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- August 2006 (Revised August 2007)
- Case
Revenue Recognition Problems in the Communications Equipment Industry
By: Paul M. Healy and Arjuna J Costa
Designed to explore recognition issues in the context of a potential market downturn. In late 2000, Lucent Technologies reports multiple revisions to its recent financial results due to revenue recognition problems, leading to a dramatic decline in its stock price.... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Disclosure; Revenue Recognition; Policy; Supply and Industry; Performance; Communications Industry
Healy, Paul M., and Arjuna J Costa. "Revenue Recognition Problems in the Communications Equipment Industry." Harvard Business School Case 107-025, August 2006. (Revised August 2007.)
- March 2021 (Revised May 2021)
- Case
Managing Science Communication at Bayer
By: Joshua Schwartzstein and Adi Sunderam
Schwartzstein, Joshua, and Adi Sunderam. "Managing Science Communication at Bayer." Harvard Business School Case 921-045, March 2021. (Revised May 2021.)
- June 1991 (Revised February 1999)
- Case
Willow Creek Community Church (A)
Describes the historic evolution and current positioning of a Christian church which focuses on the attraction of "unchurched" individuals. Describes the church's strategic service vision and its current growth and leadership problems. View Details
Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Strategic Planning; Social Enterprise; Marketing Strategy; Growth Management; Religion; Service Industry
Schlesinger, Leonard A. "Willow Creek Community Church (A)." Harvard Business School Case 691-102, June 1991. (Revised February 1999.)
- March 1999
- Teaching Note
Community Wealth Ventures, Inc. TN
By: James E. Austin
Teaching Note for (9-399-023). View Details
Keywords: Consulting Industry
- October 1984
- Background Note
Developing and Communicating Strategy Goals
By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Richard R. Ellsworth
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Richard R. Ellsworth. "Developing and Communicating Strategy Goals." Harvard Business School Background Note 385-164, October 1984.
- 1994
- Book
Managing Business Enterprises after Communism
By: Gary W. Loveman, Simon Johnson and David T. Kotchen
- December 2001 (Revised June 2002)
- Case
Compensation at Level 3 Communications
Level 3's unique compensation plan rewarded managers for the firm's performance only if the firm's stock price movement exceeded that of the market. This design was intended to maximize shareholder value by tying manager's performance more closely to that of the firm,... View Details
Meulbroek, Lisa K. "Compensation at Level 3 Communications." Harvard Business School Case 202-084, December 2001. (Revised June 2002.)
- August 1981
- Background Note
Overview of Data Communications Technology
Keywords: Information Technology
Cash, James I., Jr. "Overview of Data Communications Technology." Harvard Business School Background Note 182-018, August 1981.
- May 1998 (Revised August 2001)
- Teaching Note
Timberland and Community Involvement TN
By: James E. Austin
Teaching Note for (9-796-156). View Details
Keywords: Apparel and Accessories Industry
- March 1976
- Teaching Note
King Community Hospital, Teaching Note
- September 1999
- Background Note
Revolution in the Communications Switching Industry
By: Jay O. Light, Lynda M. Applegate and Daniel J. Green
As data packet switches threatened the voice circuit switch industry in 1999, major switch and router vendors began paying high premiums to acquire venture-backed switch companies. This note explains what a switch is and suggests why large vendors might be so anxious... View Details
- 01 Aug 1970
- Conference Presentation
Communes of the Past and Present
By: R. M. Kanter
Keywords: Civil Society or Community
- April 2020
- Teaching Note
Glossier: Co-Creating a Cult Brand with a Digital Community
By: Jill Avery
Teaching Note for HBS No. 519-022. Flush with cash from its Series C fundraise, cult beauty brand Glossier considers its next phase of growth, facing critical decisions on how to allocate its capital to support various marketing communications and distribution... View Details
Keywords: Digital Marketing; Crowdsourcing; CRM; Startup; Direct-to-consumer; DTC; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Brands and Branding; Consumer Behavior; Customer Relationship Management; Venture Capital; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Social Media; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; United States
- April 2011 (Revised July 2014)
- Case
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.: Driving Change Through Internal Communication
By: Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind
Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL), confronted in 2003 with an urgent need to change how it operated externally, adopted a highly innovative approach to communicating internally. This case, set in 2010, presents an overview of the new, more interactive model of employee... View Details
Keywords: Communication Strategy; Interpersonal Communication; Employee Relationship Management; Innovation and Management; Leading Change; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Corporate Strategy; India
Groysberg, Boris, and Michael Slind. "Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.: Driving Change Through Internal Communication." Harvard Business School Case 411-077, April 2011. (Revised July 2014.)
