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      • 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... View Details
      Keywords: Restructuring; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development; Innovation Strategy; Leadership; Management Succession; Distribution; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Expansion; Value; Retail Industry
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      Bartlett, Christopher A., and Ashish Nanda. "Ingvar Kamprad and IKEA." Harvard Business School Case 390-132, May 1990. (Revised July 1996.)
      • April 1990 (Revised November 1992)
      • Case

      Population Services International: The Social Marketing Project in Bangladesh (Abridged)

      By: James E. Austin
      Population Services International (PSI) was a not-for-profit agency founded to disseminate family planning information and to market birth control products, primarily in less developed countries seeking to curb their population explosions. In 1976, PSI concluded an... View Details
      Keywords: Conferences; Developing Countries and Economies; Information Publishing; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Social Marketing; Agreements and Arrangements; Product; Nonprofit Organizations; Pharmaceutical Industry; Bangladesh; Washington (state, US)
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      Austin, James E. "Population Services International: The Social Marketing Project in Bangladesh (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 590-061, April 1990. (Revised November 1992.)
      • April 1990 (Revised August 1993)
      • Case

      NIKE in China (Abridged)

      By: James E. Austin
      Nike is reviewing its strategy for producing shoes in China for the U.S. market. Compares the experience in China with that in other countries. View Details
      Keywords: Strategy; Production; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry; China; United States
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      Austin, James E. "NIKE in China (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 390-092, April 1990. (Revised August 1993.)
      • April 1990 (Revised August 1997)
      • Case

      Organizational Capabilities and U.S. War Production: The Controlled Materials Plan of World War II

      By: Robert D. Cuff and Richard S. Tedlow
      A vehicle for the discussion of a very important set of institutional arrangements that helped enable America to mobilize its economy for World War II. View Details
      Keywords: Economy; Production; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Strategic Planning; War; United States
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      Cuff, Robert D., and Richard S. Tedlow. "Organizational Capabilities and U.S. War Production: The Controlled Materials Plan of World War II." Harvard Business School Case 390-166, April 1990. (Revised August 1997.)
      • April 1990
      • Case

      Nestle Alimentana S.A. -- Infant Formula (Abridged)

      By: James E. Austin
      The new vice president of infant and dietetic products of Nestle Alimentana S.A. has to make recommendations on the company's marketing programs for its infant formulas in developing countries. The U.S. subsidiary is currently the target of a consumer boycott because... View Details
      Keywords: Product Marketing; Emerging Markets; Developing Countries and Economies; Distribution Channels; Marketing Strategy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Food; Business Subsidiaries; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; Switzerland
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      Austin, James E. "Nestle Alimentana S.A. -- Infant Formula (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 590-070, April 1990.
      • 1990
      • Chapter

      Cost of Product and Process Complexity

      By: S. Datar, R. Banker, S. Kekre and T. Mukhopadhyay
      Keywords: Complexity; Cost; Product Development; Business Processes
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      Datar, S., R. Banker, S. Kekre, and T. Mukhopadhyay. "Cost of Product and Process Complexity." Chap. 9 in Measures for Manufacturing Excellence, edited by Robert S. Kaplan, 269–290. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1990.
      • March 1990 (Revised July 1991)
      • Case

      Digital Equipment Corp.: Complex Order Management

      By: Janice H. Hammond
      Describes the proposed creation of a low end 3000 configuration workstation using Digital's competitive advantage of offering a la carte configuration capability and ability to build different options for customers. Disadvantages of this 3000 configuration workstation... View Details
      Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Cost; Management Practices and Processes; Distribution; Competitive Advantage
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      Hammond, Janice H. "Digital Equipment Corp.: Complex Order Management." Harvard Business School Case 690-081, March 1990. (Revised July 1991.)
      • March 1990
      • Case

      Lehrer McGovern Bovis, Inc. (Abridged)

      By: Steven C. Wheelwright
      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... View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Operations; Construction; Growth Management; Quality; Competition; Problems and Challenges; Performance Productivity; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Construction Industry
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      Wheelwright, Steven C. "Lehrer McGovern Bovis, Inc. (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 690-074, March 1990.
      • March 1990 (Revised January 1997)
      • Case

      ROLM: The SIGMA Introduction

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan
      ROLM's product development manager, Bob Lundy, has to prepare a detailed plan for launching a new product, code named SIGMA. The new product, though outstanding in features, has the potential to drastically affect ROLM's fortunes because it is incompatible with its... View Details
      Keywords: Leadership; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Product Development; Strategic Planning
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi. "ROLM: The SIGMA Introduction." Harvard Business School Case 590-082, March 1990. (Revised January 1997.)
      • March 1990 (Revised October 1999)
      • Case

      Mary Kay Cosmetics: Sales Force Incentives (A)

      By: Robert L. Simons and Hilary Weston
      Describes the incentive system by which Mary Kay Cosmetics motivates the sales force of 200,000 independent agents who comprise the firm's only distribution channel. Illustrates the powerful effect on sales-force behavior that results when creative types of employee... View Details
      Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Cost Management; Salesforce Management; Distribution Channels; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; United States
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      Simons, Robert L., and Hilary Weston. "Mary Kay Cosmetics: Sales Force Incentives (A)." Harvard Business School Case 190-103, March 1990. (Revised October 1999.)
      • March 1990
      • Article

      Architectural Innovation: The Reconfiguration of Existing Product Technologies and The Failure of Established Firms

