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Kathryn Harrigan

Henry R. Kravis Professor of Business Leadership
Management Division
Kathryn Harrigan
Areas of Expertise
Strategy
Contact
Office: 1192 Kravis
Phone: (212) 8543494
E-mail: [email protected]
Links
Curriculum Vitae

Professor Harrigan, who teaches strategic management courses about corporate growth (as well as turnaround management), is a specialist in corporate strategy, strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions, diversification strategy, in turnarounds, industry restructurings and the competitive problems of mature- and declining-demand businesses, and in industry and competitor analysis. Most recently, Professor Harrigan has researched the role of technological synergies in corporate strategy. She has served on the board of three publicly-traded firms and is the author of several prize-winning books on strategy.

 

Featured Research in Brief

The Rise of the New Conglomerate: How Internet-Enabled Firms Adopt Digital-First, Data-Driven Strategies to Drive Growth

Education
BA, Macalester, 1972; MBA, University of Texas, Austin, 1976; DBA, Harvard, 1979
Joined CBS
1981

All Activities

  • Research
  • Teaching
  • Awards and Honors
  • Press
  • CaseWorks
  • Journal articles
  • Working papers
  • Articles
  • Books
  • Chapters
Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Rise of the New Conglomerates.”
Strategic Management Review
(Forthcoming).
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Endgame in the Internet Era.”
Strategic Management Review
vol.
4
, no.
2
(June 11, 2023):
231
-
260
. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1561/111.00000058
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Geographic Fragmentation and Declining Dominance: Yet Another Story of AT&T’s Decline in the Post-divestiture Era.”
Journal of Evolutionary Economics
vol.
33
, (January 11, 2023):
605
-
6044
. doi:
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00191-022-00807-1
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Issues Revisited from Rumelt’s (1974) “Diversification, Strategy & Performance”.”
Strategic Management Review
vol.
3
, no.
2
(July 21, 2022):
209
-
234
. doi:
10.1561/111.00000043
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn and James Gorman
. “Principles of Strategy: A Practice-Based View.”
Strategic Management Review
vol.
3
, no.
1
(February 07, 2022):
145
-
156
. doi:
10.1561/111.00000023
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Retrospective on Corporate Renewal.”
Strategic Management Review
vol.
2
, no.
2
(July 14, 2021):
179
-
191
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn and Brian M. Wing
. “Corporate Renewal and Turnaround of Troubled Businesses: The Private Equity Advantage.”
Strategic Management Review
vol.
2
, no.
2
(July 14, 2021):
363
-
390
. doi:
10.1561/111.00000032
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn and Y. Fang
. “The Financial Benefits of Persistently High Forward Citations.”
The Journal of Technology Transfer
vol.
45
, no.
2
(January 01, 2020):
619
-
647
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn, S. Raub, S.H. Ang, and Z. Wu
. “The Impact of Imitation Strategy and R&D Resources on Incremental and Radical Innovation: Evidence from Chinese Manufacturing Firms.”
Journal of Technology Transfer
vol.
44
, no.
1
(February 01, 2019):
210
-
230
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn, S. Raub, A. Schmitt, and S. Schmid
. “Changing Tires on a Moving Car: The Role of Timing in Hospitality and Service Turnaround Processes.”
International Journal of Hospitality Management
vol.
77
, (January 01, 2019):
549
-
561
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn and Y. Fang
. “Financial Implications of Technology-Class Code Popularity and Usage among Industry Competitors.”
Scientometrics
vol.
121
, no.
1
(January 01, 2019):
25
-
51
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn, M.C. DiGuardo, and E. Marku
. “M&A and Diversification Strategies: What Effect on Quality of Inventive Activity?”
Journal of Management & Governance
vol.
23
, no.
3
(January 01, 2019):
669
-
692
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn, Jie Wu, and Zefu Wu
. “Process Quality Management and Technological Innovation Revisited: A Contingency Perspective from an Emerging Market.”
Journal of Technology Transfer
vol.
44
, no.
6
(November 16, 2018):
1871
-
1890
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn and L. Manral
. “The Logic of Demand-Side Diversification: Evidence from the US Telecommunications Sector, 1990–1996.”
Journal of Business Research
vol.
85
, (April 01, 2018):
127
-
141
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn, Maria Chiara, Di Guardo, and Elona Marku
. “Patent Value and the Tobin's q Ratio in Media-Services.”
The Journal of Technology Transfer
vol.
43
, no.
1
(January 01, 2018):
1
-
19
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn and Lalit Manral
. “Corporate Advantage in Customer-Centric Diversification.”
Journal of Strategic Marketing
vol.
26
, no.
6
(January 01, 2018):
498
-
519
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn, Maria DiGuardo, and Bo Cowgill
