Case | HBS Case Collection | 2010
by Jan W. Rivkin
Dell Inc., with its vaunted Direct Model, defined success in the personal computer industry for more than a decade. Starting in the mid-2000s, however, the company fell on hard times. In 2009, Michael Dell and his management team must figure out why the Direct Model has faltered and what they can do to revitalize the company.
Keywords: Business Model; Change Management; Industry Growth; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Computer Industry;
Citation:
Rivkin, Jan W. "Revitalizing Dell." Harvard Business School Case 710-442, February 2010.
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Case | HBS Case Collection | 2013
LEGO (A): The Crisis
Jan W. Rivkin, Stefan H. Thomke and Daniela Beyersdorfer
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Competitive Strategy; Crisis Management; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Consumer Products Industry;
Article | Harvard Business Review | September 2012
Bringing Science to the Art of Strategy
A. G. Lafley, Roger L. Martin, Jan W. Rivkin and Nicolaj Siggelkow
Case | HBS Case Collection | 2012
LEGO
Jan W. Rivkin, Stefan Thomke and Daniela Beyersdorfer
Keywords: competitive strategy; innovation management; innovation; operations management; organizational change and transformation; Operations; Competitive Strategy; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Entertainment and Recreation Industry;