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  • 2010
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Commodity Chains: What Can We Learn from a Business History of the Rubber Chain? (1870-1910)

By: Felipe Tamega Fernandes
The literature on the rubber boom applied a Dependendist view of rubber production in the Brazilian Amazon. Even though a sizable surplus was generated in the rubber chain, it was mostly appropriated by foreigners. This view is in tune with the Global Commodity Chain... View Details
Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Business History; Supply Chain; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Brazil
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Fernandes, Felipe Tamega. "Commodity Chains: What Can We Learn from a Business History of the Rubber Chain? (1870-1910)." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-089, April 2010.
  • February 2009
  • Teaching Note

Pitney Bowes: Employer Health Strategy (TN)

By: Michael E. Porter and Jennifer F Baron
Teaching Note for 709458. View Details
Keywords: Health; Employees; Cost; Policy; Situation or Environment; Innovation and Invention; Contracts; Programs; Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States
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Porter, Michael E., and Jennifer F Baron. "Pitney Bowes: Employer Health Strategy (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 709-483, February 2009.
  • March 2004 (Revised May 2005)
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Foreign Exchange Hedging Strategies at General Motors

By: Mihir A. Desai and Mark Veblen
How should a multinational firm manage foreign exchange exposures? Examines transactional, translational, and competitive exposures. Describes General Motors' corporate hedging policies, its risk management structure, and how accounting rules impact hedging decisions.... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Currency Exchange Rate; Investment; Financial Markets; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Argentina; Japan; Canada; United States
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Desai, Mihir A., and Mark Veblen. "Foreign Exchange Hedging Strategies at General Motors." Harvard Business School Case 204-024, March 2004. (Revised May 2005.)
  • May 2000 (Revised August 2001)
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Telecom Italia Takeover (B)

By: Michael D. Watkins, James K. Sebenius and Ann Leamon
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Telecommunications Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Italy
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Watkins, Michael D., James K. Sebenius, and Ann Leamon. "Telecom Italia Takeover (B)." Harvard Business School Case 800-364, May 2000. (Revised August 2001.)
  • May 1998 (Revised October 1998)
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Teleswitch (C)

Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Keywords: Initial Public Offering; Investment Banking; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Wireless Technology; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry
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Roberts, Michael J. "Teleswitch (C)." Harvard Business School Case 898-209, May 1998. (Revised October 1998.)
  • May 1998 (Revised October 1998)
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Teleswitch (B)

Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Keywords: Initial Public Offering; Investment Banking; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Wireless Technology; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry
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Roberts, Michael J. "Teleswitch (B)." Harvard Business School Case 898-208, May 1998. (Revised October 1998.)
  • February 1994
  • Case

Project Ghost Busters (A)

Describes a field study project undertaken by four students, attacking a specific quality problem in an auto assembly plant. How should they approach this problem to reduce its frequency by 50%? How should they manage this team project to get the most out of all... View Details
Keywords: Quality; Production; Performance Improvement; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry
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Mishina, Kazuhiro. "Project Ghost Busters (A)." Harvard Business School Case 694-066, February 1994.
  • March 1978 (Revised April 1988)
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International Business Machines (D1), Supplement 2

By: Benson P. Shapiro
Keywords: Computer Industry; Computer Industry
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Shapiro, Benson P. "International Business Machines (D1), Supplement 2." Harvard Business School Supplement 578-078, March 1978. (Revised April 1988.)
  • October 1995
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Otis Elevator Company (B): China Strategy

By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Thomas W. Malnight
Examines the conflict Otis faces with its joint venture partner as it seeks to expand into Southern China. View Details
Keywords: Management; Conflict and Resolution; Joint Ventures; Expansion; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Globalization; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; China
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Yoshino, Michael Y., and Thomas W. Malnight. "Otis Elevator Company (B): China Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 396-099, October 1995.
  • June 1995
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Northern Telecom and Netas (A): Turkey's Telecommunications Team

