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  • 18 Mar 2008
  • First Look

First Look: March 18, 2008

given that product architecture has been shown to be an important predictor of, among other things: product performance, product variety, process flexibility, and future industry evolution. We explore this relationship in the software... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • July 2011
  • Teaching Note

Weber Shandwick: The Client Relationship Leader Program (TN)

By: Robert G. Eccles and Penelope Rossano
Teaching Note for 408077. View Details
Keywords: Service Delivery; Organizational Structure; Groups and Teams; Employees; Growth and Development; Situation or Environment; Consolidation; Acquisition; Digital Platforms; Blogs; Social and Collaborative Networks; Internet and the Web; Public Relations Industry
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  • 17 Oct 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Reserve Bank Governor Discusses India’s Financial Opportunities

several major financial journals as well as two books, Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists and Fault Lines: How Hidden Cracks Still Threaten the World Economy. Indeed, India is in the midst of a financial losing streak, and industry... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 10 Feb 2014
  • HBS Case

Stressing Safety in South Africa’s Platinum Mines

spoken natively; the supervisors speak the other 2. To bridge the gap, the mining industry long ago adopted the use of Fanagalo, a pidgin language developed in the nineteenth century so colonists could communicate with their servants.... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing
  • October 2017
  • Supplement

Snap Inc. Goes Public (B)

By: Lynn Sharp Paine and Will Hurwitz
Supplements the (A) case.

Snap Inc.’s chairman must decide how to address investor concerns about the company’s unprecedented plans to issue only non-voting shares in its upcoming IPO. View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Capital Structure; Corporate Accountability; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Governance; Going Public; Business and Shareholder Relations; Leadership; Management; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Venture Capital; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; United States; California
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  • 05 Apr 2016
  • First Look

April 5, 2016

Hai Precision Industry Company, Ltd. (Hon Hai) announced its investment in the Sharp Corporation (Sharp). The deal was structured in two parts: the first had Hon Hai investing in Sharp, and the second... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
  • June 1994 (Revised October 2001)
  • Case

Mrs. Fields, Inc. (1988-1992)

By: Lynda M. Applegate, Keri O. Pearlson and Randi Wade Purchia
Continues the story of Mrs. Fields Cookies. Explores the new challenges the company faced managing its geographic growth and its expansion of products and markets through combination stores. Details the decision of Debbi and Randy Fields to delegate management... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Expansion; Growth Management; Organizational Structure; Globalization; Information Management; Food and Beverage Industry
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  • May 1992 (Revised August 1996)
  • Supplement

NIKE in Transition (C): A Second COO

By: Christopher A. Bartlett
After two years of stunning financial results, Knight again appoints a new COO, Dick Donahue. Are Knight and Nike ready for a new COO? How does Donahue differ from Woodell? Will his personality, style, and agenda fit with the new Nike Knight has created? Also describes... View Details
Keywords: Policy; Growth and Development; Leadership Style; Management Succession; Managerial Roles; Organizational Structure; Strategy; Apparel and Accessories Industry
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  • 16 Sep 2008
  • First Look

First Look: September 16, 2008

platform and its evolution. We describe three ways of representing platform architectures: network graphs, design structure matrices, and layer maps. We conclude by addressing a number of fundamental strategic questions suggested by a... View Details
  • 10 Aug 2010
  • First Look

First Look: August 10

article theorizes and tests empirically the conditions under which organizations' internal compliance structures are particularly likely to shape their compliance practices and outcomes. We argue that the institutionalization of these... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • July 2010
  • Teaching Note

Hema Hattangady and Conzerv (TN) (A) & (B)

By: Michael L. Tushman and David Kiron
Teaching Note for 409022 and 411012. View Details
Keywords: Leadership Development; Organizational Culture; Decisions; Organizational Structure; Motivation and Incentives; Human Resources; Energy Industry; India
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  • 11 Jul 2005
  • Research & Ideas

The New International Style of Management

me, in either a team or a one-on-one setting." Continues Klump, "I understood enough of Chinese culture to know that you rarely, if ever, confront someone in a group setting, as maintaining face is important. So I waited to have a one-on-one session with my... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
  • June 2011 (Revised November 2014)
  • Case

Vehbi Koç and the Making of Turkey's Largest Business Group

By: Asli M. Colpan and Geoffrey Jones
The case describes the creation of Turkey's largest business group by Vehbi Koç. The foundation of this group in the interwar years, and its subsequent diversification into many industries, including automobiles, household goods, and services, is analysed. The case... View Details
Keywords: Emerging Markets; Entrepreneurship; Globalization; Organizational Structure; Diversification; Manufacturing Industry; Turkey
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  • April 1995 (Revised June 1996)
  • Case

Choice Hotels International, 1995

By: Tarun Khanna and Israel Yellen Ganot
Illustrates the various ways in which Choice Hotels, the franchiser for seven mid-market hotel chains, can realize economies of scope across its multiple products. Also provides an opportunity to discuss the benefits and limitations of various organizational forms... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Structure; Competition; Franchise Ownership; Accommodations Industry; United States
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  • 09 May 2017
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 9

develop institutional structures for the industry as a whole. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52613 April 10, 2017 Harvard Business Review The Different Approaches Firms Use... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • August 1994
  • Case

Kirin Brewery Company, Ltd.

Describes the introduction of two profit planning and control systems at Kirin as part of its shift from a production-oriented to a consumer-oriented strategy. Specifically, documents Kirin's use of profit centers to increase efficiency and its use of pseudo profit... View Details
Keywords: Cost Management; Organizational Structure; Management Systems; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Japan
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  • April 2006 (Revised July 2006)
  • Case

Managing National Intelligence (A): Before 9/11

By: Jan W. Rivkin, Michael Roberto and Erika Ferlins
Examines the management of national intelligence prior to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Describes the actions taken by a variety of government agencies, including the FBI, the CIA, the FAA, and the Department of Defense, to detect and deter such attacks. View Details
Keywords: War; National Security; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Crisis Management; Management Systems; Public Administration Industry; United States
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  • 12 Feb 2008
  • First Look

First Look: February 12, 2007

industries may split apart. Untapped Potential in the Study of Negotiation and Gender Inequality in Organizations Authors:Hannah Riley Bowles and Kathleen L. McGinn Periodical:Academy of Management Annals, Vol. 2, Psychology Press,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 May 2007
  • First Look

First Look: May 1, 2007

possibility that the effects of FDI differ by sector. Second, we differentiate FDI based on objective qualitative industry characteristics including the average skill intensity and reliance on external capital. Third, we use a new dataset... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Dec 2012
  • First Look

First Look: December 4

selection problem (consumption complementarities often lead to multiple equilibria, which result in different utility levels for the users); and (iii) a coordination problem (lacking perfect foresight, it is unlikely that users will end... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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