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- March 1995 (Revised April 1997)
- Case
Co-operative Bank, The
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Srikant M. Datar
A British bank with strong roots in the cooperative movement encounters declining profitability in an increasingly competitive and deregulated financial services industry. It attempts to grow by broadening its customer base and increasing the range of products and...
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Keywords:
Product;
Competition;
Expansion;
Cost Management;
Activity Based Costing and Management;
Profit;
Banking Industry;
Financial Services Industry
Kaplan, Robert S., and Srikant M. Datar. "Co-operative Bank, The." Harvard Business School Case 195-196, March 1995. (Revised April 1997.)
- September 1994
- Case
MCI: From Mainframe to Metroplex
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr., Nitin Nohria and James Berkley
Eccles, Robert G., Jr., Nitin Nohria, and James Berkley. "MCI: From Mainframe to Metroplex." Harvard Business School Case 495-020, September 1994.
- September 1994
- Supplement
Giddings & Lewis: In Search of the Cutting Edge (Consolidated) (B)
By: Nitin Nohria and Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Supplements the (A) case.
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Nohria, Nitin, and Robert G. Eccles Jr. "Giddings & Lewis: In Search of the Cutting Edge (Consolidated) (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 495-019, September 1994.
- September 1993
- Background Note
The Private Label Movement
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Ray A. Goldberg
Private labels, previously weak in the U.S. market, are making inroads in the United States and Canada. Reasons for this include a weak economy, better quality of private label goods, and a desire by retailers to increase profitability.
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Kaplan, Robert S., and Ray A. Goldberg. "The Private Label Movement." Harvard Business School Background Note 594-039, September 1993.
- August 1993
- Case
Giddings & Lewis: In Search of the Cutting Edge (A)
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr., Nitin Nohria and Norman Klein
Eccles, Robert G., Jr., Nitin Nohria, and Norman Klein. "Giddings & Lewis: In Search of the Cutting Edge (A)." Harvard Business School Case 494-023, August 1993.
- August 1993
- Supplement
Giddings & Lewis: In Search of the Cutting Edge (B)
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr., Nitin Nohria and Norman Klein
Keywords:
Industrial Products Industry
Eccles, Robert G., Jr., Nitin Nohria, and Norman Klein. "Giddings & Lewis: In Search of the Cutting Edge (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 494-024, August 1993.
- August 1993
- Supplement
Giddings & Lewis: In Search of the Cutting Edge (C)
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr., Nitin Nohria and Norman Klein
Supplements the (A) case. Intended as an in-class handout.
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Eccles, Robert G., Jr., Nitin Nohria, and Norman Klein. "Giddings & Lewis: In Search of the Cutting Edge (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 494-025, August 1993.
- August 1993
- Supplement
Giddings & Lewis: In Search of the Cutting Edge (D)
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr., Nitin Nohria and Norman Klein
Supplements the (A) case. Intended as an in-class handout.
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Eccles, Robert G., Jr., Nitin Nohria, and Norman Klein. "Giddings & Lewis: In Search of the Cutting Edge (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 494-026, August 1993.
- August 1993
- Supplement
Giddings & Lewis: In Search of the Cutting Edge (E)
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr., Nitin Nohria and Norman Klein
Supplements the (A) case, emphasizing issues of implementation.
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Eccles, Robert G., Jr., Nitin Nohria, and Norman Klein. "Giddings & Lewis: In Search of the Cutting Edge (E)." Harvard Business School Supplement 494-027, August 1993.
- May 1993 (Revised January 1994)
- Case
Cummins Engine Company, The: Starting Up "B" Crankshaft Manufacturing at the San Luis Potosi Plant
By: Robert H. Hayes
Cummins Engine Co. is starting up production of diesel engine crankshafts in its plant in central Mexico. This operation requires much tighter tolerances than any product previously produced at the plant, and the young (recent MBA) manager who is in charge of the...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Production;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Emerging Markets;
Problems and Challenges;
Industrial Products Industry;
Mexico;
Alabama
Hayes, Robert H. Cummins Engine Company, The: Starting Up "B" Crankshaft Manufacturing at the San Luis Potosi Plant. Harvard Business School Case 693-121, May 1993. (Revised January 1994.)
- January 1993 (Revised April 1993)
- Case
Chadwick, Inc.: The Balanced Scorecard
By: Robert S. Kaplan
The pharmaceutical division of a diversified company has been asked to develop a Balanced Scorecard. Research and development projects take about ten years to bring a new product to the marketplace and the division depends on good relations and active feedback from its...
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Keywords:
Balanced Scorecard;
Performance Evaluation;
Customer Relationship Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Customer Satisfaction;
Research and Development;
Marketplace Matching;
Financial Condition;
Product Launch;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Chadwick, Inc.: The Balanced Scorecard." Harvard Business School Case 193-091, January 1993. (Revised April 1993.)
