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      No Team is an Island: How Leaders Shape Networked Ecosystems for Team Success

      By: Inga Carboni, Robert Cross and Amy C. Edmondson
      Today’s organizations rely on networks of dynamic systems of “agile” teams to get work done. Teams are distributed, transient, and loosely bounded in service of responsiveness and innovation. The key to this new way of doing work is managing the networked ecosystem in...  View Details
      Keywords: Cross-functional Teams; Teams; Interviews; Leadership; Groups and Teams; Networks
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      Carboni, Inga, Robert Cross, and Amy C. Edmondson. "No Team is an Island: How Leaders Shape Networked Ecosystems for Team Success." California Management Review 64, no. 1 (November 2021): 5–28.
      • December 2020 (Revised January 2022)
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      Michael Ku and Global Clinical Supply at Pfizer Inc.: Bringing Hope to Patients (B)

      By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Tedards
      In 2011, Michael Ku became Pfizer’s Vice President of Global Clinical Supply (GCS) after the company had undergone three large-scale mergers and acquisitions. As Ku and his new leadership team set out to build a proactive, end-to-end, digital and physical clinical...  View Details
      Keywords: Digital Technology; Customer-centricity; Innovation; Customer Focus; Talent; Talent Management; Leadership; Innovation and Invention; Transformation; Organizational Culture; Customer Focus and Relationships; Change Management; Talent and Talent Management; Supply Chain; Mission and Purpose
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      Hill, Linda A., and Emily Tedards. "Michael Ku and Global Clinical Supply at Pfizer Inc.: Bringing Hope to Patients (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 421-037, December 2020. (Revised January 2022.)
      • May 2020 (Revised January 2022)
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      Michael Ku and Global Clinical Supply at Pfizer Inc.: Bringing Hope to Patients (A)

      By: Linda A. Hill, Allison J. Wigen and Emily Tedards
      Michael Ku joined Pfizer in 2011, after the company had undergone three large-scale mergers and acquisitions. His mission was to drive the digital transformation of the company’s clinical supply chain, but he knew he had to start with the culture. Over the next eight...  View Details
      Keywords: Innovation; Digital; Change; Culture; Management; Talent; Pharmaceutical Companies; Customer-centricity; Collaboration; Cross-functional Management; Purpose; Leadership; Innovation and Invention; Transformation; Organizational Culture; Change Management; Talent and Talent Management; Customer Focus and Relationships; Supply Chain; Decision Making; Mission and Purpose
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      Hill, Linda A., Allison J. Wigen, and Emily Tedards. "Michael Ku and Global Clinical Supply at Pfizer Inc.: Bringing Hope to Patients (A)." Harvard Business School Case 420-108, May 2020. (Revised January 2022.)
      • May–June 2019
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      Cross-Silo Leadership

      By: Amy C. Edmondson, Tiziana Casciaro and Sujin Jang
      Today the most promising innovation and business opportunities require collaboration among functions, offices, and organizations. To realize them, companies must break down silos and get people working together across boundaries. But that’s a challenge for many...  View Details
      Keywords: Cross-functional Management; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation Leadership; Groups and Teams; Employees; Attitudes
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      Edmondson, Amy C., Tiziana Casciaro, and Sujin Jang. "Cross-Silo Leadership." Harvard Business Review 97, no. 3 (May–June 2019): 130–139.
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      Capturing Value from Intellectual Property (IP) in a Global Environment

      By: Juan Alcácer, Karin Beukel and Bruno Cassiman
      Globalization should provide firms with an opportunity to leverage their know-how and reputation across countries to create value. However, it remains challenging for them to actually capture that value using traditional Intellectual Property (IP) tools. In this paper,...  View Details
      Keywords: Appropriation Strategy; Counterfeit; Intellectual Property Rights; Litigation; Value Capturing; Intellectual Property; Rights; Value; Lawsuits and Litigation; Global Range; Situation or Environment
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      Alcácer, Juan, Karin Beukel, and Bruno Cassiman. "Capturing Value from Intellectual Property (IP) in a Global Environment." Special Issue on Geography, Location, and Strategy. Advances in Strategic Management 36 (2017): 163–228.
      • September 2015 (Revised June 2018)
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      Macy's: Evolution in the Sunshine State

      By: Boris Groysberg, Das Narayandas, Benson P. Shapiro and Sarah L. Abbott
      In 2009, Lee O'Rourke was promoted to district vice president in charge of Macy's newly created North Florida district. This district consisted of 11 stores located in the greater Orlando area and in the east coast towns of Daytona, Melbourne, Merritt Island, and Vero...  View Details
      Keywords: Human Capital; Managing Performance; Retail; Organization; Change Management; Leadership; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance Improvement; Retail Industry; United States
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      Groysberg, Boris, Das Narayandas, Benson P. Shapiro, and Sarah L. Abbott. "Macy's: Evolution in the Sunshine State." Harvard Business School Case 416-018, September 2015. (Revised June 2018.)
      • April 2012
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      Teamwork on the Fly