. “Multiplicative-Innovation Synergies: Tests in Technological Acquisitions.”
Journal of Technology Transfer
vol.
42
, no.
5
(October 20, 2017):
1212
-
1233
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn, Maria Chiara Di Guardo, and Bo Cowgill
. “Multiplicative-innovation synergies: tests in technological acquisitions,.”
The Journal of Technology Transfer
vol.
42
, (October 20, 2017):
1212
-
1233
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn and Maria Chiara DiGuardo
. “Sustainability of Patent-based Competitive Advantage in the Communications Services Industry.”
Journal of Technology Transfer
vol.
42
, no.
6
(January 01, 2017):
1334
-
1361
. doi:
10.1007/s10961-016-9515-2
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Journal Article
Chiara DiGuardo, Maria and Kathryn Harrigan
. “Shaping the Path to Inventive Activity: The Role of Past Experience in R & D Alliances.”
Journal of Technology Transfer
vol.
41
, (April 01, 2016):
250
-
269
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn and Yang Wei
. “Operating Autonomy in Chinese-Foreign Joint Ventures.”
Asia Pacific Management Review
vol.
20
, (January 01, 2015):
241
-
251
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Comparing Corporate Governance Practices and Exit Decisions between US and Japanese Firms.”
Journal of Management & Governance
vol.
18
, (November 14, 2014):
975
-
988
.
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Journal Article
DiGuardo, Maria and Kathryn Harrigan
. “Mapping Research on Strategic Alliances and Innovation: A Co-citation Analysis.”
The Journal of Technology Transfer
vol.
37
, (December 01, 2012):
789
-
811
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Using Hybrid Research Methodologies for Testing Contingency Theories of Strategy.”
Research Methodology in Strategy and Management
vol.
5
, (January 01, 2009):
121
-
136
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn, Daniel Klier, and Martin Welge
. “The Changing Face of Private Equity: How Modern Private Equity Firms Manage Investment Portfolios.”
The Journal of Private Equity
vol.
12
, (January 01, 2009):
7
-
13
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn and Robert Shaughnessy
. “A Guide to Choosing Genuine Opportunities for Turnarounds.”
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/10878570911001480">Strategy & Leadership</a>
vol.
37
, (January 01, 2009):
39
-
43
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn and Gaurav Dalmia
. “Knowledge Workers The Last Bastion of Competitive Advantage.”
Planning Review
vol.
19
, (November 01, 1991):
4-9, 48
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Joint Ventures and Competitive Strategy.”
Strategic Management Journal
vol.
9
, (March 01, 1988):
141
-
58
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Strategic Alliances and Partner Asymmetries.”
Management International Review
vol.
28
, (January 01, 1988):
53
-
73
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Matching Vertical Integration Strategies to Competitive Conditions.”
Strategic Management Journal
vol.
7
, (November 01, 1986):
535
-
55
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Strategies for intrafirm transfers and outside sourcing.”
Academy of Management Journal
vol.
28
, (December 01, 1985):
914
-
25
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Exit Barriers and Vertical Integration.”
Academy of Management Journal
vol.
28
, (September 01, 1985):
686
-
97
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Vertical Integration and Corporate Strategy.”
Academy of Management Journal
vol.
28
, (June 01, 1985):
397
-
425
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “An Application of Clustering for Strategic Group Analysis.”
Strategic Management Journal
vol.
6
, (January 01, 1985):
55
-
73
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Formulating Vertical Integration Strategies.”
Academy of Management Review
vol.
9
, (October 01, 1984):
638
-
52
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Innovation Within Overseas Subsidiaries.”
Journal of Business Strategy
vol.
4
, (January 01, 1984):
47
-
55
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn and Michael Porter
. “End-Game Strategies for Declining Industries.”
Harvard Business Review
vol.
64
, (July 01, 1983):
111
-
20
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Research Methodologies for Contingency Approaches to Business Strategy.”
Academy of Management Review
vol.
8
, (July 01, 1983):
398
-
404
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Exit Decisions in Mature Industries.”
Academy of Management Journal
vol.
25
, (December 01, 1982):
707
-
32
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Barriers to Entry and Competitive Strategies.”
Strategic Management Journal
vol.
2
, (October 01, 1981):
395
-
412
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Numbers and Positions of Women Elected to Corporate Boards.”
Academy of Management Journal
vol.
24
, (September 01, 1981):
619
-
25
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Deterrents to Divestiture.”
Academy of Management Journal
vol.
24
, (June 01, 1981):
306
-
323