- December 1992 (Revised May 1993)
- Case
Porsche AG
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Describes the financial management of the research and development departments of an automobile manufacturer and technology supplier. Existing cost systems measure accurately the costs incurred by department and by project. But little formal information is provided...
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Keywords:
Financial Management;
Cost Accounting;
Research and Development;
Machinery and Machining;
Auto Industry;
Technology Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Porsche AG." Harvard Business School Case 193-071, December 1992. (Revised May 1993.)
- 1992
- Book
Networks and Organizations: Structure, Form, and Action
By: N. Nohria and Robert G. Eccles
Nohria, N. and Robert G. Eccles, eds. Networks and Organizations: Structure, Form, and Action. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1992.
- May 1992 (Revised January 2000)
- Supplement
ABB: Accountability Times Two (B)
By: Robert L. Simons
Describes internal allocation conflicts in a complex global company structured as a matrix organization. ABB Switzerland has secured and will build an important power station project; however, internal market allocation policies dictate that this work be handled by ABB...
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Simons, Robert L. "ABB: Accountability Times Two (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 192-142, May 1992. (Revised January 2000.)
- October 1991 (Revised September 1998)
- Case
Maxwell Appliance Controls
By: Robert S. Kaplan
A profitable manufacturing division of a large company is looking for new ways to identify sources of productivity improvements. Led by its senior finance officer, an activity-based cost system is developed to identify activities performed for its highly varied product...
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Keywords:
Activity Based Costing and Management;
Management Teams;
Quality;
Performance Improvement;
Organizational Culture;
Problems and Challenges;
Production;
Manufacturing Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Maxwell Appliance Controls." Harvard Business School Case 192-058, October 1991. (Revised September 1998.)
- April 1991 (Revised July 1991)
- Supplement
RJR Nabisco Board: Guardians of the Gate? (B)
By: Jay W. Lorsch
The special committee of the RJR Nabisco board has extended the bidding deadline for the company by 10 days. The case explains the process by which Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and the management group bid against one another for ownership of RJR Nabisco. The board of...
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Keywords:
Leveraged Buyouts;
Situation or Environment;
Bids and Bidding;
Decision Making;
Managerial Roles;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Management Teams;
Consumer Products Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry
Lorsch, Jay W. "RJR Nabisco Board: Guardians of the Gate? (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 491-121, April 1991. (Revised July 1991.)
- March 1991 (Revised May 1991)
- Case
New York Life Insurance Co.: Pension Department
By: Robert J. Dolan
Analyzes competition in the pension fund industry. In particular, New York Life must decide whether to compete head-to-head with mutual fund giants by offering record-keeping services or to just continue to focus on selling investment products. Presents the results of...
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Dolan, Robert J. "New York Life Insurance Co.: Pension Department." Harvard Business School Case 591-051, March 1991. (Revised May 1991.)
- February 1991 (Revised November 2010)
- Case
Tennessee Controls: The Strategic Ranking Problem
By: Robert L. Simons and Dale Geiger
Tennessee Controls has instituted a new formal asset acquisition process to rank competing proposals. Judy Starnes, the new division manager, is asked to rank three proposals by using techniques to quantify economic returns, risk, as well as the credibility of the...
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Keywords:
Capital Budgeting;
Governance Controls;
Management Systems;
Strategic Planning;
Mathematical Methods;
Electronics Industry
Simons, Robert L., and Dale Geiger. "Tennessee Controls: The Strategic Ranking Problem." Harvard Business School Case 191-083, February 1991. (Revised November 2010.)
- January 1991 (Revised March 2010)
- Case
Westchester Distributing, Inc. (A)
By: Robert L. Simons and Robert Boxwell
Focuses on the three-way interaction among internal controls, employee behavior, and incentives. Salesmen are illegally providing kickbacks to customers of this beer-distribution firm. In turn, salesmen are reimbursing themselves by filing fraudulent expense reports....
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Keywords:
Financial Reporting;
Crime and Corruption;
Corporate Governance;
Governance Controls;
Salesforce Management;
Behavior;
Motivation and Incentives;
Distribution Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry
Simons, Robert L., and Robert Boxwell. "Westchester Distributing, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 191-118, January 1991. (Revised March 2010.)
- January 1991 (Revised March 2010)
- Supplement
Westchester Distributing, Inc. (B)
By: Robert L. Simons and Robert Boxwell
Describes the actions taken by the owner/president to resolve the dilemma.
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Keywords:
Crime and Corruption;
Customers;
Problems and Challenges;
Governance Controls;
Compensation and Benefits;
Behavior;
Distribution Industry
Simons, Robert L., and Robert Boxwell. "Westchester Distributing, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 191-119, January 1991. (Revised March 2010.)