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- April 1991 (Revised September 1992)
- Teaching Note
Frito-Lay, Inc.: A Strategic Transition (A), Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-187-065).
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- March 1991 (Revised October 1994)
- Case
Coca-Cola vs. Pepsi-Cola and the Soft Drink Industry
Describes the competition between Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola. Provides a summary of the history of the soft drink industry prior to World War II, and over the period 1950-1990 in greater detail. Major strategic competitive moves and countermoves are described. Also...
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Porter, Michael E. "Coca-Cola vs. Pepsi-Cola and the Soft Drink Industry." Harvard Business School Case 391-179, March 1991. (Revised October 1994.)
- March 1991 (Revised January 1996)
- Case
The General Mills Board and Strategic Planning
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Examines the General Mills Board of Directors' role in the General Mills joint venture with Nestle S.A. to sell cereals outside of North America. It raises the more general question of the appropriate role for the board of directors in strategy formulation.
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Keywords:
Joint Ventures;
Trade;
Corporate Governance;
Managerial Roles;
Expansion;
Food and Beverage Industry;
North America
Lorsch, Jay W. "The General Mills Board and Strategic Planning." Harvard Business School Case 491-117, March 1991. (Revised January 1996.)
- March 1991 (Revised May 1995)
- Case
Kraft General Foods: The Merger (A)
By: David J. Collis
Describes Philip Morris' acquisitions of General Foods in 1985 and Kraft, Inc. in 1989, focusing on the integration of Kraft and General Foods that forms a $30 billion food subsidiary. Details the steps required to merge these two large companies, emphasizing the...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Subsidiaries;
Business or Company Management;
Managerial Roles;
Business Processes;
Cooperation;
Integration;
Food and Beverage Industry
Collis, David J. "Kraft General Foods: The Merger (A)." Harvard Business School Case 391-139, March 1991. (Revised May 1995.)
- March 1991 (Revised April 1995)
- Case
IBP and the U.S. Meat Industry
By: David J. Collis and Nancy Donohue
IBP, the largest U.S. beef and pork processor, is facing deteriorating earnings and undertakes a fundamental strategic review in 1990. Having grown from its founding in 1961 to its current position as a low cost, innovative producer of boxed beef, and more recently...
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Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Product;
Competition;
Business Earnings;
Geography;
Vertical Integration;
Corporate Strategy;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States
Collis, David J., and Nancy Donohue. "IBP and the U.S. Meat Industry." Harvard Business School Case 391-006, March 1991. (Revised April 1995.)
- February 1991
- Case
Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (A)
By: Julie H. Hertenstein and Robert S. Kaplan
Burlington Northern's decision whether to invest in ARES, an automated train control system, is a ($350 million) strategic investment in information technology. Although set in a service industry (railroad) the issues around this decision arise in many organizations...
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Keywords:
Investment;
Rail Transportation;
Information Technology;
Competitive Strategy;
Performance Evaluation;
Performance Effectiveness;
Cost vs Benefits;
Technology Adoption;
Technological Innovation;
Customers;
Quality;
Rail Industry
Hertenstein, Julie H., and Robert S. Kaplan. "Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (A)." Harvard Business School Case 191-122, February 1991.
- February 1991
- Case
Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (B)
By: Julie H. Hertenstein and Robert S. Kaplan
The ARES team formally proposes that Burlington Northern implement the ARES system. The project meets resistance. In light of financial restructuring and high level of debt, executives wonder whether the company can afford ARES. Weak links during the ARES development...
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Keywords:
Accounting Audits;
Restructuring;
Cost vs Benefits;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Borrowing and Debt;
Capital Budgeting;
Projects;
Technology Adoption;
Service Industry
Hertenstein, Julie H., and Robert S. Kaplan. "Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (B)." Harvard Business School Case 191-123, February 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.)
- June 1990 (Revised September 1992)
- Teaching Note
Frito-Lay, Inc.: A Strategic Transition (B), Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-187-123).
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- June 1990 (Revised September 1992)
- Teaching Note
Frito-Lay, Inc.: A Strategic Transition (C), Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-190-071).
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- May 1990 (Revised August 1990)
- Case
Campbell Soup Co.
Describes the engineering effort at Campbell Soup Co. to develop a microwavable package and product for the growing convenience segment. Focuses on the role of engineering services in developing the production process, acquiring and installing equipment, and getting...
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Keywords:
Product Development;
Production;
Engineering;
Strategy;
Business Processes;
Innovation and Management;
Planning;
Competitive Advantage;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry
Wheelwright, Steven C. "Campbell Soup Co." Harvard Business School Case 690-051, May 1990. (Revised August 1990.)
- May 1990 (Revised July 1996)
- Case
Ingvar Kamprad and IKEA
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Ashish Nanda
Traces the development of a Swedish furniture retailer under the leadership of an innovative and unconventional entrepreneur whose approaches redefine the nature and structure of the industry. Traces IKEA's growth from a tiny mail order business to the world's largest...
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Growth and Development;
Innovation Strategy;
Leadership;
Management Succession;
Distribution;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Expansion;
Value;
Retail Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Ashish Nanda. "Ingvar Kamprad and IKEA." Harvard Business School Case 390-132, May 1990. (Revised July 1996.)
