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- October 2000 (Revised January 2002)
- Case
Individual and the Corporation, The: Kathy Levinson and E*TRADE (B)
By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Susan Harmeling
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Conflict of Interests;
Leadership;
Managerial Roles;
Values and Beliefs;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Gender;
Diversity;
Financial Services Industry
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Susan Harmeling. "Individual and the Corporation, The: Kathy Levinson and E*TRADE (B)." Harvard Business School Case 301-058, October 2000. (Revised January 2002.)
- September 2000
- Case
Jardines: Tapping the Asian E-Commerce Market
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Melissa Dailey and Fred Young
"We have made significant progress in reshaping the group in the current cycle of change," announced the homepage of Jardine Matheson & Co.'s web site. Percy Weatherall, newly appointed managing director of the company, knew all too well about change. In his previous...
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Keywords:
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Decisions;
Information Technology;
Corporate Strategy;
Technology Adoption
McFarlan, F. Warren, Melissa Dailey, and Fred Young. "Jardines: Tapping the Asian E-Commerce Market." Harvard Business School Case 301-045, September 2000.
- November 1999 (Revised June 2000)
- Case
AGENCY.COM (B): Managing Rapid Growth
By: Thomas J. DeLong, Ashish Nanda and Scot H. Landry
AGENCY.COM continues on its path of rapid growth, emerging as a leading interactive consulting firm. Its growth leads to new challenges related to the integration of diverse operations and the financing of future growth.
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Keywords:
Growth Management;
Problems and Challenges;
Entrepreneurship;
Internet;
Consulting Industry
DeLong, Thomas J., Ashish Nanda, and Scot H. Landry. "AGENCY.COM (B): Managing Rapid Growth." Harvard Business School Case 800-062, November 1999. (Revised June 2000.)
- August 1999
- Case
Leaving
By: David A. Thomas
A company supervisor listens to an employee, an African American woman, announce she is leaving the company and tries to understand the situation.
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Keywords:
Resignation and Termination;
Retention;
Race;
Behavior;
Diversity;
Interpersonal Communication;
Labor and Management Relations
Thomas, David A. "Leaving." Harvard Business School Case 400-033, August 1999.
- August 1999 (Revised October 2000)
- Case
Millennium Media, Inc. and John Voorenberg
By: David A. Thomas
Millenium Media's CEO reviews the company diversity report and considers the challenges of maintaining a diverse workforce in light of the news that three individuals, two of whom are people of color, are leaving for opportunities with a competitor.
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Keywords:
Diversity;
Employee Relationship Management;
Resignation and Termination;
Retention;
Leadership Style;
Problems and Challenges;
Competition
Thomas, David A. "Millennium Media, Inc. and John Voorenberg." Harvard Business School Case 400-032, August 1999. (Revised October 2000.)
- 1999
- Book
Breaking Through: The Making of Minority Executives in Corporate America
By: D. A. Thomas and John J. Gabarro
Keywords:
Talent and Talent Management;
Management Practices and Processes;
Diversity;
United States
Thomas, D. A., and John J. Gabarro. Breaking Through: The Making of Minority Executives in Corporate America. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1999.
- October 1997 (Revised March 1998)
- Case
Komatsu Ltd.: Project G's Globalization
This case describes the major strategic and organizational transformation at Komatsu aimed at changing it from a Japan-based producer of construction equipment to a truly global company with the ability to leverage its groupwide portfolio of resources and capabilities...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Construction;
Asset Pricing;
Investment Portfolio;
Global Strategy;
Leadership;
Resource Allocation;
Risk Management;
Expansion;
Manufacturing Industry;
Japan
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Komatsu Ltd.: Project G's Globalization." Harvard Business School Case 398-016, October 1997. (Revised March 1998.)
- September–October 1996
- Article
Making Differences Matter: A New Paradigm for Managing Diversity
By: D. A. Thomas and Robin Ely
Thomas, D. A., and Robin Ely. "Making Differences Matter: A New Paradigm for Managing Diversity." Harvard Business Review 74, no. 5 (September–October 1996): 79–90.
- August 1996 (Revised August 1997)
- Case
TNT Limited's Logistics Services in Asia (A): The Strategy
By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Meredith Hellicar's mission as general manager of corporate development is to make TNT Ltd. one of the biggest and most diverse transport and logistic companies in the world, with approximately $5 billion in turnover in 1993, a leading provider of logistics services in...
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Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Managerial Roles;
Distribution;
Logistics;
Mission and Purpose;
Partners and Partnerships;
Strategy;
Diversification;
Transportation Industry;
Asia;
China;
Indonesia;
Thailand
Yoshino, Michael Y., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "TNT Limited's Logistics Services in Asia (A): The Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 397-017, August 1996. (Revised August 1997.)
- August 1995
- Case
Managing Diversity, Course Overview and Syllabus
By: Mary C. Gentile and James I. Cash Jr.
Gentile, Mary C., and James I. Cash Jr. "Managing Diversity, Course Overview and Syllabus." Harvard Business School Case 396-010, August 1995.
- July 1995
- Teaching Note
Managing Conflict in a Diverse Workplace TN
By: Mary C. Gentile and James I. Cash Jr.
Teaching Note for (9-395-090).
