How Cost Accounting is Improving Healthcare in Rural Haiti

in rural Haiti. Using a costing system developed at Harvard Business School, researchers found that the cost of care varied dramatically from clinic to clinic. The research and the concerns it raises are detailed in a recent case study,... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health
  • March 2000 (Revised February 2002)
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Stainless Steel Studios, Inc.

Stainless Steel Studios is the latest entrepreneurial venture of renowned computer game designer Rick Goodman. Goodman must now decide the role of customer feedback in crafting the next generation of computer games. This case addresses how operations systems can be... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Video Game Industry
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West, Jonathan, Michael J Buttrey, S. Robert Goldman, Jonas P Nilsson, and Christian G. Kasper. "Stainless Steel Studios, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 600-034, March 2000. (Revised February 2002.)
  • November 2007
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Ockham Technologies: Living on the Razor's Edge (Abridged)

By: Noam T. Wasserman
Describes the issues facing a Founder-CEO regarding building a board, assembling an executive team, managing tension between co-founders, and outsourcing system development work. The abridged version does not include the introduction and final sections of the full case... View Details
Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Recruitment; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Teams; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Information Technology
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Wasserman, Noam T. "Ockham Technologies: Living on the Razor's Edge (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 808-089, November 2007.
  • January 1994
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ABC Sales and Service Division: A Case Study of Personal and Organizational Transformation

By: D. Quinn Mills, Brock W. Orwig, Janet M. Pumo, Todd C. Stilson and Richard C. Wei
In the midst of dramatic changes in the information systems industry and declining profits at the ABC Co., the vice president in charge of the sales and service division, Jeff, and his managers attempt to transform their division. The transformation gets off to a good... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Transformation; Motivation and Incentives; Resignation and Termination; Communication; Business or Company Management; Information Technology Industry
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Mills, D. Quinn, Brock W. Orwig, Janet M. Pumo, Todd C. Stilson, and Richard C. Wei. "ABC Sales and Service Division: A Case Study of Personal and Organizational Transformation." Harvard Business School Case 494-075, January 1994.
  • August 1996 (Revised December 1999)
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J Boats, Inc.

By: Robert L. Simons
During the 20-year evolution of a family-owned, entrepreneurial sailboat company, two founders leverage their design and marketing skills to build one of the most recognized brands in the recreational boating industry. The founder then considers management succession... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Family Business; Risk Management; Financial Management; Leveraged Buyouts; Brands and Branding; Competitive Strategy; Capital Markets; Valuation; Shipping Industry; Transportation Industry
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Simons, Robert L. "J Boats, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 197-015, August 1996. (Revised December 1999.)
  • May 1993 (Revised October 1995)
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Connor Formed Metal Products

By: Lynda M. Applegate, Donna B. Stoddard and Melinda Conrad
Connor Formed Metal Products was a small, privately owned manufacturer of custom metal springs and stampings. Since becoming president in 1984, Bob Sloss had implemented many changes to the company's organizational structure, management control systems, and information... View Details
Keywords: Private Ownership; Organizational Structure; Production; Change; Governance Controls; Information Technology; Manufacturing Industry
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Applegate, Lynda M., Donna B. Stoddard, and Melinda Conrad. "Connor Formed Metal Products." Harvard Business School Case 193-003, May 1993. (Revised October 1995.)
  • December 1983 (Revised July 1988)
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General Electric--Thermocouple Manufacturing (A)

By: David A. Garvin
GE is considering introducing a "just-in-time" production system to reduce inventory in its thermocouple manufacturing area. The case presents students with a description of the present inventory management system, the production process, and the perspectives of... View Details
Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Time Management; Production; Supply Chain; Perspective; Energy Industry; Technology Industry
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Garvin, David A. "General Electric--Thermocouple Manufacturing (A)." Harvard Business School Case 684-040, December 1983. (Revised July 1988.)
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A New Model of Leadership (PDF File of Keynote Slides)

By: Michael C. Jensen and Allan L. Scherr
In this paper we provide a new definition of leadership that gives organizations and individuals access to new power, performance and accomplishment. In our model leadership consists of four critical elements The creation of a vision for the future that represents a... View Details
Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Knowledge Dissemination; Leadership; Goals and Objectives; System
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Jensen, Michael C., and Allan L. Scherr. "A New Model of Leadership (PDF File of Keynote Slides)." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-107, February 2010.
  • 01 Aug 2012
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  • October 1989 (Revised June 1993)
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Texas Eastman Co.