      By: Amy C. Edmondson
      In a fast-paced and ever-changing business environment, traditional teams aren't always practical. Instead, companies increasingly employ teaming: gathering experts in temporary groups to solve problems they may be encountering for the first and only time. This...  View Details
      Keywords: Teaming; Cross-functional Integration; Organizational Learning; Groups and Teams; Experience and Expertise; Interpersonal Communication; Projects; Social and Collaborative Networks; Competency and Skills; Learning
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      Edmondson, Amy C. "Teamwork on the Fly." Harvard Business Review 90, no. 4 (April 2012).
      • December 2010
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      Leadership, Culture, and Transition at lululemon

      By: Michael Tushman, Ruth Page and Tom Ryder
      The case examines leadership and organizational change within a strong culture context through a multimedia study of lululemon, a specialty retailer of high-end athletic apparel. Video segments trace the company's history from its founding in 1998 as a single retail...  View Details
      Keywords: Leading Change; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Transition; Growth Management; Management Teams; Organizational Structure; Governing and Advisory Boards; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Retail Industry; Vancouver; United States
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      Tushman, Michael, Ruth Page, and Tom Ryder. "Leadership, Culture, and Transition at lululemon." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 410-705, December 2010.
      • February 2008 (Revised August 2011)
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      Olympia Machine Company, Inc.

      By: Frank V. Cespedes and Benson P. Shapiro
      The management team of an industrial equipment supplier is debating the company's method of compensating salespeople. Different executives have offered different alternatives to the current method of straight salary plus expenses. Each option has different implications...  View Details
      Keywords: Governance Controls; Compensation and Benefits; Mission and Purpose; Salesforce Management; Motivation and Incentives; Business Strategy; Industrial Products Industry
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      Cespedes, Frank V., and Benson P. Shapiro. "Olympia Machine Company, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 708-490, February 2008. (Revised August 2011.)
      • Sep 2007 - 2007
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      Antecedents of Boundary Spanning in Cross-functional NPD Teams

      By: James R. Dillon, Shikhar Sarin and Amy C. Edmondson
      Boundary spanning has been shown in prior research to enhance innovativeness and performance of product development teams. In this study, we examine team conditions that foster boundary spanning behavior. We analyze survey data from 207 members of 54 cross-functional...  View Details
      Keywords: Product Development; Innovation and Invention; Groups and Teams; Behavior; Performance Improvement; Boundaries; Leadership Style; Product; Complexity; Integration; Power and Influence
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      Dillon, James R., Shikhar Sarin, and Amy C. Edmondson. "Antecedents of Boundary Spanning in Cross-functional NPD Teams." Paper presented at the Product Development and Management Association Annual Global Conference on Product Innovation Management, Orlando, FL, September 2007.
      • August 2006
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      Dreyer's Slow Churned(TM) Ice Cream

      By: Noel H. Watson, Steven C. Wheelwright and Brian DeLacey
      Examines capacity forecasting and planning in a complex new product introduction scenario. The introduction at Dreyer's, a large dairy snack manufacturer, involves not only a new product but a new manufacturing process and product package, thus implying a significant...  View Details
      Keywords: Advertising; Forecasting and Prediction; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Product Launch; Product Development; Planning; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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      Watson, Noel H., Steven C. Wheelwright, and Brian DeLacey. "Dreyer's Slow Churned(TM) Ice Cream." Harvard Business School Case 607-018, August 2006.
      • February 2004 (Revised August 2004)
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      National Semiconductor's India Design Center

      By: Jeffrey T. Polzer and Elizabeth Kind
      The senior managers of the India Design Center used 360-degree feedback to develop their team competencies. Now, three new managers are about to join their management team, and Ashok Kumar, director of the center, must decide how to integrate the new managers in a way...  View Details
      Keywords: Groups and Teams; Information Technology Industry; India
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      Polzer, Jeffrey T., and Elizabeth Kind. "National Semiconductor's India Design Center." Harvard Business School Case 404-102, February 2004. (Revised August 2004.)
      • October 2003 (Revised January 2016)
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      The BCPC Internet Strategy Team: An Exercise

