Publications

August 1983 (Revised May 2007)
Case

Milford Industries (A)

By: Robert J. Dolan and Benson P. Shapiro

The new district sales manager for a tool company must determine how to get his district "back on track." The case presents various qualitative and quantitative information on the salespeople. Teaching objectives include the specification of the tasks of a district... View Details

Keywords: Managerial Roles; Salesforce Management; Resignation and Termination; Performance Evaluation

August 1983 (Revised June 1985)
Supplement

Milford Industries (B)

By: Robert J. Dolan and Benson P. Shapiro

Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of part of an earlier series. View Details

Keywords: Managerial Roles; Salesforce Management; Resignation and Termination; Performance Evaluation

August 1983 (Revised June 1985)
Supplement

Milford Industries (C)

By: Robert J. Dolan and Benson P. Shapiro

Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of part of an earlier series. View Details

Keywords: Managerial Roles; Salesforce Management; Resignation and Termination; Performance Evaluation

1983
Chapter

On the Role of Social Security as a Means for Efficient Risk-Bearing in an Economy Where Human Capital is Not Tradeable

By: Robert C. Merton

Keywords: Risk Management; Human Capital; Compensation and Benefits

01 Jan 1983
Conference Presentation

Frontiers for Strategic Human Resource Planning and Management

By: R. M. Kanter

Keywords: Planning; Management; Human Resources; Strategy

December 1982 (Revised December 1984)
Case

Hi-Tech Corp.

By: Fred K. Foulkes and William E. Fruhan Jr.

Hi-Tech examines the financial implications of a reduction in the work force via a voluntary severance program which offers up to two and a half times annual pay if an employee voluntarily terminates employment. View Details

Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Financial Management; Retirement; Employees; Compensation and Benefits; Corporate Finance; Technology Industry; Europe

October 1982
Case

Assessing Managerial Talent at AT&T (A) (Condensed)

Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Leadership Development; Human Resources; Management; Telecommunications Industry; United States

October 1982 (Revised December 1984)
Case

Air Traffic Controllers (Condensed)

Keywords: Government Administration; Labor and Management Relations; Human Resources; Management; Public Administration Industry; Air Transportation Industry; United States

May 1982 (Revised June 1982)
Case

Air Traffic Controllers

On August 3, 1981 President Ronald Reagan terminated 12,000 air traffic controllers, members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization, for violating their no-strike oath. Provides background on the human resources policies and practices of the Federal... View Details

Keywords: Resignation and Termination; Labor and Management Relations; Government and Politics; Labor Unions; Negotiation; Employees; Air Transportation Industry; United States

May 1982 (Revised May 1985)
Case

Human Resources at Hewlett-Packard

By: Michael Beer and Richard O. von Werssowetz

Provides an overview of all the human resource policies and practices applied by Hewlett-Packard. As such, it is an opportunity to analyze Hewlett-Packard's practices in all four policy areas; stakeholder influence, flows, rewards, and work systems. View Details

Keywords: Human Resources; Management Practices and Processes; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Working Conditions; Policy

May 1982
Case

Honeywell Europe: Human Resource Planning (A)

By: Wickham Skinner, D. Q. Mills and Jean K. Trescott

Keywords: Human Resources; Globalized Firms and Management; Planning; Europe

May 1982
Case

Honeywell Europe: Human Resource Planning (B)--West Germany

By: Wickham Skinner, D. Q. Mills and Jean K. Trescott

Keywords: Human Resources; Globalized Firms and Management; Planning; West Germany

May 1982
Case

Honeywell Europe: Human Resource Planning (C)--Finland

By: Wickham Skinner, D. Q. Mills and Jean K. Trescott

Keywords: Human Resources; Globalized Firms and Management; Planning; Finland

1982
Book

Managing the Data Resource Function

By: R. L. Nolan

Keywords: Management

1982
Working Paper

Report on the First Year Human Resource Management Course

December 1981 (Revised February 1994)
Case

Dade County Resource Recovery Project

By: David E. Bell

Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Energy; Government and Politics; Miami

March 1981 (Revised April 1993)
Case

Sedalia Engine Plant (A)

The new plant manager must deal with the problems and potentials contained in this highly participatory management style plant. View Details

Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Employee Relationship Management; Management Style; Problems and Challenges; Labor and Management Relations; Technology Industry

March 1981 (Revised April 1983)
Case

Sedalia Engine Plant (B)

After one year as new plant manager at a highly participatory management style plant, Denny Goble assesses his handling of various problems. View Details

Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Employee Relationship Management; Management Style; Problems and Challenges; Labor and Management Relations; Technology Industry