By: Robert S. Kaplan
The company as part of a commitment to Total Quality Management has installed a computer system that accumulates 30,000 observations on its processes every 2-4 hours. Operating people have found the monthly summaries of financial performance not too useful in this... View Details
Keywords: Quality; Information Technology; Reports; Business or Company Management
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Kaplan, Robert S. "Texas Eastman Co." Harvard Business School Case 190-039, October 1989. (Revised June 1993.)
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  • January 1996 (Revised July 1996)
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Rabobank Nederland

By: Kenneth A. Merchant and Robert S. Kaplan
Describes the account manager's role and the history of one credit application. The purpose is to evaluate various methods the bank uses to influence account managers' behaviors. Also describes some alternatives being considered to improve the information systems used... View Details
Keywords: Financial Management; Managerial Roles; Accounting; Information Management; Banks and Banking; Power and Influence; Banking Industry; Netherlands
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Merchant, Kenneth A., and Robert S. Kaplan. "Rabobank Nederland." Harvard Business School Case 196-119, January 1996. (Revised July 1996.)
  • September 1997 (Revised November 1997)
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Siam Cement Group,The: Corporate Philosophy (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Prompilai Khunaphante
In the face of Thailand's 1990 cement shortage, managers at Siam Cement Co., Thailand's largest cement provider, must decide how to allocate available supply and whether to attempt to uphold government-controlled prices among the company's agents. At issue is the... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Resource Allocation; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Policy; Construction Industry; Thailand
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Paine, Lynn S., and Prompilai Khunaphante. "Siam Cement Group,The: Corporate Philosophy (A)." Harvard Business School Case 398-018, September 1997. (Revised November 1997.)
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Bottlenecks, Modules and Dynamic Architectural Capabilities

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin
How do firms create and capture value in large technical systems? In this paper, I argue that the points of both value creation and value capture are the system's bottlenecks. Bottlenecks arise first as important technical problems to be solved. Once the problem is... View Details
Keywords: Architecture; Architectural Knowledge; Dynamic Capabilities; Bottleneck; Modularity; Organization Design; Organization Boundaries; Property Rights; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure
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Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Bottlenecks, Modules and Dynamic Architectural Capabilities." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 15-028, October 2014. (Revised May 2015.)
  • October 1991 (Revised October 2004)
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Hilton Manufacturing Company

By: William J. Bruns Jr.
A professional manager is hired by a small manufacturing company after the president discovers he made poor decisions. One product appears to be unprofitable, whereas the product sold in highest volume is under competitive price pressure. A crude cost accounting system... View Details
Keywords: Cost Accounting; Asset Pricing; Problems and Challenges; Risk and Uncertainty; Decisions; Governance Controls; Performance Effectiveness; Business Strategy; Two-Sided Platforms; Fair Value Accounting; Manufacturing Industry
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Bruns, William J., Jr. "Hilton Manufacturing Company." Harvard Business School Case 192-063, October 1991. (Revised October 2004.)
  • February 2008 (Revised August 2011)
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Olympia Machine Company, Inc.

By: Frank V. Cespedes and Benson P. Shapiro
The management team of an industrial equipment supplier is debating the company's method of compensating salespeople. Different executives have offered different alternatives to the current method of straight salary plus expenses. Each option has different implications... View Details
Keywords: Governance Controls; Compensation and Benefits; Mission and Purpose; Salesforce Management; Motivation and Incentives; Business Strategy; Industrial Products Industry
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Cespedes, Frank V., and Benson P. Shapiro. "Olympia Machine Company, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 708-490, February 2008. (Revised August 2011.)
  • January 2014 (Revised May 2014)
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Tech Mahindra and the Acquisition of Satyam Computers (A)

By: Srikant M. Datar, Anjali Raina and Namrata Arora
Set in 2008, the case details Tech Mahindra, an information technology (IT) company within the Mahindra Group, an Indian multi-industry company with a diverse stable of businesses including automotives, farm equipment, and financial services, and its decision to... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Corporate Governance; Computer Industry; India
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Datar, Srikant M., Anjali Raina, and Namrata Arora. "Tech Mahindra and the Acquisition of Satyam Computers (A)." Harvard Business School Case 114-049, January 2014. (Revised May 2014.)
  • October 2003 (Revised February 2010)
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The Duke Heart Failure Program

By: Richard M.J. Bohmer and Laura Feldman
Duke University Health System has for the past five years operated a specialized clinic for the management of congestive heart failure, a very common and costly condition in the surrounding community. Nurse practitioners, whose work is guided by highly specified... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Health Disorders; Medical Specialties; Time Management; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Outcome or Result; Health Industry
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Bohmer, Richard M.J., and Laura Feldman. "The Duke Heart Failure Program." Harvard Business School Case 604-033, October 2003. (Revised February 2010.)
  • April 1988 (Revised March 1991)
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Tektronix: Portable Instruments Division (A)

Tektronix's Portable Instruments Division has recently converted to a JIT production process. The existing cost system was designed for conventional manufacturing and is obsolete. The case describes the new material-burdening system the firm implemented. This system... View Details
Keywords: Cost Accounting; Production; Management Systems; Manufacturing Industry
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Cooper, Robin. "Tektronix: Portable Instruments Division (A)." Harvard Business School Case 188-142, April 1988. (Revised March 1991.)
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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
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Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Richard E. Walton. "Do Supervisors Thrive in Participative Work Systems?" Organizational Dynamics 7, no. 3 (Winter 1979): 24–38.
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