- March 1990 (Revised October 1999)
- Case
Turner Construction Company: Project Management Control Systems
By: Robert L. Simons and Hilary Weston
After providing a brief overview of Turner Construction Co.'s structure and project work, the case gives a detailed description of its project management control system, the IOR system. In addition to explaining the mechanics of the IOR system, the case identifies the...
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Keywords:
Mission and Purpose;
Cost Management;
Performance Evaluation;
Risk Management;
Strategic Planning;
Planning;
Management Systems;
Management Teams;
Construction Industry
Simons, Robert L., and Hilary Weston. "Turner Construction Company: Project Management Control Systems." Harvard Business School Case 190-128, March 1990. (Revised October 1999.)
- March 1990
- Case
Lehrer McGovern Bovis, Inc. (Abridged)
Describes the growth of a construction management company and the operating problems it now encounters. Designed to introduce students to the value of competition in the construction industry, to show how the techniques of value analysis can be used to strategic...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Operations;
Construction;
Growth Management;
Quality;
Competition;
Problems and Challenges;
Performance Productivity;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Construction Industry
Wheelwright, Steven C. "Lehrer McGovern Bovis, Inc. (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 690-074, March 1990.
- March 1990 (Revised June 1991)
- Case
IBM Corp.: ""Make It Your Business"" (A)
By: Robert L. Simons
In 1987, IBM changed its strategy in an attempt to become a market-driven company rather than a product-driven company. The case begins with a description of the new strategy and the reasons for the change and then describes the top-down sales planning and quota system...
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Keywords:
Commercialization;
Competitive Advantage;
Business Strategy;
Goals and Objectives;
Strategic Planning;
Motivation and Incentives;
Sales;
Volatility;
System;
Information Technology Industry
Simons, Robert L. IBM Corp.: ""Make It Your Business"" (A). Harvard Business School Case 190-137, March 1990. (Revised June 1991.)
- March 1990 (Revised November 1999)
- Case
MCI Communications: Planning for the 1990s
By: Robert L. Simons and Hilary Weston
Concentrates on the evolution of MCI's strategy-setting process following a period of dramatic growth. Opportunistic strategies during MCI's early years have given top managers a dislike of formal strategic planning and a strongly-held belief in top down strategy...
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Keywords:
Globalization;
Growth and Development;
Planning;
Strategic Planning;
Growth Management;
Business or Company Management;
Competition;
Alignment;
Communications Industry
Simons, Robert L., and Hilary Weston. "MCI Communications: Planning for the 1990s." Harvard Business School Case 190-136, March 1990. (Revised November 1999.)
- December 1989 (Revised February 1993)
- Case
Frito-Lay, Inc.: A Strategic Transition (C)
In 1989, Frito-Lay designed an information technology infrastructure to support time-based competition and organizational restructuring. The company planned to provide timely flexible information to all major decision makers at all levels. This case describes the...
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Keywords:
Design;
Information Technology;
Information Infrastructure;
Competitive Strategy;
Time Management;
Organizational Structure;
Information Management;
Strategic Planning;
Performance Effectiveness;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry
Applegate, Lynda M. "Frito-Lay, Inc.: A Strategic Transition (C)." Harvard Business School Case 190-071, December 1989. (Revised February 1993.)
- October 1989 (Revised May 1996)
- Case
Xerox Corp.: Leadership Through Quality (A)
By: Todd D. Jick and Leonard A. Schlesinger
Describes the "Leadership Through Quality" effort undertaken by Xerox in the 1980s. Includes the history of Xerox in the 1970s and its need to make major changes in quality by the 1980s. Most of the remainder of the case details the step-by-step process by which Xerox...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Strategic Planning;
Quality;
Leadership;
Organizational Culture;
Service Industry;
Service Industry
Jick, Todd D., and Leonard A. Schlesinger. "Xerox Corp.: Leadership Through Quality (A)." Harvard Business School Case 490-008, October 1989. (Revised May 1996.)
- September 1989 (Revised July 1991)
- Case
Caterpillar, Inc.: George Schaefer Takes Charge
For over half a century, Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT) had been a world leader in the manufacture of earthmoving and construction machinery. In 1982, just months after it recorded the highest sales and profits in its history, CAT experienced its greatest crisis. Demand fell...
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Keywords:
Machinery and Machining;
Crisis Management;
Labor Unions;
Demand and Consumers;
Management Teams;
Problems and Challenges;
Competitive Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Manufacturing Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Manufacturing Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Caterpillar, Inc.: George Schaefer Takes Charge." Harvard Business School Case 390-036, September 1989. (Revised July 1991.)
- August 1989 (Revised May 1991)
- Case
Grosvenor Park
By: William J. Poorvu and Katherine Sweetman
Dick Dublin believes he has designed a townhouse development which will appeal to mobile young professionals. Dublin has removed some market risk by locking in a forward commitment for low interest rate loans for future purchasers at Grosvenor Park. The pricing...
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Keywords:
Financial Management;
Projects;
Financing and Loans;
Property;
Financial Strategy;
Price;
Strategic Planning;
Business and Government Relations;
Real Estate Industry;
Maryland
Poorvu, William J., and Katherine Sweetman. "Grosvenor Park." Harvard Business School Case 390-010, August 1989. (Revised May 1991.)