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- May 1986 (Revised July 1986)
- Case
MBAs at Merrill Lynch
By: George C. Lodge
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
Lodge, George C. "MBAs at Merrill Lynch." Harvard Business School Case 386-194, May 1986. (Revised July 1986.)
- April 1986 (Revised May 1988)
- Case
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (B)
By: Kim B. Clark
Dissects the manufacturing process and procedures of a high-end computer manufacturer. The main issue is how to introduce new products and ramp them up quickly in a competitive environment where time-to-market is crucial. Focuses on engineering change orders--how they... View Details
Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Time Management; Product Launch; Production; Business Processes; Competitive Strategy; Computer Industry
Clark, Kim B. "Sun Microsystems, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 686-134, April 1986. (Revised May 1988.)
- April 1986 (Revised June 1986)
- Case
Mexico and the Microcomputers (A)
By: James E. Austin and Dennis J. Encarnation III
Austin, James E., and Dennis J. Encarnation III. "Mexico and the Microcomputers (A)." Harvard Business School Case 386-182, April 1986. (Revised June 1986.)
- April 1986 (Revised September 1993)
- Case
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (A)
Sun Microsystems managers must decide whether to launch a new product into manufacturing. Teaching objectives include: 1) an analysis of the competitive environment, 2) examination of technological choices, 3) understanding of the new product development process, and... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Product Launch; Product Development; Production; Competitive Strategy; Computer Industry
Wheelwright, Steven C. "Sun Microsystems, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 686-133, April 1986. (Revised September 1993.)
- April 1986 (Revised February 1988)
- Case
Batterymarch Financial Management (B)
By: Andre F. Perold
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
Perold, Andre F. "Batterymarch Financial Management (B)." Harvard Business School Case 286-115, April 1986. (Revised February 1988.)
- April 1986 (Revised February 1989)
- Case
Tribal Assets Management: The Dragon Proposal
By: William A. Sahlman and Norman Klein
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
Sahlman, William A., and Norman Klein. "Tribal Assets Management: The Dragon Proposal." Harvard Business School Case 286-110, April 1986. (Revised February 1989.)
- April 1986 (Revised February 1988)
- Case
Batterymarch Financial Management (A)
By: Andre F. Perold
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
Perold, Andre F. "Batterymarch Financial Management (A)." Harvard Business School Case 286-113, April 1986. (Revised February 1988.)
- April 1986 (Revised July 1986)
- Supplement
Duncan Field (B)
Following the acquisition of a new business, the manager is approached for the "continuation" of a regular payment for services to "insure labor peace" and maintain a parking lot. The case allows discussion of ethical, legal, and practical issues involved. View Details
Stevenson, Howard H. "Duncan Field (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 386-179, April 1986. (Revised July 1986.)
- March 1986 (Revised February 1987)
- Case
Spear Securities, Inc.
By: Andre F. Perold
Perold, Andre F. "Spear Securities, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 286-049, March 1986. (Revised February 1987.)
- November 1985
- Case
Paine Webber (A): Choosing a Corporate Strategy
By: Dwight B. Crane and Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Institutions; Financial Services Industry
Crane, Dwight B., and Robert G. Eccles Jr. "Paine Webber (A): Choosing a Corporate Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 286-033, November 1985.
- October 1985 (Revised December 1989)
- Case
CompuServe (B)
By: James L. Heskett
Heskett, James L. "CompuServe (B)." Harvard Business School Case 386-095, October 1985. (Revised December 1989.)
- October 1985
- Case
Merrill Lynch: Underwriting Beverly Enterprises (A)
By: Dwight B. Crane
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
Crane, Dwight B. "Merrill Lynch: Underwriting Beverly Enterprises (A)." Harvard Business School Case 286-027, October 1985.
- September 1985 (Revised January 1986)
- Case
Peter Wendell
Contains a description of a decision confronting an employee of IBM in late 1981. Should he leave IBM to become head of a new venture capital fund which will specialize in technology investments? The case is designed to expose students to the nature of the opportunity... View Details
Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Jobs and Positions; Opportunities; Valuation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Resignation and Termination; Venture Capital; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry
Sahlman, William A. "Peter Wendell." Harvard Business School Case 286-008, September 1985. (Revised January 1986.)
- September 1985
- Case
Citicorp Investment Management
By: Andre F. Perold
Perold, Andre F. "Citicorp Investment Management." Harvard Business School Case 286-002, September 1985.
- August 1985
- Background Note
Note on the Disk Drive Industry--1985
Keywords: Computer Industry
Cespedes, Frank V. "Note on the Disk Drive Industry--1985." Harvard Business School Background Note 586-040, August 1985.
- May 1985 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
Comdisco, Inc.
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Rita J. Seymour
Comdisco, the largest independent dealer and lessor of computers and peripheral equipment, needs financing in order to match its market's growth of 20-30% per year. The company has access to two types of risk capital, but there are substantial costs and risks... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Strategy; Cost vs Benefits; Capital Structure; Financing and Loans; Financial Strategy; Corporate Finance; Growth and Development Strategy; Computer Industry; Computer Industry
Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Rita J. Seymour. "Comdisco, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 285-109, May 1985. (Revised October 2001.)
- April 1985 (Revised October 1988)
- Case
Everest Computer (A): The Development of the SuperMOS Process
By: Kim B. Clark
The research and development lab at the semiconductor development and manufacturing facility of a computer systems manufacturer has embarked on a radically improved semiconductor manufacturing process for application in a new computer system. The case offers a detailed... View Details
- February 1985 (Revised December 1988)
- Teaching Note
Stratus Computer (TN)
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts
Teaching Note for (9-682-030). View Details
Keywords: Computer Industry
- February 1985 (Revised January 1989)
- Teaching Note
SSS (Scientific Systems Services), Teaching Note
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts
Keywords: Service Industry
- January 1985 (Revised February 1997)
- Case
Lotus Development Corp.
Contains a description of the history and venture capital financing of Lotus Development. Focuses on issues related to the possible terms of investment in Lotus by a major venture capital firm. The pedagogic objectives in the case are: to explore the elements of the... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Business or Company Management; Venture Capital; Organizational Structure; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Outcome or Result; Corporate Finance; Planning; Computer Industry
Sahlman, William A. "Lotus Development Corp." Harvard Business School Case 285-094, January 1985. (Revised February 1997.)