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- October 1991 (Revised June 1992)
- Case
Nigel Andrews and General Electric Plastics (A)
Describes some critical challenges involved in creating employee empowerment. In the context of General Electric's efforts to debureaucratise the company, employees were encouraged to become more "self-confident". This effort, called "Workout," was introduced all over... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Organizational Culture; Employees; Manufacturing Industry; United States
Jick, Todd D. "Nigel Andrews and General Electric Plastics (A)." Harvard Business School Case 492-020, October 1991. (Revised June 1992.)
- May 1989 (Revised September 1989)
- Case
Jacobs Suchard: Reorganizing for 1992
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Jacobs Suchard, the Swiss-based coffee and chocolate producer, is preparing for the common market and EEC 1992. At the time of the case, the company is still organized toward independent, local country markets, and believes it must move toward a more global... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Expansion; Organizational Structure; Markets; Global Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Switzerland
Eccles, Robert G., Jr. "Jacobs Suchard: Reorganizing for 1992." Harvard Business School Case 489-106, May 1989. (Revised September 1989.)
- October 1987 (Revised March 1989)
- Case
United Parcel Service (B)
With expansion into other countries (Germany), new areas of service (air express), and new ventures (two small acquisitions), UPS had to decide how to adjust its human resource policies to businesses and people which were substantially different from its traditional... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Expansion; Organizational Culture; Human Resources; Service Industry; Germany; United States
Sonnenfeld, Jeffrey A. "United Parcel Service (B)." Harvard Business School Case 488-017, October 1987. (Revised March 1989.)
- October 1987 (Revised March 1992)
- Case
United Parcel Service (A)
United Parcel Service (UPS) in 1987 faced serious challenges to its long-standing policies of on-the-job training and promotion from within. Increased competition in its traditional business of ground transport found UPS lagging in computerization and in need of... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Information Technology; Organizational Culture; Human Resources; Service Industry; United States
Sonnenfeld, Jeffrey A. "United Parcel Service (A)." Harvard Business School Case 488-016, October 1987. (Revised March 1992.)
- April 2023 (Revised May 2024)
- Case
The Venice Biennale
By: Rohit Deshpandé and Elena Corsi
La Biennale of Venice, which organized festivals in different disciplines, pondered how to remain relevant in front of fading boundaries across arts. View Details
Deshpandé, Rohit, and Elena Corsi. "The Venice Biennale." Harvard Business School Case 523-097, April 2023. (Revised May 2024.)
- May 2023
- Article
A Public Health Approach to Negative News Media: The 3-to-1 Solution
By: Tyler VanderWeele and Arthur C. Brooks
There is clear evidence that the prevalence of negative media reporting has increased substantially over the past years. There is evidence also that this negative reporting adversely affects social interactions, as well as health and well-being outcomes. Given the wide... View Details
Keywords: News; Social Networks; Contagion; Population Health; Media; Health; Welfare; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Journalism and News Industry
VanderWeele, Tyler, and Arthur C. Brooks. "A Public Health Approach to Negative News Media: The 3-to-1 Solution." American Journal of Health Promotion 37, no. 4 (May 2023): 447–449.
- January 2018
- Supplement
Blue Harbour's Activism at Babcock & Wilcox (B)
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Quinn Pitcher
Follow-up case detailing the changes and performance upswing at BWX Technologies after hedge fund Blue Harbour Group's investment and when the fund’s Managing Director Robb LeMasters (MBA’05) joined its board of directors. View Details
Keywords: Investment Activism; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Energy Industry; Construction Industry; United States
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Quinn Pitcher. "Blue Harbour's Activism at Babcock & Wilcox (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 118-046, January 2018.
- October 1993 (Revised July 1995)
- Case
Microlite S.A.: The Pan-Orient Decision
As Brazil begins lowering its tariffs on imports, Microlite S.A., the country's largest producer of dry-cell batteries, is faced with becoming internationally competitive. It is consolidating production of zinc-carbon batteries in its northeast plant, presenting the... View Details
Gray, Ann E. "Microlite S.A.: The Pan-Orient Decision." Harvard Business School Case 694-055, October 1993. (Revised July 1995.)
