December 1999
Case
HBS Case Collection

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (B): Nurturing Entrepreneurs and Change Agents

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Jane Roessner

Format:Print
| Pages:8

Abstract

Thirty-one "change agents" at Sun Microsystems, Inc. told the story of their most recent significant change project: its origins and goals, the project team, the chronology of the work, the challenges, results, and lessons learned. Their stories answer two questions: What skills does an individual need to be an effective change agent? What is it about the corporate context that makes innovation easier or harder?

Keywords

Change Management; Projects; Problems and Challenges; Outcome or Result; Learning; Experience and Expertise; Independent Innovation and Invention; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Technology Industry; Computer Industry

Citation

Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Jane Roessner. "Sun Microsystems, Inc. (B): Nurturing Entrepreneurs and Change Agents." Harvard Business School Case 300-081, December 1999.