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Strategy Formulation in Declining Industries.”
Academy of Management Review
vol.
5
, (October 01, 1980):
509
-
604
.
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Journal Article
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “The Effect of Exit Barriers Upon Strategic Flexibility.”
Strategic Management Journal
vol.
1
, (April 01, 1980):
165
-
176
.
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Working Paper
Harrigan, Kathryn
. Rise of the New Conglomerates. Forthcoming.
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Working Paper
Harrigan, Kathryn and Maria DiGuardo
. Patent Value and the Tobin's q Ratio in Media Services. January 01, 2016.
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Working Paper
Harrigan, Kathryn, Maria DiGuardo, Elona Marku, and Brian Velez
. Using Distance Measures to Operationalize Patent Originality. January 01, 2016.
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Working Paper
Harrigan, Kathryn and Maria DiGuardo
. The Complementarity Effects of M&A Diversification and Knowledge Recombination on Innovation Performance: Evidence from the U.S. Electronics Industry. January 01, 2016.
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Working Paper
Harrigan, Kathryn, Maria Chiara DiGuardo, and Brian Velez
. Backward Dispersion Measures and Out-of-the-Box Inventions. July 01, 2014.
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Working Paper
Harrigan, Kathryn and Wei Yang
. Influence of Boards of Directors on Chinese Joint Venture Performance. December 27, 2010.
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Working Paper
Harrigan, Kathryn and Lalit Manral
. Geographic Fragmentation, Entry and the Decline of Dominant Incumbent. December 18, 2010.
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Working Paper
Harrigan, Kathryn and Lalit Manral
. Variety bundling as demand-side diversification: The performance implications of the choice to diversify in the U.S. Telecommunications Services Industry, 1990–1996. November 19, 2010.
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Working Paper
Harrigan, Kathryn and Tim Kessler
. Ambidexterity in the Transition to Greater Service Offerings: An Empirical Study. October 30, 2010.
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Working Paper
Harrigan, Kathryn and Lalit Manral
. Demand-Side Competences as Sources of Intra-industry Heterogeneity. August 20, 2010.
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Working Paper
Harrigan, Kathryn and Wei Yang
. Autonomy in Chinese Joint Ventures. March 18, 2010.
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Working Paper
Harrigan, Kathryn, Daniel Klier, Martin Welge, and Karsten Webel
. Diversify with Care — Even in Private Equity. March 11, 2010.
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Working Paper
Harrigan, Kathryn
. Acid Tests of Competitive Advantage. January 01, 2010.
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Newspaper/Magazine Article
Harrigan, Kathryn
. ““’Commentary’ by Kathryn Rudie Harrigan [to remarks by James Gorman at 2019 Conference on Corporate Re-newal.”
Strategic Management Review
. Forthcoming.
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Newspaper/Magazine Article
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Endgame in the Internet Era.”
Strategic Management Review
. Forthcoming.
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Newspaper/Magazine Article
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Retrospective on Rumelt’s contributions in ‘Diversification Strategy & Performance.”
Strategic Management Re-view
. Forthcoming.
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Newspaper/Magazine Article
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Retrospective on Rumelt’s Contributions in "Diversification Strategy & Performance".”
Strategic Management Review
. Forthcoming.
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Newspaper/Magazine Article
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Retrospective on Corporate Renewal.”
Strategic Management Review
. Forthcoming.
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Newspaper/Magazine Article
Harrigan, Kathryn and B. Wing
. “Corporate Renewal and Turnaround of Troubled Businesses: The Private Equity Advantage.”
Strategic Management Review
. Forthcoming.
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Newspaper/Magazine Article
Manrala, Lalit and Kathryn Harrigan
. “The Performance Implications of Demand-Side Diversification: Evidence from the US Telecommunications Sector, 1990–1996.”
Journal of Strategic Marketing
. August 01, 2015.
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Book
Harrigan, Kathryn
. Declining Demand, Divestiture, and Corporate Strategy. 
Washington, D.C.
:
Beard Books
, 2003.
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Book
Harrigan, Kathryn
. Vertical Integration, Outsourcing, and Corporate Strategy. 
Washington, D.C.
:
Beard Books
, 2003.
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Book
Harrigan, Kathryn
. Joint Ventures, Allliances, and Corporate Strategy. 
Washington, D.C.
:
