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- January 1988 (Revised January 2007)
- Background Note
Leading Change
By: Michael Beer
Presents a conceptual framework for understanding the process of leading organizational change. Change leaders must create dissatisfaction with the status quo, develop a vision of the future state, and manage a process that sequences and orchestrates events and changes...
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Beer, Michael. "Leading Change." Harvard Business School Background Note 488-037, January 1988. (Revised January 2007.)
- 1988
- Article
The Process of Economic Concentration in the American Economy
By: R. S. Tedlow
Tedlow, R. S. "The Process of Economic Concentration in the American Economy." Zeitschrift für Unternehmensgeschichte (1988): 91–111.
- Article
'Making Book Against Oneself,' the Independence Axiom, and Non-Linear Utility Theory
By: Jerry R. Green
An individual with known preferences over lotteries can be led to accept random wealth distributions different from his initial endowment by a sequential process in which some uncertainty is resolved and he is offered a new lottery in place of the remaining...
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Green, Jerry R. "'Making Book Against Oneself,' the Independence Axiom, and Non-Linear Utility Theory." Quarterly Journal of Economics 102, no. 4 (November 1987): 785–796.
- October 1987 (Revised October 1988)
- Exercise
Simulation Exercises in Process Analysis (C): Exercise 3
By: Roy D. Shapiro
Keywords:
Business Processes
Shapiro, Roy D. "Simulation Exercises in Process Analysis (C): Exercise 3." Harvard Business School Exercise 688-022, October 1987. (Revised October 1988.)
- September 1987
- Background Note
Basic Issues in the Process of Formulating Strategy, Setting Goals, and Managing Standards of Performance
By: James L. Heskett
Heskett, James L. "Basic Issues in the Process of Formulating Strategy, Setting Goals, and Managing Standards of Performance." Harvard Business School Background Note 388-036, September 1987.
- July 1987
- Case
Altoona Corp.: Computer Products Division
By: Roger E. Bohn and Robert H. Hayes
A relatively small manufacturer of computer memory disks has achieved a major market position through the use of its statistical quality control (SQC) program. It is now expanding the production of a new line of disks and is encountering problems getting the process...
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Keywords:
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Volatility;
Performance Consistency;
Performance Improvement;
Performance Productivity;
Quality;
Mathematical Methods;
Hardware;
Manufacturing Industry
Bohn, Roger E., and Robert H. Hayes. "Altoona Corp.: Computer Products Division." Harvard Business School Case 688-010, July 1987.
- June 1987 (Revised May 1990)
- Case
John Deere Component Works (B)
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Having installed an activity-based system, the division is now exploring the insight provided by that system. In particular, it is studying the economics of lot-size process planning and product mix management.
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Keywords:
Activity Based Costing and Management;
Production;
Business or Company Management;
Planning;
Cost Accounting;
Cost Management;
Product Marketing;
Management Practices and Processes;
Consumer Products Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "John Deere Component Works (B)." Harvard Business School Case 187-108, June 1987. (Revised May 1990.)
- May 1987 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.: Planning and Control System
By: Robert L. Simons
Detailed description of the planning and control systems in use at Johnson & Johnson. Focuses on the actions of managers in one subsidiary in revising budget targets. Illustrates intensive strategic planning and financial planning process in a large, decentralized...
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Keywords:
Strategic Planning;
Planning;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Accounting Audits;
Budgets and Budgeting;
Business Strategy;
Financial Management;
Business or Company Management;
Management Systems;
Public Administration Industry;
Financial Services Industry
Simons, Robert L. "Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.: Planning and Control System." Harvard Business School Case 187-081, May 1987. (Revised February 2000.)
- May–June 1987
- Article
Implementing Structured Software Methodologies: A Case of Innovation in Process
By: D. A. Leonard
Keywords:
Applications and Software;
Innovation and Invention;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
Leonard, D. A. "Implementing Structured Software Methodologies: A Case of Innovation in Process." Interfaces 17, no. 3 (May–June 1987): 6–17.
- spring 1987
- Article
Second-Sourcing and the Experience Curve: Price Competition in Defense Procurement
By: James J. Anton and Dennis A. Yao
We examine a dynamic model of price competition in defense procurement that incorporates the experience curve, asymmetric cost information, and the availability of a higher cost alternative system. We model acquisition as a two-stage process in which initial production...
