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  • 2007
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Coupled Search Processes: Why Is it so Difficult to Find that Organizational Design Matters?

By: Nicolaj Siggelkow and Jan Rivkin
Organizational design affects performance via coupled search processes. At low frequency, managers search for appropriate organizational designs. At higher frequency, managers use designs to search for high-performing operational choices. The two searches are coupled:... View Details
Keywords: Competency and Skills; Operations; Organizational Design; Performance; Networks; Research; Cognition and Thinking; Strategy
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Siggelkow, Nicolaj, and Jan Rivkin. "Coupled Search Processes: Why Is it so Difficult to Find that Organizational Design Matters?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-106, June 2007.
  • April 2006 (Revised June 2008)
  • Case

New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.

By: H. Kent Bowen, Robert S. Huckman and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Considers whether New Balance, one of the world's five largest manufacturers of athletic footwear, should respond to Adidas' planned acquisition of Reebok--a transaction that would join the second- and third-largest companies in the industry. Highlights the unique... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Production; Supply Chain Management; Performance Improvement; Competition; Consolidation; Apparel and Accessories Industry
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Bowen, H. Kent, Robert S. Huckman, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 606-094, April 2006. (Revised June 2008.)
  • May 2011
  • Supplement

The Morrison Company, Spreadsheet Supplement (Brief Case)

By: Steven C. Wheelwright and Paul Myers
Keywords: Quantitative Analysis; Technology; Operations Management; Product Lines; Manufacturing; Capacity Planning; Production Planning; Information Technology; Production; Analysis; Performance Capacity; Product Marketing
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Wheelwright, Steven C., and Paul Myers. "The Morrison Company, Spreadsheet Supplement (Brief Case)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 114-566, May 2011.
  • March 2018
  • Case

EKOL Logistics: Thinking Outside the Box

By: Willy C. Shih and Esel Çekin
This case describes Ekol, an intermodal transportation and logistics company, and how it manages capacity planning. Its busiest routes linked motor vehicle assemblers in Germany and Turkey with many of their parts suppliers, but it had also developed key links in... View Details
Keywords: Growth And Development; Strategy; Intermodal Transportation; Short-sea Transportation; Capacity Management; Capacity Planning; Delivery Planning; Route Optimization; Car Spare Part; Auto Manufacturing; Automotive Supply Chain; Europe; Turkey; Service Design; Fast Fashion; Near-shoring; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Operations; Performance Capacity; Performance Efficiency; Logistics; Transportation Industry; Auto Industry; Turkey; Germany; Spain; European Union; Europe
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Shih, Willy C., and Esel Çekin. "EKOL Logistics: Thinking Outside the Box." Harvard Business School Case 618-037, March 2018.
  • October 1997 (Revised March 1998)
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Daewoo's Globalization: Uz-Daewoo Auto Project

By: John A. Quelch
The top management at Daewoo is reviewing its close relationship with the Uzbekistan government, focusing especially on the performance of Uz-Daewoo Auto, a strategic alliance to manufacture and market passenger cars. View Details
Keywords: Globalized Economies and Regions; Alliances; Developing Countries and Economies; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Uzbekistan; South Korea
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Quelch, John A., and Chanhi Park. "Daewoo's Globalization: Uz-Daewoo Auto Project." Harvard Business School Case 598-065, October 1997. (Revised March 1998.)
  • 01 Jan 2003
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Assessing the Impact of Big Data on Firm Innovation Performance: Big Data is not Always Better Data

By: Maryam Ghasemaghaei and Goran Calic
In this study, we explore the impacts of big data’s main characteristics (i.e., volume, variety, and velocity) on innovation performance (i.e., innovation efficacy and efficiency), which eventually impacts firm performance (i.e., customer perspective, financial... View Details
Keywords: Big Data; Analytics and Data Science; Performance; Innovation and Invention
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Ghasemaghaei, Maryam, and Goran Calic. "Assessing the Impact of Big Data on Firm Innovation Performance: Big Data is not Always Better Data." Journal of Business Research 108 (2020): 147–162.
  • May 2011
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Baria Planning Solutions, Inc.: Fixing the Sales Process, Faculty Spreadsheet (Brief Case)

By: Steven C. Wheelwright and William Schmidt
Keywords: Quantitative Analysis; Technology; Operations Management; Product Lines; Manufacturing; Capacity Planning; Production Planning; Information Technology; Production; Analysis; Performance Capacity; Product Marketing
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Wheelwright, Steven C., and William Schmidt. "Baria Planning Solutions, Inc.: Fixing the Sales Process, Faculty Spreadsheet (Brief Case)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 114-572, May 2011.
  • May 2011
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Baria Planning Solutions, Inc.: Fixing the Sales Process, Spreadsheet Supplement (Brief Case)

