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- September 1991 (Revised January 1998)
- Case
Chaparral Steel: Rapid Product and Process Development
By: Dorothy Leonard-Barton and Gil Preuss
One of the nation's foremost mini-mills' core competence is the rapid realization of technology into products. This case describes the development of a highly innovative casting technique and features the role of the company's culture in achieving its goals. The... View Details
Keywords: Product Development; Innovation and Invention; Information Infrastructure; Product; Organizational Culture; Business Processes; Competency and Skills
Leonard-Barton, Dorothy, and Gil Preuss. "Chaparral Steel: Rapid Product and Process Development." Harvard Business School Case 692-018, September 1991. (Revised January 1998.)
- January 1986 (Revised September 1987)
- Exercise
Simulation Exercises in Process Analysis (B): Exercise 2
By: Roy D. Shapiro
Keywords: Business Processes
Shapiro, Roy D. "Simulation Exercises in Process Analysis (B): Exercise 2." Harvard Business School Exercise 686-110, January 1986. (Revised September 1987.)
- September 1986 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
Solagen: Process Improvement in the Manufacture of Gelatin at Kodak
By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Brian DeLacey
Kodak must decide whether to make a major investment in a production facility designed around a new technique for producing the gelatin critical to so many film and paper products. Currently, gelatin making is an arcane art, unchanged in 150 years and heavily dependent... View Details
Keywords: Arts; Buildings and Facilities; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Experience and Expertise; Engineering; Investment; Time Management; Production; Research and Development; Semiconductor Industry
Leonard, Dorothy A., and Brian DeLacey. "Solagen: Process Improvement in the Manufacture of Gelatin at Kodak." Harvard Business School Case 687-020, September 1986. (Revised February 2007.)
- 11 Jan 2015
- Talk
Processed Foods in the Early-Twentieth-Century United States
By: Ai Hisano
Hisano, Ai. "Processed Foods in the Early-Twentieth-Century United States." Culinary Historians of Washington D.C. Meeting, Culinary Historians of Washington, D.C., Washington, DC, January 11, 2015.
- July 1995 (Revised December 1996)
- Background Note
Process of Creative Destruction, The: Business Transformation
By: Richard L. Nolan
Nolan, Richard L. "Process of Creative Destruction, The: Business Transformation." Harvard Business School Background Note 196-018, July 1995. (Revised December 1996.)
- February 2001 (Revised August 2001)
- Case
Henry Heinz: Making Markets for Processed Foods
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Outlines many of the supply-side innovations, such as improved transportation, communication, and technological developments, that greatly expanded the productive capacity of the United States in the late 19th century. Explores a range of demand-side shifts, including... View Details
Keywords: Demand and Consumers; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Supply and Industry; Innovation and Invention; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
Koehn, Nancy F. "Henry Heinz: Making Markets for Processed Foods." Harvard Business School Case 801-289, February 2001. (Revised August 2001.)
- 2024
- Working Paper
Transforming the Federal Bureau of Investigation: Outcome and Process Framing
This twelve-year qualitative study examines how Director Robert Mueller and his senior team profoundly transformed the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Drawing on 138 interviews within the FBI and Mueller’s... View Details
Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Transformation; Government and Politics; Organizational Change and Adaptation
Raffaelli, Ryan, Tiona Zuzul, Ranjay Gulati, and Jan Rivkin. "Transforming the Federal Bureau of Investigation: Outcome and Process Framing." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-084. (Revise and Resubmit.)
- 28 Sep 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Scale without Mass: Business Process Replication and Industry Dynamics
- 2011
- Other Unpublished Work
Height Taken but Worth Unknown: Valuation as an Institutional Process
By: R. Daniel Wadhwani and Mukti Khaire
Drawing on research from organizational studies, sociology, history, and anthropology, we develop a framework for understanding valuation as an institutional process in markets. We posit that three institutional elements—categories, criteria, and standards—are integral... View Details
- October 1987 (Revised October 1988)
- Exercise
Simulation Exercises in Process Analysis (C): Exercise 3
By: Roy D. Shapiro
Keywords: Business Processes
Shapiro, Roy D. "Simulation Exercises in Process Analysis (C): Exercise 3." Harvard Business School Exercise 688-022, October 1987. (Revised October 1988.)
- January 1986 (Revised September 1987)
- Exercise
Simulation Exercises in Process Analysis (A): Exercise 1
By: Roy D. Shapiro
Keywords: Business Processes
Shapiro, Roy D. "Simulation Exercises in Process Analysis (A): Exercise 1." Harvard Business School Exercise 686-109, January 1986. (Revised September 1987.)
- Article
Strategy Making as Iterated Processes of Resource Allocation
By: Joseph L. Bower and Tomo Noda
Bower, Joseph L., and Tomo Noda. "Strategy Making as Iterated Processes of Resource Allocation." Special Issue on Evolutionary Perspectives on Strategy. Strategic Management Journal 17 (Summer 1996): 159–192.
- August 1992
- Article
The Process of Assisted Negotiations: A Network Analysis
By: Kathleen L. McGinn, S. B. White and D. Iacobucci
Keywords: Negotiation
McGinn, Kathleen L., S. B. White, and D. Iacobucci. "The Process of Assisted Negotiations: A Network Analysis." Group Decision and Negotiation 1, no. 2 (August 1992): 117–135.
- 2015
- Chapter
From Periphery to Core: A Process Model for Embracing Sustainability
By: Luciana Silvestri and Ranjay Gulati
There is a growing call for business enterprises to adopt sustainability principles and practices, yet many established organizations continue to struggle in their quest to embrace them. In this chapter, we analyze how organizations that relegate sustainability to the... View Details
Silvestri, Luciana, and Ranjay Gulati. "From Periphery to Core: A Process Model for Embracing Sustainability." In Leading Sustainable Change: An Organizational Perspective, edited by Rebecca Henderson, Ranjay Gulati, and Michael Tushman. Oxford University Press, 2015.
- Article
Incentives in Discrete-Time MDP Processes with Flexible Step-Size
By: Jerry R. Green and Francoise Schoumaker
Green, Jerry R., and Francoise Schoumaker. "Incentives in Discrete-Time MDP Processes with Flexible Step-Size." Review of Economic Studies 47, no. 3 (April 1980): 557–565.
- October 2002 (Revised December 2003)
- Supplement
Group Process in the Challenger Launch Decision (C)
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Laura Feldman
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Edmondson, Amy C., and Laura Feldman. "Group Process in the Challenger Launch Decision (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 603-072, October 2002. (Revised December 2003.)
- October 1999 (Revised July 2007)
- Background Note
A Note on the Initial Public Offering Process
By: Josh Lerner
Provides an overview of the going public process. View Details
Lerner, Josh. "A Note on the Initial Public Offering Process." Harvard Business School Background Note 200-018, October 1999. (Revised July 2007.)
- Article
The Resource Allocation Process in Nutrition Policy Planning
By: John A. Quelch
Quelch, John A. "The Resource Allocation Process in Nutrition Policy Planning." American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 32, no. 5 (May 1979): 1058–1065.
- 2002
- Casebook
General Management: Processes and Action: Text and Cases
By: David A. Garvin
Keywords: General Management; Learning Organizations; Implementation; Management; Cases; Strategic Planning; Decision Making; Change Management; Leadership Style; Organizational Culture
Garvin, David A. General Management: Processes and Action: Text and Cases. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2002.