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Anton, James J., and Dennis A. Yao. "Second-Sourcing and the Experience Curve: Price Competition in Defense Procurement." RAND Journal of Economics 18, no. 1 (spring 1987): 57–76. (Harvard users click here for full text.)
- January 1987
- Article
Posterior Implementability in a Two-person Decision Problem
By: Jerry R. Green and Jean-Jacques Laffont
When a decision rule is implemented using a Bayesian incentive compatible mechanism in which the messages are publicly observable, the players' information is augmented by their observation of each others' strategies. In this paper we study the set of Bayesian...
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Green, Jerry R., and Jean-Jacques Laffont. "Posterior Implementability in a Two-person Decision Problem." Econometrica 55, no. 1 (January 1987): 69–94.
- Article
Revitalizing Organizations: Change Process and Emergent Model
By: Michael Beer
Beer, Michael. "Revitalizing Organizations: Change Process and Emergent Model." Academy of Management Executive 1, no. 1 (February 1987): 51–55.
- October 1986 (Revised November 1989)
- Case
Becton Dickinson & Co.: VACUTAINER Systems Division
Concerns negotiations between managers of Becton Dickinson's (BD) VACUTAINER division (which manufactures and sells blood collection products) and managers of a large hospital buying group. Recent changes in the health care industry are the background for the...
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Keywords:
Distribution;
Negotiation Participants;
Negotiation Process;
Price;
Sales;
Manufacturing Industry;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Health Industry;
United States
Cespedes, Frank V. "Becton Dickinson & Co.: VACUTAINER Systems Division." Harvard Business School Case 587-085, October 1986. (Revised November 1989.)
- September 1986 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
Solagen: Process Improvement in the Manufacture of Gelatin at Kodak
By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Brian DeLacey
Kodak must decide whether to make a major investment in a production facility designed around a new technique for producing the gelatin critical to so many film and paper products. Currently, gelatin making is an arcane art, unchanged in 150 years and heavily dependent...
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Keywords:
Arts;
Buildings and Facilities;
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Experience and Expertise;
Engineering;
Investment;
Time Management;
Production;
Research and Development;
Semiconductor Industry
Leonard, Dorothy A., and Brian DeLacey. "Solagen: Process Improvement in the Manufacture of Gelatin at Kodak." Harvard Business School Case 687-020, September 1986. (Revised February 2007.)
- 1986
- Chapter
Marketing Advanced Manufacturing Processes
By: D. A. Leonard-Barton and J. Gogan
- April 1986 (Revised May 1988)
- Case
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (B)
By: Kim B. Clark
Dissects the manufacturing process and procedures of a high-end computer manufacturer. The main issue is how to introduce new products and ramp them up quickly in a competitive environment where time-to-market is crucial. Focuses on engineering change orders--how they...
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Keywords:
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Time Management;
Product Launch;
Production;
Business Processes;
Competitive Strategy;
Computer Industry
Clark, Kim B. "Sun Microsystems, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 686-134, April 1986. (Revised May 1988.)
- February 1986 (Revised September 1987)
- Supplement
Simulation Exercises in Process Analysis (B2): Discussion of Exercise 2
By: Roy D. Shapiro
Shapiro, Roy D. "Simulation Exercises in Process Analysis (B2): Discussion of Exercise 2." Harvard Business School Supplement 686-114, February 1986. (Revised September 1987.)
- February 1986 (Revised September 1987)
- Supplement
Simulation Exercises in Process Analysis (A2): Discussion of Exercise 1
By: Roy D. Shapiro
Shapiro, Roy D. "Simulation Exercises in Process Analysis (A2): Discussion of Exercise 1." Harvard Business School Supplement 686-111, February 1986. (Revised September 1987.)
- January 1986 (Revised September 1987)
- Exercise
Simulation Exercises in Process Analysis (A): Exercise 1
By: Roy D. Shapiro
Keywords:
Business Processes
Shapiro, Roy D. "Simulation Exercises in Process Analysis (A): Exercise 1." Harvard Business School Exercise 686-109, January 1986. (Revised September 1987.)