Meeting the Challenge of Disruptive Change by Clayton M. Christensen and Michael Overdorf HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW March-April 2000 T HESE ARE SCARY TIMES FOR MANAGERS in big companies. Even before the Internet and globalization‚ their track record for dealing with major‚ disruptive change was not good. Out of hundreds of department stores‚ for example‚ only oneDayton Hudson-became a leader in discount retailing. Not one of the minicomputer companies succeeded in the personal computer business
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Yang Jianguo was recently promoted from country manager for China to global head of product development at a staid French perfume maker. He was chosen for his technical smarts and his knowledge of emerging markets - a critical avenue for growth‚ given that sales in the company’s core markets have stalled. Eager to succeed in his new role in Paris‚ Jianguo has lots of fresh ideas‚ but they seem to be falling on deaf ears. Members of the executive team‚ for their part‚ find Jianguo to be largely indifferent
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www.hbr.org The Threat of Global Gridlock by George Stalk‚ Jr. Reprint R0907T This article is made available to you with compliments of BCG. Further posting‚ copying or distributing is copyright infringement. The Threat of Global Gridlock COPYRIGHT © 2009 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. by George Stalk‚ Jr. As our worldwide transportation network becomes less and less able to support the demands of a global economy‚ we’re heading straight into a crisis
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WORK-LIFE BALANCE Your Late-Night Emails Are Hurting Your Team by Maura Thomas MARCH 16‚ 2015 Around 11 p.m. one night‚ you realize there’s a key step your team needs to take on a current project. So‚ you dash off an email to the team members while you’re thinking about it. No time like the present‚ right? Wrong. As a productivity trainer specializing in attention management‚ I’ve seen over the past decade how after-hours emails speed up corporate cultures — and that‚ in turn‚ chips away at creativity
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Introduction Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) was founded in 1971 by Warren Eisenberg and Leonard Feinstein. BBBY held its initial public offering in June 1992‚ on the NASDAQ exchange. The company utilizes the “big box” retail concept and focuses its product offerings around domestics merchandise and home furnishings. Since its IPO BBBY has been favored by equity investors and long considered one of the best performing retail companies. They have never missed an earnings estimate and have experienced
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evidence of Charlie’s failure as a leader is when he calls the group together to communicate the news about losing their major customer. The mood is somber as Charlie calls the group together to “mourn” (Sloane‚ The Chattanooga Ice Cream Division‚ HBR‚ p.1) and to figure out what needs to be done about it. As a leader he must exude a sense of “positive energy” (Jack Welch‚ Winning‚ p.84) to prepare his people to act and energize their best thinking to deal with this challenge. His style of (S) may
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breakdown of Patagonia’s current business model and a to-be-proposed business model are available for review in Exhibit I). This ethos that started with the founding of Chouinard Equipment continued through the creation of Lost Arrow and indeed Patagonia. Our self-proclaimed “dirtbag” culture has resulted in some unorthodox business practices over the years. We pride ourselves on our efforts to reduce the social and environmental impact of the lifetime of the goods and services we produce. This is
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Patagonia Brand The purpose of this report is to analyze the four components of the marketing mix of the Patagonia brand. To discuss and examine possible changes to Patagonia’s product‚ pricing‚ placement‚ and promotion. Marketing Mix Analysis Overview Patagonia‚ Inc. is a Ventura‚ California based clothing company‚ focusing on outdoor clothing. The clothing is focused on outdoor environmentalists who are willing to pay a premium for the Patagonia brand name and ethic.The company is accociated
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A Passion for the Planet Case Study 1. What role‚ if any‚ does McGregor’s Theory Y play at Patagonia? Explain. First‚ McGregor’s Theory Y is a modern and positive set of assumptions about people. McGregor believed managers could accomplish more through others by viewing them as self-energized ‚ committed‚ responsible‚ and creative beings(Kreitner and Kinicki‚2010‚ pg.8). According to the passage‚ “Patagonia’s philosophy is the handiwork of Chouinard....He helped pioneer modern rock-climbing
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Student Name Management and Organization Theory September 6‚ 2012 I am going to compare Patagonia Outdoor Clothing’s and Columbia Sportswear’s mission statements. Both of these companies’ focus provides clothing for the outdoorsman. A mission statement is an important message from the company to all of their stakeholders. (King D. C.‚ 2012) Patagonia Outdoor Clothing’s mission statement is to build the best product‚ cause no unnecessary harm‚ use business to inspire and implement solutions
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