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05 Apr 2016
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A Business Plan with Spice

Emily Miller (MBA 2015) and Kimberly Jung (MBA 2015) both served in the US Army in Afghanistan. “We wanted to continue that service through a different avenue, which was through business,” Jung says in an interview on Chicago Tonight. That’s what brought the friends to... View Details

17 Feb 2010
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Harrah's CFO Plans a Recovery

Keywords: Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

April 2011
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Behavioral Economics Perspectives on Public Sector Pension Plans

By: John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson and Brigitte C. Madrian

We describe the pension plan features of the states and the largest cities and counties in the U.S. Unlike in the private sector, defined benefit (DB) pensions are still the norm in the public sector. However, a few jurisdictions have shifted towards defined... View Details

Keywords: Equality and Inequality; Public Sector; Retirement; Private Sector; Compensation and Benefits; United States

April 2002 (Revised October 2003)
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Pension Plan of Bethlehem Steel, 2001, The

By: Peter Tufano

Bethlehem Steel's 2001 bankruptcy filing inspires an employee's daughter to evaluate her father's pension plan, weeks after September 11's tragedies exacerbated a weakening U.S. economy and just months before her father planned to retire. Battered equity markets and... View Details

Keywords: Asset Management; Financial Instruments; Retirement; Steel Industry; United States

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January 1972 (Revised December 1982)
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McCord Corp.: Planning and Priorities--1972

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2006
Case

Fast Retailing's Global Expansion Plan

By: Hirotaka Takeuchi

Keywords: Global Strategy

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August 1980 (Revised April 1981)
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Marrett Corp.: Systems Planning Committee

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February 2016 (Revised April 2019)
Supplement

InsightSquared: Developing the Sales and Marketing Plan Courseware

By: Mark N. Roberge

These are Excel spreadsheets of Exhibit 3-6 from the InsightSquared: Developing the Sales and Marketing Plan case #816074. View Details

Keywords: Sales Strategy; Strategy; Sales

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December 1974 (Revised December 1983)
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France (C): The Fifth Plan

By: Bruce R. Scott

Keywords: France

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August 1982
Background Note

ERISA and Pension Plan Management

By: Jay O. Light

Keywords: Retirement; Financial Management

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March 2006
Teaching Note

Genentech - Capacity Planning (TN)

By: Steven C. Wheelwright and Daniel C. Snow

Keywords: Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

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March 1987
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Brazil and the Cruzado Plan

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01 Apr 2011
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A Three-Step Plan for CFOs

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2010 HBS Business Venture Track Business Plan Winner

10 May 2011
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Your Crucial - and Unwritten - Plan

Motivating Diverse Salespeople Through a Common Incentive Plan

For practical reasons, many companies offer a common incentive plan to an entire sales force rather than offering customised plans for each individual. Doug J. Chung, Thomas Steenburgh, and K. Sudhir address how companies can design a single plan that motivates... View Details