Publications

summer 1992
Article

Capabilities and Capital Investment: New Perspectives on Capital Budgeting

By: C. Y. Baldwin and K. B. Clark

Keywords: Capital; Investment; Capital Budgeting

04 Jul 2016
Research & Ideas

Is Your Org Chart Stuck in a Rut? Try a Scientific Experiment

restructuring can feel like a “just because” pursuit among companies, which often coincides with a change in C-suite leadership. “If you bring in an executive from the outside, it’s very common that, as soon as they get into their chair, they want to reorganize,” says... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

December 2019
Supplement

Karin Vinik at South Lake Hospital (B)

By: Joseph L. Badaracco and Kim B. Clark

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

December 2019 (Revised February 2024)
Case

Karin Vinik at South Lake Hospital (A)

By: Joseph L. Badaracco and Kim B. Clark

A newly appointed hospital CEO must decide how aggressively she should pursue a sexual harassment accusation against a long-time senior hospital executive, who was also a rival for the CEO position. View Details

Keywords: Sexual Harassment; Leadership; Decision Making

2006
Working Paper

Architectural Innovation and Dynamic Competition: The Smaller "Footprint" Strategy

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July 1990
Case

Ceramics Process Systems Corp. (B)

By: Kim B. Clark and Brent D. Barnett

Ceramics Process Systems (CPS) is an advanced ceramics company facing problems with lead time in product/process development, and late delivery of prototype parts to its customers. Engineering is confronted with difficult technical problems and multiple objectives... View Details

Keywords: Product Development; Business Processes; Management Practices and Processes; Supply Chain Management; Machinery and Machining; Goals and Objectives; Resource Allocation; Customer Satisfaction; Customer Value and Value Chain; Manufacturing Industry

2002
Chapter

The Value and Cost of Modularity

Keywords: Value; Cost

July 2006
Article

The Architecture of Participation: Does Code Architecture Mitigate Free Riding in the Open Source Development Model?

Keywords: Design; Information Technology; Internet and the Web

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2005
Working Paper

Designs and Design Architecture: The Missing Link Between "Knowledge" and the "Economy"

1994
Article

Integration and Dynamic Capability: Evidence from Development in Automobiles and Mainframe Computers

By: M. Iansiti and K. B. Clark

Keywords: Integration; Growth and Development; Information Technology; Information Infrastructure

1994
Chapter

The Product Development Imperative: Competing in the New Industrial Marathon

By: K. B. Clark and T. Fujimoto

Keywords: Product Development; Competitive Advantage

1992
Chapter

Manufacturing for Design: Beyond the Product/R & D Dichotomy

By: W. B. Chew, K. B. Clark and F. Fujimoto

Keywords: Product Design; Research and Development

June 2011 (Revised March 2013)
Case

Wal-Mart Update, 2011

By: David B. Yoffie and Renee Kim

In 2011, Wal-Mart was the world's largest company with $420 billion in sales and operations in 14 countries. Yet it found itself searching for the right growth strategy moving forward. U.S. same-store sales had declined for eight consecutive quarters and Wal-Mart was... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Business Growth and Maturation; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Global Range; Business Strategy; Retail Industry

May 2012 (Revised September 2012)
Case

HTC Corp. in 2012

By: David B. Yoffie, Juan Alcacer and Renee Kim

After 15 years of remarkable achievements, Taiwan-based HTC Corp. faced difficult times by 2012. CEO Peter Chou, who drove HTC's transformation from an unknown manufacturer of PDAs for other companies to a well-known global player in smartphones, faced an uncertain and... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility; Telecommunications; Brand Management; Economies Of Scale And Scope; Market Positioning; Intellectual Property Management; Technological Innovation; Information Infrastructure; Competitive Strategy; Innovation and Invention; Patents; Product Positioning; Telecommunications Industry; Taiwan