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Reference no. 9-491-154
Subject category: Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
Authors: Michael Beer (Harvard Business School); Alistair D Williamson (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1991
Version: 15 March 1995
Length: 18 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Human resource management; Strategy formulation; Multinational corporations; Strategic planning; Corporate strategy; Health
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Abstract

The new vice president of Human Resources (HR) for Becton Dickinson must develop a strategy to reconceptualize the HR function as mandated by the CEO who has introduced formal strategic planning procedures in the organization. The teaching objective is to understand the role of the HR function in a large organization in the context of the development of corporate strategy.
Location:
New Jersey
Industries:
Medical supplies; Medical equipment & devices
Size:
Fortune 500, 18,800 employees, USD1.811 billion 1989 sales
Other setting(s):
1988
Case
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Reference no. 9-491-151
Subject category: Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
Authors: Michael Beer (Harvard Business School); Alistair D Williamson (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1991
Version: 15 March 1995
Length: 22 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Human resource management; Multinational corporations; Strategy formulation; Health; Corporate strategy; Strategic alignment
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Supplement
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Reference no. 9-491-152
Subject category: Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
Authors: Michael Beer (Harvard Business School); Alistair D Williamson (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1991
Version: 1 June 1993
Length: 10 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: International operations; Human resource management; Strategy formulation; Multinational corporations; Global business; Leadership styles; Labor management teams; Health
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Supplement
-
Reference no. 9-491-153
Subject category: Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
Authors: Michael Beer (Harvard Business School); Alistair D Williamson (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1991
Version: 1 June 1993
Length: 5 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Human resource management; International business; International operations; Multinational corporations; Strategy formulation
View full details
Supplement
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Reference no. 9-491-155
Subject category: Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
Authors: Michael Beer (Harvard Business School); Alistair D Williamson (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1991
Version: 15 March 1995
Length: 18 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Human resource management; Strategy formulation; Multinational corporations; Change management; Strategic planning; Corporate strategy; Health
View full details
Compact case
Supplement
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Reference no. 9-491-156
Subject category: Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
Authors: Michael Beer (Harvard Business School); Alistair D Williamson (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1991
Version: 3 June 1993
Length: 2 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Human resource management; Multinational corporations; Strategy formulation
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Supplement
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Reference no. 9-496-007
Subject category: Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
Authors: Michael Beer (Harvard Business School); Pamela J Maus (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1995
Version: 28 April 1999
Length: 10 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Communication; Interpersonal relations; Employee empowerment; Human resource management; Employee attitude; Strategic planning; Implementing strategy; Change management; Health
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Abstract

The new vice president of Human Resources (HR) for Becton Dickinson must develop a strategy to reconceptualize the HR function as mandated by the CEO who has introduced formal strategic planning procedures in the organization. The teaching objective is to understand the role of the HR function in a large organization in the context of the development of corporate strategy.

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Location:
New Jersey
Industries:
Medical supplies; Medical equipment & devices
Size:
Fortune 500, 18,800 employees, USD1.811 billion 1989 sales
Other setting(s):
1988

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Case
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Reference no. 9-491-151
Subject category: Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
Authors: Michael Beer (Harvard Business School); Alistair D Williamson (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1991
Version: 15 March 1995
Length: 22 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Human resource management; Multinational corporations; Strategy formulation; Health; Corporate strategy; Strategic alignment
View full details
Supplement
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Reference no. 9-491-152
Subject category: Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
Authors: Michael Beer (Harvard Business School); Alistair D Williamson (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1991
Version: 1 June 1993
Length: 10 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: International operations; Human resource management; Strategy formulation; Multinational corporations; Global business; Leadership styles; Labor management teams; Health
View full details
Compact case
Supplement
-
Reference no. 9-491-153
Subject category: Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
Authors: Michael Beer (Harvard Business School); Alistair D Williamson (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1991
Version: 1 June 1993
Length: 5 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Human resource management; International business; International operations; Multinational corporations; Strategy formulation
View full details
Supplement
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Reference no. 9-491-155
Subject category: Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
Authors: Michael Beer (Harvard Business School); Alistair D Williamson (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1991
Version: 15 March 1995
Length: 18 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Human resource management; Strategy formulation; Multinational corporations; Change management; Strategic planning; Corporate strategy; Health
View full details
Compact case
Supplement
-
Reference no. 9-491-156
Subject category: Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
Authors: Michael Beer (Harvard Business School); Alistair D Williamson (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1991
Version: 3 June 1993
Length: 2 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Human resource management; Multinational corporations; Strategy formulation
View full details
Supplement
-
Reference no. 9-496-007
Subject category: Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
Authors: Michael Beer (Harvard Business School); Pamela J Maus (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1995
Version: 28 April 1999
Length: 10 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Communication; Interpersonal relations; Employee empowerment; Human resource management; Employee attitude; Strategic planning; Implementing strategy; Change management; Health
View full details