      By: Amy C. Edmondson and Laura Feldman
      This short fictional case forms the basis of a team decision-making exercise. The case, inspired by a real decision facing a major telecommunications company, describes a cross-functional management team convened by the CEO for the purpose of developing a...  View Details
      Keywords: Groups and Teams; Decision Making; Risk and Uncertainty; Information Management; Perspective; Product Launch; Internet and the Web; Knowledge Sharing; Telecommunications Industry
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      Edmondson, Amy C., and Laura Feldman. "The BCPC Internet Strategy Team: An Exercise." Harvard Business School Exercise 604-035, October 2003. (Revised January 2016.) (Six supplements available for Chris Berkowitz, Dana Jones, Jan Trow, Kim Wilson, Leslie Rhee, and Terry Maneri.)
      • September 2003
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      Driving Change at Seagate

      By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Douglas A Raymond and Lyn Baranowski
      A new CEO, Steve Luczo, together with COO Bill Watkins, have led a turnaround of Seagate, raising productivity dramatically and increasing innovation through teamwork, cross-functional collaboration, and other transformations in the culture of this manufacturer of disk...  View Details
      Keywords: Growth and Development; Transformation; Business and Shareholder Relations; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Groups and Teams; Performance Productivity; Initial Public Offering; Going Public; Information Technology Industry
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      Kanter, Rosabeth M., Douglas A Raymond, and Lyn Baranowski. "Driving Change at Seagate." Harvard Business School Case 304-002, September 2003.
      • 2002
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      Bridging Knowledge Gaps: Learning in Geographically Dispersed Cross-Functional Development Teams

      By: D. Sole and A. Edmondson
      Keywords: Knowledge Sharing; Knowledge Acquisition; Learning; Groups and Teams; Geographic Location; Organizational Structure
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      Sole, D., and A. Edmondson. "Bridging Knowledge Gaps: Learning in Geographically Dispersed Cross-Functional Development Teams." In The Strategic Management of Intellectual Capital and Organizational Knowledge: A Collection of Readings, edited by C. W. Choo and N. Bontis. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
      • 2000
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      Bridging Knowledge Gaps: Learning in Geographically Dispersed Cross-functional Development Teams

      By: Deborah Sole and A. Edmondson
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      Sole, Deborah, and A. Edmondson. "Bridging Knowledge Gaps: Learning in Geographically Dispersed Cross-functional Development Teams." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 00-093, June 2000.
      • June 1999 (Revised October 1999)
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      Eli Lilly, 1998 (B): Emerging Global Organization

      By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Thomas W. Malnight
      Examines major issues faced by Eli Lilly as it evaluates the appropriateness of a focused matrix organization with extensive use of cross-functional teams.  View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Geography; Globalized Firms and Management; Growth and Development; Knowledge; Management Teams; Product; Organizations; Pharmaceutical Industry
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      Yoshino, Michael Y., and Thomas W. Malnight. "Eli Lilly, 1998 (B): Emerging Global Organization." Harvard Business School Case 399-174, June 1999. (Revised October 1999.)
      • March 1997 (Revised March 1997)
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      Business Teams at Rubbermaid, Inc.

      By: Teresa M. Amabile and Dean Whitney
      Rubbermaid, a consumer-products company widely praised for its innovation, has instituted a company-wide experiment to stimulate innovation even further. The experiment consists of creating small cross-functional business teams within each division, with each team...  View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Innovation Strategy; Groups and Teams; Innovation and Management; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products Industry; United States
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      Amabile, Teresa M., and Dean Whitney. "Business Teams at Rubbermaid, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 897-165, March 1997. (Revised March 1997.)
      • January 1997 (Revised June 1997)
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      Corporate New Ventures at Procter & Gamble

      By: Teresa M. Amabile and Dean Whitney
      Consumer products giant Procter & Gamble is faced with an urgent need to revitalize new-product innovation, given its recent focus on incremental product improvements and its aggressive growth goals. As part of this effort, the company's top executives form a small,...  View Details
      Keywords: Innovation Strategy; Creativity; Working Conditions; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Groups and Teams; Retail Industry; Ohio
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      Amabile, Teresa M., and Dean Whitney. "Corporate New Ventures at Procter & Gamble." Harvard Business School Case 897-088, January 1997. (Revised June 1997.)
      • November 1995 (Revised March 2004)
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      Massachusetts General Hospital: CABG Surgery (A)

      By: Steven C. Wheelwright and James Weber
      A cross-functional team at Massachusetts General Hospital tries to reengineer the service delivery process (the "care path") for heart bypass surgery (CABG) in order to shorten hospital stays (and lower costs) while maintaining/enhancing the quality of care provided.  View Details
      Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Medical Specialties; Business Processes; Mission and Purpose; Product Positioning; Product Marketing; Management Practices and Processes; Customer Satisfaction; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Fair Value Accounting; Ethics; Pharmaceutical Industry; Health Industry; Massachusetts
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      Wheelwright, Steven C., and James Weber. "Massachusetts General Hospital: CABG Surgery (A)." Harvard Business School Case 696-015, November 1995. (Revised March 2004.)
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