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- 19 Feb 2014
- News
Why China Can't Innovate
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
Publications August 2013 Harvard Business Review Press Can China Lead? Reaching the Limits of Power and Growth By: Abrami, Regina M., William C. Kirby, and F. Warren McFarlan... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- January 2014
- Supplement
Dana Hall: Funding a Mission (D)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Kaitlyn Szydlowski
This case is a sequel to Dana Hall: Funding a Mission (A), (B) and (C) cases. It focuses on the causes of recent fund-raising success and the complex resource allocation problems the School faces as it tries to deliver on its mission. In conjunction with the (A), (B) &... View Details
Keywords: Philanthropy; Mission and Purpose; Social Enterprise; Finance; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Kaitlyn Szydlowski. "Dana Hall: Funding a Mission (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 114-031, January 2014.
- October 2012
- Supplement
Nippon Steel Corporation (B): Significance of the Usiminas Project
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Akiko Kanno
Supplements the (A) case, 109-038. View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Akiko Kanno. "Nippon Steel Corporation (B): Significance of the Usiminas Project." Harvard Business School Supplement 113-049, October 2012.
- May 1991
- Case
N.V. Philips' Gloeilampenfabrieken (D)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Krista McQuade
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Krista McQuade. "N.V. Philips' Gloeilampenfabrieken (D)." Harvard Business School Case 191-214, May 1991.
- July 2004 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
RosettaNet and ebXML: Betting on the Right eBusiness Standard
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Veronika Belokhvostova
A major enterprise software company must select which technologies to support, based on their long-term and short-term viability and benefits. The protagonist is involved in the release of the B2B integration component of major enterprise software whose purpose is to... View Details
Keywords: Communication Technology; Customer Focus and Relationships; Markets; Standards; Science-Based Business; Situation or Environment; Applications and Software; Technology Adoption; Information Technology Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Veronika Belokhvostova. "RosettaNet and ebXML: Betting on the Right eBusiness Standard." Harvard Business School Case 305-006, July 2004. (Revised March 2006.)
- April 2003 (Revised September 2003)
- Case
Harold Morton and the Rivendell Board (B)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Ingrid Vargas
Describes what happens as the trustee reflects on his first several years' experience. View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Ingrid Vargas. "Harold Morton and the Rivendell Board (B)." Harvard Business School Case 303-115, April 2003. (Revised September 2003.)
- February 2003 (Revised August 2005)
- Case
UCB: Growth Strategy (B)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Brian DeLacey
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Brian DeLacey. "UCB: Growth Strategy (B)." Harvard Business School Case 303-107, February 2003. (Revised August 2005.)
- June 2001 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
Trinity College (D)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Nancy Bartlett
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Nancy Bartlett. "Trinity College (D)." Harvard Business School Case 301-127, June 2001. (Revised October 2001.)
- February 2001 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Merrill Lynch: Integrated Choice (Abridged)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and James Weber
Merrill Lynch, a full-service brokerage firm with $1.5 trillion in client assets, is under attack from both discount and electronic brokerage firms. It responds with Integrated Choice, a suite of products designed to capture clients, from the do-it-yourself investor... View Details
Keywords: Investment Banking; Marketing Strategy; Distribution Channels; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Risk and Uncertainty; Financial Services Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren, and James Weber. "Merrill Lynch: Integrated Choice (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 301-081, February 2001. (Revised April 2001.)
- October 2000 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
Li & Fung (A): Internet Issues
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Fred Young
This case looks at the issues facing a Hong Kong-based trading company, which links hundreds of factories in India and Asia with major customers like Gap and the Limited in Europe and in the United States. The company has recently launched a dot-com operation to allow... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Multinational Firms and Management; Distribution Channels; Logistics; Networks; Markets; Supply Chain; Retail Industry; Hong Kong; India; Europe; United States
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Fred Young. "Li & Fung (A): Internet Issues." Harvard Business School Case 301-009, October 2000. (Revised November 2005.)
- December 1997 (Revised April 1998)
- Case
www.springs.com
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Melissa Dailey
Business Week's June 1997 "Rising Star" profile of Springs Industries' president and COO, Crandall Bowles, reported that she was poised to become one of the top two or three women executives in the country. In November 1997, the company announced Bowles' appointment to... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Operations; Product Marketing; Management; Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; South Carolina
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Melissa Dailey. "www.springs.com." Harvard Business School Case 398-091, December 1997. (Revised April 1998.)
- August 1997 (Revised May 1999)
- Case
Providian Trust: Tradition and Technology (B)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Melissa Dailey
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Melissa Dailey. "Providian Trust: Tradition and Technology (B)." Harvard Business School Case 398-035, August 1997. (Revised May 1999.)
- November 1996
- Case
Desktop Data, Inc. (B)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Melissa Dailey
Keywords: Information Technology Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Melissa Dailey. "Desktop Data, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 397-055, November 1996.
- 12 May 2014
- News
The Alibaba Effect
- February 1974 (Revised November 1977)
- Case
Perkins Engines (A)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and John Raticheck
Keywords: Industrial Products Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren, and John Raticheck. "Perkins Engines (A)." Harvard Business School Case 174-119, February 1974. (Revised November 1977.)
- April 1993 (Revised June 1993)
- Supplement
General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (D)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Katherine Seger
Designed to be handed out after discussion of the (C) case. View Details
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Katherine Seger. "General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 193-147, April 1993. (Revised June 1993.)
- April 1991 (Revised September 1991)
- Case
Royal Trust
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Krista McQuade
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Krista McQuade. "Royal Trust." Harvard Business School Case 191-116, April 1991. (Revised September 1991.)
- January 1991
- Teaching Note
CIBA Vision Canada--1990, Teaching Note
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Jiro Kokuryo
Keywords: Canada
- September 2006 (Revised August 2007)
- Background Note
The History of Credit Agencies in the United States
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Tracy Manty
Provides a brief background on the history of credit agencies in the United States. Focuses on the mature process of data collection on an American consumer and how credit agencies share the information to determine proper credit risk and worthiness of a consumer. The... View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Tracy Manty. "The History of Credit Agencies in the United States." Harvard Business School Background Note 307-057, September 2006. (Revised August 2007.)