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- January 1980 (Revised August 1985)
- Case
Cumberland Metal Industries: Engineered Products Division--1980
Cumberland Metal Industries has developed a new product to help contractors drive piles faster. They are trying to decide how to price it. Provides substantial information on the industry, competition, etc. Students must decide what factors are relevant in making an...
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Keywords:
Price;
Information;
Marketing Channels;
Distribution Channels;
Product Development;
Consumer Products Industry
Shapiro, Benson P. "Cumberland Metal Industries: Engineered Products Division--1980." Harvard Business School Case 580-104, January 1980. (Revised August 1985.)
- January 1980 (Revised April 1994)
- Case
New Balance Athletic Shoes
By: Kim B. Clark
Faced with growth exceeding 100% per year, James Davis, president of New Balance, must decide how to meet the need for additional capacity. Several factors contribute to a climate of extreme uncertainty. Several options are considered, ranging from a second shift to...
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Keywords:
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Financial Strategy;
Information;
Growth Management;
Organizational Design;
Performance Capacity;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Republic of Ireland
Clark, Kim B. "New Balance Athletic Shoes." Harvard Business School Case 680-110, January 1980. (Revised April 1994.)
- January 1980 (Revised October 1993)
- Case
Renn Zaphiropoulos
By: John P. Kotter
Focuses on the management style of Renn Zaphiropoulos in the context of a rapidly changing business environment within Xerox Corporation. To be contrasted with the case, Fred Henderson and the videotape, A Day with Fred Henderson (9-881-502), which are appropriate for...
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Keywords:
Situation or Environment;
Management Style;
Consumer Products Industry;
Consumer Products Industry
Kotter, John P. "Renn Zaphiropoulos." Harvard Business School Case 480-044, January 1980. (Revised October 1993.)
- December 1979 (Revised October 1983)
- Case
Fred Henderson
By: John P. Kotter
Focuses on the management style of Fred Henderson in the context of a relatively stable business environment within Xerox Corporation. To be contrasted with the case, Renn Zaphiropoulos and the videotape, A Day with Renn Zaphiropoulos (9-881-501), which are appropriate...
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Keywords:
Situation or Environment;
Management Style;
Consumer Products Industry;
Consumer Products Industry
Kotter, John P. "Fred Henderson." Harvard Business School Case 480-043, December 1979. (Revised October 1983.)
- 1979
- Chapter
Advertising Waste and Consumer Protection: Issues for Policymakers and Practitioners
By: J. Quelch and M. Pearce
- 1979
- Chapter
Preventive Health Care and Consumer Behavior: Towards a Broader Perspective
By: J. Quelch and S. Ash
- July 1979 (Revised July 1980)
- Case
Dallas Tire Corp. (A)
Cash, James I., Jr. "Dallas Tire Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 180-006, July 1979. (Revised July 1980.)
- Article
A Consumer Guide to Six Introductory Organizational Behavior Textbooks
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Michael McCaskey
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Michael McCaskey. "A Consumer Guide to Six Introductory Organizational Behavior Textbooks." Exchange: The Organizational Behavior Teaching Journal (Winter 1979).
- 1979
- Chapter
Identifiability of the von Neumann-Morgenstern Utility Function from Asset Demands
By: Jerry R. Green, Lawrence J. Lau and Heraklis Polemarchakis
Green, Jerry R., Lawrence J. Lau, and Heraklis Polemarchakis. "Identifiability of the von Neumann-Morgenstern Utility Function from Asset Demands." In General Equilibrium, Growth and Trade: Essays in Honor of Lionel McKenzie, edited by Jerry R. Green and José Alexandre Scheinkman. New York: Academic Press, 1979.
- 1979
- Chapter
The Impact of Elderly Consumer Dissatisfaction and Buying Experience on Information Search: A Path-Analysis Approach
By: Rohit Deshpandé and G. Zaltman
Deshpandé, Rohit, and G. Zaltman. "The Impact of Elderly Consumer Dissatisfaction and Buying Experience on Information Search: A Path-Analysis Approach." In New Dimensions of Consumer Satisfaction and Complaining Behavior: Papers from the Third Annual Conference on Consumer Satisfaction, Dissatisfaction and Complaining Behavior, edited by R. Day and K. Hunt, 145–152. Department of Marketing, School of Business, Indiana University, 1979.
- 1978
- Article
A Theorem on the Identifiability of the von Neumann-Morgenstern Utility Function from Asset Demands
By: Jerry R. Green, Lawrence J. Lau and Heraklis Polemarchakis
If the demand for risky assets is determined by the maximization of an analytic van Neumann-Morgenstern utility function, and if these demands are known as a function of the assets’ prices, then this utility function can be constructed without ambiguity.
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Green, Jerry R., Lawrence J. Lau, and Heraklis Polemarchakis. "A Theorem on the Identifiability of the von Neumann-Morgenstern Utility Function from Asset Demands." Economics Letters 1, no. 3 (1978): 217–220.
- 1978
- Article
Perceptions of Unfair Marketing Practices: Consumerism Implications
By: Gerald Zaltman, Rajendra K. Srivastava and Rohit Deshpandé
Previous research in complaint behavior has ignored the perception of unfair marketing practices as an explanatory variable. Perceptions of unfair marketing practices are related to consumer complaint behavior, although differentially related across different ages....
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Zaltman, Gerald, Rajendra K. Srivastava, and Rohit Deshpandé. "Perceptions of Unfair Marketing Practices: Consumerism Implications." Advances in Consumer Research 5 (1978): 247–253.
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Physician-Induced Demand for Medical Care
By: Jerry R. Green
This paper addresses the theoretical models designed to ascertain the existence of a variable level of physicians' activity in shifting the demand of their patients. Two basic approaches are followed: equilibrium models of the demand for health care, and disequilibrium...
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Keywords:
Physicians;
Economic Equilibrium;
Monopolistic Competition;
Economic Competition;
Medical Care
Green, Jerry R. "Physician-Induced Demand for Medical Care." Special Issue on National Bureau of Economic Research Conference on the Economics of Physician and Patient Behavior. Journal of Human Resources 13, Suppl. (1978).
- Article
Imperfect Personal Information and the Demand Revealing Process: A Sampling Approach
By: Jerry R. Green and Jean-Jacques Laffont
Green, Jerry R., and Jean-Jacques Laffont. "Imperfect Personal Information and the Demand Revealing Process: A Sampling Approach." Special Issue on The Demand-Revealing Process. Public Choice 29, Suppl. (Spring 1977): 79–94.
- November 1975 (Revised October 1976)
- Case
Cross River Products
Describes production task of meeting peak seasonal demands in a light manufacturing plant. Information is provided for evaluating the options of overtime, second shift, second production line, and inventory buildup.
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Keywords:
Buildings and Facilities;
Information;
Labor;
Demand and Consumers;
Production;
Supply Chain
Wheelwright, Steven C. "Cross River Products." Harvard Business School Case 676-086, November 1975. (Revised October 1976.)
- Article
Consumer Behavior, Retailer Power and Performance in Consumer Goods Industries
By: M. E. Porter
Keywords:
Consumer Behavior;
Performance;
Goods and Commodities;
Supply and Industry;
Consumer Products Industry
Porter, M. E. "Consumer Behavior, Retailer Power and Performance in Consumer Goods Industries." Review of Economics and Statistics 56, no. 4 (November 1974): 419–436.