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- December 1982 (Revised December 1984)
- Case
Hi-Tech Corp.
By: Fred K. Foulkes and William E. Fruhan Jr.
Hi-Tech examines the financial implications of a reduction in the work force via a voluntary severance program which offers up to two and a half times annual pay if an employee voluntarily terminates employment. View Details
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Financial Management; Retirement; Employees; Compensation and Benefits; Corporate Finance; Technology Industry; Europe
Foulkes, Fred K., and William E. Fruhan Jr. "Hi-Tech Corp." Harvard Business School Case 283-045, December 1982. (Revised December 1984.)
- October 1982 (Revised May 1992)
- Case
Johnson & Johnson: The Tylenol Tragedy
In October 1982, Johnson & Johnson was confronted with a major crisis when seven deaths were attributed to poisoned Tylenol. The case reviews the facts as known a week after the incident occurred, and raises a wide range of questions regarding consumer behavior,... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Behavior; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Competitive Strategy; Crisis Management; Health Care and Treatment; Pharmaceutical Industry
Greyser, Stephen A. "Johnson & Johnson: The Tylenol Tragedy." Harvard Business School Case 583-043, October 1982. (Revised May 1992.)
- May 1982 (Revised February 1983)
- Case
Ford Motor Co. (A): The Automobile Crisis and Ford's Strategic Posture--1980
Salter, Malcolm S. "Ford Motor Co. (A): The Automobile Crisis and Ford's Strategic Posture--1980." Harvard Business School Case 382-161, May 1982. (Revised February 1983.)
- May 1982 (Revised February 1983)
- Case
Ford Motor Co. (B): The Automobile Crisis and Ford's Political Strategy--1980
Keywords: Strategy; Crisis Management; Government and Politics; Business and Government Relations; Auto Industry; United States
Salter, Malcolm S. "Ford Motor Co. (B): The Automobile Crisis and Ford's Political Strategy--1980." Harvard Business School Case 382-162, May 1982. (Revised February 1983.)
- April 1982 (Revised September 1986)
- Case
Ideal Standard France: Pat Paterson
A newly appointed country subsidiary manager must decide on action for an operation losing $1 million per month. He is constrained by price controls on one hand and sensitive union relations on the other. Furthermore a major loss-contributing plant has recently been... View Details
Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Transition; Cost Management; Management; Crisis Management; Labor and Management Relations
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Ideal Standard France: Pat Paterson." Harvard Business School Case 382-139, April 1982. (Revised September 1986.)
- February 1982 (Revised March 1984)
- Teaching Note
Travelers Investment Management Co., Teaching Note
By: David E. Bell
- February 1982 (Revised March 1984)
- Case
Travelers Investment Management Co.
By: David E. Bell
Bell, David E. "Travelers Investment Management Co." Harvard Business School Case 182-210, February 1982. (Revised March 1984.)
- December 1980 (Revised January 1992)
- Case
Savannah West
By: William J. Poorvu and John H. Vogel Jr.
Allison Porter, a loan officer for Chemical Bank, must decide whether to make a construction loan on a 216-unit apartment building to be built in Savannah, Georgia. In teaching this case, one begins by looking at the economics, marketing data, etc., of the proposed... View Details
Keywords: Credit; Property; Financing and Loans; Banks and Banking; Housing; Risk Management; Valuation; Real Estate Industry; Banking Industry; Georgia (state, US)
Poorvu, William J., and John H. Vogel Jr. "Savannah West." Harvard Business School Case 381-081, December 1980. (Revised January 1992.)
- November 1980 (Revised February 1982)
- Case
Explosion in the Dover Plant
By: Robert H. Hayes
Hayes, Robert H. "Explosion in the Dover Plant." Harvard Business School Case 681-043, November 1980. (Revised February 1982.)
- November 1980
- Background Note
Managing Disasters
By: Robert H. Hayes
Keywords: Crisis Management
Hayes, Robert H. "Managing Disasters." Harvard Business School Background Note 681-042, November 1980.
- 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... View Details
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.)
- 01 Jan 1979
- Conference Presentation
Developing a Financial Planning Model for An Analytic Review: A Feasibility Study
By: Robert S. Kaplan
- January 1978 (Revised May 1993)
- Teaching Note
Budget Crisis of the Boston School System, Teaching Note
- November 1977
- Article
An Application of Management Science to Bank Borrowing Strategies
By: D. B. Crane, Frederick Knoop and William Pettigrew
Crane, D. B., Frederick Knoop, and William Pettigrew. "An Application of Management Science to Bank Borrowing Strategies." Interfaces 8, no. 1 (November 1977).
- November 1976 (Revised May 1993)
- Case
Budget Crisis of the Boston School Committee
Herzlinger, Regina E. "Budget Crisis of the Boston School Committee." Harvard Business School Case 177-084, November 1976. (Revised May 1993.)
- September 1976
- Case
Del Norte Paper Co. (B)
Serves two roles: first, provides a reasonably comprehensive description of an ongoing budgeting and reporting system for the international operations of a large American company. Second, allows the student to focus on and critically analyze a series of specific... View Details
Sahlman, William A. "Del Norte Paper Co. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 177-035, September 1976.
- September 1976 (Revised January 1977)
- Case
Del Norte Paper Co. (C)
Designed to serve two roles: first, it provides a reasonably comprehensive description of an ongoing capital budgeting system for the international operations of a large American company. Second, it allows the student to focus upon and critically analyze a series of... View Details
Keywords: Capital Budgeting; International Relations; Globalized Markets and Industries; Goals and Objectives; Service Delivery; Business Subsidiaries; Performance Evaluation; Performance Expectations; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry
Sahlman, William A. "Del Norte Paper Co. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 177-036, September 1976. (Revised January 1977.)