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- January 1974 (Revised January 1987)
- Case
Gillette Safety Razor Division: Blank Cassette Project
Gillette is trying to decide whether to enter the fast-growing blank recording cassette business. The vice president of new business development is charged with developing a marketing plan to be used as the basis for a go/no go decision. In part, the issue is whether... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Marketing Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Consumer Products Industry
Star, Steven H. "Gillette Safety Razor Division: Blank Cassette Project." Harvard Business School Case 574-058, January 1974. (Revised January 1987.)
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
“Culture Is Everything”
IBM chairman Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. (MBA ’65) discussed the importance of strategy, execution, and culture when transforming an institution, as part of the MBA Program’s Distinguished Speaker Series in November. “Institutional transformation is hardest in successful... View Details
- 14 Nov 2024
- News
How the Insurance Industry Can Weather the Storms
talk about how Liberty actually can support mitigation and adaptation and what that looks like in real terms. Tim Sweeney: We have risk engineers on staff. And so even when new construction projects are happening now, we lend our risk... View Details
- Article
Seize the Power
By: Stefan Thomke
A company’s ability to create and refine its products, customer experiences, processes, and business models—in other words, to compete—is deeply affected by its ability to experiment. Digital giants such as Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Booking.com have found... View Details
- March 2020
- Case
Minneapolis Star Tribune
By: Joseph L. Bower, Elizabeth Hansen and Michael Norris
In the summer of 2019, Mike Klingensmith, CEO of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the Twin Cities metro region’s largest newspaper, reviewed subscription trends and plans for future experimentation. The newspaper industry across the U.S. had suffered a steep decline for... View Details
Keywords: Financial Performance; Industry Evolution; Business Earnings; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Strategic Planning; Journalism and News Industry; Minnesota
Bower, Joseph L., Elizabeth Hansen, and Michael Norris. "Minneapolis Star Tribune." Harvard Business School Case 920-302, March 2020.
- November 2014
- Article
The Dynamics of Firm Lobbying
By: William R. Kerr, William F. Lincoln and Prachi Mishra
We study the determinants of the dynamics of firm lobbying behavior using a panel data set covering 1998–2006. Our data exhibit three striking facts: (i) few firms lobby, (ii) lobbying status is strongly associated with firm size, and (iii) lobbying status is highly... View Details
Keywords: Lobbying; Political Economy; H-1B; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Policy; Immigration
Kerr, William R., William F. Lincoln, and Prachi Mishra. "The Dynamics of Firm Lobbying." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 6, no. 4 (November 2014): 343–379.
- March 2010 (Revised January 2011)
- Case
Public Education in New Orleans: Pursuing Systemic Change through Entrepreneurship
By: Stacey M. Childress and James Weber
After Hurricane Katrina devastated the city in August 2005, the state had taken over 102 of the 118 public schools in New Orleans and shifted the management structure from a “single school system to a system of schools.” Entrepreneurs from the region and around the... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Governance; Natural Disasters; Education; Entrepreneurship; Education Industry; New Orleans
Childress, Stacey M., and James Weber. "Public Education in New Orleans: Pursuing Systemic Change through Entrepreneurship." Harvard Business School Case 310-052, March 2010. (Revised January 2011.)
- March 1998 (Revised June 1998)
- Case
Coming to Grips with Deregulation: Bay State Gas
In 1995, CEO Roger Young made a surprising decision to bring in Joel Singer, an outsider with an MBA, to lead Bay State through the upcoming turmoil of deregulation. Singer was convinced that in this situation where the boundaries of the industry were being defined,... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Corporate Strategy; Emerging Markets; Energy Industry; Massachusetts
Dyck, Alexander, and Indra Reinbergs. "Coming to Grips with Deregulation: Bay State Gas." Harvard Business School Case 798-058, March 1998. (Revised June 1998.)
- September 1983 (Revised November 1984)
- Case
Syntex Laboratories (B)
The recommendations of the consultants require a number of assumptions and modifications to be implemented by Syntex Labs. Presents the initial implementation plan of the company. View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Strategic Planning; Salesforce Management; Pharmaceutical Industry
Clarke, Darral G. "Syntex Laboratories (B)." Harvard Business School Case 584-034, September 1983. (Revised November 1984.)
