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- February 1990
- Supplement
James Burke: A Career in American Business, Video
- November 1989 (Revised November 1999)
- Case
Automatic Data Processing: The EFS Decision
By: Robert L. Simons and Hilary Weston
Illustrates how ADP's top management uses formal planning and control systems to establish strategic boundaries for its business units. Top management has developed a detailed list of strategic criteria that ADP managers use to evaluate products and business units, as... View Details
- October 1989 (Revised August 1995)
- Case
Tysons Corner
Hollinswood Associates, a joint venture partnership, has developed and operated a Marriott Hotel in Tysons Corner, Virginia. The partnership has been very successful in the past but it is now facing a significant cash flow deficit. Designed to examine how a partnership... View Details
- September 1989 (Revised April 1990)
- Case
Banc One Corp.--1989
Banc One Corp., an innovative and financially successful super-regional bank holding company, has a track record of upgrading performance of acquisitions while retaining previous management--doing better with the same people. In June 1989 Banc One made its first... View Details
- August 1989 (Revised May 1991)
- Case
Grosvenor Park
By: William J. Poorvu and Katherine Sweetman
Dick Dublin believes he has designed a townhouse development which will appeal to mobile young professionals. Dublin has removed some market risk by locking in a forward commitment for low interest rate loans for future purchasers at Grosvenor Park. The pricing... View Details
- July 1989 (Revised June 1990)
- Teaching Note
James Burke: A Career in American Business (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-389-177) and (9-390-030). View Details
- 20 Apr 1989 - 22 Apr 1989
- Lecture
The Rise of Japan in International Business: Implications for the American Business Environment
By: W. Carl Kester
- April 1989
- Teaching Note
Roles and Relationships of Business and Government, Teaching Note
By: George C. Lodge
Teaching Note for (9-388-159). View Details
- April 1989 (Revised March 1990)
- Case
Burlington Northern (B)
Describes the experiences of a seasoned Burlington Northern (BN) sales representative after the introduction of ShipSmart, a decision support system developed by the BN to help its employees and customers analyze logistics problems. After a brief description of a... View Details
- April 1989 (Revised October 2005)
- Case
James Burke: A Career in American Business (A)
By: Richard S. Tedlow and Wendy Smith
Presents an historical overview of the professional career of James E. Burke, chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson. Examines the corporation's handling of three major occurrences--the Tylenol poisonings in 1982 and 1986 and the acquisition and subsequent sale of... View Details
- 1989
- Book
British Business in Asia since 1860
By: G. Jones and R.P.T. Davenport-Hines
This book examines the historical experience of British business in Asia since 1860. Chapters on Iran, India, Thailand, Malayasia, China, Russian Asia and Japan explore the British impact on the region, and the relationship between British business and British and... View Details
Keywords: Business History; Business and Government Relations; India; Iran; Japan; Malaysia; Thailand; Great Britain
- January 1989 (Revised December 1991)
- Case
British Airways: ""Go for It, America!"" Promotion (A)
Senior marketing executives of a major international airline are deciding on a strategy to address a crisis situation precipitated by a series of terrorist acts. The company is experiencing the worst downturn ever in its U.S.-U.K. travel business due to media reports... View Details
- January 1989 (Revised March 2009)
- Supplement
General Electric: Valley Forge (C)
By: Robert L. Simons
Supplements General Electric: Valley Forge (A). View Details
- 1989
- Other Presentation
Competitive Strategy and Real Estate Development
Remarks to the 1989 Harvard Business School Real Estate Symposium View Details
- November 1988 (Revised September 1991)
- Case
Simmons Japan Ltd.
By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick
Concerns the first leveraged buyout to occur in Japan. Analytic tasks include a valuation of the company and an assessment of its debt capacity. Also provides opportunities to discuss agency costs associated with alternative capital and equity ownership structures,... View Details
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Restructuring; Borrowing and Debt; Capital Structure; Cost; Equity; Production; Valuation; Japan; United States
- September 1988
- Case
Skil Corp.
The portable electric power tool market in the United States was approximately $1.1 billion in 1979. There were about a dozen manufacturers competing in the U.S. market, of which five were U.S. companies. Skil was the third largest U.S. competitor. Skil was acquired by... View Details
- September 1988 (Revised January 1990)
- Case
Federal Assistance to the Farm Credit System: The Road to Recovery?
By: Ray A. Goldberg