BP254
Robert A. Burgelman, Gerard J. Beekman
1989
Robert Adler, President of 81C Pen, was considering the pros and cons of BIC’s imminent move to introduce the disposable razor in the United States. BIC Pen Corporation (C) follows the two Harvard cases: BlC Pen Corporation (A) and (8), Nos. 9-374-305 and…
SB102
Harold Grousbeck, David Dodson
1987
The case discusses the trials and eventual success of two young Harvard MBAs who chose to purchase a company immediately upon graduation from their MBA program. Having no assets of their own, Kirk and Jamie raised a search fund to meet expenses during…
BP242D
Robert Burgelman
1985
During the next years, Gamma Corporation tried to consolidate its various activities and tried to strengthen its overall position by realigning its portfolio of businesses. Businesses that were shown to be unrelated to Gamma’s basic direction or were…
BP242C
Robert Burgelman
1985
This case described the strategic and managerial issues confronting the medical equipment venture as it grows and reaches a mature stage of development. Issues of strategic positioning in multiple product markets and organizational development need to be…
BP242B
Robert Burgelman
1985
This case records the views and reactions of the entrepreneurial manager, in retrospect after he has left the new venture.
BP240
Robert Burgelman
1985
Started as a small computer company in 1957, Control Data had by 1983 become a $4.6 billion company of mainframe computers, computer services, computer peripherals, and financial services. One of the few companies to diversify away from mainframes during…
BP242A
Robert Burgelman
1983
In January 1977, Daniel Burns, the newly appointed Director of Gamma Corporation’s New Venture Division, was preparing for a meeting with Dr. Franz Korbin, the new business development manager. Burns had asked Korbin to come to the meeting with…
OB56V-04
Jeffrey Pfeffer
Rudy Crew, former chancellor of New York public schools and current Miami-Dade County school superintendent, speaks about his experience as NYC chancellor. Crew discusses viewing NYC as made of many small pieces in order to make the change, breaking…
OB55V
Jeffrey Pfeffer
Jack Valenti, long time Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Motion Picture Association, was renowned for his shaping of the American film and television industry around the world. Born and raised in Texas, Valenti served in the Army Air Corps in…
OB56V-07
Jeffrey Pfeffer
Rudy Crew, former chancellor of New York public schools and current Miami-Dade County school superintendent, talks about his views on conflict. Crew discusses his strategy of “make peace but be prepared for war” and the importance of both establishing a…
OB42V5
Jeffrey Pfeffer
Part I: Being An Effective Leader (2005)
Laura Esserman, a surgeon and faculty member at the University of California at San Francisco, is engaged in a major effort to change the delivery of breast cancer services and the information systems used to…
OB42V4
Jeffrey Pfeffer
Laura Esserman, a surgeon and faculty member at the University of California at San Francisco, is engaged in a major effort to change the delivery of breast cancer services and the information systems used to support both research and patient care. In…
OB56V-05
Jeffrey Pfeffer
Rudy Crew, former chancellor of New York public schools and current Miami-Dade County school superintendent, speaks about his path to power, what drives him, and his views of leadership. He discusses his choice to be the voice for urban schooling and his…