Beard Books
, 2003.
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Book
Harrigan, Kathryn
. Managing Maturing Businesses: Restructuring Declining Industries and Revitalizing Troubled Operations. 
Lexington, Mass.
:
Lexington Press
, 1988.
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Book
Harrigan, Kathryn
. Managing for Joint Venture Success. 
Lexington, Mass.
:
Lexington Press
, 1986.
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Book
Harrigan, Kathryn
. Strategic Flexibility: A Management Guide for Changing Times. 
Lexington, Mass.
:
Lexington Press
, 1985.
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Book
Harrigan, Kathryn
. Strategies for Joint Ventures. 
Lexington, Mass.
:
Lexington Press
, 1985.
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Book
Harrigan, Kathryn
. Strategies for Vertical Integration. 
Lexington, Mass.
:
Lexington Press
, 1983.
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Book
Harrigan, Kathryn
. Strategies for Declining Businesses. 
Lexington, Mass.
:
Lexington Press
, 1980.
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Chapter
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Performance Differences of Jointly-Owned Firms in the Electronics Sector.” In
Frontier of Alliance Research
,
Cambridge
:
Cambridge University Press
, Forthcoming.
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Chapter
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Strategic Flexibility and Competitive Advantage.” In
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Business and Management
,
Oxford
:
Oxford University Press
, Forthcoming.
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Chapter
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Why Do Companies Need a Turnaround and Why Do They Wait So Long?” In
Routledge Companion to Turnaround Management and Bankruptcy
,
London
:
Taylor & Francis
, Forthcoming.
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Chapter
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Strategic Alliances as Agents of Competitive Change.” In
Collaborative Strategy: A Guide to Strategic Alliances
,
Northampton
:
Edward Elgar
, Forthcoming.
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Chapter
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Mobility Barrier Permeability.” In
Encyclopedia of Strategic Management
, edited by
D. Teece and M. Augier
,
London
:
Palgrave Macmillan
, 2013.
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Chapter
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Overcoming Exit Barriers.” In
Palgrave Encyclopedia of Strategic Management
, edited by
D. Teece and M. Augier
,
London
:
Palgrave Macmillan
, 2013.
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Chapter
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Michael Porter.” In
Encyclopedia of Strategic Management
, edited by
D. Teece and M. Augier
,
London
:
Palgrave Macmillan
, 2013.
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Chapter
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Overcoming Exit Barriers.” In
Encyclopedia of Strategic Management
, edited by
D. Teece and M. Augier
,
London
:
Palgrave Macmillan
, 2013.
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Chapter
Harrigan, Kathryn
. “Joint Ventures: A Mechanism for Strategic Change.” In
The Management of Strategic Change
, edited by
Andrew M. Pettigrew
,
New York, N.Y.
:
Blackwell
, 1987.
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Case Study
Harrigan, Kathryn
. Johns Manville's Asbestos Woes Lead to a Turnaround. 
Columbia Business School
:
CaseWorks
, 2016.
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Case Study
Harrigan, Kathryn
. Why Do Companies Wait So Long to Turn Around Operations? 
Columbia Business School
:
CaseWorks
, 2016.
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Harrigan, Kathryn
. GT Advanced Technologies. 
New York
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, 2015.
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Harrigan, Kathryn
. Motorola's Spin-Off of Its Cell Phone Business. 
Columbia Business School
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, 2012.
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Harrigan, Kathryn
. Infosys 3.0: Building Tomorrow's Enterprise? 
Columbia Business School
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CaseWorks
, 2012.
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Harrigan, Kathryn
. The Synergy Limitation Paradox. 
Columbia Business School
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, 2012.
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Harrigan, Kathryn
. Acid Tests of Corporate Advantage. 
Columbia Business School
:
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, 2011.
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Harrigan, Kathryn
. A Turnaround Strategy Framework. 
Columbia University
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, 2011.
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Harrigan, Kathryn
. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company: Aftermath of Split-off.  2010.
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250407