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Keywords:
Management Style;
Conflict Management;
Spoken Communication;
Employees;
Culture;
Diversity
- June 1995
- Case
Polaroid Corporation: European Distribution System
By: Janice H. Hammond and Afroze A Mohammed
Describes distribution operations in Polaroid Europe. In the late 1980s, Polaroid senior management in the United States proposed moving from a system of 12 decentralized warehouses to a centralized distribution system in which all inventory for European retailers...
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Keywords:
Distribution;
Operations;
Risk Management;
Distribution Channels;
Logistics;
Transition;
Strategy;
Problems and Challenges;
Industry Structures;
Consumer Products Industry;
Europe;
European Union;
United States
Hammond, Janice H., and Afroze A Mohammed. "Polaroid Corporation: European Distribution System." Harvard Business School Case 695-038, June 1995.
- May 1995 (Revised April 1998)
- Case
AT&T Paradyne
By: Robert S. Kaplan
A company making data communication devices has adopted a Total Quality philosophy for working with suppliers, employees, and customers. The finance group finds its existing cost system has become obsolete because of a shift from manual to automatic production...
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Keywords:
Decisions;
Product;
Corporate Accountability;
Activity Based Costing and Management;
System;
Performance Efficiency;
Financial Reporting;
Operations;
Technology Industry;
Telecommunications Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "AT&T Paradyne." Harvard Business School Case 195-165, May 1995. (Revised April 1998.)
- November 1994 (Revised May 1996)
- Case
Walt Disney's Dennis Hightower-- Taking Charge
By: Ashish Nanda
In 1987, Dennis Hightower, was recruited from outside for a newly created position as head of Disney Consumer Products European operations. Hightower has to win initial acceptance of entrenched country managers, integrate the company's diverse subsidiaries closer...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Leadership;
Change Management;
Corporate Strategy;
Personal Development and Career;
Consumer Products Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Europe
Nanda, Ashish. "Walt Disney's Dennis Hightower-- Taking Charge." Harvard Business School Case 395-055, November 1994. (Revised May 1996.)
- 1994
- Article
Doing Diversity: Effectively Managing Identity Group Difference in Organization
By: D. A. Thomas
Thomas, D. A. "Doing Diversity: Effectively Managing Identity Group Difference in Organization." Business Ethics Forum 7 (1994): 23–32.
- November 1993
- Case
FCB and Publicis (C): The German-Led Network
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Pamela A. Yatsko
After U.S.-based Foote, Cone & Belding (FCB) and Publicis of France established an international advertising alliance in May 1988, alliance leaders set out to merge offices in Europe. They were confronted with a particularly tricky situation in Germany, which, if...
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Keywords:
Joint Ventures;
Alliances;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Partners and Partnerships;
Advertising;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Diversity;
Communications Industry;
Advertising Industry;
France;
Germany;
United States;
Europe
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Pamela A. Yatsko. "FCB and Publicis (C): The German-Led Network." Harvard Business School Case 394-079, November 1993.
- June 1993
- Article
The Dynamics of Managing Racial Diversity in Developmental Relationships
By: D. A. Thomas
Thomas, D. A. "The Dynamics of Managing Racial Diversity in Developmental Relationships." Administrative Science Quarterly 38, no. 2 (June 1993): 169–194.
- January 1993 (Revised November 1993)
- Case
FCB and Publicis (A): Forming the Alliance
Two of the largest ad agencies form a partnership to be able to offer their clients global capabilities. After five years, how is the alliance faring? May be used with FCB and Publicis (B): Managing Client and Country Diversity and (C): The German-Led Network.
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Keywords:
Alliances;
Partners and Partnerships;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Advertising;
Global Strategy;
Marketing Strategy;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Market Timing;
Outcome or Result;
Advertising Industry;
United States;
France;
Germany
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "FCB and Publicis (A): Forming the Alliance." Harvard Business School Case 393-099, January 1993. (Revised November 1993.)
- January 1993 (Revised November 1993)
- Case
FCB and Publicis (B): Managing Client and Country Diversity
Discusses FCB and Publicis, partners in a global advertising agency alliance, working together with their clients to provide excellent service. May be used with FCB and Publicis (A): Forming the Alliance and (C): The German-Led Network.
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Keywords:
Customer Relationship Management;
Alliances;
Cooperation;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Partners and Partnerships;
Marketing Strategy;
Advertising;
Diversity;
Advertising Industry;
France;
Germany;
United States
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "FCB and Publicis (B): Managing Client and Country Diversity." Harvard Business School Case 393-100, January 1993. (Revised November 1993.)
- February 1992 (Revised September 2019)
- Case
The House of Tata
By: James E. Austin and Ashish Nanda
The case traces the evolution of the Tata group, one of the largest and highly respected Indian business houses, from its 19th century founding and early growth in diverse industries, to its response to changes in government regulation in independent India, up to its...
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Keywords:
Indian Economy;
International Business;
Government And Business;
Government Regulation;
Synergy;
Conglomerates;
Business Conglomerates;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Business and Government Relations;
Business History;
Steel Industry;
Electronics Industry;
Chemical Industry;
Insurance Industry;
Air Transportation Industry;
India
Austin, James E., and Ashish Nanda. "The House of Tata." Harvard Business School Case 792-065, February 1992. (Revised September 2019.)