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- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Faculty Research Online
HBS Cases: KFC’s Explosive Growth in China In China, Yum! Brands is opening a KFC store every day. But this is not the KFC known in America. A recent case study written by Professor David Bell and Agribusiness Program director Mary Shelman (MBA ’87) reveals how the... View Details
- 25 Mar 2019
- News
Rent The Runway Joins the Unicorn Club
milestone, CEO Jennifer Hyman (MBA 2009), told Forbes that the company “has created a new consumer behavior of dynamic ownership and clothing rental has become an essential utility in our members’ lives.” Hyman goes on to say that RTR is meeting the market’s changing... View Details
- Portrait Project
Marla Metz
reassured me it was going to be ok. I will tell those who feel troubled this: "It will get better. " "I believe adaptation begins with neither strength nor courage, but a willingness to completely surrender to what is. I... View Details
- Web
Dean Srikant Datar’s 2025 Commencement Remarks | About
you’ll face as you begin your next chapters in your careers. Harvard Business School is itself amid its own transformation, so much of what I have to say comes from personal experiences and observations. My thoughts focus on three qualities we should all seek to... View Details
- 12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 16 Mar 2016
- Webinars: Trending@HBS
How the Internet Became Commercial: Innovation, Privatization, and the Birth of a New Network
logic. All major technologies deploy when they overcome the circular conundrum and an adaptation conundrum. The circular conundrum arises because maximum value from the commercial technology requires all components to work together. That... View Details
- Research Summary
Workforce Change
By: Sandra J. Sucher
This research encompasses layoffs, furloughs and restructuring, global practices that affect millions of employees and thousands of companies every year. In this work I aim to replace bad practice that damages trust with good (or at least better) practice through... View Details
- 1992
- Chapter
MNCs: Get Off the Reorganization Merry-go-round
By: C. A. Bartlett
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation
- November 1991
- Case
Frost, Inc. (B)
Describes the changes made to Frost, Inc. to exploit CNC technology. The focus is on the impact in each functional area. View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation
Chew, W. Bruce. "Frost, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 692-006, November 1991.
- January 1995 (Revised September 2011)
- Supplement
Charlotte Beers at Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide (B)
Updates CEO Beers' progress two years after her initiation of a massive organizational change effort. Designed as an in-class handout. View Details
Ibarra, Herminia M., and Nicole Sackley. "Charlotte Beers at Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 495-032, January 1995. (Revised September 2011.)
- January 1989 (Revised February 1993)
- Supplement
Warner Cable (B)
Describes the view of corporate officers regarding the changes made by General Manager Bruce McKinnon. View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Telecommunications Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry
Sonnenfeld, Jeffrey A. "Warner Cable (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 489-093, January 1989. (Revised February 1993.)
- April 1987 (Revised March 1989)
- Case
Bob Galvin and Motorola, Inc. (A)
Describes the changing environment faced by Motorola in the 1980s and the recognition by its CEO, Bob Galvin, that "change is needed." Also describes a major challenge set forth by Galvin to the organization to do something to prepare for the future. The challenge is... View Details
Jick, Todd D., and Mary C. Gentile. "Bob Galvin and Motorola, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 487-062, April 1987. (Revised March 1989.)
- 1994
- Chapter
The Organization Change Imperative: A Personal Journey
By: M. Beer
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation
- 2000
- Chapter
Rebuilding Behavioral Context: A Blueprint for Corporate Renewal
By: Sumantra Ghoshal and Christopher Bartlett
Ghoshal, Sumantra, and Christopher Bartlett. "Rebuilding Behavioral Context: A Blueprint for Corporate Renewal." In Breaking the Code of Change, edited by Michael Beer and Nitin Nohria. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2000.
- 1995
- Chapter
Strategic Change: A New Dimension of Human Resource Management
By: R. A. Eisenstat, M. Beer and R. Biggadike
- 2017
- Article
Scaling: Organizing and Growth in Entrepreneurial Ventures
By: Alicia DeSantola and Ranjay Gulati
Entrepreneurial ventures face unique challenges related to growth, particularly in the management of internal organizations. Progress on understanding these dynamics has been constrained by fragmentation within relevant management research. In this paper, we clarify... View Details
DeSantola, Alicia, and Ranjay Gulati. "Scaling: Organizing and Growth in Entrepreneurial Ventures." Academy of Management Annals 11, no. 2 (2017): 640–668.
- September 1989
- Case
Navistar: Managing Change
Describes 15 years of change at Navistar. Highlights changes in strategy, name, products, services, size, human resources policies, and programs. Underscores the brisk pace and scope of changes. Students are asked to categorize the types of change, evaluate them, and... View Details
Jick, Todd D. "Navistar: Managing Change." Harvard Business School Case 490-003, September 1989.
- 2002
- Chapter
Building Organizational Fitness
By: Michael Beer
Beer, Michael. "Building Organizational Fitness." In Organization 21C: Someday All Organizations Will Lead This Way, edited by Subir Chowdhury. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2002.
- August 1996
- Supplement
Andersen Consulting - EMEAI: Bill Barnard on Organization Change
By: Ashish Nanda and Michael Y. Yoshino
Remarks by William (Bill) Barnard, partner-in-charge for Strategic Services in the subregion of Western Europe, in a conversation he had with Professors Ashish Nanda and Michael Yoshino of the Harvard Business School on November 1, 1995. View Details
Nanda, Ashish, and Michael Y. Yoshino. "Andersen Consulting - EMEAI: Bill Barnard on Organization Change." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 397-501, August 1996.
- 1998
- Chapter
Trust and Organizational Learning
By: B. Moingeon and A. Edmondson
Moingeon, B., and A. Edmondson. "Trust and Organizational Learning." In Trust, Learning and Economic Expectations, edited by N. Lazaric and E. Lorenz, 247–84. London: Edward Elgar Publishing, 1998.