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  • September 1989 (Revised July 1991)
  • Case

Caterpillar, Inc.: George Schaefer Takes Charge

By: Christopher A. Bartlett
For over half a century, Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT) had been a world leader in the manufacture of earthmoving and construction machinery. In 1982, just months after it recorded the highest sales and profits in its history, CAT experienced its greatest crisis. Demand fell... View Details
Keywords: Machinery and Machining; Crisis Management; Labor Unions; Demand and Consumers; Management Teams; Problems and Challenges; Competitive Strategy; Business Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Manufacturing Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Industrial Products Industry
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Bartlett, Christopher A. "Caterpillar, Inc.: George Schaefer Takes Charge." Harvard Business School Case 390-036, September 1989. (Revised July 1991.)
  • September 2020 (Revised May 2021)
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The Indian Premier League, 2020

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
Since its founding in 2008, the Indian Premier League (IPL), India’s eight-week Twenty20 (T20) cricket competition, had become one of the most popular and lucrative sporting leagues in the world. In 2019, the IPL attracted 462 million TV viewers and 300 million digital... View Details
Keywords: Sports; Organizational Structure; Marketing; Health Pandemics; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Growth and Development Strategy; Sports Industry; India
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Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "The Indian Premier League, 2020." Harvard Business School Case 721-362, September 2020. (Revised May 2021.)
  • 13 Sep 2006
  • Op-Ed

Rising CEO Pay: What Directors Should Do

shareholders. Shareholders are a changing and abstract group to the directors, while the CEO who has to be attracted and motivated is real and has an office right down the hall from the boardroom. Not surprisingly then, the upward... View Details
Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch
  • June 2019
  • Supplement

KaBOOM!: Play at Scale (B)

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Tricia Gregg
This (B) case describes the changes in the organization’s strategy from one of Building Playgrounds to Influencing Play. It describes the implementation of the strategy and the challenges it faced internally and externally. It goes on to describe how the organization... View Details
Keywords: Scaling Social Enterprise; Scaling Social Impact; Nonprofit Organizations; Nonprofit Scaling; Social Enterprise; Social Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; United States
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Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Tricia Gregg. "KaBOOM!: Play at Scale (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 519-106, June 2019.
  • 02 Aug 2013
  • Working Paper Summaries

J. Richard Hackman (1940-2013)

Keywords: by Ruth Wageman & Teresa M. Amabile
  • September 2006 (Revised November 2007)
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Board of Directors of Medtronic, Inc.

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Alexis Chernak
The board of directors of Medtronic, Inc., a company known for its commitment to effective corporate governance, must prepare for the departure of Chairman and CEO Bill George and the retirement of four long-time directors. The company had experienced rapid growth in... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Succession; Organizational Culture
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Lorsch, Jay W., and Alexis Chernak. "Board of Directors of Medtronic, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 407-045, September 2006. (Revised November 2007.)
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Administration (MD/MBA) Master in Business Administration (MBA) Owner/President Management Program (OPM) PhD in Business Economics (PhDBE or PhDBusEc) PhD in Information, Technology, and Management (PhDITM) PhD in Organizational Behavior... View Details
  • 12 May 2021
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The Hard Truth About Being a CEO

Fubini, a senior lecturer in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School, poured that knowledge, along with a list of lessons learned from researching leaders past and present into the book Hidden Truths: What Leaders Need... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 2017
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Platforms, Open/User Innovation, and Ecosystems: A Strategic Leadership Perspective

By: Elizabeth J. Altman and Michael L. Tushman
Platform, open/user innovation, and ecosystem strategies embrace and enable interactions with external entities. Firms pursuing these approaches conduct business and interact with environments differently than those pursuing traditional closed strategies. This paper... View Details
Keywords: Platforms; Open/user Innovation; Ecosystems; Crowdsourcing; Institutional Logics; Strategic Leadership; Top Management Teams; CEO Role; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Digital Platforms; Innovation and Invention; Organizational Design; Strategy; Managerial Roles
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Altman, Elizabeth J., and Michael L. Tushman. "Platforms, Open/User Innovation, and Ecosystems: A Strategic Leadership Perspective." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-076, February 2017. (Revised April 2017.)
  • April 1994 (Revised October 2002)
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Frito-Lay, Inc.: A Strategic Transition 1980-1986

By: Lynda M. Applegate
Describes the environmental, organizational, and information technology context in the late 1970s that led to the development of the initial vision for change and the actions taken to implement that vision. The case ends with the abrupt departure of the CEO as profits... View Details
Keywords: Transition; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Information Technology; Management Succession; Management Teams; Business Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry
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Applegate, Lynda M. "Frito-Lay, Inc.: A Strategic Transition 1980-1986." Harvard Business School Case 194-107, April 1994. (Revised October 2002.)
  • April 2025
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#FutureFresenius: Implementing a New Strategy to Transform the Company and Advance Patient Care

