Publications
Publications
- August 1983 (Revised June 1986)
- HBS Case Collection
Johnson & Johnson (B): Hospital Services
By: Francis Aguilar
Abstract
The main issue has to do with the lack of fit or incompatibility between the early environmental requirements for strategy and the cultural constraints on the organization. Describes the internal resistance to the proposed changes and top management's efforts to resolve the contradictory requirements of strategy and culture. A second major issue concerns the challenge facing a general manager who has been given responsibility for operationalizing the forced solution.
Keywords
Business or Company Management; Change Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Health Care and Treatment; Growth and Development Strategy; Health Industry
Citation
Aguilar, Francis. "Johnson & Johnson (B): Hospital Services." Harvard Business School Case 384-054, August 1983. (Revised June 1986.)