- Research Summary
Communication (and Coordination?) in a Modern, Complex Organization
This is a descriptive study of the structure of communications in a modern organization. We analyze a dataset with millions of electronic mail messages, calendar meetings and teleconferences for many thousands of employees of a single, multidivisional firm during a... View Details
- February 1992 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Amelia Rogers at Tassani Communications (A)
By: Linda A. Hill
Describes a conflict that has arisen between an account manager and a creative director at Tassani Communications, a Chicago-based advertising agency which is making the transition from entrepreneurial to professional management. The client, the marketing director of a... View Details
Keywords: Rank and Position; Conflict Management; Change Management; Entrepreneurship; Practice; Behavior; Creativity; Problems and Challenges; Advertising Industry; Chicago
Hill, Linda A. "Amelia Rogers at Tassani Communications (A)." Harvard Business School Case 492-034, February 1992. (Revised March 1995.)
- Article
Choosing Between Lotteries: Remarkable Coordination Without Communication
By: Yoella Bereby-Meyer, Simone Moran, Brit Grosskopf and Dolly Chugh
The current research examines tacit coordination behavior in a lottery selection task. Two hundred participants in each of three experiments and 100 in a fourth choose to participate in one of two lotteries, where one lottery has a larger prize than the other.... View Details
Bereby-Meyer, Yoella, Simone Moran, Brit Grosskopf, and Dolly Chugh. "Choosing Between Lotteries: Remarkable Coordination Without Communication." Journal of Behavioral Decision Making 26, no. 4 (October 2013): 338–347.
- December 2019
- Article
Communicating with Warmth in Distributive Negotiations Is Surprisingly Counterproductive
By: M. Jeong, J. Minson, M. Yeomans and F. Gino
When entering into a negotiation, individuals have the choice to enact a variety of communication styles. We test the differential impact of being “warm and friendly” versus “tough and firm” in a distributive negotiation, when first offers are held constant and... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation Style; Communication Strategy; Perception; Performance Effectiveness; Outcome or Result
Jeong, M., J. Minson, M. Yeomans, and F. Gino. "Communicating with Warmth in Distributive Negotiations Is Surprisingly Counterproductive." Management Science 65, no. 12 (December 2019): 5813–5837.
- February 2021
- Case
Threadless: The Renewal of an Online Community
By: Shane Greenstein, Karim Lakhani and Christian Godwin
Threadless, an online apparel company and artist community which Jake Nickell founded in 2000, continued to maintain its status as a top company in the online apparel industry during its second decade. From 2010 to 2020, Threadless continued to operate its... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Decision Making; Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention; Leading Change; Management; Marketing; Product Launch; Operations; Supply Chain; Distribution; Networks; Sales; Strategy; Adaptation; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Digital Platforms; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Technology Industry; North America
Greenstein, Shane, Karim Lakhani, and Christian Godwin. "Threadless: The Renewal of an Online Community." Harvard Business School Case 621-056, February 2021.
- February 1993
- Background Note
Teaching Notes: Communicating the Teacher's Wisdom
By: James E. Austin
Provides guidance for the preparation of teaching notes. Sets forth the rationale for teaching notes, what they should contain and why, and how they can be prepared. Based on the experiences of Harvard Business School faculty. View Details
Austin, James E. "Teaching Notes: Communicating the Teacher's Wisdom." Harvard Business School Background Note 793-105, February 1993.