Orlando Museum of Art

What steps should Cathryn Mattson, Interim Executive Director and CEO of the Orlando Museum of Art, take to overcome an art scandal to regain the trust of museum patrons and rebuild financials after costly legal fees and fundraising challenges?

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Case ID
240402

Turnaround at International Paper

How can the new CEO at International Paper turnaround a company while the industry is facing an unprecedented decline in demand?

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Case ID
240401

Turnaround at Warner Bros. Discovery

What strategic, organizational, and financial changes would allow Warner Bros. Discovery to turn around amid massive changes in the media industry and the end consumer?

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Case ID
220417

Warner Bros. Discovery

What are the forces that led to the merger creation of Warner Bros Discovery?

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Case ID
220418

Disruptive Forces in the US Media Industry

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Case ID
220414

The Turnaround of General Electric

Is a three-way split of General Electric the most appropriate strategy to pursue for the longevity of the business, creation of shareholder value and other management considerations?

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Case ID
220416

Microsoft Bids for Activision Blizzard

What is the strategic future of Activision Blizzard under the Microsoft platform?

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Case ID
220411

Illustrations of the Corporate Shape Dimensions

What are the dimensions to be considered as a firm is formulating and implementing its corporate strategy?

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Case ID
220404

Shear Cutters: The Tale of a 40-Year-Old Start-Up

Would the acquisition of a troubled salon chain prove financially beneficial for the acquiring company and its investors?

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Case ID
210405

Smithfield Foods, Inc. and the US Meat Processing Industry

In the wake of employee deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, should Smithfield Foods invest in technology to automate its meat packing plants?

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Case ID
210401

J. Crew: Private Equity Ruins Retailing (A and B)

What series of private equity—guided events led to J. Crew's 2020 bankruptcy filing?

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Case ID
180410

Teva's Turnaround

Can Teva Pharmaceutical CEO Kare Schultz lead a successful turnaround for the underperforming company?

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Case ID
180403

Revitalizing Cumulus Media

Facing a looming debt wall in 2019, will 2017 be the year "where rubber meets the road" in Mary Berner's effort to turn Cumulus Media around?

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Case ID
170411

AT&T Bids for Time Warner

Would cultures clash if Time Warner were to merge with AT&T?

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Case ID
170409

Disruptive Forces in the Media Industry

How have technological advances challenged the profit margins of media industry companies?

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Case ID
170402

Allegheny International

What refinancing alternative would minimize losses for a 26-bank consortium that had provided funds to troubled Allegheny International?

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Case ID
170401

Johns Manville's Asbestos Woes Lead to a Turnaround

How did Johns Manville's asbestos woes give birth to a turnaround?

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Case ID
160422

Why Do Companies Wait So Long to Turn Around Operations?

Why do companies wait so long to turn around operations?

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Case ID
160420

Bonne Chance: A Simple Little Retail Business

What should a small jewelry store with declining sales and low cash reserves do to get back into the game?

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Case ID
160421

Nadir Publishing

How should the newly appointed president of a publishing company convince its bank to extend a note that is nearly due?

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Case ID
160419

Patent Wars: Apple Versus Samsung

Does patent law support new ideas or hinder them?

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Case ID
160408

GT Advanced Technologies

How did GT Advanced Technology's deal with Apple to produce industrial-sapphire for iPhone screens lead to GTAT's bankruptcy?

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Case ID
160414

The Internal Arc

What is the proper balance between long-term and short-term goals in developing an effective corporate strategy?

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Case ID
150401

Sharp Electronics in 2013

Will the President of Sharp Electronics be successful in steering the company away from insolvency and towards a more competitive position in the worldwide consumer electronics industry?

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Case ID
140425

Time Warner Restructures

What were the strategic implications of Time Warner's plan to spin off Time Inc.?

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Case ID
120409

The Synergy Limitation Paradox

How can a firm avoid a failed acquisition—i.e., one in which it does not recover its costs?

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Case ID
120404

Motorola's Spin-Off of Its Cell Phone Business

How does Motorola's decision to spinoff an unprofitable unit impact the conglomerate's overall strategy going forward?

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Case ID
120401

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company: Cleaning House

How does one reposition a mature conglomerate best known as a petrochemical firm so that it can compete in a variety of business segments?

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Case ID
110411

Infosys 3.0: Building Tomorrow's Enterprise?

What strategy would ensure the continued growth and success of an Indian technology company facing internal and external challenges?

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Case ID
110407

A Turnaround Strategy Framework

What are the most common reasons that firms fail, and what are the critical ingredients for a successful turnaround?

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Case ID
110406

Acid Tests of Corporate Advantage

How does a firm evaluate competitive advantage within its own lines of businesses?

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