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Managing innovation within global organizations is the area of focus for this series of case studies. Our current research is focused on this topic and additional cases may have been written that are not (yet) available in this format. Please contact the center directly for more information. These cases are most appropriate for courses in Implementing Strategy, Strategy and Technology, and Managing Corporate Entrepreneurship.
Chris Trimble
Length: 02 pages
Publication date: 2008
Case No. 2-0039
Chris Trimble
Length: 09 pages
Publication date: 2008
Case No. 2-0038
Chris Trimble
Length: 15 pages
Publication date: 2008
Case No. 2-0036
Chris Trimble
Length: 10 pages
Publication date: 2008
Case No. 2-0035
Chris Trimble
Length: 20 pages
Publication date: 2008
Case No. 2-0034
Chris Trimble
Length: 14 pages
Publication date: 2008
Case No. 2-0033
Chris Trimble
Length: 10 pages
Publication date: 2007
Case No. 2-0031
Chris Trimble
Length: 8 pages
Publication date: 2007
Case No. 2-0030
Chris Trimble
Length: 11 pages
Publication date: 2007
Case No. 2-0029
Chris Trimble
Length: 22 pages
Publication date: 2007
Case No. 2-0027
Chris Trimble
Length: 11 pages
Publication date: 2007
Case No. 2-0025
Chris Trimble
Length: 13 pages
Publication date: 2007
Case No. 2-0024
After decades of tense relationships with the United Auto Workers, Deere & Company broke through with a landmark agreement that built an expectation of continuous improvement into the compensation plan. The company then built a set of management forums and processes to support the continuous improvement drive.
Chris Trimble
Length: 20 pages
Publication date: 2007
Case No. 2-0023
This is not your grandfather’s tractor! Deere & Company created a technological marvel when they created the 8030 tractor, with options such as GPS, AutoTrac, and a high-tech comfortable seat . The case study illustrates the challenges of launching a complex new product with dramatic leaps in performance over its predecessor.
Chris Trimble; Liang Liao T'06
Length: 12 pages
Publication date: 2006
Case No. 2-0022
Aiming to expand their value proposition from software development to consulting, Infosys launched a new business unit, Infosys Consulting. From scratch, it quickly grew to over 200 professionals. The case study illustrates the challenges of launching a new business in an adjacent market.
Chris Trimble
Length: 16 pages
Publication date: 2004
Case No. 2-0021
In the mid 1990s, Hasbro created Hasbro Interactive, a new business unit chartered to develop video games for PCs and other gaming systems based on Hasbro's many toy and game brands. After a few successful years, ambitions for Hasbro Interactive escalated dramatically. Would all games in the future be interactive?
Chris Trimble; Gautam Bellur
Length: 25 pages
Publication date: 2003
Case No. 2-0020
In mid-2000, the scientific community reached a momentous milestone—the complete mapping of the human genome. Researchers in the field of genomics were anxious to dig into a tremendous array of newly possible scientific inquiries, and needed efficient experimental apparatus for doing so. Building on its expertise in manufacturing processes requiring control of tiny quantities of fluid, Corning created a new venture to meet this need, offering reliable and low-cost DNA microarrays.
Chris Trimble
Length: 20 pages
Publication date: 2003
Case No. 2-0019
In a move that could redefine the future of higher education, Thomson Learning, in partnership with a worldwide consortium of universities, created a new institution of higher education, Universitas 21 Global (U21G), that had no campus, and no classrooms. It existed only on the Internet. At launch, U21G offered only an MBA program, and marketed only in a few cities in Asia. But founders intended to add additional degrees and expand cross the continent.
Chris Trimble; Julie Lang
Length: 26 pages
Publication date: 2002
Case No. 2-0018
In the late 1980s, Analog Devices, Inc., a semiconductor company, developed a technology known as Microelectromagnetic Machines, or MEMS. The technology allows tiny moving parts to be embedded within traditional silicon chips. The potential applications are widespread. This case study chronicles the commercialization of MEMS technology for use in airbag actuation systems, and details the tensions that developed within ADI as the new venture failed to meet initial expectations.
Chris Trimble; Julie Lang
Length: 23 pages
Publication date: 2003
Case No. 2-0017
The development of multi-function devices that could copy, print, fax, and scan created a convergence in the markets for these devices. Copiers and printers had previously purchased and managed in very different manners by large organizations. Facing an uncertain future that could threaten its profitable printing franchise, CW launched an experimental venture offering new services to help large organizations more effectively manage there fleets of printing and copying assets.