By: David J. Collis, Benjamin C. Esty and Haisley Wert
In February 2024, Fresenius CEO Michael Sen reflected on the company’s transformation journey from his office in Bad Homburg, Germany. With revenues of €22 billion and a mission to advance patient care, Fresenius had built a strong reputation through decades of... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Planning; Corporate Strategy; Transformation; Finance; Leading Change; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Alignment; Health Industry; Germany; United States
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Collis, David J., Benjamin C. Esty, and Haisley Wert. "#FutureFresenius: Implementing a New Strategy to Transform the Company and Advance Patient Care." Harvard Business School Case 725-361, April 2025.
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Managing Processes

David A. Garvin is examining the nature and use of managerial and organizational processes—the means by which work is accomplished—including strategic processes that chart corporate direction, resource allocation processes that distribute funds,... View Details
  • June 2009 (Revised December 2011)
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Colbún—Powering Chile

By: Forest L. Reinhardt, Gustavo A. Herrero and Sanjay Patnaik
This case is about Colbún, Chile's second largest electricity generator, which is facing significant uncertainty regarding the cost and availability of alternative energy sources. Problems with the contracted supply of natural gas and the volatility of oil prices,... View Details
Keywords: Non-Renewable Energy; Globalized Markets and Industries; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government Legislation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business and Government Relations; Climate Change; Business Strategy; Energy Industry; Chile
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Reinhardt, Forest L., Gustavo A. Herrero, and Sanjay Patnaik. "Colbún—Powering Chile." Harvard Business School Case 709-060, June 2009. (Revised December 2011.)
  • May 1994 (Revised December 1997)
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Sealed Air Corporation 's Leveraged Recapitalization (A)

Less than a year after Sealed Air embarked on a program to improve manufacturing efficiency and product quality, the company borrowed almost 90% of the market value of its common stock and paid it out as a special dividend to shareholders. Management purposefully and... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Corporate Finance; Manufacturing Industry
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Wruck, Karen, and Brian Barry. "Sealed Air Corporation 's Leveraged Recapitalization (A)." Harvard Business School Case 294-122, May 1994. (Revised December 1997.)
  • December 2009 (Revised October 2015)
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Diamond Foods

By: David E. Bell and Mary Louise Shelman
CEO Michael Mendes has transformed a grower-owned cooperative into a publicly traded top marketer of snack foods. Diamond's organization, culture, product development process, advertising and promotion strategy, and specifically its marketing department have been built... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Business Model; Customer Focus and Relationships; Leadership; Marketing Strategy; Consumer Behavior; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Cooperative Ownership; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Retail Industry; United States
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Bell, David E., and Mary Louise Shelman. "Diamond Foods." Harvard Business School Case 510-013, December 2009. (Revised October 2015.)
  • 05 Sep 2023
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Thriving After Failing: How to Turn Your Setbacks Into Triumphs

responsibility, and offering to change or make amends, rather than making excuses or digging in your heels. Read another Working Knowledge story about Edmondson's book: Failing Well: How Your 'Intelligent Failure' Unlocks Your Full... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 22 Aug 2012
  • Working Paper Summaries

A Randomized Field Study of a Leadership WalkRounds™-Based Intervention

departments, intensive care units, and medical/surgical units. We collected survey data from nurses in those work areas. Measures: To measure the program's impact, we collected pre and post survey data on perceptions of improvement in performance (PIP)-a proxy for... View Details
Keywords: by Anita L. Tucker & Sara J. Singer; Health
  • 28 May 2024
  • In Practice

Job Search Advice for a Tough Market: Think Broadly and Stay Flexible

a former senior partner at McKinsey. Letian Zhang: Collaborative skills are increasingly important The labor market is changing in a lot of ways. Some of my recent work looks at changing skill requirements... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 08 Sep 2022
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Gen Xers and Millennials, It’s Time To Lead. Are You Ready?

taught management, not leadership. Today, the requirements have changed so drastically. We desperately need this generation to learn how to manage diverse people, and manage through our crises.” The key, George says, is for the business... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
  • July 2019
  • Case

LaCroix Sparkling Water (Abridged)

By: Tomomichi Amano, Das Narayandas and Kerry Herman
Launched in 1981 as an “all occasion” sparkling water brand, LaCroix Sparkling Water has had a number of ups and downs as a brand. After being purchased by National Beverage in 1996, the brand was repositioned as a new, colorful, fun alternative to the other sparkling... View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Industry Structures; Food and Beverage Industry
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Amano, Tomomichi, Das Narayandas, and Kerry Herman. "LaCroix Sparkling Water (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 520-015, July 2019.
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