Case | HBS Case Collection | 2011
by Michael Beer and Ingrid Vargas
In 2011, Celeritas is a leading data communications company in the crowded, highly competitive, and ever-evolving enterprise-network optimization market. Having experienced rapid growth since its founding in 2003, Celeritas has recently seen sales decline and has begun to lose market share along with its status as the top player. The CEO, concerned about several problems that may have contributed to this decline, engages an organizational development consultant who leads the firm's senior vice presidents through a two-day offsite exercise in team building. A followup meeting with a lower level of management raises questions about the effectiveness of those efforts.
Keywords: communication; leadership; technology; morale; conflict; Organizational change; Team building; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Technology; Leadership; Groups and Teams; Attitudes; Management Teams; Conflict and Resolution; Information Technology Industry; Communications Industry;
Citation:
Beer, Michael, and Ingrid Vargas. "Celeritas, Inc.: Leadership Challenges in a Fast-Growth Industry." Harvard Business School Brief Case 114-360, November 2011.
Teaching Note | HBS Case Collection | 2011
Celeritas, Inc.: Leadership Challenges in a Fast-Growth Industry (Brief Case)
Michael Beer and Ingrid Vargas
Keywords: communication; leadership; technology; morale; conflict; Organizational change; Team building;
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Michael Beer and Alisa Zalosh
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Article | Journal of Organization Design | 2013
The Strategic Fitness Process: A Collaborative Action Research Method for Developing Organizational Prototypes and Dynamic Capabilities
Michael Beer
Keywords: organization alignment; dynamic capabilities; organization design; organizational prototyping; organizational silence; organizational learning;