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Kodak and the Brutal Difficulty of Transformation

Harvard Business Review

As the decade wore on and its core business continued to deteriorate, Kodak brought in a new leadership team, downsized its core operations, and began placing bets on even more radical ideas , such as a line of printers with low-cost ink. Gilbert's HBR article with Joseph Bauer that also discusses Kodak is available here.

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Kodak’s Downfall Wasn’t About Technology

Harvard Business Review

Today the company has annual revenues above $20 billion, competes in healthcare and electronics operations and derives significant revenues from document solutions. Companies often see the disruptive forces affecting their industry. What new opportunities does the disruption open up? The right lessons from Kodak are subtle.