Publications

2007
Chapter

Transforming Organizations: Embrace the Paradox of E and O

By: Michael Beer

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Transformation

October 1987 (Revised March 1991)
Case

Colgate-Palmolive (A): Company In Transition

By: James L. Heskett

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Transition; Consumer Products Industry

August 1981 (Revised December 1995)
Background Note

Orientation for Viewing ""Twelve O'Clock High""

Orients the student to the film "Twelve O'Clock High." Contains a list of the characters and exhibits summarizing the evolution of the organization structure of the 918th bomber group during the film. Also provides for student note taking on various stages in the... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure

1999
Chapter

Learning, Trust and Organizational Change: Contrasting Models of Intervention Research in Organizational Behavior

By: A. Edmondson and B. Moingeon

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Trust

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

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Corporate Finance

2019
Working Paper

‘Organizing’, ‘Innovating’ and ‘Managing’ in Complexity Space

By: Michael C. Moldoveanu

We two-dimensional measure of organizational complexity that distinguishes between the informational and computational dimensions of complexity and aims to function as a maximally context-invariant environment for posing fundamental questions about organizational... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Dynamics; Organizations; Complexity; Adaptation; Innovation and Invention

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2012
Other Unpublished Work

Organizing for Ambidexterity: (Re)Configuring and Orchestrating Exploration and Exploitation Over Time

By: Justin Jansen, Costas Andriopoulos and Michael Tushman

Keywords: Organizational Design; Organizational Change and Adaptation

August 2000 (Revised August 2005)
Case

STAR TV in 1993

Describes STAR TV, a pan-Asian satellite network that has standardized its strategy across its target markets. STAR's acquisition by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation provides an opportune point to analyze whether the viability of this strategy is likely to increase or... View Details

Keywords: Integration; Adaptation; Globalization; Television Entertainment; Telecommunications Industry

July 2000 (Revised September 2005)
Case

Madison Avenue: Digital Media Services (A)

Introduces a "new-economy" company, Madison Avenue, facing challenges of mega-success. In the two years since its founding, the company's revenues have grown from zero to nearly $30 million, head count has swollen from the start-up handful to more than 200, and the... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Design; Online Advertising; Advertising Industry

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

October 1994 (Revised March 1996)
Case

Step Change at Du Pont's Camden Plant

By: Nitin Nohria

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management

2003
Chapter

Understanding Outcomes of Organizational Learning Interventions

By: Amy C. Edmondson and Anita Williams Woolley

Keywords: Outcome or Result; Organizational Change and Adaptation

Keywords: Digital Health;#13;#Biotech & Life Sciences;#16;#Consumer Products & Packaged Goods;#30;#Fashion, Beauty, Apparel, & Retail;#35;#Food & Beverages;#43;#Healthcare;#64;#Software/App;#71;#Travel, Tourism, & Hospitality;#75;#Venture Capital;#238;#Fintech;#237;#Artificial Intelligence

15 Jul 2024
News

A Sporting Chance

The fall that had such a profound effect on Jorge Perez de Leza’s life would later have a big impact on others with disabilities as well. “When you hear somebody say that in one minute your life changes—it really can happen,” says Jorge Perez de Leza (MBA 1996), the... View Details

Web

Transforming Education through Social Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog

a wide range of topics across K-12 and higher education. Topics include education reform efforts, adaptive and personalized learning approaches, disruptive innovations such as AI and machine learning, and system-level change efforts. The... View Details

Jodi Gernon

(seed-Series B+), I help these leaders understand how their leadership style has to adapt and how to navigate both the growth and turbulent phases of scaling. This includes, thinking about culture, hiring and firing, pivots, growth vs.... View Details

April 1995 (Revised September 1997)
Case

Frito-Lay, Inc.: A Strategic Transition, 1987-1992 (Abridged)

By: Lynda M. Applegate

A new CEO must take action to return the company to profitability, to clarify the vision, and then to build the infrastructure (human, capital, and information) needed to support the long-term change in strategy and organization. The case provides a rich description of... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Leading Change; Information Technology; Adaptation; Technology Adoption; Manufacturing Industry; Food and Beverage Industry