      By: Rebecca M. Henderson and Kim B. Clark
      Keywords: Design; Innovation and Invention; Product; Information Technology; Failure; Business Ventures
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      Henderson, Rebecca M., and Kim B. Clark. "Architectural Innovation: The Reconfiguration of Existing Product Technologies and The Failure of Established Firms." Administrative Science Quarterly 35, no. 1 (March 1990): 9–30. (Reprinted in The Management of Innovation, edited by John Storey, London: Elgar, 2004; Managing Strategic Innovation and Change, edited by M.Tushman and P. Anderson, Oxford University Press, 2004; and in Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation, edited by Robert Burgelman, Clayton Christensen and Steven Wheelwright. Oxford University Press, 2004. Translated into Chinese for inclusion in an ASQ sponsored collection of "best papers" in 2005.)
      • March 1990
      • Article

      Architectural Innovation: The Reconfiguration of Existing Product Technologies and the Failure of Established Firms

      By: R. Henderson and K. B. Clark
      Keywords: Design; Innovation and Invention; Failure; Information Technology; Product
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      Henderson, R., and K. B. Clark. "Architectural Innovation: The Reconfiguration of Existing Product Technologies and the Failure of Established Firms." Administrative Science Quarterly 35, no. 1 (March 1990): 9–30.
      • February 1990 (Revised April 1991)
      • Background Note

      Quick Response in the Apparel Industry

      By: Janice H. Hammond
      It has been estimated that the U.S. apparel industry wastes over $25 billion annually due to inefficient practices, long lead times, and insufficient coordination between channel partners. In response to intense competition from off-shore producers, the industry has... View Details
      Keywords: Information; Distribution Channels; Performance Efficiency; Partners and Partnerships; Adaptation; Business Strategy; System; Technology; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States
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      Hammond, Janice H. "Quick Response in the Apparel Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 690-038, February 1990. (Revised April 1991.)
      • February 1990 (Revised August 2001)
      • Case

      Merloni Elettrodomestici SpA: The Transit Point Experiment

      By: Janice H. Hammond and Maura G Kelly
      Merloni Elettrodomestici is a leading Italian manufacturer of domestic appliances. In 1986, an exposition for Merloni customers is scheduled at its Milano regional warehouse. During the two-month period preceding the event, when the warehouse must be free of inventory,... View Details
      Keywords: Logistics; Marketing Channels; Planning; Time Management; Distribution Channels; Competitive Advantage; Customer Relationship Management; Information Technology; Consumer Products Industry; Italy
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      Hammond, Janice H., and Maura G Kelly. "Merloni Elettrodomestici SpA: The Transit Point Experiment." Harvard Business School Case 690-003, February 1990. (Revised August 2001.)
      • February 1990 (Revised July 1992)
      • Case

      Whistler Corp. (A)

      By: Gary P. Pisano
      Describes the circumstances surrounding Whistler Corp.'s decision whether or not to continue manufacturing operations in the United States. The company had been experiencing severe problems in its domestic manufacturing operations and was thus unable to compete with... View Details
      Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Production; Problems and Challenges; Competitive Strategy; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States
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      Pisano, Gary P. "Whistler Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 690-011, February 1990. (Revised July 1992.)
      • February 1990 (Revised March 1990)
      • Case

      Quantum Semiconductor, Inc.

      By: Janice H. Hammond and Roy D. Shapiro
      Quantum is faced with a difficult ethical dilemma--industry studies provide evidence that chemicals used in semiconductor manufacturing may cause women working in fabrication cleanrooms to suffer a higher likelihood of spontaneous abortions. The possibility of other... View Details
      Keywords: Safety; Prejudice and Bias; Law; Equality and Inequality; Cost; Production; Ethics; Health; Gender; Semiconductor Industry
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      Hammond, Janice H., and Roy D. Shapiro. "Quantum Semiconductor, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 690-059, February 1990. (Revised March 1990.)
      • January 1990 (Revised February 1990)
      • Teaching Note

      Sedalia Revisited, Teaching Note

      By: Roy D. Shapiro
      Teaching Note for (9-687-004). View Details
      Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Design; Quality; System; Employees; Framework; Competition; Production; Strategy
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      Shapiro, Roy D. "Sedalia Revisited, Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 690-024, January 1990. (Revised February 1990.)
      • January 1990 (Revised February 1990)
      • Case

      MSA: The Software Company--Planning the AMAPs Product Line

      By: Robert J. Dolan
      MSA has commissioned a major market research study to assess demand potential for a computer software system designed for aerospace and defense contractors. Students must evaluate the results of the study (including a conjoint analysis) to assess whether MSA should... View Details
      Keywords: Product; Marketing; Mathematical Methods; Software
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      Dolan, Robert J. "MSA: The Software Company--Planning the AMAPs Product Line." Harvard Business School Case 590-069, January 1990. (Revised February 1990.)
      • 1990
      • Chapter

      Implementing New Production Technologies: Exercises in Corporate Learning

      By: D. A. Leonard-Barton
      Keywords: Technological Innovation; Innovation and Management; Production; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Ventures; Technology Industry; Manufacturing Industry
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      Leonard-Barton, D. A. "Implementing New Production Technologies: Exercises in Corporate Learning." In Managing Complexity in High Technology Organizations, edited by M. A. Von Glinow and S. Mohrman, 160–87. New York: Oxford University Press, 1990.
      • January 1990 (Revised March 1994)
      • Case

      Royal Ahold NV

      By: Richard F. Meyer
      Contains a general description of a large international retailer. Focus is on the major financial risks facing the company: exchange rate risk and commodity price risk. This case is an introduction to financial risk management. It poses some of the major problem areas. View Details
      Keywords: Risk Management; Currency Exchange Rate; Futures and Commodity Futures; Trade; Distribution; Financial Services Industry
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      Meyer, Richard F. "Royal Ahold NV." Harvard Business School Case 190-113, January 1990. (Revised March 1994.)
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