- November 1990 (Revised August 1992)
- Case
American Airlines (C): Committing to Leadership
In an effort to grow and contain costs, the airline initiates a series of cultural change programs designed to increase employee participation and decision-making, and accordingly decrease the proportion of supervisors. CTL is the most recent, and by far the most... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leadership Development; Organizational Culture; Air Transportation Industry; United States
Loveman, Gary W. "American Airlines (C): Committing to Leadership." Harvard Business School Case 491-061, November 1990. (Revised August 1992.)
- April 1985 (Revised November 1987)
- Case
Lou Gerstner
By: John J. Kao
Describes Lou Gerstner and his approach to managing entrepreneurship and organizational change at American Express Travel Related Services Company. Mr. Gerstner is chairman and CEO of the firm. View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Financial Services Industry; Travel Industry
Kao, John J. "Lou Gerstner." Harvard Business School Case 485-176, April 1985. (Revised November 1987.)
- January 1985
- Case
Turning Around Alcan Europe (B): Patrick Rich's Two Years as CEO-Europe
Traces the efforts of Patrick Rich, CEO of Alcan Europe, to bring the company into a stable, profitable situation after having lost $120 million in 1982. Focuses on a wide variety of issues, including setting objectives and strategies for the region, creating... View Details
Isenberg, Daniel J. "Turning Around Alcan Europe (B): Patrick Rich's Two Years as CEO-Europe." Harvard Business School Case 485-047, January 1985.
- 11 Jun 2018
- Blog Post
Reimagining Fashion For The Good Of All
easily adapt to a different culture in a professional context? I landed in Berlin two weeks ago, directly from New Delhi, were I did my last course of the year. Without much time to settle down in the city, I started working as a member... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Lisandra Rickards (MBA 2010)
one year he’s grown revenues by 44 percent and increased his customer base by 32 percent. No matter what kind of businesses we create or what kind of infrastructure is built, it can all be destroyed in the space of a few hours by a Category Five storm. We need more... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- January 2017 (Revised January 2017)
- Case
Sesame Workshop: Bringing Big Bird Back to Health
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Ryan Raffaelli and Jonathan Cohen
Sesame Workshop was transforming in 2016. CEO Jeff Dunn had reorganized and shifted the iconic institution to respond to digital disruption and a consensus culture. This case examines his efforts to turn Sesame Workshop around. It notes Sesame's storied history and the... View Details
- April 1994 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
Frito-Lay, Inc.: A Strategic Transition (1990-1992)
Describes the changes in structure, management systems, people, and processes instituted by the company. Provides students with an opportunity to explore the nature of "IT-enabled" organizational change and the process through which it is implemented. Also enables a... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Information Technology; Business Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry
Applegate, Lynda M. "Frito-Lay, Inc.: A Strategic Transition (1990-1992)." Harvard Business School Case 194-109, April 1994. (Revised October 2002.)
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The Business Case (Or Not) for Sustainability
Image by John Ritter Is there a business case to be made for companies to act in environmentally friendly ways? Rebecca Henderson: If one can imagine that all business in the entire world was run by one person, it’d be pretty straightforward to make a business case for... View Details
- October 2010
- Supplement
Toyota Recalls (C): Bumpy Road Ahead
By: John A. Quelch, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Ryan Johnson
Between February and July 2010, Toyota sales recover thanks to the use of extensive PR and sales incentives. Yet recalls continue. Can Toyota stem the tide and correct its organizational flaws to address the underlying issues? View Details
Quelch, John A., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Ryan Johnson. "Toyota Recalls (C): Bumpy Road Ahead." Harvard Business School Supplement 511-042, October 2010.
- October 1987 (Revised March 1991)
- Case
Colgate-Palmolive (A): Company In Transition
By: James L. Heskett
Heskett, James L. "Colgate-Palmolive (A): Company In Transition." Harvard Business School Case 388-060, October 1987. (Revised March 1991.)