Philip Anderson; Vijay Govindarajan; Chris Trimble; Katrina Veerman
Length: 16 pages
Publication date: 2003
Case No. 1-0001
As of March 2001, Cisco Systems prides itself as an "end-to-end networking company." The phrase describes not only their product line but the way they run their business. They created many of the e-business practices that later became cornerstones of the software packages used throughout industry to make businesses more efficient. This case reviews their accomplishments and their method. But how robust is the company's innovation model? It achieved a great deal of e-business innovation—what else can it do? Will the model continue to work as the company grows? Funding mechanisms, organizational models, and measures of successful innovation are just some of the issues that become increasingly complex for the company to grapple with.
Chris Trimble
Length: 10 pages
Publication date: 2002
Case No. 2-0011A
This abridged case includes only what HLL did without describing their approach to implementation. It has been used effectively to spur discussion about the role of business in society and corporate social responsibility.
Chris Trimble
Length: 15 pages
Publication date: 2002
Case No. 2-0011
Hindustan Lever, Ltg (HLL), the Indian subsidiary of Unilever PLC, is one of the most respected multinationals operating in India and one of the first multinationals to recognize that the poor in developing countries represent an untapped growth opportunity. They developed innovative approaches to product development, sales, and marketing that were suitable for India's rural poor. Recognizing that most consumption in India was staple foods, HLL created and branded Kissan Annapurna Iodized Salt.
Chris Trimble
Length: 21 pages
Publication date: 2002
Case No. 2-0006
In 1995, the New York Times, launched New York Times Digital, a new venture dedicated to building a profitable business focused on distributing news context in multimedia format online. In implementing the venture, the company created a unit that was quite distinct organizationally. Many challenges followed.
Vijay Govindarajan; Praveen Kopalle
Length: 4 pages
Publication date: 2001
Case No. 2-0009
In October of 1999, EBI offered a new Internet service at www.britannica.com. EBI provided access to the entire text and graphics of Encyclopedia Britannica absolutely free of charge. Its revenues came from on-line advertising, sponsorships, and a percentage of good sold through e-commerce.
Vijay Govindarajan; Praveen Kopalle
Length: 3 pages
Publication date: 2001
Case No. 2-0008
In response to the threat from Encarta (Microsoft), Encyclopedia Britannica (EBI) published its text on a two-CD set that was offered free to consumers who purchased the print set and charged $995 if the consumer wanted solely to purchase the CD. By 1996, the company was in trouble and a Swiss businessman, Jacob Safra, acquired it for a fraction of its book value.
Vijay Govindarajan; Praveen Kopalle
Length: 8 pages
Publication date: 2001
Case No. 2-0007
Two Scotsmen, Colin Macfarquhar, a printer, and Andrew Bell, an engraver, formed a partnership in 1768 to publish a "Dictionary of Arts and Sciences." The initial three-volume set was published as Encyclopedia Britannica. By 1990, consumers were purchasing the volumes at $1500-$2000/set and the company's sales hit a new high of $650 MM. And then along came Microsoft.
Jesse Johnson; Chris Trimble
Length: 23 pages
Publication date: 2001
Case No. 2-0001
Robert Leach, VP of information technology for SENA had a vision of building an IT infrastructure that connected all of the participants in the paper supply chain and launching new service businesses enabled by the new infrastructure. Through a detailed description of the first two years of this effort, this case highlights many internal and external barriers. A good case to illustrate the specific operational reasons why some expectations formed in the dot.com bubble were unrealistic.
Philip Anderson; Vijay Govindarajan; Chris Trimble; Katrina Veerman
Length: 8 pages
Publication date: 2001
Case No. 1-0005
Intended as background reading for students unfamiliar with internetworking products and markets, this Technology Note can be used alongside the two Cisco Systems cases described above.
The Trustees of Dartmouth College hold the copyright to all the cases listed above. Please download a single copy for evaluation. For permission to reproduce multiple copies; i.e. for classroom use, please contact Annette Lepine by e-mail at annette.m.lepine@tuck.dartmouth.edu. Ms. Lepine can also provide teaching notes for many of these cases, including an instructor's guide for teaching with the book Ten Rules for Strategic Innovators-from Idea to Execution (2005, Harvard Business School Press).