By: Steven C. Wheelwright and William Schmidt
Keywords: Quantitative Analysis; Technology; Operations Management; Product Lines; Manufacturing; Capacity Planning; Production Planning; Information Technology; Production; Analysis; Performance Capacity; Product Marketing
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Wheelwright, Steven C., and William Schmidt. "Baria Planning Solutions, Inc.: Fixing the Sales Process, Spreadsheet Supplement (Brief Case)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 114-571, May 2011.
  • May 2011
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Baria Planning Solutions, Inc.: Fixing the Sales Process (Brief Case)

By: Steven C. Wheelwright and William Schmidt
Teaching Note for 4568. View Details
Keywords: Quantitative Analysis; Technology; Operations Management; Product Lines; Manufacturing; Capacity Planning; Production Planning; Information Technology; Production; Mathematical Methods; Performance Capacity; Product Development; Planning; Manufacturing Industry
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Wheelwright, Steven C., and William Schmidt. "Baria Planning Solutions, Inc.: Fixing the Sales Process (Brief Case)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 114-569, May 2011.
  • August 1995 (Revised December 2006)
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Stonehaven, Inc.

By: H. Kent Bowen and Ramchandran Jaikumar
Stonehaven is a disguised version of a shoe factory located in Central Europe that must respond quickly to mix and volume changes for the U.S.-based company. Shoemaking involves several distinctly different processes, which must be designed and managed in a way to give... View Details
Keywords: Operations; Business Processes; Performance Capacity; Change Management; Design; Consumer Products Industry; Europe; United States
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Bowen, H. Kent, and Ramchandran Jaikumar. "Stonehaven, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 696-048, August 1995. (Revised December 2006.)
  • 01 Jan 2002
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    Frances X. Frei

    Frances Frei is a Professor of Technology and Operations Management at Harvard Business School. Her research investigates how leaders accelerate performance and design for excellence in leadership, strategy, and operations. She regularly advises senior executives... View Details

    Keywords: management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting
    • August 2009 (Revised August 2012)
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    Cabot Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    By: Frank V. Cespedes and John T. Gourville
    Traces the 12-year career of a pharmaceutical salesperson, Bob Marsh, from recruitment to termination. Marsh has had an uneven career with Cabot Pharmaceuticals and eventually is asked to resign. Following his termination, a number of Marsh's former customers complain... View Details
    Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Employees; Resignation and Termination; Performance Evaluation; Salesforce Management; Alignment; Pharmaceutical Industry
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    Cespedes, Frank V., and John T. Gourville. "Cabot Pharmaceuticals, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 510-030, August 2009. (Revised August 2012.)
    • November 2006
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    Kroger Union Negotiations

    By: Dennis A. Yao
    A stylized version of the negotiations between Kroger Company and its local unions during the mid-1980s. Management faces a sequence of individual negotiations with local unions during a time of weak economic performance when management is seriously considering... View Details
    Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Wages; Management; Negotiation Participants; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Tactics
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    Yao, Dennis A. "Kroger Union Negotiations." Harvard Business School Case 707-503, November 2006.
    • January 2018
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    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
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    Srinivasan, Suraj, and Quinn Pitcher. "Blue Harbour's Activism at Babcock & Wilcox (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 118-046, January 2018.
    • March 2016 (Revised February 2021)
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    Lotus F1 Team

    By: Stefan Thomke, Nikolaos Trichakis, Jérôme Lenhardt and Daniela Beyersdorfer
    Describes the detailed inner workings of a high performance Formula One (F1) racing team. It shows how Lotus F1 Team has been able to battle bigger rivals in a very fast-moving, highly regulated, and ultra-competitive environment, where winning races can come down to... View Details
    Keywords: Formula One; Motor Sport; Racing Cars; Car Development; Supply Chain; Logistics; Innovation and Management; Competitive Advantage; Product Design; Research and Development; Auto Industry; Sports Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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    Thomke, Stefan, Nikolaos Trichakis, Jérôme Lenhardt, and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "Lotus F1 Team." Harvard Business School Case 616-055, March 2016. (Revised February 2021.)
    • 2022
    • Book

    Private Equity

    By: Paul A. Gompers and Steven N. Kaplan
    This Advanced Introduction provides an illustrative guide to private equity, integrating insights from academic research with examples to derive practical recommendations. Paul Gompers and Steven Kaplan begin by reviewing the history of private equity then exploring... View Details
    Keywords: Private Equity; Investment Funds; Value Creation
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    Gompers, Paul A., and Steven N. Kaplan. Private Equity. Elgar Advanced Introductions. London: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022.
    • 25 Apr 2016
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    Meet The New Mavericks: An Inside Look At America's Drone Training Program

    • January 2002 (Revised October 2007)
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    Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co., 2001

    By: Joshua Musher and Andre F. Perold
    Asset manager GMO underperforms the market during the 1996-2000 stock market bubble because of the focus on absolute risk. After suffering significant client withdrawals, performance again shines when the bubble collapses. Did they win the battle only to lose the war?... View Details
    Keywords: Customers; Asset Management; Stocks; Investment; Price Bubble; Mathematical Methods; Risk and Uncertainty
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    Musher, Joshua, and Andre F. Perold. "Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co., 2001." Harvard Business School Case 202-049, January 2002. (Revised October 2007.)
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