- 01 Mar 2004
- Lessons from the Classroom
Mission to Mars: It Really Is Rocket Science
In a recent case study, professor Alan MacCormack and research associate Jay Wynn swung for the moon—Mars, actually. After two high-profile missions to Mars failed in 2000, MacCormack wanted to understand the organizational and procedural... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- May 1975 (Revised September 1987)
- Case
Bio-Tech, Inc.
Financial vice president is expected to prepare a financing plan for Bio-Tech matching the most recent long-range plans of three operating groups. The latter, however, must be adjusted to take account of recommendations to be made on plant investment of one product... View Details
Mullins, David W., Jr. "Bio-Tech, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 275-124, May 1975. (Revised September 1987.)
- October 1992 (Revised June 1994)
- Case
American Airlines, Inc.: Proposal for a Three-Class Transcon Service
American Airlines, Inc., the largest airline in the United States, is considering a proposal to enhance its flagship New York JFK - Los Angeles transcontinental service from a two-class (first and coach) to a three-class (first, business, and coach) product. The... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Marketing Strategy; Air Transportation Industry; United States
Dhebar, Anirudh S. "American Airlines, Inc.: Proposal for a Three-Class Transcon Service." Harvard Business School Case 593-042, October 1992. (Revised June 1994.)
- October 1994 (Revised March 1996)
- Case
Step Change at Du Pont's Camden Plant
By: Nitin Nohria
Nohria, Nitin. "Step Change at Du Pont's Camden Plant." Harvard Business School Case 495-017, October 1994. (Revised March 1996.)
- 16 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Football Firings Teach Managers About Staying Relevant
to adapt based on industry changes, as well as on team strengths and weaknesses; they get the most by leveraging competitive resources, while communicating and collaborating effectively with key View Details
- 30 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers
or cult of the CEO was "Made in America." But the main point is that we tend to forget that American firms pioneered a vast, bureaucratic, middle management apparatus. As a trick, I've posted General Motor's organizational chart... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- December 2011 (Revised January 2012)
- Supplement
Pierre Frankel in Moscow (B): Plowing Ahead
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Matthew Bird
After several months into his turnaround of a global technology company's Russia subsidiary, a young and upcoming French executive reflected on how to institutionalize the subsidiary's transformation by further driving cultural change and breaking down internal silos.... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Business Subsidiaries; Leadership; Manufacturing Industry; Russia
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Matthew Bird. "Pierre Frankel in Moscow (B): Plowing Ahead." Harvard Business School Supplement 312-071, December 2011. (Revised January 2012.)
- February 2023
- Supplement
Grupo Sancor Seguros: Facing the Digital Transformation of Insurance in Argentina (B)
By: Jorge Tamayo, Jenyfeer Martínez Buitrago and Mariana Cal
In 2021, Alejandro Simón, CEO of Sancor Seguros Group, had to reassess the Group’s digital transformation strategy. View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Cooperative Ownership; Strategy; Business Strategy; Adaptation; Technology Adoption; Insurance Industry; Latin America; South America; Argentina
Tamayo, Jorge, Jenyfeer Martínez Buitrago, and Mariana Cal. "Grupo Sancor Seguros: Facing the Digital Transformation of Insurance in Argentina (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 723-423, February 2023.
- January 2017 (Revised January 2017)
- Case
Sesame Workshop: Bringing Big Bird Back to Health
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Ryan Raffaelli and Jonathan Cohen
Sesame Workshop was transforming in 2016. CEO Jeff Dunn had reorganized and shifted the iconic institution to respond to digital disruption and a consensus culture. This case examines his efforts to turn Sesame Workshop around. It notes Sesame's storied history and the... View Details