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Kalman D. Applbaum and Pamela A. Yatsko
The Turkish general manager of a successful telecommunications equipment-manufacturing joint venture between the Canadian company Northern Telecom and local partners in Turkey reviews the solutions to a crisis in 1989 and wonders whether the company will be able to... View Details
Keywords: Joint Ventures; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Crisis Management; Problems and Challenges; Change Management; Developing Countries and Economies; Political Elections; Telecommunications Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Turkey; Canada
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Kanter, Rosabeth M., Kalman D. Applbaum, and Pamela A. Yatsko. "Northern Telecom and Netas (A): Turkey's Telecommunications Team." Harvard Business School Case 395-087, June 1995.
  • November 2002
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Finding the Organizational Sources of Technological Breakthroughs: The Story of Hewlett Packard's Thermal Ink-jet

Keywords: Organizations; Technology; Computer Industry; Computer Industry
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Fleming, Lee. "Finding the Organizational Sources of Technological Breakthroughs: The Story of Hewlett Packard's Thermal Ink-jet." Industrial and Corporate Change 11, no. 5 (November 2002): 1059–1084.
  • August 1986 (Revised May 1989)
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Timken Co.

Describes the efforts of the Timken Co., a major international producer of bearings and steel, to develop an effective employee communication program. The case examines the intense international competitive atmosphere, the recent record of job losses in related... View Details
Keywords: Employees; Communication Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry
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Hattersley, Michael E. "Timken Co." Harvard Business School Case 387-035, August 1986. (Revised May 1989.)
  • 21 May 2013
  • First Look

First Look: May 21

the implementation of energy efficiency measures, which create long-term financial and environmental benefits. With early success serving customers in the cold storage and industrial manufacturing sectors,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Mar 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, March 14

somewhere to stay. Clustering created positive externalities drawing new entrepreneurs into the industry who could also learn from knowledge spillovers. There were downsides to the new industry. The creation of the national image of a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Oct 2014
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First Look: October 28

are less responsive to changes in investment opportunities, especially in industries in which stock prices are most sensitive to earnings news. These findings are consistent with the notion that short-termist pressures distort investment... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
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How the Pandemic Changed Case Development in Latin America

visits," admitted Cal. "In-person meetings give us a chance to see things that we can’t see in a Zoom meeting—for instance, how people in the company interact. We also might have the chance to observe a company’s manufacturing or... View Details
  • 01 Mar 2003
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Naina Lal Kidwai

10 percent of GDP, per capita GDP is just shy of $500, and it has slightly more than one billion people. It is a relatively closed economy without a great deal of foreign investment. Today, the globalization imperative is driving Western View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance
  • February 2024
  • Background Note

Frederick Herzberg on Motivating Employees

By: Willy C. Shih
This background note summarizes Frederick Herzberg's development of his motivation-hygiene theory, his theory regarding job enrichment, and how the theory has evolved. This is at the core of extrinsic versus intrinsic motivation. View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Theory; Service Industry; Service Industry; United States
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Shih, Willy C. "Frederick Herzberg on Motivating Employees." Harvard Business School Background Note 624-085, February 2024.
  • June 2018
  • Teaching Note

Berkshire Partners: Party City

By: Victoria Ivashina and Jeffrey Boyar
Teaching Note for HBS No. 218-028. View Details
Keywords: Turnaround; Fundraising; Cross-fund Investment; Private Equity; Vertical Integration; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States
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Ivashina, Victoria, and Jeffrey Boyar. "Berkshire Partners: Party City." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 218-125, June 2018.
  • October 2017 (Revised April 2018)
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Improving Worker Safety in the Era of Machine Learning (A)

By: Michael W. Toffel, Dan Levy, Jose Ramon Morales Arilla and Matthew S. Johnson
Managers make predictions all the time: How fast will my markets grow? How much inventory do I need? How intensively should I monitor my suppliers? Which potential customers will be most responsive to a particular marketing campaign? Which job candidates should I... View Details
Keywords: Machine Learning; Policy Implementation; Empirical Research; Inspection; Occupational Safety; Occupational Health; Regulation; Analysis; Forecasting and Prediction; Policy; Operations; Supply Chain Management; Safety; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States
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Toffel, Michael W., Dan Levy, Jose Ramon Morales Arilla, and Matthew S. Johnson. "Improving Worker Safety in the Era of Machine Learning (A)." Harvard Business School Case 618-019, October 2017. (Revised April 2018.)
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