Case | HBS Case Collection | 2004 (Revised from original 1999 version)
by Michael L. Tushman and Daniel Radov
Covers the history of Hermes, a large telecommunications and network equipment company, as it grows from a single business firm to a diversified firm from 1980-95. Examines the use of entrepreneurial subsidiaries for product development and fast growth. Other issues include the challenges of managing ambidextrous organizations and the problems a CEO faces in keeping control of fast growing divisions. A rewritten version of an earlier case.
Keywords: History; Leadership; Business Subsidiaries; Diversification; Growth Management; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Divisions; Problems and Challenges; Product Development; Technology Industry;
Citation:
Tushman, Michael L., and Daniel Radov. "Hermes Systems." Harvard Business School Case 400-056, September 2004. (Revised from original December 1999 version.)
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